Lënapei Sipu

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, Lënapei (“of the Lenape”) +‎ sipu (“watercourse, river, creek, etc.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌləː.naːˈpeː.iː ˈsiː.puː/
  • Rhymes: -iːpuː

Proper noun

Lënapei Sipu inan

  1. The Delaware (a river in the United States)

References

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