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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: ashan
Translation
Once there was a king; he had a son.
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: nan, kojtan, ina
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: chan, techan
Translation
There on the plain they arrived at an old man's house, a little old man.
Ma mawilti wan mas pipiltzitzin, yu muchiwa alegrar.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
"Let him play with other boys, he'll cheer up."
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
The three boys brought some little fish, and the other brought a nest of the mareño bird.
Yu yawi anmuwan pal muchiwa dibertir, yu yawi anmuwan, tesu ja pal ankisumat.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: wan
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."
Ka nepa, ka nepa kitemuat se inmichintzin wan ne seyuk ne itapajsul ne wijwilutzin.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: ina
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: nan
Translation
He said to his mother, "look, look, I brought a little bird".
Kitamutak ne isapatiyas de oroj, kianki ne inan.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nan
Translation
He threw away his golden shoes; his mother picked them up.
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, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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".
Ashan, kinilwia: Naja ne rey, Shikitakan.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ashan
Translation
"Now", he said, "I am the king, look".
Wan taja seyuk ministro.
Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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."
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
Ashan katka se takat munamiktij.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ashan
Translation
Once there was a man who got married.
Yaja kitajtan se konsejoj wan kimakaket, kimakat se konsejoj.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
He asked for advice and it was given to him, they gave him advice.
Kinutza ne ishulejyu; ya tesu kichiwa kasoj, ken ne kuchikia, wan tesu kuchi.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
She spoke to her husband; he didn't pay attention to her, as though he was sleeping, but he wasn't asleep.
Yajki ka tiupan chan ne palej, ma kimaka ne konsejoj ken kichiwaskia.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chan, techan, tiupan
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 · See in the dictionary: tiupan
Translation
The head did not want to stay outside in front of the church, she didn't want to.
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: ashan, wan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku
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.
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).
Ran!
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.
Te shikwakan nushulejyu, te shikwakan nushulejyu!, asi le dice.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kwa
Translation
"Don't eat my husband, don't eat my husband!", that's what she said to them.
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: kan, kua, talia
Translation
Mikik. Kan ne miktuk, waltakatki se tekumat, waltakatki se tekumat.
She died; where she had died a groud tree sprouted.
Yawi ne Tantepuslamat, ja yaja inan, ne brujaj Tantepuslamat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nan
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: kan, kua, talia
Translation
She went. She knew where her daughter was.
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."
Wan tami yajki yajki.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
And then she left, she went.
Muchijki ne kwawit wan kipishki se itakil, se wajkal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
The tree grew and it had a fruit, a gourd.
Aj, nusiwapiltzin, nikan nemi ne muchichiwal!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: nikan
Translation
"Oh, my daughter, here is your gourd."
Kitek, kitek, wan kiwikak ka ichan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
She cut it off, she cut it and took it home.
Kabal tapanik ka tajku tayua, ma tikinakan ne "medianoche", tikaki tajku tayua.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
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.
Shitejchiakan uk, nu nikchiwa.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
"Wait a bit; I'm going to do it."
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.
Pejki ne inlama kiwijwilanij ne ajamakitas, wan tami.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Wan tami kalnutzket ne inlama. Kinekit temut, ma kaltemulti.
Later they called their grandmother; they want to get down, get them down.
Kilwiat: Shakan, nuishwiuwan!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Kilwiat ne inlama: Nanita, musta tiyut tiawit titapewiat. Kilwiat: Shakan, nuishwiuwan! Kilwia.
They said to their grandmother, "gramma, tomorrow we are going to go hunt", they tell her. "Go ahead, my grandchildren", she said.
Kishipejket wan kimakaket ne inlama ma kimana.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Kishipejket wan kimakaket ne inlama ma kimana. Kimanki.
They skinned it and told their grandmother to cook it; she cooked it.
Kilwia: Shisakan!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: isa
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!"
Shisakan, nupilawantzitzin, shisakan!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: isa
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!"
Pejki kalnutza ne ienamorado pal sentakwat, pal sentakwat wan ne ienamorado.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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
Translation
She no longer gave the food to her grandchildren; she only ate together with her lover.
Kinilwia ne iermanujwan: Nulama mitzinchiwa nemi joder; Tesu antakwat.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
He told his brothers, "my grandmother is screwing you; you're not eating".
Kinilwia ne Nanawatzin, se chimpe: Shinechwikakan ne idamuj nulama, yaja ja kikwa ne takwal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
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!".
Pwes shinechwikakan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
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!".
Niu nimitzinilwitia kan panu ne.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kan, kua, talia
Translation
"I'm going to show you where he goes."
Yuwan kichiwat ne sanjo.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Yuwan kichiwat ne sanjo. Yuwan kitajtamejchiwat ne witzkuyul pal ne naka, ne naka yu miki.
"Go make a trench; go sharpen güiscoyols (thorny palms) so he'll stay there, stay there, he's going to die."
Yuwan kitajtamejchiwat ne witzkuyul pal ne naka, ne naka yu miki.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Yuwan kichiwat ne sanjo. Yuwan kitajtamejchiwat ne witzkuyul pal ne naka, ne naka yu miki.
"Go make a trench; go sharpen güiscoyols (thorny palms) so he'll stay there, stay there, he's going to die."
