shenkixën

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /shenk-/ : lying down
  • /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

shenkixën inan (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is lying down, it is laid down
  • shenkixin (vai)
  • shenkixëmao
  • shenkixihële

References

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