wënemën

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?].

  • /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
  • /nem/ (verb stem): see it
  • /-ne/ (suffix): inanimate object suffix

Verb

wënemën (VTI (transitive inanimate-object))

  1. he sees it

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of wënemën
wënemën
1st person singular nemën
2nd person singular knemën
3rd person singular wënemën
1st person plural inclusive nemënèn
1st person plural exclusive knemënèn
2nd person plural kënemëneyo
3rd person plural nemëneyo
present indicative negative conjugation of wënemën
wënemën
1st person singular nemuwën
2nd person singular knemuwën
3rd person singular wënemuwën
1st person plural inclusive nemuwënèn
1st person plural exclusive knemuwënèn
2nd person plural kënemuwëneyo
3rd person plural nemuwëneyo

References

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