Two slightly different dialects prevailed among the Delawares themselves, the one spoken by the Unami and Unalachtgo, the other by the Minsi. The former is stated by the Moravian missionaries to have had an uncommonly soft and pleasant sound to the ear[158], and William Penn made the same remark. It was also considered to be the purer and more elegant dialect, and was preferred by the missionaries as the vehicle for their translations. The Minsi was harsher and more difficult to learn, but would seem to have been the more archaic branch, as it is stated to be a key to the other, and to preserve many words in their integrity and original form, which in the Unami were abbreviated or altogether dropped. The Minsi dialect was closely akin to the Mohegan. How far the separation of the Delaware dialects had extended may be judged from the subjoined list of words. They are selected, as showing the greatest variation, from a list of over one hundred, prepared by Mr. Heckewelder for the American Philosophical Society, and preserved in MS. in its library. The comparison proves that the differences are far from extensive, and chiefly result from a greater use of gutturals. COMPARISON OF THE UNAMI AND MINSI DIALECTS. _Unami_. _Minsi_. God Patamawos Pachtamawos Earth hacki achgi Valley pasaeck pachsajech Beard wuttoney wuchtoney Tooth wipit wichpit Blood mocum mochcum Night ipocu ipochcu Pretty schiki pschickki Small tangeto tschankschisu Stone assinn achsun The Sea kithanne gichthanne Light woacheu woashe´jeek Black süksit neesachgissit Chief saki´ma wajauwe Green asgask asgasku No, not matta machta What differences there were have been retained and perhaps accentuated in modern times, if we may judge from the names of consanguinity obtained by Mr. Lewis H. Morgan on the Kansas Reservation in 1860. These are given in part in the annexed table, and the Mohegan is added for the sake of extending the comparison. _Delaware._ _Minsi._ _Mohegan._ My grandfather no mohómus na māhomis´ nuh māhome´ My grandmother noo home´ na nóhome no ome´ My father noh´h na no´uh noh My mother ugā´hase nain guk´ n'guk My son n'kweese´ nain gwase´ n'diome´ My daughter n´dānuss nain dāness´ ne chune´ My grandchild noh whese´ nain no whasé nā hise´ My elder brother nah hāns nain n´hans n tā kun´ My elder sister na mese´ nain nawesé nā mees My younger brother nah eese umiss nain hisesamus´ nhisum