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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
646 Sample Sentence Search Results For "te"
English:
It is hard (difficult) to walk when it is hot.
Lenape:
Ahòt pëmëskan ènta kshëlàntèk.
English:
The boy is about seven years old.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt nishash kahtënamu na pilaechëch.
English:
It has been about twenty years since I ate that medicine.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt nishintxke kahtëne nochi michin në mpisun.
English:
Perhaps about four (or) five, I think.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt nti
te
newa, palenàxk.
English:
He is about twenty years old.
Lenape:
Ahpami nishintxke kahtënamu.
English:
There are rocks in the land of the Lenape.
Lenape:
Ahsëna ha
te
yo Lënapehòkink.
English:
I will go to town tomorrow morning if it does not rain.
Lenape:
Alàpàch utènink nta mata sukëlanu.
English:
Tomorrow is my birthday.
Lenape:
Alàpa xu nkatënami.
English:
Tomorrow I will go to town.
Lenape:
Alàpa xu utènink nta.
English:
The strawberries are ripening.
Lenape:
Alëmi kish
te
yo nèl
te
him.
English:
The strawberries are beginning to ripen.
Lenape:
Alëmi kish
te
yo nèl
te
him.
English:
It is beginning to boil.
Lenape:
Alëmi wën
te
.
English:
The water is beginning to boil.
Lenape:
Alëmi wën
te
në mpi.
English:
Some near Dewey speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Alën
te
alënixsuwàk wëntahkwi Dewey. {DN}
English:
Some of them went east.
Lenape:
Alën
te
eyok wehènchiopànk.
English:
Some of the men are across the river.
Lenape:
Alën
te
lënuwàk kamink.
English:
Some say medicine (or peyote) songs.
Lenape:
Alën
te
luweyok asuwakàna mpisuni.
English:
Some of them barked and some of them howled.
Lenape:
Alën
te
mëkikeyok, alën
te
wehuluk.
English:
Some work in the house and some outdoors.
Lenape:
Alën
te
mikëmòsuwàk wikwahëmink òk alën
te
kòchëmink.
English:
Some of them ate.
Lenape:
Alën
te
mitsuwàk.
English:
Some of those people are Delawares.
Lenape:
Alën
te
nèk awènik Lënapeyok.
English:
Some of them went east.
Lenape:
Alën
te
wehènchiopànk eyok.
English:
It is cheaper for a person to buy them in town.
Lenape:
Alëwi apuwawtu në utènink awèn mhalamusu.
English:
It is cheaper for a person to buy them in town.
Lenape:
Alëwi apuwawtu në utènink awèn mhalamusu.
English:
I would rather go to the mountains.
Lenape:
Alëwi kitahtënink nkata a.
English:
You are many years older.
Lenape:
Alëwi ki xeli kahtënami.
English:
I would rather go to the country.
Lenape:
Alëwi
te
kënink nkata a.
English:
I would rather go to the city.
Lenape:
Alëwi utènink nkata a.
English:
Alice has two kittens.
Lenape:
Alice wëlahële nisha pushitëta.
English:
He sent us on an errand to bring these good things to give to the chief.
Lenape:
Alukakehëna tìli pètuna weltëk kèkuna ènta milënt na sakima.
English:
And so many other tribes in that direction ate it.
Lenape:
Ashì
te
yuk kènu wëntahkwi awènhakeyok xeli mwichineyo,
English:
Put the fire out.
Lenape:
A
te
ha në tëntay.
English:
Who will go and get some fire?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch a natink tëntay?
English:
Do did this?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch tëlsin?
English:
Who went to town?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch utènink e.
English:
The ground is frozen.
Lenape:
Chakahtën hakee.
English:
Rabbit hairs were strewn here and there.
Lenape:
Chëmàmsi mixekëna mësi lànkòh
te
.
English:
One more time.
Lenape:
Chich kwëtën.
English:
He was flirty when he was young.
Lenape:
Chihchëmësu enta wësksi
te
.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwè
te
awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwè
te
awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
Debbie and her family.
Lenape:
Debbie òk tëwènama.
English:
He went to the window.
Lenape:
Ehèshantèkink e.
English:
We sat down on the ground under a big tree.
Lenape:
Ekwi xinkòkunk tënta mëshkenèn.
English:
When a person wants to put a baby to sleep they sing this.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta kawënhèt mimëntëta nal në tëli asuwin..
English:
When we finished building fence Walks-Downstream went in his house.
Lenape:
Enta kìshi menxkeenkw tëmikèn na Nahuxwe.
English:
When it is a hot day I begin to really feel like I would vomit.
Lenape:
Enta kshëtèk yu kishkwik ntalëmi ahi nkata mëlàntàm alàshi.
English:
When he said that we thought we would help him.
Lenape:
Enta në luwèt nti
te
hahëna wichëmawëna.
English:
When we went to town.
Lenape:
Enta untènink eyank.
English:
I fell on the ground.
Lenape:
Hakink ntëlihëla.
English:
Jan is betting.
Lenape:
Hatèke wa Jan.
English:
He is called a wren.
Lenape:
Hinutët èluwènsit.
English:
Some trees and grasses have medicines.
Lenape:
Hìtkuk òk skiko wëlatuwàk mpisun alën
te
.
English:
The sun is high.
Lenape:
Hukweyunk tëntan.
English:
He should go there because he'll catch it if he doesn't
Lenape:
Ika a e, nëpwën mata a
te
.
English:
She is wearing a silk dress and bracelets.
Lenape:
Ikahatu silkhèmpës òk tëpinxkèpia
English:
She is wearing bracelets.
Lenape:
Ikahatu tëpinxkèpia.
English:
Toward the east there is a little town called Grove.
Lenape:
Ikali wehènchiopànk ha
te
utènetët luwènsik Grove.
English:
The time has come.
Lenape:
Ika maht
te
xën
English:
I put on a bracelet.
Lenape:
Ika ntatu tëpinxkèpi.
English:
They placed them in a box.
Lenape:
Ika tëlanihineyo puhwexòkunk.
English:
Jim wrote it right then.
Lenape:
Jim shae tëlekhamën.
English:
Josephine has turtles, I think she has four of them.
Lenape:
Josephine wëlahële taxkoxa, nti
te
newa wëlahële.
English:
Do not abuse a pitiful dog.
Lenape:
Kàchi mësi lihao kètëmaksit mwekane.
English:
He must have wanted to warm by their fire.
Lenape:
Kahta èt mah aosu wtën
te
yëmëwoo.
English:
She is going to have a baby.
Lenape:
Kahta mimëtëta wëlahële.
English:
He wants to come in.
Lenape:
Kahta tëmike.
English:
If he wants to go somewhere.
Lenape:
Kahta tëta a
te
.
English:
Last year when I lived in Dewey.
Lenape:
Kahtëne wikiane Dewey-ink.
English:
The baby almost fell.
Lenape:
Kahti pënihële na mimëntët.
English:
He unconcernedly went to town.
Lenape:
Kaksini utènink e.
English:
Something strange has been placed here.
Lenape:
Kànkami kèku yushe ha
te
.
English:
Hide the purse.
Lenape:
Kànthatu në mënutès.
English:
Hide the purse under the bed.
Lenape:
Kànthatu në mënutès èkwi xansunink.
English:
You almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Kati onin në mënutès.
English:
Do not break off the icicle.
Lenape:
Këchi tëmënawën në nushhùkòn.
English:
I saw a great many trees.
Lenape:
Këkhìtèli hìtkuk neyook.
English:
There are many of those Cherokees.
Lenape:
Këkhi
te
luk nèki Katuhòòk.
English:
What I think
Lenape:
Kèku èli
te
haa.
