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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
199 Sample Sentence Search Results For "awen"
English:
These people look strange.
Lenape:
Ahchipinakwsuwàk yuki awènik.
English:
It is difficult when one wants to say something.
Lenape:
Ahòt ènta awèn kèku kahta luwèt.
English:
Is there anyone here who can speak English?
Lenape:
Ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit?
English:
Does anyone here speak Lenape?
Lenape:
Ahpu hèch awèn kèski alënixsit?
English:
She began to make her like a person.
Lenape:
Alëmi wëliha alàshi awèn.
English:
Those people all left.
Lenape:
Alëmultuwàk nèk awènik.
English:
Some of those people are Delawares.
Lenape:
Alënte nèk awènik Lënapeyok.
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:
He ate more than I did.
Lenape:
Alëwi mitsu nawènahta ni.
English:
And so many other tribes in that direction ate it.
Lenape:
Ashìte yuk kènu wëntahkwi awènhakeyok xeli mwichineyo,
English:
A person has difficulty using it.
Lenape:
Awèn ahchinki nhakatàmën
English:
I just don't know who you are! (exclamation of frustration)
Lenape:
Awèn èt ta xi ki!
English:
Who is it?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch?
English:
Who will go and get some fire?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch a natink tëntay?
English:
Who wants to fight?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch kahta mahtake? {DN}
English:
Who taught you?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch kwëntamakèn?
English:
Who is that?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch nàni?
English:
Who is the leader?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch nikanixink? {DN}
English:
Who is the stronger?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch alëwi chitanësu?
English:
Who is singing?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch asuu?
English:
Who wants to sing?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch kahta asuu?
English:
Who wants to go to New York?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch kahta New York e?
English:
Who are you?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch ki?
English:
Who is that man?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch na lënu?
English:
Who is that?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch nàn?
English:
Who is going to New York?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch New York e?
English:
Do did this?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch tëlsin?
English:
Who went to town?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch utènink e.
English:
Who knows it?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch uwatun?
English:
Who will sing?
Lenape:
Awèn hèch xu asuu?
English:
Whose cat is that?
Lenape:
Awèni hèch na pushis?
English:
Departed people have left (this life, meaning - they died)
Lenape:
Awènikahke alëmskeyunka.
English:
Who are those people?
Lenape:
Awènik hàch nèki?
English:
Who are these people?
Lenape:
Awènik hàch yuki?
English:
Who are they?
Lenape:
Awènik hèch nèk?
English:
Who are these men?
Lenape:
Awènik hèch yuk lënuwàk?
English:
Whose cats are those?
Lenape:
Awènikii hèch nèk pushisàk?
English:
A person should not play a musical instrument when lying down.
Lenape:
Awèn matàch ta shenkixinu ènta ahpikwèt.
English:
Someone is coming
Lenape:
Awèn pè.
English:
Someone will come when it gets daylight.
Lenape:
Awèn xu pe enta opànk.
English:
A person will eat with the devil when he does that.
Lenape:
Awèn xu wipumao a mahtan'tu ènta në lësit.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwète awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwète awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
A strange or different person.
Lenape:
Chpi awèn.
English:
Those people got separated (from each other or from a group).
Lenape:
Chpihëleyok nèk awènik.
English:
Both of those people.
Lenape:
Elii nèk awènik.
English:
There is that person.
Lenape:
E na awèn.
English:
When a person plays a musical instrument.
Lenape:
Enta awèn ahpikwèt.
English:
When a person wants to put him to sleep.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta kawënhèt.
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 someone gets ready to die.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta palilìsit.
English:
When someone sits on (long) logs while (the other end) is burning no one will listen to him when he says anything
Lenape:
Enta awèn lëmatahpit xkwìchi mësako ènta lusink matàch awèn këlsìtao ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
When he said that we thought we would help him.
Lenape:
Enta në luwèt ntitehahëna wichëmawëna.
English:
Every morning people shook hands with each other.
Lenape:
Eshi opànk awènik ànkùntin.
English:
Every morning people shook hands.
Lenape:
Eshi opànk awènik ànkùntuwàk.
English:
Even if someone talked about her she would not know it.
Lenape:
Ili a awèn ahkënimao mata uwatuwën.
English:
Even if someone talked about her she would not know it.
Lenape:
Ili a awèn ahkënimao mata uwatuwën.
