kwishkshëmën
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/: third person prefix
- /kishk-/ : ?
- /-ëshw-/ (medial): act on by cutting
- /-ëm/ : Class 1b Transitive Inanimate theme sign
- /-ne/: inanimate
From Proto-Algonquian *kiᐧškešamwa. Cognate with Ojibwe giishkizhan.
Verb
[edit]kwishkshëmën (transitive inanimate)
- (transitive, inanimate) he cuts it
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kwishkshëmën
| present indicative | positive |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkishkshëmën |
| 2nd person singular | kishkshëmën |
| 3rd person singular | kwishkshëmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kishkshëmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | nkishkshëmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | kishkshëmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | kwishkshëmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]- kwishkshao (VTA)
- kwishkshëmao (VTA)
- kishkshaskokàn
- pwikshëmën
- pukshëmën
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kwishkshëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project