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52 Story Sentence Search Results For "kweti"
English:
24. When a woman loses her husband she should have her hair taken down (and worn loose although it can be tied up like a ponytail) for a year. Her hair is taken down by the deceased husband's relatives.
Lenape:
24. Enta xkwe ànkhilate witaemachi shealhùkwe kwëti kahtëne. Làxënëmao mwilàxk na wicheòchi elànkumàki.
English:
29. It was said long ago by the Delawares now deceased if a person goes outside or is seated outside, if he hears a Rain Crow (Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, it is named by the old Delawares) he will be lazy all day long.
Lenape:
29. Luwèn hùnt lòmwe yuki Lënapeyunkahke ènta awèn kochëmink li ate, shëtako lëmatahpite kochëmink, ènta pëntaote na chulëns kaxkhuwes èluwènsik luweyok hùnt kwëti kishkwi awèn nulhànt.
English:
34. When a person wants to eat he should not just wear one shoe because if he does this he will be one-legged. He should wear two shoes.
Lenape:
34. Enta awèn kahta mitsite matàch ta kwëti chipàkw ikahatu èli ènta awèn në lësit xu kwëtkate. Nisha shëkw chipahkok ikahatu.
English:
We will trade, tribe to tribe, one to one.
Lenape:
Ashëntèsihëna, mësi èlhakèchik, nèntkwëti.
English:
When they went to water their horses at the creek, that one old woman
Lenape:
Enta mënihusèhtit sipunk, kwëti na xawshisës
English:
Half-Arrow was the name of the one younger brother.
Lenape:
Half-Arrow luwènsu na kwëti nèl xisëmësa
English:
Once a long time ago a dog, supposedly an old dog, said,
Lenape:
Kwëtën èt mah kwëti mwekane, kikexàm èt mah, luwe,
English:
It is the first day of the month,
Lenape:
Kwëti èlahkimkwësit kishux,
English:
One old man left, he went into the woods.
Lenape:
Kwëti hilusësa tòlëmskan, shinkèkink e.
English:
So then his grandmother was told by the other elder,
Lenape:
kwëti (ka) mèli uhëma nèli òk në takòk hùnt kìkay luwe,
English:
The man had hunted all day, finally it got dark.
Lenape:
Kwëti kishkwik alai naka lënuwa, xantki piske.
English:
One man said, "There is someone who is going to be coming;
Lenape:
Kwëti lënu luwe, "Awèn ta kahta pe;
English:
One man said, "We must be alert as it seems like wild tribes are around here."
Lenape:
Kwëti lënu luwe, "Kwèxsihënàch alàshi awènhakeyok nayuta."
English:
One is, "Young women should not bathe in the nude [in a large body of water],
Lenape:
Kwëti, "Matàch yuki skixkweyok ènta tixëmwihtit supsiyëwàk
English:
The man said, "I know what I could do to bring her back."
Lenape:
Kwëti na lënu luwe hùnt, "Nuwatun ni a ènëmën wënchi a ktëki pèshëwan."
English:
One of the men told him, "It is true.
Lenape:
Kwëti na lënu tëlao, "Kichi èt në le.
English:
he opened one of his eyes a little bit he saw that the "wild Indians"
Lenape:
kwëti na ushkinkëm wëneyo pèchultihtit nèki awènhakeyòk.
English:
One of the old women screamed out and said,
Lenape:
Kwëti na xawshisës xahulamu luwe,
English:
one of my hands, and my mother will be a pure young woman."
Lenape:
kwëti naxkink, òk wèkahèsin pilsit skixkwe."
English:
One of those Indians kicked Wehixamukes.
Lenape:
Kweti
nèk awènhakeyòk shakhwìkao naka Wehixamukèsa. .
English:
[
Penn's original: There is one great God and Power
] As translated: There is only one Creator and His power
Lenape:
Kwëti shùk Kishelëmùkònk òk nèka làntuwakàn
English:
It is said that one young woman was stubborn.
Lenape:
Kwëti skixkwe ahchinkxe hùnt.
