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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
59 Dictionary Entry Search Results For "river"
English:
across the
river
; across the ocean
Lenape:
òsakame
English:
Allegheny
River
(
River
where footprints can be seen)
Lenape:
Alikehane
English:
at the creek; at the
river
Lenape:
sipunk
English:
bank of a
river
; edge of a hill
Lenape:
shaunke
English:
bend in a
river
or creek
Lenape:
tùkhòne
English:
big
river
Lenape:
xinkwi sipu
English:
big
river
Lenape:
xinkòhëne
English:
big
river
Lenape:
xinkhònèk
English:
big
river
Lenape:
kithane
English:
big
river
Lenape:
xinkwsipu
English:
big
river
s
Lenape:
kithana
English:
big
river
(see also xinkhònèk, the more common form)
Lenape:
mèxhanèk
English:
big
river
; wide
river
Lenape:
xinkhòne {DN}
English:
Caney
River
Lenape:
Kènii Sipu
English:
cold
river
(Tacony, PA)
Lenape:
tèkhane
English:
crooked
river
; bend of a
river
Lenape:
òkchaxkhane
English:
crossing place of a creek or
river
Lenape:
xkohkaxink
English:
Delaware
River
Lenape:
Lënapei Sipu
English:
downstream; down
river
Lenape:
nahi
English:
d
river
(of a vehicle)
Lenape:
ehalëmskusès
English:
dry
river
bed; dry creek bed; it is dry (a creek bed; a pond; etc.); shallow; low
Lenape:
kahàn
English:
Eel
River
(Indiana)
Lenape:
Shoxamèkw Sipu
English:
fork of a
river
; fork of a creek
Lenape:
làxaohane
English:
forks of a
river
Lenape:
lèxaohane
English:
green
river
Lenape:
àskàskhòne
English:
in a big
river
Lenape:
xinkwi sipunk
English:
in the big
river
Lenape:
kithanink
English:
it has run dry; the water has run dry (applied to a creek or
river
; flowing water only); the water is receding (only applied to a creek or
river
; never to a pond or lake)
Lenape:
hikahële
English:
Kaw
River
(Kansas
River
)
Lenape:
Kansiai Sipu
English:
Lackawannock (PA); 'fork of a stream or
river
'
Lenape:
Làxaohanèk
English:
long
river
Lenape:
kwënèk sipu
English:
mouth of a
river
Lenape:
shètamunk
English:
mouth of a
river
or creek
Lenape:
sèkwihëlak
English:
muddy
river
Lenape:
siskuwahëne
English:
on the stream bank; on the
river
bank
Lenape:
yapei
English:
place where the
river
is dammed; place where the
river
s come together
Lenape:
tahkhònèk
English:
rapids (as in a
river
)
Lenape:
pashpehëlak
English:
red
river
Lenape:
màxki sipu
English:
running creek; the course of a
river
Lenape:
pëmahàne
English:
Salt
River
Lenape:
shëwahëne
English:
straight
river
; straight creek
Lenape:
shàxahkahàne
English:
stream bank;
river
bank
Lenape:
yape
English:
stream;
river
; creek
Lenape:
sipu
English:
Susquehanna
River
Lenape:
siskëwahane (lit: muddy river)
English:
the course of a stream or
river
; the current of a
river
Lenape:
pèmhanèk
English:
the dirt caves off (such as the bank of a
river
or creek; or in a landslide)
Lenape:
mënaonkihële
English:
the other side of the
river
Lenape:
òsaohane
English:
the shore (of the ocean, lake,
river
, etc.); at the shore
Lenape:
shohpe
English:
the water (
river
; creek; etc.) is rising
Lenape:
pètakwixën
English:
this side of the
river
; this side of the water
Lenape:
wëntaxkame
English:
where a stream or
river
ends
Lenape:
ènta sakwixink
English:
where
river
s join together
Lenape:
tàkhòne
English:
where the water flows (early Delaware village along Delaware
River
near Philadelphia, PA)
Lenape:
Pèmikpeka
English:
white
river
Lenape:
òphane
English:
white
river
Lenape:
opisipu
English:
White
River
(place in central Indiana)
Lenape:
opèksipu
English:
white
river
s
Lenape:
opèksipuwa
English:
wide
river
Lenape:
xinkòhëne
English:
yellow
river
Lenape:
wisaòhëne
