Munsee

UMU

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Delaware, Ontario Delaware

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Unami , in the United States. A member of macrolanguage Delaware ,.

Genealogy:

Algic
Algonquian
Eastern Algonquian
Delaware

Demographics: 7 (Kinkade 1991). Ethnic population: 400 (Kinkade 1991).

Language Use: Shifted to English [eng]. Older adults.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1818–1821.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Canada