xitkwe

Unami

Alternative forms

  • mèxitkwe (less common)

Etymology

Verb

xitkwe (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be deep-watered; of a body of water, to be deep.
  2. (sensu lato) To be deep.

Derived terms

References

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