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tak /   "A man, tak / tak / man . SBJ.N.M . 454   454 454 eːgirim //   an elderly man, eːgirim // ʔeːgirim // elder . NC . 565   565 565 ajeː tak iːfid amsi raːni rhiːːː /   of my family there was, and, gosh! I saw him today; ʔajaːj taki iːfiːt amsi iraːnej rhi / ʔajaːj tak -i iː- fi =t amsi iraːnaj rh -i / relatives man -GEN.SG 3SG.M- be_there\AOR =COORD today gosh see -AOR.3SG.M . N N.M -CASE PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ ADV EXCM V2 -TAM.PNG . 150   150 150 oːkna /   in person; oːkna / oː= kina / DEF.SG.M.ACC= owner . DET= PRO.REFL . 499   499 499

"There was an old man of my family and, gosh! I saw him today in person;

SP	iːd han jʔabujt /   The Aid also had come and iːd han jʔabujt / ʔiːd han jʔ -a =b =u =it / Aid_feast also come -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG =CSL . SBJ.N.M PTCL V2.IRG -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ .
	The Aid also had come and

SP	wʔiːd arraːfiːːː /   I will wish the Aid wʔiːd arraːfi / w= ʔiːd arraːf -i / DEF.SG.M= Aid_feast congratulate -FUT.SG . DET= N.M V2 -TAM.PNG . 248   248 248 adiːd ab ini //   I said, I went", he said. adit abi ini // a- di =t a- bi i- ni // 1SG- say =COORD 1SG- go\INT.PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . PNG- AUX.FUT =CONJ PNG- V1.DER.IRG PNG- V1.IRG . BI_1033   BI_1033 BI_1033
	I went to wish him a blessed Aid", he said.

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dhaːj jʔanhoːb oːta /   "When I went to visit him, a man, dhaːj jʔanhoːb oːtak / dhaːj jʔ -an =hoːb oː= tak / DIR come -PFV.1SG =when DEF.SG.M.ACC= man . POSTP V2.IRG -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M . 467   467 467 meːk dh# ##   a donkey, hum, meːk dh# ## meːk dh# ## donkey dh# . SBJ.N FS . 203   203 203 eːjaːjt oːgaw /   came and the house eːjaːjt oːgaw / eːja =ajt oː= gaw / come\PFV.3SG.M =CSL DEF.SG.M.ACC= house . V2.IRG =CONJ DET= N.M . tamjan //   he ate, they said. tamja eːn // tam -ja eːn // eat -PFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . V2 -TAM.PNG V1.IRG .

"When I went to visit him, a man, a donkey, hum, came and ate his tent, they said.

SP	tʔoːraw oːmeːk fidnija /   "Girl!, the donkey away tʔoːrej oːmeːk fidni / t= ʔoːr -ej oː= meːk fidin -i / DEF.F= child -VOC DEF.SG.M.ACC= donkey move_away -IMP.SG.F . DET= N -CASE DET= N V1 -TAM.PNG . galeːlin iden //   chase!" he said, he said. galeːlin idi ini // galeːl -i -n i- di i- ni // chase_away -IMP.SG.F -EMPH 3SG.M- say\PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . V2 -TAM.PNG -SUFX PNG- V1.IRG PNG- V1.IRG .
	"Girl! chase the donkey away!" he said, he said.

SP	əəə dabaˈloːdoːr ˈgeːb /   A small girl with him əəə dabaloːt ʔoːr geːb / əəə dabaloː =t ʔoːr geːb / er small =INDF.F child beside . HESIT ADJ =DET SBJ.N POSTP . tiːfeː //   because there was. tiːfaj // tiː- fi =aj // 3SG.F- be_there\AOR =CSL . PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ . 1320   1320 1320
	"Because there was a small girl with him."

SP	tʔoːr /   The girl tʔoːr / t= ʔoːr / DEF.F= child . DET= SBJ.N . 588   588 588 oːmeːk tifidin galeːltanhoːb /   when she had chased the donkey away, oːmeːk tifidin galeːltanhoːb / oː= meːk ti- fidin galeːl -tan =hoːb / DEF.SG.M.ACC= donkey 3SG.F- move_away\PFV chase_away -PFV.3SG.F =when . DET= N PNG- V1 V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . 584   584 584
	When the girl had chased the donkey away,

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doːr ʔan /   once doːr han / doːr han / time Q.PLR . N.M ADV.Q . hoːbuːnaj iraːneː /   "Grand father, gosh," hoːbuːnej iraːnaj / hoːb =uːn -ej iraːnaj / grand-father =POSS.1PL.NOM -VOC gosh . N.M =PRO.POL -CASE EXCM . 195   195 195 oːmeːk amawwa tijob /   when she asks: "have you ever ridden a donkey?" oːmeːk ʔamabwa tijihoːb / oː= meːk ʔam -a =b =wa ti- ni =hoːb / DEF.SG.M.ACC= donkey mount\REFL -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.2SG.M 3SG.F- say\IPFV =when . DET= N V1.DER -PRF =DET =PRED.N PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ ?

so, when she asked: "Grand father, have you ever ridden a donkey?"

