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Zach

その部族のひとびとはその川沿いに定住した。

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その 部族 ひと びとはその川沿い 定住した

English Translation

Members of the tribe settled down along the river.

Furigana

その部族(ぶぞく)のひとびとはその川沿(がわぞ)いに定住(ていじゅう)した。

Romanji

Sono buzoku no hito Bitohasonogawazoi ni teijūshita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
部族 (ぶぞく)
tribe; clan; house
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(ひと、ひ、ひい)
one; one
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
定住 (ていじゅう)
settlement; permanent residency; to settle down in; to reside in

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Reading: ゾク
Meanings: tribe, family
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
沿
Readings: エン、 そ.う、 -ぞ.い
Meanings: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit