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àkwájːːː / | There were |
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mə́nwón ɗan / | some men |
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ʧì gwàːsə̀ŋ ɗâŋ // | they were there. |
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sə̂m gón tu kèrèŋkéːʃe // | One was named Kerenkeshe. |
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sə̂m gón tu dàːgùláw / | One was named Dagulau, |
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sə̂m gón tu vwàːgàní / | one was named Vagani, |
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< ʃíː kêː náŋ > // | That's it. |
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jàŋʃì kúmá ɗan ʧì máːjiːːː / | The three of them, |
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kusuŋ ʧáː gàːʃǐŋ // | hunger would not leave them alone. |
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ʔə́mʔə́m // | M m |
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kúsúŋ tàmá / | Hunger would |
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duʃí duʃí duʃí / | beat them, beat them, beat them, |
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duʃí // | beat them. |
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ʧàː gìː kítə̌ŋ ŋâːn // | Weren't they farmers? |
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ʧàː gìː kítə̌ŋ // | They were not farmers. |
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tòː / | Well, |
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tə́ wû ## | they said... |
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tə́ ɬǐː / | they went |
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tə́ ɬǐː də̀n gjaː gùŋwàːsə̀ŋ // | they went to the house of their chief. |
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tə́ ɬə́n kârá gùŋ // | They went to beg the chief. |
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tə́ ɬə́n kârá gùŋ // | They went to beg the chief. |
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gùŋ wùtu tòː / | the chief said well, |
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mjáːni ma vərkí gàːl / | I will give you a cow |
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àmmáː / | but |
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kjàː ŋgjêríː / | if you slaughter it |
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kǎtn nâː ɗaɣárə́n ŋgá gjaː gónə̌ŋ // | you must not refuse to share it with anyone. |
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tə́ wûl tə̀ tu bàː tá ɗâɣárə̌ŋ // | They said that they will not refuse. |
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kjàː ŋgjêríː / | If you slaughter it, |
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kǎdn nâː / | you must not |
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ɗàɣárə́n á gónə̌ŋoː // | refuse to share it with anyone. |
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tə́ wûtu / | They said that |
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bàː tá ɗâɣárə̌ŋ // | they will not refuse. |
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ʧiɣâː // | Is that so? |
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tu èː // | Yes. |
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gúŋ ɮìː gàː vərʃî // | The king pulled a cow and gave it to them. |
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tə́ kâɓíː // | They took it. |
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jǎːn ʧàː máníː / | They set off |
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jǎːn ʧàː máːɣə́nì / | they were walking, |
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jǎːn ʧàː máníː / | walking, |
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káj // | wow! |
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tə́ tûljá lə̂pwón / | They arrived in one place, |
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tə̀ ŋgjèr ɗaɗân // | they wanted to slaughter the cow there. |
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tə́ jêl bərə́m ɗaɗân / | They saw a fly there, |
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tə́ wûtu / | they said that |
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bàː tá ŋgjérə̌ŋ // | they will not slaughter (it). |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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kèrèŋkéːʃe wùl dàːgùláw / | Kerenkeshe said to Dagulau |
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tu bàː tá ŋgjêrə̌ŋ // | that they will not slaughter (the cow). |
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ʔáʔá // | Can you believe it? |
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vwàː# ## | Vwa... |
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bərə́m tá ʧîʃín ɬûːj mə́naː // | So that the fly would not eat their meat? |
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vwàːgànì kúmá á wûtu / | Vwagani said that |
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bàː tá ŋgjêr ɗúːnǐŋ // | they will not slaughter (it) here. |
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tsantsá ɗamtsə́ɣə̂ŋ // | That's real selfishness. |
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tsantsá ɗamtsə́ // | real selfishness. |
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(laughter) |
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ɗamtsə́ kúrûm ɗan tə́ tǔj // | Nothing else but selfishness. |
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nə ɗamtsə́ áj // | Selfishness indeed. |
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tə́ ndǎj ndə̂ːr / | They went into the bush |
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tə́ ndǎj ndə̂ːr / | into the bush |
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tòː / | Well |
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ɗúːni má ŋgjêr gàːlə́noː // | that's where we will slaughter the cow. |
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ɗûːn má ŋgjêrtàː // | Will we slaughter it here ? |
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tu èː // | They said yes. |
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ʃéː dàːgùláw wùl / | Then Dagulau told |
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vwàːgàní tuːːː / | Vwagani that |
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tôː / | well |
