awèn

Unami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈwɛn]

Pronoun

awèn (plural awènik, obviative awèni, diminutive awèn'tët, absentative awènika/awènikahke)

1. (indefinite) someone, anyone, an indefinite person or people

   Ahchipinakwsuwàk yuki awènik.

   These people look strange.

   Awèn pè.

   Someone is coming.

   Nëmëshalaok awènika.

   I remember those who are deceased.

2. (interrogative) who?

   Awèn hàch nàni?

   Who is that?

Derived terms

• nahkòi awèn
• wèmi awèn

References

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