Lunaapeew

Munsee

Algic (Algonquian, Eastern, Lenape)

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Munsee (Lunaapeew, "the Lenape language") is an Eastern Algonquian language of the Munsee Lenape people, originally inhabiting the lower Hudson Valley and Delaware River basin (NY/NJ/PA, including the area now called Manhattan). Forced westward by colonial pressure in the 17th-18th centuries, Munsee speakers eventually settled in scattered Ontario reserves (Moraviantown being the linguistic center today). Sister language to Unami Lenape (now extinct). Critically endangered with ~2 fluent elderly speakers; heritage-revival programs at Munsee-Delaware Nation maintain limited transmission.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Munsee

Wasser

mpíi

/mbiː/

Feuer

lúhsuw

/luhsuw/

Sonne

kíishux

/kiːʃux/

Mond

nipáhum

/nipahum/

Mutter

nkáhees

/ŋkahees/

Vater

nóoxw

/noːxw/

Essen

mit

/mit/

Trinken

mneew

/mneew/

Liebe

ahóoluw

/ahoːluw/

Herz

ulehyii

/ulehjiː/

Baum

hìttuk

/hitːuk/

Haus

wíikwam

/wiːkwam/

Hund

mwáakaneew

/mwaːkaneːw/

Katze

póshiis

/poʃiːs/

Hand

mléelii

/mleːliː/

Auge

wíikšiit

/wiːkʃiːt/

Hallo

/heː/

Danke

wanìshi

/waniʃi/

Eins

ngwútii

/ŋɡwutiː/

Gut

weltóok

/weltoːk/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Algic (Algonquian, Eastern, Lenape)-Sprachen

Bedeutung MunseePlains-CreeMenomineeCree (Plains)PotawatomiIrulaCheyenne
Wasser mpíi /mbiː/ ᓂᐱᕀ /nipiː/ nepāew /nəpaːew/ ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ mbish /mbɪʃ/ nīr /niːɾ/ mahpe /mahpe/
Feuer lúhsuw /luhsuw/ ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ eskotēw /eskoteːw/ ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ shkodé /ʃkode/ /tiː/ ho'ėstá /hoʔɛsta/
Sonne kíishux /kiːʃux/ ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ kēsoq /keːsoʔ/ ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ gises /ɡises/ čūriyen /tʃuːɾijen/ éšeʼhe /éʃeʔhe/
Mond nipáhum /nipahum/ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ tepāhkēsoq /tepaːhkeːsoʔ/ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐍᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ dbëk-gises /dbək‿ɡises/ niLā /niɭaː/ ame'háo'o /ameʔhaʔoʔo/
Mutter nkáhees /ŋkahees/ ᓂᑳᐃᐧ /nikaːwiː/ nekīah /nekiːah/ ᓂᑲᐎᕀ /nikaːwij/ nge /ŋɡe/ ammā /amːaː/ néhe'e /néheʔe/
Vater nóoxw /noːxw/ ᓅᐦᑖᐃᐧ /noːhtaːwiː/ nōhnāeh /noːhnaːeh/ ᓄᐦᑖᐎᕀ /noːhtaːwij/ nos /nos/ ayyā /ajːaː/ néhyo /néhjo/
Essen mit /mit/ ᒨᐍᐤ /moːweːw/ mīcew /miːtʃew/ ᒨᐍᐤ /moːweːw/ wisne /wɪsne/ činnu /tʃinːu/ mésehe /mésehe/
Trinken mneew /mneew/ ᒥᓂᐦᑴᐤ /minihkweːw/ menew /menew/ ᒥᓂᐦᐠᐌᐤ /minihkweːw/ mnëkwé /mnəkwe/ kuDi /kuɖi/ mane /mane/
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