këlaho
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian [Term?].
- /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
- /këlah/ (verb stem): trap it
- /-a/ (suffix): direct theme marker
- /(-w)/ : third person suffix
- /(-a)/ : obviative suffix
Verb
editkëlaho (animate transitive)
- (animate, transitive) he traps him
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “këlaho”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project