nkëme

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee ngúmee (“always”).

Particle

nkëme

1. always, all the time

   Nkëme mikëmòsu.

   He is always working.

References

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