wëneyoo

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?].

• /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
• /new/ (verb stem): see it
• /-a/ (suffix): theme marker
• /(-w)/ : third person suffix
• /(-a)/ : obviative suffix

Verb

wëneyoo (animate transitive)

1. (animate, transitive) he sees him

Conjugation

Present Tense Positive Indicative Conjugation of wëneyoo

Direct	singular object
1sg subj. - 3sg object	neyo
2sg subj. - 3sg object	kneyo
3sg subj. - 3sg obv. object	wëneyoo
1pl incl. subject - 3sg object	këneyowëna
1pl excl. subject - 3 sg object	neyowëna
2pl subject - 3sg object	kneyowa
3pl subject - 3sg obv. object	?
Direct	Plural Object
1sg subj. - 3pl object	neyook / neyok
2sg subj. - 3pl object	këneyook
3sg subj. - 3pl. obv. object	wëneyoòk
1pl (incl) subj. - 3pl object	kneyowënanàk
1pl (excl) subj. - 3pl object	neyowënanàk
2pl subj. - 3pl object	?
3pl subj. - 3pl. obv. object	?
Inverse	Singular Subject
3sg subj. - 1sg object	neyùkw
3sg subj. - 2sg object	?
3sg obviative subj. - 3sg object	?
3sg subj. - 1st pl. (inclusive) object	kënehkùna
3sg subj subj. - 1pl (exclusive) object	nehkùna
3sg subj. - 2pl object	kënèhkuwa
3sg obviative subj. - 3rd plural object	?
Inverse	Plural Subject
3pl subj. - 1sg object	nehkùk
3pl subj. - 2sg object	kënèhkuk
3pl obviative subj. - 3sg object	nèhkëwoo
3pl subj. - 1st pl. (inclusive) object	knèhkuwënanàk *
3pl subj. - 1pl (exclusive) object	nèhkuwënanàk
3pl subj. - 2pl object	kënèhkëwook ?
3pl obviative subj. - 3rd plural object	nèhkëwoo
You-Me, You-Us
2sg subj. - 1sg object	knei
2pl subj. - 1sg object	kneihëmo
2sg/pl subj. - 1pl object	këneihëna
I-You, We-You
1sg subj. - 2sg object	knewël
1sg subj. - 2pl object	knewëlhùmo
1pl subj. - 2pl object	knewëlhùmëna

Related terms

• wënemën

References

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