kpëchehële

Unami

Etymology

From kpëche (“to be foolish”) +‎ -hële (“to become”).

Verb

kpëchehële anim

  1. (intransitive) To be throwing a tantrum.
    Kpëchehële na xkwe.
    The woman had a tantrum.
    Na xkwe kpëchehële.
    The woman had a tantrum.

References

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