SP	ʔan imeːki mʔameː sagiːbidin //   he said: "I am far from having ridden a donkey!", he said. ani imeːki mʔameː sagiːbi idi ini // ani i= meːk -i m- ʔam =eː sagi =b =i i- di i- ni // 1SG.NOM DEF.M= donkey -GEN.SG N.AC- mount\REFL =REL far =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . SBJ.PRO DET= N -CASE N.V- V1.DER =CONJ ADJ =DET =PRED.N PNG- V1.IRG PNG- V1.IRG . 1059   1059 1059
	he said: "I am far from having ridden a donkey!", he said.

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doːr /   "Once, doːr / doːr / time . N.M . 438   438 438 oːmeːg oːn baːkaj /   it's not a donkey oːmeːk oːn baːkaj / oː= meːk oːn baː= akaj / DEF.SG.M.ACC= donkey PROX.SG.M.ACC NEG.PROH= be\CVB.SMLT . DET= N DEM PTCL= V1.IRG . kaːm han amaːbini //   I have even ridden a camel that, he said, kaːm han amaːbi ini // kaːm han ʔam -aː =b =i i- ni // camel also mount\REFL -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV . N PTCL.FOC V1.DER -PRF =DET =PRED.N PNG- V1.IRG . mhej nafara nuːn /   only three men mhaj nafara nuːn / mhaj nafar -a nuːn / three person -PL only . NUM N.M.BORR.ARA -. PTCL . 477   477 477 naːt bitʔameːʔh //   (and) nothing (other than them) could ride." naːt bitʔameːb // naː =t bi= t- ʔam =eːb // thing =INDF.F NEG.OPT= 3SG.F- mount\REFL =REL.M // SBJ.N.F =DET PTCL= PNG- V1.DER =CONJ . BI_1186   BI_1186 BI_1186

"Once, it's not a donkey but a camel that I rode, he said, that only three men could ride."

SP	ontʔaːːː /   "So, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL . 434   434 434 beːn /   that beːn / beːn / DIST.SG.M.NOM . DEM . 605   605 605 tʔoːti /   girl of tʔoːti / t= ʔoːt -i / DEF.F= child\F -GEN.SG . DET= N.F -CASE . 519   519 519 bhalijeːda //   because of the words, ibhalijeːda // i= bhali -jeː =da // DEF.M= word -GEN.PL =DIR . DET= N.PL.M -CASE =POSTP . 793   793 793
	"So, because of the words of this girl,

SP	ikaːmi wanasːːː /   a gossip about the camel ikaːmi wanas / i= kaːm -i wanas / DEF.M= camel -GEN.SG chat\N.AC . DET= N -CASE N.V . deː adiːdij in //   he told me", he said. dheː hadiːdja ini // dh =eː hadiːd -ja i- ni // DIR =POSS.1SG.ACC talk -PFV.3SG.M 3SG.M- say\PFV . POSTP =PRO V2 -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG . BI_1196   BI_1196 BI_1196
	he told me a story about the camel", he said.

SP	uːkaːm /   The camel uːkaːm / uː= kaːm / DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel . DET= SBJ.N . kag itʔi /   how it looked like kak itʔi / kak i- tʔi / how 3SG.M- resemble\PFV . ADV.Q PNG- V1.IRG ? kaːm anissakanaːnhoː /   when I asked about a camel kaːm anit sakanajanhoːb / kaːm a- ni =t sakana -an =hoːb / camel 1SG- say\PFV =COORD ask_for_news -PFV.1SG =when . N PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	When I asked about how the camel looked like,

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uːn uːkaːm /   "This camel uːn uːkaːm / uːn uː= kaːm / PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel . DEM DET= N . 952   952 952 oːn ane /   as for me oːn ani / oːn ani / PROX.SG.M.ACC 1SG.NOM . DEM SBJ.PRO . 825   825 825 doːri ɖaːbeː rhaːbu /   I have seen it run once, doːri ɖaːbeː rhaːbu / doːr -i ɖaːb -eː rh -aː =b =u / time -GEN.SG run -CVB.SMLT see -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG . N.M -CASE V2 -. V2 -PRF =DET =PRED.N . oːn oːkaːmʔh //   this camel. oːn oːkaːm // oːn oː= kaːm // PROX.SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel . DEM DET= N . 961   961 961

(he said): "This camel I have seen it run once, this camel.

SP	da /   men da / da / man\PL . SBJ.N.M . 767   767 767 bʔeːb eːjaːnheːb in //   came to me one day", he said. bʔeːb eːjaːnheːb ini // bʔeː =b eːjaː -n =heːb i- ni // day =INDF.M.ACC come\PFV -3PL =OBJ.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV . N.M =DET V2.IRG -PNG =PRO PNG- V1.IRG . BI_583   BI_583 BI_583
	Men came to me one day", he said.

SP	uːdheːj kassaː iktinni kaːmujt /   "Because it was a camel that everybody knew; uːdheːj kassaː iktiːnni kaːmujt / uː= dheːj kass =aː i- ktiːn -n =i kaːm =u =it / DEF.SG.M.NOM= people all =POSS.3PL.NOM 3- know\REFL.IPFV -PL =REL camel =COP.3SG =CSL . DET= SBJ.N.M.COL DET =PRO PNG- V1.DER.IRG -PNG =CONJ N =PRED.N =CONJ . 162   162 162
	"Because it was a camel that everybody knew;

SP	ajaːj takuːn hoː ammarrija eːn eːnda /   one of our relatives mentioned about it to these men; ajaːj takuːn hoːj ammarrija eːn eːnda / ʔajaːj tak =uːn hoːj am- mar~ri -ja eːn eː= nda / relatives man =POSS.1PL.NOM 3ABL REFL- find~PLAC -PFV.3SG.M PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.PL.M.ACC= man\PL . N SBJ.N.M =PRO PRO V1.DER V1.DER -TAM.PNG DEM DET= N.M . BI_568   BI_568 BI_568
	one of our relatives mentioned it to these men.