English:
Even this language it is already difficult for a person to use it.
Lenape:
Ili yu lixsëwakàn mèchi awèn ahchinki nhakatàmën.
English:
Jim, give these people something to drink.
Lenape:
Jim, mënihùkw yuk awènik.
English:
Do not kill anyone.
Lenape:
Kàchi awèn nhilawàn.
English:
He wants less than I want.
Lenape:
Kahtatàm kèxiti nawènahta ni.
English:
He wants more than I want.
Lenape:
Kahtatàm xaheli kèku nawènahta ni.
English:
The people were surprised.
Lenape:
Kanshelìntàmuk nèk awènik.
English:
We can kill some waterfowl if we go hunting.
Lenape:
Kàski nhilawëna mpiaehëleyok alahòtienkwe.
English:
Do not break off the icicle.
Lenape:
Këchi tëmënawën në nushhùkòn.
English:
What will these people have to drink?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch xu mëneyok yuk awènik?
English:
We gave him sugar so they could make it.
Lenape:
Këmilawëna shukël tili a kàski manituneyo.
English:
Only a few people can give names to someone.
Lenape:
Kèxiti awènik kàski wihëlao awèn.
English:
You are a no-good person.
Lenape:
Ki mahchikwi awèn.
English:
Do you see that person?
Lenape:
Kneyo hèch na awèn?
English:
Maybe someone pinched him.
Lenape:
Konaèt awèn wsisënao.
English:
Perhaps these people are thirsty.
Lenape:
Konaèt katusëmuwàk yuk awènik.
English:
Maybe all the people went swimming.
Lenape:
Konaet wèmi awènik ashëwihëleyok.
English:
Maybe everyone wanted to go swimming.
Lenape:
Konaet wèmi awènik kahta ashëwihëleyok.
English:
We are afraid of those wolves.
Lenape:
Kòxawënanàk nèki tëmeyok.
English:
That person walks fast.
Lenape:
Kshuxwe na awèn.
English:
They told you people when someone wants peace he is a coward.
Lenape:
Ktëlkëwoo ènta awèn kahtatànk wëlànkuntëwakàn shwilai.
English:
No one wanted to take it away.
Lenape:
Ku awèn kòta chikënëmën.
English:
No one heard about it.
Lenape:
Ku awèn pihpëntamuwën.
English:
No one recognized him.
Lenape:
Ku awèn wënënaoo.
English:
I never was afraid of anyone who eats rotten fish.
Lenape:
Ku nkwixwima awèn alëmèko mèmhòt.
English:
No one else ever fed him.
Lenape:
Ku ta awèn pili tòxamaiyo.
English:
Do you know those young people?
Lenape:
Kuwahaok nèk wëski awènik?
English:
Do you understand it when a person says, Ahkënsi (to read)?
Lenape:
Kuwatun hèch na ènta awèn luwèt, Ahkënsi?
English:
Try out that person (such as for a job or work).
Lenape:
Kwëchihëlalal na awèn.
English:
It is hoped that everyone will remember the Lenape forever.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha apchìch wèmi awèn mwëshalawoo yuk Lënapeyok.
English:
A tall person.
Lenape:
Kwènakwsit awèn.
English:
A person will be lazy all day.
Lenape:
Kwëti kiskwi awèn nulhànt.
English:
That person is smart.
Lenape:
Lëpwe na awèn.
English:
Those nasty people are there in the north.
Lenape:
Luwàneyunk ahpuwàk nèk niski awèni.
English:
The people who live in the north.
Lenape:
Luwàneyunk wikihtit awènik.
English:
On the other hand it is said a person is hungry,
Lenape:
Luwe hùnt awèn ashìte kahtupu.
English:
It is said a person will live a long life if he gives him something.
Lenape:
Luwèn hùnt kwënawsu ènta awèn milate kèku.
English:
You are a bad person.
Lenape:
Mahchikwi awèn kàkay.
English:
No one is permitted to drink soup.
Lenape:
Mata awèn lelëma tìlìch mënèn kshitay.
English:
We heard no one.
Lenape:
Mata awèn mpëntawiwëna.
English:
One should not go to sleep with a wet head.
Lenape:
Matàch awèn kawi ènta skàpantpat.
English:
A person should not brag about himself.
Lenape:
Matàch awèn kshàkënima hòkaya.
English:
A person should not whistle when he is eating.
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn chipuwe ènta mitsit.
