xwisëmësa
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *wehsiᐧma (“his/her younger sibling”).
Noun
[edit]xwisëmësa (vocative xisëmësa/xàta)
- (dependent nouns) third-person singular pos of xisëmës (“younger brother”)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naxisëmës | inclusive [[]]; exclusive [[]] | |
| 2nd person | kxisëmës | [Term?] | |
| 3rd person | xwisëmësa | [Term?] | |
Usage notes
[edit]Dependent noun stems cannot be used without prefixes or suffixes.
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “xwisëmësa”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project