English:
What they think.
Lenape:
Kèku èli
te
hahtit.
English:
How can I help you?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a ktëli wichëmël?
English:
What should I say?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ame ntëluwe?
English:
What do you want me to do, bring you a deer?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a ntëlsi, kpètul hàch ahtu?
English:
What else should we say?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a pili ktëluwehëna?
English:
What are your thoughts about these dogs?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ki ktëlelëmaok yuki mwekaneyok?
English:
What do you think about this way that we live?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ktëlelìntàmen yushe èlawsienk?
English:
What are your thoughts about where we live?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ktëlelìntàmën yushe èlawsienkw?
English:
What do you think?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch kti
te
?
English:
What color hair does Charley have?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch lik
te
na Charley mwilàxk?
English:
What color is that (thing)?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch lik
te
nën?
English:
What did your late mother tell you?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch naka kahèsa ktëlùkw?
English:
What do the Delawares call them?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch wàni Lënape tëluwihëlaok?
English:
Why did you do that?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch wënchi ktëlsin?
English:
What will we all do?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch xu ktëlsahtihënuk?
English:
What shall we do?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch xu ktëlsihëna?
English:
What did you tell him?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëla?
English:
What are you doing (making)?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëlënakwsi?
English:
What were you doing yesterday?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëlënakwsi lòkëwe?
English:
What is the matter with you?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëlsi?
English:
What is wrong with you people?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëlsihëmo?
English:
What did you say?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwe?
English:
What is your name?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwènsi?
English:
What is your name?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwènsi?
English:
What do you call it?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwèntàmën?
English:
What do you call him?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwihëla?
English:
What do you think?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch kti
te
?
English:
What do you think now?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch kti
te
yukwe?
English:
Why do you ask me such a strange thing?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch kwënchi ntutëmain wëlelëmi kèku?
English:
Why are you going to town?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch kwënchi utènink a?
English:
What color is it?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch lik
te
?
English:
What color is Charles hair?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch lik
te
na Charles mwilàxk?
English:
What is he doing?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch tëlënakwsu?
English:
What do you want from town?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch utènink kata?
English:
It is said something was there.
Lenape:
Kèku hùnt ika ha
te
.
English:
What color is your dres?
Lenape:
Kèku lik
te
ktahèmpsëm?
English:
What color is your dress?
Lenape:
Kèku lik
te
ktahëmpsëm?
English:
What color is the bead?
Lenape:
Kèku lik
te
në manshapi?
English:
What in the world did I say?
Lenape:
Kèku nink lah ntëluwe?
English:
I told him something.
Lenape:
Kèku ntëla.
English:
I said something.
Lenape:
Kèku ntëluwe. {DN}
English:
"You will ride bareback" the man told the boy.
Lenape:
"Këmëkuttièpìch" na lënu tëlao nèl pilaechëcha.
English:
You take care of these baby eagles.
Lenape:
Kenahkihaok yuk aihàmtëtàk.
English:
I took care of you for many years.
Lenape:
Kenahkihël kèxi kahtën.
English:
I must go to town.
Lenape:
Kënch ta utènink a.
English:
He must bathe.
Lenape:
Kënch tixënwi
te
.
English:
I saw you people pick it up yesterday.
Lenape:
Kënewëluhëmo tìli kwëtënëmëneo lòkëwe.
English:
You people will go along too.
Lenape:
Kèpuwàk xu wi
te
hëmo.
English:
Did you fall and hurt yourself?
Lenape:
Këshitèxi hèch?
English:
If they want a war I will accompany them.
Lenape:
Ketatàmihtit mahtakenk nëwitèch.
English:
How old are you?
Lenape:
Kèxa hèch katënami?
English:
How old do you think I am?
Lenape:
Kèxa hèch kti
te
nkatënami?
English:
I only know a few of the words.
Lenape:
Kèxaptun shëkw ntëli watun.
English:
My upper arm is sore.
Lenape:
Kikiche tëlamànkàn.
English:
You brought it on yourself.
Lenape:
Ki ktëlinëm.
English:
You did it.
Lenape:
Ki ktëlsin.
English:
You people almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Kiluwa kati ònineyo në mënutès.
English:
This one is our brother.
Lenape:
Kimahtësëna ta nàni.
English:
The axe is sharp.
Lenape:
Kine në tëmahikàn.
English:
The house finished burning.
Lenape:
Kìshi lu
te
në wikëwam.
English:
They finished standing the cupboard up.
Lenape:
Kìshi wënipahtuneyo nëni tèxtakàn.
English:
The strawberries are ripe.
Lenape:
Kish
te
yo nèl
te
him.
English:
Chop that tree.
Lenape:
Kiskhao na hìtëkw.
English:
The Cherokees live in the big mountains.
Lenape:
Kitahtënink wikuwàk nèk Kahtuhook.
English:
I saw many cakes.
Lenape:
Kitèli shukëlàpòna nem.
English:
There is a lot of snow.
Lenape:
Ki
te
l kun.
English:
Near the window there are many birds eating.
Lenape:
Kixki èhèshàntèkink xaheli chulënsàk pèchi mitsuwàk.
English:
My house is nearby.
Lenape:
Kixki ha
te
nëwikëwam.
English:
Is the tree near the river?
Lenape:
Kixki hèch sipunk na hìtëkw?
English:
I live nearer to the road.
Lenape:
Kixkìti tëmakànink nëwiki.
English:
There is a small lake near where I live.
Lenape:
Kixki wikia mënëpèkwtët ha
te
.
English:
We should go outside, it is very hot in the house.
Lenape:
Kochëmink a ktahëna, sòmi kshë
te
wikwahëmink.
English:
Can I play outside, the girl said.
Lenape:
Ko hèch a kochëmink ntënta papi, na xkwechëch luwe.
English:
He knocked him down when he him hit.
Lenape:
Kohi
te
hoo ènta pahkàmat.
English:
Perhaps I will go to town.
Lenape:
Konaèt utènink nta.
English:
They almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Kòti ònineyo në mënutès.
English:
She almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Kòti ònin në mënutès.
English:
He is afraid of those wolves.
Lenape:
Kòxao nèl tëmeyo.
English:
We are afraid of those wolves.
Lenape:
Kòxawënanàk nèki tëmeyok.
English:
Close the windows.
Lenape:
Kpaha nèl ehèshantèka.
English:
Did you hear the Shawnees singing at Whiteoak?
Lenape:
Kpëntaok hàch nèk Shaonuwàk pe asuwihtit yu tali Whi
te
oak?
English:
I will hold you by the hand wherever you go.
Lenape:
Ksahkakwënël tëta pean.
English:
The water is warm.
Lenape:
Kshëpè
te
në mpi.
English:
I like to eat hot food (hot in temperature, does not mean spicy)
Lenape:
Kshëtèk mehëmichink ni nëwinkitàm.
English:
That dish is hot.
Lenape:
Kshë
te
në lokèns.
English:
That white dish is hot.
Lenape:
Kshë
te
në opèk lokèns.
English:
That white dish is hot.
Lenape:
Kshë
te
në opënchu.
English:
This meat is hot.
Lenape:
Kshë
te
yu wiyus.
English:
Wash the car.
Lenape:
Kshixëm na tëpchehëlas.
English:
They told you people when someone wants peace he is a coward.
Lenape:
Ktëlkëwoo ènta awèn kahtatànk wëlànkuntëwakàn shwilai.
English:
Do you think it will rain?
Lenape:
Kti
te
hàch xu sukëlan?
English:
Do you think so?
Lenape:
Kti
te
hèch?
English:
He doesn't give a darn.
Lenape:
Ku kèku li
te
he.
