uwatun

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Unami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot wáhtôw (he knows it), Munsee weewíhtoow (he knows it), Massachusett wahteouun (he knows it),

Verb[edit]

uwatun

  1. he knows it

Inflection[edit]

Animate transitive Independent Indicative
/wëwatu-/ 'know'
Person positive negative
1st nuwatun nuwatuwën
2nd kuwatun kuwatuwën
3rd uwatun uwatuwën
1p incl nuwatunèn nuwatuwënèn
1p excl kuwatunèn kuwatuwënèn
2p kuwatuneyo kuwatuwëneyo
3p uwatuneyo uwatuwëneyo

References[edit]

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