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where did the lenape got their names
If you mean when did European settlers first discover New Jersey, Europeans first came into contact with Lenape Indians living in New Jersey in 1600. It's hard to tell how long the Lenape Indians had been settled there before the Europeans arrived.
Manetu (manëtu) is a Lenni Lenape (Delaware Indian Tribe) word meaning 'spirit' as in 'apparition'. The word does not apply to the Great Spirit, animal spirit or a comet/meteor which is literally referred to as a 'warrior spirit'.
lenape lenni for goose
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