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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
340 Sample Sentence Search Results For "et"
English:
You must be an animal. (correction to disobedient child)
Lenape:
Aèsës èt ki.
English:
He was a great man in his lifetime.
Lenape:
Ahìnu naka lënuwa ènta lehëlexèt.
English:
He is blind in one eye.
Lenape:
Ahkèpinkwe kwëti wëshkinkw.
English:
It is difficult when one wants to say something.
Lenape:
Ahòt ènta awèn kèku kahta luwèt.
English:
The boy is about seven years old.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt nishash kahtënamu na pilaechëch.
English:
It has been about twenty years since I ate that medicine.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt nishintxke kahtëne nochi michin në mpisun.
English:
Perhaps about four (or) five, I think.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt ntite newa, palenàxk.
English:
Perhaps about eight men.
Lenape:
Ahpami èt xash lënuwàk.
English:
Hurry, you will be late.
Lenape:
Alàpsi, xu këmètxika.
English:
You are just like a thief!
Lenape:
Alashi kèhkamutkèt ta ki!
English:
Like a chicken when he is scratching (the ground).
Lenape:
Alàshi tipas ènta sisënikèt.
English:
Perhaps he knows more of the Shawnee language.
Lenape:
Alëwi èt në Shaonuwii lixsëwakàn watu.
English:
Alice has two kittens.
Lenape:
Alice wëlahële nisha pushitëta.
English:
He sent us on an errand to bring these good things to give to the chief.
Lenape:
Alukakehëna tìli pètuna weltëk kèkuna ènta milënt na sakima.
English:
I just don't know who you are! (exclamation of frustration)
Lenape:
Awèn èt ta xi ki!
English:
A person should not play a musical instrument when lying down.
Lenape:
Awèn matàch ta shenkixinu ènta ahpikwèt.
English:
One more time.
Lenape:
Chich kwëtën.
English:
Someone who has supernatural powers can do witchcraft.
Lenape:
Chipilësu nàni kàski a mëtanhike.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwète awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
If a person whistles in the dark his mouth will go crooked.
Lenape:
Chipuwète awèn piskewëni pimtunehële.
English:
David has one dog.
Lenape:
David wëlahële kwëti mwekaneyo.
English:
Oh, it rained hard and repeatedly there was thunder and lightning.
Lenape:
E, kshilan òk sasapëlehële òk pèpèthakhòn.
English:
When a person plays a musical instrument.
Lenape:
Enta awèn ahpikwèt.
English:
When a person wants to put him to sleep.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta kawënhèt.
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 someone sits on (long) logs while (the other end) is burning no one will listen to him when he says anything
Lenape:
Enta awèn lëmatahpit xkwìchi mësako ènta lusink matàch awèn këlsìtao ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
When it is a hot day I begin to really feel like I would vomit.
Lenape:
Enta kshëtèk yu kishkwik ntalëmi ahi nkata mëlàntàm alàshi.
English:
When he writes he uses a (quill) pen.
Lenape:
Enta lekhikèt mikwën nhakale.
English:
When he said that we thought we would help him.
Lenape:
Enta në luwèt ntitehahëna wichëmawëna.
English:
He is called a wren.
Lenape:
Hinutët èluwènsit.
English:
You speak well.
Lenape:
Hitai kpëmëtunhe.
English:
Toward the east there is a little town called Grove.
Lenape:
Ikali wehènchiopànk hate utèn
et
ët luwènsik Grove.
English:
Sometimes they even bring frybread.
Lenape:
Ili hànkw tamse pètuwàk salàpòna.
English:
Do not abuse a pitiful dog.
Lenape:
Kàchi mësi lihao kètëmaksit mwekane.
English:
He must want to sleep.
Lenape:
Kahta èt kawi.
English:
He must have wanted to warm by their fire.
Lenape:
Kahta èt mah aosu wtënteyëmëwoo.
English:
He might want to drink some water.
Lenape:
Kahta èt mpi mëne.
English:
She is going to have a baby.
Lenape:
Kahta mimëtëta wëlahële.
English:
He wants to speak.
Lenape:
Kahta pëmëtunhe. {DN}
English:
If he wants to go somewhere.
