kwënësi

Unami

Alternative forms

• kwënusi

Etymology

From kwëni (“long”) +‎ -ësi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwəˈnəːsiː/
• Rhymes: -əːsiː

Verb

kwënësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), inanimate equivalent kwëne)

1. to be long

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of kwënësi

kwënësi
1st person singular	[Term?]
2nd person singular	[Term?]
3rd person singular	kwënësu
1st person plural inclusive	[Term?]
1st person plural exclusive	[Term?]
2nd person plural	[Term?]
3rd person plural	kwënësuwàk

Related terms

• kwènèk (“something which is long”)

References

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