tùkwchèsi

Unami

Etymology

From tukw- (“round”, initial) +‎ -ëch- (“body, belly”, medial) +‎ -he (verb suffix) +‎ -ësi anim.

Verb

tùkwchèsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), inanimate equivalent tùkwe)

  1. to be round

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of tùkwchèsi
tùkwchèsi
1st person singular nëtùkwchèsi
2nd person singular këtùkwchèsi
3rd person singular tùkwchèsu
1st person plural inclusive nëtùkwchèsihëna
1st person plural exclusive këtùkwchèsihëna
2nd person plural këtùkwchèsihëmo
3rd person plural tùkwchèsuwàk

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “tùkwchèsu”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “tùkwchèsuwàk”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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