Lenape:
Kahta tëta ate.
English:
The baby almost fell.
Lenape:
Kahti pënihële na mimëntët.
English:
He can bewitch someone.
Lenape:
Kàski mëtanhike.
English:
I wonder what?
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta?
English:
I wonder what it is?
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta?
English:
It is not known what tribe they are.
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta èlhakehtit.
English:
What is that?
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta nàn?
English:
I wonder what that is?
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta nën?
English:
What is it the Delawares call that little dog?
Lenape:
Kèku èt ta wàni Lënape èluwihëlat tànktitit mwekane?
English:
What do you want me to do, bring you a deer?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a ntëlsi, kpètul hàch ahtu?
English:
What did you bring?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch kpètu?
English:
The weatherman lied when he said, "It is a good day."
Lenape:
Këlune na 'weatherman' ènta luwèt, "Wëli kishku."
English:
You must have given it away.
Lenape:
Këmèkën èt mah.
English:
Did you ever eat that which is called sapan?
Lenape:
Kèmihëmichi hàch në sapan èluwètasik?
English:
I will give you what you want.
Lenape:
Këmilël kètatàma.
English:
You ate one potato.
Lenape:
Këmuhò kwëti hopënis.
English:
You take care of these baby eagles.
Lenape:
Kenahkihaok yuk aihàmtëtàk.
English:
I saw you people pick it up yesterday.
Lenape:
Kënewëluhëmo tìli kwëtënëmëneo lòkëwe.
English:
If they want a war I will accompany them.
Lenape:
K
et
atàmihtit mahtakenk nëwitèch.
English:
It rained and thundered a little bit yesterday.
Lenape:
Kèxiti mah sukëlan òk pèpèthakhòn lòkëwe.
English:
It must have been so.
Lenape:
Kichi èt mah në le.
English:
Are they really spirits?
Lenape:
Kichi hàch manëtuwàk?
English:
You must have eavesdropped on me.
Lenape:
Kimsìtai èt.
English:
There is a small lake near where I live.
Lenape:
Kixki wikia mënëpèkwtët hate.
English:
We should go outside, it is very hot in the house.
Lenape:
Kochëmink a ktahëna, sòmi kshëte wikwahëmink.
English:
Maybe someone pinched him.
Lenape:
Konaèt awèn wsisënao.
English:
Perhaps it even smells because I sweat.
Lenape:
Konaèt ili chimakòt èli hànkw nkètaptiksi.
English:
Perhaps they would like something to drink.
Lenape:
Konaèt kahtatàmuk mehëmënink.
English:
Perhaps these people are thirsty.
Lenape:
Konaèt katusëmuwàk yuk awènik.
English:
Pehaps you can say something.
Lenape:
Konaèt ki kàski kèku luwèn.
English:
We might get sunburned.
Lenape:
Konaèt ksëkhìksihëna.
English:
Maybe I stink.
Lenape:
Konaèt nchimakwsi.
English:
Perhaps I smell good.
Lenape:
Konaèt nëwëlimakwsi.
English:
Perhaps I see him.
Lenape:
Kona
et
neyo.
English:
Perhaps he fooled me.
Lenape:
Konaèt nkiòlùkw.
English:
Perhaps I am tired of him.
Lenape:
Konaèt nsèkiha.
English:
Maybe it will not snow.
Lenape:
Konaèt ta wine.
English:
Perhaps I will go to town.
Lenape:
Konaèt utènink nta.
English:
Does he have an older sister named Mary Jones?
Lenape:
Konaèt wëlahële hèch mwisa luwènsu Mary Jones?
English:
Maybe all the people went swimming.
Lenape:
Kona
et
wèmi awènik ashëwihëleyok.
English:
Maybe everyone wanted to go swimming.
Lenape:
Kona
et
wèmi awènik kahta ashëwihëleyok.
English:
Perhaps the man will be able to work tomorrow.
Lenape:
Kona
et
xu kàski mikëmòsu alàpa na lënu.
English:
Perhaps it will rain. / It might rain.
Lenape:
Konaèt xu sukëlan.
English:
Perhaps it will rain before it gets dark.
Lenape:
Kona
et
xu sukëlan nèsko piskèke.
