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Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • Ashan katka se rey kipia se itelpuchtzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Once there was a king; he had a son.

  • Ken nemi iseltzin ne itelpuchtzin, rey kitasujta kitasujta.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Ne iseltzin kipiat.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ne iseltzin kipiat. Pejki kukuya, pejki kukuya.

    They had him there all alone; he began to get sick, he started to get ill.

  • Nepa ka se llanura, ajsiket chan se anciano, chan se shuretzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    There on the plain they arrived at an old man's house, a little old man.

  • Kilwia: Shikalaki Señora, shikalaki, kilwia.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ne nemi ne shuretzin. Kilwia: Shikalaki Señora, shikalaki, kilwia.

    There there was an old man; he said, "come in, Señora, come in".

  • Kimakak pal mutalia pak se trusujtzin, shimutali kilwia.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    He gave her a block of wood to sit on; "sit down", he said.

  • Pwes kilwia ne shuretzin: Ne mutelpuchtzin kichiwa falta seyuk kosaj.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Then the old man said, "your son needs something.

  • Kalikat ne yey pipiltzitzin se inmijmichintzitzin, wan ne seyuk kalika se itapajsul ne wilutzin mareño.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    The three boys brought some little fish, and the other brought a nest of the mareño bird.

  • Ka nepa, ka nepa kitemuat se inmichintzin wan ne seyuk ne itapajsul ne wijwilutzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    There, over there they looked for some fish and the other one for a bird's nest.

  • Pero kiajsiket se, kiajsiket.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    And they found one, they found it.

  • Kilwia ne inan: Shikida, shikida, nalwika se nuwilutzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    He said to his mother, "look, look, I brought a little bird".

  • Pwes kenemej, iteku se rey; mikikse rey.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Then, since his father was a king, the king died.

  • Niu nimitzinmaka se pwestoj, se kargoj.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    "I am going to give you a position, an office."

  • Taja seyuk ministro.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Taja tiu tinaka de ministro. Taja seyuk ministro. Wan taja seyuk ministro.

    "You will be a minister, you will be another minister, and you will be yet another minister."

  • Wan taja seyuk ministro.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Taja tiu tinaka de ministro. Taja seyuk ministro. Wan taja seyuk ministro.

    "You will be a minister, you will be another minister, and you will be yet another minister."

  • Kinmakak pwestoj ne prinsipe ne seyuk pijpipilmet, kenemej tajtakameta.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    The prince gave an office to the boys, since they were men now.

El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • Ashan katka se takat munamiktij.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Once there was a man who got married.

  • Tesu kimati katka ka ne isiwaw se brujaj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    He didn't know that his wife was a witch.

  • Naka ne ikwerpoj, se maya ne itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Her body remains and only her head goes.

  • Yaja kitajtan se konsejoj wan kimakaket, kimakat se konsejoj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    He asked for advice and it was given to him, they gave him advice.

  • Pwes kimawaltij ne seyuk.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    So he smear her.

  • Yajki kitajtani seyuk konsejoj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    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.

  • Yajki ka tiupan chan ne palej, ma kimaka ne konsejoj ken kichiwaskia.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Sepa ne tzuntekumat tesu kineki naka ten tiupan, tesu kineki.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The head did not want to stay outside in front of the church, she didn't want to.

  • Kada tayua kisa pashalua sel itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "Each night she goes out to walk abround, but only her head."

  • Ka madrugada witz, witz sepa.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "In the morning she came, she came again."

  • 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: se

    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."

  • Ka kanaj kalmutijtiwit se masat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Who knows from where a deer was startled.

  • Al fin de tanto, wakik ne masat, wan yaja, ne tzuntekumat, yawia miki ka iseltzin tik ne kebrada.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Finally the deer dried up and she, the skull, was going to die all alone there in the canyon.

  • Kan ne miktuk, waltakatki se tekumat, waltakatki se tekumat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Mikik. Kan ne miktuk, waltakatki se tekumat, waltakatki se tekumat.

    She died; where she had died a groud tree sprouted.

  • Muchijki ne kwawit wan kipishki se itakil, se wajkal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    The tree grew and it had a fruit, a gourd.

  • Panuk como se mes, uksik yek ne wajkal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    About a month went by; the gourd was quite ripe.

