xàskwim

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mahican xuskweem.

Noun

xàskwim inan (plural xàskwim, genitive xàskwimi)

  1. corn, maize
    • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Nkëme mikëmòsu, èshi sikònk hakihe, mësi kèku; malàxkwsita, èhàskàntasik, òk xàskwim.
      He would always work, and every spring he would make a garden of various things; beans, lettuce and corn.

Conjugation

possessive conjugation of xàskwim
xàskwim
1st person singular nxàskwim, ntaxàskwimëm
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular [Term?]
1st person plural inclusive ntaxàskwimëmëna
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

Derived terms

  • lënxàskwim (“blue corn”)
  • pèphòksit xàskwim (“popcorn”)

References

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