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

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