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43 Story Sentence Search Results For "lapi"
English:
19. When one brushes ones hair the hair should be put in a fire, and one tells 'Grandpa Fire,' "I give it to you." It is said that when a person leaves this earth 'Grandpa Fire' will give the hair back to that person.
Lenape:
19. Enta awèn kìshi chixàmate na mixekàna may ikahatuneyo tënteyunk tali, luweyok "Tatahëlën muxumsa." Enta awèn alëmskate yushe xkwithakamika xu na muxumsëna na tëntay làpi mwilao na awèn.
English:
1b. because when he dies he will try to come back (to change his clothes).
Lenape:
1b. èli ènta ànkëlëke làpìch pè.
English:
The men hurried as they wanted to dig him up,
Lenape:
Alàpilahtuwàk nèki lënuwàk kahta èt ma ktahawò,
English:
When they returned they saw Wehixamukes
Lenape:
Enta làpi ktëkihtit neyòwò nàka Wehixamukèsa
English:
Then it is said the boy went outside and when he returned again he told his grandmother
Lenape:
Hunt në kwëchin na pilaechëch na tëlan nèl uhëma ènta ktëkit làpi pèchi
English:
They wanted to take her to the fire again,
Lenape:
Kahta èt ma làpi tënteyunk luxòla,
English:
He was gone a long time. When he returned
Lenape:
Kwënake. Enta làpi pate,
English:
Again and again he told her, but again she didn't want to
Lenape:
Lahëlàpi tëlao, shëk làpi shinki.
English:
I will come again, and I fix for you where I am.
Lenape:
làpìch mpa, òk nëwëlixtul ki ènta àhpia.
English:
it is Fall again it is time to set up the Big House church.
Lenape:
làpi ënta tahkokik, na hùnt ulixtuneyo në Xinkwikaon.
English:
He put the rings back in his pocket,
Lenape:
Làpi pòkìtëmink hatuna nèl shapwëlënchehuna,
English:
She told him again, "Tell a story!"
Lenape:
Làpi tëlao, "Achimwi!"
English:
Again they told him, "It's not that way!
Lenape:
Làpi tëlawò, "Tètxan tà nën!
English:
Again they took her to the fire
Lenape:
Làpi tëluxòlawo tënteyunk naka xawshisësa.
English:
It looks good. Um-huh. It looks like it will rain. It will rain again.
Lenape:
L: Wëlinakòt. N: Um-huh. Alàshi xu sukëlan. L: Sukëlan làpi.
English:
It was already dark when he went there, and that one was standing there again.
Lenape:
Mèchi kìshi piske hùnt ika tòn, kèku wàn làpi nipait.
English:
[and] he rushed home again.
Lenape:
mòchhatahkihëlan làpi.
English:
Then when everyone was well seated, they were seated in a circle, then all at once
Lenape:
Na ènta kìshi wèmi wëlàpihtit, òkànkwèpuwàk, na wixkaochi
English:
Then when he looked at him again, here he was a bullfrog,
Lenape:
Na ènta làpi pënaot kèku èt ma wa xànthane,
English:
And they asked him again, “How come those ears of yours are so long?”
Lenape:
Na hùnt
lapi
lan, “Kèku hàch wùnchi nèlshe khitaoka ahi ahkòneya.
English:
Then that other one told the man to say,
Lenape:
Na hùnt làpi takok kwëti tëlao lënu tëlao hùnt,
English:
Then the young man did that. The next day he went there again.
Lenape:
Na hùnt nanë tënëmën na skìnu. Opànke làpi nanë tòn.
English:
Then again the next morning he went there, then went to where they always got water.
Lenape:
Na hùnt nèli làpi òpànke làpi nanë tòn, nanë wële tòn èhèhèli mpi natamihtit hùnt.
English:
then they said, then we will help you again!"
Lenape:
na hùnt tëluwèneyo, na làpi shè ktëli wichëmëlënèn."
English:
Then he (the boy) turned around again, and again he went to the East and four times he whooped.
Lenape:
Na làpi kwëlpin, làpi wèhènchiopànkw tòn, newën pòkaluhwin.
English:
she again went and pushed the dog over.
Lenape:
na làpi may tòmanihin na mwekane.
English:
So the next day he went there when it got to be evening that is the way they did.
Lenape:
Na làpi òpànke na në tòn ènta lòkwik na hùnt në tënëmëneyo.
English:
Then again he got ready, he went to lie down in the road,
Lenape:
Na làpi tòlëmamehëlan, may shènkihëlan tëmakànink.
English:
The fox said, “OK, well, let’s smoke."
Lenape:
Na òkwës làpi luwe, “Nëpèhta hupotàm.”
English:
Then he quickly lay down again. He thought to himself that soon those "wild Indians" will come.
Lenape:
Na shènkihëlan làpi. Litehe xuniti nèk awènhakeyok peyòk.
English:
Then after he had been there for a while he came back again and again he told the elder,
Lenape:
Natënëshè na mata nake na làpi kwëtkin làpi mòy tëlao nèl kìkaya,
English:
Then suddenly they returned again it rained then the girl returned
Lenape:
Na wixkawchi ta hùnt na làpi pèchii ktëkiyok na ènta sukëlànk na hùnt ktëki pè na xkwechëch.
English:
And the other Indian said,
Lenape:
Ok na làpi awènhake luwe,
English:
The next morning they all left again. They went to cut wood and trees.
Lenape:
Opànke làpi tolëmskaneyo mënaxeyok òk kiskhòò hitkuk.
English:
Turkey-Clan and Wolf-Clan then again Turtle-clan people.
Lenape:
Pëleyok òk Tùkwsitàk na làpi Pukuànkuwàk.
English:
and use, and the shoes he put on,
Lenape:
wënchi kàski làpi ikahatun kèku ènta chipahkwèt.
English:
Finally they grabbed her again.
Lenape:
Xantki làpi ikaalihëlala.
English:
Finally the dog sat up straight, and he said,
Lenape:
Xantki na mwekane wëlàpihële, luwe,
English:
I will come again when these White people will treat you badly,
Lenape:
xu làpi mpa, ènta sòmihkwèkwe yuki weòpsichik
English:
We will come back, don't worry.
Lenape:
Xu làpi mpahëna, kàchi sàkwelìntàmuhàn.
English:
Perhaps at some time I will come again. I can come to see you
Lenape:
Xu xanè xu wixkaochi làpi mba. Pèchi may pënul
English:
Now I want to talk again about what
Lenape:
Yukwe shè làpi nkata ahkënutëmën
English:
Here again is a Wehixamukes story.
Lenape:
Yushe làpi Wehixamukèsi achimëwakàn.
