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Meaning of Munsee | Babel Free

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

Deutsch Munsee
Français munsee
Русский мунси

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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