English:
You brought him food.
Lenape:
Kpètao mehëmichink.
English:
Did you bring your shawl?
Lenape:
Kpètu hàch kshòlëm?
English:
The water is warm.
Lenape:
Kshëpète në mpi.
English:
I like to eat hot food (hot in temperature, does not mean spicy)
Lenape:
Kshëtèk mehëmichink ni nëwinkitàm.
English:
That dish is hot.
Lenape:
Kshëte në lokèns.
English:
That white dish is hot.
Lenape:
Kshëte në opënchu.
English:
This meat is hot.
Lenape:
Kshëte yu wiyus.
English:
Do you have a quarter (25¢)?
Lenape:
Kulhatu hàch kwëti nahënëm?
English:
It is cloudy and it might rain.
Lenape:
Kùmhòkòt, konaèt xu sukëlan.
English:
I did not know him so I thought he lived nearby.
Lenape:
Ku nuwahaa na ntite na èt yu kixki wikit.
English:
I do not know where it came from.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta èt wënchihëlèk.
English:
I do not know where I went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyaa.
English:
I don't know where I went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyaa.
English:
I do not know where he went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyat.
English:
I don't know where he went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta eyat.
English:
I don't know where you went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta ki eyaan
English:
I do not know where you went.
Lenape:
Ku nuwatuwën tëta ki eyaan.
English:
I do not understand the Shawnee when he says something.
Lenape:
Ku ta ni mpëntao wa Shawnu ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
I do not want to return.
Lenape:
Ku ta ni nkata kwëtki.
English:
He does not know where he is.
Lenape:
Ku uwatuwën tëta èpit.
English:
Do you understand it when a person says, Ahkënsi (to read)?
Lenape:
Kuwatun hèch na ènta awèn luwèt, Ahkënsi?
English:
They did not all live together.
Lenape:
Ku wèmi kwëtèli wikhatiiyok.
English:
One hundred dollars.
Lenape:
Kwëtapxki palëpaya.
English:
Six cats.
Lenape:
Kwëtash pushisàk.
English:
He took out some finger-rings.
Lenape:
Kwëtënëmëna shapwëlënchehuna.
English:
He was once chief.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nèka sakima.
English:
I once liked him.
Lenape:
Kwëtèn mah nëwehinkala.
English:
At one time I hated him.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nshihshinkala.
English:
I once had it.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah nulhatun.
English:
At one time I had many friends.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah xeli witisàk nulhala.
English:
One frog.
Lenape:
Kwëti chahkol.
English:
I have one shoe.
Lenape:
Kwëti chipàkw nulhatu.
English:
On one acre.
Lenape:
Kwëti èkëlink.
English:
He always does one thing.
Lenape:
Kwëti kèku nkëme lësu.
English:
one day
Lenape:
kwëti kishku
English:
He slept all day.
Lenape:
Kwëtikishku kawi.
English:
I get dressed every day.
Lenape:
Kwëti kishku mpënchilahsi.
English:
He has been lying down all day.
Lenape:
Kwëti kishku shenkixin.
English:
A person will be lazy all day.
Lenape:
Kwëti kiskwi awèn nulhànt.
English:
One hot day my mother told me, "Come here."
Lenape:
Kwëti kshëlànte nkahès ntëlùkw, "Wëntaxa."
English:
It is spring once again.
Lenape:
Kwëti làpi sikòn.
English:
One winter the big wolf said, 'I am already cold.'
Lenape:
Kwëti luwàn na xinkwtëme luwè, 'Mèchi ta ni ntahkochi.'
English:
He has one dog.
Lenape:
Kwëti mwekaneyo wëlahële.
English:
I have one older brother.
Lenape:
Kwëti naxans nulhala.
English:
One gallon.
Lenape:
Kwëti nkëlàntink.
English:
one dollar
Lenape:
kwëti ntalas
English:
I only have one.
Lenape:
Kwëti shëk ni nulhala.
English:
I ate one plum.
Lenape:
Kwëti sipuwas nëmuhò.
English:
One young woman was stubborn.
Lenape:
Kwëti skixkwe ahchinkxe.
English:
He worked all night.
Lenape:
Kwëti tpukwe mikëmòsu.
