kwënakwsu

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee kwŭnáhkwsuw (“he is tall”), Abenaki kwnakwzo, Penobscot kʷə̀nahkʷəso, Massachusett qunnunkqussu, Menominee kenuahkosew.

Verb

kwënakwsu (third plural indicative manunksuwàk, participle kwënakwsit, negative ku kwënakwsii) (animate intransitive)

  1. (animate, intransitive) he/she is tall

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of kwënakwsu
kwënakwsi
1st person singular nkwënakwsi
2nd person singular këkwënakwsi
3rd person singular kwënakwsu
1st person plural inclusive nkëkwënakwsihëna
1st person plural exclusive këkwënakwsihëna
2nd person plural këkwënakwsihëmo
3rd person plural kwënakwsuwàk

Derived terms

  • kwënahuk
  • kwënakw
  • kwënakwsuwakàn
  • kwënakàt
  • kwënakòt
  • kwëniku
  • kwënusu
  • kwënàskwe

References

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