Search Results of "wënchi" Lenape to English

English:from; because

Lenape:wënchi

Possible Word Results

English:why?

Lenape:kèku hàch wënchi

English:what for?; why?

Lenape:kèku wënchi?

English:the old people made it up

Lenape:kìkayàk wënchituneyo

English:you sent for him

Lenape:kwènchima

English:I sent for you

Lenape:kwènchimël

English:that is why

Lenape:nal në wënchi

English:we came quickly from ____ (noun)

Lenape:nëwënchihëlahëna

English:I sing a vision song in the Big House Church

Lenape:nëwënchikanei

English:I sent for him

Lenape:nëwènchima

English:they called for me

Lenape:nëwènchimkuk

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Sentence Results

English:Angels came from heaven.

Lenape:Enchëlàk wënchihëleyok os'hakamink.

English:Why did you go to Coffeyville?

Lenape:Kèku hàch wënchi Kàpink kta?

English:Why did you do that?

Lenape:Kèku hàch wënchi ktëlsin?

English:What is the reason I cannot eat there at the table?

Lenape:Kèku hàch wënchi mata nkàski mitsi èhèntalipwink tali?

English:How did you come here?

Lenape:Kèku hàch wënchi paàn?

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Story Results

English:25. A person should not go to sleep with the red paint (used on the faces of dancers, or participants in the Big House Church)on his or her face because the departed people will say, "Oh, this person has come to see us," because when a person leaves this world he or she is painted, and that is the reason they say that.

Lenape:25. Matàch awèn kawi ènta èlahkënate wëshkinkw èli yuki nèlkahkonkwik awènik xu luweyok, "O, pèchi washe awèn nehkuna," èli ènta awèn alëmskat yushe xkwithakamika èlahkënao, nal në wënchi në luweyok.

English:32. It is said that long ago when they had boys in the family the boys were not allowed to drink or eat soup because they say that when they wanted to go hunting all the animals would run away because (that soup) becomes like bells they have on their legs. That is the reason all the animals would run away.

Lenape:32. Lòmëwe hùnt ènta awèn wëlahëlat pilaechëchàk mata awèn lelëma tìli mënèn ok mitsin shitay èli luwèn hùnt ènta kahta alait wèmi yuki aèsìsàk alëmshimuwàk èli alàshi hùnt sësùmwèktëta ikahatu wikatink. Nal në wënchi wèmi yuki aèsìsàk shimuwàk.

English:Who will go and get a firebrand so we can have some fire?"

Lenape:Awèn hàch a natink pëlitay wënchi a kàski tënteweenk?"

English:because I know well that all good things come from You

Lenape:èli nuli watun weltëk wèmi kèku Ki wënchixën.

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