awèn

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *awe·na (“who”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈwɛn]

Pronoun

awèn anim (plural awènik, diminutive awèn'tët, obviative awèni, absentative awènika or 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

References

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