  • Sel pipiltzitzin ne iishyu ne tekumat; sel pipiltzitzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Yajki kita ne lamajtzin. Sel pipiltzitzin ne iishyu ne tekumat; sel pipiltzitzin.

    The old woman went to see; the seeds of the gourd were just little boys, they were just little boys.

  • Shikchiwa se tuchiwish.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    "Make us little hammocks!"

  • Yajki kene de regreso kalikak se iajamakaj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    So she returned and brought some hammocks.

  • Ajka puchut, ajka puchut, ajka puchut, yajki sepa ne puchut ka ajku.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Pejki ne inlama kiwijwilanij ne ajamakitas, wan tami. Ajka puchut, ajka puchut, ajka puchut, yajki sepa ne puchut ka ajku.

    Their grandmother began to hang the hammocks. Afterwards, "up silk-cotton tree, up tree up, tree"; the silk-cotton tree went back up.

  • Kalmiktijket se masat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Yajket. Kalmiktijket se masat.

    They went; they killed a deer.

  • Pero, pero kinshijshikuj ne inlama, porke ya kipia se enamorado.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    But their grandmother deceived them because she had a lover.

  • 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: se

    Translation

    She no longer gave the food to her grandchildren; she only ate together with her lover.

  • Ya les di de comer, pero lambanse los labios!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ya les di de comer, pero lambanse los labios! Kilwia, como tik kastiaj kinnutzki. Lambanse los labios, ya comieron!

    "I already fed you, but lick your lips", she said, since she spoke to them in Spanish, "lick your lips, you already ate".

  • Lambanse los labios, ya comieron!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ya les di de comer, pero lambanse los labios! Kilwia, como tik kastiaj kinnutzki. Lambanse los labios, ya comieron!

    "I already fed you, but lick your lips", she said, since she spoke to them in Spanish, "lick your lips, you already ate".

  • Kinilwia ne Nanawatzin, se chimpe: Shinechwikakan ne idamuj nulama, yaja ja kikwa ne takwal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    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!".

  • Ne seyuk noche.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Ne seyuk noche. Plaj! ne tukujkul! Ajan!

    The next night, "plah"; it's their 'bogeyman', "ah".

  • Kinilwia tik kastiaj: Levantense mis nietos, ya esta la comida."

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    She said to them in Spanish, "get up my grandchildren, the food is ready".

  • Aj, pwes pejki takwa iseltzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    So, she began to eat alone.

  • Kuchiket sepa.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    They went to sleep again.

  • Nikmati ka mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ja! Nikmati ka mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj. Ne chimpe mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj.

    "Ha, I know that the youngest child has advised you, he has advised you."

  • Ne chimpe mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ja! Nikmati ka mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj. Ne chimpe mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj.

    "Ha, I know that the youngest child has advised you, he has advised you."

  • Yu kimaka se mordida.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    She was going to bite him.

  • Kilwia ne kutalajtzin ne seyuk, tik kastiaj kilwia: Mira tenguerechol, kilwia.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Kilwia ne kutalajtzin ne seyuk, tik kastiaj kilwia: Mira tenguerechol, kilwia. Anda, ve que hace mi nanita, kilwia tik kastiaj.

    The other said to the lizard, "look lizard", in Spanish he said, "go see what my gramma is doing", he said in Spanish.

  • Nechmakak se pedrada, kilwia.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    "She hit me with a rock", he said.

  • Kiajsi se pedasoj tejaj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Nikan nakak ne tejitaj. Kiajsi se pedasoj tejaj. Kitzuntapan.

    "The piece of tile stuck here (pointing to the back of the neck); she found a piece of tile and she busted my head."

  • Kilwijket: Shikida lama, tiut tiyawit se apwesta.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Kilwijket: Shikida lama, tiut tiyawit se apwesta. Ka panu ne iashish tzumpan kal, tesu tikmiktisnekit.

    They said, "look grandmother, we're going to make a bet; whoever passes his/her piss on top of the house we don't want to kill".

  • Baj, yawi seyuk: Irrrr.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Pejket kene ne tajtakamet: Chirrrr. Baj, yawi seyuk: Irrrr.

    Then the men began, "chirr"; another went, "irr".

Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

  • En aquel tiempo witzet urakaneros tik se techan de nombre Chiltiupan.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    In those days there came "hurricaners" from a town called Chilteopan.

