wënchi
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *wenči (“whence, from, because”).
Particle
editwënchi
- from, from such a place
- Tàxën luwàneyunk wënchi.
- There is a cold wind from the north.
- Osi hàkink wënchi pe na awèn.
- That person came from another land.
- because, for such a reason
- Ku nuwatuu wënchi.
- I do not know why.
- Nal në wënchi yukwe mèchi nhakatàmëneyo.
- That is the reason why they still use it.
References
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wënchi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project