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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
267 Sample Sentence Search Results For "enta"
English:
He was a great man in his lifetime.
Lenape:
Ahìnu naka lënuwa ènta lehëlexèt.
English:
Count the rocks.
Lenape:
Ahkënta nèk ahsëna.
English:
It is difficult when one wants to say something.
Lenape:
Ahòt ènta awèn kèku kahta luwèt.
English:
It is hard (difficult) to walk when it is hot.
Lenape:
Ahòt pëmëskan ènta kshëlàntèk.
English:
Hurry and come here.
Lenape:
Alàpsi wëntaxa.
English:
Like a chicken when he is scratching (the ground).
Lenape:
Alàshi tipas ènta sisënikèt.
English:
Some near Dewey speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Alënte alënixsuwàk wëntahkwi Dewey. {DN}
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:
The trees fell over when the wind blew.
Lenape:
Amihëleyok hìtkuk ènta kshàxink.
English:
And so many other tribes in that direction ate it.
Lenape:
Ashìte yuk kènu wëntahkwi awènhakeyok xeli mwichineyo,
English:
Put the fire out.
Lenape:
Ateha në tëntay.
English:
Who will go and get some fire?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch a natink tëntay?
English:
Who taught you?
Lenape:
Awèn hàch kwëntamakèn?
English:
A person should not play a musical instrument when lying down.
Lenape:
Awèn matàch ta shenkixinu ènta ahpikwèt.
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:
He was flirty when he was young.
Lenape:
Chihchëmësu
enta
wësksite.
English:
When will you do that?
Lenape:
Chinke hàch këmikëntàmën?
English:
When the birds made tracks. (such as in mud or snow)
Lenape:
Chulën'sàk ènta pènhatuhtit.
English:
The woman went into the bedroom.
Lenape:
Ehènta kawink e na xkwe.
English:
I put it on the table.
Lenape:
Ehèntalipwinkink ntatun.
English:
The molasses is sticking to the table.
Lenape:
Ehèntalipwinkink psàkwixën në mëlash.
English:
The man went into the kitchen.
Lenape:
Ehèntawixënink e na lënu.
English:
I placed it under the table.
Lenape:
Ekwi èhèntalipwinkink ntatun.
English:
He put a pencil under the table.
Lenape:
Ekwi ehëntalipwinkink tòtun pènsìl.
English:
We sat down on the ground under a big tree.
Lenape:
Ekwi xinkòkunk tënta mëshkenèn.
English:
When he eats the boy eats with a spoon.
Lenape:
Emhòn'sahëma na pilaechëch ènta mitsit.
English:
When he began to fall asleep.
Lenape:
Enta
alëmi kawit.
English:
When it begins to get daylight then the birds begin to sing.
Lenape:
Enta
alëmi òxeek na tòlëmi asuwineyo nèk chulënsàk.
English:
When he was leaving he saw the man.
Lenape:
Enta
alëmskat wëneyoo nèl lënuwa.
English:
When we left my house we walked by Walks-Downstream's home.
Lenape:
Enta
alëmskeenkw wikia mpëmshahëna Nahuxwe wikit.
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 wants to hunt all the animals will start to flee.
Lenape:
Enta
kahta alait wèmi yuki aèsësàk alëmshimuwàk.
English:
When they want to say something they talk too loud.
Lenape:
Enta
kahta kèku luwèhtit sòmtunheyok.
English:
When we finished building fence Walks-Downstream went in his house.
Lenape:
Enta
kìshi menxkeenkw tëmikèn na Nahuxwe.
English:
When I finish soaking the dry hides I scraped them.
Lenape:
Enta
kishi tòkpeya nèk kaxxèsa na nchikhòmëna.
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 writes he uses a (quill) pen.
Lenape:
Enta
lekhikèt mikwën nhakale.
English:
When Rosemary goes to a dance she takes Lucy along.
Lenape:
Enta
mahwit na Rosemary tòlëmuxòlao hànkw nèl Lucyo.
English:
When he said that we thought we would help him.
Lenape:
Enta
në luwèt ntitehahëna wichëmawëna.
English:
He stays around the flowers.
Lenape:
Enta
òtaèsàk ihahpu.
English:
When we came to visit our older sister.
Lenape:
Enta
pèchi kiikàmat washe nëmis.
English:
When I used soap I made a lot of foam.
Lenape:
Enta
sop nhakatàmën nëmanitu mëxeli pitay.
English:
When he got there.
Lenape:
Enta
tali pat.
English:
When we went to town.
Lenape:
Enta
untènink eyank.
English:
When it snows I will go hunting.
Lenape:
Enta
winèk xu ntalai.
English:
When I eat meat I get choked.
Lenape:
Enta
wiyus michia ntaluhwi.
English:
When he eats meat.
Lenape:
Enta
wiyus michit.
English:
Where it is deep is where the fish are located.
Lenape:
Enta
xitkwèk tòpineyo nèk namèsàk.
English:
When the world was new.
Lenape:
Enta
xkwithakamika wëskink.
English:
He used a bow when he killed a deer.
Lenape:
Hatapi nhakala ènta nhilat ahtu.
English:
The sun is high.
Lenape:
Hukweyunk tëntan.
English:
Don't whistle outside after dark or your mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Kàchi chipëweyàn kochëmink ènta piskèk, xu kpimtunehëla.
English:
Do not eat chicken skin when you are young or you will have a wrinkled face.
Lenape:
Kàchi michiyàn tipasi xès ènta wësksiàn, xu kpisëlinko.
English:
Don't eat in the dark or your mouth will go crooked
Lenape:
Kàchi mitsihàn ènta piskèk, xu kpimtunehëla.
English:
Do not crack nuts after it is dark.
Lenape:
Kàchi pahkàsiyàn ènta piskèk.
English:
Mary fell down when she hit Bill.
Lenape:
Kaihële na Mary ènta pahkàmat nèl Bill.
English:
What are you doing?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch këmikëntàm?
English:
What are you people doing?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch këmikëntàmuhëmo?
English:
What did you hear?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch kpëntàm?
English:
What is the name for a Rose, what the White people call a Rose?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch luwèntasu Rose, na Shëwanàkw luwèntànk Rose?
English:
What did your late mother really like to do?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch naka kahèsa wëli mikëntàm?
English:
What is the reason I cannot eat there at the table?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch wënchi mata nkàski mitsi èhèntalipwink tali?
English:
What is this called?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch yushe luwèntasu?
English:
What did you eat when you ate?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch këmitsi ènta mitsiàn?
English:
What did you read?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktakëntàm?
English:
What do you call it?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ktëluwèntàmën?
English:
What is he doing?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch mikëntàm?
English:
What did you read yesterday?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch ntakëntàm lòkëwe?
English:
What are they doing?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch yuki mikëntamuk?
English:
I hear something.
Lenape:
Kèku mpëntàm.
English:
What in the world are you doing?
Lenape:
Kèku nink lah këmikëntàm?
English:
The weatherman lied when he said, "It is a good day."
Lenape:
Këlune na 'weatherman' ènta luwèt, "Wëli kishku."
English:
We eat at the table.
Lenape:
Këmitsihëna ehèntalipwinkink.
English:
I saw you near my house.
Lenape:
Kënewël kixki ènta wikia.
English:
The squirrel climbed quickly up the tree.
Lenape:
Këntahkusihële na xanikw hitkunk.
English:
Jan is climbing.
Lenape:
Këntahkusu na Jan.
English:
The birds are flying toward the north.
Lenape:
Kënthuwàk nèk chulënsàk wëntahkwi luwàneyunk.
English:
How many rocks are there on the table?
Lenape:
Kèxa hèch ahsëna xkwìchi ehèntalipwinkink?
English:
I will see you in the evening.
Lenape:
Knewël ènta lòkwik.
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:
Kohitehoo ènta pahkàmat.
English:
Do you hear me?
Lenape:
Kpëntai hèch?
English:
Do you hear us?
Lenape:
Kpëntaihëna hèch?
English:
Do you hear him?
Lenape:
Kpëntao hàch?
English:
Did you hear the Shawnees singing at Whiteoak?
Lenape:
Kpëntaok hàch nèk Shaonuwàk pe asuwihtit yu tali Whiteoak?
English:
They told you people when someone wants peace he is a coward.
Lenape:
Ktëlkëwoo ènta awèn kahtatànk wëlànkuntëwakàn shwilai.
English:
No one heard about it.
Lenape:
Ku awèn pihpëntamuwën.
