nehënutëmèkisèt

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Unami

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Etymology

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Probably from

  • /neh-/ (initial reduplication):signifies habitualness
  • /nutëm/ :watch over
  • /mèkis/ : sheep
  • /-èt/ third person conjunct ending

Noun

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nehënutëmèkisèt anim (plural nehënutëmèkisèchik)

  1. shepherd

References

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