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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
263 Sample Sentence Search Results For "eli"
English:
Tell a story, you know many things.
Lenape:
Achimwi, xah
eli
kèku kuwatu.
English:
It is difficult for me to chew because my teeth were pulled.
Lenape:
Ahchinki nshëshkòmwi èli nipita kchihëleyok.
English:
It tastes very sweet.
Lenape:
Ahi shuk
eli
pukòt.
English:
Count the apples.
Lenape:
Ahkim yuk apëlìshàk.
English:
Is there a warrior here who can call me a coward?
Lenape:
Ahpu hàch ila kèski luwihëlit shwilait?
English:
He began to drink because he was afraid.
Lenape:
Alëmi mëne èli wishasu.
English:
She began to make her like a person.
Lenape:
Alëmi wëliha alàshi awèn.
English:
He left because he hated him.
Lenape:
Alëske èli shinkalat.
English:
You are many years older.
Lenape:
Alëwi ki x
eli
kahtënami.
English:
He lost his language.
Lenape:
Ankhitun èlixsit.
English:
I ate an apple and then I went to school.
Lenape:
Apëlìsh nëmuhò na në shkulink ntan.
English:
And so many other tribes in that direction ate it.
Lenape:
Ashìte yuk kènu wëntahkwi awènhakeyok x
eli
mwichineyo,
English:
Go west, young man.
Lenape:
Ehëliwsikakw a, skìnu.
English:
Both of those people.
Lenape:
Eli
i nèk awènik.
English:
These dishes look alike.
Lenape:
Eli
nakohtu yul lokènsa.
English:
These flowers look alike.
Lenape:
Eli
nakwsuwàk yuk òtaèsàk.
English:
When a person wants to put a baby to sleep they sing this.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta kawënhèt mimëntëta nal në tëli asuwin..
English:
When I used soap I made a lot of foam.
Lenape:
Enta sop nhakatàmën nëmanitu mëx
eli
pitay.
English:
I fell on the ground.
Lenape:
Hakink ntëlihëla.
English:
Do not curse or you will have pus on your neck.
Lenape:
Kàchi këlukeyàn, xu mëli kukwèni.
English:
Do not eat chicken skin when you are young or you will have a wrinkled face.
Lenape:
Kàchi michiyàn tipasi xès ènta wësksiàn, xu kpisëlinko.
English:
Don't worry; Don't be depressed.
Lenape:
Kàchi sàkwelìntàmuhàn.
English:
Our mother is very good looking.
Lenape:
Kahèsëna ahi wëlinakwsu.
English:
He wants more than I want.
Lenape:
Kahtatàm xah
eli
kèku nawènahta ni.
English:
They almost look alike.
Lenape:
Kahti èlinakwsuwàk. {DN}
English:
The people were surprised.
Lenape:
Kanshelìntàmuk nèk awènik.
English:
I am very glad.
Lenape:
Kehëla nulelìntàm.
English:
I saw a great many trees.
Lenape:
Këkhìtèli hìtkuk neyook.
English:
He speaks Delaware very well.
Lenape:
Këkhìt wëli alënixsu.
English:
What I think
Lenape:
Kèku èlitehaa.
English:
What they think.
Lenape:
Kèku èlitehahtit.
English:
How can I help you?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a ktëli wichëmël?
English:
What do you think about this way that we live?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ktëlelìntàmen yushe èlawsienk?
English:
What are your thoughts about where we live?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch ktëlelìntàmën yushe èlawsienkw?
English:
What did your late mother really like to do?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch naka kahèsa wëli mikëntàm?
English:
Listen to the locust (cicada).
Lenape:
Këlìsta na pasalànke.
English:
The weatherman lied when he said, "It is a good day."
Lenape:
Këlune na 'weatherman' ènta luwèt, "Wëli kishku."
English:
You ate the apples.
Lenape:
Këmuhòòk nèk apëlìshàk.
English:
I only know a few of the words.
Lenape:
Kèxaptun shëkw ntëli watun.
English:
You brought it on yourself.
Lenape:
Ki ktëlinëm.
English:
I saw many cakes.
Lenape:
Kitèli shukëlàpòna nem.
English:
Near the window there are many birds eating.
Lenape:
Kixki èhèshàntèkink xah
eli
chulënsàk pèchi mitsuwàk.