English:
I never heard that word (or saying).
Lenape:
Ku mpipëntàmuwën në luweokàn.
English:
I did not like it when they were fighting.
Lenape:
Ku nëwinkatàmuwën ènta mahtakenk.
English:
I never heard him myself.
Lenape:
Ku ni mpipëntao,
English:
I cannot hear him.
Lenape:
Ku nkàski pëntaoo.
English:
I do not hear him well.
Lenape:
Ku nuli pëntaoo.
English:
They never heard it because of what was said, breakfast, dinner, supper, nothing but eating together.
Lenape:
Ku pihpëntàmënuwiyo èli luwèntasik "breakfast, dinner, supper," mata shùkw mitsahtin.
English:
I do not understand the Shawnee when he says something.
Lenape:
Ku ta ni mpëntao wa Shawnu ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
Do you understand it when a person says, Ahkënsi (to read)?
Lenape:
Kuwatun hèch na ènta awèn luwèt, Ahkënsi?
English:
I hope you will say good things when you talk about me.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha wëli kèku ktëluwe
enta
ahkënimia.
English:
Swallow the water.
Lenape:
Kwënta në mpi.
English:
One hot day my mother told me, "Come here."
Lenape:
Kwëti kshëlànte nkahès ntëlùkw, "Wëntaxa."
English:
It is a taboo to a woman who is expecting a baby.
Lenape:
Kwitëlao hunt na xkwe ènta kahta wëlahëlat mimëntëta.
English:
It is beginning to rain again, I hear it.
Lenape:
Làpi alëmi sukëlan, mpëntàmën.
English:
The Delawares call the telephone sëkahsën.
Lenape:
Lënapeyok tëluwèntamëneyo në telephone sëkahsën.
English:
Long ago when the Delawares lived in the east.
Lenape:
Lòmëwe ènta yuki Lënapeyunkahke wikhatihtit wehènchiopànk.
English:
Long ago when I lived in Dewey I sewed.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ènta wikiane Dewey-ink nkëlixike.
English:
A long time ago they said sëkahsën when they talked about the telephone.
Lenape:
Lòmwe hànkw tëluwèneyo sëkahsën ènta ahkënutëmihtit në telephone.
English:
Long ago when the world was new.
Lenape:
Lòmwe mah ènta wëskhakamike.
English:
I heard a long time ago that these dogs can speak Delaware.
Lenape:
Lòmwe nochi mpihpëntàmen yuki mwekaneyok kàski alënixsuwàk.
English:
It is said that if a dog eats grass he is sick.
Lenape:
Luwe hùnt palsu na mwekane ènta mitsit skiko.
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:
That place is named Seton Hall University.
Lenape:
Luwèntasu në ta tali Seton Hall University.
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 whistle when he is eating.
Lenape:
Matàch ta awèn chipuwe ènta mitsit.
English:
The man didn't even get sweaty when he chopped wood.
Lenape:
Mata ili ktaptiksi na lënu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
Today it is already Autumn.
Lenape:
Mèchi tahkokën yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
Now on this day the time has come.
Lenape:
Mèchi yukwe ènta kishkwik ika mahtexën.
English:
I hear him now.
Lenape:
Mèchi yukwe mpëntao.
English:
The food is on the table.
Lenape:
Mehëmichink èhèntalipwinkink hate.
English:
He barked when he saw him. (refers to a wolf or dog)
Lenape:
Mëkike ènta neyot.
English:
He barked when he looked at him. (refers to a wolf or dog)
Lenape:
Mëkike ènta pënaot.
English:
He barked when he saw him.
Lenape:
Mëkike ènta pënaote.
English:
They do various things.
Lenape:
Mësi kèku mikëntàmuwàk.
English:
He walked when he went to town.
Lenape:
Mhituxwe ènta utènink at.
English:
He uses a (quill) pen when he writes.
Lenape:
Mikwën nhakala ènta lekhikèt.
English:
It was given to me long ago when I was a young woman.
Lenape:
Milkèn ni lòmëwe ènta skixkweiane.
English:
I will knock him in the head when I see him.
Lenape:
Mpapelpiteho ènta neyok.
English:
I am talking on the tape recorder today.
Lenape:
Mpëmëtunhe sëkahsënink tali yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I was looking at the bird when he suddenly flew away.
