àskàskwe

Unami

Etymology

From àskàsk- (“green”, root) +‎ -we (inanimate verb suffix).

Cognate with Munsee askáskweew (“it is green”), Mohegan-Pequot askaqáyu (“it is green”), Massachusett ashkashki (“it is green”), Penobscot skàtste (“it is green”), Mahican uth-kuth-twau-yuk (“it is green”).

Verb

àskàskwe inan (plural àskàskweyo)

  1. (intransitive) To be green.
    askaskwe skiko ― (it is) green grass

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of àskàskwe
àskàskwe
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular àskàskwe
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural àskàskweyo
  • àskàskaonke
  • àskàskhèmpës
  • àskàskhòne
  • àskàskikw
  • àskàskontpat
  • àskàskwinakòt
  • àskàskwsit
  • àskàskwsu
  • àskàskàt
  • àskàskòkunk
  • àskàskòxkuk

References

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