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SP	hummad iːdni ʔoːr iːfəⁿ //   There was a boy named Hummad, they said. hummad iːdni ʔoːr iːfi eːn // hummad iː- d -n =i ʔoːr iː- fi eːn // Hummad 3- say\AOR -PL =REL child 3SG.M- be_there\AOR say\PFV.3PL . N.PROP PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ N PNG- V1.IRG.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	There was a boy named Hummad, they said.

SP	hummad iːdni ʔoːr iːfej /   There was a boy named Hummad, and hummad iːdni ʔoːr iːfejt / hummad iː- d -n =i ʔoːr iː- fi =ejt / Hummad 3- say\AOR -PL =REL child 3SG.M- be_there\AOR =COORD . N.PROP PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ N PNG- V1.IRG.INTR =CONJ .
	There was a boy named Hummad, and

SP	uːn hummaˀ /   this Hummad, uːn hummad / uːn hummad / PROX.SG.M.NOM Hummad . DEM N.PROP .
	this Hummad,

SP	tuːnd ajaːtuːːː /   his mother was dead, and tuːndi ajaːtu / tuː= ndi aj -a =t =u / DEF.SG.F.NOM= mother die -CVB.MNR =INDF.F =COP.3SG . DET= N.F V1.IRG.INTR -PRF =DET =PRED.N .
	his mother was dead.

SP	imbaːbajt takatti geːb /   with his father’s wife imbaːbajt takatti geːb / i= mbaːba -i =t takat =t -i geːb / DEF.M= father -GEN =INDF.F woman =INDF.F -GEN beside . DET= N.M -CASE =DET N.F =DET -CASE POSTP . 762   762 762 askinaːbən //   he lived, they said. askinaːbi eːn // askin -a =b =i eːn // inhabit -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG say\PFV.3PL . V2.INTR -PRF =DET =PRED.N V1.IRG.TR .
	He lived with his father’s wife, they said.

SP	ontʔa uːn imbaːbajˀ /   Now, this father’s ontʔa uːn imbaːbajt / ontʔa uːn i= mbaːba -i =t / now PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.M= father -GEN =INDF.F . PTCL DEM DET= N.M -CASE =DET . takaˀ /   wife takat / takat / woman . N.F .
	Now, this father’s wife

SP	maːgʷaratniːːː /   is doing bad to him, maːgʷaratini / maːgʷara -tini / treat_badly -IPFV.3SG.F . V2.TR -TAM.PNG .
	is doing badly to him,

SP	timʔarituː /   his food timʔarituː / ti= mʔari =t =uː / DEF.F= food =INDF.F =POSS.3SG.NOM . DET= N.F =DET =PRO . 303   303 303 hagla thaːt /   lacking or touching hagla thaːt / hagil -a tha -a =t / miss -CVB.MNR touch -CVB.MNR =INDF.F . V1.TR -PRF V2.TR -PRF =DET . ikatiːːː /   it becomes tikati / ti- kati / 3SG.F- become\IPFV . PNG- AUX.PRF .
	he was given food irregularly,

SP	ahaːːː   ahaː ahaː ahaː FILL

SP	oːdiraːruː /   His diner oːdiraːruː / oː= diraːr =uː / DEF.SG.M.ACC= dinner =POSS.3SG.NOM . DET= N.M =PRO . hagla thaːt ikati //   lacking or touching it becomes. hagla thaːt ikati // hagil -a tha -a =t i- kati // miss -CVB.MNR touch -CVB.MNR =INDF.F 3SG.M- become\IPFV . V1.TR -PRF V2.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF .
	he was given diner irregularly.

SP	gidti dʔiːt uːn ani /   He left, and: 'I gidti dʔiːt uːn ani / gid -ti dʔiːt uːn ani / stop -CVB.CSL do\CVB.ANT PROX.SG.M.NOM 1SG.NOM . V1.IRG.INTR -. V1.IRG.TR DEM SBJ.PRO . giːgati diːt /   am leaving’ he said and giːgati diːt / giːg -at -i diːt / leave -POT.[1SG] -L say\CVB.ANT . V2.INTR -TAM.PNG -. V1.IRG.TR .
	He left, and he told himself: ‘I am leaving’, and

SP	giːgiːn eːn /   he leaves, they said. giːgiːni eːn / giːg -iːni eːn / leave -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	he leaves, they said.

SP	iʃti giːgjaːt //   He left her, and iʃti giːgiaːt // ʔiʃ -ti giːg -ja =t // let -CVB.CSL leave -PFV.3SG.M =COORD . V1.TR -. V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	He left her, and

SP	isakkaːj /   on the road, isikkaːj / i= sikka -i / DEF.M= road -GEN . DET= N.M -CASE . hireːreː hireːreː hireːreː /   while walking hireːreː hireːreː hireːreː / hireːr -eː hireːr -eː hireːr -eː / walk -CVB.SMLT walk -CVB.SMLT walk -CVB.SMLT . V2.INTR -. V2.INTR -. V2.INTR -. .
	while walking on the road,

SP	takat /   a woman takat / takat / woman . N.F . 120   120 120 eːgirimːːːs /   an old woman and eːgirimt / ʔeːgirim =t / elder =INDF.F . N =DET . sanneːn //   he finds, they said. sanni eːn // sanni eːn // wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] say\PFV.3PL . V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he finds a woman, an old woman,

SP	hadʔaːnit //   A very old woman, hadʔaːnit // hadʔaːni =t // old_person =INDF.F . N =DET . 1327   1327 1327 sannijaːt //   he finds her and sannijaːt // sanni =jaːt // wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =COORD . V1.TR =CONJ .
	He finds a very old woman, and

SP	jhaː nhoː teːba təndəhob /   when she says: ‘Hey you! Where are you going?’ jhaː nhoː teːbija tindihoːb / jhaː nhoː teː- bi -ja ti- ndi =hoːb / ADRF.SG.M where 2SG- go\INT.IPFV -M 3SG.F- say\IPFV =when . PTCL ADV.Q PNG- V1.DER.TR -PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .
	when she says: ‘Hey you, where are you going?’

SP	uːn ani bag eːbənd //   he says: ‘I am going there’, they said. uːn ani bak eːbi indi eːn // uːn ani bak eː- bi i- ndi eːn // PROX.SG.M.NOM 1SG.NOM thus 3SG.M- go\INT.IPFV 3SG.M- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . DEM SBJ.PRO DEICT.MNR PNG- V1.DER.TR PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he says: ‘I am going there’, they said.

SP	bak teːbijeːk oːn suːroːk /   ‘If you go this way in front of you, bak teːbijeːk oːn suːroːk / bak teː- bi =eːk oːn suːr =oːk / thus 2SG.M- go\INT.IPFV =if PROX.SG.M.ACC before =POSS.2SG.ACC . DEICT.MNR PNG- V1.DER.TR =CONJ DEM POSTP =PRO .
	‘If you go this way in front of you,

SP	saːrit eːfeːna /   there are witches. saːrit eːfeːna / saːri =t eː- feː -na / witch =INDF.F 3- be_there\IPFV -PL . N =DET PNG- V1.IRG.INTR -PNG .
	there are witches.

SP	aːt tisaːri /   These witches aːt tisaːri / aːt ti= saːri / PROX.PL.F.NOM DEF.F= witch . DEM DET= N . 150   150 150 jʔabiknuːk /   if they take you jʔabiknuːk / i- ʔabik -n =uːk / 3- take\PFV -PL =POSS.2SG.NOM . PNG- V1.TR -PNG =PRO .
	If these witches take you,

SP	haridtiːt ʔaːmeːtiːdʔanhoːk /   they’ll slit your throat, and they’ll eat you up. haridtiːt ʔaːmeːti idʔanhoːk / harid -tiːt ʔaːm -eːti i- dʔa -n =hoːk / slaughter -CVB.ANT devour -CVB.CSL 3- do\IPFV -PL =OBJ.2SG . V1.TR -. V2.TR -. PNG- AUX.EMPH -PNG =PRO .
	they’ll slit your throat, and they’ll eat you up.

