Nāmenas

=Old Moca=

Etymology
Borrowed from the Old Naumes Nāmenas ("Naumes").

Phonology

 * /nàːménas/

Noun
Nāmenas animate R-noun
 * Non-specific: ynāmenas
 * Collective: Nāmenasnas

Descendants

 * East Middle Moca: Njamenaz ("Naumes")
 * South Luabian: Ñamenaz ("Naumes")
 * West Middle Moca: Nāmenaz ("Naumes")
 * Bawian: Nāmenìz ("Naumes")

=Old Naumes=

Etymology
The Old Naumes version of the name Naumes, the name of the folk hero of the Naumes people. The name itself is from the Old Sumrë name Naarmölnatš ("the hope man, the reason man") which is from naar ("the man") (definite form of nyr "man") and mölnatš ("hope, reason" - from the double verb compound mölen "to point, to focus" and natšen "to speak out loud, to announce").

Pronunciation

 * /nàːménas/

Noun
Nāmenas buzzard noun
 * Collective: Nāmenasnas
 * Paucal 1: Nāmenassi
 * 1) A Naumes person
 * 2) Naumes

Adjective
nāmenas
 * 1) Naumes
 * 2) Relating to the Naumes people

Descendants

 * Old Moca (loanword): Nāmenas ("Naumes")
 * East Middle Moca: Njamenaz ("Naumes")
 * South Luabian: Ñamenaz ("Naumes")
 * West Middle Moca: Nāmenaz ("Naumes")
 * Bawian: Nāmenìz ("Naumes")