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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
9 Story Sentence Search Results For "weski"
English:
Our elder brothers' tribe (the Europeans) wanted to fool us when they were new here.
Lenape:
Hùnt wa kènu wëski ènta wa kahta kiòlùkònk washe xansëna èlhakeit. [
Nora - Uh-huh. You will hear this response throughout the story as Bessie talks and Nora acknowledges what she said, a common practice when listening to a storyteller.
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English:
Long ago when the earth was new
Lenape:
Lòmwe hùnt ènta lawsienkw wëskink
English:
And then when - - - the squirrel soup and the new thing.
Lenape:
Na kènu ènta - - - në xanikwi kshitay òk në wëski kèku.
English:
Then the storekeeper said, "Here is something new.
Lenape:
Na na mèmhalamùnt luwe, "Shè yu wëski kèku.
English:
Then the storekeeper said, "Here is something new.
Lenape:
Na na mèmhalamùnt luwe, "Shè yu wëski kèku.
English:
Then the storekeeper said, "Here is something new.
Lenape:
Na na mèmhalamùnt luwe, "Shè yu wëski kèku.
English:
he showed them something, "This is something new I received.
Lenape:
pwënuntëlao kèku, "She yu wëski kèku nëmëshënëm.
English:
she said, "Here is what to do when a person makes a new bark house."
Lenape:
tëlao, "Shè ta yu lìsin ènta awèn manitak wëski hòkèsikaon."
English:
The Delawares brought (these) grasses a while ago,
Lenape:
Wàni Lënape wèski pwètuneyo skiko.