SP	eːn igabal eːn baʔahaːjaː /   Don’t go in this direction, and eːn igabal eːn baːʔahaːjaːt / eːn i= gabal eːn baː= aha -ja =t / PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.PL.M= direction PROX.PL.M.ACC NEG.PROH= take -IMP.SG.M =COORD . DEM DET= N.PL.M DEM PTCL= V1.IRG.TR -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	Don’t go in this direction,

SP	igabal eːn ahaːja tənde en //   take this direction!’ she says, they said. igabal eːn ahaja tindi eːn // i= gabal eːn aha -ja ti- ndi eːn // DEF.PL.M= direction PROX.PL.M.ACC take -IMP.SG.M 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.PL.M DEM V1.IRG.TR -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	take this direction!’ she says, they said.

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ɖaːbeː hankagiːgsjaːnhoːkaj //   running even, they won’t let you leave. ɖaːbeː han kagiːgsjaːnhoːkaj // ɖaːb -eː han ka= giːg -s -jaːn =hoːk =aj // run -CVB.SMLT also NEG.IPFV= leave -CAUS -PFV.3PL =OBJ.2SG =CSL . V2.INTR -. PTCL.FOC PTCL= V2.INTR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =PRO =CONJ . 540   540 540 miːlalt /   Needles miːlalt / miːlal =t / needle\PL =INDF.F . N.F =DET . iniːwaj dʔeja tindi eːn //   put in its tail’, she says, they said. iniːwaj dʔija tindi eːn // i= niːwa -i dʔi -ja ti- ndi eːn // DEF.M= tail -GEN do -IMP.SG.M 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.M -CASE V1.IRG.INTR -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .

she says: ‘Even running with your horse, they won’t let you leave. Put needles in its tail’, they said.

SP	daːjiti diːtiːt /   ‘It is fine’ he says and daːjiti diːtiːt / daːji =t =i diː -tiːt / good =INDF.F =COP.3SG say -CVB.ANT . ADJ =DET =PRED.N V1.IRG.TR -. .
	‘Fine’ he says and

SP	391   391 391 ithadʔaːni tiːdeːnaːj /   that the old woman had said about, ithadʔaːni tiːdeːnaːj / i= t= hadʔaːni tiː- d =eː -n =aːj / DEF.M= DEF.F= old_person 3SG.F- say\AOR =REL -L =ABL . REL= DET= N PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ -. =POSTP . indiːf eːn //   he leaves, they said. indiːf eːn // i- ndiːf eːn // 3SG.M- leave\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.INTR V1.IRG .
	he leaves in the direction the old woman had talked about, they said.

SP	difeː difeː difeː difeː difeː /   While he leaves, difeː difeː difeː difeː difeː / dif -eː dif -eː dif -eː dif -eː dif -eː / leave -CVB.SMLT leave -CVB.SMLT leave -CVB.SMLT leave -CVB.SMLT leave -CVB.SMLT . V1.INTR -. V1.INTR -. V1.INTR -. V1.INTR -. V1.INTR -. .
	While he leaves,

SP	iridigit /   by chance, iridigiːt / i= ridig =iːt / DEF.M= chance =SIMIL.SG . DET= N.M.BORR.ARA =POSTP .
	unfortunately,

SP	taːmʔa /   the women taːmʔa / taː= mʔa / DEF.PL.F.NOM= woman\PL . DET= N.F .
	the women

SP	əsikkaːj jʔaʃiʃnʰeːn //   met him on the road, they said. isikkaːj jʔaʃiʃna eːn // i= sikka -i i- ʔaʃiʃ -na eːn // DEF.M= road -GEN 3- face_each_other\PFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.M -CASE PNG- V1 -PNG V1.IRG .
	met him on the road, they said.

SP	kib jʔabiknaːt /   They took good hold of him and kib jʔabiknaːt / kib i- ʔabik -n =aːt / firmly 3- take\PFV -PL =COORD . IDEO PNG- V1 -PNG =CONJ .
	They took good hold of him and

SP	haːj giːgeːne //   they go away with him, they said. haːj giːgeːn eːn // haːj giːg -eːn eːn // COM leave -PFV.3PL say\PFV.3PL . POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	they go away with him, they said.

SP	karoːraːt haːj jʔeːtiː /   They bring a bottle, and karoːraːt haːj jʔeːtiːt / karoːra =t haːj jʔ -eːtiːt / bottle =INDF.F COM come -CVB.ANT . N.F.BORR.ARA =DET POSTP V2.IRG.TR -. .
	They bring a bottle, and

SP	karoːraːti ɟuwwaj daːsen en //   they put him inside the bottle, they said. karoːraːti ʤuwwaːj daːseːn eːn // karoːra =t -i ʤuwwaː -i daː -s -eːn eːn // bottle =INDF.F -GEN inside -GEN be_there -CAUS -IPFV.3PL say\PFV.3PL . N.F.BORR.ARA =DET -CASE N.M.BORR.ARA -CASE V2.INTR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	they put him inside the bottle, they said.

SP

hummad hummad /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad / hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP . 527   527 527 wʔajoːk irhisaːnhoːn /   show us your hand’, wʔajoːk rhisaːnhoːn / w= ʔaj =oːk rhi -s -a -n =hoːn / DEF.SG.M= hand =POSS.2SG.ACC see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M -L =OBJ.1PL . DET= N.M =PRO V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG -. =PRO . 383   383 383 ejadneː //   they say, they said. ijadna eːn // i- jad -na eːn // 3- say\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG -PNG V1.IRG .

They say: ‘Hummad, Hummad, show us your hand’, they said

SP	eːdneːbka /   Each time they said that, eːdneːbka / eː- d -n =eːb =ka / 3- say\IPFV -PL =REL.M =DISTR . PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ =POSTP .
	Each time they are saying that,

SP	kiːbalajt rhisi əəə /   he was showing them a finger. kiːbalaːjt rhisi əəə / kiːbalaːj =t rhi -s -i əəə / finger =INDF.F see -CAUS -AOR.3SG.M er . N.F =DET V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG HESIT .
	he was showing them a finger

SP	əəə /   əəə / əəə / er . HESIT .

SP	kiːbalajt əəə /   A finger, kiːbalaːjt əəə / kiːbalaːj =t əəə / finger =INDF.F er . N.F =DET HESIT . 220   220 220 rhiːsiːn akʷoː /   he shows them, rhisiːni akoː / rhi -s -iːni akoː / see -CAUS -IPFV.3SG.M become\CVB.SMLT . V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG PTCL .
	He shows them a finger,

SP	baruː /   He baruː / baruː / 3SG.M.NOM . SBJ.PRO . gʷibi niːwa rhiːsiːne //   shows them a mouse tail, they said. gʷibi niːwa rhisiːni eːn // gʷib -i niːwa rhi -s -iːni eːn // mouse -GEN tail see -CAUS -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . N.M -CASE N.M V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	He shows them a mouse tail, they said.

SP	ontʔa /   Now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	Now,

SP	mhasi goːjaːbuːj //   ‘He is still weak, mhasi goːjaːbuːj // mhasi goːj -a =b =u =i // again be_incapable\INT -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG =CSL . PTCL V1.DER.INTR -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ . 163   163 163 dʔoːraːn eːjdneːm /   feed him!’ they say, they said. dʔoːraːna ijadna eːn / dʔoːr -aːna i- jad -na eːn / feed -IMP.PL 3- say\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . V2.TR -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	they say: ‘He is still weak, feed him!’ they said.

SP	bataː dʔoːreːtiːːːji /   They fed him well, and bataː dʔoːreːti / bataː dʔoːr -eːti / 3PL.NOM feed -CVB.CSL . SBJ.PRO V2.TR -. .
	They fed him well, and

SP	ʃoːɖhatitka /   each time they made him fat, ʃoːɖhatitka / soː- ɖha -tiːt =ka / CAUS- be_fat -CVB.ANT =DISTR . V1.DER- V1.INTR -. =POSTP .
	when they would have made him fat

SP	haridtit ʔaːmeːti dineː /   they cut his throat and devoured him. haridtiːt ʔaːmeːti idʔina / harid -tiːt ʔaːm -eːti i- dʔi -na / slaughter -CVB.ANT devour -CVB.CSL 3- do\PFV -PL . V1.TR -. V2.TR -. PNG- AUX.EMPH -PNG .
	they would have cut his throat and devour him’.

