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First Edition · Kweti Aquechque
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The words, searchable in Moabe or in English
The words
acquahique
woman
ah!whap-pawn-top
eagle
ahas (pl. ahasak)
crow
ahikta
yes (formal, affirmative)
ahkwiyan (pl. ahkwiyana)
blanket
ahol-
to love
aholtëwakàn
love; love that flows between people
ahpòn
bread
ahskaahtuckquia
green
alúm
dog
aptunakana
words
aquechque
sun; in Moabe, also one year, the sun's full circle
ash-quoke
snake
àskàskwe
it is green
attque
deer
atupquonihanque
moon
awauntet
child
ayewash
air
bwema
mother
chahkol (pl. chahkolak)
frog
clacqu-iss
frog
d'
of, for
echsup
raccoon
gahès
my mother
gata
I want
gata lapèmkwësi
I want to be useful: the vow of those who are useful
gwis
my son
hàch, hèch
question marker
hè
hello
hèmpës (pl. hèmpsa)
shirt, dress
hilùsës
old man
hinutët
wren
hìtukw
tree
hmukw
blood
hmuwìnkwës
blackberry
hòkès
tree bark
hòpënis
potato
hus
bucket
hwìkat
leg
ikwe
woman
isla
peace
këkhit-
greatly, very much
Këkhitaholtëwakàn
unconditional love; love without measure; the peak of love each moon, the moon in harmony with the sun, root of the three fruits Isla, Pèthakhòn, and Xàskwim
kënaxala
you watch over her or him; you take care of her or him
kìjig
day
kikeh-
to heal
Kikehwakàn
healing
kilùna
we, including you
kishku
day
kishux
moon; sun
kìzis
sun
kulhatènamihëna
we all are happy
kweti
one
Kweti Aquechque
Year One
Lapèmkwës
the useful one: facilitator of the second degree
lapi òk lapi
again and again
lekhikàn
book; that which is written
lekhikànikaon
library; house of books
lixsuwakàn
language, tongue
malàxkwsit (pl. malàxkwsita)
bean
malikitewa
father
mamèthakemu
dove
manitu
to make, to build
matchkatquot
cloud
màxk; màxke
red; it is red
màxkw
bear
mayày ta
indeed, truly, very much so
mèchi
now, ready
mehëmìchink
food
mëlingwèm
green corn (corn in the milk stage)
mëne-
to drink
mënùkòn
rainbow
Mikumwakàn
remembrance; the sacred name of the church
from mikum-, to remind (L), with -wakàn
mikwën
feather
mìli
give me
milinèn
give us
mìmëns; mimëntët
child; baby
min
currant
mitkòk
corn cob
mitsi; mitsitàm
eat; let's eat
mpëntàm
I hear, I understand
mpi
water
mpisum
medicine
mushhakòt
the sky is clear
mwìmim
wild cherry
naamm
see
nahsu
brother
nàmès
fish
naxa
three
Naxa Kishku
the Day of Three: the full moon gathering
naxans
my older brother
naxisëmës
my younger sibling
naxk
my hand
nëmis
my older sister
nëmuxumës
my grandfather
nèwa
four
nëwikwihëla
I am tired
nibì
water
nichan
my daughter, my child
nilùna
we, not including you
nip
water
nìpën
summer
nìsha
two
nìshash
seven
nishkàhëna
we dance together; perfect harmony
niskëlan
it is drizzling rain
nooantum
hear
nteluwensi
I am called
nuckundoh
sing
nucotucquon
day
nuhàm
my grandmother
Nuhàm Uwatuwakàn
the knowing of the grandmothers; ancestral wisdom
nulamàlsi
I am well
nulelìntàm
I am glad
nulhatènami
I am happy
nunakàn
milk; a mother's breast
nutëm-
to guard
Nutëmit
the one who guards: keeper of the Record
from nutëm-, to guard (L), with -it, as in Pìlsit
Nutëmwakàn
protection
nuwatun
I know it
nuwi
come here
nux
my father
nuxwis
my grandchild
oaskagu
black
òhshixay
nest
òhundàm
great horned owl
òk
and
òkhatim
mulberry
òl (pl. òla)
egg
òngùndëwakàn
an empowering intention spoken over the people; power called down from the Creator
òp; òpe
white; it is white
òpalanie
bald eagle
òpàskw
corn husk
òtaès
flower
owiyalahsu
whirlwind
òxe
it is light (daylight)
pahsùkwi
stand up
Pahsùkwi Kishku
the days of rising, between Day One and the first new moon
pàkim
cranberry
palènàxk
five
pèshkunk
nine
pèthakhòn
it is thundering; in Moabe, the peak of power
pèthakhùwe
Thunder Being
pil-; npìlsi
to be clean in body or ceremony; I am clean
pilaechëch
boy
pìlët
it is clean; whole in body and ceremony
pìlkësh
peach
Pìlsit
the clean one: facilitator of the first degree
pisim
sweet corn
piss-seeques
bird
pitùkëna
milkweed (edible)
psquaiu
red
puhënikàn
drum
puhsquailoau
blue
puhwèm
white flour corn
quà-hâw-quunt
goose
quesuppost
dew
samp-oo-somow
darkness; the fertile dark of the new moon
sëk; sëke
black; it is black
sikhay
salt
teh
heart (always possessed)
tibik-kìzis
moon ("night sun")
tixamwi
to bathe
Tuhwepia Kikehwakàn
healing of the body; cellular healing
tun
mouth (always possessed)
ungue-lack
death
Uwatuwakàn
knowing
waaks
fox
waappayu
white
wanishi
thank you
wawpaney
daybreak, dawn
wee-saw-panu
autumn
weensquaaquah
cedar
weesawayu
yellow
welamalsin
to feel well
wëlamàlsuhe
she or he makes people well; a healer
weli
good
Welteh
the good heart: facilitator of the third degree
wil
head
winquipim
bear
wisaw
yellow
wohacki
man
xàm-; xàmi
to feed; feed me
xash
eight
xàskwim
corn; in Moabe, the peak of prosperity
xàxakw
sycamore
ximin
persimmon
Xìnkwi Uwatuwakàn
the Great Knowing; the infinite intelligence
xkàn (pl. xkàna)
bone
xkànësàk
lamb's quarters (edible plant)
xkwe (pl. xkweyok)
woman
xkwechëch
girl
xkwithakamìka
on the earth
xu
will (future marker)
yuh
okay; you're welcome
yùkwe
now
yushè
here
zhis
my uncle (mother's brother)
No word matches yet. The second edition grows the tongue.
The play buttons carry the voices of the church. Where a recording is still to come, the voice guide (the device's own voice) speaks in its place, marked "voice guide". Words marked L link, where available, to a Lenape speaker in the Lenape Talking Dictionary.
Mpëntàm
I hear, I understand: the sounds of Moabe
a
a in father
a in father
à
a in what
a in what
e
e in Spanish
e in Spanish
è
e in net
e in net
ë
e in roses
e in roses
i
i in police
i in police
ì
i in pit
i in pit
o
o in note
o in note
ò
au in caught
au in caught
u
u in tune
u in tune
ù
u in put
u in put
x
ch in German ach
ch in German ach
aw
ow in cow
ow in cow
ay
eye
eye
Every vowel is spoken fully. After m or n, the sounds k, p, t, s, and ch soften into g, b, d, z, and j: mpi, water, is said mbi.