wisae

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wesa·wya·wi (“to be yellow”). By surface analysis, wisaw- (“yellow”) +‎ -e (verb suffix). Cognate with Ojibwe ozaawaa (“it is yellow”), Mohegan-Pequot wisôwáyuw (“it is yellow”), Massachusett weesóe (“it is yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːˈsaː.eː/
  • Rhymes: -aːeː

Verb

wisae (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent wisawsi)

  1. To be yellow.
    wisae yu ahsën.
    This rock is yellow.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of wisae
wisae
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular wisae
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural wisaeyo

Derived terms

  • wisainakòt
  • wisainàkwsi

References

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