Ethnologue

Munsee

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Delaware, Ontario Delaware

Population

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

Location

Ontario province: Moraviantown Reserve.

Language Maps

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Unami [unm] in the United States. A member of macrolanguage Delaware [del].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Older adults.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1818–1821.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].