tahkòchi

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *tahkesiwa, *tahkačiwa.

Verb

tahkòchi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be cold
    Synonym: thësi
    Takòchuwàk nèki tëmeyok.
    Those wolves are cold.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of tahkòchi
tahkòchi
1st person singular ntakòhchi
2nd person singular ktakòhchi
3rd person singular tahkòchu
1st person plural inclusive ntakòhchihëna
1st person plural exclusive ktahkòchihëna
2nd person plural ktahkòchihëmo
3rd person plural takòchuwàk, tahkòchuwàk

References

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