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The name Lenni Lenape originates from two autonyms, Lenni, which means "genuine, pure, real, original", and Lenape, meaning "real person" or "original person". [13] Lënu may be translated as "man". [ 14 ]
Susquehanna River – from Lenape Siskëwahane, 'mile wide, foot deep' [citation needed] (This Lenape placename does not occur within the bounds of Lenapehoking, as defined by the map accompanying this article.) Tamaqua – from Lenape Tamaqua, 'beaver' [29] Tatamy – from Lenape name Chief Moses Tatamy who lived in the region and died in 1761
Lackawaxen Lenape name Lackawaxen, meaning "swift waters," Loyalhanna – after the name of a Lenape town, Layalhanning, meaning 'at the middle of the river': layel or lawel 'middle' + hane 'river' + -ink locative suffix. [90] Loyalsock – Lenape, 'middle creek.' (It is located halfway between lycoming and muncy creeks.) [78]
Machesautauxen Creek, alternate name for the Sleeper Branch (tributary of Mullica River) Mahoras Brook; Manapaqua Branch (stream in Ocean County) Manasquan; Manasquan River (Lenape: Mënàskunk [1]) Manantico Creek; Mannington Creek; Manumuskin River; Manunka Chunk (location on the border of White Township and Knowlton Township) (Lenape ...
Lenni-Lenape literally means 'Men of Men', but is translated to mean 'Original People'. The Lenape names for the areas they inhabited were Scheyichbi (i.e. New Jersey), which means 'water's edge', and Lenapehoking, meaning 'in the land of the Delaware Indians'. It describes the ancient homeland of all Delaware Indians, both Unami and Munsee.
The name Lenape, which is sometimes used in English for both Delaware languages together, is the name Unami speakers also use for their own language in English, [34] [35] whereas Munsee speakers call their language in English Lunaapeew. [36] Uniquely among scholars, Kraft uses Lenape as a cover term to refer to all Delaware-speaking groups. [37]
It was later renamed Lake Nockamixon, another Lenape name meaning "place of soft soil." More and more land along the creek was eventually turned into parkland. The next addition to the park was the High Rocks unit of Ralph Stover State Park, donated to the Commonwealth by the noted author James A. Michener, a local resident. It features ...
In others, the meaning of the Lenape can have several interpretations. Locative suffixes vary depending on the dialect (usually Munsee or Unami) of the Lenape that prevailed. Jersey Dutch was spoken in the region until the 20th century. Many rivers in the region bear names based in their Lenape appellation.