pèmitàn

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pemihθenwi (to float by). By surface analysis, pëm- (by, along) +‎ -itàn (to float).

Verb

pèmitàn (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent pëmipuki)

  1. To float by, to float, to flow.

References

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