  • Keman inat yejemet ka yawi panu urakan, segun yejemet inat ka tik ne ejekat panu ne witzet hombres wan siwatket al aire con tal de que witzet kwikat elut pal yejemet kiwikat, kunij ne mijmil nakak bien quebrado, bien aplastado, varias mazorcas desfigurado en un aspecto de como buba, yajane mazorcas kwikat ne Chiltiupanekos sekun nutatanoy wan nu noyaj kichiwket kontar.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    When they say there is going to be a big storm, so they say, in the wind that comes by there come men and women in the wind such that they come to carry off ears of corn for them to eat. Thus the milpas were left broken, quite flattened, with many ears of corn disfigured with a look like pustules. Those were the ears of corn that the Chilteopaners took, according to my grandfather and my grandmother.

  • Pero en ese caso siyujti nemi se takat intelijentej, wan muchiwki proponer ke era de mas tay witzet kichiwat nin tik tutechan.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    But in this case, once there was a smart man who held that what they came to do in our town was too much.

  • Kunij yaja kichiwki se trampaj, tik ne trampaj welik kikutamima se siwapil como de diesiocho años, peroj ne siwapil al mumentuj ke wetzki talchi inmediatamente mukwepki se chumpipi.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    So he made a trap. In the trap he was able to catch a girl of about eighteen. But at the moment she fell to the ground, immediately the girl changed into a turkey.

  • 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 · See in the dictionary: se

    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.

  • Pero yejemet te inaket la verdad sino ajsiket ankilwijket si por casualidad kitztuk se siwapil panuk ka ne cerca ikal ne diaj panuk ne urakanasoj.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    But the did not tell the truth, but rather arrived asking if by chance he had seen a girl pass near his house the day of the big storm.

  • Tesu kitztuk, lo ke si ya kiajsik en campo libre se chumpipi.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Yaja (ne) tay kichiwki contestar, kaj siwapil? Tesu kitztuk, lo ke si ya kiajsik en campo libre se chumpipi.

    What he answered was that he had not seen a girl. What he had found on open ground was a turkey.

  • 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 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Then he caught it and took it home and told his wife to kill it and make the food, and they ate it.

  • Kunij yemet (yejemet) kianket ne wesuj kichiwket se puniuj wan kitajtanket se bateya wan se buen puniuj at wan se carreton ileraj kiminket ka ikajku.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Then they picked up the bones, made a pile, and asked for a trough and a lot of water and a spool of thread, and they throw it into the air.

  • Kienej (kiane) kwikaket ne siwapil por ke ne takat en el momento ke kitak ne kichiwket la prueba kitak perfectamente ka se siwapil hermosa kiski tik ne wesuj wan ne plumaj.

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Actually, they took the girl because at the moment the man saw that they tried this, he saw perfectly (well) that a beautiful girl came out of the bones and feathers.

  • 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: se

    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.

  • Kienej nechiwtuk kontar nutatanoy wan nunoyaj, wan esta fecha siempre panu urakan pero tejemet teya keman tikitaket su walkuwetzi se, yajiika an nikchiwa kontar nuamikuj pal kwika como recuerdo ini kwentuj. <arco>

    Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    That's what my grandfather and grandmother told me, and big storms always come, but we never saw if one came to fall. So, today I am telling this to my friend so he can take this story with him as a remembrance.

El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

  • An trece de julio y dia de San Antonio nin ninemi nuchan tisennemit a la par wan se nuamikuj, witz wejka, yaja kineki kikaki kwentos tay tik nutechan kikchiwtuk suceder.

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Today, the 13th of July and St. Anthony's day, I am here in my house together with my friend who comes from far away. He likes to hear stories about what has taken place in my town.

  • An niyaw nikchij kontar ka nin nemi se chulet ke yaja propio yaja nechilwijtuk ka inan ne iteku né tik arkuj nemit.

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Today I'm going to tell him that there is an old man here who himself has told me that his mother and his father are there in the arch. (There is a natural rock-arch very near Santo Domingo de Guzmán.)

  • Yajika keman yaja mayana , ina isel, "por el ultimo nikmai kan nemi nuteku, kan nemi nunan."

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    So when he was hungry, he said to himself, "finally I know where my father is, where my mother is".

  • Kunij shalkwi ukseyuk tortaj; Naj niktalia tik numataw pal nikwa musta.

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    "Then bring me some more sandwiches; I'll put them in my bag to eat tomorrow."

