kwëtamàlsi
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + amàlsi (“to feel”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
[edit]kwëtamàlsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- to know how it feels; to sympathize or empathize, to be sympathetic or empathetic
Conjugation
[edit]| kwëtamàlsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkwëtamàlsi |
| 2nd person singular | kwëtamàlsi |
| 3rd person singular | kwëtamàlsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkwëtamàlsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kwëtamàlsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kwëtamàlsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | kwëtamàlsuwàk |
- In the second person, the k- prefix is elided.
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “nkwëtamàlsi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kwëtamàlsi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project