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El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Ta kikwa ne takat kishtilia, kishtilia; muchi kishtilia, ta kineki kikwa, muchi kishtilia.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Whatever the man ate she took away from him, she took it away, she took everything, whatever he wanted to eat she took away from him.
Ashan nechilwia ne palej asu nikpia se nufinkita, ma niyu iwan, wan ne chijchiltik tzaput ma kikwa ne ujuksik, wan tami ma kimaka wan ne chijchikajtuk pal nikmiktia.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
"Now the priest told me that if I have a farm that I should go with her that she eat the red custard apples that are ripe, and then I should hit her with the hard ones in order to kill her."
Kinekit kikwat ne nakat, ne ijyak nakat pal ne masat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
They wanted to eat the meat, the stinking meat of the deer.
Te shikwakan nushulejyu, te shikwakan nushulejyu!, asi le dice.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
"Don't eat my husband, don't eat my husband!", that's what she said to them.
Muchijki ne kwawit wan kipishki se itakil, se wajkal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwawit
Translation
The tree grew and it had a fruit, a gourd.
Uk uksik ne takwal, kenemej yejemet muchijtiwit desbelar, kuchit.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
When the food was ready, since they had stayed up, they slept.
Nemia ne takwal!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kinnutzki ne inlama. Kilwia: Shisakan! Nemia ne takwal! Shisakan, nupilawantzitzin, shisakan! Nemia ne takwal!
Their grandmother spoke to them; she said, "wake up, the food is ready, wake up my children, wake up, the food is ready!"
Nemia ne takwal!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kinnutzki ne inlama. Kilwia: Shisakan! Nemia ne takwal! Shisakan, nupilawantzitzin, shisakan! Nemia ne takwal!
Their grandmother spoke to them; she said, "wake up, the food is ready, wake up my children, wake up, the food is ready!"
Kikwat ne takwal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kikwat ne takwal. Kikwat ne takwal ka yut tapewiat.
They ate the food, they ate the food that they went to catch.
Kikwat ne takwal ka yut tapewiat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kikwat ne takwal. Kikwat ne takwal ka yut tapewiat.
They ate the food, they ate the food that they went to catch.
Pejki kalnutza ne ienamorado pal sentakwat, pal sentakwat wan ne ienamorado.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
She began to call her lover so they could eat together, so she could eat together with her lover.
Ne iishwiuwan teya su kinmaka ne takwal, se maya ne ienamorado sentakwat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
She no longer gave the food to her grandchildren; she only ate together with her lover.
Kinilwia ne iermanujwan: Nulama mitzinchiwa nemi joder; Tesu antakwat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
He told his brothers, "my grandmother is screwing you; you're not eating".
Sanka kinilwia, tesu takwajtiwit.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
She lied; they had not eaten.
Kinilwia ne Nanawatzin, se chimpe: Shinechwikakan ne idamuj nulama, yaja ja kikwa ne takwal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kinilwia ne Nanawatzin, se chimpe: Shinechwikakan ne idamuj nulama, yaja ja kikwa ne takwal. Pwes shinechwikakan.
The Nanahuatzin, the youngest child, said to them, "take me; my grandmother's fellow, he's the one who eats the food; so take me!".
Pwes eje, ej nupilawantzitzin, niu nikmana, tiut titakwat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: takwa
Translation
"Well yes, yes, my children, I'm going to cook it, we're going to eat."
Tesu, tesu ja masat, sino ne idamuj ne inlama, ja yaja kimiktijket, wan kiwikaket ne nakat pal kikwa ne inlama.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
No, that was not deer, but rather their grandmother's fellow. It was him that they killed, and they took the meat so that their grandmother would eat it.
Uksik ne takwal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
The food was ready.
Aj, pwes pejki takwa iseltzin.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa, takwa
Translation
So, she began to eat alone.
Pejki ne Tantepuslamat kikwa ne nakat, wan tami kilwijket: Ken tikmatki ne nakat, lama?
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
The iron-toothed-old-woman began to eat the meat. Afterwards they said, "how did you find the meat, grandmother?".
Nepa ten kebrada kitantia ne itan pal kikwa ne piltzitzin.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Yajki kitantia ne itan. Nepa ten kebrada kitantia ne itan pal kikwa ne piltzitzin.