English:
It is a taboo to a woman who is expecting a baby.
Lenape:
Kwitëlao hunt na xkwe ènta kahta wëlahëlat mimëntëta.
English:
Give me one more frybread.
Lenape:
Làpi mili kwëti salàpòn.
English:
What the Delaware said.
Lenape:
Lënape èluwèt.
English:
Our councilmen accepted a bloody wampum belt.
Lenape:
Lëpweìnuyëmënanàk pwètëmëneyo mhukhòsik kèkwi këlamapisun.
English:
Our councilmen accepted it.
Lenape:
Lëpweìnuyëmënanàk pwètënëmëneyo.
English:
He thinks perhaps it will rain.
Lenape:
Litehe èt xu sukëlan.
English:
He must think it will rain.
Lenape:
Litehe èt xu sukëlan.
English:
Yesterday a little dog came.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe mwekan
et
ët pètu.
English:
Long ago John Wilson he brought it here.
Lenape:
Lòmëwe èt naka John Wilson tìli pètun.
English:
Long ago my late mother said she had danced with the Cheyennes.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ntëlke naka nkahèsa witke Shëlëtihkaike
English:
That place is named Seton Hall University.
Lenape:
Luwèntasu në ta tali S
et
on Hall University.
English:
The white people long ago said we will live so long and finally we will lose everything.
Lenape:
Luweyok lòmëwe yuki shëwanahkok xantki pètawsinèn tìlìch ànkhitunèn wèmi kèku.
English:
He made some sharpened little sticks.
Lenape:
Manitu kinhasik hìtkwëtëta.
English:
She did beadwork for a month.
Lenape:
Manshapiahe kwëti kishux.
English:
He is mad because he said that.
Lenape:
Manunksu èli në luwèt.
English:
The man didn't even get sweaty when he chopped wood.
Lenape:
Mata ili ktaptiksi na lënu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
I do not have a quarter, but I do have a dollar.
Lenape:
Mata nulhatuu kwëti nahënëm, shëk nulhatu kwëti palëpay.
English:
The wire is rusty.
Lenape:
Màxkalët në sëkahsën.
English:
It is really wonderful.
Lenape:
Mayay wëlët.
English:
This is very nice.
Lenape:
Mayay yu wëlët.
English:
You must have already lost your mind!
Lenape:
Mèchi èt ta ktalawatàm!
English:
We are pitiful now because we have lost so many things.
Lenape:
Mèchi nkëtëmaksihëna ànkhitunèn xahèli kèku.
English:
It is already fifteen after eleven o'clock.
Lenape:
Mèchi tèlën òk palenàxk kìshi tèlën òk kwëti këlak.
English:
Now we are already pitiful.
Lenape:
Mèchi yukwe nkëtëmaksihëna.
English:
That person talks this way and that.
Lenape:
Mësëtunhe na awèn.
English:
We should hurry and eat.
Lenape:
Mèthàki a këmitsihëna. {DN}
English:
We could finish our work sooner.
Lenape:
Mètxàki a kishënakwsihëna.
English:
We walked for about an hour.
Lenape:
Mhituxwehëna ahpami kwëti awëlink.
English:
He uses a (quill) pen when he writes.
Lenape:
Mikwën nhakala ènta lekhikèt.
English:
Give me a quarter (25¢).
Lenape:
Mili kwëti nahënëm.
English:
Give me one horse.
Lenape:
Mili kwëti nehënaonkès.
English:
Give me one horse.
Lenape:
Mili kwëti nehënaonkès.
English:
Give me one cat.
Lenape:
Mili kwëti pushis.
English:
Give him one frybread.
Lenape:
Mil kwëti salàpòn.
English:
Perhaps he ate.
Lenape:
Mitsu èt.
English:
She went and threw him in the lake.
Lenape:
Moy chòpònihink mënëpèkwtëtink.
English:
I play with the kitten.
Lenape:
Mpapiha na pushitët.
English:
I am talking on the tape recorder today.
Lenape:
Mpëmëtunhe sëkahsënink tali yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I heard that it might be a deep snow.
Lenape:
Mpëntàm konaèt mëxate.
English:
I brought the puppy.