English:
Perhaps it even smells because I sweat.
Lenape:
Konaèt ili chimakòt èli hànkw nkètaptiksi.
English:
Perhaps I smell good.
Lenape:
Konaèt nëwëlimakwsi.
English:
Let him go, he will have to carry that on his own back (such as a bad deed).
Lenape:
Konëlinaw, nihëlàchi noyuntàmën.
English:
You should think about it.
Lenape:
Kpënaelìntàm a.
English:
They do not even use a toothbrush and even so they have good teeth.
Lenape:
Ku ili nhatamuiyok 'toothbrush' nahëli owëlanikeyok.
English:
Are you glad because we did well?
Lenape:
Kulelìntàm hàch èli nulaihòsihëna?
English:
Are you glad?
Lenape:
Kulelìntàm hèch?
English:
You look at me well the way I look.
Lenape:
Kuli pënai shè në ni ntëlinakwsin.
English:
They never heard it because of what was said, breakfast, dinner, supper, nothing but eating together.
Lenape:
Ku pihpëntàmënuwiyo èli luwèntasik "breakfast, dinner, supper," mata shùkw mitsahtin.
English:
He doesn't know many things.
Lenape:
Ku uwatu xah
eli
kèku.
English:
Do you know many of the Lenape stories?
Lenape:
Kuwatu hàch xah
eli
achimëwakàna Lënapei?
English:
You know what I look like.
Lenape:
Kuwatun èlinakwsia.
English:
You will know how I look.
Lenape:
Kuwatun èlinakwsia.
English:
They did not all live together.
Lenape:
Ku wèmi kwëtèli wikhatiiyok.
English:
I did not see many cakes.
Lenape:
Ku xèli shukëlàpòna nemu.
English:
We hope that we will have good thoughts.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha nkàski wëlitehanèn.
English:
I hope you will say good things when you talk about me.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha wëli kèku ktëluwe enta ahkënimia.
English:
At one time I had many friends.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah x
eli
witisàk nulhala.
English:
On one acre.
Lenape:
Kwëti èkëlink.
English:
Tell me again.
Lenape:
Làpi lëli.
English:
Yesterday I went to Bartlesville and I saw many Delawares.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe mah Kamink nta, xah
eli
Lënapeyok neyo.
English:
Long ago when I lived in Dewey I sewed.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ènta wikiane Dewey-ink nkëlixike.
English:
She is named Pretty Leaves Woman.
Lenape:
Luwènsu W
eli
pahkuxkwe,
English:
He is mad because he said that.
Lenape:
Manunksu èli në luwèt.
English:
The old woman was mad because the old man winked at her.
Lenape:
Manunksu na xawshisës èli na hilusës pòkinkwelahtaot.
English:
You certainly can speak good Lenape already.
Lenape:
Mayay ta ki kàski wëli alënixsi mèchi.
English:
She would go play with many children.
Lenape:
May wìchi papi xah
eli
mimënsàk.
English:
Have you had supper?
Lenape:
Mèchi hàch kìshi sàpëli?
English:
He already went home because he was sleepy.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi èli kahtunkòm.
English:
He already went home because he was thirsty.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi èli katusëmwit.
English:
He already went home because he was very sleepy.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi èli sòmi kahtunkòm.
English:
He already went home because it was raining.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi èli sukëlànk.
English:
He already went home because he was hungry.
Lenape:
Mèchi machii èli katupwit.
English:
We are pitiful now because we have lost so many things.
Lenape:
Mèchi nkëtëmaksihëna ànkhitunèn xahèli kèku.
English:
I have already forgotten what many of these Indian tribes are called.
Lenape:
Mèchi nonin xah
eli
yuki mèxkeòhkësichik èluwènsihtit.
English:
It is already just like mud.
Lenape:
Mèchi wëli alàhshi sisku.
English:
Merry Christmas!
Lenape:
Mèli Këlëshmësh!
English:
That man is crying.
Lenape:
Mëlimu na lënu.
English:
I am going to the store because I need bread.
Lenape:
Mèmhalamùntikaonink nta èli ahpòn nakatàm.
English:
Remember that many of our friends died last winter.
Lenape:
Mëshatàmën xah
eli
kitisënàk ànkëluk luwàne.