English:
No one should eat chicken soup.
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn michii tipasii kshitay.
English:
A person should not cut his nails. [This is a portion of a longer correction.]
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn tëmikahshehwi.
English:
A person should not marry a White person.
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn wicheo Shëwanàkw.
English:
If we do not feed them they will finally starve.
Lenape:
Matàch tàxamawënanàk xantki xu shawlamuwàk.
English:
No one could even say anything.
Lenape:
Mata ili awèn kèku luwe.
English:
No one could eat.
Lenape:
Mata kàski awèn mitsii.
English:
Pluck that chicken.
Lenape:
Mawën na tipas.
English:
She gathers pokeberries.
Lenape:
Mawënsu chàkinkwèm.
English:
I already fogot some of these other tribes.
Lenape:
Mèchi nonin alënte yuki awènhakeyok.
English:
Now I know who that person is who is stealing.
Lenape:
Mèchi nuwatun na awèn kèhkëmutke.
English:
That person talks this way and that.
Lenape:
Mësëtunhe na awèn.
English:
Let's eat dumplings.
Lenape:
Michitàm pàkawënikàna.
English:
We will give them corn and women to help them plant it.
Lenape:
Milawëna xàskwim òk xkweyok wichëmëkuk tìli hàkihèneyo
English:
That person is eating.
Lenape:
Mitsu na awèn.
English:
I hit the little person.
Lenape:
Mpàkama na tànktitit awèn.
English:
I hear that person.
Lenape:
Mpëntao na awèn. {DN}
English:
She cut that person's hair.
Lenape:
Mushao nèl awèni.
English:
The apple is redder than the strawberry.
Lenape:
Na aplëlìsh alëwi màxksu nawènahta në tehim.
English:
That person was seen on top of the water.
Lenape:
Na awèn nèhkwësu xkwëchi mpinkink.
English:
Those people stopped.
Lenape:
Nahkihëleyok nèk awènik.
English:
That one person got separated (from others).
Lenape:
Na kwëti awèn chpihële.
English:
The man is meaner than the woman.
Lenape:
Na lënu alëwi mahtapeyu nawènahta na xkwe.
English:
The man fell down in the middle of the room.
Lenape:
Na lënu kaihële lawënte.
English:
Bring that person.
Lenape:
Nal na awèn.
English:
That is why a person is corrected.
Lenape:
Nal në wënchi awèn kwitëlan.
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 lite.
English:
Then we told him, 'Okay, all right, we are glad.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlawëna, 'Yuh nal ta nën, nulelìntàmuhëna.'
English:
We will look for some deer.
Lenape:
Natunawënanàk ahtuhuk.
English:
The girl is prettier than the woman.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch alëwi wëlësu nawènahta na xkwe.
English:
That girl is bigger than the others.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch alëwi xinkwi nawènahta nèk takokik.
English:
I went to pick pokeberries.
Lenape:
Nëmawënsi chàkinkwèm.
English:
I remember those who are deceased.
Lenape:
Nëmëshalaok awènika.
English:
I remember those who are deceased.
Lenape:
Nëmëshalaok awènika.
English:
We ate with him when it was noon.
Lenape:
Nëwipumawëna ènta paxàkwèk.
English:
That person killed someone.
Lenape:
Nhiluwe na awèn.
English:
I can give a person a name.
Lenape:
Nkàski awèn wihëla.
English:
We can kill him.
Lenape:
Nkàski nhilawëna.
English:
Those people listened to me.
Lenape:
Nkëlëstakuna nèki awènik.
English:
I kidnapped a person.
Lenape:
Nkëmutëma awèn.
English:
I pity these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
I pitied these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
I sense that person's presence.
Lenape:
Ntàmama na awèn.
English:
Oh, there is that cute little person.
Lenape:
O, shè lah na ninkëminakwtitit awèn.
English:
That person came across from another land.
Lenape:
Osi hàkink wënchi pe na awèn.
English:
That person said it incorrectly.
Lenape:
Palachimu na awèn.
English:
The people from the north speak differently.
Lenape:
Palilixsuwàk nèk luwàneyunki awènik.
English:
Look, chicken and dumplings.
Lenape:
Pëna, tipasi pàkawënikàna.
English:
The Delawares live differently from the White people.
Lenape:
Pililawsuwàk yuki Lenapeyok nawènahta Shëwanahkok.
English:
He spoiled them all.
