kìshahtèk
Unami
Etymology
- /kìshahte/ (stem): to illuminate, light up
- /-k/ (suffix): 3rd person singular conjunct suffix
Noun
kìshahtèk inan
- aurora borealis, the northern lights
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kìshahtek”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project