SP	areː titakat /   Then, the woman areː titakat / areː ti= takat / then DEF.F= woman . PTCL DET= N.F . thadʔaːnidha hadiːdaːtuːj /   because the old woman had told him, thadʔaːniːdha hadiːdaːtuːjt / t= hadʔaːni -i =dha hadiːd -a =t =u =it / DEF.F= old_person -GEN =DIR talk -CVB.MNR =INDF.F =COP.3SG =CSL . DET= N -CASE =POSTP V2.TR -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ .
	Then, because the old woman had told him

SP	iːktineː //   so he knew, they said. iːktiːn eːn // iː- ktiːn eːn // 3SG.M- know\MID.AOR say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.DER.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he knew, they said.

SP	ontʔa /   Now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	Now,

SP	doːraːb sannijeːbkə /   when time passed (lit. when he waited times): doːraːb sannijeːbka / doːr -a =b sanni =eːb =ka / time -PL =INDF.M.ACC wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =REL.M =DISTR . N.M -. =DET V1.TR =CONJ =POSTP .
	when time passed,

SP

hummad hummad handeː /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, again hummad hummad handeː / hummad hummad handeː / Hummad Hummad DM . N.PROP N.PROP PTCL . 540   540 540 kiːbalaj /   a finger, kiːbalaːjt / kiːbalaːj =t / finger =INDF.F . N.F =DET . 199   199 199 wʔajoːk rhisaːnhoːn indijeːbka /   'show us your hand’, each time he says (sic) wʔajoːk rhisaːnhoːn indijeːbka / w= ʔaj =oːk rhi -s -a -n =hoːn i- ndi =eːb =ka / DEF.SG.M= hand =POSS.2SG.ACC see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M -L =OBJ.1PL 3SG.M- say\IPFV =REL.M =DISTR . DET= N.M =PRO V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG -. =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ =POSTP .

each time he (sic, = they) says; ‘Hummad, Hummad, again show us a finger, your hand’,

SP	gʷibi niːwa rhiːsiːneːn //   he shows them the mouse tail, they said. gʷibi niːwa rhisiːni eːn // gʷib -i niːwa rhi -s -iːni eːn // mouse -GEN tail see -CAUS -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . N.M -CASE N.M V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	he shows them the mouse tail, they said.

SP	bikak eːn jʔadmeː eːdnhoːb //   Each time when they said these words. bikaka eːn jʔadmeː eːdnhoːb // bikaka eːn i= ʔadim =eː eː- d -n =hoːb // each_time PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= word\PL =POSS.3PL.ACC 3- say\IPFV -PL =when . ADV.DISTR DEM DET= N.M =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ .
	Each time they said these words.

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uːn uːtak ɖhaːbu /   ‘This man is fat, uːn uːtak ɖhaːbu / uːn uː= tak ɖh -a =b =u / PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= man be_fat -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG . DEM DET= N.M V1.INTR -PRF =DET =PRED.N . 243   243 243 kʷambiːshoːn nuːn /   and yet he is hiding it from us, kʷambiːshoːn nuːn / kʷanbiːs =hoːn nuːn / hide\IPFV.[3SG.M] =OBJ.1PL only . V1.TR =PRO PTCL . 418   418 418 amsi nhiridaj ejadnaː //   so we’ll cut his throat today’, they say and amsi nhiridaj ijadnaːt // amsi n- hirid =aj i- jad -na =aːt // today 1PL- slaughter\IPFV =CSL 3- say\IPFV -PL =COORD . ADV PNG- V1.TR =CONJ PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ .

They say: ‘This man is fat and yet he is hiding it from us, so we’ll cut his throat today’, and

SP	bawoː kantiː /   he knows and bawoː kantiːt / baroː kan -tiːt / 3SG.M.ACC know\MID -CVB.ANT . PRO V1.DER.IRG.TR -. .
	he knows and

SP	tikaroːra ʈʔata kitʔatiː /   he breaks the bottle with a stroke, and tikaroːra ʈʔati kitʔatiːt / ti= karoːra ʈʔa -ti kitʔa -tiːt / DEF.F= bottle hit -CVB.CSL cut -CVB.ANT . DET= N.F.BORR.ARA V1.TR -. V1.TR -. .
	he breaks the bottle with a stroke, and

SP	ɖaːbeːti iniː //   runs away. ɖaːbeːti iniːn // ɖaːb -eːti i- niːn // run -CVB.CSL 3SG.M- take\IPFV . V2.INTR -. PNG- AUX.EMPH .
	runs away.

SP	fidinti ɖaːbijeːb oːdoːr /   When he was running away: fidinti ɖaːbijeːb oːdoːr / fidin -ti ɖaːb -i =eːb oː= doːr / move_away -CVB.CSL run -AOR.3SG.M =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . V1.INTR -. V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M .
	When he was running away,

SP

ʃaːbbiːtiː ʃibibi //   ‘Sentinel, watch! ʃaːbbiːtej ʃibibi // ʃaːbbiː =t -ej ʃibib -i // look\INT.N.AGN =INDF.F -VOC look -IMP.SG.F . N.V =DET -CASE V1.INTR -TAM.PNG . 800   800 800 oːtanaːtiː /   Curser, oːtanaːtej / ʔoːt -anaː =t -ej / curse\INT -N.AGN =INDF.F -VOC . V1.DER -N.V =DET -CASE . 108   108 108 ʔiti /   curse! ʔiti / ʔit -i / curse -IMP.SG.F . V1.TR -TAM.PNG . 374   374 374 ɖaːbanaːtiː /   Runner, ɖaːbanaːtej / ɖaːb -anaː =t -ej / run -N.AGN =INDF.F -VOC . V2.INTR -N.V =DET -CASE . ɖaːbi /   run!’ ɖaːbi / ɖaːb -i / run -IMP.SG.F . V2.INTR -TAM.PNG . ijadneː //   they say, they said. ijadna eːn // i- jad -na eːn // 3- say\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG V1.IRG .

they say: ‘Watcher, watch! Curser, curse! Runner, run!’ they said.

SP	eːdnhoːb /   When they say that, eːdnhoːb / eː- d -n =hoːb / 3- say\IPFV -PL =when . PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ .
	When they say that,

SP	uːn oːtanaːt jhakeːtiːt /   Curser starts (to say): uːn oːtanaːt jhakeːtiːt / uːn ʔoːt -anaː =t jhak -eːtiːt / PROX.SG.M.NOM curse\INT -N.AGN =INDF.F get_up -CVB.ANT . DEM V1.DER.TR -N.V =DET V2.INTR -. .
	Curser starts (to say):

SP	allaː taːrba tibifariːneːt isaːnnhoːkʰ //   ‘God! may you find the mountains that cannot be jumped over, allaːj taːrba tibiːfaraːjneːt isaːnnhoːk // allaːj taː= riba ti= bi= i- far -aj -n =eːt i- saːn -n =hoːk // God DEF.PL.F.NOM= mountain DEF.F= NEG.OPT= 3- jump -OPT -L =REL.F 3- wait\AOR -PL =OBJ.2SG . N.M DIM= N.M REL= PTCL= PNG- V2.INTR -TAM -. =CONJ PNG- V1.TR -PNG =PRO .
	‘God! may you find the mountains that cannot be jumped over,

SP	ahaːn /   ahaːn / ahaːn / ahaːn . FILL .

SP	aːjas isaːnnhoːk //   may you find the dogs, aːjas isaːnnhoːk // aː= jas i- saːn -n =hoːk // DEF.PL.M.NOM= dog\PL 3- wait\AOR -PL =OBJ.2SG DET= N PNG- V1.TR -PNG =PRO
	may you find the dogs,

SP	ʔiʃiːʃik isaːnhoːk //   may you find the thorny shrubs, iʃiːʃik isaːnhoːk // i= ʃiːʃik i- saːn =hoːk // DEF.M= thorn 3SG.M- wait\AOR =OBJ.2SG . DET= N.M PNG- V1.TR =PRO .
	may you find the thorny shrubs,

SP	ahaːn /   ahaːn / ahaːn / ahaːn . FILL .

