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14 Story Sentence Search Results For "luwensi"
English:
29. It was said long ago by the Delawares now deceased if a person goes outside or is seated outside, if he hears a Rain Crow (Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, it is named by the old Delawares) he will be lazy all day long.
Lenape:
29. Luwèn hùnt lòmwe yuki Lënapeyunkahke ènta awèn kochëmink li ate, shëtako lëmatahpite kochëmink, ènta pëntaote na chulëns kaxkhuwes èluwènsik luweyok hùnt kwëti kishkwi awèn nulhànt.
English:
30. It was said long ago by the elders that when a person hears a little bird named a wren soon someone will visit us, it was said by the old Delawares.
Lenape:
30. Luwèn hùnt lòmëwe yuki kìkayàk ènta awèn pëntaote na chulëntët hinutët èluwènsit xuniti xu awèn kiikàmùkuna, luwèn hànkw yuki xuwi Lënapeyunkahke.
English:
First I want to say that my name is
Lenape:
Hìtamìch nkatà luwe ntëluwènsi
English:
Perhaps now this is named the state of Ohio or of Indiana perhaps since that time.
Lenape:
Konait yukwe yushe luwènsik në state Ohio shìta na Indiana konait në òsi lìkhìkwi.
English:
a town is called (that). thanks; that's all for now.
Lenape:
luwensi
k utènay. *** wanëshi; lahapa nàni txi.
English:
Our temples are called Machicomuck. It is there that we pray.
[note - Machicomuck is not a Lenape word.]
Lenape:
Mpatamweikaonëna luwènsik Machicomuck. Ika tali mpatamahëna.
English:
That was the beginning of the Lenape being called "Delaware."
Lenape:
Na në shè wënchi alëmi luwènsin wa Lënape "Delaware."
English:
the boy because that Cuyloga he was called
Lenape:
na pilaechëch èli na Cuyloga èluwènsit
English:
They stopped at a big river that is called White River.
Lenape:
Nokihëlaneyo xinkwi sipu luwènsik Opèksipu.
English:
and when said my 'white person' name is Nora Thompson Dean.
Lenape:
òk èntà Shëwànàhkwi luwènsià luwèsi Norà Thompson Deàn.
English:
and when my "White person" name is said my name is Nora Thompson Dean.
Lenape:
òk ènta Shëwànahkwi luwènsia ntëluwèsi Nora Thompson Dean.
English:
so that can take ahold of this. What is it called in Lenape? I forgot it.
Lenape:
wënchi kàski kènu ika alënink. Kèku èt èluwënsik ènta Lënape? Nonin nën.
English:
over towards what is called Indiana.
Lenape:
wëntahkwi Indiana në luwènsik.
English:
*** this state which is called Pennsylvania;
Lenape:
*** yuni khikhakàn èluwènsik Pennsylvania;
