pètuxwe

Unami

Etymology

  • /pèt-/ (preverb) : in this direction, here, this way
  • /-uxwe/ (verb final): walk, go by foot, go
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

pètuxwe (third plural indicative pètuxweyok) (animate intransitive)

  1. (animate, intransitive) he/she walks in this direction, walks here, comes here

References

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