aŋpétu

Lakota

Alternative forms

• ąpétu

Etymology

From aŋpá (“dawn”) +‎ étu (“there is, to exist”).

Cognate with Dakota ąpétu and Assiniboine ąbédu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ˈpetu/

Noun

aŋpétu

1. day, daytime

   Aŋpétu kiŋ lé él wakȟályapi latkáŋ he? ― Did you drink coffee today?

Derived terms

• aŋpétu haŋkéyela (“before the day is over”)
• aŋpétu iyóhi, aŋpétu iyóhihi (“daily”)
• aŋpétu kiŋ lé, lé aŋpétu tin (“today”)
• aŋpétu tókča (“weather”)
• aŋpétu tȟahéna, aŋpétȟahéna (“before the day is over”)
• aŋpétu wašté (“good day”)
• aŋpétuka (“specific day (in the past)”)
• aŋpétuwi (“sun”)

• days of the week (appendix): Aŋpétu Wakȟáŋ · Aŋpétu Tȟokáhe · Aŋpétu Núŋpa · Aŋpétu Yámni · Aŋpétu Tópa · Aŋpétu Záptaŋ · Owáŋkayužažapi ^[edit]

Verb

aŋpétu(impersonal)

1. to be day, to be daytime

References

• Jan Ullrich, editor, compiled by Ben Black Bear Jr. and Richard Two Dogs (2023), “aŋpétu”, in New Lakota Dictionary App‎^[1] (electronic app), Kyle, SD: Lakota Language Commission, via LLC Bookstore
• Jan Ullrich, editor (2011) [2008], New Lakota Dictionary, 2nd edition, Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Commission, page 53