wëli

Unami

Alternative forms

  • wëli- (prefix)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *melwi-.

Particle

wëli

  1. good, well
    Wëli Newiyal!
    Happy New Year!
  2. very, really; good and
    Wëli manunksu.
    He's really mad.

References

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