  • Al fin keman yaja kineki miki ka mayana wan te kipia kishtia se espejuj tay oraj takipini.

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Finally, when he wanted to die because he was hungry and because he had nothing, he got out a mirror while it was lightning.

La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

  • Nuamikuj ikustuj na nikchiwa kontar cuentos de cosas ke chiwki suceder nin tik nutechan, an nikchij kontar una cosa ke nutatanoy nechiwki kontar Ya nechilwij ka nin tik tutechan kaj de mala suerte kimutiat, kisa se animal ke yejemet kilwiat "Tzuntekumat".

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Nuamikuj ikustuj na nikchiwa kontar cuentos de cosas ke chiwki suceder nin tik nutechan, an nikchij kontar una cosa ke nutatanoy nechiwki kontar Ya nechilwij ka nin tik tutechan kaj de mala suerte kimutiat, kisa se animal ke yejemet kilwiat "Tzuntekumat". Yajika nutatanoy nechchiwki akonsejar kaj te ma ninejnemi tayua porke tamutiat.

    My friend likes me to tell him stories about the things that have taken place in my town. Now I'm going to tell him something that my grandfather told me. He told me that in our town unfortunately one can be frightened. There's a creature they call the "skull". So, my grandfather advised me not to walk at night because they terrify you.

  • Yajika nutatanoy nechchiwki akonsejar kaj te ma ninejnemi tayua porke tamutiat.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    Nuamikuj ikustuj na nikchiwa kontar cuentos de cosas ke chiwki suceder nin tik nutechan, an nikchij kontar una cosa ke nutatanoy nechiwki kontar Ya nechilwij ka nin tik tutechan kaj de mala suerte kimutiat, kisa se animal ke yejemet kilwiat "Tzuntekumat". Yajika nutatanoy nechchiwki akonsejar kaj te ma ninejnemi tayua porke tamutiat.

    My friend likes me to tell him stories about the things that have taken place in my town. Now I'm going to tell him something that my grandfather told me. He told me that in our town unfortunately one can be frightened. There's a creature they call the "skull". So, my grandfather advised me not to walk at night because they terrify you.

  • Ya klaroj kitak kaj witz ne siwat, pero en ese rato yaja kishmatki, kitak yaja se siwat itukay Lionaj.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    He saw clearly that the woman was coming but at that time he recognized her, (thinking that) he saw a woman named Leonarda.

  • Se me afigura, kilwij yaja.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    Se me afigura, kilwij yaja. Tesu tiLionaj.

    "It seems to me", he said, "you are not Leonarda".

  • Pero nikchiwki sentir calor, nikiski nipashalua se nuratoj nusan.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    "But I was hot, so I also came out to walk for a while."

  • Kishtij isinidor, al descuido, keman ne Siwan nawal kichiwki sentir, kimakatuk dos vueltas wan kilpij.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    He took of his belt on the sly. When the Siguanaba noticed, he had wrapped it around her twice and tied her.

  • Wan Lionaj kichiwtuk sentir sujsul sesek, yajika muketztuk peyna bien tayua; kitatia tit pal panu isesek.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    Kwikak ne siwat ichan neyuk siwat itukay Lionaj. Wan Lionaj kichiwtuk sentir sujsul sesek, yajika muketztuk peyna bien tayua; kitatia tit pal panu isesek.

    He took the woman to the house of the other woman named Leonarda and (this) Leonarda had been very cold. So she had gotten up late at night to light the fire to get over being cold.

  • Señor, kilwij kalijtik.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    Señor, kilwij kalijtik. Uni tinemi?

    "Señor", she said from inside, "is that you?"

  • Nikan ninemi, señor.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    Nikan ninemi, señor. Tay tikneki?

    "Here I am, señor, what do you want?"

  • Aj, nin nalwika se siwat tina kaj taja.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    "Oh, I bring a woman here who says that she is you."

  • Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    Tayika te? Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.

    "Sure, I'm here, but I'm cold."

  • Ya mutaluj asta ajsik ten at, mukuminki tik se ombron posaj.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: se

    Translation

    She ran until she got to the edge of the river and she throw herself into a big pool.

  • Naja nechchiwki kontar nutatanoy, kaj esas cosas, pwes keman yaja joven kikaktuk kaj kichiwtuk suseder tik techan.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    My grandfather told me these things that when he was young he heard happen in this town.

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