nkëme

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *axpene·we (“always”). Cognate with Munsee ngúmee (“always”).

Particle

nkëme

  1. always, all the time
    • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Nkëme mikëmòsu, èshi sikònk hakihe, mësi kèku; malàxkwsita, èhàskàntasik, òk xàskwim.
      He would always work, and every spring he would make garden of various things; beans, lettuce and corn.

See also

References

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