English:
He received a vision because he lives a pure life.
Lenape:
Mëshënëm linkwehëleokàn èli pilawsit.
English:
We walked for about an hour.
Lenape:
Mhituxwehëna ahpami kwëti awëlink.
English:
Give me lots of frybreads.
Lenape:
Mili x
eli
salàpòna.
English:
I watched TV for three hours.
Lenape:
Mpënamën TV naxa awëlink.
English:
The apple is redder than the strawberry.
Lenape:
Na aplëlìsh alëwi màxksu nawènahta në tehim.
English:
I simply won't go back.
Lenape:
Nahëli a mata nkwëtki.
English:
John's mother is named Eliza.
Lenape:
Na John kohèsa luwènsu
Eli
za.
English:
The man who follows another man because he is afraid of ridicule.
Lenape:
Na lënu ènta naolat pili lënuwa èli kwitànk pawchètëwakàn.
English:
The man has scratches on his face.
Lenape:
Na lënu sistëlinkwexin.
English:
That is all that I know.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntëli watun.
English:
All I know is what the old people said a long time ago.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntëli watun èluwèhtit lòmëwe kikainkahke.
English:
I am shivering from the cold wind.
Lenape:
Nànkahchi èli thàxink.
English:
Then I told him, It is a nice day.
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, Wëli kishku.
English:
I told these children that I am like Wehixamukes, a person must speak correctly to me.
Lenape:
Na ntëlaok yuki mimënsàk wëli ta ni alàshi Wehixamukes, kënch ta mayay awèn keko lite.
English:
Then we told him, 'Okay, all right, we are glad.'
Lenape:
Na ntëlawëna, 'Yuh nal ta nën, nulelìntàmuhëna.'
English:
The white man was just sitting there.
Lenape:
Na shëwanàkw wëli lëmatahpu.
English:
Then he told his mother and father, "this is what I saw."
Lenape:
Na tëlan nèl kohèsa òk uxò, "ntëlinàmën."
English:
Then when I finish eating I have to get ready to go to town.
Lenape:
Na xu kìshi mitsiane ntalëmi wènchahki èli nkata utènink a.
English:
I made a mistake when I sewed.
Lenape:
Nchanitun ènta këlixea.
English:
The Juncos (type of bird) returned.
Lenape:
Nèki Chëlilisàk ktëkiyok.
English:
Those Quapaw (Indians) bring the food.
Lenape:
Nèk Okahpaok tëli pètuneyo në mehëmichink.
English:
Those old women were pleased.
Lenape:
Nèk xawshisësàk wëlelìntàmuk.
English:
While he was beginning to fall asleep.
Lenape:
Nëli alëmi kawit.
English:
The leaves are beginning to be red and yellow because it is already Autumn.
Lenape:
Nèl këmpahko alëmi màxkeyo òk wisaeyo èli mèchi tahkokën.
English:
I bought many things.
Lenape:
Nëmahëlàm x
eli
kèku.
English:
I buy an apple.
Lenape:
Nëmahëlao apëlìsh.
English:
I am mad at him because he lied.
Lenape:
Nëmanunksitao èli këlune.
English:
We all drink the same water.
Lenape:
Nëmënehëna kwëtèli mpi.
English:
My woman friend gave me many books.
Lenape:
Nëmilùkw na nichus xah
eli
lekhikàna.
English:
My older sister said, our mother is very good looking.
Lenape:
Nëmis luwe, kahèsëna ahi wëlinakwsu.
English:
I ate an apple.
Lenape:
Nëmuhò apëlìsh.
English:
He knows me now that he stopped disliking me.
Lenape:
Nënakw èli ala shinkalit.
English:
I grabbed it quickly because it was falling.
Lenape:
Nëwèchilahtu èli alëmi pënihëlèk.
English:
She named me because she could sing her vision song in the Big House Church.
Lenape:
Nëwihëlùkw èli kàski atehumu Xinkwikaonink.
English:
I would like to eat a pear.
Lenape:
Nëwinkama hàkhàkopëlìsh.
English:
I will go along because I do not think anything of my life.
Lenape:
Nëwitèch èli mata kèku ntëlelìntàmuwën në lehëlexeokàn.
English:
I am the one who did not return.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli mata kwëtkiwën.