Lenape:
Mpèshëwa na mwekan
et
ët.
English:
I brought him some food.
Lenape:
Mpètao mehëmichink.
English:
I brought the basket.
Lenape:
Mpètun në tànkhakàn.
English:
My late grandfather was Pètuxòlënt.
Lenape:
Muxumsa naka Pètuxòlënt.
English:
Then when it has gotten extremely hot.
Lenape:
Na ènta kìshi këkhichi kshëtèk.
English:
I simply won't go back.
Lenape:
Nahëli a mata nkwëtki.
English:
Jim thinks he will be sweaty when he chops wood.
Lenape:
Na Jim litehe xu ktaptiksu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
That one person got separated (from others).
Lenape:
Na kwëti awèn chpihële.
English:
That one-drop Quapaw made me mad.
Lenape:
Na kwëti pànkpèk Okahpa ntahihùkw.
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 told his mother I might go to town.
Lenape:
Na lënu tëlao kohèsa konaèt utènink nta.
English:
Go get that kitten.
Lenape:
Nal na pushitët.
English:
This is where a correction comes from.
Lenape:
Nal yushe wënchixën kwìtëlëtëwakàn.
English:
The daughter of the manëtu.
Lenape:
Na manëtu tòna.
English:
The baby is here [can also mean 'born']
Lenape:
Na mimëntët ahpu.
English:
The baby wants to sleep.
Lenape:
Na mimëntët kahta kawi.
English:
The puppy plays.
Lenape:
Na mwekan
et
ët papu.
English:
That little dog came.
Lenape:
Na mwekan
et
ët pe.
English:
The puppy is playing with the kitten.
Lenape:
Na mwekan
et
ët pòpihao nèl pushitëta.
English:
The puppy plays with the kitten.
Lenape:
Na mwekan
et
ët pòpihao nèl pushitëta.
English:
He will follow me wherever I go or himself be a coward.
Lenape:
Naolùkw tëta yu ta eyaa shìtako nèkane shwilait.
English:
The boy brought the water.
Lenape:
Na pilaèchëch pwètun në mpi.
English:
The cat carries the kitten in her mouth.
Lenape:
Na pushis tëntamao nèl pushitëta.
English:
That one is bigger.
Lenape:
Nashe kwëti alëwi xinkwi.
English:
Go get the little dishes.
Lenape:
Nati nèl lokèntëta.
English:
Go get the little dish.
Lenape:
Nati në lokèntët.
English:
Go get the little white dishes.
Lenape:
Nati nèl opënchutëta.
English:
Go get the little white dish.
Lenape:
Nati në opënchutët.
English:
Then when Jim called me he said it was thundering and raining hard.
Lenape:
Na wa Jim ènta ahtumit luwe pèthakhòn òk kshilan.
English:
Then I told Jim on the telephone that there was repeatedly lightning and thunder here last night.
Lenape:
Na wa Jim ntëla ènta sëkahsënink sasapëlehële mah òk pèpèthakhòn yu tali welakwike.
English:
Three turtles and one snake.
Lenape:
Naxa tahkoxàk òk kwëti xkuk.
English:
The woman carried the baby in her arms.
Lenape:
Na xkwe kwënao nèl mimëntëta.
English:
The woman cut the little piece of cloth.
Lenape:
Na xkwe kwishkshëmën në hèmptët.
English:
The woman made the baby sickly (by her bad actions)
Lenape:
Na xkwe mikòlahe mimëntëta.
English:
The woman told the boy, you will bring the water.
Lenape:
Na xkwe tëlao nèl pilaèchëcha, kpètunch në mpi.
English:
The woman felt sorry for the kitten.
Lenape:
Na xkwe wshielëmao nèl pushitëta.
English:
The little rock fell.
Lenape:
Në ahsën'tët pënihële.
English:
Those Quapaw (Indians) bring the food.
Lenape:
Nèk Okahpaok tëli pètuneyo në mehëmichink.
English:
We all drink the same water.
Lenape:
Nëmënehëna kwëtèli mpi.
English:
I ate one plum.
Lenape:
Nëmuhò kwëti sipuwas.
English:
They entered one by one.
Lenape:
Nèntkwëti tëmikeyok.
