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Shawnee Grandmother

Q: Could you tell me the Shawnee word for Grandmother? My daughter is pregnant and I would like to be called by the Shawnee word for Grandmother since my family is Shawnee.

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A: "Grandmother" in Shawnee is Nokomtha (pronounced no-kome-thah), if you are addressing her.

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