Common Words and Phrases, Page 2
Click the Lenape word to hear it pronounced.
| Lenape | English |
|---|---|
| PHRASES | |
| Wanìshi | Thank you |
| Kulamàlsi hàch? | Are you well? |
| nulamàlsi | I am well |
| mpalsi | I am sick |
| nëwikwihëla | I am tired |
| ntakòhchi | I am cold |
| mënihi | Give me a drink |
| mushhakòt | the sky is clear |
| kùmhòkòt | the sky is cloudy |
| pèthakhòn | it is thundering |
| kshàxën | it is windy |
| wine | it is snowing |
| BIRDS AND ANIMALS | |
| ahas | crow |
| òkwës | fox |
| chinkwe | bobcat |
| pukwès | mouse |
| sànkwe | weasel |
| tëme | wolf |
| xanikw | squirrel |
| chulëns | bird |
| ntalëmuns | my pet |
| MORE NUMBERS | |
| kwëtash | six |
| nishash | seven |
| xash | eight |
| pèshkunk | nine |
| tèlën | ten |
| kwëtash, nishash, xash, pèshkunk, tèlën | six thru ten |
| Sounds: a – father, à – up, e – gate, è – get, ë – above, i – me, ì – pick, o – open, ò – for, u – boot, ù – look, x – nacht (as in German). | |
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