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má ŋgjêrtíː // | we will slaughter it. |
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vwàːgàní kúmáːːː / | As for Vwagani, |
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á sǔː vwàrɲì tə̀ ɗóɣ jáːɬə̌ŋ // | he did not want the blood to drip onto the earth. |
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á wûtu tòː / | He said well, |
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túnɗaŋ jâːŋ ká ŋgjêrtíː / | since you're going to slaughter it here, |
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mjaːni ma mbútni / | I will lie down |
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ká ŋgjâk gàːlí ɣá / | you will hold the cow over |
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ɓasəm // | me. |
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tòː / | Well, |
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ká ŋgjêrtə̀ / | slaughter it |
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dón vwàrɲì / | so that the blood |
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tə̀ náː ɓasəm // | should stay on me. |
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ḿ // | Mm. |
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dón vwàrɲì jáː náː ɓasəm mjâːn ma daːfá gə̀tn ɓáːtkə̂n // | Because if the blood stays on me, me, I will keep licking myself. |
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káwájòː // | That's all. |
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vwàːn wò ganíjoː // | My stomach will be full. |
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tʃíɣâː // | Is that so? |
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tu èː // | Yes. |
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tə́ tû lə́ɓi gjêːs / | They reached that place |
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bàː bərə́mŋgájǐŋ // | where there was no fly. |
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séːːː / | Then... |
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ŋgaːláj / | a bit later, |
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vwàːgàní / | Vwagani |
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ɗaŋ á mbǔtni / | as he lay down, |
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dàːgùláw káwâj ɗaŋ / | Dagulaw, as soon as he |
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á ɮìː səɓər / | drew the knife |
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káwâj ɗaŋ / | just then, |
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á / | he |
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dàká gàːlɣáj tsə́n kúrûn / | he hit the cow like this |
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səɓər ɬə́n bot ŋgjer vwàːgàníː // | the knife slipped and went on to cut Vwagani. |
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(laughter) |
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vwàːgàní mə̂ʃíː bjéɗaː // | Did Vwagani die ? |
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vwàːgàní məʃíː / | Vwagani died, |
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naːʃí mbə́ɬəmwàːsə̀ŋ // | There remained two of them. |
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gaːl məʃíː // | The cow was dead. |
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naːʃí mbə́ɮəŋ // | they remained two. |
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gaːl məʃíː // | The cow had died. |
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m̀ː / | Mm. |
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dàkà dàːgùláw / | Apart from Dagulau |
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séː kèrèŋkéːʃe // | there was Kerenkeshe. |
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tə̂w ɬûː / | Wow, meat |
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ɬûː gə̀ːɗíː // | meat was in abundance. |
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tá ʧî / | He will eat |
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tá ʧî // | and eat. |
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ʧìɣáj / | They went on |
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gàːl gùdáɣəndí ŋǎːn // | It was one cow, wasn't it ? |
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ʧìɣáj / | and on |
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ʧìɣáj / | and on |
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ʧìɣáj / | and on |
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ʧìɣáj // | and on. |
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dàːgùláw ʧàː lútkə̂n // | Dagulaw was skinning (the cow). |
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kèrèŋkéːʃe ʧi ɓastə jélɣə̂n / | Kerenkeshe was watching him |
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káwâj // | only. |
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ŋgâːláj tá / | A little later, |
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bàː jini wuriːːː / | Or, how was it? |
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ŋaː bərə́mwónŋgəní / | Here came a small fly |
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fjâːw // | swooping down! |
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mán zúpm / | It came and landed |
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kèrènkéːʃe / | on Kerenkeshe |
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mə́n áːːː / | it... |
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á gamkjên // | on his forehead. |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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tôː á wûl dàːgùláw tu tu / | Well he said to Dagulaw |
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ká / | eh! |
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nə níː / | what is it |
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á zùɓə̂m mə́n / | that landed on my |
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á gamkéníjeː // | forehead here ? |
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ŋaː bərmə́naː // | That little fly? |
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tu èː // | Yes. |
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kə jêl róːmíː ɗam mə́ gǎːjaː // | Do you see the axe that we have put down? |
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tu èː // | Yes. |
