Detailed Entry Information

English:my uncle (mother's brother)

Lenape:nshis [na]

Sample Sentences

English:My uncle ate steam-fried meat. (mother's brother)

Lenape:Nshis michu salàsikàn.

Historical Example

nschiis [1760] my uncle
Zhees [1824] uncle, brother of the mother

Analysis

Form:

nshis

Structure:

n-shis

Meaning:

1-uncle