pënàsixën

Unami

Etymology

From

• /pëna-/: down
• /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

pënàsixën inan (vii)

1. (inanimate, intransitive) it goes downward, it slopes downhill

Related terms

• pënàsu
• pënàse

References

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