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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
503 Sample Sentence Search Results For "li"
English:
Tell a story, you know many things.
Lenape:
Achimwi, xahe
li
kèku kuwatu.
English:
It is difficult for me to chew because my teeth were pulled.
Lenape:
Ahchinki nshëshkòmwi è
li
nipita kchihëleyok.
English:
It tastes very sweet.
Lenape:
Ahi shuke
li
pukòt.
English:
It is very shady here.
Lenape:
Ahi thakòt yu ta
li
.
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 luwihë
li
t shwilait?
English:
He seems to smell clean.
Lenape:
Alàshi pi
li
makwsu.
English:
He began to drink because he was afraid.
Lenape:
Alëmi mëne è
li
wishasu.
English:
She began to make her like a person.
Lenape:
Alëmi wë
li
ha alàshi awèn.
English:
He left because he hated him.
Lenape:
Alëske è
li
shinkalat.
English:
Perhaps he knows more of the Shawnee language.
Lenape:
Alëwi èt në Shaonuwii
li
xsëwakàn watu.
English:
You are many years older.
Lenape:
Alëwi ki xe
li
kahtënami.
English:
I admire myself more and more.
Lenape:
Alëwi nu
li
nao nhàkay.
English:
Alice has two kittens.
Lenape:
A
li
ce wëlahële nisha pushitëta.
English:
He sent us on an errand to bring these good things to give to the chief.
Lenape:
Alukakehëna tì
li
pètuna weltëk kèkuna ènta milënt na sakima.
English:
He has a hat on his head.
Lenape:
Alukwèpi wi
li
nk.
English:
He lost his language.
Lenape:
Ankhitun è
li
xsit.
English:
I ate an apple and then I went to school.
Lenape:
Apëlìsh nëmuhò na në shku
li
nk ntan.
English:
And so many other tribes in that direction ate it.
Lenape:
Ashìte yuk kènu wëntahkwi awènhakeyok xe
li
mwichineyo,
English:
He raised his head toward heaven.
Lenape:
Asphùkwe
li
h òs'hakame.
English:
Go west, young man.
Lenape:
Ehë
li
wsikakw a, skìnu.
English:
I put it on the table.
Lenape:
Ehènta
li
pwinkink ntatun.
English:
The molasses is sticking to the table.
Lenape:
Ehènta
li
pwinkink psàkwixën në mëlash.
English:
I placed it under the table.
Lenape:
Ekwi èhènta
li
pwinkink ntatun.
English:
He put a pencil under the table.
Lenape:
Ekwi ehënta
li
pwinkink tòtun pènsìl.
English:
Both of those people.
Lenape:
E
li
i nèk awènik.
English:
These dishes look alike.
Lenape:
E
li
nakohtu yul lokènsa.
English:
These flowers look alike.
Lenape:
E
li
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 të
li
asuwin..
English:
When someone gets ready to die.
Lenape:
Enta awèn kahta pa
li
lìsit.
English:
When I used soap I made a lot of foam.
Lenape:
Enta sop nhakatàmën nëmanitu mëxe
li
pitay.
English:
When he got there.
Lenape:
Enta ta
li
pat.
English:
Oh, I am thankful that you came.
Lenape:
E, wanìshi ktì
li
pan.
English:
Oh, finally the river overflowed.
Lenape:
E, xantki pa
li
shpe yu sipu.
English:
He went into the ground.
Lenape:
Hakink
li
h pënchi.
English:
Put your hand(s) down.
Lenape:
Hakink
li
ntxke.
English:
I fell on the ground.
Lenape:
Hakink ntë
li
hëla.
English:
You went there but did not even get out (of a conveyance)
Lenape:
Ika kta shëkw mata i
li
k
li
xi.
English:
I go farther to the north.
Lenape:
Ikalìchi luweyunk nta.
English:
I go farther to the east.
Lenape:
Ikalìchi wehènchiopànk nta.
English:
Go away and go home!
Lenape:
Ika
li
machi!
English:
Go off and die!
Lenape:
Ika
li
maonkël!
English:
Toward the east there is a little town called Grove.
Lenape:
Ika
li
wehènchiopànk hate utènetët luwènsik Grove.
English:
I went there but I didn't get out (such as from a car).
Lenape:
Ika nta shëkw mata n
li
xi.
English:
Even if someone talked about her she would not know it.
Lenape:
I
li
a awèn ahkënimao mata uwatuwën.
English:
Even if someone talked about her she would not know it.
Lenape:
I
li
a awèn ahkënimao mata uwatuwën.
English:
Sometimes they even bring frybread.
Lenape:
I
li
hànkw tamse pètuwàk salàpòna.
English:
It is even said they (dogs) can see witches.
Lenape:
I
li
hùnt kàski neyok yuki nuchihëweyok.
English:
Even you can do that.
Lenape:
I
li
ki kàski në laihòsin.
English:
Even this language it is already difficult for a person to use it.
Lenape:
I
li
yu
li
xsëwakàn mèchi awèn ahchinki nhakatàmën.
English:
We are at John's home in a different land.
Lenape:
John wikit ahpihëna pi
li
hakink.
English:
Do not curse or you will have pus on your neck.
Lenape:
Kàchi këlukeyàn, xu më
li
kukwèni.
English:
Don't get down (from something like a wagon or car).
Lenape:
Kàchi
li
xihìch.
English:
Do not abuse a pitiful dog.
Lenape:
Kàchi mësi
li
hao kètëmaksit mwekane.
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 kpisë
li
nko.
English:
Don't worry; Don't be depressed.
Lenape:
Kàchi sàkwelìntàmuhàn.
English:
Our mother is very good looking.
Lenape:
Kahèsëna ahi wë
li
nakwsu.
English:
He wants to go on a vision quest.
Lenape:
Kahta may
li
nkwehële.
English:
He wants more than I want.
Lenape:
Kahtatàm xahe
li
kèku nawènahta ni.
English:
They almost look alike.
Lenape:
Kahti è
li
nakwsuwàk. {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:
Këkhìtè
li
hìtkuk neyook.