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mbiː àː / | Take it to |
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gwádá bərmíː / | teach a lesson to that fly |
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séː àː / | you must |
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ɗûmtə məníː ɣáj // | kill it for me with it. |
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kát mjàː súː tə̀ tú vwàrŋə́n tə̀ tínǐŋoː // | We don't want it to find touch that blood and touch it. |
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ɗa jíriɣəŋ // | Was it on the eye? |
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ɗa / | On |
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ɗa gamkénês // | on the forehead? |
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ɗa gamkéni // | On the forehead. |
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dàːgùláw ɗan / | As Dagulau |
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á mbîː / | took |
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róːmêʃíː / | the axe |
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ŋaːbərmíː ʧiɣá gamkên kèrèŋkéːʃe káwâj ɗaŋ á mbîː rôːm XX / | the small fly was on Kerenkeshe's forehead, he took the axe |
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dàkátəkáj // | and hit him with it. |
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dàká rôːm káwâj / | He hit him with the axe |
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pájâw // | pow! |
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tə́ bərmíː / | Both the fly |
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tə́ kèrèŋkéːʃe tə́ mə̌ːʃíː // | and Kerenkeshe died. |
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(laughter) |
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kjáː náːɣáj / | If you play with it, |
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bərə́m / | the fly |
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bərmí máː wò kiríː máː // | the fly, it will fly away. |
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sòːséj // | That's right. |
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á nâːn dàːgùláw ŋgə́rwôs // | Dagulau remained alone. |
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jâːn ŋgə́rwôs àː ŋgjáːrʃí // | He alone, he has slaughtered them. |
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èː // | Yes. |
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mâːjɣəndí // | That's three. |
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àː## | Er... |
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ʧìɣá ## | he... |
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ʧìɣáj // | there he was. |
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mâːj / | Three, |
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èː // | Yes. |
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àː ŋgjer bərə́m // | had slaughtered the fly. |
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àː ŋgjer gàːl // | He had slaughtered the cow. |
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àː ŋgjer dàːgùláw // | He has slaughtered Dagulau. |
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àː ŋgjerːːː / | He has slaughtered... |
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dàg# ## | Dag... |
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dàːgùláw // | Dagulau. |
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èː / | Yes, |
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gjaːgíː gwàːsə̀ŋ ## | those, as for them, |
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àː ŋgjer kèrènkéːʃe // | he had killed Kerenkeshe. |
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wupsə máː // | That's even four. |
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jâwwàː // | That's right. |
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wupsoː // | Four. |
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tòː / | Well, |
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á nâːnə̀nì dàːgùláw ʧaː dàːgùlàɣə̀n ŋgáj ɗa gìɓì ŋgə́rwôskəŋ // | there remained Dagulau, he was all confused on his own. |
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ʔáʔá // | What's that! |
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ʧiɣáj ʧiɣáj ʧiɣáj ʧiɣáj ʧiɣáj / | there he was, |
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ʧiɣáj // | all confused. |
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ʧaː lútkə̂n gàːlì káwâj // | He was busy skinning the cow. |
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tôː ɗaŋ àː naːɣə ŋgə́rwâː ɗaŋ àː ɓánâː fí hàkuriːːː / | Well now that you remained alone, and you had refused to endure |
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tə́ ŋgə́rwón ɓâ // | anything. |
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á ŋgâːláj / | A little later, |
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kwáɗâɣwón / | a vulture |
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ʧi fi âː // | came swooping along. |
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má tsə́tnni ɣá ʧôɣŋ raːwón // | he came to land on top of a locust-bean tree. |
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séː á jâːl / | Then he looked |
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séː á jêl / | then he saw |
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ʒiptí ŋgə́rwón ɗǎː lâːtsə́tə́ɗi // | the shadow of something that had passed him. |
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ɗǎː ɗâgá jîr séː á jêlnə̀nì / | When he looked he saw |
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kwáɗâɣ gàːmì // | a vulture on top. |
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(laughter) |
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ɗaŋ á jêl kwáɗâɣə́j / | When he saw the vulture, |
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á pôltə̀ tə̀ ɓə̀ːlìː hŋ́] ʧì tə́ kwáɗâɣ // | he did not want to share with the vulture. |
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íri gíː ɗaŋ ʧáː ## | The type of thing that ... |
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ɗaŋ ɗaŋ ka wul zaːr tu / | Like when you will tell somebody |
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tsənín / | like that |
