Texts
Search a word in texts written in Nahuat and read it in context.
Searching only Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985) · All texts
24 occurrences · Clear
Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985)
24 occurrences
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Ken nemi iseltzin ne itelpuchtzin, rey kitasujta kitasujta.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
Since he was his only one, the king loved him, he really loved him.
Pero kenemej tesu mawiltia ka afuera, muchijki entristeser.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
But, since he didn't play outside, he became sad.
Niu ninemi deskalsoj kenha nemit nuamigitus, kilwia.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"I'm going to be barefooted just like my friends are", he said.
Pwes kenemej, iteku se rey; mikikse rey.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Then, since his father was a king, the king died.
Ne piltzintzin kenemej takata, yaja nakak de rey.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
The little boy, since now he was a man, became the king, he became king.
Kinmakak pwestoj ne prinsipe ne seyuk pijpipilmet, kenemej tajtakameta.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
The prince gave an office to the boys, since they were men now.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Kinutza ne ishulejyu; ya tesu kichiwa kasoj, ken ne kuchikia, wan tesu kuchi.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
She spoke to her husband; he didn't pay attention to her, as though he was sleeping, but he wasn't asleep.
Yajki ka tiupan chan ne palej, ma kimaka ne konsejoj ken kichiwaskia.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
Yajki kitajtani seyuk konsejoj. Yajki ka tiupan chan ne palej, ma kimaka ne konsejoj ken kichiwaskia.
He went to ask for more advice; he went to the church, to the priest's. He should advise him how he should do it.
Pero kenemej nikmakak chil, teya su welik.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"But since I put chili on her, she no longer could."
Peroj ken ne ninemi, ninemi nikchiwa luchar.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
"But since I was there, I would be trying to."
Yajki kene de regreso kalikak se iajamakaj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
So she returned and brought some hammocks.
Yawi kene tan ne puchut, tan ne puchut.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Yajki kalinh (m) ana ne ipilawantzitzin. Yawi kene tan ne puchut, tan ne puchut.
She went to get her little boys, then she went under the silk-cotton tree, under the silk-cotton tree.
Uk uksik ne takwal, kenemej yejemet muchijtiwit desbelar, kuchit.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
When the food was ready, since they had stayed up, they slept.
Kenemej nemi ne Nanawatzin, ne chimpe Nanawatzin, ya kita ta kichiwa ne inlama.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
But as the Nanahuatzin was there, the youngest child, he saw what their grandmother was doing.
Pejki ne Tantepuslamat kikwa ne nakat, wan tami kilwijket: Ken tikmatki ne nakat, lama?
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
The iron-toothed-old-woman began to eat the meat. Afterwards they said, "how did you find the meat, grandmother?".
Bueno, esta bueno, pero yu kita nulama ken yu panu.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
"OK, but my grandmother is going to see what's going to happen."
Pejket kene ne tajtakamet: Chirrrr.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Pejket kene ne tajtakamet: Chirrrr. Baj, yawi seyuk: Irrrr.
Then the men began, "chirr"; another went, "irr".
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Aj, nipashalua (Kenha ken) taja tikistuk tipashalua.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
"Oh, I'm taking a walk just as you have come out to take a walk."
"Aj, nikistuk nipashalua nusan kenha ken taja tikistuk tipashalua.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
"'Oh, I've gone for a walk like you have.'"
De la gran jwersaj, ke kichiwat saber ken kichiwki, ne takat kikashantij, kan kashanik, kunij welik sutumik, "kisa mutalua".
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
In their struggle, it's not clear what she did to make the man loosened her. When it was loosened, she was able to get untied; she took off running.
Pero antes de que ya musutuma, tay ora pejki kichij jwersaj pal yawi, muchiwa fijar ne takat ka ne siwat ne iijikshi tesu iijikshi ken pal jentej, sino ke iijikshi puru iijikshi tijlan.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
But before she got untied, when she began to struggle to go, the man noticed that the woman's feet were not like people's feet, rather they were really chicken feet.
Mukwepki kita tik ikaraj; Kitak tujtumak iish, tesu ken iish jentej.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ken
Translation
He turned around to look her in the face and he saw her large eyes, not like people's eyes.
Sources and licenses
- Schultze Jena, Leonhard (recop.); King, Alan R. (ed.). Tajtaketza pal Ijtzalku: narradores en náhuat Ynes Masin y otros. Edición en línea, enero 2012.
- Ramírez Vásquez, Genaro. Naja Ni Genaro. Edited by Alan R. King. IRIN (Iniciativa para la Recuperación del Idioma Náhuat), 2004; first electronic edition, 2013.
- Cárcamo, Héctor; Guardado, Martín; Domínguez, Ana; Aquino, Celeste; Ordóñez, Gary; Salgado, Hugo. Aprendiendo Náhuat en el Siglo 21: Achtu Taksalis. Edmonton: University of Alberta Library, 2023. https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/nawatse/. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Adapted by nahuat.com.
- King, Alan R. Timumachtikan! Curso de lengua náhuat para principiantes adultos. 2011.
- Aráuz, Próspero. El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos. San Salvador, El Salvador: Departamento Editorial del Ministerio de Cultura, 1960. Adapted by nahuat.com.
- Campbell, Lyle. The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton Grammar Library 1. Berlin, New York, Amsterdam: Mouton, 1985. Traducción al español de los textos: Mauricio Mixco, en Campbell, El Idioma Pipil (Nahuate) de El Salvador (manuscrito inédito).