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alë

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (be rotten, be decayed).[1]

Verb

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alë (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent alël)

  1. to be rotten, to be decayed (of an inanimte subject)[2]

Conjugation

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present indicative conjugation of alë
alë
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular alët
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural alëtëwa

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017), “aϴetwi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “alët”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project