shòxahtën

Unami

Etymology

From shòxe inan (to be slippery) +‎ -atën (it is cold / ice).

Verb

shòxahtën (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be slippery from ice

References

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