SP	<allahumma salle#> /   O God give your blessing ... <allahumma salle#> / <allahumma salle#> / <allahumma salle#> . CSW.ARA .
	O God give your blessing ...

SP	iʃiːʃik iːsanhoːkʰ //   may you find the thorny shrubs, iʃiːʃik isaːnhoːk // i= ʃiːʃik i- saːn =hoːk // DEF.M= thorn 3SG.M- wait\AOR =OBJ.2SG . DET= N.M PNG- V1.TR =PRO .
	may you find the thorny shrubs,

SP	uːbhar iːsanhoːkʰa //   may you find the sea!’ uːbhar isaːnhoːka // uː= bhar i- saːn =hoːk -a // DEF.SG.M.NOM= sea 3SG.M- wait\AOR =OBJ.2SG -ADRE.M . DET= N.M PNG- V1.TR =PRO -. .
	may you find the sea!’

SP	tindi ʔeː //   she says, they said. tindi eːn // ti- ndi eːn // 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	she says, they said.

SP	oːtanaːt /   Curser oːtanaːt / ʔoːt -anaː =t / curse\INT -N.AGN =INDF.F . V1.DER.TR -N.V =DET .
	Curser

SP	tinʔiːt eːn /   curses, they said. tinʔiːt eːn / ti- nʔiːt eːn / 3SG.F- curse\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	curses, they said.

SP	wʔalal isaːnhoːka /   ‘May you find the dust storm!’ wʔalaːl isaːnhoːka / w= ʔalaːl i- saːn =hoːk -a / DEF.SG.M= dust_storm 3SG.M- wait\AOR =OBJ.2SG -ADRE.M . DET= N.M PNG- V1.TR =PRO -. . tindihoːbʰ //   when she says, tindihoːb // ti- ndi =hoːb // 3SG.F- say\IPFV =when . PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .
	When she says: ‘May you find the dust storm!’

SP	ontʔa /   now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	now,

SP	ɖaːbeː jʔiːjeːb oːdoːr /   when he comes running, ɖaːbeː jʔiːjeːb oːdoːr / ɖaːb -eː jʔ -i =eːb oː= doːr / run -CVB.SMLT come -AOR.3SG.M =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . V2.INTR -. V2.IRG.TR -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M .
	when he comes running,

SP	taːrb iseːneːb oːdoːr /   when he found the mountains, taːrba iseːnneːb oːdoːr / taː= riba i- seːn -n =eːb oː= doːr / DEF.PL.F.NOM= mountain 3- wait\PFV -PL =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . DIM= N.M PNG- V1.TR -PNG =CONJ DET= N.M .
	when he found the mountains,

SP

thataːj /   the horse thataːj / t= hataːj / DEF.F= horse . DET= N . tindeːn /   says, they said: tindi eːn / ti- ndi eːn / 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR . hummad hummad /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad / hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP . 190   190 190 baroːk wʔabkoːk /   you hold tight, baroːk wʔabkoːk / baroːk w= ʔabik =oːk / 2SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M= take\N.AC =POSS.2SG.ACC . PRO DET= N.V =PRO . aneb teːfar diːd /   I jump!’ it says, and aneb teːfar diːt / aneb teː= far diːt / 1SG.ACC DEF.PL.F.ACC= jump\N.AC say\CVB.ANT . PRO DET= N.V.F.PL V1.IRG .

the horse says so, they said. ‘Hummad, Hummad, you hold tight, I jump!’ it says, and

SP	gidhiː fartene //   it jumps over them, they said. gidhiː fartini eːn // gidhiː far -tini eːn // beyond jump -IPFV.3SG.F say\PFV.3PL . POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	it jumps over them, they said.

SP	ʔiʃiːʃik mhasi sannihoːb /   Soon when he finds the thorny shrubs, iʃiːʃik mhasi sannihoːb / i= ʃiːʃik mhasi sanni =hoːb / DEF.M= thorn again wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =when . DET= N.M PTCL V1.TR =CONJ .
	Soon when he finds the thorny shrubs,

SP

hummad hummad /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad / hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP . 140   140 140 baroːk wʔabkoːˀ /   you hold tight, baroːk wʔabkoːk / baroːk w= ʔabik =oːk / 2SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M= take\N.AC =POSS.2SG.ACC . PRO DET= N.V =PRO . aneb teːfar diː /   I jump!’ it says, and aneb teːfar diːt / aneb teː= far diːt / 1SG.ACC DEF.PL.F.ACC= jump\N.AC say\CVB.ANT . PRO DET= N.V.F.PL V1.IRG .

it says: ‘Hummad, Hummad, hold tight, I jump!’ and

SP	gidhiːːː /   over it, gidhiː / gidhiː / beyond . POSTP . fartinen //   it jumps, they said. fartini eːn // far -tini eːn // jump -IPFV.3SG.F say\PFV.3PL . V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	and it jumps over it, they said.

SP	uːbhar sannijeːb oːdoːr /   When he finds the sea, uːbhar sannijeːb oːdoːr / uː= bhar sanni =eːb oː= doːr / DEF.SG.M.NOM= sea wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . DET= N.M V1.TR =CONJ DET= N.M .
	When he finds the thorns,

SP

hummad hummad /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad / hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP . 423   423 423 baroːk wʔabkoː /   you hold tight, baroːk wʔabkoːk / baroːk w= ʔabik =oːk / 2SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M= take\N.AC =POSS.2SG.ACC . PRO DET= N.V =PRO . 426   426 426 aneb teːfar diːt /   I jump!’ it says, and aneb teːfar diːt / aneb teː= far diːt / 1SG.ACC DEF.PL.F.ACC= jump\N.AC say\CVB.ANT . PRO DET= N.V.F.PL V1.IRG.TR .

it says: ‘Hummad, Hummad, you hold tight, I jump!’ and

SP	thataj gidhi farteːn //   the horse jumps over it, they said. thataːj gidhiː fartini eːn // t= hataːj gidhiː far -tini eːn // DEF.F= horse beyond jump -IPFV.3SG.F say\PFV.3PL . DET= N POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	the horse jumps over it, they said.

SP	wʔalaːl sannihoːˀ /   When he finds the dust storm, wʔalaːl sannihoːb / w= ʔalaːl sanni =hoːb / DEF.SG.M= dust_storm wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =when . DET= N.M V1.TR =CONJ .
	When he finds the dust storm

SP

hummad hummaˀ /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad / hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP . 410   410 410 baroːk wʔabkoːˀ /   you hold tight, baroːk wʔabkoːk / baroːk w= ʔabik =oːk / 2SG.M.ACC DEF.SG.M= take\N.AC =POSS.2SG.ACC . PRO DET= N.V =PRO . 320   320 320 aneb teːfar diːd /   I jump!’ it says, and aneb teːfar diːt / aneb teː= far diːt / 1SG.ACC DEF.PL.F.ACC= jump\N.AC say\CVB.ANT . PRO DET= N.V.F.PL V1.IRG.TR .

it says: ‘Hummad, Hummad, you hold tight, I jump!’ and

SP	gidhiː farteːn //   it jumps over it, they said. gidhiː fartini eːn // gidhiː far -tini eːn // beyond jump -IPFV.3SG.F say\PFV.3PL . POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	it jumps over it, they said.

SP	ahaː /   ahaː / ahaː / ahaː . FILL .

SP	əəə iʃiːʃik sanni eːn /   He finds the thorny shrubs, they said. əəə iʃiːʃik sanni eːn / əəə i= ʃiːʃik sanni eːn / er DEF.M= thorn wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] say\PFV.3PL . HESIT DET= N.M V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	He finds the thorny shrubs, they said.

SP	aːːː# /   aː# / aː# / aː# . FS .

SP	naːtka sanni /   He finds everything. naːtka sanni / naː =t =ka sanni / thing =INDF.F =DISTR wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] . N.F =DET =POSTP V1.TR .
	He finds everything.

SP	kassteː   All kassteː kass =t =eː all =INDF.F =POSS.3PL.ACC DET =DET =PRO teːna fariːneːn //   things he jumps over, they said. teːna fariːni eːn // teː= na far -iːni eːn // DEF.PL.F.ACC= thing jump -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.F V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	He jumps over everything.

