nehënutëmèkisèt
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Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from
- /neh-/ (initial reduplication):signifies habitualness
- /nutëm/ :watch over
- /mèkis/ : sheep
- /-èt/ third person conjunct ending
Noun
[edit]nehënutëmèkisèt anim (plural nehënutëmèkisèchik)
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “nehënutëmèkisèt”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project