English:
He speaks Delaware very well.
Lenape:
Këkhìt wë
li
alënixsu.
English:
What I think
Lenape:
Kèku è
li
tehaa.
English:
What they think.
Lenape:
Kèku è
li
tehahtit.
English:
How can I help you?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a ktë
li
wichëmël?
English:
What different things should we talk about?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a pi
li
ahkënutàmuhëna?
English:
What else should we say?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch a pi
li
ktëluwehëna?
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 color are those beads?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch
li
ksuwàk nèki manshapiàk?
English:
What color is that (thing)?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch
li
kte nën?
English:
What does it smell like?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch
li
makòt?
English:
What language does he speak?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch
li
xsu?
English:
What did your late mother really like to do?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch naka kahèsa wë
li
mikëntàm?
English:
What is the reason I cannot eat there at the table?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch wënchi mata nkàski mitsi èhènta
li
pwink ta
li
?
English:
What color is it?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch
li
kte?
English:
What color is Charles hair?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch
li
kte na Charles mwilàxk?
English:
What does he look like?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch
li
nakswu?
English:
What does he look like or is he ugly?
Lenape:
Kèku hèch
li
nakwsu shihàch xahinakwsu?
English:
What color is your dres?
Lenape:
Kèku
li
kte ktahèmpsëm?
English:
What color is your dress?
Lenape:
Kèku
li
kte ktahëmpsëm?
English:
What color is the bead?
Lenape:
Kèku
li
kte në manshapi?
English:
What language does he use (speak)?
Lenape:
Kèku
li
xsëwakàn nhakatàm?
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, "Wë
li
kishku."
English:
We gave him sugar so they could make it.
Lenape:
Këmilawëna shukël ti
li
a kàski manituneyo.
English:
Would you give me some eggs?
Lenape:
Këmi
li
hèch a òòla?
English:
Have you ever eaten buffalo?
Lenape:
Këmìmhò hèch sisi
li
è?
English:
Have you ever eaten buffalo?
Lenape:
Këmìmhò hèch sisi
li
ye?
English:
We eat at the table.
Lenape:
Këmitsihëna ehènta
li
pwinkink.
English:
You ate the apples.
Lenape:
Këmuhòòk nèk apëlìshàk.
English:
I saw you people pick it up yesterday.
Lenape:
Kënewëluhëmo tì
li
kwëtënëmëneo lòkëwe.
English:
How many rocks are there on the table?
Lenape:
Kèxa hèch ahsëna xkwìchi ehènta
li
pwinkink?
English:
I only know a few of the words.
Lenape:
Kèxaptun shëkw ntë
li
watun.
English:
They look a bit different.
Lenape:
Kèxiti pi
li
li
nakwsuwàk.
English:
You brought it on yourself.
Lenape:
Ki ktë
li
nëm.
English:
I saw many cakes.
Lenape:
Kitè
li
shukëlàpòna nem.
English:
Near the window there are many birds eating.
Lenape:
Kixki èhèshàntèkink xahe
li
chulënsàk pèchi mitsuwàk.
English:
We will go outside and play.
Lenape:
Kòchëmink ktalìch mai papihëna.
English:
Perhaps it even smells because I sweat.
Lenape:
Konaèt i
li
chimakòt è
li
hànkw nkètaptiksi.
English:
Perhaps I smell good.
Lenape:
Konaèt nëwë
li
makwsi.
English:
Let me warm by the fire.
Lenape:
Kona
li
nai aosin.
English:
Let me eat.
Lenape:
Kona
li
nai nëmitsin.
English:
Let me read the newspaper.
Lenape:
Kona
li
nai ntàkima na newspaper.
English:
Let me walk.
Lenape:
Kone
li
nai pëmëskan.
English:
Let him go, he will have to carry that on his own back (such as a bad deed).
Lenape:
Konë
li
naw, nihëlàchi noyuntàmën.
English:
You should think about it.
Lenape:
Kpënaelìntàm a.
English:
Did you hear the Shawnees singing at Whiteoak?
Lenape:
Kpëntaok hàch nèk Shaonuwàk pe asuwihtit yu ta
li
Whiteoak?
English:
Please give me some bread.
Lenape:
Ksi mi
li
ahpon.
English:
It does not look like mud.
Lenape:
Ku alàhshi sisku
li
nakòt.
English:
He is not quick like other cats.
Lenape:
Ku alàpihële alàshi pi
li
pushisàk.
English:
The younger Delawares cannot even talk Delaware.
Lenape:
Ku i
li
kàski alënixsiiyok nèk wëski Lënapeyok.
English:
They do not even use a toothbrush and even so they have good teeth.
Lenape:
Ku i
li
nhatamuiyok 'toothbrush' nahë
li
owëlanikeyok.
English:
They would not even go along on a hunt.
Lenape:
Ku i
li
wichi alaiyok.
English:
He could not do anything else.
Lenape:
Ku kàski pi
li
kèku lësii.
English:
He doesn't give a darn.
Lenape:
Ku kèku
li
tehe.
English:
Are you glad because we did well?
Lenape:
Kulelìntàm hàch è
li
nulaihòsihëna?
English:
Are you glad?
Lenape:
Kulelìntàm hèch?
English:
Did you sleep well?
Lenape:
Ku
li
hèch kawi?
English:
Did you sleep well last night?
Lenape:
Ku
li
hèch kawi welakwike?
English:
You have good luck.
Lenape:
Ku
li
li
nàm.
English:
You prayed well.
Lenape:
Ku
li
patama.
English:
You look at me well the way I look.
Lenape:
Ku
li
pënai shè në ni ntë
li
nakwsin.
English:
I never saw birds dance.
Lenape:
Ku neneyo chulënsàk tì
li
këntkaneyo.
English:
We do not want anything unclean in that place.
Lenape:
Ku nkatatamuwën kèku niskèk në ta ta
li
.
English:
I do not hear him well.
Lenape:
Ku nu
li
pëntaoo.