SP	uːtak ɖaːbiːni kaːm ibariːːː /   "The man has a race camel uːtak ɖaːbiːni kaːm ibari / uː= tak ɖaːb -iːni kaːm i- bari / DEF.SG.M.NOM= man run -IPFV.3SG.M camel 3SG.M- have\IPFV . DET= SBJ.N.M V2 -TAM.PNG N PNG- V1.IRG .
	"The man has a race camel,

SP	suːrteːnaj /   you would precede it, ... suːrteːnaj / suːr -teːn =aj / precede -IPFV.2PL =COORD . V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	(if you would like to, you would) precede it, ...

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mʔaːna dija waliːkabuj /   So, he was calling (others), saying "Come!", mʔaːna dija waliːkabujt / mʔ -aːna di -ja waliːk -a =b =u =it / come -IMP.PL say -CVB.MNR shout -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG =CSL . V2.IRG -TAM.PNG V1.IRG -. V2 -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ . sːːːagi haːʃi //   from far away sagi haːʃiː // sagi haːʃ =iː // far land =ABL.SG . ADJ N.M =POSTP . beːn /   over there, beːn / beːn / there . ADV . 212   212 212 ʔarjawwa mariːb idari /   in the direction of Aryab, ʔarjabwa mariːb idari / ʔarjab =wa mari =b i= dar -i / Aryab =COORD direction =INDF.M.ACC DEF.M= side -GEN.SG . NP =CONJ N.M =DET DET= N.M -CASE . BI_1120   BI_1120 BI_1120

So, he was calling (others), saying "Come!", from far away in the direction of Aryab.

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winneːt /   very winneːt / winneːt / plenty . ADV . 527   527 527 naʃʃalama kam //   athletic camels naʃʃalama kam // naʃʃalam -a kam // athletic -PL camel\PL . ADJ -. N . 1157   1157 1157 aː# eːkna mettijaːb //   pure breeds aː# eːkna mittijaːb // aː# eː= kina mitti -a =b // aː# DEF.PL.M.ACC= owner pure_breed -PL =INDF.M.ACC . FS DET= PRO.REFL N -. =DET . iːbiriːn //   they had iːbiriːn // iː- biri -iːn // 3- have\AOR -PL . PNG- V1.IRG -PNG .

They had very athletic camels, pure breeds,

SP	jheːniːːː /   they take them and jheːnit / i- heː -n =it / 3- take\IPFV -PL =COORD . PNG- V1.IRG -PNG =CONJ . 236   236 236 eːjanheːb ini //   they came to me", he said. eːjanheːb ini // eːjaː -n =heːb i- ni // come\PFV -3PL =OBJ.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV . V2.IRG -PNG =PRO PNG- V1.IRG . BI_761   BI_761 BI_761
	they took them and they came to me", he said.

SP	beːn aːnd eːjaːneː oːdoːr /   "When these men came, beːn aːnda eːjaːneːb oːdoːr / beːn aː= nda eːjaː -n =eːb oː= doːr / DIST.SG.M.NOM DEF.PL.M.NOM= man\PL come\PFV -3PL =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . DEM DET= SBJ.N.M V2.IRG -PNG =CONJ DET= N.M . 881   881 881
	"When these men came,

SP	ikaːmi jam gʷʔasaːbuːːː /   I had given water to my camel, and ikaːmi jam gʷʔasaːbu / i= kaːm =i jam gʷʔa -s -aː =b =u / DEF.M= camel =POSS1.SG.ACC water drink -CAUS -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG . DET= N =PRO N.PL.M V2 -V2.DER -PRF =DET =PRED.N . 357   357 357
	I had given water to my camel, and

SP	oːn hallaːn hasara tʔabaːtib kirfaːbu //   and now I have met them in the wadi." oːn hallaːn hasara tʔabaːtib kirfaːbu // oːn hallaːn hasara t= ʔaba =t =ib kirif -aː =b =u // PROX.SG.M.ACC now ADVS DEF.F= wadi =INDF.F =LOC.SG meet -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG . DEM ADV PTCL DET= N.F =DET =POSTP V1 -PRF =DET =PRED.N . BI_745   BI_745 BI_745
	and I have met them in the wadi."

SP	ja iraːn aːn hin /   gosh, us... ja iraːnaj aːn hinin / ja iraːnaj aːn hinin / ADRF gosh PROX.PL.M.NOM 1PL.NOM . PTCL EXCM DEM PRO .
	gosh, us...