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káj / | eh, |
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kájǒːj / | eh you, |
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kjáː náːɣáj séː mjáː fíɣə tsəní wǒːj // | if you're joking, I will have to do the same to you. |
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séː ɗaŋ á mbîː səɓər // | Then he took the knife. |
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ʧáː wul kwáɗâɣə́j tu / | He was telling the vulture that |
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in kjáː íʃí ɗúːnǐŋ / | if you don't move from here, |
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séː mjáː ŋgjérɣə́joː // | I will slaughter you. |
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ɗaŋ á fî kwáɗâɣ tu / | As he was (saying) to the vulture that |
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ʧáː wutu mə ŋgjérɣə́j tsəɲôː // | He said I will slaughter you like this. |
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iʃóːɣə // | Move away. |
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iʃôː // | Move away. |
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in kjáː íʃǐŋ / | If you don't move away, |
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ma ŋgjerɣə́j tsəɲôː ɗaŋ á ## | I will slaughter you like this, as he... |
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ʧáː fi tsə́n káwâj / | He dit it just like this. |
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tá bàː dàká tə səɓrá gòɣlì / | Then he hit it with the knife at the throat, |
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mbə́rt // | swish! |
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(laughter) |
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séː góɣlì fjǎːt // | Then the throat got slit. |
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jâːn máː gamaʃi // | He did it himself. |
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jâːn máː // | He himself. |
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á ɗû gamaʃíː // | He killed himself. |
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məʃíːːː / | He died |
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tə́ ɬûː gàːlì / | with the meat of the cow |
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tə́ jàŋʃí máːjíː // | with them three |
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tə́ gjaː bərə́m // | with the fly. |
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tə́ bərmí / | With the fly |
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< wôːl > // | all |
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kwáɗâɣ pol kwáɗâɣkəŋ // | The vulture, wasn't the vulture pleased? |
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kwáɗâɣ / | The vulture |
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ŋgjèr tu ɬúːj mondáɣəŋ // | slaughtered and got plenty of meat? |
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kwáɗâɣ ɗaŋ á mǎn nə́ ʧíɣə́nì / | Vulture as he came to eat |
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kwáɗâɣ ɗaŋ á mǎn nə́ ʧíɣə́nì / | Vulture when he came to eat, |
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ɬûɣ / | here is the meat of |
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gàːlɣəníːːː / | the cow |
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ɬûɣ bərə́mŋgəníːːː // | the meat of the fly. |
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ɬûɣ bərə́m ŋgəní XX // | Here is the meat of the fly. |
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ɬûɣ zaːrɣəní // | Here is the meat of men. |
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ɬûɣ zaːrɣəní // | Here is the meat of men. |
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(laughter) |
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zàrsòː / | Men |
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ŋǎːn // | isn't it so? |
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zàrsə̀ / | Men |
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mâːj // | three. |
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jáwwàː // | That's right. |
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séː / | The |
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gàrínːːː / | the town |
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< jàːjàː nêː > bə̀rmjâː pjàːtsə́nəni ɬûː / | How is it, the fly spat on the meat |
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ə̀ːːː / | er... |
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ŋaːːː / | a little |
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ɲóɣŋvìː ɣá ɬûɣ gàːlíjaː // | saliva on the meat of the cow? |
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kwáːɗâɣə́ŋ ɗaŋ á mǎn / | When the vulture arrived to |
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ʧáː ʧin ɬûɣ gàːlíː / | eat the meat of the cow |
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á mə̂ʃíː // | he died. |
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ʔáʔá // | What ? |
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kwáɗâkì máː mandá ## | Even the vulture ... |
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kwáɗákì màndá məʃíː // | the vulture suddenly died. |
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á ʧî ɬûɣ gàːl məʃíjaː // | He ate the meat of the cow and he died? |
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ʧáː ʧinəni ɗaŋ á kə̂p nàmbóŋ tsə́n séː á mândá məʃíː // | We was going to eat when he took a bite like this, he died. |
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tàː ʃin wuɣŋgájǎːn // | Did they put some poison? |
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nə bərmíː ɗaŋ á màníː əndá àː má pjaːtsə́ ɲôɣŋvìː ɣájaː mə́ ʧî kárǐŋ // | The very fly that had come before he came and spit on it? I don't understand. |
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á ŋgâːláj // | A bit later, |
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kwáɗâɣ ɗan tə́ ɮàtɗì káwâj tu tàː wum ʒóɣŋ múʃoː / | then vultures came because they smelt carrion |
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tə́ gjaː gùŋwàːsə̀ŋ / | with their king |
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kwatá tə́ ɬǐːɗi // | they all came. |
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m̀ːhḿː // | Mhm. |
