wihëla
Unami
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wi·nle·wa (“to name one”).
Verb
wihëla (VTA (transitive animate-object), past luwihëla)
Conjugation
| wihëla | 1st-person object | 2nd-person object | 3rd-person object | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (me) |
plural exclusive (us) |
plural inclusive (you and us) |
singular (you) |
plural (you lot/all) |
singular (him/her) |
plural (them) | ||
| 1st-person subject | singular (I) | {{{1s1s}}} | {{{1s1pe}}} | {{{1s1pi}}} | {{{1s2s}}} | {{{1s2p}}} | nëwihëla | wihëlaneyo |
| plural exclusive (we) | {{{1pe1s}}} | {{{1pe1pe}}} | {{{1pe1pi}}} | {{{1pe2s}}} | {{{1pe2p}}} | {{{1pe3s}}} | {{{1pe3p}}} | |
| plural inclusive (you and we) | {{{1pi1s}}} | {{{1pi1pe}}} | {{{1pi1pi}}} | {{{1pi2s}}} | {{{1pi2p}}} | {{{1pi3s}}} | {{{1pi3p}}} | |
| 2nd-person subject | singular (you) | {{{2s1s}}} | {{{2s1pe}}} | {{{2s1pi}}} | {{{2s2s}}} | {{{2s2p}}} | kwihëla | {{{2s3p}}} |
| plural (you lot/all) | {{{2p1s}}} | {{{2p1pe}}} | {{{2p1pi}}} | {{{2p2s}}} | {{{2p2p}}} | {{{2p3s}}} | {{{2p3p}}} | |
| 3nd-person subject | singular (he/she) | {{{3s1s}}} | {{{3s1pe}}} | {{{3s1pi}}} | {{{3s2s}}} | {{{3s2p}}} | wihëlao | wihëlaòk |
| plural (they) | {{{3p1s}}} | {{{3p1pe}}} | {{{3p1pi}}} | {{{3p2s}}} | {{{3p2p}}} | {{{3p3s}}} | {{{3p3p}}} | |
Derived terms
- wehëwihëlas (“namer, namegiver”)
- wihëlahtikàn (“flag”)
Related terms
- wihëlamën (“to have named it”)
- wihëlan (“to have been named; to have been given a name”)
- wihëlat (“when one names”, future tense)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “wihëla”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project