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asganif daːji siganfoːj aːhnn /   I settled them down very well". "We asganif daːjit siganfoːj aːn hinin / a- s- ganif daːji =t si- ganf -oːj aːn hinin / 1SG- CAUS- kneel\PFV good =INDF.F CAUS- kneel\INT -N.AC PROX.PL.M.NOM 1PL.NOM . PNG- V1.DER- V1 ADJ =DET V1.DER- V1 -N.V DEM SBJ.PRO . barijoːk ribijaːbaːːː /   have come to you barijoːk ribijaːba / barijoːk ribi -jaː =b =a / POSS.2SG.M.ACC load -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1PL . PRO V1 -PRF =DET =PRED.N . BI_830   BI_830 BI_830 oːkaːm niʃabbeːt areːnej /   because we would have liked to examine the camel", oːkaːm niʃabbeːt areːnaj / oː= kaːm ni- ʃabb =eːt areː -na =aj / DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel 1PL- look\INT.PFV =REL.F like -PFV.1PL =CSL . DET= N PNG- V1.DER =CONJ V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . 244   244 244 idiːnheːb ini //   they told me", he said. idiːnheːb ini // i- diː -n =heːb i- ni // 3- say\PFV -PL =OBJ.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV . PNG- V1.IRG -PNG =PRO PNG- V1.IRG . BI_471   BI_471 BI_471

I settled them down very well". They told me: "We've come to you because we would have liked to examine the camel", he said.

SP	uːn uːkaːm iraːnej /   "Gosh, this camel uːn uːkaːm iraːnaj / uːn uː= kaːm iraːnaj . PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel gosh . DEM DET= SBJ.N EXCM . 150   150 150 fidiga dʔejaːbʰuːːː /   I did let it loose and fidiga dʔijaːbu / fidig -a dʔi -jaː =b =u / untie -CVB.MNR do -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG . V1 -. AUX.EMPH -PRF =DET =PRED.N .
	"Gosh, this camel I did let it loose and

SP	hamlaːb akatijeːk kaːmu //   since I had let my camel loose hamlaːb akatijeːk kaːmu // hamil -aː =b a- kati =jeːk kaːm =u // let -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- be\IPFV =if camel =POSS.1SG.NOM . V2 -PRF =DET PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ SBJ.N =PRO .
	since I had let my camel loose,

SP	harawaːb harwaːbu //   it needed to be looked for. harawaːb harwaːbu // haraw -aː =b haraw -aː =b =u // seek -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC seek -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG . V1 -. =DET V1 -PRF =DET =PRED.N .
	it needed to be looked for.

SP	kihajwa //   It was not there and kihajwa // ki= haj =wa // NEG.IPFV= be_there\IPFV.[3SG.M] =COORD . PTCL= V1.IRG =CONJ .
	It was not there, and

SP	beːn khoːrʔarabwa mari dejni /   it should be in Khor Arab, over there, beːn khoːrʔarabwa mariː daːjiːni / beːn khoːrʔarab =wa mari -i daː -jiːni / there Khor_Arab =COORD direction -GEN.SG be_there -IPFV.3SG.M . ADV NP =CONJ N.M -CASE V2 -TAM.PNG . BI_657   BI_657 BI_657
	it should be in Khor Arab, over there",

SP	adini //   I said, he said. adi ini // a- di i- ni // 1SG- say\PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . PNG- V1.IRG PNG- V1.IRG . 1074   1074 1074
	I said, he said.

SP	aːnda /   The men aːnda / aː= nda / DEF.PL.M.NOM= man\PL . DET= SBJ.N.M . oːkaːm rhaːbaj /   as they had seen the camel oːkaːm rhaːbaːjt / oː= kaːm rh -aː =b =a =ajt / DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel see -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3PL =CSL . DET= N V2 -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ .
	As the men had seen the camel,

SP	sakan oːnaj baːdaːt /   (they said:) "Don't pay attention to this news! isakana oːnaj baːdaːt / i= sakan -a oːnaj baː= da -a =t / DEF.M= news -PL PROX.SG.M.GEN NEG.PROH= be_there -IMP.SG.M =COORD . DET= N.M -. DEM PTCL= V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . BI_276   BI_276 BI_276
	(they said:) "Don't pay attention to this news! and

SP	jhare aːn haːj jʔeːneːb ikatijeːk /   if you can bring those camels jhari aːn haːj jʔeːneːb ikatijeːk / j= hari aːn haːj jʔ -eːn =eːb i- kati =jeːk / DEF.M= camel PROX.PL.M.NOM COM come -IPFV.3PL =REL.M 3SG.M- be\IPFV =if . DET= SBJ.N.M DEM POSTP V2.IRG -TAM.PNG =CONJ PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ .
	if you can bring those camels

SP	jhare eːn /   those camels jhari eːn / j= hari eːn / DEF.M= camel PROX.PL.M.ACC . DET= N.M DEM . nishiriwhoːk nijad //   we'll let you look for it with them. niːshiriwhoːk nijad // niː- s- hariw =hoːk ni- jad // FUT.1PL- CAUS- seek =OBJ.2SG 1PL- say\IPFV . TAM.PNG- V1.DER- V1 =PRO PNG- AUX.FUT . BI_377   BI_377 BI_377
	we'll let you look for it with those camels.

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waʤʤaːb an areː /   a meeting, also, then waʤʤaːb han areː / waʤʤa =b han areː / appointment =INDF.M.ACC also then . N.M =DET PTCL.FOC PTCL . tikteːneː /   that you know tikteːneːb / ti- kteːn =eːb / 2SG.M- know\REFL.IPFV =REL.M . PNG- V1.DER.IRG =CONJ . 134   134 134 tisdaliːweːb tiniwuːn /   that you make close, if you give us. tisdaliːweːb tiniːwuːn / ti- s- daliːw =eːb ti- niːw =uːn / 2SG.M- CAUS- approach\IPFV =REL.M 2SG.M- give\IPFV =POSS.1PL.NOM . PNG- V1.DER- V1 =CONJ PNG- V1.IRG =PRO . BI_659   BI_659 BI_659

If you give us an appointment that you know and that you make in a near future

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	we'll wait for you", they told me, he said.