English:
They never heard it because of what was said, breakfast, dinner, supper, nothing but eating together.
Lenape:
Ku pihpëntàmënuwiyo è
li
luwèntasik "breakfast, dinner, supper," mata shùkw mitsahtin.
English:
No one else ever fed him.
Lenape:
Ku ta awèn pi
li
tòxamaiyo.
English:
I am not going to town, I will go elsewhere.
Lenape:
Ku utenink nta, pa
li
xu nta.
English:
I am not going to town, I am going elsewhere.
Lenape:
Ku utènink nta, pa
li
xu nta.
English:
He does not know the Lenape language.
Lenape:
Ku uwatu Lënapei
li
xsëwakàn.
English:
He doesn't know many things.
Lenape:
Ku uwatu xahe
li
kèku.
English:
Do you know many of the Lenape stories?
Lenape:
Kuwatu hàch xahe
li
achimëwakàna Lënapei?
English:
You know what I look like.
Lenape:
Kuwatun è
li
nakwsia.
English:
You will know how I look.
Lenape:
Kuwatun è
li
nakwsia.
English:
They did not all live together.
Lenape:
Ku wèmi kwëtè
li
wikhatiiyok.
English:
I did not see many cakes.
Lenape:
Ku xè
li
shukëlàpòna nemu.
English:
I wish you good luck.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha ku
li
li
nàmën.
English:
We hope that we will have good thoughts.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha nkàski wë
li
tehanèn.
English:
I wish I had a cow so he could graze there.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha wèhshùmwis nulhala na hànk ntiasin në ta ta
li
..
English:
I hope you will say good things when you talk about me.
Lenape:
Kwëlaha wë
li
kèku ktëluwe enta ahkënimia.
English:
At one time I had many friends.
Lenape:
Kwëtën mah xe
li
witisàk nulhala.
English:
On one acre.
Lenape:
Kwëti èkë
li
nk.
English:
I will help you in every way I can.
Lenape:
Kwichëmëlch wèmi kèku
li
h.
English:
You see well again.
Lenape:
Làpi ku
li
nema.
English:
Tell me again.
Lenape:
Làpi lë
li
.
English:
Give me one more frybread.
Lenape:
Làpi mi
li
kwëti salàpòn.
English:
At first it seemed like he had just come for a visit.
Lenape:
Li
nakòt hìtami lëni kiike.
English:
It looks like it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
nakòt xu sukëlan.
English:
She looks pregnant. (lit.- 'she looks like she will have more relatives')
Lenape:
Li
nakwsu xu ànchi lànkuntàm.
English:
The snow has melted.
Lenape:
Li
nksu na kun.
English:
Melt the butter.
Lenape:
Li
nkte në putël.
English:
He must think it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
tehe èt xu sukëlan.
English:
He thinks perhaps it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
tehe èt xu sukëlan.
English:
He thinks it will rain.
Lenape:
Li
tehe xu sukëlan.
English:
Yesterday I went to Bartlesville and I saw many Delawares.
Lenape:
Lòkëwe mah Kamink nta, xahe
li
Lënapeyok neyo.
English:
Long ago John Wilson he brought it here.
Lenape:
Lòmëwe èt naka John Wilson tì
li
pètun.
English:
Long ago when I lived in Dewey I sewed.
Lenape:
Lòmwe ènta wikiane Dewey-ink nkë
li
xike.
English:
He looked to the north.
Lenape:
Luwàneyunk
li
nkwèxin.
English:
She is named Pretty Leaves Woman.
Lenape:
Luwènsu We
li
pahkuxkwe,
English:
That place is named Seton Hall University.
Lenape:
Luwèntasu në ta ta
li
Seton Hall University.
English:
They said there are no pecans here.
Lenape:
Luweyok ku ta kansèm yu ta
li
.
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:
There was a fight here.
Lenape:
Mahtakèn yu ta
li
.
English:
There was a dance here.
Lenape:
Mahwink yu ta
li
.
English:
He is mad because he said that.
Lenape:
Manunksu è
li
në luwèt.
English:
The old woman was mad because the old man winked at her.
Lenape:
Manunksu na xawshisës è
li
na hilusës pòkinkwelahtaot.
English:
No one is permitted to drink soup.
Lenape:
Mata awèn lelëma tìlìch mënèn kshitay.
English:
He will never again eat too much.
Lenape:
Mata chich usamëlu
li
.
English:
No one could even say anything.
Lenape:
Mata i
li
awèn kèku luwe.
English:
That man did not even sweat.
Lenape:
Mata i
li
ktaptiksii na lënu.
English:
The man didn't even get sweaty when he chopped wood.
Lenape:
Mata i
li
ktaptiksi na lënu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
You certainly can speak good Lenape already.
Lenape:
Mayay ta ki kàski wë
li
alënixsi mèchi.
English:
She would go play with many children.
Lenape:
May wìchi papi xahe
li
mimënsàk.
English:
It had already begun to stink.
Lenape:
Mèchi alëmi a
li
makòt.
English:
Have you people finished cleaning that house?
Lenape:
Mèchi hàch kìshi kpi
li
tamëneyo nëni wikëwam?
English:
Have you had supper?
Lenape:
Mèchi hàch kìshi sàpë
li
?
English:
He already went home because he was sleepy.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi è
li
kahtunkòm.
English:
He already went home because he was thirsty.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi è
li
katusëmwit.
English:
He already went home because he was very sleepy.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi è
li
sòmi kahtunkòm.
English:
He already went home because it was raining.
Lenape:
Mèchi machi è
li
sukëlànk.
English:
He already went home because he was hungry.
Lenape:
Mèchi machii è
li
katupwit.
English:
The corn is already tasseling.
Lenape:
Mèchi na xaskwim sëwa
li
.
English:
We are pitiful now because we have lost so many things.
Lenape:
Mèchi nkëtëmaksihëna ànkhitunèn xahè
li
kèku.
English:
I have already forgotten what many of these Indian tribes are called.