Lenape:
Pòlihao wèmi awèni.
English:
The people all cling together.
Lenape:
Psàkwixinuk wèmi awènik.
English:
This person is sticking too close by.
Lenape:
Psàkwsu wa awèn.
English:
The man escaped from the Indians.
Lenape:
Pulëwe na lënu awènhakeike.
English:
The man escaped from the Indians.
Lenape:
Pulëwe na lënu awènhakeike.
English:
That person is worried.
Lenape:
Sàkwelìntàm na awèn.
English:
There is someone else who is gathering acorns.
Lenape:
Shè òk na pili awèn pè ònàxkwimhèt
English:
Here is someone I would like you to know (meet).
Lenape:
Shè wa awèn kwëlaha kuwahan.
English:
I am already a very old person.
Lenape:
Sòmi mèchi xuwi awèn nhàkay.
English:
Where did that person come from?
Lenape:
Tani wënchi na awèn pe?
English:
He told those Indians, Dafinen (here we are, said incorrectly).
Lenape:
Tëlawoo nèl awènhakeyok, 'Dàfinen, Dàfinen.'
English:
Those people are using sign language.
Lenape:
Tëtpiyok nèk awènik.
English:
He knew those people.
Lenape:
Uwahaok nèk awènik.
English:
He knew that person.
Lenape:
Uwahao nèl awèni.
English:
This deceased beloved person.
Lenape:
Waka aholënt awènika.
English:
I guess the people used a corn pounder.
Lenape:
Weitët èt kohòkàn nhakatàm awènik.
English:
It is good when someone harvests oysters.
Lenape:
Wëlët awèn mayhòn sisawinàk.
English:
A good person.
Lenape:
Wëli awèn.
English:
A beautiful person.
Lenape:
Welsit awèn.
English:
All of them.
Lenape:
Wèmi awènik.
English:
Everyone came there.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn ika pe.
English:
Everyone left him alone.
Lenape:
Wèmi awènik punihao.
English:
Everyone knows about it.
Lenape:
Wèmi awènik uwatuneyo.
English:
Everyone who can pray should pray.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn kàski patamat patama.
English:
Everyone is smiling.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn këlësëwinkwèxin.
English:
Everyone is bashful.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn kwitayasu.
English:
Everyone who saw him was surprised.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn neyòte chipelìntàm.
English:
Everyone who comes to help me can get full (of food).
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn pèchi may wichëmite kàski kispu.
English:
Everyone hated him.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn shinkalao.
English:
Help this sick person.
Lenape:
Wichëm washe palsit awèn.
English:
Those people lived contentedly because they were always happy.
Lenape:
Winkawsuwàk nèk awènik èli nkëme wëlatuwàk.
English:
We ate with her when it was noon.
Lenape:
Wipumawëna ènta paxàkwèk.
English:
A great many people.
Lenape:
Xaheli awènik. {DN}
English:
There are many people.
Lenape:
Xaheluk awènik.
English:
Finally we heard him behind the house.
Lenape:
Xantki òsikamike mpëntawëna.
English:
There are many people.
Lenape:
Xèli awènik.
English:
Many people came.
Lenape:
Xeli awènik peyok
English:
Were many people killed?
Lenape:
Xeli hèch awènik nhilaok?
English:
There must have been many Indians.
Lenape:
Xeli hunt yuk awènhakeyok.
English:
A big person.
Lenape:
Xinkwi awèn.
English:
When they have the payment everyone will be rich.
Lenape:
Xu moni miltin nèk wèmi awèn ahopei.
English:
Soon I will speak better than you.
Lenape:
Xuniti mpëmëtunhe alëwi wëlët nawènahta ki.
English:
Soon I will speak rather than you.
Lenape:
Xuniti mpëmëtunhe nawènahta ki.
English:
Someone will soon visit us.
Lenape:
Xuniti xu awèn kiikàmàkuna.
English:
We must strike them.
Lenape:
Xu ta mpàkamawënanàk.
English:
An old person.
Lenape:
Xuwi awèn.
English:
These people who have gathered.
Lenape:
Yuk awènik ènta maehëlahtit.
English:
These people are all different sizes.
Lenape:
Yuk awènik wèmi lìlkuk.
English:
Now, you people gather berries.
Lenape:
Yukwe ta mawënsihëmo.
English:
Now that one, that person was powerful!
Lenape:
Yukwe ta nàn, chipi na awèn!
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.