English:
I did not say anything.
Lenape:
Ku kèku ntëluwe.
English:
You have money, let us go to town.
Lenape:
Kulhatu moni, utènink atàm.
English:
You look at me well the way I look.
Lenape:
Kuli pënai shè në ni ntëlinakwsin.
English:
I do not want to go to town.
Lenape:
Ku nkata utènink a.
English:
I do not think I know your father.
Lenape:
Ku nti
te
nuwahaa na kux.
English:
I don't have any food, that is why I am going to town.
Lenape:
Ku nulhatu mehëmichink nal në wënchi utènink nta.
English:
I did not know him so I thought he lived nearby.
Lenape:
Ku nuwahaa na nti
te
na èt yu kixki wikit.
English:
I do not know where it came from.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta èt wënchihëlèk.
English:
I don't know where I went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyaa.
English:
I do not know where I went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyaa.
English:
I don't know where he went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyat.
English:
I do not know where he went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyat.
English:
I don't know where you went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta ki eyaan
English:
I do not know where you went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta ki eyaan.
English:
He is not quick enough.
Lenape:
Ku tèpi alàpihële.
English:
It has not rained enough.
Lenape:
Ku tëpi sukëlanu.
English:
I am not going to town, I will go elsewhere.
Lenape:
Ku u
te
nink nta, pali xu nta.
English:
I am not going to town, I am going elsewhere.
Lenape:
Ku utènink nta, pali xu nta.
English:
He does not know where he is.
Lenape:
Ku uwatuwën tëta èpit.
English:
You know the road.
Lenape:
Kuwatun në tëmakàn.
English:
They did not all live together.
Lenape:
Ku wèmi kwëtèli wikhatiiyok.
English:
There are not many strawberries.
Lenape:
Ku xeltuwiyo nèl
te
him.
English:
What is your name?
Lenape:
Kwèch ktëluwènsi?
English:
I wish you would return.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha ktëki.
English:
We hope that we will have good thoughts.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha nkàski wëli
te
hanèn.
English:
I hope you will say good things when you talk about me.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha wëli kèku ktëluwe enta ahkënimia.
English:
He hurt himself with an axe.
Lenape:
Kwëshinalùkòn në tëmahikàn..
English:
He took out some finger-rings.
Lenape:
Kwëtënëmëna shapwëlënchehuna.
English:
He was once chief.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nèka sakima.
English:
I once liked him.
Lenape:
Kwëtèn mah nëwehinkala.
English:
At one time I hated him.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nshihshinkala.
English:
I once had it.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nulhatun.
English:
At one time I had many friends.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah xeli witisàk nulhala.
English:
One hot day my mother told me, "Come here."
Lenape:
Kwëti kshëlàn
te
nkahès ntëlùkw, "Wëntaxa."
English:
One winter the big wolf said, 'I am already cold.'
Lenape:
Kwëti luwàn na xinkwtëme luwè, 'Mèchi ta ni ntahkochi.'
English:
We like to go swimming if it is hot weather.
Lenape:
Kwinkashëwìlhùmëna shëlàntèke.
English:
Are you having a good time?
Lenape:
Kwinkhatènami hèch?
English:
You should go along.
Lenape:
Kwi
te
a.
English:
Let's go with them.
Lenape:
Kwi
te
hëna a.
English:
It is a taboo to a woman who is expecting a baby.
Lenape:
Kwitëlao hunt na xkwe ènta kahta wëlahëlat mimëntëta.
English:
The car (or wagon) is heavy.
Lenape:
Kwsùksu na tëpchehëlas.
English:
The car (or wagon) is heavy.
Lenape:
Kwsùksu na tëpchehëlas.
English:
Taste this turkey.
Lenape:
Kwtëm wa chikënë,.
English:
Say it again.
Lenape:
Làpi ktëluwe.
English:
He put the things back in his pocket.
Lenape:
Làpi pòkìtëmink hatuna.
English:
He went to town again.
Lenape:
Làpi utènink e.
English:
The Delawares call the telephone sëkahsën.
Lenape:
Lënapeyok tëluwèntamëneyo në
te
lephone sëkahsën.
English:
If I had some moccasins I would go to town.
Lenape:
Lënhàksënëmane utènink a nta.
English:
They just want to trade.
Lenape:
Lëni shùk kahta ashùntèsuwàk
English:
Our councilmen accepted a bloody wampum belt.
Lenape:
Lëpweìnuyëmënanàk pwètëmëneyo mhukhòsik kèkwi këlamapisun.
English:
Our councilmen accepted it.
Lenape:
Lëpweìnuyëmënanàk pwètënëmëneyo.
English:
Melt the butter.
Lenape:
Link
te
në putël.
English:
He must think it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
te
he èt xu sukëlan.
English:
He thinks perhaps it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
te
he èt xu sukëlan.
English:
He thinks it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
te
he xu sukëlan.
English:
Yesterday I went to town.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe mah utènink nta.
English:
Yesterday a little dog came.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe mwekanetët pètu.
English:
We did it yesterday.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe ntëlsinèn.
English:
A long time ago they said sëkahsën when they talked about the telephone.
Lenape:
Lòmwe hànkw tëluwèneyo sëkahsën ènta ahkënutëmihtit në
te
lephone.
English:
Long ago my late mother said she had danced with the Cheyennes.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ntëlke naka nkahèsa witke Shëlëtihkaike
English:
I said it long ago.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ntëluwenèp.
English:
The house burned.
Lenape:
Lu
te
në wikëwam.
English:
On the other hand it is said a person is hungry,
Lenape:
Luwe hùnt awèn ashì
te
kahtupu.
English:
The chief said, 'What in the world can we do?'
Lenape:
Luwe na sakima, 'Kèku nink lah ktëlsihëna?'
English:
It is said a person will live a long life if he gives him something.
Lenape:
Luwèn hùnt kwënawsu ènta awèn mila
te
kèku.
English:
There will be a gathering on Friday.
Lenape:
Maehëlan Fritèke.
English:
That deceased man was homely.
Lenape:
Mahtësisu naka lënuwa.
English:
Go turn out the light.
Lenape:
Mai a
te
ha në òsëlenikàn.
English:
He made some sharpened little sticks.
Lenape:
Manitu kinhasik hìtkwëtëta.
English:
I will not say anything to him.
Lenape:
Matàch kèku ntëla.
English:
I won't say anything to him
Lenape:
Matàch kèku ntëla.
English:
I will not say anything.
Lenape:
Matàch kèku ntëluwe.
English:
A person should not cut his nails. [This is a portion of a longer correction.]
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn tëmikahshehwi.
English:
I would tell you if it was not so.
Lenape:
Mata në lèke ktëlën a.
English:
It is a very hot day.
Lenape:
Mayay kshëlàn
te
.
English:
The strawberries are ripe.
Lenape:
Mèchi kish
te
yo nèl
te
him.
English:
Now the time is here.
Lenape:
Mèchi mahtèxën yukwe.
English:
We are pitiful now because we have lost so many things.
Lenape:
Mèchi nkëtëmaksihëna ànkhitunèn xahèli kèku.
English:
I already fogot some of these other tribes.
Lenape:
Mèchi nonin alën
te
yuki awènhakeyok.
English:
It is already dry.
Lenape:
Mèchi penkw
te
. {DN}
English:
It is already fifteen after eleven o'clock.
Lenape:
Mèchi tèlën òk palenàxk kìshi tèlën òk kwëti këlak.
English:
The baby was awake.
Lenape:
Mèchi tukihële na mimëntët.
English:
I already went to town.
Lenape:
Mèchi utènink nta. {DN}
English:
Everything is already finished (cooking).
Lenape:
Mèchi wèmi kèku kish
te
.