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."
Man shiktzujtzuntamejtikan ne witzkuyul, wan ne shiktalpachukan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: man, mana, manu, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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."
Uk yu witz ne tukujkul wan yu kimati ne. parran! pa! yu temu.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
"Now our 'bogeyman' is going to come there and he's going to feel the "parran", "pa", he's going to fall."
Ajan!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Ne seyuk noche. Plaj! ne tukujkul! Ajan!
The next night, "plah"; it's their 'bogeyman', "ah".
Kishipejket, kipakat, kiwikaket chan ne inlama.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: chan, techan
Translation
They skinned him, washed him, and took him to their grandmother's.
Talikat masat, wan sanka.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Shikida nanita!, kilwiat. Talikat masat, wan sanka.
"Look, gramma", they said to her, "we brought a deer", and it was a lie.
Tesu, tesu ja masat, sino ne idamuj ne inlama, ja yaja kimiktijket, wan kiwikaket ne nakat pal kikwa ne inlama.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
No, that was not deer, but rather their grandmother's fellow. It was him that they killed, and they took the meat so that their grandmother would eat it.
Shikuchikan!
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: kuchi
Translation
Shikuchikama!, kilwia tik nawat. Shikuchikan!
"Sleep now!", she said in Pipil, "go to sleep!".
Pejki ne Tantepuslamat kikwa ne nakat, wan tami kilwijket: Ken tikmatki ne nakat, lama?
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
The iron-toothed-old-woman began to eat the meat. Afterwards they said, "how did you find the meat, grandmother?".
Yajki kitantia ne itan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Yajki kitantia ne itan. Nepa ten kebrada kitantia ne itan pal kikwa ne piltzitzin.
She went to sharpen her teeth, there by the edge of the canyon she sharpened her teeth so she could eat the little boy.
Nepa ten kebrada kitantia ne itan pal kikwa ne piltzitzin.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
Yajki kitantia ne itan. Nepa ten kebrada kitantia ne itan pal kikwa ne piltzitzin.
She went to sharpen her teeth, there by the edge of the canyon she sharpened her teeth so she could eat the little boy.
Panuk kitak ka kitantia nemi ne itan, kitantia nemi ne itan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
Translation
He went by and saw that she was sharpening her teeth, she was sharpening her teeth.
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."
Kitzuntapan.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
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."
Mas ka tiutak, witzaya wan ne itapak.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Later in the evening she was coming with her wash.
Ka panu ne iashish tzumpan kal, tesu tikmiktisnekit.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976
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".
Ashan shikitzkikan tulama.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: ashan
Translation
Ashan shikitzkikan tulama. Ma kipanulti ne iashish!
"Now grab our grandmother; let her pass her piss."
Kilpijket ne ajargoyaj wan kimakaket tit ne kal.
El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
They tied the rings (of the door) and set fire to the house.
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
I remember what my grandmother and my grandfather told me.
En aquel tiempo witzet urakaneros tik se techan de nombre Chiltiupan.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: techan
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 · See in the dictionary: keman, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: techan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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 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: chan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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.
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: chan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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.
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: chan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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 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: kan, kua, talia, wan
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".
Kan nakak ne ujumiu?
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kan, kua, talia
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: kan, kua, talia
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".
Los tres ajsiket kan nemi ne plumas wan ne wejwesuj ka te kikwajtuk pelu.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kan, kua, talia, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
The three came to where the feathers and bones were that the dog had not eaten.
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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.
Al ratito tikwini,kan (kwak)(keman) tikwinik yaja kita ka maya kimak bueltaj en la buelta ke kimaka muciwket elevar wan muchiwket desaparecer.
Los Huracaneros · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: kan, kua, talia, keman, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Soon it thrundered. When it thundered he saw that it just turned around. In the turn that it made it raised and disappeared.
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: ana, ashan, keman, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: ana, ashan, chan, techan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
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: ana, ashan, nan
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 · See in the dictionary: kan, kua, talia, keman, nan
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: ana, ashan
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 kikwij ikalabus (ikalkabus) wan imataw yawi ka né Arkuj.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
Then he grabbed his machete and his net-bag, and went there to the arch.
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: nan
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: nan
Translation
Nimayana, nunan. Yajika niwitz.
"I'm hungry, mother; that's why I've come."
Kunij shikwa sikiera pan por ke tamal te kanaj.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
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."
Shikwa pan pal panu mumayana.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
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."
Tikpia wey pan?
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
Kunij yaja kilwia. Tikpia wey pan?
Then he said, "do you have lots of bread?"
Aj, pan nemi wey.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975
Translation
"Oh, there's a lot of bread."
Kunij ne inan kalaki, mientras ne inan kalaki kalwika mas pan, yaja pejki kikwa ne tortaj kimakatuk inan.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: nan
Translation
Then his mother went inside. While his mother was going in to bring more bread, he began to eat the sandwich his mother had given him.
Kalwika inan uk nawi pan onbron, kitaij tik imataw wan walaj.
El Arco · Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 1975 · See in the dictionary: nan, eltiw, ikaw, kujkul, kunet, kunpa, pipi, teku, wan
Translation
His mother brought four more big buns. He put them in his bag and left.
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