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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
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10 Story Sentence Search Results For "deer"
English:
23. When a person is pitiful and loses a relative a hide, a
deer
skin string, is tied around his or her wrist. (The string should not be removed, but be allowed to wear off.)
Lenape:
23. Enta awèn tëmaksite ànkhilate elànkumàki kënch ta xès, ahtuhwi xès, ika hatakwe nòxkink tali.
English:
And that
deer
said the same.
Lenape:
Luwe hùnt òk na ahtu
English:
A person had to hunt all the time to kill
deer
,
Lenape:
Kënch awèn nkëme alaite hnilate ahtuhuk
English:
because Wehixamukes liked to eat
deer
tongue.
Lenape:
èli nàka Wehixamukèsa winkitàm ahtuhwi wilanu.
English:
deer
meat, and corn mush, and
deer
tongue.
Lenape:
ahtuhwi wiyus òk sapan òk ahtuhwi wilanu
English:
deer
's jaw. That was what they used to use when they made a garden
Lenape:
ahtuhwi në taompikàn. Na hùnt na tìli hnakaktàmëneyo ènta hakihèhtit.
English:
Every kind of animal, including
deer
and buffalo.
Lenape:
Wèm elinakwsit aèsësàk, òk ahtuhuk òk sisiliyeyàk
English:
First he smeared [some
deer
's] blood on his face and on his neck.
Lenape:
Hitami shuhëmëna mhukw wëshkinkunk òk uxkwekànkànink.
English:
picked up the
deer
bladder and put it on his head.
Lenape:
wètënëmën në shkitakàn ikahatun wilink.
English:
where a person had killed a
deer
. Different things were strewn about
Lenape:
ènta awèn hnilat ahtuho. Mësi kèku lànkòhte