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Lalengua munsee (conossuda anca cont el nom inglesDelaware) l’è vun di su sotlinguagg de lalingua delaware (oLenape oLunaapeew). La parten a la famija dilengue algonchine e l’era parlada dinativ american stanziad in di territori che al dì d’incoeu corrisponden ai stat deNew York ePennsylvania. L’è ona lengua adree a estingues che la resta viva infra i poch vegg de la riserva indiana de Moravian (Ontario,Canada)^[1].

La lengua l’è compagna de lalengua unami (oramai estinta), tant che la pussee part di studios la considera i do lengue ‘me dialet de lalingua delaware, ciapad insema cont elmahican, segond on quai linguista, farissen su el grup di lenguedelawaran.^[2]

1. ↑Gordon 2005, varda Bibliografia
2. ↑Goddard 1979 e 1996, vedi Bibliografia

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