Lenape:
Mèchi nonin xahe
li
yuki mèxkeòhkësichik èluwènsihtit.
English:
It is already just like mud.
Lenape:
Mèchi wë
li
alàhshi sisku.
English:
The food is on the table.
Lenape:
Mehëmichink èhènta
li
pwinkink hate.
English:
Merry Christmas!
Lenape:
Mè
li
Këlëshmësh!
English:
That man is crying.
Lenape:
Më
li
mu na lënu.
English:
I am going to the store because I need bread.
Lenape:
Mèmhalamùntikaonink nta è
li
ahpòn nakatàm.
English:
He looked toward the lake,
Lenape:
Mënëpèkink
li
nkwèxin.
English:
Remember that many of our friends died last winter.
Lenape:
Mëshatàmën xahe
li
kitisënàk ànkëluk luwàne.
English:
He received a vision because he lives a pure life.
Lenape:
Mëshënëm
li
nkwehëleokàn è
li
pilawsit.
English:
We walked for about an hour.
Lenape:
Mhituxwehëna ahpami kwëti awë
li
nk.
English:
We will give them corn and women to help them plant it.
Lenape:
Milawëna xàskwim òk xkweyok wichëmëkuk tì
li
hàkihèneyo
English:
Give me some bread.
Lenape:
Mi
li
ahpòn.
English:
Give me some coffee.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kàpi.
English:
Give me some ice water.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kunapu.
English:
Give me a quarter (25¢).
Lenape:
Mi
li
kwëti nahënëm.
English:
Give me one horse.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kwëti nehënaonkès.
English:
Give me one horse.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kwëti nehënaonkès.
English:
Give me one cat.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kwëti pushis.
English:
Give me more coffee.
Lenape:
Mi
li
kwiakwi kàpi.
English:
Give me some money.
Lenape:
Mi
li
moni.
English:
Give me that horse.
Lenape:
Mi
li
na nehënaonkès.
English:
Give me that chicken.
Lenape:
Mi
li
na tipas.
English:
Give me the bread.
Lenape:
Mi
li
në ahpòn.
English:
Give me the legging.
Lenape:
Mi
li
në kakun.
English:
Give me those arrows.
Lenape:
Mi
li
nèl alunsa.
English:
Give me the dish.
Lenape:
Mi
li
në lokèns.
English:
Give me two frybreads.
Lenape:
Mi
li
nisha salàpòna.
English:
Give me a frybread.
Lenape:
Mi
li
salàpòn.
English:
Give me a frybread and give this woman two frybreads, she is hungry.
Lenape:
Mi
li
salàpòn òk mil wa xkwe nisha salàpòna, kahtupu.
English:
Give me a chicken.
Lenape:
Mi
li
tipas.
English:
Give me some chicken, and give this young man some pork.
Lenape:
Mi
li
tipas, òk mil wa skìnu kwëshkwësheyok.
English:
Give me some meat and potatoes, I am hungry.
Lenape:
Mi
li
wiyus òk hopënisàk, nkatupwi.
English:
Give me lots of frybreads.
Lenape:
Mi
li
xe
li
salàpòna.
English:
I hit him on his head.
Lenape:
Mpàlama wi
li
nk.
English:
I am talking on the tape recorder today.
Lenape:
Mpëmëtunhe sëkahsënink ta
li
yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I watched TV for three hours.
Lenape:
Mpënamën TV naxa awë
li
nk.
English:
I heard that he had died,
Lenape:
Mpëntamëm tì
li
ànkëlën.
English:
I bit myself by accident, I hate doing that,
Lenape:
Mpitàntama nhakai, nshinki në lìsin.
English:
I bit myself by accident, I hate doing that,
Lenape:
Mpitàntama nhakai, nshinki në lìsin.
English:
I got into a canoe or boat.
Lenape:
Mpusi muxu
li
nk.
English:
The apple is redder than the strawberry.
Lenape:
Na aplëlìsh alëwi màxksu nawènahta në tehim.
English:
I simply won't go back.
Lenape:
Nahë
li
a mata nkwëtki.
English:
They stopped there.
Lenape:
Nahkihëleyok ta
li
.
English:
Jim thinks he will be sweaty when he chops wood.
Lenape:
Na Jim
li
tehe xu ktaptiksu ènta kiskhakwèt.
English:
John's mother is named Eliza.
Lenape:
Na John kohèsa luwènsu E
li
za.
English:
The man who follows another man because he is afraid of ridicule.
Lenape:
Na lënu ènta naolat pi
li
lënuwa è
li
kwitànk pawchètëwakàn.
English:
The man thought the boy told the truth.
Lenape:
Na lënu
li
tehe na pilaechëch wëlamëwe.
English:
The man thought the woman would feed him.
Lenape:
Na lënu
li
tehe tòxamùku nèl xkweyo.
English:
The man thought he would be fed.
Lenape:
Na lënu
li
tehe xu xàma.
English:
The man has scratches on his face.
Lenape:
Na lënu sistë
li
nkwexin.
English:
That is the way he began to grow up.
Lenape:
Nal në
li
h alëmikin.
English:
That is all that I know.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntë
li
watun.
English:
All I know is what the old people said a long time ago.
Lenape:
Nal në shëk ntë
li
watun èluwèhtit lòmëwe kikainkahke.
English:
The dog is lying under the table.
Lenape:
Na mwekane shenkixin èkwi èhènta
li
pwinkink.
English:
I am shivering from the cold wind.
Lenape:
Nànkahchi è
li
thàxink.
English:
Then I told him, It is a nice day.
Lenape:
Na ntëlan, Wë
li
kishku.
English:
I told these children that I am like Wehixamukes, a person must speak correctly to me.
Lenape:
Na ntëlaok yuki mimënsàk wë
li
ta ni alàshi Wehixamukes, kënch ta mayay awèn keko
li
te.
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 wë
li
lëmatahpu.
English:
Then he told his mother and father, "this is what I saw."
Lenape:
Na tëlan nèl kohèsa òk uxò, "ntë
li
nàmën."