Lenape:
Mpënao na chulëns
enta
kënthwihëlat.
English:
I heard that he had died,
Lenape:
Mpëntamëm tìli ànkëlën.
English:
I heard the (wintertime) story and I believe it.
Lenape:
Mpëntàmën në athiluhakàn, nulamhìtàmën.
English:
I hear the creek flowing.
Lenape:
Mpëntàmën në sipu pèmitàn.
English:
I heard insane laughter when they laughed.
Lenape:
Mpëntàm këkpëchei këlëksahtin.
English:
I hear something.
Lenape:
Mpëntàm kèku.
English:
I heard that it might be a deep snow.
Lenape:
Mpëntàm konaèt mëxate.
English:
I hear a bird.
Lenape:
Mpëntao chulëns.
English:
I hear a bird singing.
Lenape:
Mpëntao chulëns pe asuwit.
English:
I hear that person.
Lenape:
Mpëntao na awèn. {DN}
English:
I heard Bill Shawnee when he sang.
Lenape:
Mpëntao na Bill Shawnee ènta asuwit.
English:
I heard Doug when he sang.
Lenape:
Mpëntao na Doug ènta asuwit.
English:
A whale swam where it was deep.
Lenape:
Mpiàxkw ashëwìl ènta xitkwèk.
English:
I heard it long ago.
Lenape:
Mpihpëntamën lòmëwe.
English:
I heard it long ago when I was a young woman.
Lenape:
Mpihpëntamën lòmëwe ènta uskixkweiane.
English:
We will eat medicine together when it gets cool weather.
Lenape:
Mpisun michhatihëna ènta thapànke,
English:
I took medicine
Lenape:
Mpisun nkwëntàmën. {DN}
English:
David hears Lucy.
Lenape:
Na David pwëntao nèl Lucya.
English:
Then when it has gotten extremely hot.
Lenape:
Na ènta kìshi këkhichi kshëtèk.
English:
Some wild potatoes grew downstream.
Lenape:
Nahi ènta sakihtit tekënei hopënisàk.
English:
Jim thinks he will be sweaty when he chops wood.
Lenape:
Na Jim litehe 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:
That is where he began to grow up.
Lenape:
Nal në tënta alëmikin.
English:
That is all Jim talks when we talk on the telephone.
Lenape:
Nal wa shùkw Jim ènta hànkw alënixsienkw sëkahsënink.
English:
The dog did not hear the bird when he sang.
Lenape:
Na mwekane mata pwëntao nèl chulënsa ènta asuwit.
English:
The dog heard the hoe when it fell over.
Lenape:
Na mwekane pwëntàmën në kwipëlënay ènta amwihëlèk.
English:
The dog heard the bird when he sang.
Lenape:
Na mwekane pwëntaoo nèl chulënsa ènta asuwit.
English:
The dog is lying under the table.
Lenape:
Na mwekane shenkixin èkwi èhèntalipwinkink.
English:
The cat carries the kitten in her mouth.
Lenape:
Na pushis tëntamao nèl pushitëta.
English:
Then when Jim called me he said it was thundering and raining hard.
Lenape:
Na wa Jim ènta ahtumit luwe pèthakhòn òk kshilan.
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:
The girl placed the turkey on the table.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch tòhëlao nèl chikënëma èhèntalipwinkink.
English:
I made a mistake when I sewed.
Lenape:
Nchanitun ènta këlixea.
English:
The birds started to sing when it got to be daylight.
Lenape:
Nèk chulënsàk hànkw alëmi asuwàk ènta òxeèk.
English:
I can see the forest.
Lenape:
Nemën ènta shinkèk.
English:
I sat on the floor near the table.
Lenape:
Nëmëshake kixki ehèntalipwink.
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:
I saw the ocean when I went to the east.
Lenape:
Nem kitahikàn ènta ika a wehènchiopànk.
English:
I helped when they pounded corn.
Lenape:
Nëwichinke ènta kohokhatink.
English:
I helped when they all ground corn.
Lenape:
Nëwichinke ènta kohòkhatink.
English:
I like to eat it when it is fried.
Lenape:
Nëwinkama ni nàn ènta salàsasik.
English:
I would like to teach him some songs.
Lenape:
Nëwinki a wëntamao asuwakàna.
English:
I like to hear Nora when she talks Lenape.