English:
There were four of them when they danced.
Lenape:
Neyëwàk ènta këtkahtit.
English:
He saw the big wolf sticking his head in the door.
Lenape:
Neyo na xinkwtëme pe sakhùkw
et
skontink.
English:
We saw him when he was butchering.
Lenape:
Neyowëna ènta wiyus'hèt.
English:
We saw him butchering.
Lenape:
Neyuwëna pè wiyus'hèt,
English:
I am the one who did not return.
Lenape:
Ni ntëli mata kwëtkiwën.
English:
I want one frybread.
Lenape:
Nkata kwëti salàpòn.
English:
The man listened to me.
Lenape:
Nkëlëtakw na lënu.
English:
I must go back.
Lenape:
Nkënch ta kwëtkiane.
English:
I hid the money then I showed Jim where the money is.
Lenape:
Nkënthatun mah moni na na Jim nëwëntamao tëta
et
èk në moni.
English:
I pitied these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
I pity these people.
Lenape:
Nkëtëmakelëmaok yuki awènik.
English:
I walked silently but the dog growled, he must have heard me.
Lenape:
Nkimuwe shek na mwekane lùkwixin, mpëntakw èt.
English:
I tried on dresses (or shirts) all day long.
Lenape:
Nkwëchixtu hèmpsa kwëti kishkwik.
English:
I looked at the bird when he suddenly flew away.
Lenape:
Npënao na chulëns ènta këthwihëlat.
English:
I hate to go places when it is raining.
Lenape:
Nshinki hànkw tëta a ènta sukëlànk.
English:
I hate to go places when it is cold.
Lenape:
Nshinki hànkw tëta a ènta thèk.
English:
I might have made him mad.
Lenape:
Ntahiha èt.
English:
My pet is also a Beagle, a little male.
Lenape:
Ntalëmuntët òk nàni Beagle, lënuwexàmëtët.
English:
I told him, "Phooey," when he said something.
Lenape:
Ntëla, "Phwit," ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
I use sign language with Jan.
Lenape:
Ntëtpikao na Jan.
English:
I think they want that which we want.
Lenape:
Ntite katatàmëneyok kiluna kètatamink.
English:
I thought you went home.
Lenape:
Ntite këmachi èt.
English:
I thought perhaps he lived nearby.
Lenape:
Ntite na èt yu kixki wikit.
English:
I think it might rain.
Lenape:
Ntite xu èt sukëlan.
English:
I am glad because I have lived until this day.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm èli pètawsia yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I am glad that I can again walk around on this earth.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàmën èli kàski làpi pëmësk
et
àmën yushe xkwithakamika.
English:
I was glad when she said that because I like her.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm ènta në luwèt èli nëwinkala.
English:
I have thirty six little fishes.
Lenape:
Nulhala xintxke òk kwëtash namètëtàk.
English:
I have one pumpkin.
Lenape:
Nulhatu kwëti kèskùnthàkw.
English:
I have a little piece of paper.
Lenape:
Nulhatun pampiltët.
English:
I have a tomato
Lenape:
Nulhatu tëmètos.
English:
I know that it should be good.
Lenape:
Nuwatu wëlët a.
English:
My uncle ate steam-fried meat (father's brother)
Lenape:
Nuxtët michu salàsikàn.
English:
And there must have been two young men long ago.
Lenape:
Ok èt mah nisha skinuwàk lòmëwe.
English:
Oh, that little dog was glad.
Lenape:
O, wëlelìntàm na mwekan
et
ët.
English:
He must have been sick.
Lenape:
Palsu èt mah.
English:
Prayer that Jesus said (Lord's Prayer)
Lenape:
Patamweokàn èluwèt Jesus.
English:
A preacher baptized that man.
Lenape:
Pèhpëmëtunhès chòpwënao nèl lënuwa.
English:
He stuck his head in the door.
Lenape:
Pe sakhukwèt skonteyunk.
English:
The white people brought us whiskey.
Lenape:
Pètakuna wàni weòpsit wëshki.
English:
Drive that cow in this direction.
Lenape:
Pètskao na wèhshùmwis.
English:
The little one brought some food.
Lenape:
Pètutu mehëmichink.
English:
The smoke came this way.
