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Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

Ini ja niknekiskia ma nupal!, esto.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: neki
Translation
"That's what I wish were mine, that there."
Ini ja (ka) niknekiskia katka, nimawiltia.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: neki, mawiltia
Translation
"That's what I wanted, to play."
Ini ja nimuchiwa falta katka.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chiwa
Translation
"That's what I was missing."
Ne nusapatos niu niktamuta.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yawi
Translation
"I'm going to throw my shoes away."
Niu ninemi deskalsoj kenha nemit nuamigitus, kilwia.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nemi, yawi
Translation
"I'm going to be barefooted just like my friends are", he said.
Tejemet tiawita, kilwia ne shuretzin: Shakan, pero te shikelkawa, cualquier rato shiwala wan ne mutelpuchtzin; ka nikan nemit ne iamigitus pal mawiltia.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
"We're going now", said the old man; "you go too, but don't forget, come anytime with your son; here are his friends to play with".
Ikuka kielnamik ne iamigitus kilwia; Naj, kilwia, na nikelnamiki ne nuamigitus ka tiyajket tipashaluat ka nepa ka orillas ka itejtenpan ne lagoj.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Then he remembered his friends; he said, "I", he said, "I remember my friends, how we went to walk there on the shores of the lake".
Niu nalinnutza.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yawi
Translation
"I'm going to call them."
Nikelnamik ka anmejemet (anhejemet) annuamigitus.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"I remembered you, that you are my friends."
Jaika ja nimitzinnutza.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"That's why I called you."
Niu nimitzinmaka se pwestoj, se kargoj.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yawi
Translation
"I am going to give you a position, an office."
Ashta nikan ajsik ne tukasoj.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
That's how far our story goes.

El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

Naja tesu nikmati, peroj nechilwijket ka nusiwaw brujaj, ma niktalij kwidado.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: mati
Translation
"I don't know, but they told me my wife is a witch, that I should be careful."
Pero kenemej nikmakak chil, teya su welik.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"But since I put chili on her, she no longer could."
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: pia
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."
Peroj ken ne ninemi, ninemi nikchiwa luchar.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chiwa, nemi
Translation
"But since I was there, I would be trying to."
Musaluj nikan pak ne masat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
Laj! Musaluj nikan pak ne masat.
"Lah" -- it stuck here on the deer (on its neck).
Nikan timiktuk, pero nikan nemi ne nuchichiwal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
Aj, ne nusiwapiltzin! Nikan timiktuk, pero nikan nemi ne nuchichiwal. Nikan yu kisa ne muchichiwal amor!
"Oh, my daughter, you have died here, but here is my gourd, your gourd of love is coming to come up here."
Nikan yu kisa ne muchichiwal amor!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
Aj, ne nusiwapiltzin! Nikan timiktuk, pero nikan nemi ne nuchichiwal. Nikan yu kisa ne muchichiwal amor!
"Oh, my daughter, you have died here, but here is my gourd, your gourd of love is coming to come up here."
Aj, nusiwapiltzin, nikan nemi ne muchichiwal!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
"Oh, my daughter, here is your gourd."
Shitejchiakan uk, nu nikchiwa.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chiwa
Translation
"Wait a bit; I'm going to do it."
Niu nimitzinilwitia kan panu ne.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yawi
Translation
"I'm going to show you where he goes."
Nikan shikchiwakan ne sanjoj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
Nikan shikchiwakan ne sanjoj. Man shiktzujtzuntamejtikan ne witzkuyul, wan ne shiktalpachukan.
"Make the trench here, but sharpen the güiscoyols and put them in the ground."
Pwes eje, ej nupilawantzitzin, niu nikmana, tiut titakwat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: mana, yawi
Translation
"Well yes, yes, my children, I'm going to cook it, we're going to eat."
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".
Nikmati ka mitzinmakatuk ne konsejoj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: mati
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."
Pero niu nikmiktia ne chimpitoj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yawi
Translation
Bueno, esta bueno! Ma kia. Pero niu nikmiktia ne chimpitoj.
"Well, that's all right, so be it, but I'm going to kill that youngest child."
Nikan nakak ne tejitaj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
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."

Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

Na nikelnamiki tay nechilwij nunoyaj wan nu tatanoy.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
I remember what my grandmother and my grandfather told me.
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: nikan
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.
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 · See in the dictionary: ne
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.
Kunij inaket los tres pwes yek (ne) tay tikchiwtuk pero bien naja nikneki shikchiwa nuwan ne jwabor (juabor), shinechilwiti siquiera kan nemi ne plumas?
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: neki
Translation
Kunij inaket los tres pwes yek (ne) tay tikchiwtuk pero bien naja nikneki shikchiwa nuwan ne jwabor (juabor), shinechilwiti siquiera kan nemi ne plumas? Kan nakak ne ujumiu? Pal niyaw nikita kan nemi.
Then the three said, "well, what you have done is all right, but I want you to do me a favor". "Show me, at least, where the feathers are, where the bones were left, so I can go see where they are".
Pal niyaw nikita kan nemi.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ita
Translation
Kunij inaket los tres pwes yek (ne) tay tikchiwtuk pero bien naja nikneki shikchiwa nuwan ne jwabor (juabor), shinechilwiti siquiera kan nemi ne plumas? Kan nakak ne ujumiu? Pal niyaw nikita kan nemi.
Then the three said, "well, what you have done is all right, but I want you to do me a favor". "Show me, at least, where the feathers are, where the bones were left, so I can go see where they are".
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: chiwa
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: nikan, nemi
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: nikan
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".
niyaw niktajtani tay nikwa, por ke yejemet kipiat deber nechmakat an ka nimayana.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: tajtani, kwa, mayana
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: neki, mayana, 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".
Nimayana, nunan.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: mayana
Translation
Nimayana, nunan. Yajika niwitz.
"I'm hungry, mother; that's why I've come."
Yajika niwitz.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: witz
Translation
Nimayana, nunan. Yajika niwitz.
"I'm hungry, mother; that's why I've come."
Kunij shalkwi ukseyuk tortaj; Naj niktalia tik numataw pal nikwa musta.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: talia, kwa
Translation
"Then bring me some more sandwiches; I'll put them in my bag to eat tomorrow."
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, nikan
Translation
Therefore, here in my bag are big cowpies; that's what I ate, not bread.
Pero keman niyaw nimukwepa niyawi niyaw nikajwa ne nunan tayika yaja nechmakatuk.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwepa, mukwepa
Translation
But when I go back there, I'm going to chew out my mother for what she has given me.
Naj su te nitekiti, te nitakwa.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: takwa, tekiti
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: nutza
Translation
Therefore when I go back to the arch, I'm going to speak to my father to chew him out."

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: chiwa, nikan
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 · See in the dictionary: nemi
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.
Aj, nipashalua (Kenha ken) taja tikistuk tipashalua.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"Oh, I'm taking a walk just as you have come out to take a walk."
Naja niLionaj!
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
Tayika te? Naja niLionaj!
"Sure, I'm Leonarda."
Pero nikchiwki sentir calor, nikiski nipashalua se nuratoj nusan.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kisa
Translation
"But I was hot, so I also came out to walk for a while."
Pwes, tiawit tikitat ka naj nikalaki nuchan.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kalaki
Translation
"OK, let's go see that I will enter my house."
Nikan ninemi, señor.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: nikan, nemi
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: nikan
Translation
"Oh, I bring a woman here who says that she is you."
Ka ne niknamik tik kayej ka ne kajkuik.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"I ran into her there in the street, up there."
Nikilwia: "Doña Leonarda, kan tiyaw?
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ilia
Translation
"I said, 'Doña Leonarda, where are you going?'."
"Aj, nikistuk nipashalua nusan kenha ken taja tikistuk tipashalua.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"'Oh, I've gone for a walk like you have.'"
"Taja tesu tiLionaj," nikilwij.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"'You're not Leonarda', I told her."
NiLionaj."
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"Tayika te? NiLionaj."
"'sure, I'm Leonarda.'"
Al descuido nikilpij wan nusinidor wan nin nalwika pal niwitz nikita su cierto ka tesu tinemi."
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ita, nikan, witz
Translation
"On the sly I tied her up with my belt and I'm bringing her here to see if it's true that it's not you."
Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ne, nikan, sekmiki
Translation
Tayika te? Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.
"Sure, I'm here, but I'm cold."
Yajika nimuketzki niktatia tit pal nimututunia.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ketza
Translation
"That's why I got up to light the fire to warm up."
Naja tesu nikistuk, nimajmawi.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"I haven't left; I'm afraid to."
Naj niknekia niyaw.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"I want to go now."
Kunij inak yaja: Ini tesu yek, ini nukujkul, pero nikchiwki jregar, porke nikilpij.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
Then he said, "this is not good". "This is a spook." "But I messed her up because I tied her up."
Na niyaw nimukwepa nikilpia.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kwepa, mukwepa
Translation
"I'm going to tie her up again."
Yajika, an nuamikoj nikchij kontar pal kimati ka nemi Tzuntekumat wan nemi Siwanawal, pal kaj te kipia balor kimutia.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
Therefore, now, I told my friend so that he will know that the "skull" exists and that the Siguanaba exists, for whoever is not brave will be frightened.

El Sipitillo · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

Ne Sipitiyuj nikishmati nusan ka kisa tajtayua nusan wan nusan a las doce de la noche.
El Sipitillo · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: ishmati, mati
Translation
The sipitillo, I know him too; he comes out at night too, at midnight.
Apenas nikpajtij, nikmat remedyuj.
El Sipitillo · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
I could barely cure him; I knew the cure.

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