sëksu

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukisuw (“he/she is black”), Munsee nzúksuw (“he/she is black”).

• /sëk/: black
• /ësi/: makes word a verb
• /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

sëksu anim (plural sëksuwàk, participle sëksit, plural participle sëksichik) (vai)

1. (animate, intransitive) he/she is black

Related terms

• sëke (vii)

References

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