xëlètie
Unami
Alternative forms
- xalètie
Etymology
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Verb
xëlètie (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- To be greedy.
Conjugation
| xëlètie | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | [Term?] |
| 2nd person singular | [Term?] |
| 3rd person singular | xëlètie |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | xëlètieyok |
Derived terms
- shakwëlètie (“to be gluttonous”)
Related terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “xëlètie”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project