munsee/ˈmʌn.si/EtymologyFrom Munsee mŭnúsunk (“at the island”), from munús (“island”). Compare Minisink, a doublet from Munsee; cognate for example with Ojibwe minis (“island”), minising (“at the island”).munsee means an endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape/Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nameAn endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape/Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City.“They stare at her like she’s just spoken in Munsee.”nounA member of a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape people.