àskàskwsu

Unami

Etymology

From àskàskwsi anim (“to be green”) +‎ -w (third-person).

Cognate with Munsee askáskwsuw (“he is green”), Mohegan-Pequot askasqisu (“he is green”), Mahican skasquayú (“he is green”), Penobscot skàtso (“he is green”).

Verb

àskàskwsu anim (plural àskàskwsuwàk)

  1. (intransitive) third-person singular present indicative of àskàskwsi: he/she is green
    àskàskwsu wa chahkol ― this frog is green
  • àskàskaonke
  • àskàskhèmpës
  • àskàskhòne
  • àskàskikw
  • àskàskontpat
  • àskàskwe
  • àskàskwinakòt
  • àskàskwsit
  • àskàskàt
  • àskàskòkunk
  • àskàskòxkuk

References

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