English:
He went to look for some other women.
Lenape:
Natunao pi
li
xkweyok.
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 ta
li
welakwike.
English:
The girl placed the turkey on the table.
Lenape:
Na xkwechëch tòhëlao nèl chikënëma èhènta
li
pwinkink.
English:
Then when I finish eating I have to get ready to go to town.
Lenape:
Na xu kìshi mitsiane ntalëmi wènchahki è
li
nkata utènink a.
English:
I made a mistake when I sewed.
Lenape:
Nchanitun ènta kë
li
xea.
English:
The hat on his head is grooked.
Lenape:
Në alukwèpi wi
li
nk pimixën.
English:
The Juncos (type of bird) returned.
Lenape:
Nèki Chë
li
li
sàk ktëkiyok.
English:
Those Quapaw (Indians) bring the food.
Lenape:
Nèk Okahpaok të
li
pètuneyo në mehëmichink.
English:
Those old women were pleased.
Lenape:
Nèk xawshisësàk wëlelìntàmuk.
English:
While he was beginning to fall asleep.
Lenape:
Në
li
alëmi kawit.
English:
The leaves are beginning to be red and yellow because it is already Autumn.
Lenape:
Nèl këmpahko alëmi màxkeyo òk wisaeyo è
li
mèchi tahkokën.
English:
I bought many things.
Lenape:
Nëmahëlàm xe
li
kèku.
English:
I buy an apple.
Lenape:
Nëmahëlao apëlìsh.
English:
I made him go there.
Lenape:
Nèmaniha tì
li
ika aan. {DN}
English:
I am mad at him because he lied.
Lenape:
Nëmanunksitao è
li
këlune.
English:
We all drink the same water.
Lenape:
Nëmënehëna kwëtè
li
mpi.
English:
I will drink it here.
Lenape:
Nëmënèn yushe ta
li
.
English:
I sat on the floor near the table.
Lenape:
Nëmëshake kixki ehènta
li
pwink.
English:
My woman friend gave me many books.
Lenape:
Nëmilùkw na nichus xahe
li
lekhikàna.
English:
My older sister said, our mother is very good looking.
Lenape:
Nëmis luwe, kahèsëna ahi wë
li
nakwsu.
English:
I ate an apple.
Lenape:
Nëmuhò apëlìsh.
English:
He knows me now that he stopped disliking me.
Lenape:
Nënakw è
li
ala shinka
li
t.
English:
That other rock looks different.
Lenape:
Në takok ahsën pi
li
li
nakòt.
English:
I grabbed it quickly because it was falling.
Lenape:
Nëwèchilahtu è
li
alëmi pënihëlèk.
English:
She named me because she could sing her vision song in the Big House Church.
Lenape:
Nëwihëlùkw è
li
kàski atehumu Xinkwikaonink.
English:
I would like to eat a pear.
Lenape:
Nëwinkama hàkhàkopëlìsh.
English:
I like to eat buffalo.
Lenape:
Nëwinkama na sisi
li
e.
English:
I will go along because I do not think anything of my life.
Lenape:
Nëwitèch è
li
mata kèku ntëlelìntàmuwën në lehëlexeokàn.
English:
I am the one who did not return.
Lenape:
Ni ntë
li
mata kwëtkiwën.
English:
I myself led these of the Turtle Clan when there was a war.
Lenape:
Ni ntë
li
sahkakwënaneyo yuki Pukuankuichik ènta mahtakenk.
English:
It has been cold here for two days.
Lenape:
Nishukwëne the yu ta
li
.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xahe
li
salàpona michu.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xahe
li
salàpòna michu.
English:
My mother ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Nkahès xè
li
salàpòna michu.
English:
I want an apple.
Lenape:
Nkatala apëlìsh.
English:
I almost cried.
Lenape:
Nkati më
li
mwi.
English:
I'm hungry, give me that cake.
Lenape:
Nkatupwi, mi
li
në shukëlàpòn.
English:
I caught him telling a lie.
Lenape:
Nkëlàkho tì
li
këlunèn.
English:
I sewed my dress.
Lenape:
Nkë
li
xamën ntahèmpsëm.
English:
I sewed on my shirt. ; I sewed on my dress.
Lenape:
Nkë
li
xhamën ntahèmpsëm
English:
I visited the west.
Lenape:
Nkiikàmën në ehë
li
wsike.
English:
I raised a lot of watermelons.
Lenape:
Nkishikënëm xahe
li
èskitamink.
English:
I raised a lot of corn.
Lenape:
Nkishikënëm xe
li
xàskwim.
English:
I have already thought about it.
Lenape:
Nkìshi pënaelìntamën.
English:
Gold earrings.
Lenape:
Nku
li
sahkaxehuna.
English:
A gold watch and chain.
Lenape:
Nku
li
wach òk sukahëlas.
English:
I am afraid that I will starve.
Lenape:
Nkwitàmën tìlìch shawlamwin.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
Nonin xe
li
kèku.
English:
It annoyed me so finally I left it alone.
Lenape:
Nsë
li
lwën xantki mpuitun.
English:
I am weak because I am a broken down old woman.
Lenape:
Nshawsi è
li
pòkxawësh ni.
English:
We are sorry for what we said.
Lenape:
Nshielìntàmuhëna èluweyànk.
English:
I got married yesterday.
Lenape:
Nshilìntàm lòkëwe.
English:
I do not like to listen to bad talk (news) now because there is a war.
Lenape:
Nshinki këlìsta mahchikwi luweokàn è
li
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 ntë
li
kochëmink a
li
tehe ntalëmska.
English:
I was upside down when I was hanging.
Lenape:
Ntachichko
li
ènta shehëlan.
English:
I love the Delaware language.
Lenape:
Ntahotàmën Lënapei
li
xsëwakàn.
English:
I leave to go prepare it for you.
Lenape:
Ntalëmska may wë
li
xtulën..
English:
So that I can speak well.
Lenape:
Ntë
li
kàski wëlaptune.
