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Etymology
From
- /pèt-/ : hither, this way
- /-àpan/ : light, day
Verb
pètapàn (conjunct pètapànk, subjunctive pètapànke)(inanimate intransitive)
- it is approaching dawn, it is the first light of day
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pètapàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project