Lipan

American  

[li-pahn] / lɪˈpɑn /

noun

plural

Lipans,

plural

Lipan

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Lipan

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 • Jul. 4, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

By some accounts, Vanderwal wouldn’t be there if not for Lerma - the self-described “pedophile hunter,” data resource manager and Lipan Apache tribal member who moonlights as a Facebook personality and NRA-certified firearms instructor.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2018

There, indeed, racing as if for life, were the six Texans and Castro, but where was their young Lipan scout, and what was he doing?

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.

"Heap whistle" would have been a good translation of his Lipan word for bugle music, and he uttered it loudly.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.