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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: pia

    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.

  • Kikuilia ne isapatos de oroj.

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

    Translation

    He bought gold shoes for him, he bought gold shoes.

  • Pero kenemej tesu mawiltia ka afuera, muchijki entristeser.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, mawiltia

    Translation

    But, since he didn't play outside, he became sad.

  • Pejki kukuya, pejki kukuya.

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

    Translation

    Ne iseltzin kipiat. Pejki kukuya, pejki kukuya.

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

  • Kilwia ne inan ma tinakan ne reynaj; kilwia ne inan: Tiut tiyawit tipashaluat nepa ka kujtan Tiut tiawit aber su timuchiwa alegrar chupi.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, ilia, maka, maka2, mati, né2, nepa

    Translation

    His mother -- we mean the queen --, his mother said, "let's go take a walk there in the woods". "Let's go see if you won't cheer up a bit."

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

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, né2, nepa

    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 · See in the dictionary: ilia

    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: ilia, talia

    Translation

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

  • Ne reynaj bidaj kimati ka kichijket atender.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    The queen felt good that he attended them.

  • Pwes kilwia ne shuretzin: Ne mutelpuchtzin kukuya kukuya.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ilia, kukua, kukuya

    Translation

    "Well", the old man said, "your little son is sick, he's sick".

  • Eje, kilwia, kukuya.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ilia, kukua, kukuya

    Translation

    "Yes", she said, "he is sick".

  • Jaika (Yajika) ja (ka) tesu pajti.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: yaja, ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, yajika

    Translation

    "So, he doesn't get better."

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

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

    Translation

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

  • Ma mawilti wan mas pipiltzitzin, yu muchiwa alegrar.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: maka, maka2, mati, chiwa

    Translation

    "Let him play with other boys, he'll cheer up."

  • Shitejchia, kilwia, te shiyu, shitejchia.

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

    Translation

    "Wait", he said, "don't go", "wait!".

  • Yawita witzet ne nupilawantzitzin, yut mawiltiat.

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

    Translation

    "My boys are going to come soon, they're going to play."

  • Pwes nepa ka tiutak witzet.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, né2, nepa

    Translation

    And towards the afternoon they came.

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

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • Aj, shikida, mamaj, kilwia ne piltzintzin.

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

    Translation

    "Oh, look, mama", said the little boy.

  • Ini ja niknekiskia ma nupal!, esto.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: maka, maka2, mati, neki

    Translation

    "That's what I wish were mine, that there."

  • Kilwia ne shuretzin: Shikida ka muchiwa alegrar, kita ne wilutzitzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, ilia, ita, chiwa

    Translation

    The old man told her, "look, he's happy to see the little birds".

  • Kilwia ne itejtelpuchtzin: Ini yu anmuamigituj.

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

    Translation

    He said to his sons, "this is going to be your friend".

  • Yu yawi anmuwan pal muchiwa dibertir, yu yawi anmuwan, tesu ja pal ankisumat.

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

    Translation

    Yut anyawit. Yu yawi anmuwan pal muchiwa dibertir, yu yawi anmuwan, tesu ja pal ankisumat.

    "You'll go and he'll go with you; he'll go with you to have a good time." "He's not here for you to hit him."

  • Nepa yajket tejten ne laguj.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: né2, nepa

    Translation

    They went there to the shores of the lake.

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

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, né2, nepa

    Translation

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

  • Muchijki alegrar ne piltzintzin, ne prinsipe, ma tinakan.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: maka, maka2, mati

    Translation

    Muchijki alegrar ne piltzintzin, ne prinsipe, ma tinakan. Muchijki alegrar.

    The little boy was happy, we mean the prince, was happy.

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

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

    Translation

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

  • Ini ja (ka) niknekiskia katka, nimawiltia.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, 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

    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: ilia

    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: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, ilia, mawiltia, yawi

    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".

  • Ini ja ne kichiwa falta ne mutelpuchtzin.

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

    Translation

    "That's what your son needed."

  • Ne piltzintzin kenemej takata, yaja nakak de rey.

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

    Translation

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

  • 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 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, ilia, ina, naja, né2, nepa

    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

    Translation

    "I'm going to call them."

  • Ashan, kinilwia: Naja ne rey, Shikitakan.

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

    Translation

    "Now", he said, "I am the king, look".

  • Nikelnamik ka anmejemet (anhejemet) annuamigitus.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    "I remembered you, that you are my friends."

  • Jaika ja nimitzinnutza.

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

    Translation

    "That's why I called you."

  • Niu nimitzinmaka se pwestoj, se kargoj.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • 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.

  • Ashta nikan ajsik ne tukasoj.

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

    Translation

    That's how far our story goes.

El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • Ashan katka se takat munamiktij.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

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

  • Ka tajtayua kuchi nemi.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, tayua

    Translation

    In the nights he is sleeping.

  • Ne isiwaw kisa pashalua.

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

    Translation

    His wife goes out to walk around.

  • Mukechkupina, kisa pashalua.

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

    Translation

    She takes her head off and goes out to walk around.

  • Naka ne ikwerpoj, se maya ne itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: maka2, semaya

    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: yaja

    Translation

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

  • Kilwijket ma kimawalti chil.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: maka, maka2, mati

    Translation

    They told him to smear chili on her.

  • Witz ka madrugada ne itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    Witz ka madrugada ne itzuntekun. Teya su welik musalua.

