LENAPE NAMES OF DIFFERENT TRIBES These are names of various tribes and nationalities known to the Lenape or Delaware Indians. In the middle column there are links in blue that can be clicked to take you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary (www.talk-lenape.org) where you can hear the Lenape name. In the third column is the English name and enclosed in “ ” is the literal translation of the Lenape name if known. The names are arranged alphabetically by the English name. TRIBES IN SAME LANGUAGE FAMILY AS THE LENAPE http://talk- Arapaho Shialabu lenape.org/detail?id=14597 http://talk- Blackfoot Sëksitas lenape.org/detail?id=13308 http://talk- Cheyenne Shëlatihka lenape.org/detail?id=9362 http://talk- Kickapoo Kikapu lenape.org/detail?id=2351 http://talk- Lenape; Delaware Lënape lenape.org/detail?id=3882 http://talk- Menominee Mìnòmëni lenape.org/detail?id=4825 http://talk- Miami Tuwèhtuwe lenape.org/detail?id=10371 http://talk- Munsee Monsi lenape.org/detail?id=4909 http://talk- Nanticoke Wënètko lenape.org/detail?id=10798 http://talk- Ojibwa; Chippewa Chipuwe lenape.org/detail?id=822 http://talk- Ottawa Tawe lenape.org/detail?id=9934 http://talk- Potawattomi Puteòtàm lenape.org/detail?id=9003 http://talk- Sauk & Fox Sakia lenape.org/detail?id=9090 http://talk- Shawnee Shawnu lenape.org/detail?id=9311 TRIBES FROM OTHER LANGUAGE FAMILIES http://talk- Apache Tashi lenape.org/detail?id=17801 http://talk- Caddo Kaluhëlachi lenape.org/detail?id=1629 http://talk- Catawba Katapa lenape.org/detail?id=1691 http://talk- Cherokee; Keetoowah Katuhò lenape.org/detail?id=1700 http://talk- Chickasaw Tikahsha lenape.org/detail?id=10166 http://talk- Choctaw Chahta lenape.org/detail?id=659 http://talk- Comanche Patuhka lenape.org/detail?id=8317 http://talk- Creek Màshku lenape.org/detail?id=4346 http://talk- Iroquois Òpànu lenape.org/detail?id=7969 http://talk- Kaw Kansia lenape.org/detail?id=1665 http://talk- Kiowa Kayëwa lenape.org/detail?id=1766 http://talk- Mohawk Pëskoshasit lenape.org/detail?id=8624 http://talk- Osage Wëshashi lenape.org/detail?id=10888 http://talk- Paxinkw lenape.org/detail?id=17154 “split face” http://talk- Paiute Payuchi lenape.org/detail?id=8349 http://talk- Pawnee Pani lenape.org/detail?id=17802 http://talk- Peoria Peòli lenape.org/detail?id=17803 http://talk- Quapaw Òkahpa lenape.org/detail?id=7886 http://talk- Seminole Sìmënòl lenape.org/detail?id=17805 http://talk- Seneca Menkwe lenape.org/detail?id=4630 http://talk- Sioux; Lakota Shaha lenape.org/detail?id=9280 http://talk- Tonkawa Tankawe lenape.org/detail?id=9869 http://talk- Wichita Wichìta lenape.org/detail?id=17806 http://talk- Wyandot Tëlëmatënu lenape.org/detail?id=9990 http://talk- Yuchi Tahukàle lenape.org/detail?id=9817 OTHER NAMES FOR INDIANS http://talk- Indian of a tribe unknown Awènhake lenape.org/detail?id=637 to the Lenape http://talk- Indian (generic term) Mèxkeòhkësit lenape.org/detail?id=12170 “one who has red skin” http://talk- My fellow tribesman / nithake lenape.org/detail?id=6548 My fellow tribeswoman http://talk- His/her tribe; his/her Lakeyu lenape.org/detail?id=3732 nationality http://talk- What tribe is he/she? Kèku hàch lakeyu? lenape.org/detail?id=3732 OTHER NATIONALITIES http://talk- American Mèlikàn lenape.org/detail?id=12309 http://talk- Black person Sëkahkolès lenape.org/detail?id=9175 Nèskësit http://talk- “one who is dark” lenape.org/detail?id=6040 http://talk- Chinese Kwènalhùkwès lenape.org/detail?id=16620 “one who has long hair” http://talk- Englishmen Kwènashikànachik lenape.org/detail?id=17765 “long knives” http://talk- French Pëlanshëman lenape.org/detail?id=8398 http://talk- German Chìchëman lenape.org/detail?id=731 http://talk- Japanese Tànkshkinkònèt lenape.org/detail?id=17804 “one with little eyes” http://talk- Mexican; Spaniard Spanayu lenape.org/detail?id=9721 http://talk- Oriental Wisawsit lenape.org/detail?id=11283 “yellow one” http://talk- White person Shëwanàkw lenape.org/detail?id=9420 Weòpsit http://talk- “white one” lenape.org/detail?id=10882 compiled by Jim Rementer, director Lenape Language Project .