tëmetët

Unami

Etymology

From tëme (“wolf”) +‎ -tët (diminutive suffix).

Noun

tëmetët anim (plural [Term?])

  1. diminutive of tëme (“wolf”); wolfling, wolf cub.
  2. coyote
    Synonym: tànktëmetët

References

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