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84 Story Sentence Search Results For "lenu"
English:
16. No one should eat a gizzard until she is an old woman or old man or it is said their face will become wrinkled.
Lenape:
16. Matàch awèn michi tësi kënch ta kìkuwi xkwe òk kìkuwi lënu ènta xu nèl wëshkinko pisële hùnd.
English:
precious men now deceased,
Lenape:
ahpashèki lënunka,
English:
At one time there was a man named Kwëlëpisuwe.
Lenape:
Ahpu nìki lìkhìkwi lënuwa luwènsu Kwëlëpisuwe.
English:
The men hurried as they wanted to dig him up,
Lenape:
Alàpilahtuwàk nèki lënuwàk kahta èt ma ktahawò,
English:
“The man with the rope is chasing it.”
Unfortunately the recorder was turned off before Nora said the last word, tùkòpink.
Lenape:
“Alëmskaolao ta na lënu (tùkòpink).”
English:
Then the men left and went home, and when they got to
Lenape:
Alëmskeyok nèki lënuwàk machiyok ènta pahtit
English:
Some of the men are across the river.
Lenape:
Alënte lënuwàk kamink.
English:
when the man told the story.
Lenape:
ènta achimwit naka lënuwa.
English:
Quand les hommes revinrent de la chasse,
Lenape:
Enta apalaihtit nèki lënuwàk
English:
When the men returned from hunting
Lenape:
Enta apalaihtit nèki lënuwàk
English:
Als die Männer von der Jagd zurückkamen,
Lenape:
Enta apalaihtit nèki lënuwàk
English:
Cuando los cazadores regresaron
Lenape:
Enta apalaihtit nèki lënuwàk
English:
when it is going to rain. After the man
Lenape:
ènta kahta sukëlànk. Xantki na lënu
English:
when he brings her back. "Then they will have a dance," he said, "the men will sing,
Lenape:
"ènta ktëki pèshëwat. Nàlch mahuwàk mawhwin," luwe hùnt, "asuwàk nèk lënuwàk,
English:
When evening came all the men went to cut wood.
Lenape:
Enta lòkwik mënàxeyok wèmi nèki lënuwàk.
English:
And they landed at the man's head.
Lenape:
Ika wilink na lënu mahtèxën.
English:
The owl must have been jealous because he saw where the man was sleeping.
Lenape:
Kànku èt mah na kukhus èli mah neyot na lënu ènta kawit.
English:
Those men were all very surprised when he said that
Lenape:
Kashelìntàmuk nèki lënuwàk ènta në luwèt
English:
The man would just have a smile on his face.
Lenape:
Këlëksuwinkwèxin shëk na lënu.
English:
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Lenape:
Kèxukwëni nutikeyok nèki lënuwàk
English:
For several days the men had stayed at home and also
Lenape:
Kèxukwëni nutikeyok nèki lënuwàk òk
English:
the men
Lenape:
Kèxukwëni nutikeyok nèki lënuwàk òk
English:
they finished fixing it he told the man,
Lenape:
kìshi wëlituneyo na tëluwèn na lënu
English:
Once a man went hunting in a big forest.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah lënuwa alai ènta xinkwi shinkèk.
English:
One time he went along when several men when out hunting.
Lenape:
Kwëtën wite ènta kèxa lënuwàk alaihtit.
English:
Einmal ging er mit einigen Männern auf die Jagd.
Lenape:
Kwëtën wite ènta kèxa lënuwàk alaihtit.
English:
Un jour, il accompagna plusieurs hommes à la chasse.
Lenape:
Kwëtën wite ènta kèxa lënuwàk alaihtit.
English:
One time he went along when several men went out hunting.
Lenape:
Kwëtën wite ènta kèxa lënuwàk alaihtit.
English:
En una ocasión fue a cazar con unos hombres.
Lenape:
Kwëtën wite ènta kèxa lënuwàk alaihtit.
English:
The man had hunted all day, finally it got dark.
Lenape:
Kwëti kishkwik alai naka lënuwa, xantki piske.
English:
One man said, "There is someone who is going to be coming;
Lenape:
Kwëti lënu luwe, "Awèn ta kahta pe;
English:
One man said, "We must be alert as it seems like wild tribes are around here."
Lenape:
Kwëti lënu luwe, "Kwèxsihënàch alàshi awènhakeyok nayuta."
English:
The man said, "I know what I could do to bring her back."
Lenape:
Kwëti na lënu luwe hùnt, "Nuwatun ni a ènëmën wënchi a ktëki pèshëwan."
English:
One of the men told him, "It is true.
Lenape:
Kwëti na lënu tëlao, "Kichi èt në le.
English:
men; and Wehixamukes went along with them.
Lenape:
lënuwàk òk na Wehixamuxès wìchi wite.
English:
A long time ago there was a man who lived in a big forest.
Lenape:
Lòmwe hùnt lënuwa xinkwi shinkèkink wiku.
English:
It is said that the man would say, “I am really good looking!"
Lenape:
Luwe hùnt na lënu, “Nulsi ta!
English:
They said that once a man wanted to go and
Lenape:
Luweyok hùnt kwëtën mah lënuwa kahta hùnt may
English:
the man was homely. He just said that.”
