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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa (“man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lënu anim (plural lënuwàk, diminutive lënutët, obviative lënuwa, absentative lënunka, pejorative lënushësh, vocative lënuwëtuk)
- man, male
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “lënu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project