English:
I am glad because I can still speak Lenape.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
kwiakwi kàski alënixsia.
English:
I am glad that I am again at my home.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
làpi paan wikia.
English:
I am glad because you came. (welcome)
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
paan.
English:
I am glad that you came. (Welcome!)
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm è
li
paan.
English:
I am glad that you all came. (Welcome!)
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm è
li
paèk.
English:
I am glad because you people came.
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm è
li
paèkw
English:
I am glad because I have lived until this day.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
pètawsia yukwe ènta kishkwik.
English:
I am glad because you did well.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
wëlësit.
English:
I am glad because you came here.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm è
li
yu paan.
English:
I am glad that I came here.
Lenape:
Nulelîntàm è
li
yu paa yu ta
li
.
English:
I am glad that I can again walk around on this earth.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàmën è
li
kàski làpi pëmësketàmën yushe xkwithakamika.
English:
I was glad when she said that because I like her.
Lenape:
Nulelìntàm ènta në luwèt è
li
nëwinkala.
English:
We had a good meeting.
Lenape:
Nu
li
achimulsihëna.
English:
I repaired the car (or wagon).
Lenape:
Nu
li
ha na tëpchehëlas.
English:
I fixed the car. (or wagon)
Lenape:
Nu
li
ha na tëpchehëlas.
English:
Dr. Scott cured me.
Lenape:
Nu
li
hùkw na Dr. Scott.
English:
I slept well.
Lenape:
Nu
li
kawi.
English:
We ate well.
Lenape:
Nu
li
mitsihëna.
English:
I like the way he dresses.
Lenape:
Nu
li
nàmën ehahkwit.
English:
I like the way they dress.
Lenape:
Nu
li
naok elahkwihtit.
English:
I hear him well.
Lenape:
Nu
li
pëntao.
English:
I know him well.
Lenape:
Nu
li
waha.
English:
I got married in Dewey.
Lenape:
Nushilìntàm Dewey-ink.
English:
My father told my mother that everything looks good.
Lenape:
Nux tëlao nkahèsa wèmi kèku wë
li
nakòt.
English:
She had a doll that looked different that she made of sticks.
Lenape:
Ohtasu hìtko mësi
li
nakòhtu wë
li
tu.
English:
And they do not even want to understand the Delaware language.
Lenape:
Ok mata i
li
kòta nënustamëneyo në Lënapeixsëwakàn.
English:
And this Jim speaks good Lenape.
Lenape:
Ok washe Jim wë
li
alënixsu.
English:
Oh, I am going to go to town anyhow.
Lenape:
O, nahë
li
utènink nta.
English:
Are there many opossums around here?
Lenape:
Opinkwike hàch yu ta
li
?
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 è
li
newëlàn.
English:
We should go to a different place.
Lenape:
Pa
li
a ktahëna.
English:
He went away.
Lenape:
Pa
li
e.
English:
They went elsewhere.
Lenape:
Pa
li
eyok.
English:
They went somewhere else.
Lenape:
Pa
li
eyok.
English:
He moved to a different chair.
Lenape:
Pa
li
lehëlëmatahpink è.
English:
Take the rock away.
Lenape:
Pa
li
lënëmën në ahsën.
English:
Take away the sickness.
Lenape:
Pa
li
lëni në palsuwakàn.
English:
The people from the north speak differently.
Lenape:
Pa
li
li
xsuwàk nèk luwàneyunki awènik.
English:
The creek overflowed.
Lenape:
Pa
li
shpe yu sipu.
English:
He lives elsewhere.
Lenape:
Pa
li
wiku.
English:
The man will go elsewhere.
Lenape:
Pa
li
xu e na lënu.
English:
I will go elsewhere.
Lenape:
Pa
li
xu nta.
English:
That dog is tracking.
Lenape:
Pènha
li
ke na mwekane.
English:
The leaves fell off the trees because it was windy.
Lenape:
Pënipahkihëleyòk hìtkuk è
li
kshàxën.
English:
I used cedar because I wanted to purify myself.
Lenape:
Pëphòkwës nakala è
li
kata pilhìksi.
English:
He cleaned the squirrel.
Lenape:
Pi
li
ha na xanikw.
English:
The Delawares live differently from the White people.
Lenape:
Pi
li
lawsuwàk yuki Lenapeyok nawènahta Shëwanahkok.
English:
This flower is a different color.
Lenape:
Pi
li
li
kwsu wa òtaès.
English:
This flower looks different.
Lenape:
Pi
li
li
nakwsu wa òtaès.
English:
I want to talk about something different.
Lenape:
Pi
li
nkata kèku ahkënutàm.
English:
He spoiled them all.
Lenape:
Pò
li
hao wèmi awèni.
English:
I placed a mouse on my head. (from song sung by a cat)
Lenape:
Pukwès ni
li
nk ntahëla.
English:
He waits for him to get home.
Lenape:
Pwèhao tìlìch machin.
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 è
li
pa
li
tunasik në èpihtit.
English:
He ate many frybreads.
Lenape:
Salàpòna xe
li
michu.
English:
These rocks are black.
Lenape:
Sëkeyo yu
li
ahsëna.
English:
The glass is on the table.
Lenape:
Shapontèk hate èhènta
li
pwinkink.
English:
He looked to the south.
Lenape:
Shawneyunk
li
nkwèxin.
English:
There is someone else who is gathering acorns.
Lenape:
Shè òk na pi
li
awèn pè ònàxkwimhèt
English:
The leaves are pretty because they are all different colors.
Lenape:
Shiki nèl këmpahko è
li
wèmi
li
kteyo.
English:
The peach tastes sweet.
Lenape:
Shukë
li
pukwsu na pilkèsh.
English:
Land of buffaloes.
Lenape:
Sisi
li
ei hakink.
English:
It is very cloudy, it looks like it will rain.
Lenape:
Sòmi kùmhòkòt, è
li
nakòt xu sukëlan.
English:
I got so mad I threw a tantrum.
Lenape:
Sòmi nëmanunksi wë
li
nkëpchehëla.
