alël

See also: alel

Unami

Etymology

  • /al-/ : to rot
  • /-ël/ abstract animate intransitive suffix
  • /-w/ : 3rd person suffix

Verb

alël (plural alëluk) (vai)

  1. he/she is rotten, rots
  • alët (vii)
  • alëtun
  • alëtune

References

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