chëmamës

Unami

Etymology

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Noun

chëmamës anim (plural chëmàmsàk, obviative chëmàmsa, diminutive chëmamtët, 3sg possessive wchëmamsëma, adjectival chëmàmsi)

1. rabbit

References

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