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Lenape 2
words from 1/21/10 (conversations in Lenape lesson 2)
| Lenape | English |
|---|---|
| naxkumi | answer me! |
| ksi | please |
| e-e | yes |
| askaskwe | it is green |
| askaskwsu | he or she is green |
| chahkol | frog |
| chahkolak | frogs |
| ahkwiyan | blanket |
| ahkwiyana | blankets |
| mpalsi | I am sick |
| ku mayay | not quite well |
| newikwihela | I am tired |
| nkesi | I am hot |
| ntakohchi | I am cold |
| kweti | 1 |
| nisha | 2 |
| naxa | 3 |
| newa | 4 |
| palenaxk | 5 |
| kwetash | 6 |
| nishash | 7 |
| xash | 8 |
| peshkunk | 9 |
| telen | 10 |
| telen ok kweti | 11 |
| nishinxke | 20 |
| xinxke | 30 |
| neinxke | 40 |
| palenaxk twinxke | 50 |
| kwetash twinxke | 60 |
| nishash twinxke | 70 |
| xash twinxke | 80 |
| peshkunk twinxke | 90 |
| kwetapxki | 100 |
| nishapxki | 200 |
| naxapxki | 300 |
| neopxki | 400 |
| paopxki | 500 |
| kwetash txapxki | 600 |
| nishash txapxki | 700 |
| xash txapxki | 800 |
| peshkunk txapxki | 900 |
| telen txen kwetapxki | 1000 |
| seksu | he/she is black |
| seksuwak | they are black (animate) |
| opsu | he/she is white |
| opsuwak | they are white (animate) |
| askaskwsu | he/she is green |
| askaskwsuwak | they are green (animate) |
| aonsu | he/she is blue |
| aonsuwak | they are blue (animate) |
| wipunkwsu | he/she is gray |
| wipunkwsuwak | they are gray (animate) |
| wisawsu | he/she is yellow |
| wisawsuwak | they are yellow (animate) |
| maxksu | he/she is red |
| maxksuwak | they are red (animate) |
| seke | it is black |
| sekeyo | they are black (inanimate) |
| ope | it is white |
| opeyo | they are white (inanimate) |
| askaskwe | it is green |
| askaskweyo | they are green (inanimate) |
| aone | it is blue |
| aoneyo | they are blue (inanimate) |
| wipunkwe | it is gray |
| wipunkweyo | they are gray (inanimate) |
| wisae | it is yellow |
| wisaeyo | they are yellow (inanimate) |
| maxke | it is red |
| maxkeyo | they are red (inanimate) |
| palsi | to be sick |
| wikwihela | to be tired |
| kesi | to be hot |
| akohchi | to be cold |
| alemska | to leave/go away |
| machi | to go home |
| machitam | let's go home |
| awen | someone |
| wendaxa | come here |
| Nuxati | dear father |
| asuu | he/she sings |
| kentku | he/she dances |
| gawi | he/she sleeps |
| milimu | he/she cries |