English:
I myself led these of the Turtle Clan when there was a war.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli sahkakwënaneyo yuki Pukuankuichik ènta mahtakenk.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xah
eli
salàpona michu.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xah
eli
salàpòna michu.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xèli salàpòna michu.
English:
I want an apple.
Lenape:
Nkatala apëlìsh.
English:
I almost cried.
Lenape:
Nkati mëlimwi.
English:
I sewed my dress.
Lenape:
Nkëlixamën ntahèmpsëm.
English:
I sewed on my shirt. ; I sewed on my dress.
Lenape:
Nkëlixhamën ntahèmpsëm
English:
I visited the west.
Lenape:
Nkiikàmën në ehëliwsike.
English:
I raised a lot of watermelons.
Lenape:
Nkishikënëm xah
eli
èskitamink.
English:
I raised a lot of corn.
Lenape:
Nkishikënëm x
eli
xàskwim.
English:
I have already thought about it.
Lenape:
Nkìshi pënaelìntamën.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
Nonin x
eli
kèku.
English:
It annoyed me so finally I left it alone.
Lenape:
Nsëlilwën xantki mpuitun.
English:
I am weak because I am a broken down old woman.
Lenape:
Nshawsi èli pòkxawësh ni.
English:
We are sorry for what we said.
Lenape:
Nshielìntàmuhëna èluweyànk.
English:
I do not like to listen to bad talk (news) now because there is a war.
Lenape:
Nshinki këlìsta mahchikwi luweokàn èli mahtakèn yukwe.
English:
He hates to see me go outside because he thinks I am leaving. (Lucy is speaking of her dog.)
Lenape:
Nshinki neyùkw ntëli kochëmink a litehe ntalëmska.
English:
I leave to go prepare it for you.
Lenape:
Ntalëmska may wëlixtulën..
English:
So that I can speak well.
Lenape:
Ntëli kàski wëlaptune.
English:
I am glad because I can still speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli kwiakwi kàski alënixsia.
English:
I am glad that I am again at my home.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli làpi paan wikia.
English:
I am glad because you came. (welcome)
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli paan.
English:
I am glad that you came. (Welcome!)
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm èli paan.
English:
I am glad that you all came. (Welcome!)
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm èli paèk.
English:
I am glad because you people came.
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm èli paèkw
English:
I am glad because I have lived until this day.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli pètawsia yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I am glad because you did well.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli wëlësit.
English:
I am glad because you came here.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli yu paan.
English:
I am glad that I came here.
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm èli yu paa yu tali.
English:
I am glad that I can again walk around on this earth.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàmën èli kàski làpi pëmësketàmën yushe xkwithakamika.
English:
I was glad when she said that because I like her.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm ènta në luwèt èli nëwinkala.
English:
My father told my mother that everything looks good.
Lenape:
Nux tëlao nkahèsa wèmi kèku wëlinakòt.
English:
She had a doll that looked different that she made of sticks.
Lenape:
Ohtasu hìtko mësilinakòhtu wëlitu.
English:
And this Jim speaks good Lenape.
Lenape:
Ok washe Jim wëli alënixsu.
English:
Oh, I am going to go to town anyhow.
Lenape:
O, nahëli utènink nta.
English:
Oh, that little dog was glad.
Lenape:
O, wëlelìntàm na mwekanetët.
English:
I am very glad.
Lenape:
Pahkànchi nulelìntàm.
English:
I am very glad to see you.
Lenape:
Pahkànchi nulelìntàm èli newëlàn.
English:
The leaves fell off the trees because it was windy.
Lenape:
Pënipahkihëleyòk hìtkuk èli kshàxën.
English:
I used cedar because I wanted to purify myself.
Lenape:
Pëphòkwës nakala èli kata pilhìksi.
English:
Peel this apple.
Lenape:
Pxàkha wa apèlìsh.
English:
That person is worried.
Lenape:
Sàkwelìntàm na awèn.
English:
They were sad because where they were was spoiled.
Lenape:
Sàkwelìntàmuk èli palitunasik në èpihtit.
English:
He ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Salàpòna x
eli
michu.
English:
The leaves are pretty because they are all different colors.
Lenape:
Shiki nèl këmpahko èli wèmi likteyo.
English:
The peach tastes sweet.
Lenape:
Shukëlipukwsu na pilkèsh.
