kòhpatënëmën
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom
- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /k-/, and the resulting /wá/ is realized as /ò/.
- /kahpatënëm/ : to take out of the water
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Cognate with Munsee kohpŭnúmun (“he takes something out of the water”).
Verb
editkòhpatënëmën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she takes it out of the water
present indicative conjugation of kòhpatënëmën
| kòhpatënëmën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkahpatënëmën |
| 2nd person singular | kahpatënëmën |
| 3rd person singular | kòhpatënëmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkahpatënëmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kahpatënëmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | kahpatënëmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | kòhpatënëmëneyo |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kòhpatënëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project