kwëtën

See also: kweten and k̕ʷét̕ən̕

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, kwëti (“one”) +‎ -ne (inanimate suffix).

Adverb

kwëtën

  1. Once, one time.
    1. Once upon a time (used as an introduction to a fable).
      • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
        Kwëtën òkwës wiku kixki sipunk.
        Once upon a time, a fox lived near a creek.
      • 1968, Nora Thompson Dean, “Làpi Pili Wehixamukèsi Achimëwakàn [Another Wehixamukes Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[2]:
        Kwëtèn ènta alaihtite nèki Lènapeòk; lënuwàk òk na Wehixamuxès wìchi wite.
        Once upon a time, when these Lenape men went hunting, they went and Wehixamukes went with them.

References

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