LENAPE NAMES OF TOOLS - Delaware Tribe

LENAPE NAMES OF TOOLS & IMPLEMENTS

These are names and photographs of some of the tools and implements known to the Lenape or Delaware Indians. In the first column there are links that can be clicked to take you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary (). Place the cursor over the link and click to take you to the dictionary where you can hear the Lenape name. In the third column enclosed in " " is the literal translation of the Lenape name.

TOOLS

koh?k?n



mortar

(hollowed log in which corn is pounded)

kw?nus?n?kw



pestle

m?k?l



hammer

tahkw?ntik?n



kpw?shik?n



pliers awl

paxshakok?n



sewing awl

hand-saw; cross-cut saw; buck-saw; sawmill

kishkshakok?n



two-man saw; ribbon saw

p?pkw?shik?n



pkwitehik?n



?shkansh



?h?wis



drill; auger chisel needle thimble

m?kus



kshik?n



?mh?n?s



nail knife spoon

l?lxaoluw?k



traditional wooden spoon

fork

p?kaluw?k



k?nthik?n



xink?hkshik?n



kitshik?n



coal shovel pry bar (or) setting pole

butcher knife

sword

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