Lenape Language Lesson 3: People

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Grandmother - broken down old man

Grandmother - Uma
Grandfather - Maxumthas
Mother - Gah
Father - Nuxati
Sister - Nomis
Brother - Naxans
girl - xkwechech; kwechechak
boy - pilaechech; pilaechechak
baby - mimentet; mimentetak
broken down old man - pokhilus

child - young woman

child - mimens, mimensak
clans - Pele, Pukuwanku, Tukwsit
elderly man - kikuwinu
elderly woman - kikayukwe
friend - nchu, ichu
man - linu; linuwak; skinu; pokhilus; hiluses; hilusesak; kikuwinu
old man - hiluses; hilusesak
person (or) someone - awen
woman - xkwe; xkweyok; skixkwe; kikayuxkwe
young man - skinu
young woman - skixkwe