Lenape:
Nëwinksìtaw hànkw wa Nora ènta alënixsit.
English:
We ate with him when it was noon.
Lenape:
Nëwipumawëna ènta paxàkwèk.
English:
My husband went to work today.
Lenape:
Nëwitaemàk may mikëmòsu yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I danced with Mike when he did the Bean Dance.
Lenape:
Nëwitkèma na Mike ènta malàxkwsitkan.
English:
There were four of them when they danced.
Lenape:
Neyëwàk ènta këtkahtit.
English:
We saw him when he was butchering.
Lenape:
Neyowëna ènta wiyus'hèt.
English:
Long ago when a girl had a baby.
Lenape:
Nìke lòmëwe ènta xkwechëch wëlahëlat mimënsa.
English:
I myself led these of the Turtle Clan when there was a war.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli sahkakwënaneyo yuki Pukuankuichik ènta mahtakenk.
English:
I am holding a fork.
Lenape:
Nkëlëntàm lèlxaoluwèk.
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:
I itched when a mosquito bit me.
Lenape:
Nkëshuwsi ènta punkwës thòmit.
English:
I walked silently but the dog growled, he must have heard me.
Lenape:
Nkimuwe shek na mwekane lùkwixin, mpëntakw èt.
English:
He followed the other man as he walked down the road.
Lenape:
Nòòlao nèl takok lënuwa ènta pëmëskat tëmakànink.
English:
I looked at the bird when he suddenly flew away.
Lenape:
Npënao na chulëns ènta këthwihëlat.
English:
I hated it when they were fighting.
Lenape:
Nshinkatàmën ènta mahtakenk.
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:
I was upside down when I was hanging.
Lenape:
Ntachichkoli ènta shehëlan.
English:
I feel congested when I smoke too much.
Lenape:
Ntahchihëleamàlsi ènta sòmipoàn.
English:
I felt it when that fly bit me.
Lenape:
Ntàmama ènta na uche thomit.
English:
I walked fast when we went to the creek.
Lenape:
Ntàshxëmuxwe sipunk ènta eenkw.
English:
I told him, "Phooey," when he said something.
Lenape:
Ntëla, "Phwit," ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
I am tired of hearing that saying.
Lenape:
Ntèpsìtàm yu wëntamokàn.
English:
I should feel well when I stop smoking.
Lenape:
Nulamàlsi a ènta ala hupoàn.
English:
I am glad because I have lived until this day.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli pètawsia yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I was glad when she said that because I like her.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm ènta në luwèt èli nëwinkala.
English:
I am happy at this place when I visit.
Lenape:
Nulhatenami yushe ènta kiikeyàn.
English:
I hear him well.
Lenape:
Nuli pëntao.
English:
The cat is sleeping on his back.
Lenape:
Osatèxin na pushis ènta kawit.
English:
He went into a hole in a tree.
Lenape:
Pënchi hìtkunk ènta òlèk.
English:
They came to where I live.
Lenape:
Peyok yushe ènta wikia.
English:
The preacher misspoke when he preached.
Lenape:
Pitapeune na pèpëmëtunhèt ènta pëmëtunhèt.
English:
The table is broken.
Lenape:
Pukòt në ehèntapipwink.
English:
They heard those things.
Lenape:
Pwëntamëneyo nël këku.
English:
He heard everything that he said.
Lenape:
Pwëntao wèmi kèku èluwèt.
English:
He was bald when he was born.
Lenape:
Sapëlàntpe ènta mhitahpit.
English:
The glass is on the table.
Lenape:
Shapontèk hate èhèntalipwinkink.
English:
Here is something to read.
Lenape:
She yul kèku ahkënta.
English:
I have to get ready when I finish eating.
Lenape:
Sòkënch wènchahkiane ènta kìshi mitsia.
English:
Where shall we eat?
Lenape:
Ta hèch a ktënta mitsinèn?
English:
I will never forget when I was sick.
Lenape:
Ta nëwiwàniwën ènta palsia.
English:
Where are you feeling bad?
Lenape:
Tani hèch ki ktënta mahchamàlsin?
English:
I used a spear when I killed the fish.
Lenape:
Tànkamikàn nhakatàm ènta nhilat na namès.
English:
He sounds slow when he speaks
Lenape:
Tëkaitakwsu ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
I can count to ten.
