Lenape


[len-uh-pee, luh-nah-pee] /ˈlɛn ə pi, ləˈnɑ pi/

noun, plural Lenapes (especially collectively) Lenape.
1.
(defs 5, 6).

1728, native name for Delaware Indians, said to mean “original people.”

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