nushètu

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Unami

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Etymology

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From

  • /nushè-/ : mother
  • /-tu/ : deer

Noun

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nushètu anim (plural nushètuhuk)

  1. female deer, doe

References

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