txukwëne

Unami

Alternative forms

  • txukwëni

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From

  • /tx-/: so many, so much, a certain number
  • /-kwën-/ (medial): day

Cognate with Ojibwe dasogon (“so many days, a certain number of days”)

Adverb

txukwëne

  1. a certain number of days, for so many days
  • kishkwëni
  • kwëtash txukwëne
  • kwëtukwëne
  • kwëtukwëni
  • kèxukwëni
  • naxukwëne
  • neyukwëne
  • neyukwëni
  • nishash txukwëne
  • nishukwëne
  • palenàxk txukwëne
  • piskewëni
  • pèshkunk txukwëne
  • xahelukwëni
  • xash txukwëne

References

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