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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:common Delaware; common Lenape
Lenape:Lëni Lënape

Comments

This term is often used in print, but most speakers just say Lenape. The "Lëni" as used here implies just "plain" or "common" and this term is not used in regular speech. One tribal elder was asked if she was Lëni Lënape and her answer was, "Why no! Im not just a common Lënape."