Entries Tagged as 'Western Delaware'

Western Delaware: Complex and Dwindling

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Western Delaware is an updated take of a Southern Unami dialect, taught by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is labeled Western because the language was used in the Western region of Oklahoma. The original Unami language – also known as Lenape – is now an extinct tongue formerly hailing from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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