Lenape Language Database Project

技术创造了“会说话”的词典的潜力，这些词典已经成为研究土著语言的非常宝贵的资源。Lenape(特拉华州)语音词典于2006年首次在网上发布。目前有14,000多个单词，其中5,525个单词有单字声音文件。有1400多个句子的声音档案。目前的项目通过增加词条来扩展这个数据库的工作，特别是纳入文本文件，其中包括具有逐个语素详细注释的故事和对话，并改善最初由NSF#0214422资助的现有语言数据库的显示和功能。自2002年最后一位母语者去世以来，该网站及其数据库和有声词典是将Lenape人与其祖先语言联系起来的唯一链接。此外，鉴于Lenape(特拉华州)在阿尔冈琴语系中的重要性，该网站提供的语言分析为学术界提供了有用的参考和模式。

Technology has created the potential for 'talking' dictionaries which have become very valuable resources to the study of indigenous languages. The Lenape (Delaware) talking dictionary was first presented online in 2006. There are currently over 14,000 words of which 5,525 have single word sound files. There are over 1,400 sentence sound filed. The current project extends work on this database by increasing the entries, specifically incorporating text files, which include stories and conversations with detailed morpheme-by-morpheme glosses, and improving the display and functionality of the existing language database funded initially under NSF #0214422.Since the death of the last native speaker in 2002, the website with its database and talking dictionary is the only link connecting Lenape people to their ancestral language. Moreover, given the significance of Lenape (Delaware) in the Algonquian language family, the linguistic analyses presented by the website constitute a useful reference and model for the scholarly community.