nushèàxkw

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /nushè-/ : mother
  • /-àxkw/ : bear

Noun

nushèàxkw anim (plural nushèàxkòk)

  1. a she-bear; a female bear

References

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