pënchi
See also: Pen-ch'i
Unami edit
Etymology edit
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Verb edit
pënchi (third plural indicative pënchiyòk) (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she goes in, enters something small with a whole (I.e. teepee, cave etc...)
Conjugation edit
present indicative conjugation of pënchi
| pënchi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | mpënchi |
| 2nd person singular | kpënchi |
| 3rd person singular | pënchi |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kpënchihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | mpënchihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kpënchihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | pënchiyòk |
present conjunct conjugation of pënchi
subjunctive conjugation of pënchi
| pënchi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | pënchiane |
| 2nd person singular | pënchiàne |
| 3rd person singular | pënchite |
| 1st person plural inclusive | pënchiànke |
| 1st person plural exclusive | pënchiànke |
| 2nd person plural | pënchièkwe |
| 3rd person plural | pënchihtite |
Imperative
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pënchi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project