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Munsee

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmʌn.si

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of munshi.
    alt-of, archaic
  2. A member of a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape people.
  3. An endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape/Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City.

Equivalents

Françaismunsee
DeutschMunsee
Русскиймунси

Examples

“They stare⟳ at her like⟳ she’s just spoken in Munsee.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Munsee-Delaware Nation Munsell Munsey munshee munsheel munshi

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