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tàː je ɬuŋsə́ / | They saw the animals |
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ɗan tàː mə́ːs ɗaɗân / | that had died there |
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ɗa tàː ras ɗa jáːɬi // ] | that had been rotting on the ground. |
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kin mâːl kwáɗáɣàː // | Did you get lost at the vultures' place? |
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kwáɗâɣ jaː tu ŋgə́ʃi gíː ji gǎːŋ áj // | The vulture, if it finds something, it won't leave it. |
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tôː ɗan tə́ mǎni / | Well, as they arrived, |
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ɗan tə́ mǎn / | as they arrived, |
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séːːː / | then... |
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tə́má tû // | they found (it). |
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tàː je kâmwàːsə̀ŋ ɗân ɗaŋ // | They saw their friend there. |
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ɗan tə́ mǎn / | As they arrived, |
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tàː jeli tá ʧî ɬóːʃíː áj // | they saw that they were going to eat meat indeed. |
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séː tə́ ## | then they... |
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èː // | Yes. |
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ɗan tə́ mǎni séː tə́má tû / | When they arrived they found |
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kâmwàːsə̀ŋ // | their friend. |
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kúmâː mán məʃíː ɗaɗân // | And he had died there. |
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àː məʃíː // | He was dead. |
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(laughter) |
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áj gíː tá ŋâl kítâr // | Eh, they will start running away. |
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ɗaŋgənín / | Now, |
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tá fî wuriː / | how will they |
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tá ʧî ɬúːneː // | eat that meat |
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nàmbóŋwôm kúmâː məʃíː ɗaɗûːn / | One of us has died here, |
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tá má fî wuriː // | how shall we do? |
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jáːɲǎː fî naːrɣəndíɣəŋ / | He's the one who did the hunting, |
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àː ɬaːʃí ɓaníː // | he killed them all. |
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tôː / | Well, |
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á wûtu tòː / | He said well, |
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túnɗaŋ ŋgáraŋkín ji ʧiɣə́j / | Since that's the way it is, |
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bàː ma fi ʧíɣə̌ŋ // | I won't do like this. |
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kàː jel ŋgə́r wónaː // | Do you see something? |
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tu èː // | He said yes. |
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mə́ mbǐːn / | Let's take |
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kámwòpə́n / | our friend |
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mə̀ ʤàːlárə́ntíː á laŋʃí mə̀ ɬìn gǐːn tíː / | let's drag him aside and bury him |
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ndâm mànə́noː // | and then we'll leave. |
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ʃéː tə́ mbîː mː / | Then they took er... |
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gaːwá kwáɗâɣə́j / | the corpse of the vulture |
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tə́ ɬə́n gìːtíː // | then went and buried it. |
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dón tə́ wûtuːːː / | Because they said that ... |
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bàː tá ʧî ɬûːwàːsə̀ŋ ɗaŋ gón ɗaɗâŋ ɗàŋ àː məʃíːjǐŋoː // | they will not eat their meat that someone as died there. |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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tòː // | Well. |
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ʧíɣâː // | Is that so? |
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tu èː // | Yes. |
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séː ɗan tə́ îʃí / | Then they flew off, |
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tə́ ɬə́n gìːtíː // | they went to bury him. |
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séː ɗan tə́ mǎn / | Then after they had left, |
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kàːfín tə̀ fàːrá ʧíɣə̂n ɬûɣ gàːlíː / | before they started to eat the meat of the cow, |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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séː ɗan tə́ tûl vwàːʃíː / | then when they pierced the belly, |
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tə́ ʤǎːːː / | they drew... |
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tôː tə́ ɬə́ lâːt# ## | well they took... |
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tə́ ʤǎː watkâj // | they drew the intestines. |
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tòː tə́ lâːtsáríː tə́ wûtu tòː / | well they carried them away and said well |
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kóːnənúː jáː mǎn máːːː / | whoever comes... |
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tá wûtuːːː / | they will say that ... |
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nə kámwàːsə̀ŋə́j / | it's their friend, |
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ájàː ʧíɣə́nì / | that he has just eaten ... |
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ndaɣá dàp / | be fore going... |
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ŋgə́ʃi dàp / | before the thing ... |
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kwasártə / | disturbed him |
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á mə̂skáj ɗaɗáɲoː // | he died because of it there. |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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tə́ ʤǎː watkâj tə́ ɬə́ŋgǎːj á laŋʃí // | They dragged the intestines and set them aside. |