English:
It is already boiling.
Lenape:
Mèchi wën
te
.
English:
Now on this day the time has come.
Lenape:
Mèchi yukwe ènta kishkwik ika mah
te
xën.
English:
Now we are already pitiful.
Lenape:
Mèchi yukwe nkëtëmaksihëna.
English:
The food is on the table.
Lenape:
Mehëmichink èhèntalipwinkink ha
te
.
English:
He barked when he saw him.
Lenape:
Mëkike ènta pënao
te
.
English:
The lawyer's house is on the left.
Lenape:
Mënànchi ha
te
në lòyèsikaon.
English:
They are on an island.
Lenape:
Mëna
te
yunk ahpuwàk.
English:
I put the money in the purse.
Lenape:
Mënutèsink ntatun në moni.
English:
I do this and that.
Lenape:
Mèsi kèku ntëlënakwsi.
English:
He walked when he went to town.
Lenape:
Mhituxwe ènta utènink at.
English:
She went and threw him in the lake.
Lenape:
Moy chòpònihink mënëpèkwtëtink.
English:
I will knock him in the head when I see him.
Lenape:
Mpapelpi
te
ho ènta neyok.
English:
I play with the kitten.
Lenape:
Mpapiha na pushitët.
English:
I broke it in half, I used a hammer.
Lenape:
Mpasi
te
hëmën, mòkël nhakatàm.
English:
I heard that it might be a deep snow.
Lenape:
Mpëntàm konaèt mëxa
te
.
English:
I brought the puppy.
Lenape:
Mpèshëwa na mwekanetët.
English:
I broke the window,
Lenape:
Mpukwënëmën në ehèshantèk.
English:
I got into a car.
Lenape:
Mpusi tëpchehëlasink.
English:
Then the water began to boil.
Lenape:
Na alëmi wën
te
në mpi.
English:
The apple is redder than the strawberry.
Lenape:
Na aplëlìsh alëwi màxksu nawènahta në
te
him.
English:
I will do that.
Lenape:
Nàch në ntëlsin.
English:
Then when it has gotten extremely hot.
Lenape:
Na ènta kìshi këkhichi kshëtèk.
English:
Those Quapaw (Indians) bring the food.
Lenape:
Na hànk nèk Okahpaok tëli pètuneyo në mehëmichink.
English:
Is that Charles' book?
Lenape:
Na hèch na Charles tëlekhikàna?
English:
Some wild potatoes grew downstream.
Lenape:
Nahi ènta sakihtit
te
kënei hopënisàk.
English:
The road is blocked.
Lenape:
Nahkixën në tëmakàn.
English:
Jim thinks he will be sweaty when he chops wood.
Lenape:
Na Jim li
te
he xu ktaptiksu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
The man who follows another man because he is afraid of ridicule.
Lenape:
Na lënu ènta naolat pili lënuwa èli kwitànk pawchètëwakàn.
English:
The man fell down in the middle of the room.
Lenape:
Na lënu kaihële lawën
te
.
English:
The man thought the boy told the truth.
Lenape:
Na lënu li
te
he na pilaechëch wëlamëwe.
English:
The man thought the woman would feed him.
Lenape:
Na lënu li
te
he tòxamùku nèl xkweyo.
English:
The man thought he would be fed.
Lenape:
Na lënu li
te
he xu xàma.
English:
The man has scratches on his face.
Lenape:
Na lënu sistëlinkwexin.
English:
The man told his mother I might go to town.
Lenape:
Na lënu tëlao kohèsa konaèt utènink nta.
English:
The man lives on the other side of the road.
Lenape:
Na lënu wiku òsi tëmakànink.
English:
Leonard is eighty eight years old.
Lenape:
Na Leonard xash txinxke òk xash kahtënamu.
English:
Leonard is eighty eight years old and he can still jump.
Lenape:
Na Leonard xash txinxke òk xash kahtënamu kwiakwi kàski àspakil..
English:
Go get that kitten.
Lenape:
Nal na pushitët.
English:
That is all that I know.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntëli watun.
English:
All I know is what the old people said a long time ago.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntëli watun èluwèhtit lòmëwe kikainkahke.
English:
That is where he began to grow up.
Lenape:
Nal në tënta alëmikin.
English:
That is why a person is corrected.
Lenape:
Nal në wënchi awèn kwitëlan.
English:
That is the reason these dogs and wolves fear each other.
Lenape:
Nal në wënchi yuki mwekaneyok òk tëmeyok xwëntuwàk.
English:
This is what was told to me by my late mother.
Lenape:
Nal yushe ntëlkwën naka nkahèsa.
English:
This is where a correction comes from.
Lenape:
Nal yushe wënchixën kwìtëlëtëwakàn.
English:
The baby is here [can also mean 'born']
Lenape:
Na mimëntët ahpu.
English:
The baby wants to sleep.
Lenape:
Na mimëntët kahta kawi.
English:
The dog walked behind the wagon.
Lenape:
Na mwekane pëmëske w
te
nk në tëchehëlasink.
English:
The puppy plays.
Lenape:
Na mwekanetët papu.
English:
That little dog came.
Lenape:
Na mwekanetët pe.
English:
The puppy plays with the kitten.
Lenape:
Na mwekanetët pòpihao nèl pushitëta.
English:
The puppy is playing with the kitten.
Lenape:
Na mwekanetët pòpihao nèl pushitëta.
English:
The dog nipped the puppy.
Lenape:
Na mwekane tòhomao nèl mwekanetëta.
English:
I did it.
Lenape:
Na në ntëlsin.
English:
That is all I can say.
Lenape:
Na në ntënxi luwèn.
English:
Then I told him, 'Okay! Let's ask him.'
Lenape:
Na ntëkwën, 'Nëpe! Ntutëmawtàm.'
English:
Then I told them, 'Wait for me a little while.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlaneyo, 'Pèhi takiti.'
English:
Then I said, "Turn around."
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, "Kwëpihëla."
English:
Then I told him, 'Of course.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, minkahsekòk.
English:
Then I said, 'My friend, we came to help.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, 'Nchu, pèchi nhakewsihëna.'
English:
Then I said, "Thank you, mother."
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, "Wanìshi, àna."
English:
Then I told him, It is a nice day.
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, Wëli kishku.
English:
I told these children that I am like Wehixamukes, a person must speak correctly to me.
Lenape:
Na ntëlaok yuki mimënsàk wëli ta ni alàshi Wehixamukes, kënch ta mayay awèn keko li
te
.
English:
Then we told him, 'Okay, all right, we are glad.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlawëna, 'Yuh nal ta nën, nulelìntàmuhëna.'
English:
Then I told him, 'Okay, let's ask him.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlkwën, 'Nëpe, ntutëmawtam.'
English:
He will follow me wherever I go or himself be a coward.
Lenape:
Naolùkw tëta yu ta eyaa shìtako nèkane shwilait.
English:
The boy took the dog a long way off.
Lenape:
Na pilaèchëch òhëlëmi tëluxòlao nèl mwekaneyo.
English:
The cat carries the kitten in her mouth.
Lenape:
Na pushis tëntamao nèl pushitëta.
English:
I told him right away; I told him immediately.
Lenape:
Na shai ntëlan.
English:
That greasy man went to town.
Lenape:
Na shamësit lënu utènink e.
English:
The short man went to town.
Lenape:
Na tàkòkwsit lënu utènink è.
English:
Then he told his mother and father, "this is what I saw."
Lenape:
Na tëlan nèl kohèsa òk uxò, "ntëlinàmën."
English:
Go get me some water.
Lenape:
Natëmai mpi.
English:
Go get the purse.
Lenape:
Natëmën në mënutès.