She went to sharpen her teeth, there by the edge of the canyon she sharpened her teeth so she could eat the little boy.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Kunij ne takat ke kikutamin kitzki ne chumpipi kwika ka ichan, inmediatamente kichiwki ordinar iswaw ma kimikti ne chumpipi pal kikwat, entonces ne isiwaw kimiktij ne chumpipi, kichiwki desplumar wan kichiwki ne komidaj, wan kikwajket.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Then the man who caught and grabbed the turkey took it to his house. Immediately he ordered his wife to kill the turkey so they could eat it. So his wife killed the turkey, plucked it, and made the food, and they ate it.
Pero, tay yejemet muchiwket afijar ka ne iujumiyu ne chumpipi, ne plumas te kikwaj pelu, entonces nakak pensativo muchi ne jwamilia tayika te kikwaj pelu ne ujumit ni ke ne plumaj.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
But what they noticed was that the dog did not eat the turkey's bones and feathers. Then the whole family was left puzzled because the dog wouldn't eat the bones nor the feathers.
A los tres dias ka panutuk ne urakan wan kikwajtiwit ne chumpipi. walajket ume takamet wan se siwat kitemuat, kunij ajsiket ichan ne takat kaj kikutaminki por que yejemet poco mas o menos kimatiata katka kaj kikutamin.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
On the third day after the storm had passed and they had eaten the turkey, there came two men and a woman to look for it. They arrived at the house of the man who had caught it because they more or less already knew who had caught it.
Kunij yaja kitzki wan kwikak ka ichan, wan kilwij isiwaw ma kimiktij wan kichiwki se komidaj wan kikwajket.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
Then he caught it and took it home and told his wife to kill it and make the food, and they ate it.
Los tres ajsiket kan nemi ne plumas wan ne wejwesuj ka te kikwajtuk pelu.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
The three came to where the feathers and bones were that the dog had not eaten.
Al ratito tikwini,kan (kwak)(keman) tikwinik yaja kita ka maya kimak bueltaj en la buelta ke kimaka muciwket elevar wan muchiwket desaparecer.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Soon it thrundered. When it thundered he saw that it just turned around. In the turn that it made it raised and disappeared.
Yajika neurakaneros witzet de Chiltiupan, witzet kwikat elut pal kikwa, pero kunij muchiwket jregar por ke kimiktijket se siwapil wan kikwajket.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
So, the "hurricaners" in reality come from Chilteopan; they come to take ears of corn to eat. But they were screwed up, because they killed the girl and ate her.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
niyaw niktajtani tay nikwa, por ke yejemet kipiat deber nechmakat an ka nimayana.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
I'm going to ask them for something to eat, because they have to give it to me now that I'm hungry.
Ajsik né tik ne pwertaj, muketza a media pwertaj, kilwia: nunan, nuteku shalkisa, naj nimayana, nikneki nitakwa.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: takwa
Translation
He came there to the door, stood in the middle of the door, and said, "mother, father, come out, I'm hungry, I want to eat".
Kunij shikwa sikiera pan por ke tamal te kanaj.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kunij shikwa sikiera pan por ke tamal te kanaj. Shikwa pan pal panu mumayana.
"Then at least eat some bread, because there are no tortillas; eat bread so your hunger will go away."
Shikwa pan pal panu mumayana.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Kunij shikwa sikiera pan por ke tamal te kanaj. Shikwa pan pal panu mumayana.
"Then at least eat some bread, because there are no tortillas; eat bread so your hunger will go away."
Kunij shalkwi ukseyuk tortaj; Naj niktalia tik numataw pal nikwa musta.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
"Then bring me some more sandwiches; I'll put them in my bag to eat tomorrow."
Kunij ne inan kalaki, mientras ne inan kalaki kalwika mas pan, yaja pejki kikwa ne tortaj kimakatuk inan.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Then his mother went inside. While his mother was going in to bring more bread, he began to eat the sandwich his mother had given him.
Kunij in, ah jodido; Entonces né tesu tamal ne tay nikwajtuk, mas bien ikwi turuj nikwaj.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Then he said, "oh son-of-a-bitch". "So this was not a tortilla I have eaten, nor bread, rather it was cowshit that I ate.
Desde luego ka nin tik numataw ojonbron plastas pal toroj witz, yaja nikwaj tesu pan.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Therefore, here in my bag are big cowpies; that's what I ate, not bread.
Naj su te nitekiti, te nitakwa.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: takwa
Translation
As for me, if I don't work, I don't eat.
Yajika kwak niyaw nimukwewpa niyawi ka Arkuj, niyaw niknutza nuteku pal nikajwa.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
Therefore when I go back to the arch, I'm going to speak to my father to chew him out."
Sources and licenses
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- 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).