wisawsi

Unami

Etymology

From wisaw inan (“yellow”) +‎ -ësi anim (“to be”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːˈsaːw.siː/
  • Rhymes: -aːwsiː

Verb

wisawsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), locative wisawsink, inanimate equivalent wisae)

  1. To be yellow.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of wisawsi
wisawsi
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular wisawsu
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural wisawsuwàk

Derived terms

References

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