LENAPE NAMES of ANIMALS and MORE - Delaware Tribe

LENAPE NAMES of ANIMALS and MORE

These are names and photographs of some of the common animals 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 (talk-). 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.

ahtu(hw)



xinkw?l?pay



deer buck deer

nush?tu



doe deer

anikw?s



ch?mam?s



chinkwe



kawiya



ground squirrel rabbit bobcat porcupine

kw?n?muxkw



kw?nishkw?nayas



mamalis



m?xkw



otter

mountain lion "long-tailed one"

fawn deer

bear

meh?moxkchalh?s



munhake



mus



nah?n?m



gopher woodchuck elk raccoon

ni?nkwe



?kw?s



?pinkw



p?kak?n?t



lynx fox opossum moose

p?lenikw



pipisilunk?n



pukw?s



s?nkwe



flying squirrel

bat "wrinkled wings" mouse

weasel

shkakw



sisilie



t?makwe



skunk

buffalo

beaver "one who cuts wood"

t?m?skw?s



t?me



t?met?t



wininkw?s



muskrat "one who cuts grass"

wolf

coyote "little wolf"

mink

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