wëlànte

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /wël/: good
  • /-ant-/: ?
  • /e/: makes word a verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

wëlànte inan (plural wëlanteyo, 3sg conjunct wëlantèk) (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is good weather, it is sunny
  • kshëlànte
  • nulëmëlànte
  • òsëlànte

References

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