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tə́ gàː ɣá vìː gìːrwòʃàː kóː // | They left them at the grave, didn't they? |
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tə́ ## | They ... |
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jèː // | Yes. |
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tòː / | Well, |
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tə́ mân / | They went |
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tə́ má ʧî ɬûː / | they went to eat the meat |
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tə́ ʧî ɬûː / | they ate the meat |
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tə́ ʧî ɬûː / | they ate the meat |
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hár bàː tə́ mə̌ːsə̌ŋ // | but they did not die. |
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hm̀hm̂ // | Mhm. |
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wukí mə̂# ## | The story ... |
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á pôɣə́j XX // | That's the end. |
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gjaː gón tə́ ## | Some ... |
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tə́ ndə̂ːr gjaː zobbèɣáj // | they made rings with it. |
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gjaː gón tə́ ɲôm tə́ ɬə̌ːr guɗíwâːsə̀ŋ mə́n // | Others took them to bring to their wife. |
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hm̀ː // | Hm. |
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tòː // | Well. |
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ɬwâː fi ɬúːŋ ɗaŋ // | Meat made more meat indeed. |
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ɬwâː fi ɬúːj // | Meat made more meat. |
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tòː ɗániɣəndí fáː // | Well, that's where it ends. |
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daːdə́ŋgíː ɓàníː // | The tale is finished. |
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mə́ tsə̂tíː ʧík ɗaɗân ʧiɣə́j // | We stop here. |
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kwáɗâɣ / | The vultures |
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tə́ ʧî ɬôːʃíː // | ate the meat. |
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mə́n ɗantsə́j / | The selfish people |
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ŋgə́ʃi kwàsárʃí ŋgə́rwâːsə̀ŋ // | the thing has brought them trouble. |
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kúmá gùŋǎːŋ wùlʃí tu kát tə̀ ɗàmtsə̌ŋ // | And the king had told them not to be selfish. |
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tàː ɬíː ɗaŋ // | They went again. |
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tàː mə́ːʃíː // | They died. |
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tá gíː ʧáːji kúːpmîn tuníː ɣəndíɣoj // | Now, what does this teach us? |
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gíː gòs ʧáːji kúpní ɣá vìːːː ## | This teaches us in Zaar ... |
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bàsàjì gòs tu / | Zaar people say that |
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ìndán in kjáː kárá ŋgə́tnɗi / | if you beg for something, |
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tə́ tâːɣə̀ ## | if they give you... |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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gón jáː mákaráɣǎː dàtə̂pm / | if somebody delays you on the way, |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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kóːjâːn jini ɣá jîr mbəs tsaltə ŋaː nʤwâːtn // | even a small piece, you should give him a little. |
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tsaltə kwáráj // | You break a little piece for him. |
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jâːmmáː tə̀ ŋgáptəɣáj / | He too should get his share |
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naːɣə́ naːtn tə̀ ɬə́ŋ kap raːɣáj // | My brother (lit. son of mother) will live on it. |
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kwáráj // | That's right. |
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jáwwàː // | Ok. |
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àmmáː kjáː náːɣáj tu kjáː ɗamtsə́ / | But if you are selfish, |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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ka ɬə́n ʧi kúmá bâː wùjâː mándâː àː tú ## | you will eat and you will end up... |
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ka ʧi hŋ́ máː kjáː náːɣáj máː ka ʧǐŋ // | You won't eat even; if you're not serious, you won't eat. |
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àːtàː tú ʤwàːtkə̀n // | You will have diarrhea. |
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kwâː ʤwáːt hárâː mándâː gwáŋgáríː // | You will be so sick you will become thin. |
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tə̀ mándá tə̀ ɬə́ ## | It will come and... |
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tə̀ mándá tə̀ náː ɓaskə wurə́ɣə̂n // | it will come to greet you. |
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(laughter) |
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gjàː gón ʧàːjí súː tə̀ ʧǐː ɣá vwàːwàːsə̀ŋ kwatá // | Some want to put everything into their own stomach. |
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jáwwàː // | Ok. |
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tòː íri gíː tə́ wûl dà ʧêːwáː tu / | Well in this case, they said that |
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iŋ kjáː mbíː vaːváː wò vaː vìːwǎːj // | if you take it quickly, it will burn your mouth. |
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kwáráj // | That's right. |
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tòː // | Well. |
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káɗânnàː mə́n ɗamtsə́ hə́ŋnaː // | Let's not become selfish. |
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kát mə̀ nàː mə́n ɗamtsə̌ŋ // | Let's not become selfish. |
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ŋǎːn // | Isn't it so |
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m̀ː // | Mm. |
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(clap) |
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á ɓâníː // | It's over. |