txën

Unami

Etymology

From tx- (“so many, so much, a certain number”) +‎ -n (inanimate) (inanimate final with a number signifies that amount of times).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [txən]

Particle

txën

  1. times, occurrences, so many times (with numeral)
    pèshkunk txën alëmuxwe.
    he began to walk nine times.
  • kwëtash txën
  • kwëtën
  • naxën
  • newën
  • nishash txën
  • nishën
  • palenàxk txën
  • pèshkunk txën
  • tèlën txën
  • xash txën

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