wënchi

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wenči (“whence, from, because”).

Particle

wënchi

1. from, from such a place

   Tàxën luwàneyunk wënchi.

   There is a cold wind from the north.

   Osi hàkink wënchi pe na awèn.

   That person came from another land.

2. because, for such a reason

   Ku nuwatuu wënchi.

   I do not know why.

   Nal në wënchi yukwe mèchi nhakatàmëneyo.

   That is the reason why they still use it.

References

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