wënemën

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?].

• /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
• /nem/ (verb stem): see it
• /-n/ (suffix): inanimate object suffix

Verb

wënemën

1. third-person singular present indicative active of nemën (“to see it”)

Inflection

nemën indicative	positive	negative
1st person singular	nemën	nemuwën
2nd person singular	knemën	knemuwën
3rd person singular	wënemën	wënemuwën
1st person plural inclusive	nemënèn	nemënuwèn
1st person plural exclusive	knemënèn	knemënuwèn
2nd person plural	knemëneyo	knemënuwëneyo
3rd person plural	nemëneyo	nemënuwëneyo

References

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