wëlamàlsi
Unami
Etymology
From wël- (“well, good”) + amàlsi (“to feel”).
Verb
wëlamàlsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- (literally) to feel good, to feel well
- to get better, to recover from illness
Conjugation
| wëlamàlsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nulamàlsu |
| 2nd person singular | kulamàlsi |
| 3rd person singular | wëlamàlsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nulamàlsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kulamàlsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kulamàlsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | wëlamàlsuwàk |
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “wëlamàlsu”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project