Detailed Entry Information

English:my deceased grandfather

Lenape:nëmëxumsa [na]

English:My late grandfather was Pètuxòlënt.

Lenape:Muxumsa naka Pètuxòlënt.

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the root is elided.

Form:

nëmuxumsa

Structure:

n-muxumës-a

Meaning:

1-grandfather-abs