wixëni
Unami
Etymology
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Verb
wixëni (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- to cook; to be cooking
Conjugation
| wixëni | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëwixëni |
| 2nd person singular | kwixëni |
| 3rd person singular | wixënu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | wixënuwàk |
Related terms
- wixënine anim (“to cook it”)
- wixënàsu (“to be cooking”, animate intransitive verb)
- wixënihaw anim (“to cook for”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “wixëni”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project