The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity

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The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity by Daniel G. Brinton is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Picture-writing, Indian; Delaware Indians; Delaware language -- Texts. Linden organizes its 49 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.

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Unknown year

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English

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Public domain

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Project Gutenberg ebook #46422

Table of contents

49 chapters

1. 01Opening material2 min
2. 02CHAPTER II.--THE WAPANACHKI OR EASTERN ALGONKIN CONFEDERACY 192 min
3. 03CHAPTER V.--HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE LENAPE 1092 min
4. 04CHAPTER I.10 min
5. 05CHAPTER II.9 min
6. 063. Kiscapocoke.7 min
7. 07CHAPTER III2 min
8. 081. The Minsi, Monseys, Montheys, Munsees, or Minisinks.5 min
9. 091. Kechemeches, 500 men, five miles above Cape May.43 min
10. 10CHAPTER IV.31 min
11. 111. Applied to persons.6 min
12. 12CHAPTER V.26 min
13. 13CHAPTER VI.22 min
14. 14CHAPTER VII.21 min
15. 15I.2 min
16. 16III.2 min
17. 17V.2 min
18. 18I. · Section 22 min
19. 198. And groups of islands grew newly, and there remained2 min
20. 2016. Nitisak wemi owini w delsinewuap.2 min
21. 2123. Maktapan payat, wihillan payat, mboagan payat.2 min
22. 224. Driven from their homes they fought with this murderer.2 min
23. 2312. Manito-dasin mokol-wichemap, Palpal payat payat wemichemap.2 min
24. 244. Chintanes-sin powalessin peyachik wikhichik pokwihil.2 min
25. 2511. Nihillapewin komelendam lowaniwi wemiten chihillen winiaken.2 min
26. 2615. All say they will go along to destroy all the land.2 min
27. 271. Long ago the fathers of the Lenape were at the land of spruce pines.2 min
28. 288. After Beautiful Head, White Owl was chief at Spruce Pine land.2 min
29. 2915. After Snow Bird, the Seizer was chief, and all were killed,2 min
30. 3022. After him, Snow-Father was chief, he of the big teeth.2 min
31. 3130. After the Little-One (came) the Fatigued; after him, the Stiff-One.2 min
32. 3237. After this good one, Strong-Buffalo was chief and pipe-bearer.2 min
33. 3346. The Lean-One was chief; he fought against the Tawa people.2 min
34. 3453. All say, in unison, "War, war".2 min
35. 3560. He-has-Pleasure was chief; all the people rejoice.2 min
36. 365. The Recorder was chief, he painted the records.2 min
37. 3721. Amangaki amigaki wapakisinep.2 min
38. 3826. Wemi lowichik gishikshawipek lappi kichipek.2 min
39. 3937. Wapahakey sakimanep sheybian.2 min
40. 4048. Wemiamik weminitik kiwikhotan.2 min
41. 4151. Slow-Gatherer was chief at the shore.4 min
42. 428. Mr. Anthony renders this line in Minsi:--3 min
43. 4317. The former renderings are.--2 min
44. 4424. The picture seems to be two countries connected by a bridge.2 min
45. 457. The repetition of the words is to add force to the phrase.3 min
46. 46III. · Section 23 min
47. 47IV.7 min
48. 48V. · Section 22 min
49. 4924. On the derivation of Susquehannah, see page 14.42 min