mahchamàlsi
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mahch- (“bad”, root) + amàlsi (“to feel”).
Verb
[edit]mahchamàlsi (VTI (transitive inanimate-object))
- (literally) to feel bad
- to feel ill; to be under the weather
Conjugation
[edit]| mahchamàlsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëmahchamàlsi |
| 2nd person singular | këmahchamàlsi |
| 3rd person singular | mahchamàlsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nëmahchamàlsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | këmahchamàlsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | këmahchamàlsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | mahchamàlsuwàk |
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mahchamàlsu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project