sëke

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "seke"

Unami

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Etymology

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Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukáyuw (“it is black”), Munsee nzúkeew (“it is black”).

  • /sëk/: black
  • /e/: makes word a verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

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sëke inan (plural sëkeyo, 3sg conjunct sëkèk) (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is black
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References

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