chitkwësi

Unami

Etymology

From chitkw inan (to be quiet) +‎ -ësi (forms animate verbs).

Verb

chitkwësi anim

  1. (intransitive) to be quiet

Conjugation

  • Imperfect plural: chitkwësikw

References

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