sëkshenkwe

Unami

Etymology

From sëk- (“black”) +‎ -shenkw (“eye(s)”, verb final) +‎ -e (verb suffix).

Verb

sëkshenkwe anim

  1. (intransitive) To be injured with a black eye, to have a black eye or black eyes; to be black-eyed.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of sëkshenkwe
sëkshenkwe
1st person singular nsëkshenkwe
2nd person singular ksëkshenkwe
3rd person singular sëkshenkwe
1st person plural inclusive nsëkshenkwehëna
1st person plural exclusive ksëkshenkwehëna
2nd person plural ksëkshenkwehëmo
3rd person plural sëkshenkweyok

References

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