Lenape:
mahtësisu naka lënuwa. Lëni shëk në tëluwèn.”
English:
The Delaware men camped at many different places,
Lenape:
Mësi òk yuli maikeyòk nèki Lënapei lënuwàk
English:
The man will carry his little son, " he said.
Lenape:
Nàch na lënu kwënao nèl kwitëta," luwe hùnt.
English:
When he finished cooking, the man began to eat.
Lenape:
Na ènta kisàmat, na tòlëmi mitsin na lënu.
English:
Then when one man was cutting down a tree, the tree fell
Lenape:
Na ènta na kwëti lënu kiskhòte hitukw ènta pënihëlak
English:
Then that other one told the man to say,
Lenape:
Na hùnt làpi takok kwëti tëlao lënu tëlao hùnt,
English:
thunders. One man said, "I could back bring her," he said.
Lenape:
Na hùnt na kwëti lënu luwe hùnt, "Ntèpi a ni ktëki pèshëwa," luwe hùnt.
English:
The man tightly held onto his son.
Lenape:
Na hùnt na lënu chitani kwënao na kwisa.
English:
the man jumped into it.
Lenape:
na ìka tëlakihëla naka lënuwa.
English:
he jumped onto it. Then the man went home
Lenape:
na ìka tëlakihëlën. Na mòchin naka lënuwa
English:
That old man sent for two men. When they came
Lenape:
Naka hilusësa wènchimao nisha lënuwàk. Enta pahtit
English:
the man, "You people might hear us sometimes."
Lenape:
naka lënuwa, pwëntaihëmo èt wixkaochi.
English:
Then the man went back and got his little son and carried him. They left
Lenape:
Na ktëki hùnt na lënu hùnt na tòlëmuxòlan na kwitëta. Na alëmskeyok
English:
The man began to cook.
Lenape:
Na lënu alëmi wixënu.
English:
The man said, "Oh well, you can eat with me
Lenape:
Na lënu luwe, Osòmi! Kàski wipumi
English:
The man told the dog,
Lenape:
Na lënu tëlao na mwekane,
English:
Then he ran back to where those [Delaware] men were.
Lenape:
Na mòchhatakixin èpihtit nèki lënuwàk.
English:
The head man told him,
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
El hombre que estaba a cargo le dijo,
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
El hombre que estaba a cargo le dijo,
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
Der Anführer sagte ihm:
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
Le chef du groupe lui dit:
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
The leader told him,
Lenape:
Na nikanixink lënu tëlao,
English:
So they left to go squirrel hunting that man and his friend.
Lenape:
Na tòlëmskaneyo nutxanikweyok na lënu òk nèl witisa.
English:
those wild Indians.” The men exchanged glances
Lenape:
nèki awènhakeyok.” Pipënawtuwàk nëki lënuwàk
English:
Those two men drug that old woman
Lenape:
Nèki nisha lënuwàk pwètachilawo naka xawshisësa
English:
Those two men went along with her when she went to get it.
Lenape:
Nèki nisha lënuwàk wicheoo ènta natink.
English:
Oh, everyone shook hands with that man. Finally when it got to be evening,
Lenape:
O, wèmi ànkunsu naka lënuwa. Xantki ènta lòkwik,
English:
Oh, they all "made over" the man.
Lenape:
O, wèmi awèn pahòkòlao naka lënuwa.
English:
*** Pemenent and many older men.
Lenape:
*** Pemënënt òk xaheli khikuwi lënunka.
English:
The man must have heard the owls when they were talking.
Lenape:
Pwëntao èt na lënu pè pèmtunhèt nèki kukhusàk.
English:
You return to your homeland with these two men.
Lenape:
Talëmuxòlaok yukishe nisha lënuwàk.
English:
Where is the coward? The man who follows another man
Lenape:
Tani hàch na shwilait? Na lënu ènta naolat pili lënuwa
English:
He told the men all village,
Lenape:
Tëlao nèl lënuwa wèmi èlikhatink,
English:
The man notified everyone there.
Lenape:
Wèmi tëli may wehomasin naka lënuwa.
English:
They ate with the man, soup and meat.
Lenape:
Wipumao nèl lënuwa, kshitay òk wiyus.
English:
Suddenly that one Delaware man heard a baby
Lenape:
Wixkawchi na kwëti Lënapei lënu pwëntao mimëntëta
English:
On many evenings they would talk together the dog and the man.
Lenape:
Xaheli ènta lòkwik pëmëtunheyok na mwekane òk na lënu.
English:
Un des hommes l'aperçut enfin en haut d'un arbre.
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
Endlich sah ihn einer der Männer in einem Baum.
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
Finalmente uno de los hombres lo vio trepado en un árbol;
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
finally one man saw him up in a tree;
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkunk tali;
English:
Finally they burned several persons, men and women
Lenape:
Xantki lusëwo kèxa awènik, lënuwàk òk xkweyok,
English:
Finally that man was hated
Lenape:
Xantki shinkalkwësu naka lënuwa
English:
women, men, children, and even dogs.
Lenape:
xkweyok, lënuwàk, mimënsàk òk ili mwekaneyok.
English:
The man lived alone, except for his dog.
Lenape:
Xuhanu na lënu, shëk wëlahële mwekane.
