tali

From Proto-Algonquian *taši (“there, in such a place”).

inh

Tehim në shè tali òk ulepënàk.

There are strawberries here, and onions.

Mahtakèn yu tali.

Xaheli Lënapeyok ahpuwàk yu tali.


mata

Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?


xu

Làpi xu pè.

Alàpa xu nëmanitu sapan.


pili

Ku kàski pili kèku lësii.

Në takok ahsën pili linakòt.


lè

Ika le.

Kichi yu le?


mah

Lòkëwe mah utènink nta.


èli

With conjunct
Nulelîntàm èli paèkw.
I am glad because you came.

with Indicative
Alëmi mëne èli wishasu.
He began to drink because he was afraid.


hapi

Wiyus òk hapi kèchëp.


ahpami

Cognate with Munsee apaamu (“about, around, here and there”)


òkai

Kshihële na chëmamës òkai wikwahëmink.

Okai òtaèsàk


yukwe

Yukwe ènta opànk.

Yukwe ènta kishkwik.


ìli

Ìli ki kàski në laihòsin.

Mata ìli ktaptiksi na lënu ènta kiskhakwèt.

That man didn't even get sweaty when he chopped wood.


èt

Kahta èt kawi.

Kahta èt mpi mëne.


èkwii

èkwii hìtkunk

Èkwii èhèntalipwinkink ntatun.


kixki

Cognates with Mohegan-Pequot kuski (“near, by, next to”), Munsee kíixkii (“near”), Mahican kaaxwe (“near, close”). Possibly cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy qihiw (“near, close”), Menominee kaeqceh (“close to, close by, near”). May be related to Proto-algonquian *čiᐧki (“close to, near”).

with locative

with conjunct
Kixki wikia mënëpèkwtët hate.
There is a small lake near where I live

with verbs of being, staying
Nuhëm kixki wiku
My grandmother lives nearby


wënchi

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

inh

Tàxën luwàneyunk wënchi.

Osi hàkink wënchi pe na awèn.

Ku nuwatuu wënchi.

Nal në wënchi yukwe mèchi nhakatàmëneyo.

That is the reason why they still use it.


nèsko

Konaèt xu sukëlan nèsko piskèke.

Perhaps it will rain before it gets dark.

Utènink xu nta shùkw nèsko paxàkwe.

I will go into town, but it is not yet afternoon.


mayay

Cognate with Munsee mayáawii (“true, real”).

Mayay ta wëlamëwe.


nkëme

Nkëme mikëmòsu.


ènta

Ènta alëmskat wëneyoo nèl lënuwa.

Ènta xitkwèk tòpineyo nèk namèsàk.

Where it is deep is where the fish are located.


lòkwënëwi

Cognate with Munsee wŭlaakwŭnúwii (“during the evening”).


shòwi

Cognate with Munsee wsháyee (“on the edge of something”).


shaunke

Cognate with Munsee wsháyaawúnge (“edge of a hill”).


apchi

Probably from Proto-Algonquian *axpeneᐧwe (“always”). Cognate with Mahican ãapchew (“always”).


kèxiti

* /kèxi/ (root): to be few, be so many
* /-ti/ (suffix): diminutive suffix

Kèxiti mah sukëlan lòkëwe.


èshi

Èshi sikònk hakihe.


alàshi

Alàshi tipas ènta sisënikèt.

Like a chicken when it is scratching (the ground).


làhpi

Alëwii a làhpi kishënakwsihëna wichëmëkwenke.

Our work would go more quickly if we had help.


lëkhìkwi

Possibly cognate with Munsee lukíhkwi (“extent, volume, amount”).


ikali

Ikali wehènchiopànk hate utènetët luwènsik Grove.

Toward the east there is a little town named Grove.

Ikali machi!


èlii

Cognate with Munsee éeylii (“both”), Mahican aayneewe (“both”). Possibly cognate with Ojibwe eyiizh (“both”).


alëwii

Cognate with Mahican aanweewe (“more”), Massachusett ánue (“more”), Munsee alúwii (“more, more than”), Mohegan-Pequot áyuwi (“more”), Menominee anīw (“more, farther, too much, beyond”), Montagnais anu (“more”).


txapxki

From
* /tx-: so many, so much, a certain number
* /-apxki/: hundred, hundreds

pèshkunk txapxki


txën

From tx- (“so many, so much, a certain number”) + -n (inanimate) (inanimate final with a number signifies that amount of times).

af

pèshkunk txën alëmuxwe.

times, occurrences, so many times (with numeral)


làpi

Xu làpi kpa.


kochëmink

Cognate with Munsee kwáchŭmung, Penobscot kkʷàčəmək, Malecite-Passamaquoddy qocomok, Abenaki kwajmiwi, Mi'kmaq gujm, Ottawa gojiing, Ojibwe agwajiing, Fox thâkichi, Miami ahkinki.

Kochëmink ahpu na lënu.


xkwithakamike

From Proto-Algonquian *waϴkitaxkamik (“on top of the snow”).
* /xkwìt-/axkwit-/ (root): on top of
* /ahkam/ (formative): the ground
Cognate with Ojibwe ogidakamig (“on the ground”), Potawatomi kwedgemek, Atikamekw okitaskamik, Northern East Cree ᐅᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡ (ostiskimic).


alënte

Alënte awènik mësi luweyok.


pahkànchi

Pahkànchi nulelìntàm èli newëlàn.


wehehùkoi

Nèkëmò yukwe yuk awenik káski-hànkw wehehùkoi owëlahkuwàk.

wehehùkoi mitsi.


wëtale

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy wahte, Mohegan-Pequot yôwatuk.