lusasu

Unami

Etymology

From

• /lu/: to burn
• /-sasi-/: passive (subject undergoes action by someone)
• /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

lusasu anim (vai)

1. (animate, intransitive) it has been burned, someone burned it (animate)

Related terms

• lute (vii)
• lusu (vai)
• wëlusëmën (vti)
• lehëlusit
• lusitahsu

References

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