SP	213   213 213 admeːkʰa //   whatever their words admeːka // ʔadim =eː =ka // word\PL =POSS.3PL.ACC =DISTR . N.M =PRO =POSTP . 729   729 729
	"So, whatever their words,

SP

oːkaːm rhaːb iktiːneːt toːna aːnda kan //   I understood that these men had seen the camel; oːkaːm rhaːb iktiːneːt toːna aːnda akan // oː= kaːm rh -aː =b i- ktiːn =eːt toː= na aː= nda a- kan // DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel see -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 3SG.M- know\REFL.IPFV =REL.F DEF.SG.F.ACC= thing DEF.PL.M.NOM= man\PL 1SG- know\REFL.PFV . DET= N V2 -PRF =DET PNG- V1.DER.IRG =CONJ DET= CONJ DET= SBJ.N.M PNG- V1.DER.IRG .

I understood that these men had seen the camel.

SP	BI_747   BI_747 BI_747

SP

ontʔa /   So, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL . faʤil uːdhaːj han areː /   then in the morning, the people also faʤil uːdheːj han areː / faʤil uː= dheːj han areː / morning DEF.SG.M.NOM= people also then . N.M DET= SBJ.N.M.COL PTCL.FOC PTCL . 1169   1169 1169 isakana meraːb akʷoː /   by finding out about the news, so, isakana miraːb akoː / i= sakan -a mir -aː =b akoː / DEF.M= news -PL find -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC be\CVB.SMLT . DET= N.M -. V1 -. =DET PTCL . 256   256 256

So, then in the morning, the people also by finding out about the news,

SP

eːn eːrbaːbkaːːː /   covering all the mountains, eːn eːrba ʔabka / eːn eː= riba ʔabik -a / PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.PL.M.ACC= mountain take -CVB.MNR . DEM DET= N.M V1 -. . uːdheːj mheːjaːnan //   people were in the morning", he said. uːdheːj mheːjaːna ini // uː= dheːj mheː -jaːna i- ni // DEF.SG.M.NOM= people be_in_morning -PFV.3PL 3SG.M- say\PFV . DET= SBJ.N.M.COL V2 -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG . BI_1192   BI_1192 BI_1192

people were covering all the mountains in the morning", he said.

SP	an ikaːm hoː adift //   "I went to look for my camel and ani ikaːmi hoː adift // ani i= kaːm =i hoː a- dif =t // 1SG.NOM DEF.M= camel =POSS.1SG.ACC 1SG.DAT 1SG- leave\PFV =COORD . SBJ.PRO DET= N =PRO PRO PNG- V1 =CONJ .
	"I went to look for my camel and

SP	haːj jʔan //   I brought it back and haːj jʔant // haːj jʔ -an =t // COM come -PFV.1SG =COORD . POSTP V2.IRG -TAM.PNG =CONJ . 268   268 268
	I brought it back and

SP	agnift //   I kneeled it down and agnift // a- gnif =t // 1SG- kneel\PFV =COORD . PNG- V1 =CONJ . 398   398 398
	I kneeled it down and

SP	eːn iwaːsir dhaːj daːsanhoːb /   when I put the saddle on it eːn iwaːsir dhaːj daːsanhoːb / eːn i= waːsir dhaːj daː -s -an =hoːb / PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= saddle DIR be_there -CAUS -PFV.1SG =when . DEM DET= N.M POSTP V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	when I put the saddle on it,

SP	gaba kalawuː /   its belly was full, gaba kalawuː / gab -a kalawa =uː =u / be_full_up -CVB.MNR belly =POSS.3SG.NOM =COP.3SG . V2 -. SBJ.N.M =PRO =PRED.N . uːkaːm //   the camel's. uːkaːm // uː= kaːm // DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel . DET= SBJ.N . BI_735   BI_735 BI_735
	the camel's belly was full.

SP	ɖaːbi biːdiːjeːb hiːsaŋ /   I thought it would not be able to run, ɖaːbi biːdiːjeːb hiːsan / ɖaːb -i bi= i- diː =jeːb hiːs -an / run -FUT.SG NEG.OPT= 3SG.M- say\OPT =REL.M think -PFV.1SG . V2 -TAM.PNG PTCL= PNG- AUX.FUT =CONJ V2 -TAM.PNG .
	I thought it would not be able to run,

SP	winneːt arkʷiːːː /   I was very much afraid, winneːt arkʷi / winneːt a- rkʷi / plenty 1SG- fear\PFV . ADV PNG- V1 .
	I was very much afraid,

SP	aːnda suːrnheːb iːdneːb hiːsan /   I thought the men would overpass me. aːnda suːrnheːb iːdneːb hiːsan / aː= nda suːr -ni =heːb iː- d -n =eːb hiːs -an / DEF.PL.M.NOM= man\PL precede -FUT.PL =OBJ.1SG 3- say\AOR -PL =REL.M think -PFV.1SG . DET= SBJ.N.M V2 -TAM.PNG =PRO PNG- AUX.FUT -PNG =CONJ V2 -TAM.PNG .
	I thought the men would overpass me.

