luwàn

See also: luwan

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee lóowan (“winter, be winter”)

Noun

luwàn inan (adjectival luwàni, locative luwàneyunk)

  1. winter, wintertime
  2. north

Verb

luwàn (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), third singular subjunctive luwànke)

  1. to be winter
  • luwàne (“last winter”)
  • lailuwàn (“midwinter”)
  • luwànàn'tu (“the winter spirit”)
  • luwànàxën (“north wind”)
  • Muxumsa Luwàneyunk (“Grandfather of the North”)
  • luwànhaki (“northland”)

References

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