nehënutëmèkisèt

Unami

Etymology

Probably from

• /neh-/ (initial reduplication):signifies habitualness
• /nutëm/ :watch over
• /mèkis/ : sheep
• /-èt/ third person conjunct ending

Noun

nehënutëmèkisèt anim (plural nehënutëmèkisèchik)

1. shepherd

References

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