SP	geː ikamhena /   Anyhow, their camels geː ikamhina / geː i= kam =hina / DM DEF.M= camel\PL =POSS.3PL.NOM . PTCL DET= SBJ.N =PRO . winneːt naʃʃalama kam //   were very athletic camels, winneːt naʃʃalama kam // winneːt naʃʃalam =a kam // plenty athletic =COP.3PL camel\PL . ADV ADJ =PRED.N N . BI_323   BI_323 BI_323
	Anyhow, their camels were very athletic camels,

SP	annafajt //   because they were Annafa (camels). annafaːjt // annafa =a =ajt // Annafa =COP.3PL =CSL . NP =PRED.N =CONJ . BI_315   BI_315 BI_315
	because they were Annafa (camels).

SP	ontʔa //   So, ontʔa // ontʔa // now . PTCL . 1746   1746 1746
	So.

SP	oːkaːm //   the camel oːkaːm // oː= kaːm // DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel . DET= N . 966   966 966 eːn iwaːsir dhaːj daːsanhoːm //   when I put the saddle on it, eːn iwaːsir dhaːj daːsanhoːb // eːn i= waːsir dhaːj daː -s -an =hoːb // PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= saddle DIR be_there -CAUS -PFV.1SG =when . DEM DET= N.M POSTP V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	when I put the saddle on the camel,

SP	miʃi //   simply, miʃi // miʃi // only . PTCL . 206   206 206 bess dalboːbjin //   it emptied itself", he said. bess dalboːbja ini // bess dalboːb -ja i- ni // only empty -PFV.3SG.M 3SG.M- say\PFV . PTCL V2 -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG .
	it simply emptied itself", he said.

SP	huːʃijin //   "It urinated", he said. huːʃja ini // huːʃ -ja i- ni // urinate -PFV.3SG.M 3SG.M- say\PFV . V2 -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG . BI_341   BI_341 BI_341
	"It urinated", he said.

SP	huːʃjaːːː /   "It urinated and huːʃja / huːʃ -ja / urinate -PFV.3SG.M . V2 -TAM.PNG .
	"It urinated and

SP	hajloː /   anyway hajloː / haːjloː / anyway . PTCL . BI_592   BI_592 BI_592 haːj nidif //   we left with it and haːj nidift // haːj ni- dif =t // COM 1PL- leave\PFV =COORD . POSTP PNG- V1 =CONJ .
	anyway we left with it and

SP	dangarti girmaj //   at the beginning of the racetrack tidangarti girmaj // ti= dangar =t -i girma -i // DEF.F= racetrack =INDF.F -GEN.SG head -GEN.SG . DET= N.F =DET -CASE N.M -CASE . haːj ningadeːb oːdoːr /   when we stopped with it haːj ningadeːb oːdoːr / haːj ni- ngad =eːb oː= doːr / COM 1PL- stop\PFV =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . POSTP PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ DET= N.M . BI_412   BI_412 BI_412
	when we stopped with it at the beginning of the racetrack,

SP	aːlil hoː hirareːrjaːn /   the ropes became loose on it, aːlil hoːj hiraːreːrjaːn / aː= lil hoːj hiraː~reːr -jaːn / DEF.PL.M.NOM= rope\PL 3ABL walk~PLAC -PFV.3PL . DET= SBJ.N.M PRO V2.DER -TAM.PNG .
	the ropes became loose on it,

SP	ʔadaːjid /   I tightened them well, adaːjid / a- daːjid / 1SG- gird\INT.PFV . PNG- V1.DER . BI_600   BI_600 BI_600
	I tightened them well.

SP	areː mhase /   then, again, areː mhasi / areː mhasi / then again . PTCL PTCL . 641   641 641
	Then, again,

SP	hinir rhiːseːtoːg eːniː //   (they said:) "We are going to show you!" hinin rhiːsatoːk eːnej // hinin rhi -is -at =oːk eːnej // 1PL.NOM see -CAUS -VN =POSS.2SG.ACC come\IPFV.1PL . SBJ.PRO V2 -V2.DER -N.V =PRO AUX.POT .
	(they said:) "We are going to show you!"

SP	malja rhistinhoːn eːnitheːb //   because they told me: "Then, you'll show us!" malja rhistinhoːn eːnitheːb // mali -a rh -is -tin =hoːn eːn =it =heːb // two -ORD see -CAUS -IPFV.2SG.M =OBJ.1PL say\PFV.3PL =CSL =OBJ.1SG . PTCL -NUM V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =PRO V1.IRG =CONJ =PRO .
	Because they told me: "Then, you'll show us!"

SP	haː insinit /   because they brought them upstream and haːj insinit / haːj i- nsi -n =it / COM 3SG.M- go_up\PFV -PL =CSL . POSTP PNG- V1 -PNG =CONJ . BI_440   BI_440 BI_440
	because they brought them upstream and

SP	ikameː /   their camels ikameː / i= kam =eː / DEF.M= camel\PL =POSS.3PL.ACC . DET= N =PRO . 177   177 177 dangar idʔiːneːb oːdoːr //   when they put them on the racetrack, dangar idʔineːb oːdoːr // dangar i- dʔi -n =eːb oː= doːr // racetrack 3SG.M- do\PFV -PL =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . N.F PNG- V1.IRG -PNG =CONJ DET= N.M . BI_463   BI_463 BI_463
	when they put their camels on the racetrack,

