alëmske

Unami

Etymology

• /alëm-/ (initial): begin, start
• /-ëska/ (verb final): walk, go by foot, go
• /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Cognate with Munsee alumsuw (“he leaves”).

Verb

alëmske (animate intransitive verbs)

1. (animate, intransitive) he leaves

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of alëmske

alëmske
1st person singular	ntalëmske
2nd person singular	ktalëmska
3rd person singular	alëmske
1st person plural inclusive	ntalëmskahëna
1st person plural exclusive	ktalëmskahëna
2nd person plural	ktalëmskahëmo
3rd person plural	alëmskeyok

present conjunct conjugation of alëmske

alëmske
1st person singular	alëmskaa
2nd person singular	alëmskàn
3rd person singular	alëmskat
1st person plural inclusive	alëmskeenkw
1st person plural exclusive	alëmskeenkw
2nd person plural	alëmskeèkw
3rd person plural	alëmskahtit

subjunctive conjugation of alëmske

alëmske
1st person singular	alëmskane
2nd person singular	alëmskàne
3rd person singular	alëmskate
1st person plural inclusive	alëmskeenkwe
1st person plural exclusive	alëmskeenkwe
2nd person plural	alëmskeèkwe
3rd person plural	alëmskahtite

Future conjugation of alëmske

alëmske
1st person singular	ntalëmskàch or xu ntalëmske
2nd person singular	ktalëmskàch or xu ktalëmske
3rd person singular	alëmskàch or xu alëmske
1st person plural inclusive	ntalëmskahënàch or xu ntalëmskahëna
1st person plural exclusive	ktalëmskahënàch or xu ktalëmskahëna
2nd person plural	ktalëmskahëmòch or xu ktalëmskahëmo
3rd person plural	alëmskeyokch or xu alëmskeyok

Imperative

alëmske	Imperative
2nd person singular	[Term?]
2nd person plural	alëmskakw
1st person plural	alëmskatàm

Related terms

• alëmskaolao
• alëmskuse
• ehalëmskusès

References

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