Munsee

//ˈmʌn.si// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape people.
  2. 2
    Archaic spelling of munshi. alt-of, archaic
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape/Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City.

    "They stare at her like she’s just spoken in Munsee."

Synonyms

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moonshee

Example

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"They stare at her like she’s just spoken in Munsee."

Etymology

From Munsee mŭnúsunk (“at the island”), from munús (“island”). Compare Minisink, a doublet from Munsee; cognate for example with Ojibwe minis (“island”), minising (“at the island”).

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Munsee-Delaware Nationnew york city

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