wëlamàlsi

Unami

Etymology

From wël- (well, good) +‎ amàlsi (to feel).

Verb

wëlamàlsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. (literally) to feel good, to feel well
  2. to get better, to recover from illness

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of wëlamàlsi
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