kìshahtèk

Unami

Etymology

  • /kìshahte/ (stem): to illuminate, light up
  • /-k/ (suffix): 3rd person singular conjunct suffix

Noun

kìshahtèk inan

  1. aurora borealis, the northern lights

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kìshahtek”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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