SP

allaː /   'God, allaː / alla / God . N.M. . aː# /   aː# / aː# / aː# . FS . 129   129 129 tuːtiː /   the snake tuːtiji / tuː= tiji / DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake . DET= N.F . 356   356 356 tʔasarama girmaːji tisanhoːka dejaːt akʷo //   seven headed may you find ', she had told him. tʔasarama girmaːji tisaːnhoːka dijaːt akoː // t= asarama girma -ji ti- saːn =hoːk -a di -a =t akoː // DEF.F= seven head -GEN 3SG.F- wait\AOR =OBJ.2SG -ADRE.M say -CVB.MNR =INDF.F become\CVB.SMLT . DET= NUM N.M -CASE PNG- V1.TR =PRO -. V1.IRG.TR -PRF =DET PTCL .

She had told him: ‘May you find the seven headed snake’,

SP	ontʔa /   Now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	Now,

SP	naːtk ʔimbateː hasamijeːb oːdoːr /   when he went past all these things, naːtka imbateː hasamijeːb oːdoːr / naː =t =ka imbateː hasam -i =eːb oː= doːr / thing =INDF.F =DISTR 3PL.F.ACC go_past -AOR.3SG.M =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . N.F =DET =POSTP PRO V2.TR -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M .
	when he went past all these things,

SP	tuːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji sannen //   he finds the seven headed snake, they said. tuːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji sanni eːn // tuː= tiji t= asarama girma -ji sanni eːn // DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake DEF.F= seven head -GEN wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.F DET= NUM N.M -CASE V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he finds the seven headed snake, they said.

SP	tuːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji sannijeːb oːdoːr /   When he finds the seven headed snake, tuːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji sannijeːb oːdoːr / tuː= tiji t= asarama girma -ji sanni =eːb oː= doːr / DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake DEF.F= seven head -GEN wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . DET= N.F DET= NUM N.M -CASE V1.TR =CONJ DET= N.M .
	When he finds the seven headed snake,

SP	ʔoːt wawtinit geːb sanne //   he finds a girl weeping next to it, they said. ʔoːt wawtinit geːb sanni eːn // ʔoːt waw -tini =t geːb sanni eːn // child\F cry -IPFV.3SG.F =INDF.F beside wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] say\PFV.3PL . N.F V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =REL POSTP V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he finds a girl weeping next to it, they said.

SP	tʔoːra haloːki indihoːb /   When he says: ‘Girl, what’s wrong with you?’ tʔoːrej haːloːki indihoːb / t= ʔoːr -ej haːl =oːk -i i- ndi =hoːb / DEF.F= child -VOC state =POSS.2SG.ACC -ADRE.F 3SG.M- say\IPFV =when . DET= N -CASE N.M =PRO -. PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .
	When he says: ‘Girl what’s wrong with you?’

SP	oːn aneb /   'As for me, oːn aneb / oːn aneb / PROX.SG.M.ACC 1SG.ACC . DEM PRO . bak tʔiːteːnaːtiː /   like that, bak tʔiːteːnaːtiː / bak tʔi -it =eː =naː =t =iː / thus resemble -VN =REL =thing =INDF.F =ABL.SG . DEICT.MNR V1.IRG.TR -N.V =CONJ =CONJ =DET =POSTP . tijoːd eːtniːːː /   a snake comes and tijoːt eːtni / tijoː =t eːtni / snake =INDF.F come\IPFV.3SG.F . N.F =DET V1.TR . 557   557 557
	‘As for me, a snake comes like that, and

SP

uːt tuːtiji /   (for) this snake,TOP uːt tuːtiji / uːt tuː= tiji / PROX.SG.F.NOM DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake . DEM DET= N.F . 227   227 227 eːt tijʔawwa /   this milk and eːt tijʔawwa / eːt ti= jʔa =wwa / PROX.PL.F.ACC DEF.F= milk =COORD . DEM DET= N.PL.F =CONJ . anewwa daːsejaːjeːna /   me, they had put us, anewwa daːsa hijaːjeːna / aneb =wa daː -s -a hi -a =eːn =a / 1SG.ACC =COORD be_there -CAUS -CVB.MNR give -CVB.MNR =POSS.1PL.ACC =COP.3PL . PRO =CONJ V2.INTR -V2.DER -. AUX.BENF -PRF =PRO =PRED.N .

this milk and me, they had put us for this snake,

SP	aneb tiniːnheːb /   (so that) it (the snake) will take (eat) me aneb tiniːnheːb / aneb ti- niːn =heːb / 1SG.ACC 3SG.F- take\IPFV =OBJ.1SG . PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR =PRO .
	it will eat me and

SP	tijʔa gʷʔeːti dannʔeː /   drinks the milk’, tijʔa gʷʔeːti dannʔi / ti= jʔa gʷʔ -eːti dannʔi / DEF.F= milk drink -CVB.CSL do\IPFV.[3SG] . DET= N.PL.F V2.TR -. AUX.EMPH .
	it’ll drink up the milk’,

SP	tindeːn /   she says, they said. tindi eːn / ti- ndi eːn / 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	she says, they said.

SP	tʔoːr //   The girl. tʔoːr // t= ʔoːr // DEF.F= child . DET= N .
	The girl.

SP

ajwaːːː /   Yes. ajwa / ajwa / yes . PTCL.BORR.ARA . bak ikatijeːk ani higid anda ndihoːb /   When he says: 'Since it’s like that, I’ll wait for it’, bak ikatijeːk ani jhigit andej indihoːb / bak i- kati =eːk ani i- higit a- ndi =aj i- ndi =hoːb / thus 3SG.M- become\IPFV =if 1SG.NOM FUT.SG- wait 1SG- say\IPFV =CSL 3SG.M- say\IPFV =when . DEICT.MNR PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ SBJ.PRO TAM.PNG- V1.TR PNG- AUX.FUT =CONJ PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .

When he says: ‘Yes, since it’s like that, I’ll wait for it’,

SP	bahagiːd giːga tendi eːn //   she says: ‘Without waiting, go away!, they said. baːhagiːt giːga tindi eːn // baː= hagiːt giːg -a ti- ndi eːn // NEG.PROH= wait\CVB.SMLT leave -IMP.SG.M 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PTCL= V1.TR V2.INTR -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	she says: ‘Without waiting, go away!’, they said.

SP	tuːtiji baroːkwa whatajoːkwa han tiniːnhoːka //   'The snake will take (eat) you and your horse also.’ tuːtiji / baroːkwa whataːjoːkwa han tiniːnhoːka // tuː= tiji / baroːk =wa w= hataːj =oːk =wa han han ti- niːn =hoːk -a // // DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake . 2SG.M.ACC =COORD DEF.SG.M= horse =POSS.2SG.ACC =COORD 3SG.F- take\IPFV =OBJ.2SG -ADRE.M DET= N.F . PRO =CONJ DET= N =PRO =CONJ PNG- V1.IRG.TR =PRO -.
	‘The snake will eat you and your horse also.’

SP

aːːːbadan an aknaːj giːgaːne tak kaːkidi /   He said: ‘No way! I am not a man who runs away’ and (lit. I am not a man of 'I leave') abadan ani aknaːji giːgani tak kaːki idi / abadan ani i= kina =ji giːg -ani tak ka= a- ki i- di / never 1SG.NOM DEF.M= owner =POSS.1SG.NOM leave -IPFV.1SG man NEG.IPFV= 1SG- become\PFV 3SG.M- say\PFV . ADV SBJ.PRO DET= PRO.REFL =PRO V2.INTR -TAM.PNG N.M PTCL= PNG- V1.IRG.TR PNG- V1.IRG.TR .

He said: ‘No way! I am not a man who runs away’ and

SP	eːstʔeː eːn //   he stays, they said. eːstʔeː eːn // eː- stʔeː eːn // 3SG.M- sit\MID.IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.DER.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	he stays, they said.

