txi

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Preverb

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txi (1st person ntëntxi, 2nd person ktëntxi, 3rd person tëntxi, with initial change èntxi)

  1. so many, so much
    Wèmi nëmilanèn kansèm entxi wëlataenk
    We gave him all the pecans we had.
    kwëtash txi-kahtënamu.
    The boy is six years old

References

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