wëneyoo

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian .

  • /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
  • /new/ (verb stem): see it
  • /-a/ (suffix): theme marker
  • /(-w)/ : third person suffix
  • /(-a)/ : obviative suffix

Verb

wëneyoo (animate transitive)

  1. (animate, transitive) he sees him

Conjugation

Present Tense Positive Indicative Conjugation of wëneyoo
Direct singular object
1sg subj. - 3sg object neyo
2sg subj. - 3sg object kneyo
3sg subj. - 3sg obv. object wëneyoo
1pl incl. subject - 3sg object këneyowëna
1pl excl. subject - 3 sg object neyowëna
2pl subject - 3sg object kneyowa
3pl subject - 3sg obv. object ?
Direct Plural Object
1sg subj. - 3pl object neyook / neyok
2sg subj. - 3pl object këneyook
3sg subj. - 3pl. obv. object wëneyoòk
1pl (incl) subj. - 3pl object kneyowënanàk
1pl (excl) subj. - 3pl object neyowënanàk
2pl subj. - 3pl object ?
3pl subj. - 3pl. obv. object ?
Inverse Singular Subject
3sg subj. - 1sg object neyùkw
3sg subj. - 2sg object ?
3sg obviative subj. - 3sg object ?
3sg subj. - 1st pl. (inclusive) object kënehkùna
3sg subj subj. - 1pl (exclusive) object nehkùna
3sg subj. - 2pl object kënèhkuwa
3sg obviative subj. - 3rd plural object ?
Inverse Plural Subject
3pl subj. - 1sg object nehkùk
3pl subj. - 2sg object kënèhkuk
3pl obviative subj. - 3sg object nèhkëwoo
3pl subj. - 1st pl. (inclusive) object knèhkuwënanàk *
3pl subj. - 1pl (exclusive) object nèhkuwënanàk
3pl subj. - 2pl object kënèhkëwook ?
3pl obviative subj. - 3rd plural object nèhkëwoo
You-Me, You-Us
2sg subj. - 1sg object knei
2pl subj. - 1sg object kneihëmo
2sg/pl subj. - 1pl object këneihëna
I-You, We-You
1sg subj. - 2sg object knewël
1sg subj. - 2pl object knewëlhùmo
1pl subj. - 2pl object knewëlhùmëna

References

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