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15 Story Sentence Search Results For "fire"
English:
19. When one brushes ones hair the hair should be put in a
fire
, and one tells 'Grandpa
Fire
,' "I give it to you." It is said that when a person leaves this earth 'Grandpa
Fire
' will give the hair back to that person.
Lenape:
19. Enta awèn kìshi chixàmate na mixekàna may ikahatuneyo tënteyunk tali, luweyok "Tatahëlën muxumsa." Enta awèn alëmskate yushe xkwithakamika xu na muxumsëna na tëntay làpi mwilao na awèn.
English:
4a. When a person sits on a (long) log when it is burning (in an outdoor
fire
)
Lenape:
4a. Enta awèn lëmatahpit xkwëchi mësako ènta lusink
English:
Again they took her to the
fire
Lenape:
Làpi tëluxòlawo tënteyunk naka xawshisësa.
English:
as they were warming by their
fire
s
Lenape:
aosuwàk wtënteyëmëwo
English:
fire
-drill when they made a big
fire
.
Lenape:
sànkhikàn ènta manituhtit xinkwi tëntay.
English:
History Room. Then this why this
fire
is brought [this refers to hot coals from a wood
fire
]
Lenape:
History Room. Na yushè ènta pètasik yushè tëntay,
English:
into the council house. There was also a
fire
in that house.
Lenape:
achimulsikaonink tali. Tëntay òk hatè në wikwahëmink tali.
English:
near to the
fire
. The old man told her,
Lenape:
kixki tënteyunk. Tëlao naka hilusësa,
English:
no-good thing into the
fire
!", but the old woman didn't want to.
Lenape:
mahchikwi kèku tënteyunk!", shek na xawshisës shinki.
English:
The next morning they began to cut
fire
wood, and they used a
Lenape:
Opànke alëmi mànàxeyok, hnakatamuk
English:
Then the dog forgot to bring the
fire
.
Lenape:
Na na mwekane wànin tìlia pètun tëntay.
English:
Then they threw that old woman into the
fire
.
Lenape:
Na ika tëlanihineyo naka xawshisësa tëntëyunk.
English:
They though that soon the little dog would bring the
fire
stick.
Lenape:
Liteheyok xuniti na mwekanetët pè pèshu pëlitay.
English:
They wanted to take her to the
fire
again,
Lenape:
Kahta èt ma làpi tënteyunk luxòla,
English:
Who will go and get a
fire
brand so we can have some
fire
?"
Lenape:
Awèn hàch a natink pëlitay wënchi a kàski tënteweenk?"
