tunkshehële

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /tunk-/ (initial): open
  • /-ëshe-/ (medial) : opening
  • /-hële/ (final): moves, happens, goes, changes

Verb

tunkshehële (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. it came open, it opened

References

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