English:
It is very cloudy, it looks like it will rain.
Lenape:
Sòmi kùmhòkòt, èlinakòt xu sukëlan.
English:
I got so mad I threw a tantrum.
Lenape:
Sòmi nëmanunksi wëli nkëpchehëla.
English:
It tastes too sweet.
Lenape:
Sòmi shukëlipukòt.
English:
It is too cold to go to town.
Lenape:
Sòmi the tëlia utènink an.
English:
It has a good sound.
Lenape:
Sòmi wëlitakòt.
English:
I went to the stable.
Lenape:
Stèpëlink nta.
English:
A turtle cannot fly away because he does not have any wings.
Lenape:
Tahkox ku kàski kënthwihële èli mata wëlunkòna wëlatu.
English:
A little blouse was made.
Lenape:
Tàkhwèmptët wëlitaonu.
English:
He looked to the north.
Lenape:
Tëlinkwèxin luwàneyunk.
English:
He could not eat him because he was too salty.
Lenape:
Tòlëmhoo èli sòmi shëwë.
English:
He has lost many things.
Lenape:
Tònkhìtun x
eli
kèku.
English:
He has pus around his neck.
Lenape:
Ukwènu mëli,
English:
If I had gone to town I would have been glad.
Lenape:
Utènink mah aane nulelìntàm.
English:
If he had gone to town I would have been happy.
Lenape:
Utènink mah ate nulelìntàm.
English:
Thank you because we lived to see the morning again.
Lenape:
Wanìshi èli opanàsnèn làpi.
English:
My mother here ate a lot.
Lenape:
Wa nkahès x
eli
michu.
English:
I wonder if she wants to sew?
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kahta këlixike?
English:
He has a lot of money.
Lenape:
Wëlatu x
eli
moni.
English:
She was glad because Walks Downstream and I came to help him.
Lenape:
Wëlelìntàm èli Nahuxwe òk nèpe pèchi wichinkeyànkw.
English:
He was glad when he found out that we would help him.
Lenape:
Wëlelìntàm ènta watakw tìli wichëntihënuk.
English:
It is just like mud.
Lenape:
Wëli alàhshi sisku.
English:
He talks just like a Lenape.
Lenape:
Wëli alàshi Lënape pëmëtunhe.
English:
He talks good Delaware.
Lenape:
Wëli alënixsu.
English:
He spoke Delaware well when he read the papers.
Lenape:
Wëli alënixsu ènta ahkimat nèl pambila.
English:
A good person.
Lenape:
Wëli awèn.
English:
I must look like a Unalachtigo.
Lenape:
Wëli èt ni alàshi Wënilaxtiku ntëlinakwsin.
English:
Did you have a good look at him before?
Lenape:
Wëli hàch knihëneyo?
English:
He didn't even say anything.
Lenape:
Wëli hànkw mata kèku luwe.
English:
He didn't even see (something).
Lenape:
Wëli hànkw mata nehku.
English:
She said something good to us.
Lenape:
Wëli kèku lëkunèn.
English:
It is a good day.
Lenape:
Wëli kishku.
English:
It is a good event; Something good happened.
Lenape:
Wëli lè.
English:
That man has good luck.
Lenape:
Wëli linàm na lënu.
English:
He is very mad.
Lenape:
Wëli manunksu.
English:
Your mother is good looking.
Lenape:
Wëlinakwsu kahès.
English:
His mother is good looking.
Lenape:
Wëlinakwsu kohèsa.
English:
That Delaware woman is good looking.
Lenape:
Wëlinakwsu na Lënapexkwe.
English:
That man looks good.
Lenape:
Wëlinakwsu na lënu.
English:
Those Delaware women are good looking.
Lenape:
Wëlinakwsuwàk nèk Lënapexkweyok.
English:
Happy New Year!
Lenape:
Wëli Newiyal!
English:
I know him well.
Lenape:
Wëli nuwaha.
English:
He is actually walking.
Lenape:
Wëli pëmëske.
English:
Does it taste good?
Lenape:
Wëlipukòt hèch?
English:
The soup tastes good.
Lenape:
Wëlipukòt në kshitay.
English:
They tasted very good. (something animate like apples)
Lenape:
Wëli winkëluk.
English:
The cat has pretty fur.
