lënu

See also: lenu and lēnu

Unami

Alternative forms

• ìnu (medial)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlənːu/

Noun

lënu anim (plural lënuwàk, diminutive lënutët, obviative lënuwa, absentative lënunka, pejorative lënushësh, vocative lënuwëtuk)

1. man, male

Derived terms

• lënuwaihòsu
• lënuwehële
• lënuwexàm
• lënuwi
• lënuwinakwsu
• lënuwinakwsu
• lënuwinakòt
• lënuwitehe
• mëteìnu
• skìnu

 

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “lënu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project