SP

tuːtiji eːtijaːtʰ /   The snake was coming and tuːtiji eːtijaːt / tuː= tiji eːti =jaːt / DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake come\AOR.3SG.F =COORD . DET= N.F V2.IRG.TR =CONJ . 404   404 404 hummaːːːd aniːn han /   ‘Shall I take Hummad? hummad aniːn han / hummad a- niːn han / Hummad 1SG- take\IPFV Q.PLR . N.PROP PNG- V1.IRG.TR ADV.Q . 490   490 490 tijʔaːːː /   The milk tijʔa / ti= jʔa / DEF.F= milk . DET= N.PL.F . 194   194 194 aniːn han /   shall I take? aniːn han / a- niːn han / 1SG- take\IPFV Q.PLR . PNG- V1.IRG.TR ADV.Q . 908   908 908 tʔoːːːːr /   The girl tʔoːr / t= ʔoːr / DEF.F= child . DET= N . aniːn han /   shall I take?' aniːn han / a- niːn han / 1SG- take\IPFV Q.PLR . PNG- V1.IRG.TR ADV.Q . 541   541 541 tinden //   it says, they said. tindi eːn // ti- ndi eːn // 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .

The snake was coming and says: Shall I take Hummad? Shall I take the milk? Shall I take the girl?’ they said.

SP	hus hoːj ikatine //   They keep silent about that, they said. hus hoːj ikatin eːn // hus hoːj i- kati -n eːn // voice ABL.3 3- become\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . N.M PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	They keep silent about that, they said.

SP

teːt tijʔaːteːb uːt tuːtijoːn igirmoː /   In the milk, this snake, its head, teːt tijʔaːteːb uːt tuːtiji oːn igirmoː / teːt ti= jʔa =t =eːb uːt tuː= tiji oːn i= girma =oː / PL.F.ACC DEF.F= milk =INDF.F =LOC.PL PROX.SG.F.NOM DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake PROX.SG.M.ACC DEF.M= head =POSS.3SG.ACC . DEM DET= N.PL.F =DET =POSTP DEM DET= N.F DEM DET= N.M =PRO . 1068   1068 1068 nʔati daːstijeːb oːdoːr /   when it bends it down, nʔati daːstijeːb oːdoːr / nʔati daː -s -ti =eːb oː= doːr / downwards be_there -CAUS -AOR.3SG.F =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . ADV V2.INTR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M .

When the snake bends its head down to the milk,

SP	bʔaɖaɖ ahiː /   he takes a sword, and bʔaɖaɖ ahiːt / bʔaɖaɖ ah -iːt / sword take -CVB.ANT . N.M V1.IRG.TR -. .
	he takes a sword, and

SP	ʈʔati mhale mhinan dannʔi eːn /   he cuts it two halves, they said, ʈʔati mhali mhiːnan dannʔi eːn / ʈʔa -ti mhali mhiːnan dannʔi eːn / hit -CVB.CSL two place\PL do\IPFV.[3SG] say\PFV.3PL . V1 -. NUM N.M V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	he cuts it in two halves, they said,

SP	toːtiː //   the snake. toːtiji // toː= tiji // DEF.SG.F.ACC= snake . DET= N.F .
	the snake.

SP

hummad hummad hummad /   ‘Hummad, Hummad, Hummad, hummad hummad hummad / hummad hummad hummad / Hummad Hummad Hummad . N.PROP N.PROP N.PROP . 134   134 134 malja doːr ʈʔaeːb /   hit me once more!’, malja doːr ʈʔaheːb / mali -a doːr ʈʔ -a =heːb / two -ORD time hit -IMP.SG.M =OBJ.1SG . NUM -NUM N.M V1.TR -TAM.PNG =PRO . tuːtiji /   the snake tuːtiji / tuː= tiji / DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake . DET= N.F . tindeːⁿ //   says, they said. tindi eːn // ti- ndi eːn // 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .

‘Hummad, Hummad, Hummad, hit me once more!’, the snake says, they said.

SP

ani /   ‘I ani / ani / 1SG.NOM . SBJ.PRO . gaːl doːr faraːjuːːː /   was borne once, gaːl doːr faraːju / gaːl doːr far -a =u / one time give_birth\MOY -CVB.MNR =COP.1SG . NUM N.M V1.DER.TR -PRF =PRED.N . 929   929 929 gaːl doːr nakʷaːjuːːː /   (my mother) was pregnant of me once, gaːl doːr nakʷaːju / gaːl doːr nakʷ -a =u / one time be_pregnant\MID -CVB.MNR =COP.1SG . NUM N.M V1.DER.INTR -PRF =PRED.N . malja doːr kaːʈʔahoːg indihoːb /   I will not hit you once more’, when he says malja doːr kaːʈʔahoːk indihoːb / mali -a doːr ka= a- ʈʔa =hoːk i- ndi =hoːb / two -ORD time NEG.IPFV= 1SG- hit\PFV =OBJ.2SG 3SG.M- say\IPFV =when . NUM -NUM N.M PTCL= PNG- V1.TR =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .

When he says: ‘I was borne once, (my mother) was pregnant of me once, I will not hit you once more’,

SP	tuːtiji tejaːja //   The snake dies, they said. tuːtiji tijaːji eːn // tuː= tiji ti- jaːji eːn // DEF.SG.F.NOM= snake 3SG.F- die\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . DET= N.F PNG- V1.IRG.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	the snake dies, they said.

SP	tʔoːr firhateː misistiːt /   The girl was very happy and tʔoːr firhaːteː misistiːt / t= ʔoːr firhaː =t -eː misis -tiːt / DEF.F= child joy =INDF.F -GEN.PL die -CVB.ANT . DET= N N.F =DET -CASE V1.INTR -. .
	The girl was very happy, and

SP	eːlil hoːj firʔatiːˀ /   he frees her from the ropes and eːlil hoːj firʔatiːt / eː= lil hoːj firʔa -tiːt / DEF.PL.M.ACC= rope\PL ABL.3 go_out -CVB.ANT . DET= N.M PRO V1.TR -. .
	he frees her from the ropes and

SP	haːj indiːfeː //   leaves with her, they said. haːj indiːf eːn // haːj i- ndiːf eːn // COM 3SG.M- leave\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . POSTP PNG- V1.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	leaves with her, they said.

SP	imbaːba haːj iːbi# /   the father, with him imbaːba haːj iːbi# / i= mbaːba haːj iːbi# / DEF.M= father COM iːbi# . DET= N.M POSTP FS . teːbeːn //   she goes, they said. teːbi eːn // teː- bi eːn // 3SG.F- go\INT.IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.DER.TR V1.IRG.TR .
	She goes with him to her father, they said.

SP	tʔoːr baroː //   The girl and him. tʔoːr baroː // t= ʔoːr baroː // DEF.F= child 3SG.M.ACC . DET= N PRO .
	The girl and him.

SP	imbaba haːj teːbijaːd ontʔa /   She goes with him to her father, and, now, imbaːba haːj teːbijaːt ontʔa / i= mbaːba haːj teː- bi =jaːt ontʔa / DEF.M= father COM 3SG.F- go\INT.IPFV =COORD now . DET= N.M POSTP PNG- V1.DER.TR =CONJ PTCL .
	She goes with him to her father, and, now,

SP

uːn uːtak bak tʔiːteːnaːtiː /   ‘This man (has done) such a thing, uːn uːtak bak tʔiːteːnaːtiː / uːn uː= tak bak tʔi -it =eː =naː =t =iː / PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= man thus resemble -VN =REL =thing =INDF.F =ABL.SG . DEM DET= N.M DEICT.MNR V1.IRG.TR -N.V =CONJ =CONJ =DET =POSTP . toːtiji idir /   he killed the snake’, toːtiji idir / toː= tiji i- dir / DEF.SG.F.ACC= snake 3SG.M- kill\PFV . DET= N.F PNG- V1.TR . 381   381 381 tinde ʔeːn //   she says, they said. tindi eːn // ti- ndi eːn // 3SG.F- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .

she says: ‘This man has done such a thing, he killed the snake’, they said.

