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Lenape Language Page Two
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Nora Thompson Dean
1907-1984
"No Lenape has done more to save our language from extinction then Nora Thompson Dean"
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English |
Lenape |
| 1. Nanticoke | Wenetko |
| 2. Iroquois | Opanu |
| 3. Mother | Ana |
| 4. Father | Nuxa |
| 5. Son | Gwitet |
| 6. Daughter | Nicantet |
| 7. Grandfather | Muxumsa |
| 8. Grandmother | Uma or Nuhema |
| 9. Uncle | Zis |
| 10. Bear | Maxkw |
| 11. Warrior | Ila |
| 12. White Person | Sewanakw |
| 13. Black Person | Sekahkoles |
| 14. Person | Awen |
| 15. Moccasin | Lenhaksen |
| 16. Bread | Ahpon |
| 17. Corn | Xaskwim |
| 18. Flour | Lukat |
| 19. Soup | Sitay |
| 20. Spoon | Emhones |
| 21. Feed Me | Xami |
| 22. He is huge | Kitkil |
| 23. He is wise | Lepwe |
| 24. He talk too much | Somtunhe |
| 25. He builds a house | Wikhe |
| 26. I'am hot | Gesi |
| 27. I hunt | Dalai |
| 28. Yes (agree) | Ahikta |
| 29. No (don't agree) | Ku |
| 30. Be quiet | Citkwesi |
| 31. I see you | Knewel |
| 32. Something to smoke | Wehupong |
| 33. Canoe | Muxul |
| 35. Tornado | Kaoxen |
| 36. Fool | Gakpetschehellat |
| 37. Liar | Achgeluneuch |
| 38. Drunkenness | Achquich-sowagon |
| 39. Ouch !! | Auwich |
The sounds in Lenape are arranged differently from those in English. Lenape lacks the sounds of R, F,TH, V. However it adds the sound written as X (or ch in German) which sounds a bit like clearing the throat. There is also a voiceless L like in the Welsh language and there is a voiceless W. Many of the consonants in Lenape come in pairs, voiceless and voiced. (Voiced) B-D-G-J-Z-and ZH. (Voiceless) P-T-K-CH-S-and SH. The voiced sounds only occurs after a Nasal. B comes after an M, and the rest come after N.
