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Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985)
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Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Niu ninemi deskalsoj kenha nemit nuamigitus, kilwia.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nemi
Translation
"I'm going to be barefooted just like my friends are", he said.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Peroj ken ne ninemi, ninemi nikchiwa luchar.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nemi
Translation
"But since I was there, I would be trying to."
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
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.
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.)
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: nikan
Translation
Therefore, here in my bag are big cowpies; that's what I ate, not bread.
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: 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.
Nikan ninemi, señor.
La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: 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."
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: nikan
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: nikan
Translation
Tayika te? Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.
"Sure, I'm here, but I'm cold."
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).