Lenape:
Pètuxweyu nëni kwèshhatèk.
English:
Boy, go get that Shawnee child.
Lenape:
Pilaèchi, nal na Shaonutët.
English:
It was clean inside the council house.
Lenape:
Pilët lamunkwe na achimulsikaon.
English:
The preacher misspoke when he preached.
Lenape:
Pitapeune na pèpëmëtunhèt ènta pëmëtunhèt.
English:
Leave that rotten-mouthed thing alone! (speaking of a cat)
Lenape:
Puniw na niski alëtun!
English:
He must have smelled himself for so long he could no longer smell himself.
Lenape:
Pusiao èt hòkaya.
English:
He heard everything that he said.
Lenape:
Pwëntao wèmi kèku èluwèt.
English:
Lead me by the hand wherever I go.
Lenape:
Sahkakwënich tëta pe aàn.
English:
Sunday I go to Bartlesville, those Delawares want to try to speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Sàntèke Bartlesville nta, nèk Lënapeyok kèta kwchi alënixsihtit.
English:
I will make sapan tomorrow morning.
Lenape:
Sapan nëmanitu sëtpukw.
English:
Early in the morning we might have good luck.
Lenape:
Sëtpuk konaèt tëminamihënuk.
English:
There is someone else who is gathering acorns.
Lenape:
Shè òk na pili awèn pè ònàxkwimhèt
English:
The milk is sour.
Lenape:
Shëwalët në nunakàn.
English:
The milk is sour.
Lenape:
Shëwalët në nunakàn.
English:
The cookie crumbled.
Lenape:
Shukëlàpòn'tët pikihële.
English:
It is very rotten.
Lenape:
Sòmi alët.
English:
It is very hot in the house.
Lenape:
Sòmi kshëte wikwahëmink.
English:
It is very sour.
Lenape:
Sòmi shëwalët.
English:
This is a very small town.
Lenape:
Sòmi tànkètu yu utènay.
English:
This town is too small.
Lenape:
Sòmi tànkètu yu utènay.
English:
It is wonderful.
Lenape:
Sòmi wëlët.
English:
A little blouse was made.
Lenape:
Tàkhwèmptët wëlitaonu.
English:
Sometimes Uncle Bob comes.
Lenape:
Tamse hànkw pe na nuxtët Bob.
English:
Sometimes they bring soup and meat and hominy.
Lenape:
Tamse pètuwàk kshitay òk wiyus òk sëteyo.
English:
Where did the 'little fellow' go?
Lenape:
Tani hàch ètu?
English:
A small house.
Lenape:
Tànkètik wikëwam.
English:
The mourning dove is small.
Lenape:
Tànktitu na mamèthakemu.
English:
He sounds slow when he speaks
Lenape:
Tëkaitakwsu ènta kèku luwèt.
English:
It is ten minutes until five.
Lenape:
Tèlën mìnët xu palenàxk.
English:
He has eleven fireflies.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk kwëti sasapisàk wëlahële.
English:
The year is 1971.
Lenape:
Tèlën òk pèshkunk òk nishash òk kwëti kahtëne.
English:
Whatever he will do.
Lenape:
Tëtàch èlsit.
English:
Wherever they starved to death.
Lenape:
Tëta ènta shawlamwihtit.
English:
Where is Lucy?
Lenape:
Tëta hàch Lucy?
English:
Where is he?
Lenape:
Tëta hèch tòpin?
English:
Wherever they go.
Lenape:
Tëta peyahtit.
English:
Wherever he goes.
Lenape:
Tëta peyat.
English:
Those people are using sign language.
Lenape:
Tëtpiyok nèk awènik.
English:
Perhaps he bathed.
Lenape:
Tixëmu èt.
English:
He caught the baby.
Lenape:
Tòhonao nèl mimëntëta.
English:
Her father is playing with our baby.
Lenape:
Uxo pòpihao këmimëntëtëna.
English:
I wonder if she wants to sew?
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kahta këlixike?
English:
Maybe it is what they eat that cleans their teeth.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kèku ènta mitsihtit pilituneyo nèl wipitëmëwo.
English:
Perhaps you do not have the spiritual power.