English:
It tastes too sweet.
Lenape:
Sòmi shukë
li
pukòt.
English:
It is too cold to go to town.
Lenape:
Sòmi the të
li
a utènink an.
English:
It has a good sound.
Lenape:
Sòmi wë
li
takòt.
English:
I went to the stable.
Lenape:
Stèpë
li
nk nta.
English:
What color eyes does Mary have?
Lenape:
Ta hèch
li
kte na Mary wëshkinko?
English:
What color are those beads?
Lenape:
Ta hèch tò
li
ksin nèk manshapiàk?
English:
A turtle cannot fly away because he does not have any wings.
Lenape:
Tahkox ku kàski kënthwihële è
li
mata wëlunkòna wëlatu.
English:
A little blouse was made.
Lenape:
Tàkhwèmptët wë
li
taonu.
English:
I will not cook for you.
Lenape:
Ta kwixënihu
li
.
English:
Where is this place?
Lenape:
Tani hàch yu ta
li
?
English:
How do you know that he is skinny?
Lenape:
Tash kwënchi watun tì
li
alukin?
English:
There are strawberries and onions there.
Lenape:
Tehim në shè ta
li
òk ulepënàk.
English:
I can count to ten.
Lenape:
Tèlën nkàski
li
h ahkëntàm.
English:
He looked to the north.
Lenape:
Të
li
nkwèxin luwàneyunk.
English:
He could not eat him because he was too salty.
Lenape:
Tòlëmhoo è
li
sòmi shëwë.
English:
He has lost many things.
Lenape:
Tònkhìtun xe
li
kèku.
English:
He has pus around his neck.
Lenape:
Ukwènu më
li
,
English:
You went to town then you gave me a dress.
Lenape:
Utènink kta na këmi
li
hèmpës.
English:
You went to town and then you gave us dresses.
Lenape:
Utènink kta na këmi
li
nèn hèmpsa.
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:
He forgot that he was alone.
Lenape:
Wànin ti
li
xuhanin.
English:
Thank you because we lived to see the morning again.
Lenape:
Wanìshi è
li
opanàsnèn làpi.
English:
My mother here ate a lot.
Lenape:
Wa nkahès xe
li
michu.
English:
I wonder if she wants to sew?
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kahta kë
li
xike?
English:
Maybe it is what they eat that cleans their teeth.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt kèku ènta mitsihtit pi
li
tuneyo nèl wipitëmëwo.
English:
Perhaps he thinks when he talks that way he can scare someone.
Lenape:
Wèchi èt
li
tehe ènta në lëtunhèt kàski wishamao.
English:
They all went east together.
Lenape:
Wehènchiopànk lìltin.
English:
He looked to the east.
Lenape:
Wehènchiopànk
li
nkwèxin.
English:
He has a lot of money.
Lenape:
Wëlatu xe
li
moni.
English:
She was glad because Walks Downstream and I came to help him.
Lenape:
Wëlelìntàm è
li
Nahuxwe òk nèpe pèchi wichinkeyànkw.
English:
He was glad when he found out that we would help him.
Lenape:
Wëlelìntàm ènta watakw tì
li
wichëntihënuk.
English:
It is just like mud.
Lenape:
Wë
li
alàhshi sisku.
English:
He talks just like a Lenape.
Lenape:
Wë
li
alàshi Lënape pëmëtunhe.
English:
He talks good Delaware.
Lenape:
Wë
li
alënixsu.
English:
He spoke Delaware well when he read the papers.
Lenape:
Wë
li
alënixsu ènta ahkimat nèl pambila.
English:
A good person.
Lenape:
Wë
li
awèn.
English:
I must look like a Unalachtigo.
Lenape:
Wë
li
èt ni alàshi Wënilaxtiku ntë
li
nakwsin.
English:
Did you have a good look at him before?
Lenape:
Wë
li
hàch knihëneyo?
English:
He didn't even say anything.
Lenape:
Wë
li
hànkw mata kèku luwe.
English:
He didn't even see (something).
Lenape:
Wë
li
hànkw mata nehku.
English:
She said something good to us.
Lenape:
Wë
li
kèku lëkunèn.
English:
It is a good day.
Lenape:
Wë
li
kishku.
English:
It is a good event; Something good happened.
Lenape:
Wë
li
lè.
English:
That man has good luck.
Lenape:
Wë
li
li
nàm na lënu.
English:
He is very mad.
Lenape:
Wë
li
manunksu.
English:
Your mother is good looking.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nakwsu kahès.
English:
His mother is good looking.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nakwsu kohèsa.
English:
That Delaware woman is good looking.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nakwsu na Lënapexkwe.
English:
That man looks good.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nakwsu na lënu.
English:
Those Delaware women are good looking.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nakwsuwàk nèk Lënapexkweyok.
English:
Happy New Year!
Lenape:
Wë
li
Newiyal!
English:
I know him well.
Lenape:
Wë
li
nuwaha.
English:
He is actually walking.
Lenape:
Wë
li
pëmëske.
English:
Does it taste good?
Lenape:
Wë
li
pukòt hèch?
English:
The soup tastes good.
Lenape:
Wë
li
pukòt në kshitay.
English:
They tasted very good. (something animate like apples)
Lenape:
Wë
li
winkëluk.
English:
The cat has pretty fur.
Lenape:
Wë
li
xekëne na pushis.
English:
Everyone who saw him was surprised.
Lenape:
Wèmi awèn neyòte chipelìntàm.
English:
Everything looks good
Lenape:
Wèmi kèku wë
li
nakòt
English:
They are all colors.
Lenape:
Wèmi
li
kteyo.
English:
The lightning repeatedly flashed everywhere.
Lenape:
Wèmi
li
sasapëlehële.
English:
He spoiled all of them.
Lenape:
Wèmi pò
li
hao.
English:
It rolled everywhere.
Lenape:
Wèmi ta
li
tëpchehële.
English:
He came from everywhere.
Lenape:
Wèmi wënchi ta
li
pe.
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèk shukë
li
pënisàk.
