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275 occurrences

Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • 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

    Translation

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

  • Ne iseltzin kipiat.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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."

  • Ne nemi ne shuretzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Ne nemi ne shuretzin. Kilwia: Shikalaki Señora, shikalaki, kilwia.

    There there was an old man; he said, "come in, Señora, come in".

  • Ne reynaj bidaj kimati ka kichijket atender.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The queen felt good that he attended them.

  • Pwes kilwia ne shuretzin: Ne mutelpuchtzin kukuya kukuya.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • Muchi ne doctores panutiwit aber asu kipajtiat.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Muchi ne doctores panutiwit aber asu kipajtiat. Tesu welitiwit tesu welitiwit.

    "All the doctors have come to see if they could cure him; they haven't been able to, they haven't been able."

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

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • Yawita witzet ne nupilawantzitzin, yut mawiltiat.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • 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

    Translation

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

  • Muchijki alegrar ne piltzintzin.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The little boy was happy.

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

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    Translation

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

  • Nepa yajket tejten ne laguj.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    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

    Translation

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

  • Ne nusapatos niu niktamuta.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "I'm going to throw my shoes away."

  • Kitamutak ne isapatiyas de oroj, kianki ne inan.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    Translation

    "That's what your son needed."

  • Ne piltzintzin kenemej takata, yaja nakak de rey.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    Translation

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

  • Kinmakak pwestoj ne prinsipe ne seyuk pijpipilmet, kenemej tajtakameta.

    Historia de un Rey · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    Translation

    That's how far our story goes.

El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

  • Tesu kimati katka ka ne isiwaw se brujaj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • Ne isiwaw kisa pashalua.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    His wife goes out to walk around.

  • Naka ne ikwerpoj, se maya ne itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Her body remains and only her head goes.

  • Pwes kimawaltij ne seyuk.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    So he smear her.

  • Witz ka madrugada ne itzuntekun.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Witz ka madrugada ne itzuntekun. Teya su welik musalua.

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

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    Translation

    He was seeing what his wife was doing.

  • Uk kinutzki, mutamutak ne tzuntekumat, musaluj pak ikechkuyu.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    When he spoke to her the skull throw itself and stuck onto his neck.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Kitalij ne ichaketaj ne takatzin, ne kinaktij.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    Translation

    He told the priest that his wife was a witch.

  • 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."

  • 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

    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

    Translation

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

  • 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.

  • Musaluj nikan pak ne masat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Laj! Musaluj nikan pak ne masat.

    "Lah" -- it stuck here on the deer (on its neck).

  • Ne masat mas mutajtamuta.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The deer took off jumping.

  • Tik ne witztal yajki.

    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.

  • 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.

  • Mikik ne masat.

    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.

  • Pejket temut ne kujkusmamet.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The vultures started descending.

  • Kinekit kikwat ne nakat, ne ijyak nakat pal ne masat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    They wanted to eat the meat, the stinking meat of the deer.

  • 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.

  • Kan ne miktuk, waltakatki se tekumat, waltakatki se tekumat.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    Translation

    She went. She knew where her daughter was.

  • Kiajsik ne.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    She found her there.

  • Aj, ne nusiwapiltzin!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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 timiktuk, pero nikan nemi ne nuchichiwal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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."

  • Muchijki ne kwawit wan kipishki se itakil, se wajkal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The tree grew and it had a fruit, a gourd.

  • 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 uksituk ne wajkal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    The gourd was just ripe.

  • Aj, nusiwapiltzin, nikan nemi ne muchichiwal!

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "Oh, my daughter, here is your gourd."

  • Panuk como se mes, uksik yek ne wajkal.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    About a month went by; the gourd was quite ripe.

  • 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.

  • Yajki kita ne lamajtzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Sel pipiltzitzin ne iishyu ne tekumat; sel pipiltzitzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Yajki kalinh (m) ana ne ipilawantzitzin.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

  • Yawi kene tan ne puchut, tan ne puchut.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    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

    Translation

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

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

  • Pwes yajki ne lamajtzin; kaltemultia.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    Pwes yajki ne lamajtzin; kaltemultia. Tajtakamet!

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

  • Kilwiat ne inlama: Nanita, musta tiyut tiawit titapewiat.

    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

    Translation

    Kishipejket wan kimakaket ne inlama ma kimana. Kimanki.

    They skinned it and told their grandmother to cook it; she cooked it.

  • Uk uksik ne takwal, kenemej yejemet muchijtiwit desbelar, kuchit.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    When the food was ready, since they had stayed up, they slept.

  • Kinnutzki ne inlama.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Translation

    Kikwat ne takwal. Kikwat ne takwal ka yut tapewiat.

    They ate the food, they ate the food that they went to catch.

  • Pero, pero kinshijshikuj ne inlama, porke ya kipia se enamorado.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    But their grandmother deceived them because she had a lover.

  • Pejki kalnutza ne ienamorado pal sentakwat, pal sentakwat wan ne ienamorado.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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.

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

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

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

  • 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".

  • Kabal mitzinmajmawaltia ne anmutejtenshipal pal muchiwat saboriar.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "She just smears grease on your lips so they will taste."

  • 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!".

  • Niu nimitzinilwitia kan panu ne.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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."

  • Tiut tikwikat ne tuermanitoj, lama.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "We're going to take our little brother, gramdmother."

  • Nikan shikchiwakan ne sanjoj.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    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

    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

    Translation

    "Now our 'bogeyman' is going to come there and he's going to feel the "parran", "pa", he's going to fall."

  • Top, top, top, top, top, yu panu ne wijwitzti.

    El Nanahuatzin · Cuisnahuat, 1976

    Translation

    "'top, top, top, top", the thorns are going to pierce him."

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