English:
I brought water.
Lenape:
Natëm mpi.
English:
Go get the little dishes.
Lenape:
Nati nèl lokèntëta.
English:
Go get the little dish.
Lenape:
Nati në lokèntët.
English:
Go get the little white dishes.
Lenape:
Nati nèl opënchutëta.
English:
Go get the little white dish.
Lenape:
Nati në opënchutët.
English:
Then I told Jim on the telephone that there was repeatedly lightning and thunder here last night.
Lenape:
Na wa Jim ntëla ènta sëkahsënink sasapëlehële mah òk pèpèthakhòn yu tali welakwike.
English:
That eight year old boy came to the house.
Lenape:
Na xash kahtënamit pilaechëch wikwahëmink pe.
English:
The girl is sad.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch shiha
te
namu.
English:
The little girl is in a sad state of mind.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch shihatènamu.
English:
The woman carried the baby in her arms.
Lenape:
Na xkwe kwënao nèl mimëntëta.
English:
The woman cut the little piece of cloth.
Lenape:
Na xkwe kwishkshëmën në hèmptët.
English:
The woman made the baby sickly (by her bad actions)
Lenape:
Na xkwe mikòlahe mimëntëta.
English:
The woman told the man to stand up straight.
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl lënuwa shëxahkikapay.
English:
The woman told the boy to sit on the rock,
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl pilaechëcha ahsënink ktahahpi.
English:
The woman told the boy, 'You stay home.'
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl pilaechëcha, 'Kënutike.'
English:
The woman told the boy, you will bring the water.
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl pilaèchëcha, kpètunch në mpi.
English:
The woman told the boy, "Bring the water."
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl pilaechëcha, "Pètunch në mpi."
English:
The woman felt sorry for the kitten.
Lenape:
Na xkwe wshielëmao nèl pushitëta.
English:
Then when I finish eating I have to get ready to go to town.
Lenape:
Na xu kìshi mitsiane ntalëmi wènchahki èli nkata utènink a.
English:
Now that is what I can say.
Lenape:
Na yukwe kënch nkàski ntëluwèn.
English:
ND: What is your name? FF: Ehëluxòlënt.
Lenape:
ND: Kèku hàch ki ktëluwènsi? FF: Ehëluxòlënt.
English:
The little rock fell.
Lenape:
Në ahsën'tët pënihële.
English:
He will go with them.
Lenape:
Nèkàch wi
te
.
English:
I left Oklahoma.
Lenape:
Nëkahtëmën Oklahoma.
English:
The train left me.
Lenape:
Nëkalùkw na tën
te
i-tëpchehëlas.
English:
They did it.
Lenape:
Nèkëmò tësineyo.
English:
That hot dish is white.
Lenape:
Në kèshtèk lokèns ope.
English:
The Juncos (type of bird) returned.
Lenape:
Nèki Chëlilisàk ktëkiyok.
English:
Those wolves came.
Lenape:
Nèk tëmeyok peyok.
English:
We all drink the same water.
Lenape:
Nëmënehëna kwëtèli mpi.
English:
I gave him a knife for his birthday.
Lenape:
Nëmila kshikàn ènta kahtënamit.
English:
I gave him my knife for his birthday.
Lenape:
Nëmila mpàxkshikànëm ènta kahtënamit.
English:
They entered one by one.
Lenape:
Nèntkwëti tëmikeyok.
English:
The axe is dull.
Lenape:
Në tëmahikàn wikòn.
English:
Four minus two equals two.
Lenape:
Newa chitën nisha manitu nisha.
English:
She named me because she could sing her vision song in the Big House Church.
Lenape:
Nëwihëlùkw èli kàski a
te
humu Xinkwikaonink.
English:
I like to go to town.
Lenape:
Nëwinki utènink a.
English:
I will go along because I do not think anything of my life.
Lenape:
Nëwitèch èli mata kèku ntëlelìntàmuwën në lehëlexeokàn.
English:
I will go along as I do not dislike doing anything.
Lenape:
Nëwitèch mata ntihashi shinki lësin kèku.
English:
He saw the big wolf sticking his head in the door.
Lenape:
Neyo na xinkwtëme pe sakhùkwet skontink.
English:
It is my fault.
Lenape:
Nihëlàchi ntëlaihòsin.
English:
The road is in front of the house.
Lenape:
Nikani wikwahëmink në tëmakàn.
English:
That is my book.
Lenape:
Ni në ntëlekhikàn.
English:
I am the one who did that.
Lenape:
Ni ntëlaihòsin.
English:
I am the one who did not return.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli mata kwëtkiwën.
English:
I myself led these of the Turtle Clan when there was a war.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli sahkakwënaneyo yuki Pukuankuichik ènta mahtakenk.
English:
Two years ago White-Wing looked for me.
Lenape:
Nisha kahtëne na Opilunkòn nutxùkw.
English:
I have two strawberries.
Lenape:
Nisha
te
him nulhatu.
English:
He is twenty years old.
Lenape:
Nishintke kahtënamu.
English:
We want some of the hot ashes.
Lenape:
Nkakatamuhëna në kèshtèk punkw.
English:
I want to ask you something.
Lenape:
Nkata tutëmul.
English:
I want to go to town.
Lenape:
Nkata utènink a.
English:
We almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Nkati òninen në mënutès.
English:
I almost forgot the purse.
Lenape:
Nkati onin në mënutès.
English:
I kidnapped a person.
Lenape:
Nkëmutëma awèn.
English:
I hid the money then I showed Jim where the money is.
Lenape:
Nkënthatun mah moni na na Jim nëwëntamao tëta etèk në moni.
English:
I went crazy in a wagon (or car) as the wagon spun around.
Lenape:
Nkëpchehëla tëpchehëlasink ènta tëpchehëlat na tëpchehëlas.
English:
We washed our legs.
Lenape:
Nkëshixtuna nhikatëna.
English:
I washed the window,
Lenape:
Nkëshixtu në ehèshantèk.
English:
I pity these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
I pitied these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
He stopped the car.
Lenape:
Nòkënao nèl tëpchehëlasa.
English:
He followed the other man as he walked down the road.
Lenape:
Nòòlao nèl takok lënuwa ènta pëmëskat tëmakànink.
English:
I am very sad now.
Lenape:
Nshinkhatènami yukwe.
English:
I hate to go places when it is raining.
Lenape:
Nshinki hànkw tëta a ènta sukëlànk.
English:
I hate to go places when it is cold.
Lenape:
Nshinki hànkw tëta a ènta thèk.
English:
He hates to see me go outside because he thinks I am leaving. (Lucy is speaking of her dog.)
Lenape:
Nshinki neyùkw ntëli kochëmink a li
te
he ntalëmska.
English:
My dress is in the house.; My shirt is in the house.
Lenape:
Ntahèmpsëm wikwahëmink ha
te
.
English:
I will talk about animals.
Lenape:
ntàkënutëmàok aèsësàk.
English:
My pet is also a Beagle, a little male.
Lenape:
Ntalëmuntët òk nàni Beagle, lënuwexàmëtët.
English:
I took the saddle off of him.
Lenape:
Ntèchkënëmao në ehapahpink. {DN}
English:
I took the saddle off.
Lenape:
Ntèchkënëmën në ehapahpink. {DN}
English:
I got fastened in (the branches of) a tree
Lenape:
Ntèchkihëla hìtkunk.
English:
I took my dress off.
Lenape:
Ntëkënëmën ntahèmpsëm. {DN}
English:
My upper arm is sore.
Lenape:
Ntëlàmànkànink kikiche.
English:
I told my older sister, 'Don't say anything.'
Lenape:
Ntëla na nëmis, 'Kàchi kèku luweyàn.'
