wënchi

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wenči (“whence, from, because”).

Particle

wënchi

1. 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.

2. 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.

Preverb

wënchi (1st person nëwënchi, 2nd person kwënchi, 3rd person wënchi)

1. from somewhere

   íka wënchi-kchiyok.

   They went out from there.

   Tash kwënchi-watun tìli alukin?

   How do you know that he is skinny?

References

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