tònkamën
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Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /t-/, and the resulting /wá/ is realized as /ò/.
- /tànkam/ : to stab it
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Verb
[edit]tònkamën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she stabs it
present indicative conjugation of tònkamën
| tònkamën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ntànkamën |
| 2nd person singular | ktànkamën |
| 3rd person singular | tònkamën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ntànkamënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | ktànkamënèn |
| 2nd person plural | ktànkamëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | tònkamëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tònkamën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project