SP	imbaːba   The father imbaːba i= mbaːba DEF.M= father DET= N.M 227   227 227 xalas geːboːn ʃagaːma di /   ‘OK, work with us!’, he says, and xalaːs geːboːn ʃagaːma diːt / xalaːs geːb =oːn ʃaga -am -a diːt / enough beside =POSS.1PL.ACC work -MID -IMP.SG.M say\CVB.ANT . PTCL.BORR.ARA POSTP =PRO V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	The father says: ‘OK, work with us!’, and

SP	geːboː isoːsʔeːn /   he fixes him up with him, they said. geːboː isoːsʔi eːn / geːb =oː i- soː- sʔi eːn / beside =POSS.3SG.ACC 3SG.M- CAUS- sit\MID.IPFV say\PFV.3PL . POSTP =PRO PNG- V1.DER- V1.DER.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	he fixes him up with him, they said.

SP

miskiːn takuːjt miʃi bak /   Since he is a poor man, so like that, miskiːn takuːjt miʃi bak / miskiːn tak =u =it miʃi bak / poor man =COP.3SG =CSL only thus . ADJ N.M =PRED.N =CONJ PTCL DEICT.MNR . 922   922 922 alleːkaj //   in a wooden hut alleːkaj // alleːkaj // wooden_house . N.M . 869   869 869 askineːn eːn //   they live, they said. askineːn eːn // askin -eːn eːn // inhabit -IPFV.3PL say\PFV.3PL . V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .

Since he is a poor man, so they (sic) live in a wooden hut like that, they said.

SP	ontʔa doːrajeː sannihoːb /   Now, when time passed, ontʔa doːrajeː sannihoːb / ontʔa doːr -a -jeː sanni =hoːb / now time -PL -GEN.PL wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =when . PTCL N.M -. -CASE V1.TR =CONJ .
	Now, when time passed,

SP

oːn imaliˀ /   this king oːn imalik / oːn i= malik / PROX.SG.M.ACC DEF.M= king . DEM DET= N.M . 1132   1132 1132 toːt tʔoːr i# doːbaːniβ /   ‘This girl, a marriage, toːt tʔoːr i# doːbaːnib / toːt t= ʔoːr i# doːbaːni =b / PROX.SG.F.ACC DEF.F= child i# marriage =INDF.M.ACC . DEM DET= N FS N.M =DET . idʔa ande endejaːt /   I want to do, he says and idʔa andi indijaːt / i- dʔa a- ndi i- ndi =jaːt / FUT.SG- do 1SG- say\IPFV 3SG.M- say\IPFV =COORD . TAM.PNG- V1.IRG.TR PNG- AUX.FUT PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ . ʔarit ibirejt tʔarteː /   since he had daughters, his daughters ʔarit iːbirejt tʔarteː / ʔarit iː- biri =ejt t= ʔar =t =eː / girl\PL 3SG.M- have\AOR =CSL DEF.F= child\PL =INDF.F =POSS.3PL.ACC . N.PL PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ DET= N =DET =PRO . isidʔir eːn uːn imaleˀ //   he married them, they said, this king. isidʔir eːn uːn imalik // i- si- dʔir eːn uːn i= malik // 3SG.M- CAUS- marry\PFV say\PFV.3PL PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.M= king . PNG- V1.DER- V1.TR V1.IRG.TR DEM DET= N.M .

this king says: ‘I want to marry this girl, and since he had daughters, he marries his daughters, they said, this king.

SP	baroːːː /   To him baroː / baroː / 3SG.M.ACC . PRO . 320   320 320 tʔoːr toːn iniːw /   he gives this daughter tʔoːr toːn iniːw / t= ʔoːr toːn i- niːw / DEF.F= child PROX.SG.F.ACC 3SG.M- give\IPFV . DET= N DEM PNG- V1.IRG.DITR .
	He gives him this daughter

SP	tittijoːti geːb tisinit /   whom he had found by the snake, and tittijoːti geːb tisiniːt / ti= t= tijoː =t -i geːb ti- sini =t / DEF.F= DEF.F= snake =INDF.F -GEN beside 3SG.F- wait\PFV =INDF.F . REL= DET= N.F =DET -CASE POSTP PNG- V1.TR =REL .
	whom he had found by the snake, and

SP

eːraw han /   the others also, eːraw han / eː= raw han / DEF.PL.M.ACC= other\PL also . DET= N PTCL.FOC . tʔarteː teːraw isidʔireː //   he married his other daughters, they said. tʔarteː teːraw isidʔir eːn // t= ʔar =t =eː teː= raw i- si- dʔir eːn // DEF.F= child\PL =INDF.F =POSS.3PL.ACC DEF.PL.F.ACC= other\PL 3SG.M- CAUS- marry\PFV say\PFV.3PL . DET= N =DET =PRO DET= N PNG- V1.DER- V1.TR V1.IRG.TR .

the others, he also married his other daughters, they said.

SP	ontʔaːːː /   Now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	Now,

SP	imalik lhiːneːn areːːː/   the king becomes ill, they said. Then, imalik lhiːni eːn areː / i= malik lh -iːni eːn areː / DEF.M= king be_ill -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL then . DET= N.M V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR PTCL .
	the king becomes ill, they said. Then,

SP	doːbani harʔe doːrajeː sannihoβ //   when time passes after the weddings, idoːbaːni harʔiː doːrajeː sannihoːb // i= doːbaːni harʔiː doːr -a -jeː sanni =hoːb // DEF.M= marriage after time -PL -GEN.PL wait\IPFV.[3SG.M] =when . DET= N.M POSTP N.M -. -CASE V1.TR =CONJ .
	when time passes after the weddings,

SP

malik lhiːjeːb oːdoːr /   when the king became ill: imalik lhiːjeːb oːdoːr / i= malik lh -i =eːb oː= doːr / DEF.M= king be_ill -AOR.3SG.M =REL.M DEF.SG.M.ACC= time . DET= N.M V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M . oːn /   'This oːn / oːn / PROX.SG.M.ACC . DEM . imaliˀ /   king, imalik / i= malik / DEF.M= king . DET= N.M . 296   296 296 raːb aɖaːminaːjd iʔa /   the milk of a young antelope raːb aɖaːminaːjt jʔa / ra =b aɖaːmi =na -i =t jʔa / antelope =INDF.M.ACC young =thing -GEN =INDF.F milk . N.M =DET ADJ =CONJ -CASE =REL N.PL.F . baːːːkaːjna kamheːlteːn //   nothing else that cannot cure you’, they said. baːkaj na kamheːlta eːn // baː= akaj na ka= mheːl -ta eːn // NEG.SMLT= become thing NEG.IPFV= treat -PFV.3SG.F say\PFV.3PL . PTCL= V1.IRG.TR N.F PTCL= V2.TR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .

when the king became ill, they said: ‘There is nothing but the milk of a young antelope that can cure you.’

SP

raːb aɖaːminaːjd iʔaːteːb /   In the milk of a young antelope, raːb aɖaːminaːjt jʔaːteːb / ra =b aɖaːmi =na -i =t jʔa =t =eːb / antelope =INDF.M.ACC young =thing -GEN =INDF.F milk =INDF.F =LOC.PL . N.M =DET ADJ =CONJ -CASE =DET N.PL.F =DET =POSTP . kassːːːaː uːn uːdheːj jhakeːnhoːb /   when all the people set up (to look for it) kassaː uːn uːdheːj jhakeːnhoːb / kass =aː uːn uː= dheːj jhak -eːn =hoːb / all =POSS.3PL.NOM PROX.SG.M.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= people get_up -IPFV.3PL =when . DET =PRO DEM DET= N.M.COL V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =CONJ .

When all the people of his family and others set up to look for the milk of a young antelope,

SP	hummad thatajtoː ahiːt diftiː /   Hummad took his horse and left, and hummad thataːjtoː ahiːt diftiːt / hummad t= hataːj =t =oː ah -iːt dif -tiːt / Hummad DEF.F= horse =INDF.F =POSS.3SG.ACC take -CVB.ANT leave -CVB.ANT . N.PROP DET= N =DET =PRO V1.IRG.TR -. V1.INTR -. .
	Hummad took his horse and left.

