wisae

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wesaᐧwyaᐧwi (“to be yellow”). Cognate with Ojibwe ozaawaa (“it is yellow”), Mohegan-Pequot wisôwáyuw (“it is yellow”), Massachusett weesóe (“it is yellow”).

Verb

wisae (plural wisaeyo)

  1. third-person singular present indicative active of wisae (“to be yellow (inanimate)”)
    wisae yu ahsën.
    This rock is yellow.
  • wisawsu vai
  • wisainakòt vii
  • wisainàkwsu vai

References

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