kìshahtèk

Unami

Etymology

• /kìshahte/ (stem): to illuminate, light up
• /-k/ (suffix): 3rd person singular conjunct suffix

Noun

kìshahtèk inan

1. aurora borealis, the northern lights

References

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