nihëlala

Unami

Etymology

From nihëla anim (to own, intransitive) +‎ -a (directive).

Verb

nihëlala anim

  1. (transitive) To own him/her, to dominate him/her.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • nihëlalao (to be owning him/her, one owns him/her)
  • nihëlalkwësi (to be owned, passive, animate intransitive)
  • nihëlalat (owner)

References

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