kwitam

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *kweʔtamwa inan (to fear it, transitive).[1]

Verb

kwitam inan (animate kwitaw, imperative kwita)

  1. (transitive) To fear somethinginan.[2]

Usage notes

  • Utilizes the suffix -ne inan, which is reflected in the conjugation of this term, but not in its base form.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “kweʔtamwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kwitam”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project