    The head came in the morning; she was no longer able to attach herself.

  • Teya su welik musalua.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: inté, teya, teya2

    Translation

    Witz ka madrugada ne itzuntekun. Teya su welik musalua.

    The head came in the morning; she was no longer able to attach herself.

  • Kichijki luchar peroj tesu welik, pejki chuka, pejki chuka.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    She strove to do it, but she couldn't; she began to cry, she began to cry.

  • Kinutza ne ishulejyu; ya tesu kichiwa kasoj, ken ne kuchikia, wan tesu kuchi.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chiwa, nutza, yaja

    Translation

    She spoke to her husband; he didn't pay attention to her, as though he was sleeping, but he wasn't asleep.

  • Kita ta kichiwa nemi ne isiwaw.

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

    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.

  • Teya su weli; yawia miki.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: inté, teya, teya2, yawi

    Translation

    He could no longer make it; he was going to die.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, maka, maka2, mati

    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.

  • Yajki ka dentroj ne takatzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    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.

  • Kilwia ne palej ka ne isiwaw brujaj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, ilia

    Translation

    He told the priest that his wife was a witch.

  • Naja tesu nikmati, peroj nechilwijket ka nusiwaw brujaj, ma niktalij kwidado.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, maka, maka2, mati, naja

    Translation

    "I don't know, but they told me my wife is a witch, that I should be careful."

  • Kada tayua kisa pashalua sel itzuntekun.

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

    Translation

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

  • Teroj ne kayej ne pejpelumet wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa, kuyuchukat, kuyuchukat ne pelumet.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "All along the stree the dogs howl 'wawawawawawawawawawa', the dogs howl."

  • Ka madrugada witz, witz sepa.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

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

  • Pero kenemej nikmakak chil, teya su welik.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: inté, teya, teya2

    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: kwa, maka, maka2, mati, ilia, 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

    Translation

    "But since I was there, I would be trying to."

  • Ka kanaj kalmutijtiwit se masat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    Who knows from where a deer was startled.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • Ne masat mas mutajtamuta.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The deer took off jumping.

  • Mutamuta ne ustut.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Tik ne witztal yajki. Ustuwetzi. Ran! Mutamuta ne ustut.

    Into the thorns it went; it fell in the ravine -- "rann" -- it threw itself into the ravine.

  • Pa!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Pa! Wetzki. Tzi-li-li-li-li! Mikik ne masat.

    "Pa!" -- it fell -- it trembled and trembled -- the deer died.

  • Ikuka mukupin ne tzuntekun, Ne nakak.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Then the skull let go; it stayed there.

  • Pejki kinmutia: she, she, she, she, she!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    She started to scare them, "shew, shew, shew, shew, shew!"

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, yaja, yawi

    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 · See in the dictionary: yaja

    Translation

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

  • Yajki ya; kimatki kan nemi ne isiwapiltzin.

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

    Translation

    She went. She knew where her daughter was.

  • Nikan yu kisa ne muchichiwal amor!

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

    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."

  • Kimatki ne Tantepuslamat, witz pal yawi kita.

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

    Translation

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

  • Kitek, kitek, wan kiwikak ka ichan.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    She cut it off, she cut it and took it home.

  • Kitalij ka nepa.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, né2, nepa

    Translation

    Kitalij ka nepa. Pak ka tik (sic) tzinkal kitalij.

    She put it over there, in the corner of the house she placed it.

  • Pak ka tik (sic) tzinkal kitalij.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    Translation

    Kitalij ka nepa. Pak ka tik (sic) tzinkal kitalij.

    She put it over there, in the corner of the house she placed it.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél, maka, maka2, mati, tayua

    Translation

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

  • Pa!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Pa! Tapan.

    "Pa!" -- it burst open.

  • Yajki kita ne lamajtzin.

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

    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.

  • Nanita, nanita, nanita!

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

    Translation

    Nanita, nanita, nanita! Kilwiat inlama. Queremos hamaquita, nanita! Kilwiat tik kastiaj.

    "Gramma, gramma, gramma" they said to their grandmother, "we want little hammocks, gramma", they said to her in Spanish.

  • Kilwiat inlama.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Nanita, nanita, nanita! Kilwiat inlama. Queremos hamaquita, nanita! Kilwiat tik kastiaj.

    "Gramma, gramma, gramma" they said to their grandmother, "we want little hammocks, gramma", they said to her in Spanish.

  • Queremos hamaquita, nanita!

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

    Translation

    Nanita, nanita, nanita! Kilwiat inlama. Queremos hamaquita, nanita! Kilwiat tik kastiaj.

    "Gramma, gramma, gramma" they said to their grandmother, "we want little hammocks, gramma", they said to her in Spanish.

  • Shikchiwa se tuchiwish.

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

    Translation

    "Make us little hammocks!"

  • Shitejchiakan uk, nu nikchiwa.

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

    Translation

    "Wait a bit; I'm going to do it."

  • Yajki kalinh (m) ana ne ipilawantzitzin.

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

    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.

  • Pejki kilwia tik majikaj: Tzapalu puchut, tzapalu puchut, tzapalu puchut, tzapalu puchut, tzapalu puchut, tzapalu puchut!

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

    Translation

    She started to say in magic, "down silk-cotton tree, down tree, down tree, down tree, down tree!"

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ika, ka, ka3, ká2, katiawél

    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.

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