pètapàn

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /pèt-/ : hither, this way
  • /-àpan/ : light, day

Verb

pètapàn (conjunct pètapànk, subjunctive pètapànke)(inanimate intransitive)

  1. it is approaching dawn, it is the first light of day

Derived terms

  • pètapanuxwe

References

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