English:
I told Nora, 'Tomorrow they will be coming.'
Lenape:
Ntëla Nora, 'Alàpa xu peyok.'
English:
I told these children now I will smoke to death.
Lenape:
Ntëlaok yuki mimënsàk mèchi xu ntaptipo.
English:
I told him, "Phooey," when he said something.
Lenape:
Ntëla, "Phwit," ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
I wrote some words.
Lenape:
Ntëlekhamëna luweokàna.
English:
I wrote to my older sister.
Lenape:
Ntëlekhikao nëmis.
English:
I wrote and I read.
Lenape:
Ntëlekhike òk ntahènsi.
English:
So that I can speak well.
Lenape:
Ntëli kàski wëlaptune.
English:
It was told to me by my late mother.
Lenape:
Ntëlkupanik naka nkahèsa.
English:
He told it to me.
Lenape:
Ntëlkwën mah.
English:
I heard that that Wehixamukes spoke incorrectly.
Lenape:
Ntëlsìtàm amàchixsu naka Wèhixamukèsa.
English:
He told me to go home.
Lenape:
Ntëlùkw machi.
English:
The doctor told me, 'Don't ever come here again.'
Lenape:
Ntëlùkw na ntaktël, 'Kàchi chich pahich.'
English:
I said to hurry up.
Lenape:
Ntëluwe alàpsi.
English:
I said, Go home!
Lenape:
Ntëluwe, machi!
English:
My name is Touching Leaves Woman.
Lenape:
Ntëluwènsi Weènchipahkihëlèxkwe.
English:
I am cutting grass now.
Lenape:
Ntëmàskhike yukwe.
English:
I want to say a few words.
Lenape:
Ntënxi kahta kèxaptun luwe.
English:
I saw Jim a few times.
Lenape:
Ntënxi neyo na Jim.
English:
I am tired of hearing that saying.
Lenape:
Ntèpsìtàm yu wëntamokàn.
English:
I use sign language with Jan.
Lenape:
Ntëtpikao na Jan.
English:
He grazes near a road.
Lenape:
Ntiasu kixki tëmakànink. {DN}
English:
I think that I can do that.
Lenape:
Nti
te
a kàski lësin.
English:
I think he is hungry.
Lenape:
Nti
te
kahtupu.
English:
I think they want that which we want.
Lenape:
Nti
te
katatàmëneyok kiluna kètatamink.
English:
I thought you went home.
Lenape:
Nti
te
këmachi èt.
English:
I think it will snow again tomorrow.
Lenape:
Nti
te
làpi wine alàpa.
English:
I thought perhaps he lived nearby.
Lenape:
Nti
te
na èt yu kixki wikit.
English:
I think she has four of them. (AN)
Lenape:
Nti
te
newa wëlahële.
English:
I think she went to town.
Lenape:
Nti
te
utènink è.
English:
I think it might rain.
Lenape:
Nti
te
xu èt sukëlan.
English:
I thought they would beat me (at a game).
Lenape:
Nti
te
xu nsihukuk.
English:
I think I will jump over that tree limb.
Lenape:
Nti
te
xu ntalëmakil në tuhòn.
English:
I think it will rain.
Lenape:
Nti
te
xu sukëlan.
English:
I thought they would feed me.
Lenape:
Nti
te
xu xàmkuk.
English:
My grandmother said.
Lenape:
Nuhàm tëluwe.
English:
I have thirty six little fishes.
Lenape:
Nulhala xintxke òk kwëtash namètëtàk.
English:
I am happy at this place when I visit.
Lenape:
Nulha
te
nami yushe ènta kiikeyàn.
English:
I have some money, let's go to town.
Lenape:
Nulhatu moni, utènink atàm.
English:
I have a little piece of paper.
Lenape:
Nulhatun pampiltët.
English:
I keep it in my heart.
Lenape:
Nulhatu ntèhink.
English:
I have a black purse or billfold (wallet).
Lenape:
Nulhatu sëke mënutès.
English:
I have (some) strawberries.
Lenape:
Nulhatu
te
him.
English:
I have a tomato
Lenape:
Nulhatu tëmètos.
English:
I fixed the car. (or wagon)
Lenape:
Nuliha na tëpchehëlas.
English:
I repaired the car (or wagon).
Lenape:
Nuliha na tëpchehëlas.
English:
We will stay at home if it gets too hot.
Lenape:
Nutikehënàch shëlàntèke.
English:
I know that all good things come from our Father [God].
Lenape:
Nuwatun weltëk wèmi kèku Kuxëna wënchixën.
English:
Father, what do you think?
Lenape:
Nuxa, kèku hàch kti
te
?
English:
My father told my mother that everything looks good.
Lenape:
Nux tëlao nkahèsa wèmi kèku wëlinakòt.
English:
My father told my mother that everything looks good.
Lenape:
Nux tëlao nkahèsa wèmi kèku winkinakòt.
English:
My uncle ate steam-fried meat (father's brother)
Lenape:
Nuxtët michu salàsikàn.
English:
How far is the town?
Lenape:
Ohëlëmi hàch në utènay?
English:
And he too went to town.
Lenape:
Ok nèka utènink e.
English:
Oh, I am going to go to town anyhow.
Lenape:
O, nahëli utènink nta.
English:
The road is white.
Lenape:
Opèk tëmakàn.
English:
I went to the other side of the hill
Lenape:
òsahtënink nta
English:
The cat is sleeping on his back.
Lenape:
Osatèxin na pushis ènta kawit.
English:
On the other side of town.
Lenape:
Osi utènay.
English:
Oh, that little dog was glad.
Lenape:
O, wëlelìntàm na mwekanetët.
English:
I was five years old.
Lenape:
Palenàxk nkàtënami.
English:
I drank five glasses of milk.
Lenape:
Palenàxk shapontèkink nunakàn nëmëne.
English:
They were sick when they went there.
Lenape:
Palsuwàk pahti
te
.
English:
They pray in the Big House Church for twelve nights.
Lenape:
Patamaok lamunkwe Xinkwikaonink tèlën òk nisha piskèk.
English:
The road goes downhill.
Lenape:
Pënàse në tëmakàn.
English:
My shirt is dry (after having been wet).
Lenape:
Penkw
te
ntahèmpsëm. {DN}
English:
We knocked on his door.
Lenape:
Pëpuhwi
te
hëmënèn mwëskon
te
yëm.
English:
He knocked on the door.
Lenape:
Pëpuhwi
te
hëmën skontay.
English:
He stuck his head in the door.
Lenape:
Pe sakhukwèt skon
te
yunk.
English:
He is ninety years old.
Lenape:
Pèshkunk txinxke kahtënamu.
English:
I am ninety years old.
Lenape:
Pèshkunk txinxke nkàtënami.
English:
The smoke came this way.
Lenape:
Pètuxweyu nëni kwèshhatèk.
English:
The smoke is coming this way.
Lenape:
Peyu në kwèshhatèk.
English:
Boy, go get that Shawnee child.
Lenape:
Pilaèchi, nal na Shaonutët.
English:
He buried the hatchet.
Lenape:
Pòkhakeha në tëmahikàn.
English:
Your head will explode.
Lenape:
Pòk
te
në kil.
English:
Quapaw Oklahoma is the name of the town where I live.
Lenape:
Quapaw Oklahoma luwènsu në utènink èpia.
English:
Lead Jim by the hand wherever he goes.
Lenape:
Sahkakwëna na Jim tëta peyat.
English:
Lead me by the hand wherever I go.
Lenape:
Sahkakwënich tëta pe aàn.
English:
Sunday I go to Bartlesville, those Delawares want to try to speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Sàntèke Bartlesville nta, nèk Lënapeyok kèta kwchi alënixsihtit.
