pëmi

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pemyi (“grease, fat, oil”).

Noun

pëmi inan

1. fat, lard, grease

References

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