uwatun

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot wáhtôw (“he knows it”), Munsee weewíhtoow (“he knows it”), Massachusett wahteouun (“he knows it”),

Verb

uwatun (VTI (transitive inanimate-object))

  1. he knows it

Conjugation

Animate transitive Independent Indicative
/wëwatu-/ 'know'
Person positive negative
1st nuwatun nuwatuwën
2nd kuwatun kuwatuwën
3rd uwatun uwatuwën
1p incl nuwatunèn nuwatuwënèn
1p excl kuwatunèn kuwatuwënèn
2p kuwatuneyo kuwatuwëneyo
3p uwatuneyo uwatuwëneyo

References

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