Lenape:
Tèlën nkàski lih ahkëntàm.
English:
Wherever they starved to death.
Lenape:
Tëta ènta shawlamwihtit.
English:
They speak softly when they talk together.
Lenape:
tòkënixsuwàk ènta pèmtunhèhtit.
English:
I am glad when I come to visit.
Lenape:
Wanishi ta ènta pèchi kiikeyàn.
English:
I wonder if I should use cedar smoke when I purify the house.
Lenape:
Wechia pëphòkwësi kwèshhatèk nhakatàm ènta pilhìksëmën në wikëwam.
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 litehe ènta në lëtunhèt kàski wishamao.
English:
He liked to hunt when he was young.
Lenape:
Wehinkalai ènta wësksite.
English:
The dog howled when the bird sang.
Lenape:
Wehul na mwekane ènta na chulëns asuwit.
English:
The weatherman told the truth when he said, "It will snow."
Lenape:
Wëlamëwe na 'weatherman' ènta luwèt, "Xu wine."
English:
He had a strange look on his face when I betrayed him.
Lenape:
Wëlelëminkwèxin ènta mikwihakit.
English:
He sounds strange when he talks.
Lenape:
Wëlelëmixsu ènta pëmëtunhèt.
English:
He was glad when he found out that we would help him.
Lenape:
Wëlelìntàm ènta watakw tìli wichëntihënuk.
English:
He spoke Delaware well when he read the papers.
Lenape:
Wëli alënixsu ènta ahkimat nèl pambila.
English:
Everything that I was told when I was young.
Lenape:
Wèmi kèku ntihëlëkenèp ènta wësksia.
English:
He saw him when he left.
Lenape:
Wëneyo ènta alëmskat.
English:
He killed the deer when he shot him.
Lenape:
Wënihëlao nèl ahtuho ènta pòyàxkhòt.
English:
Pass me the potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntahlëni nèk hopënisàk.
English:
Come and eat.; Come here and eat.
Lenape:
Wëntaxa mitsi. {DN}
English:
Hand me that chicken.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlënëmai na tipas.
English:
Hand those things to me.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlënëmai nèl kèku.
English:
Hand me that ____
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni në ____
English:
Hand me those ____
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèk ____
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèk shukëlipënisàk.
English:
Hand me the beans; Pass me the beans.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèl malàxkwsita.
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèl shukëlipënàk.
English:
Hand me the pie.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni në pae.
English:
Hand me the stream fried meat.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni në salàsikàn.
English:
Hand me the boy.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlën na pilaechëch.
English:
Help me when I fix up where I live.
Lenape:
Wichëmi ènta kahta wëlixtun ènta lawsia.
English:
Help me so that I can stand up well in this life.
Lenape:
Wichëmi tëli nkàski wëli nipain yushe èntalawsienkw.
English:
He went with them when they went hunting.
Lenape:
Wicheoo ènta alaihtit.
English:
We ate with her when it was noon.
Lenape:
Wipumawëna ènta paxàkwèk.
English:
The chickens were afraid when it thundered.
Lenape:
Wishasuwàk nèk tipasàk ènta pèpèthakhòn.
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 hate.
English:
Finally we heard him behind the house.
Lenape:
Xantki òsikamike mpëntawëna.
English:
I heard it in the Big House Church.
Lenape:
Xinkwikaonink mpëntamën.
English:
She will cook for us when we are working.
Lenape:
Xu wixënihaokuna ènta mikëmòsienkw.
English:
These people who have gathered.
Lenape:
Yuk awènik ènta maehëlahtit.
English:
It is difficult today.
Lenape:
Yukwe ènta kishkwik ahòt.
English:
Today is the beginning of Autumn.
Lenape:
Yukwe ènta kishkwik alëmi tahkokën.
English:
Today it is cold and it is snowing.
Lenape:
Yukwe ènta kishkwik the òk wine.
English:
Now on this morning.
Lenape:
Yukwe ènta opànk.
English:
Now at this noontime.
Lenape:
Yukwe ènta paxàkwe.
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:
I heard this song in the Big House Church.
Lenape:
Yushe asuwakàn ènta Xinkwikaonink mpëntàmën.
English:
This song is sung for the women to answer in a woman dance.
Lenape:
Yushe asuwakàn xkwei ènta naxkuhëmunt.
