Lënape

See also: Lenape

Unami

Alternative forms

  • lënape (alternative capitalization)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈnaː.peː/
  • Rhymes: -aːpeː

Etymology

From lënii (“common”) +‎ -ape (“man; person”).

Noun

Lënape anim (plural Lënapeyok, adjectival Lënapei, locative lënapeike)

  1. (countable) a Lenape person
  2. (uncountable) the Lenape language
    Synonym: Lënapei èlixsuwakàn

Derived terms

  • Lënapehòkink (“land of the Lenape”)
  • Lënapei chixamokàn (“Lenape comb”)
  • Lënapei Sipu (“Delaware River”)
  • lënapeilixsi (“to speak Lenape”)
  • lënapeokàn (“soul”)
  • lënapeowsëwakàn (“Lenape culture”)
  • lënapewhaksën (“Lenape moccasin”)
  • Lënapèxkwe (“Lenape woman”)
  • Lëni Lënape (“common Lenape”)
  • wëskëlënape (“young Lenape”)
  • Èhëliwsikakw Lënapeyo (“the Western Lenape”)

Descendants

  • → English: Lenape

References

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