Search Results of "mëne" Lenape to English

English:he drinks

Lenape:mëne

Possible Word Results

English:we talk of it

Lenape:ahkënutàmënèn

English:they talk of it

Lenape:ahkënutàmëneyo

English:he cannot drink it

Lenape:ala mënèn

English:they want it

Lenape:kahtatàmëneyo

English:you hold it still

Lenape:këlamënëmën

English:they hold in their hands

Lenape:këlënëmëneyo

English:we listen to it

Lenape:këlëstamënèn

English:they listen to it

Lenape:këlëstamëneyo

English:you people gave it away

Lenape:këmèkënëmëneyo

English:you drink

Lenape:këmëne

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Sentence Results

English:We discussed work.

Lenape:Ahkënutàmënèn mikëmòsëwakàn.

English:He began to drink because he was afraid.

Lenape:Alëmi mëne èli wishasu.

English:He swam to the other side of the lake.

Lenape:Ashëwìl òsi mënëpèkunk.

English:I will drink water first.

Lenape:Hìtami mpi nëmëne.

English:Do not point at a rainbow.

Lenape:Kàchich tpahohàn mënëkòn.

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Story Results

English:18. One should not eat or drink outside after dark without first giving a small bit, placed on the ground, for the departed.

Lenape:18. Matàch awèn mitsi òk mëne piskewëni kochëmink kënch ta hìtami sukalètàmu në mehëmichink òk në mehëmënink èli yuki nèlkahkonkwik kotatàmëneyo hùnt.

English:31. When a screech owl comes to your home and and lands outside in a tree where a person lives they say, "Oh, that is not good!" They began to be afraid and they burned some salt and they prayed. That is the way the old Delawares did long ago. (The belief was that he is a messenger of bad news that someone you know or a relative is going to die.)

Lenape:31. Enta wa chululhuwe pèchi lihëlak hìtkunk tali kochëmink ènta awèn wikit luweyok hùnt, "O, mata wëlëtu." Alëmi wishas'hatuwàk, wëlusemëneyo në sikhay òk patamaok. Elaihòsihtit hùnt lòmwe Lënapeyunkahke lòmëwe.

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:5. A person should not blow on any medicinal tea (as one would to cool it) when he wants to drink it.

Lenape:5. Matàch awèn putatamuwën mpisun ènta kahta mënète.

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