SP

taːt tiɖemb aːn aːkam /   the soles of these camels taːt tiɖambija aːn aːkam / taːt ti= ɖambi -ja aːn aː= kam / PROX.PL.F. NOM DEF.F= footstep -PL PROX.PL.M.NOM DEF.PL.M.NOM= camel\PL . DEM DET= N -. DEM DET= SBJ.N . akira ɖab ɖaːbiːneːnaːji sabbiːːː /   because they were running so fast, akira ɖab ɖaːbiːneːnaːji sabbi / ʔakir -a ɖab ɖaːb -iːn =eː =naː -ji sabbi / be_strong -CVB.MNR run\N.AC run -AOR.3PL =REL =thing -GEN.SG because . V1 -. N.V V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ =CONJ -CASE POSTP.BORR.ARA . BI_491   BI_491 BI_491 bak /   thus bak / bak / thus . PTCL . 540   540 540 faggadeː itnʔaːgn //   were facing the audience like that", he said. ifaggadeːda itnʔaːgna ini // i= faggad -eː =da i- t- nʔaːg -na i- ni // DEF.M= audience -GEN.PL =DIR 3SG.M- REFL- be_on_right_side\IPFV -PL 3SG.M- say\PFV . DET= N.M -CASE =POSTP PNG- V1.DER- V1 -PNG PNG- V1.IRG . BI_921   BI_921 BI_921

because they were running so fast, the soles of these camels were facing the audience like that", he said.

SP	ontʔa /   "So, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL . 361   361 361
	"So,

SP	kak iːwrheːb eːdnajihoːb /   when I said: "What are the men going to do to me?" kak iːwrheːb eːjadna anjhoːb / kak iː- wr =heːb eː- jad -na a- ni =hoːb / how FUT.SG- do =OBJ.1SG 3- say\IPFV -PL 1SG- say\PFV =when . ADV.Q TAM.PNG- V1.IRG =PRO PNG- AUX.FUT -PNG PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ ?
	gosh! when I said: "What are the men going to do to me?"

SP	ukaːm miʃ huːʃaːb kiːkin //   my camel had urinated thoroughly!", he said. ikaːmi miʃi huːʃaːb kiːki ini // i= kaːm =i miʃi huːʃ -aː =b ki= i- ki i- ni // DEF.M= camel =POSS.1SG.NOM only urinate -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC NEG.IPFV= 3SG.M- be\PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . DET= SBJ.N =PRO PTCL V2 -PRF =DET PTCL= PNG- V1.IRG PNG- V1.IRG . 135   135 135
	my camel had urinated thoroughly!", he said.

SP	winneːt huːʃjajtʰ //   "Because it had urinated a lot winneːt huːʃjajt // winneːt huːʃ -ja =ajt // plenty urinate -PFV.3SG.M =CSL . ADV V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . BI_183   BI_183 BI_183
	"Because it had urinated a lot

SP

geː suːr sakaneːnaːtika /   thus, in spite of what I did before geː suːr sakaneːnaːtika / geː suːr sak -an =eː =naː =t -i =ka / DM before do -PFV.1SG =REL =thing =INDF.F -GEN.SG =CMPR . PTCL ADV V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ =CONJ =DET -CASE =POSTP . tʔa diːseːt /   so, slowly tʔa diːseːt / tʔa diːseːt / now slowly . PTCL ADV . dʔam hoː amri /   I really began to feel confident about it. dʔam hoːj amri / dʔam hoːj a- mri / taste 3ABL 1SG- find\PFV . N.M PRO PNG- V1 . BI_348   BI_348 BI_348

so, slowly, in spite of what I did before I really began to feel confident about it again like before.

SP	aːlil hiraːreːrjaːn /   the ropes were too loose, aːlil hiraːreːrjaːn / aː= lil hiraː~reːr -jaːn / DEF.PL.M.NOM= rope\PL walk~PLAC -PFV.3PL . DET= SBJ.N.M V2.DER -TAM.PNG .
	The ropes were too loose,

SP	tigaːraːtiwwa //   and the girth tigaːraːtiwwa // ti= gaːraːti =wwa // DEF.F= girth =COORD . DET= SBJ.N.F =CONJ . 670   670 670
	and the girth as well.

SP	areː adaːjit /   I tightened them again, areː adaːjid / areː a- daːjid / then 1SG- gird\INT.PFV . PTCL PNG- V1.DER .
	I tightened them again,

SP	haː ansin //   I brought it upstream"; haːj ansi // haːj a- nsi // COM 1SG- go_up\PFV . POSTP PNG- V1 .
	I brought it upstream".

SP	tʔa baruːk dʔijaːt rhiːsaːnʰ //   "Now, do it! show us!" (they said) tʔa baruːk dʔijaːt rhiːsaːhoːn // tʔa baruːk dʔi -jaː =t rhi -is -a =hoːn // now 2SG.M.NOM do -IMP.SG.M =COORD see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M =OBJ.1PL // PTCL PRO V1.IRG -TAM.PNG =CONJ V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =PRO . BI_1049   BI_1049 BI_1049
	"Now, do it! show us!" (they said)

SP	dangar adihoːb /   "When I got to the racetrack dangar adʔihoːb / dangar a- dʔi =hoːb / racetrack 1SG- do\PFV =when . N.F PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ .
	"When I got to the racetrack

SP	hoːj dajaːn daːj kaːkan /   I don't know how I made it! hoːj dajani daːj kaːkan / hoːj da -jan =i daːj ka= a- kan / 3ABL be_there -PFV.1SG =REL be_there\N.AC NEG.IPFV= 1SG- know\REFL.PFV . PRO V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ N.V.M PTCL= PNG- V1.DER.IRG .
	I don't know how I did it!

