Lipan

[ li-pahn ]

noun

, plural Li·pans, (especially collectively) Li·pan

1. a member of an Apache group that comprises several Apache bands, living in the southwestern United States east of the Rio Grande.
2. the Athabascan language of the Lipan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lipan¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from Spanish Lipán, from Lipan self-designation Hleh-pai Ndé or Lépai-Ndé “Light Gray People” (a reference to the migration history of the Lipan)

Example Sentences

For the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project, live bison are part of a program that teaches Indigenous youth about the animal, said the organization’s founder, Lucille Contreras of the Lipan Apache tribe.

From New York Times

Residents of the city of Lipan, about 55 miles west of Fort Worth, were ordered to evacuate as firefighters and two air tankers using retardant were dispatched to confront a new 3,000-acre fire on the border of Erath and Hood Counties.

From New York Times

Darcie Little Badger’s “A Snake Falls to Earth” is based in part on Lipan Apache storytelling traditions.

From Seattle Times

Castoreno, who’s an enrolled member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, said Monday’s Zoom discussion would touch on all mascotry, including that of Indianapolis’ minor-league team.

From Washington Times

Sallman painted a copy for the school but sold the original “Head of Christ” to the religious publisher Kriebel and Bates, and what Lipan calls a “Protestant icon” was born.

From Washington Post