_Campanius._ _Zeisberger_ _Whipple._ 1645. 1778. 1855. Swedish German English Orthography. Orthography. Orthography. Man rhenus lenno lenno Woman âquaeo ochque h'que'i Father nωk nooch (my) nuuh Mother kahaess gahowes gaiez Head kwijl wil wil Hair mijrack milach milakh Ear hittaock w'hittawak (pl.) howitow Eye schinck w'ushgink tukque´ling Nose wiküwan w'ikiwan ouiki´o Mouth tωn w'doon ouitun Tongue hijrano w'ilano ouilano Tooth wippit w'epit ouipita Hand alænskan w'anach puck-alenge Foot zijt sit zit Heart chitto, kitte ktee (thy) huté House wickωmen wiquoam ouigwam Pipe hopockan hopenican haboca Sun chisogh gischuch kishu'h Star aranck alank alanq' Fire taenda tindey tundaih Water bij mbi bih Snow kuun guhn ku´no COMPARISON OF DELAWARE NUMERALS. _Campanius._ _Thomas._ _Zeisberger._ _Whipple._ 1645. 1695. 1750. 1855. 1 Ciútte Kooty Ngutti Co´te 2 Nissa Nisha Nischa Ni´sha 3 Náha Natcha Nacha Naha´ 4 Nævvo Neo Newo Ne´ewah 5 Pareenach Pelenach Palenach Pahle´nah'k 6 Ciuttas Kootash Guttasch Cot´tasch 7 Nissas Nishash Nischasch Ni´shasch 8 Haas Choesh Chasch Hasch 9 Paeschum Peshonk Peschkonk Pes´co 10 Thæren Telen Tellen Te´len I have no doubt that if a Swede, a German and an Englishman were to-day to take down these words from the mouth of a Delaware Indian, each writing them in the orthography of his own tongue, the variations would be as numerous as in the above list, except, perhaps, the ancient and now disused _r_ sound. The comparison goes to show that there has probably been but a very slight change in the Delaware, in spite of the many migrations and disturbances they have undergone. They speak the language of their forefathers as closely as do the English, although no written documents have aided them in keeping it alive. This is but another proof added to an already long list, showing that the belief that American languages undergo rapid changes is an error.