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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
my grandmother (obv.); my departed grandmother
Lenape:
nuhëma [na]
Sample Sentences
English:
My grandfather looks at my grandmother.
Lenape:
Nëmuxumës pwënaoo nuhëma.
English:
He looks at my grandmother.
Lenape:
Pwënaoo nuhëma.
Comments
Note: usually preceded by /naka/ "the departed . . . "
Analysis
Form:
nuhëma
Structure:
n-uhëm-a
Meaning:
1grandmother-abs