namès

See also: names

Unami

Etymology

From *name·ʔsa (“fish”). Cognate with Abenaki namas, Munsee namées.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /namɛs/

Noun

namès anim (plural namèsàk, diminutive namètët)

  1. fish

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