wëlànte

Unami

Etymology

From

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

Verb

wëlànte (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), third plural indicative wëlanteyo, third singular conjunct wëlantèk)

  1. it is good weather, it is sunny
  • kshëlànte
  • nulëmëlànte
  • òsëlànte

References

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