nushèàxkw

Unami

Etymology

From

• /nushè-/ : mother
• /-àxkw/ : bear

Noun

nushèàxkw anim (plural nushèàxkòk)

1. female bear

References

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