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Etymology
From
- /tëm-/ (initial) : to cut off
- /-askw-/ (medial): plant, grass
- /-a/ (final): Animate Intransitive
- /-w/ : 3rd person suffix
Verb
tëmàskwe inan (vti)
- (inanimate, transitive) He cuts grass
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tëmàskwe”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project