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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:my grandmother (obv.); my departed grandmother
Lenape:nuhëma [na]

Sample Sentences

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English:My grandfather looks at my grandmother.
Lenape:Nëmuxumës pwënaoo nuhëma.
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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