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Lenape Talking Dictionary
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10 Story Sentence Search Results For "nihelachi"
English:
they start to smell each other, they are looking for their own thing.
Lenape:
alëmi kwsiàntëluwàk, nòtunëmëneyo nihëlàchi kwèkunëmëwoo.
English:
because he admired himself. Everyone hated him, even
Lenape:
èli ulinao nihëlàchi hòkaya. Wèmi awèn shinkalao, ìli
English:
even if he does not know how many there may be
Lenape:
ìli mata uwatuwën kèxihtit, luwète nihëlàchi kèku èlitehat.
English:
but it is all right if the dog wants to speak on his own.
Lenape:
kënch ta na mwekane nihëlàchi kèku luwète.
English:
the Delawares had no iron so it was made out of
Lenape:
Lënapei hùnt kènu aku sëkahsëni nihëlàchi manitaonu na
English:
Long ago they lived together
Lenape:
Lòmwe hùnt mah nihëlàchi wikhatuwàk
English:
Long ago they lived together
Lenape:
Lòmwe hùnt mah nihëlàchi wikhatuwàk . . . Note: The Lenape word “hunt” is used frequently in this story. It can be translated as “it is said’ or “supposedly.” It means the teller did not actually witness the events of the story. In the English translation we did not repeat the translation each time.
English:
There was a man and a woman who lived by themselves
Lenape:
Na hùnt na kwëti lìnu (òk) xkwe nihëlàchi pali wikuwàk
English:
I can still use my own language,
Lenape:
nkàski kwiakwi nakatàmën nihëlàchi èlixsia,
English:
I can still use my own language,
Lenape:
nkàski kwiakwi nakatàmën nihëlàchi èlixsia,