sookǔlaan
Munsee
Etymology
- /sóok-/ (verb initial): pour, spill, sprinkle, soak
- /ŭlaa/ (verb final):rain
- /-n/ (suffix): nominalizer
Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sokuyôn (“it rains”), Unami sukëlan (“it rains”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy sukalan/Malecite-Passamaquoddy sukolan (“it rains heavily, it pours”), Penobscot sòkəlαn (“it rains”), Abenaki sogl8n (“it rains”)
Verb
sóokǔlaan (3sgconj sóokǔlaang, ptcpl sóokǔlaang, intensive reduplication sohsóokǔlaan, moderative reduplication saasóokǔlaan) (inanimate intransitive)
- it rains, it is raining
References
- O'Meara, John (2014), “sóokǔlaan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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