sëke

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seke"

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukáyuw (“it is black”), Munsee nzúkeew (“it is black”).

  • /sëk/: black
  • /e/: makes word a verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

sëke inan (plural sëkeyo, 3sg conjunct sëkèk) (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is black

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