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