Lenape Language Database Project

科技为“会说话”的词典创造了潜力，这些词典已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。目前有超过14000个单词，其中5525个是单个单词的声音文件。有超过1400个句子的声音。当前的项目扩展了该数据库的工作，增加了条目，特别是合并了文本文件，其中包括故事和对话，并详细介绍了每个语素的注释，并改进了现有语言数据库的显示和功能，该数据库最初由nsf# 0214422资助。自从最后一位母语使用者于2002年去世以来，这个拥有数据库和有声词典的网站是唯一一个将莱纳佩人与他们祖先的语言联系起来的链接。此外，鉴于Lenape （Delaware）在Algonquian语族中的重要地位，该网站提供的语言分析为学术界提供了有用的参考和模型。

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.