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Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • Ne piltzintzin kenemej takata, yaja nakak de rey.

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

    Translation

    The little boy, since now he was a man, became the king, he became king.

  • Taja tiu tinaka de ministro.

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

    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."

  • Taja seyuk ministro.

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

    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: taja

    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: takat

    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: takat

    Translation

    Once there was a man who got married.

  • Ka tajtayua kuchi nemi.

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

    Translation

    In the nights he is sleeping.

  • Kita ta kichiwa nemi ne isiwaw.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: taja, tey

    Translation

    He was seeing what his wife was doing.

  • Ta kikwa ne takat kishtilia, kishtilia; muchi kishtilia, ta kineki kikwa, muchi kishtilia.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: taja, tey, takat

    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.

  • Pero al fin de tanto kutemuk.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    But finally she got down.

  • Kitalij ne ichaketaj ne takatzin, ne kinaktij.

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

    Translation

    Kitalij ne ichaketaj ne takatzin, ne kinaktij. Yajki ka dentroj ne takatzin.

    The man put his jacket down for her; there he left her; the man went inside.

  • Yajki ka dentroj ne takatzin.

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

    Translation

    Kitalij ne ichaketaj ne takatzin, ne kinaktij. Yajki ka dentroj ne takatzin.

    The man put his jacket down for her; there he left her; the man went inside.

  • Kada tayua kisa pashalua sel itzuntekun.

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

    Translation

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

  • 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: tami

    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."

  • Kabal ne panuk tan ne tzaput; mutamuta ne tzuntekumat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: tajtani, tajtanilia

    Translation

    It went by right there under the zapote tree; the head threw itself.

  • 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.

  • Yawi ne Tantepuslamat, ja yaja inan, ne brujaj Tantepuslamat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The witch (the "iron-toothed-old-woman") came. It's she who is her mother, the witch "iron-toothed-old-woman".

  • Wan tami yajki yajki.

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

    Translation

    And then she left, she went.

  • Kimatki ne Tantepuslamat, witz pal yawi kita.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The iron-toothed-old-woman sensed it; she came to go see it.

  • Kabal tapanik ka tajku tayua, ma tikinakan ne "medianoche", tikaki tajku tayua.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: tajku, tayua

    Translation

    Then it split open in the middle of the night, let's say at midnight; you hear it at midnight.

  • Tapan.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Pa! Tapan.

    "Pa!" -- it burst open.

  • Yawi kene tan ne puchut, tan ne puchut.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: tajtani, tajtanilia

    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.

  • Ne puchut waltemu witz, waltemu witz ne puchut y tajtasa ne majmajtzal tik tal.

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

    Translation

    The silk-cotton tree came donw, down came the silk-cotton tree and its brances touched the ground.

  • Pejki ne inlama kiwijwilanij ne ajamakitas, wan tami.

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

    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.

  • Wan tami kalnutzket ne inlama.

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

    Translation

    Wan tami kalnutzket ne inlama. Kinekit temut, ma kaltemulti.

    Later they called their grandmother; they want to get down, get them down.

  • Tajtakamet!

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

    Translation

    Pwes yajki ne lamajtzin; kaltemultia. Tajtakamet!

    Well, the old woman went. She got them down; they were already men.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Kenemej nemi ne Nanawatzin, ne chimpe Nanawatzin, ya kita ta kichiwa ne inlama.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: taja, tey

    Translation

    But as the Nanahuatzin was there, the youngest child, he saw what their grandmother was doing.

  • 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!".

  • Talikat masat, wan sanka.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Shikida nanita!, kilwiat. Talikat masat, wan sanka.

    "Look, gramma", they said to her, "we brought a deer", and it was a lie.

  • 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: tami

    Translation

    The iron-toothed-old-woman began to eat the meat. Afterwards they said, "how did you find the meat, grandmother?".

  • Pejket kene ne tajtakamet: Chirrrr.

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

    Translation

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

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

  • Ne tamik ne Tantepuslama.

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

    Translation

    There the iron-toothed-old-woman met her end.

Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

  • Na nikelnamiki tay nechilwij nunoyaj wan nu tatanoy.

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

    Translation

    I remember what my grandmother and my grandfather told me.

  • 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 · See in the dictionary: talia

    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: takat, tey

    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

    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.

  • 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: takat

    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 · See in the dictionary: tey, ika, tika

    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 · See in the dictionary: takat

    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.

  • Yaja (ne) tay kichiwki contestar, kaj siwapil?

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

    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 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: tey

    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".

  • kunij ne takat yajki kilwitia.

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

    Translation

    Then the man went to show them.

  • 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: takat

    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.

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: tey

    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.

  • niyaw niktajtani tay nikwa, por ke yejemet kipiat deber nechmakat an ka nimayana.

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

    Translation

    I'm going to ask them for something to eat, because they have to give it to me now that I'm hungry.

  • Kunij shikwa sikiera pan por ke tamal te kanaj.

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

    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 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: tamal, tey

    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.

  • Pero keman niyaw nimukwepa niyawi niyaw nikajwa ne nunan tayika yaja nechmakatuk.

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

    Translation

    But when I go back there, I'm going to chew out my mother for what she has given me.

  • Kilwia los dos pipil "taja timayordomoj, pero maya taja mumanuj mas vivo yaja alvolario".

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

    Translation

    He said to the two boys, "you are a steward, but only you. Your brother is smarter; he is a wizard.

  • 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: tey

    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.

  • Tatawilua wan ne espejuj, pero né tesu yaja idestino te keman kimiktij.

    El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

    Translation

    He shined with his mirror, but that was not to be his fate; he never killed him.

La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975

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

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

    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 · See in the dictionary: taja

    Translation

    "Oh, I'm taking a walk just as you have come out to take a walk."

  • Tayika te?

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

    Translation

    Tayika te? Naja niLionaj!

    "Sure, I'm Leonarda."

  • Kunij ne takat tesu tan miedoso.

    La Siguanaba · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: takat, tajtani, tajtanilia

    Translation

    Then the man was not so afraid.

  • Tiawit tikitat su cierto kaj taja tiLionaj!

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

    Translation

    Kan kilpij, kilwia: Bueno, an tiawit ka muchan. Tiawit tikitat su cierto kaj taja tiLionaj!

    When he tied her, he said, "OK, now let's go to your house to see if it's true that you are Leonarda".

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

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

    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.

  • Kunij, keman ajsik ne takat ke kwika ne siwat ilpijtuk wan isinidor.

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

    Translation

    Kunij, keman ajsik ne takat ke kwika ne siwat ilpijtuk wan isinidor. Kilwia: "Nana Lionaj!"

    Then, when the man arrived who brought the woman tied with his belt, he said, "Doña Leonarda".

  • Tay tikneki?

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

    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: taja

    Translation

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

  • "Aj, nikistuk nipashalua nusan kenha ken taja tikistuk tipashalua.

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

    Translation

    "'Oh, I've gone for a walk like you have.'"

  • "Taja tesu tiLionaj," nikilwij.

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

    Translation

    "'You're not Leonarda', I told her."

  • "Tayika te?

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

    Translation

    "Tayika te? NiLionaj."

    "'sure, I'm Leonarda.'"

  • Tayika te?

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

    Translation

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

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

  • 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: takat

    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: takat, tey

    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.

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: tayua

    Translation

    The sipitillo, I know him too; he comes out at night too, at midnight.

  • Varios tesu kishmatket ma ka kichij konvenir kisa, kisa con la noche, las doce de la noche, tayuwa.

    El Sipitillo · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: tayua

    Translation

    Many haven't known that it doesn't pay to go out at night, at midnight.

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