English:
Early in the morning we might have good luck.
Lenape:
Sëtpuk konaèt tëminamihënuk.
English:
The glass is on the table.
Lenape:
Shapontèk ha
te
èhèntalipwinkink.
English:
I am sitting by the fire.
Lenape:
Shawisk
te
nlëmatahpi.
English:
I am here by the fire.
Lenape:
Shawisk
te
ntàpi.
English:
Here is someone named Jim Rementer.
Lenape:
Shè wàni luwènsu Jim Remen
te
r.
English:
The leaves are pretty because they are all different colors.
Lenape:
Shiki nèl këmpahko èli wèmi lik
te
yo.
English:
The cookie crumbled.
Lenape:
Shukëlàpòn'tët pikihële.
English:
She is wearing a silk dress and a bracelet.
Lenape:
Silkhèmpse òk tëpinxkèpi ikahatu.
English:
She is wearing a silk dress and a bracelet.
Lenape:
Sìlkhèmpse òk tëpinxkèpi ikahatu.
English:
Did he go to the door?
Lenape:
Skon
te
yunk hèch e?
English:
It is very hot in the house.
Lenape:
Sòmi kshë
te
wikwahëmink.
English:
Her dress is too thin and I can see through it.
Lenape:
Sòmi òskee tòhèmpsëm, n
te
shapamën.
English:
If he eats too much he will be fat.
Lenape:
Sòmipwi
te
wisùch.
English:
If he eats too much he will be fat.
Lenape:
Sòmipwi
te
xu wisu.
English:
This is a very small town.
Lenape:
Sòmi tànkètu yu utènay.
English:
This town is too small.
Lenape:
Sòmi tànkètu yu utènay.
English:
It is too cold to go to town.
Lenape:
Sòmi the tëlia utènink an.
English:
I went to the stable.
Lenape:
Stèpëlink nta.
English:
How do you feel?
Lenape:
Ta hàch ktëlamàlsin?
English:
How is Mr. Jones feeling?
Lenape:
Ta hàch tëlamàlsin na Jones?
English:
Where shall we eat?
Lenape:
Ta hèch a ktënta mitsinèn?
English:
What color eyes does Mary have?
Lenape:
Ta hèch lik
te
na Mary wëshkinko?
English:
A little blouse was made.
Lenape:
Tàkhwèmptët wëlitaonu.
English:
Those wolves are cold.
Lenape:
Takòchuwàk nèki tëmeyok.
English:
Sometimes Uncle Bob comes.
Lenape:
Tamse hànkw pe na nuxtët Bob.
English:
Sometimes they bring soup and meat and hominy.
Lenape:
Tamse pètuwàk kshitay òk wiyus òk së
te
yo.
English:
Where is it?
Lenape:
Tani hèch ha
te
?
English:
Where are you feeling bad?
Lenape:
Tani hèch ki ktënta mahchamàlsin?
English:
There are strawberries and onions there.
Lenape:
Te
him në shè tali òk ulepënàk.
English:
He sounds slow when he speaks
Lenape:
Tëkaitakwsu ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
You will drink it slowly.
Lenape:
Tëkaitìch këmënèn.
English:
He drank his whiskey slowly.
Lenape:
Tëkaiti mwënèn wëshikyëm.
English:
Let us go to the woods.
Lenape:
Te
kënink atàm.
English:
I went to the woods
Lenape:
Te
kënink nta.
English:
He told those Indians, Dafinen (here we are, said incorrectly).
Lenape:
Tëlawoo nèl awènhakeyok, 'Dàfinen, Dàfinen.'
English:
It has been ten years since I saw my late friend.
Lenape:
Tèlën kahtëne iapchi neyoke naka nitisa.
English:
It is ten minutes until five.
Lenape:
Tèlën mìnët xu palenàxk.
English:
It is ten minutes after four.
Lenape:
Tèlën mìnìt kìshi newa.
English:
I can count to ten.
Lenape:
Tèlën nkàski lih ahkëntàm.
English:
He has eleven fireflies.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk kwëti sasapisàk wëlahële.
English:
I have fourteen birds.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk newa chulënsàk nulhala.
English:
I am seated on twelve skunk hides.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk nisha shkakwxèsa ntapahpi.
English:
It is fifteen after four (time).
Lenape:
Tèlën òk palenàxk kìshi newa.
English:
The year is 1971.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk pèshkunk òk nishash òk kwëti kahtëne.
English:
I ate ten pieces of meat.
Lenape:
Tèlën pàke wiyusa nëmichi.
English:
Ten crawdads.
Lenape:
Tèlën shahëmwisàk.
English:
He ran around something ten times.
Lenape:
Tèlën txën òkahële.
English:
I have ten grapes.
Lenape:
Tèlën wisahkim nulhatu.
English:
He looked to the north.
Lenape:
Tëlinkwèxin luwàneyunk.
English:
I walk up the road.
Lenape:
Tëmakànink mpëmska.
English:
That man is missing a finger or hand.
Lenape:
Tëmëlënche na lënu.
English:
Come in, sit down, and you should eat.
Lenape:
Tëmike, lalëmatahpi, òk a këmitsi.
English:
He went into the tent.
Lenape:
Tëmike na èmpsikaonink.
English:
They went into the man's bedroom.
Lenape:
Tëmikèneyo na lënu kèhkawit.
English:
Cut off that snake's head.
Lenape:
Tëmikweho na xkuk.
English:
The tree is fully grown.
Lenape:
Tèpiku na hìtùkw.
English:
The tree is fully grown.
Lenape:
Tèpiku na hìtùkw.
English:
He said enough.
Lenape:
Tèpi luwe.
English:
That's enough!
Lenape:
Tèpi mèchi!
English:
That (cooked) chicken is cold.
Lenape:
Tësu na tipas.
English:
Whatever he will do.
Lenape:
Tëtàch èlsit.
English:
Wherever they starved to death.
Lenape:
Tëta ènta shawlamwihtit.
English:
Where is Lucy?
Lenape:
Tëta hàch Lucy?
English:
Where is he?
Lenape:
Tëta hèch tòpin?
English:
Wherever they go.
Lenape:
Tëta peyahtit.
English:
Wherever I go lead me by the hand.
Lenape:
Tëta peya sahkakwènìch.
English:
Wherever he goes.
Lenape:
Tëta peyat.
English:
Those people are using sign language.
Lenape:
Tëtpiyok nèk awènik.
English:
He caught the baby.
Lenape:
Tòhonao nèl mimëntëta.
English:
Wake up you lazy person!
Lenape:
Tukihëla nulhàntës!
English:
Catch that beaver.
Lenape:
Twën na tëmakwe.
English:
Let us go to town.
Lenape:
Utènink atàm.
English:
You will go to town.
Lenape:
Utèninkch kta.
English:
He went to town.
Lenape:
Utènink e.
English:
They went to town.
Lenape:
Utènink eyok.
English:
Did you come from town?
Lenape:
Utènink hàch kum?
English:
Did you go to town?
Lenape:
Utènink hèch kta?
English:
You all went to town.
Lenape:
Utènink ktahëmo.
English:
You went to town then you gave her a dress.
Lenape:
Utènink kta na këmilan hèmpës.
English:
You went to town then you gave me a dress.
Lenape:
Utènink kta na këmili hèmpës.
English:
You went to town and then you gave us dresses.
Lenape:
Utènink kta na këmilinèn hèmpsa.
English:
If I had gone to town I would have been glad.
Lenape:
Utènink mah aane nulelìntàm.
English:
If he had gone to town I would have been happy.
Lenape:
Utènink mah a
te
nulelìntàm.
English:
The man walked to town.