SP	oːn oːkaːm //   The camel oːn oːkaːm // oːn oː= kaːm // PROX.SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M.ACC= camel . DEM DET= N . 436   436 436 asikʷt asangad /   I pulled on it and made it stop, asikʷt asingad / a- sikʷ =t a- si- ngad / 1SG- pull\PFV =COORD 1SG- CAUS- stop\PFV . PNG- V1 =CONJ PNG- V1.DER- V1.IRG . 716   716 716
	I pulled on the camel, and made it stop.

SP	hoːj tikʷant /   I got down from it and hoːj tikʷant / hoːj tikʷ -an =t / 3ABL go_down -PFV.1SG =COORD . PRO V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . BI_374   BI_374 BI_374
	I got down from it and

SP	whi hamʃoːkanhoːb //   when I rested under it, whi hamʃuːkanhoːb // whi hamʃuːk -an =hoːb // under breathe -PFV.1SG =when . POSTP V2 -TAM.PNG =CONJ . BI_361   BI_361 BI_361
	when I rested under it,

SP

eːn ibabaːjeː /   thes armpits of his eːn ibabʔaːjeː / eːn i= babʔa =jeː / PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= armpit =POSS.3PL.ACC . DEM DET= N.M =PRO . 517   517 517 diluːli boːj dheː lawjin //   it appeared to me that blood was dripping, he said, diluːli boːj dheː lawja ini // diluːl -i boːj dh =eː law -ja i- ni // drip -AOR.3SG.M blood DIR =POSS.1SG.ACC appear -PFV.3SG.M 3SG.M- say\PFV . V2 -TAM.PNG SBJ.N.M POSTP =PRO V2 -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG .

it appeared to me that blood was dripping from its armpits, he said,

SP	aːn# aw# uːkaːm hasara /   the camel, but aːn# aw# uːkaːm hasara / aːn# aw# uː= kaːm hasara / aːn# aw# DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel ADVS . FS FS DET= SBJ.N PTCL . 434   434 434 winneːt ɖaːbaːbʰuj //   because it had run a lot"; winneːt ɖaːbaːbujt // winneːt ɖaːb -aː =b =u =it // plenty run -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG =CSL . ADV V2 -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ . BI_867   BI_867 BI_867
	because the camel had run a lot";

SP	ja iraːna aːn hn /   "Gosh, us, ja iraːnaj aːn hinin / ja iraːnaj aːn hinin / ADRF gosh PROX.PL.M.NOM 1PL.NOM . PTCL EXCM DEM SBJ.PRO . 540   540 540 tiːlaleːnan tiːlaːleːka //   whatever steps we did tiːlaleːnan tiːlaleːka // tiːlal -eː -nan tiːlal -eː =ka // step\PL -INCH -PFV.1PL step\PL -GEN.PL =DISTR . N.M -V2.DER -TAM.PNG N.M -CASE =POSTP . 377   377 377
	"Gosh, us, whatever our ideas before,

SP	geː /   then geː / geː / DM . PTCL . 1301   1301 1301
	now, then, really,

SP	236   236 236
	we will be terrified of you, so

SP	malja doːr /   once more malja doːr / mali -a doːr / two -ORD time . NUM -NUM N.M . dʔijaːt rhiːsaːoːn eːnheːm //   do it, and show us!", they told me; dʔijaːt rhiːsaːhoːn eːnheːb // dʔi -jaː =t rhi -is -a =hoːn eːn =heːb // do -IMP.SG.M =COORD see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M =OBJ.1PL say\PFV.3PL =OBJ.1SG . V1.IRG -TAM.PNG =CONJ V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =PRO V1.IRG =PRO .
	do it once more, and show us!", they told me.

SP	malja doːr adʔit rhisan /   "I did another one and I showed them, malja doːr adʔit rhisan / mali -a doːr a- dʔi =t rhi -s -an / two -ORD time 1SG- do\PFV =COORD see -CAUS -PFV.1SG . NUM -NUM N.M PNG- V1.IRG =CONJ V2 -V2.DER -TAM.PNG . BI_497   BI_497 BI_497
	"I did another one and I showed them,

SP	beːn uːkaːm //   that camel beːn uːkaːm // beːn uː= kaːm // DIST.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= camel . DEM DET= SBJ.N . 328   328 328 winneːt dagʷagʷ kaːmujt /   because it was a really fast camel!" winneːt dagʷaːgʷ kaːmujt / winneːt dagʷaːgʷ kaːm =u =it / plenty quick camel =COP.3SG =CSL . ADV ADJ N =PRED.N =CONJ . 318   318 318
	because this camel was a really fast camel!"

SP	an aknaːj /   Myself ani aknaːji / ani i= kina =ji / 1SG.NOM DEF.M= owner =POSS.1SG.NOM . PRO DET= SBJ.PRO.REFL =PRO . 284   284 284 doːr amaːbin //   "I have ridden it once", he said. doːr amaːbi ini // doːr ʔam -aː =b =i i- ni // time mount\REFL -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.1SG 3SG.M- say\PFV . N.M V1.DER -PRF =DET =PRED.N PNG- V1.IRG .
	"I have ridden it myself", he said.