English:
when he finished eating all of him he just held one piece,
Lenape:
Na ènta kishi wèkomat kwëti shuk pàke këlënàm,
English:
Then when one man was cutting down a tree, the tree fell
Lenape:
Na ènta na kwëti lënu kiskhòte hitukw ènta pënihëlak
English:
Then they all went one by one into the
Lenape:
Na ènta wèmi nènkwëti ahpihtit në shè
English:
Then that other one told the man to say,
Lenape:
Na hùnt làpi takok kwëti tëlao lënu tëlao hùnt,
English:
thunders. One man said, "I could back bring her," he said.
Lenape:
Na hùnt na kwëti lënu luwe hùnt, "Ntèpi a ni ktëki pèshëwa," luwe hùnt.
English:
There was a man and a woman who lived by themselves
Lenape:
Na hùnt na kwëti lìnu (òk) xkwe nihëlàchi pali wikuwàk
English:
Then suddenly one of them said, “You should go with us.
Lenape:
Na hùnt wixkawchi na hùntànk wënchi luwèn na kwëti “Kwicheihëna a.
English:
One of those Indians kicked Wehixamukes
Lenape:
Na kwëti awènhake shakhwikao naka Wehixamukesa,
English:
Then one old man said, "We will hold a council tomorrow.
Lenape:
Na kwëti hilusës luwe, "Achimulsihënàch alàpa.
English:
Then one old man said, "We will have to kill that person."
Lenape:
Na kwëti hilusës luwe, "Nhilawënàch nàni awèn."
English:
One old man said, "Take him out of the water, we will cut him up."
Lenape:
Na kwëti hilusës luwe, "Yukwe ta kahpal, pikshawënèch."
English:
Then one dog said to him, "We are hungry too!
Lenape:
Na kwëti mwekane tëluwèn, "Nèpëna nkatupwihëna.
English:
Then the one woman said, "The shopkeeper said this thing was called oatmeal."
Lenape:
Na luwe na kwëti xkwe, "Na mèmhalamùnt luwèntàmën yu kèku hotmil."
English:
One of those old men was named
Lenape:
Na *** naka kwëti hilusësa luwènsu
English:
The the one woman said, "I'll buy it. I'll try it."
Lenape:
Na na kwëti xkwe luwe, "Nëmahëlàmën. Nkwëchilahtu."
English:
The the one woman said, "I'll buy it. I'll try it."
Lenape:
Na na kwëti xkwe luwe, "Nëmahëlàmën. Nkwëchilahtu."
English:
Then the one woman said, "I'll buy it. I'll try it."
Lenape:
Na na kwëti xkwe luwe, "Nëmahëlàmën. Nkwëchilahtu."
English:
Now the one jumped back into the water.
Lenape:
Na yukw na kwëti ktëki mpink lakihëleyunkahke hùnt.
English:
For eleven years he had lived there with the Lenape.
Lenape:
Telën òk kwëti kahtëne lehëlexe ènta Lënapeike tali
English:
eleven years ago he was adopted
Lenape:
tèlën òk kwëti kahtëne mah laphala
English:
he killed them all. There was not even one left.
Lenape:
wèkwihaok. Màta ìli kwëti pilihële.
English:
They gave to all the different tribes one piece of him.
Lenape:
Wèmi yuk lakeichik mwilawo kwëti pàke naka awènika.
English:
Suddenly that one Delaware man heard a baby
Lenape:
Wixkawchi na kwëti Lënapei lënu pwëntao mimëntëta
English:
Un des hommes l'aperçut enfin en haut d'un arbre.
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
Finalmente uno de los hombres lo vio trepado en un árbol;
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
Endlich sah ihn einer der Männer in einem Baum.
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkung tali;
English:
finally one man saw him up in a tree;
Lenape:
xantki kwëti lënu wëneyo hitkunk tali;
English:
and the bones were old." The one
Lenape:
xuweyo èt mah nèl xkàna." Na kwëti
English:
This story is just one of many different
Lenape:
Yushe achimëwakàn kwëti shëk èli xahelënawke
English:
This that was created by our Father" the one said.
Lenape:
yushe ènta tëlelëmukunk Kuxëna” luwe hùnt na kwëti.