English:
Hand me the sweet potatoes.
Lenape:
Wëntaxlëni nèl shukë
li
pënàk.
English:
A while ago there was a meeting here.
Lenape:
Wèski mah yu ta
li
maehëlan.
English:
Help me when I fix up where I live.
Lenape:
Wichëmi ènta kahta wë
li
xtun ènta lawsia.
English:
Help us so that we will see good things.
Lenape:
Wichëminèn ntìlìch nemënën wë
li
kèku.
English:
Help me so that I can stand up well in this life.
Lenape:
Wichëmi të
li
nkàski wë
li
nipain yushe èntalawsienkw.
English:
They help them to plant (or to make graden).
Lenape:
Wichëmùkuk tì
li
hakihèneyo.
English:
If they live there I will live here.
Lenape:
Wikihtite nëshe ta
li
ni yu nëwikin.
English:
He lives at the place.
Lenape:
Wiku yushe ta
li
.
English:
The basket is on her head.
Lenape:
Wi
li
nk hate në tànkhakàn.
English:
The basket is placed on her head.
Lenape:
Wi
li
nk hatu në tànkhakàn.
English:
Those people lived contentedly because they were always happy.
Lenape:
Winkawsuwàk nèk awènik è
li
nkëme wëlatuwàk.
English:
He spoiled it immediately.
Lenape:
Wishai pò
li
tu.
English:
They are afraid of the water as it is getting deeper.
Lenape:
Wishalëkwëneyo në mpi è
li
alëmi xitkwe.
English:
He got fat because he ate too much.
Lenape:
Wisu è
li
sòmipwit.
English:
She cooks and cleans house.
Lenape:
Wixënu òk pi
li
kwahëme.
English:
He got married to a woman named Kathy.
Lenape:
Wshilìntàmao nèl xkweyo èluwènsit Kathy.
English:
There are many animals.
Lenape:
Xahè
li
aèsësàk.
English:
Many stones are there.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
ahsëna hateyo.
English:
A great many people.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
awènik. {DN}
English:
Many went to the east.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
eyok wehènchiopànk.
English:
There are many trees.
Lenape:
Xahè
li
hìtkuk.
English:
You want a lot.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
katatàmën.
English:
Many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kèku.
English:
I saw many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kèku nem.
English:
I won many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kèku nsihëwe.
English:
He had told me many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kèku ntëlkenèp.
English:
He told me many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kèku ntëlùkw.
English:
There are many ducks there.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
kwikwinkëmuk tòpineyo.
English:
Many Lenape were there long ago.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
Lënapeyok ahpupanik lòmëwe.
English:
There are many Delawares here.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
Lënapeyok ahpuwàk yu ta
li
.
English:
Many spirits live there under the water.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
manëtuwàk tëntalawsineyo èkwpiyink.
English:
There are many medicines where I eat.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
mpisuna ènta mitsia ika hate.
English:
There were many at that time.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
nìki lëkhìkwi.
English:
There are many cranberries here.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
pakim hate.
English:
Dogs definitely know many things.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
ta wa mwekane uwatun kèku.
English:
Many went to the east.
Lenape:
Xahe
li
wehènchiopànk eyok..
English:
Finally I found some buffaloes.
Lenape:
Xantki nëmàxkaok sisi
li
eyok.
English:
Finally I found a buffalo.
Lenape:
Xantki nëmàxkao sisi
li
ya.
English:
Finally I told him, because he was writing, 'You doing your homework?'
Lenape:
Xantki ntëlan, è
li
lekhikèt, 'You doing your homework?'
English:
There are many people.
Lenape:
Xè
li
awènik.
English:
Many people came.
Lenape:
Xe
li
awènik peyok
English:
Were many people killed?
Lenape:
Xe
li
hèch awènik nhilaok?
English:
Many trees were blown over.
Lenape:
Xè
li
hìtkuk amxuk.
English:
There must have been many Indians.
Lenape:
Xe
li
hunt yuk awènhakeyok.
English:
He bought many things.
Lenape:
Xe
li
kèku mhalàm.
English:
I want to know many things.
Lenape:
Xe
li
kèku nkata watu.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
Xe
li
kèku nonin.
English:
I forgot many things.
Lenape:
Xe
li
kèku nonin.
English:
You have a lot of money, I'll take it away from you.
Lenape:
Xe
li
moni kulhatu, kchikënël.
English:
I have a lot of money.
Lenape:
Xe
li
moni nulhatu.
English:
He has a lot of money.
Lenape:
Xe
li
moni wëlatu.
English:
There were many who killed each other.
Lenape:
Xe
li
niltin.
English:
A lot was spoiled.
Lenape:
Xe
li
pa
li
tasu.
English:
There are many houses near the river.
Lenape:
Xe
li
wikwahëma kixki sipunk.
English:
You must visit me again.
Lenape:
Xu làpi kika
li
.
English:
I will think about it.
Lenape:
Xu mpënaelìntàmën.
English:
Soon I will eat well.
Lenape:
Xuniti nu
li
pwi.
English:
He will have many of them.
Lenape:
Xu xe
li
wëlahële.
English:
These people are all different sizes.
Lenape:
Yuk awènik wèmi lìlkuk.
English:
These trees already have many leaves.
Lenape:
Yuk hìtkuk mèchi xahe
li
wëlatuwàk këmpahko.
English:
From now on he will be known by his name.
Lenape:
Yukwèch wënchi alëmi wahkwësu tìlìch luwènsin.
English:
This dish and that other dish look alike.
Lenape:
Yu lokèns òk në takok lokèns è
li
nakohtu.
English:
This song is sung when someone wants to put a baby to sleep.
Lenape:
Yushe asuwakàn ènta awèn kahta kawënhèt mimëtëta nal në të
li
asuwin.
English:
It has been cold here for two days.
Lenape:
Yu ta
li
nishukwëne the.
English:
This place where the old Delawares had lived.
Lenape:
Yu ta
li
yushe xuwi Lënapeyunkahke wihikihtit.
