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.

Related terms

• kwëtash txën
• kwëtën
• naxën
• newën
• nishash txën
• nishën
• palenàxk txën
• pèshkunk txën
• tèlën txën
• xash txën

 

References

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