Delaware
- noun
- /ˈdɛləˌwɛr/
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lengua lenape
- Few people today speak Delaware, but efforts are being made to revitalize the language.
Examples
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The word for 'river' in Delaware is very different from that in neighboring languages.
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She studied Delaware as part of her research on Algonquian linguistics.
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The Delaware language is rich in history.
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Do you know any words in Delaware?
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Few people today speak Delaware, but efforts are being made to revitalize the language.
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She studied Delaware as part of her research on Algonquian linguistics.
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The word for 'river' in Delaware is very different from that in neighboring languages.
Synonyms
A Native American language once spoken by the Lenape people in the northeastern United States
Compounds
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A large river in the eastern United States that starts in New York and flows south into Delaware Bay
A bay on the east coast of the United States where the Delaware River meets the ocean
A Native American language once spoken by the Lenape people in the northeastern United States
A pair of suspension bridges that cross the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey
Surface Forms
Etymology
Delaware for the language follows from the name used for the people: English speakers called the Lenape language 'Delaware' after the people who lived by the Delaware River, so the language name ties back to the tribe and the river.