wisae
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *wesaᐧwyaᐧwi (“to be yellow”). Cognate with Ojibwe ozaawaa (“it is yellow”), Mohegan-Pequot wisôwáyuw (“it is yellow”), Massachusett weesóe (“it is yellow”).
Verb[edit]
wisae (plural wisaeyo)
- third-person singular present indicative active of wisae (“to be yellow (inanimate)”)
- wisae yu ahsën.
- This rock is yellow.
Related terms[edit]
- wisawsu vai
- wisainakòt vii
- wisainàkwsu vai
References[edit]
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wisae”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project