Lenape:
Utènink mhituxwe na lënu.
English:
I am going to town.
Lenape:
Utènink nta.
English:
I went to town.
Lenape:
Utènink nta.
English:
We went to town.
Lenape:
Utènink ntahëna.
English:
I am going to town and leaving Ginger.
Lenape:
Utènink nta, nkala wa Ginger (dog's name).
English:
I came from town.
Lenape:
Utènink num.
English:
They live together in town.
Lenape:
Utènink wikhatuwàk.
English:
I will go to town tomorrow.
Lenape:
Utènink xu nta alàpa.
English:
I will go to town in the afternoon.
Lenape:
Utènink xu nta kìshi paxàkweke.
English:
I will go to town but it is not yet afternoon.
Lenape:
Utènink xu nta shùkw nèsko paxàkwe.
English:
Her father is playing with our baby.
Lenape:
Uxo pòpihao këmimëntëtëna.
English:
These Delawares are happy.
Lenape:
Wàni Lënape wëlatènamu.
English:
I wonder if I should use cedar smoke when I purify the house.
Lenape:
Wechia pëphòkwësi kwèshhatèk nhakatàm ènta pilhìksëmën në wikëwam.
English:
I wonder if I should go to town?
Lenape:
Wèchi a utènink nta?
English:
I wonder if I should go to town.
Lenape:
Wèchia utènink nta.
English:
Maybe it is what they eat that cleans their teeth.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kèku ènta mitsihtit pilituneyo nèl wipitëmëwo.
English:
Perhaps he thinks when he talks that way he can scare someone.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt li
te
he ènta në lëtunhèt kàski wishamao.
English:
I wonder if there is any cold coffee.
Lenape:
Wechièt
te
hèk kàpi.
English:
He liked to hunt when he was young.
Lenape:
Wehinkalai ènta wësksi
te
.
English:
Perhaps they have the ghost dance.
Lenape:
Weitët èt ghost dance wëlatuwàk.
English:
I guess the people used a corn pounder.
Lenape:
Weitët èt kohòkàn nhakatàm awènik.
English:
Perhaps they have used it.
Lenape:
Weitët èt nìnhakatàmëneyo.
English:
Does Mary have a black purse?
Lenape:
Wëlatu hèch na Mary sëke mënutès?
English:
I must look like a Unalachtigo.
Lenape:
Wëli èt ni alàshi Wënilaxtiku ntëlinakwsin.
English:
Good things come from the Creator.
Lenape:
Weltëk kèku wënchixën Kishelëmukònk.
English:
That is a good thing.
Lenape:
Weltëk ta në kèku.
English:
Everyone who saw him was surprised.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn neyò
te
chipelìntàm.
English:
Everyone who comes to help me can get full (of food).
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn pèchi may wichëmi
te
kàski kispu.
English:
Everything is dry (like in a drought).
Lenape:
Wèmi kèku kaxk
te
.
English:
They are all colors.
Lenape:
Wèmi lik
te
yo.
English:
All little mice are gray.
Lenape:
Wèmi pukwètëtàk wipunkwsuwàk.
English:
It rolled everywhere.
Lenape:
Wèmi tali tëpchehële.
English:
The water is boiling.
Lenape:
Wën
te
në mpi.
English:
He picked up his pipe.
Lenape:
Wètënëmën upokàn.
English:
Help me so that I can stand up well in this life.
Lenape:
Wichëmi tëli nkàski wëli nipain yushe èntalawsienkw.
English:
If they live there I will live here.
Lenape:
Wikihti
te
nëshe tali ni yu nëwikin.
English:
A little house was blown over.
Lenape:
Wikwamtët amxën.
English:
The basket is on her head.
Lenape:
Wilink ha
te
në tànkhakàn.
English:
The strawberry tastes good.
Lenape:
Winkàn në
te
him.
English:
The strawberries taste good.
Lenape:
Winkànu nèl
te
him.
English:
He would like to go along.
Lenape:
Winki a wi
te
.
English:
If he eats too much he will be fat.
Lenape:
Wisùch sòmipwi
te
.
English:
We should go with them.
Lenape:
Wi
te
hëna a.
English:
Suddenly a wolf came.
Lenape:
Wixkaochi tëme pe.
English:
He is sitting behind; He is sitting in the back.
Lenape:
W
te
nk lëmatahpu.
English:
I walked behind.
Lenape:
W
te
nk mpëmska.
English:
He walked behind.
Lenape:
W
te
nk pëmëske.
English:
The man is behind the house.
Lenape:
W
te
nk wikwahëmink ahpu na lënu.
English:
There is much work to be done where I live.
Lenape:
Xahelët mikëmòsëwakàn ha
te
wikia.
English:
Many stones are there.
Lenape:
Xaheli ahsëna ha
te
yo.
English:
He had told me many things.
Lenape:
Xaheli kèku ntëlkenèp.
English:
He told me many things.
Lenape:
Xaheli kèku ntëlùkw.
English:
Many spirits live there under the water.
Lenape:
Xaheli manëtuwàk tëntalawsineyo èkwpiyink.
English:
There are many medicines where I eat.
Lenape:
Xaheli mpisuna ènta mitsia ika ha
te
.
English:
There are many cranberries here.
Lenape:
Xaheli pakim ha
te
.
English:
The cars are noisy.
Lenape:
Xahuwetakwsuwàk nèk tëpchehëlasàk.
English:
Finally I told him, because he was writing, 'You doing your homework?'
Lenape:
Xantki ntëlan, èli lekhikèt, 'You doing your homework?'
English:
Finally he told the elder, Show them to me.
Lenape:
Xantki tëlao nèl kìkaya, Mpënamënàkw.
English:
I went to a big town.
Lenape:
Xinkwi utènink nta.
English:
I am thirty years old.
Lenape:
Xintxke nkatënami.
English:
I live on a mountain.
Lenape:
Xkwitahtëne nëwiki.
English:
I live on a mountain and I have a garden.
Lenape:
Xkwitahtëne nëwiki òk nulatu hakihakàn.
English:
I go to the top of the hill.
Lenape:
Xkwitahtëne nta.
English:
The house is alone (no others around it).
Lenape:
Xuhan
te
në wikëwam.
English:
This afternoon it might be a very hot day.
Lenape:
Xu kìshi paxàkweke konaèt xu ahi kshëlàn
te
.
English:
When it is finished cooking we will eat it.
Lenape:
Xu kishtèke xu këmitsihëna.
English:
When you go back I will give you some corn.
Lenape:
Xu ktëkiane xu këmil xàskwim.
English:
It will soon be a hot day.
Lenape:
Xuniti kshëlàn
te
.
English:
I will tell my grandfather, Look at me!
Lenape:
Xu ntëla nëmuxumës, Pënai!
English:
I will tell them, "Count."
Lenape:
Xu ntëlaok, "Ahkëntike."
English:
I will drink five glasses of milk.
Lenape:
Xu palenàxk shapontèkink nunakàn nëmëne.
English:
You will call me again on Sunday.
Lenape:
Xu Sàntèke làpi kënatumi.
English:
It will be cold.
Lenape:
Xu
te
he.
English:
These dogs and wolves were friends a long time ago.
Lenape:
Yuki mwekaneyok òk tëmeyok witisëwàk lòmëwe.
English:
Now I am very sad.
Lenape:
Yukwe nshinkhatènami.
English:
From this time on that will be his name.
Lenape:
Yukwe wënchi alëmi nalch na tëluwèsin.
English:
This song is sung when someone wants to put a baby to sleep.
Lenape:
Yushe asuwakàn ènta awèn kahta kawënhèt mimëtëta nal në tëli asuwin.
English:
This good land.
Lenape:
Yushe weltëk hàki.