Lenape:
Wëlixekëne na pushis.
English:
Everyone who saw him was surprised.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn neyòte chipelìntàm.
English:
Everything looks good
Lenape:
Wèmi kèku wëlinakòt
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèk shukëlipënisàk.
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèl shukëlipënàk.
English:
Help me when I fix up where I live.
Lenape:
Wichëmi ènta kahta wëlixtun ènta lawsia.
English:
Help us so that we will see good things.
Lenape:
Wichëminèn ntìlìch nemënën wëli kèku.
English:
Help me so that I can stand up well in this life.
Lenape:
Wichëmi tëli nkàski wëli nipain yushe èntalawsienkw.
English:
Those people lived contentedly because they were always happy.
Lenape:
Winkawsuwàk nèk awènik èli nkëme wëlatuwàk.
English:
They are afraid of the water as it is getting deeper.
Lenape:
Wishalëkwëneyo në mpi èli alëmi xitkwe.
English:
He got fat because he ate too much.
Lenape:
Wisu èli sòmipwit.
English:
There are many animals.
Lenape:
Xahèli aèsësàk.
English:
Many stones are there.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
ahsëna hateyo.
English:
A great many people.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
awènik. {DN}
English:
Many went to the east.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
eyok wehènchiopànk.
English:
There are many trees.
Lenape:
Xahèli hìtkuk.
English:
You want a lot.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
katatàmën.
English:
Many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kèku.
English:
I saw many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kèku nem.
English:
I won many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kèku nsihëwe.
English:
He had told me many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kèku ntëlkenèp.
English:
He told me many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kèku ntëlùkw.
English:
There are many ducks there.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
kwikwinkëmuk tòpineyo.
English:
Many Lenape were there long ago.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
Lënapeyok ahpupanik lòmëwe.
English:
There are many Delawares here.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
Lënapeyok ahpuwàk yu tali.
English:
Many spirits live there under the water.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
manëtuwàk tëntalawsineyo èkwpiyink.
English:
There are many medicines where I eat.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
mpisuna ènta mitsia ika hate.
English:
There were many at that time.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
nìki lëkhìkwi.
English:
There are many cranberries here.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
pakim hate.
English:
Dogs definitely know many things.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
ta wa mwekane uwatun kèku.
English:
Many went to the east.
Lenape:
Xah
eli
wehènchiopànk eyok..
English:
Finally I told him, because he was writing, 'You doing your homework?'
Lenape:
Xantki ntëlan, èli lekhikèt, 'You doing your homework?'
English:
There are many people.
Lenape:
Xèli awènik.
English:
Many people came.
Lenape:
X
eli
awènik peyok
English:
Were many people killed?
Lenape:
X
eli
hèch awènik nhilaok?
English:
Many trees were blown over.
Lenape:
Xèli hìtkuk amxuk.
English:
There must have been many Indians.
Lenape:
X
eli
hunt yuk awènhakeyok.
English:
He bought many things.
Lenape:
X
eli
kèku mhalàm.
English:
I want to know many things.
Lenape:
X
eli
kèku nkata watu.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
X
eli
kèku nonin.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
X
eli
kèku nonin.
English:
You have a lot of money, I'll take it away from you.
Lenape:
X
eli
moni kulhatu, kchikënël.
English:
I have a lot of money.
Lenape:
X
eli
moni nulhatu.
English:
He has a lot of money.
Lenape:
X
eli
moni wëlatu.
English:
There were many who killed each other.
Lenape:
X
eli
niltin.
English:
A lot was spoiled.
Lenape:
X
eli
palitasu.
English:
There are many houses near the river.
Lenape:
X
eli
wikwahëma kixki sipunk.
English:
I will think about it.
Lenape:
Xu mpënaelìntàmën.
English:
He will have many of them.
Lenape:
Xu x
eli
wëlahële.
English:
These trees already have many leaves.
Lenape:
Yuk hìtkuk mèchi xah
eli
wëlatuwàk këmpahko.
English:
This dish and that other dish look alike.
Lenape:
Yu lokèns òk në takok lokèns èlinakohtu.
English:
This song is sung when someone wants to put a baby to sleep.
Lenape:
Yushe asuwakàn ènta awèn kahta kawënhèt mimëtëta nal në tëli asuwin.