wishasi

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, wisha inan (“to be afraid”) +‎ -ësi (animate suffix).

Verb

wishasi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), negative wishasihàn)

  1. To have been afraid; to have feared.
    Synonym: alëmi
    Alëmi mëne èli wishasu.
    He began to drink because he was afraid.

Conjugation

past indicative conjugation of wishasi
wishasi
1st person singular ntwishasi
2nd person singular kwishasi
3rd person singular wishasu
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural wishasuwàk

References

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