Lenape:
Wechi èt ki mata kulhatu në manëtuwakàn.
English:
Perhaps he thinks when he talks that way he can scare someone.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt litehe ènta në lëtunhèt kàski wishamao.
English:
Perhaps he is angry.
Lenape:
Wechi èt manunksu.
English:
I guess it is true.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt na në le.
English:
Perhaps it will rain.
Lenape:
Wechi èt sukëlan.
English:
I wonder if there is any cold coffee.
Lenape:
Wechièt tehèk kàpi.
English:
Perhaps they have the ghost dance.
Lenape:
Weitët èt ghost dance wëlatuwàk.
English:
I guess the people used a corn pounder.
Lenape:
Weitët èt kohòkàn nhakatàm awènik.
English:
Perhaps they have used it.
Lenape:
Weitët èt nìnhakatàmëneyo.
English:
The weatherman told the truth when he said, "It will snow."
Lenape:
Wëlamëwe na 'weatherman' ènta luwèt, "Xu wine."
English:
He sounds strange when he talks.
Lenape:
Wëlelëmixsu ènta pëmëtunhèt.
English:
Those rocks are good.
Lenape:
Wëlëta nèl ahsëna.
English:
It would be good if it was so. ; It would be good if it was true,
Lenape:
Wëlët a në leke.
English:
It is good when someone harvests oysters.
Lenape:
Wëlët awèn mayhòn sisawinàk.
English:
It is good what he said.
Lenape:
Wëlët èluwèt.
English:
What you people do is good.
Lenape:
Wëlët në èlsièkw.
English:
It is good what you said.
Lenape:
Wëlët në èluweà.
English:
That is good.
Lenape:
Wëlët ta nën.
English:
He talks just like a Lenape.
Lenape:
Wëli alàshi Lënape pëmëtunhe.
English:
I must look like a Unalachtigo.
Lenape:
Wëli èt ni alàshi Wënilaxtiku ntëlinakwsin.
English:
All little mice are gray.
Lenape:
Wèmi pukwètëtàk wipunkwsuwàk.
English:
He is a Nanticoke.
Lenape:
Wënètko nàn.
English:
Pass the corn.
Lenape:
Wëtahlëni në xàskwim.
English:
He picked up his pipe.
Lenape:
Wètënëmën upokàn.
English:
A little house was blown over.
Lenape:
Wikwamtët amxën.
English:
Perhaps the white meat will taste good. (like from a chicken)
Lenape:
Winkàn èt në opèk wiyus.
English:
The chickens were afraid when it thundered.
Lenape:
Wishasuwàk nèk tipasàk ènta pèpèthakhòn.
English:
There is much work to be done where I live.
Lenape:
Xahelët mikëmòsëwakàn hate wikia.
English:
Many spirits live there under the water.
Lenape:
Xaheli manëtuwàk tëntalawsineyo èkwpiyink.
English:
The cars are noisy.
Lenape:
Xahuw
et
akwsuwàk nèk tëpchehëlasàk.
English:
Finally I told him, because he was writing, 'You doing your homework?'
Lenape:
Xantki ntëlan, èli lekhikèt, 'You doing your homework?'
English:
Is the river big or is it small?
Lenape:
Xinkwi hàch në sipu shihàch tànkètu?
English:
Women, dance with me, my shoes are wearing out.
Lenape:
Xkweyok, witkèmi, nëmèthaksënehëla.
English:
It might rain.
Lenape:
Xu èt sukëlan.
English:
This afternoon it might be a very hot day.
Lenape:
Xu kìshi paxàkweke konaèt xu ahi kshëlànte.
English:
You will bring them.
Lenape:
Xu kpètaook.
English:
You will anger the spirits
Lenape:
Xu ktahihaok nèk manëtuwàk.
English:
They will bring me some food so I can eat.
Lenape:
Xu mpètakuk mehëmichink xu nkàski mitsi.
English:
Soon I will speak better than you.
Lenape:
Xuniti mpëmëtunhe alëwi wëlët nawènahta ki.
English:
Soon I will speak rather than you.
Lenape:
Xuniti mpëmëtunhe nawènahta ki.
English:
I will return soon.
Lenape:
Xuniti nkwëtki.
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.