SP	sikʷijiːːːt oːr abiktiːˀ /   Chasing the antelope he takes hold of it, and sikʷiti oːra abiktiːt / sikʷi -ti oː= ra ʔabik -tiːt / chase -CVB.CSL DEF.SG.M.ACC= antelope take -CVB.ANT . V1.TR -. DET= N.M V1.TR -. .
	Chasing the antelope he takes hold of it, and

SP	naːjti daːtiːb dʔiːtiː /   he milks it in a container, naːjti daːtiːb dʔiːtiːt / naːj -ti daː =t =iːb dʔ -iːtiːt / milk -CVB.CSL container =INDF.F =LOC.SG do -CVB.ANT . V1 -. N.F =DET =POSTP V1.IRG.TR -. .
	he milks it in a container,

SP	haːj jʔijaːd imalik iniwˀ /   he brings it back and when he gives it to the king, haːj jʔijaːt imalik iniːwhoːb / haːj jʔ -i =jaːt i= malik i- niːw =hoːb / COM come -AOR.3SG.M =COORD DEF.M= king 3SG.M- give\IPFV =when . POSTP V2.IRG.TR -TAM.PNG =CONJ DET= N.M PNG- V1.IRG.DITR =CONJ .
	he brings it back and when he gives it to the king,

SP

innʔiːraːd ontʔa ani /   He recovers, now, and: 'I innʔiːraːt ontʔa ani / i- nnʔiːr =aːt ontʔa ani / 3SG.M- cure\IPFV =COORD now 1SG.NOM . PNG- V1.TR =CONJ PTCL SBJ.PRO . naggaːrat iːʈʔa andi /   will hit a drum, naggaːrat iːʈʔa andi / naggaːra =t iː- ʈʔa a- ndi / drum =INDF.F FUT.SG- hit 1SG- say\IPFV . N.F =DET TAM.PNG- V1.TR PNG- AUX.FUT . akira ginʔi /   by all means, akira ginʔi / ʔakir -a ginʔ -i / be_strong -CVB.MNR heart -GEN . V1.INTR -. N.M -CASE . kassuː uːdheːje ammarrarajna indeːn //   all the people gather!’, he says, they said. kassuː uːdheːjej ammarraraːjna indi eːn // kass =uː uː= dheːj -ej am- marra~raːj -na i- ndi eːn // all =POSS.3SG.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= people -VOC RECP- find~PLAC -IMP.PL 3SG.M- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL DET =PRO DET= N.M.COL -CASE V1.DER- V1.DER.TR -TAM.PNG PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR

He recovers, now, and he says: ‘I will hit a drum, I want all the people to gather’ they said.

SP	kassuː uːdhaː ammarrarineː //   All the people gather, they said. kassuː uːdheːj immarrariːna eːn // kass =uː uː= dheːj i- m- mar~rariː -na eːn // all =POSS.3SG.NOM DEF.SG.M.NOM= people 3- RECP- find~PLAC\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . DET =PRO DET= N.M.COL PNG- V1.DER- V1.DER.TR -PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	All the people gather, they said.

SP	ontʔa /   Now, ontʔa / ontʔa / now . PTCL .
	Now,

SP	naggaːra inʈʔohoːb /   when he hits the drum, naggaːra inʈʔihoːb / naggaːra i- nʈʔi =hoːb / drum 3SG.M- hit\IPFV =when . N.F PNG- V1.TR =CONJ .
	when he hits the drum,

SP	henn toːtiji tʔasarama girmaːj dirab nikatijeː /   ‘(We swear that) we killed the seven headed snake, hinin toːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji dirab nikatijeːb / hinin toː= tiji t= asarama girma -ji dir -a =b ni- kati =eːb / 1PL.NOM DEF.SG.F.ACC= snake DEF.F= seven head -GEN kill -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1PL- become\IPFV =REL.M . SBJ.PRO DET= N.F DET= NUM N.M -CASE V1.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .
	‘We swear that we killed the seven headed snake.

SP	hinin kak sakinaneːb /   (we swear that) we did like that, hinin kak saknaneːb / hinin kak sak -na -n =eːb / 1PL.NOM how do -PFV.1PL -L =REL.M . SBJ.PRO ADV.Q V2.TR -TAM.PNG -. =CONJ .
	We swear that we did like that.

SP	hinin bak farnaneːb /   (we swear that) we jumped like that, hinin bak farnaneːb / hinin bak far -na -n =eːb / 1PL.NOM thus jump -PFV.1PL -L =REL.M . SBJ.PRO DEICT.MNR V2.INTR -TAM.PNG -. =CONJ .
	We swear that we jumped like that,

SP

hinin oːrajd iːʔa /   we, the milk of the antelope, hinin oːrajt jʔa / hinin oː= ra -i =t jʔa / 1PL.NOM DEF.SG.M.ACC= antelope -GEN =INDF.F milk . SBJ.PRO DET= N.M -CASE =DET N.PL.F . hiːjʔa imalik sinʔirab nektihoːb eːdneːbka /   we brought, when the king recovered’, they say each time. haːj jʔa imalik sinʔirab nikatihoːb eːdneːbka / haːj jʔ -a i= malik si- nʔir -a =b ni- kati =hoːb eːdn =eːb =ka / COM come -CVB.MNR DEF.M king CAUS- cure -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1PL- become\IPFV =when say\IPFV.3PL =REL.M =DISTR . POSTP V2.IRG -PRF DET= N.M V1.DER- V1.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ V1.IRG.TR =CONJ =POSTP .

we brought the milk of the antelope when the king recovered’, they say each time.

SP	rhisaːnoːn eːdneː /   They say: ‘Show us!’ they said, rhisaːnhoːn ijadna eːn / rhi -s -a -n =hoːn i- jad -na eːn / see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M -L =OBJ.1PL 3- say\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG -. =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	They say: ‘Show us!’ they said,

SP	ibajaːnoːknə /   your proof ibajaːnoːkna / i= bajaːn =oːkna / DEF.M= proof =POSS.2PL.ACC . DET= N.M.BORR.ARA =PRO .
	your proof

SP	haːj nikteːnjoːkn //   with which we can identify you. whaːj nikteːnjoːkna // w= haːj ni- kteːni =oːkna // DEF.SG.M= COM 1PL- know\MID.IPFV =POSS.2PL.ACC . REL= POSTP PNG- V1.DER.IRG.TR =PRO .
	with which we can identify you.’

SP	bajaːnoːk eːdne takka /   Each man to whom they ask 'Your proof!' ibajaːnoːk ijadni takka / i= bajaːn =oːk i- jad -n =i tak =ka / DEF.M= proof =POSS.2SG.ACC 3- say\IPFV -PL =REL man =DISTR . DET= N.M.BORR.ARA =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ N.M =POSTP .
	Each man to whom they ask ‘Your proof!’

SP	hus ikatijaː /   remains silent and hus ikatijaːt / hus i- kati =jaːt / voice 3SG.M- become\IPFV =COORD . N.M PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .
	remains silent, and

SP	bag eːstʔeː //   he stayed like that, they said. bak eːstʔi eːn // bak eː- stʔi eːn // thus 3SG.M- sit\MID.AOR say\PFV.3PL . DEICT.MNR PNG- V1.INTR V1.IRG.TR .
	he stayed like that, they said.

SP

eːn jʔadim /   These words, eːn jʔadim / eːn i= ʔadim / PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= word\PL . DEM DET= N.M . deː deː deː /   while saying deː deː deː / d -eː d -eː d -eː / say -CVB.SMLT say -CVB.SMLT say -CVB.SMLT . V1.IRG.TR -. V1.IRG.TR -. V1.IRG.TR -. . kassaː aːnda faːmeːnhoːˀ /   when all the men finish kassaː aːnda faːmeːnhoːb / kass =aː aː= nda faːm -eːn =hoːb / all =POSS.3PL.NOM DEF.PL.M.NOM= man\PL finish -IPFV.3PL =when . DET =PRO DET= N.M V2.TR -TAM.PNG =CONJ .

When all the men finish saying these words,

SP	hummadid /   to Hummad hummadid / hummad -i =d / Hummad -GEN =DIR . N.PROP -CASE =POSTP . engadihoːbʰ /   when he was left (with) ingadihoːb / i- ngadi =hoːb / 3SG.M- stop\IPFV =when . PNG- V1.IRG.INTR =CONJ .
	when he was left only with Hummad (he says):

SP

ani teːrba tibiːfarini faraːb akatijeː //   '(I swear) I jumped over the mountains that could not be jumped over. ani teːrba tibiːfaraːjni faraːb akatijeːb // ani teː= riba ti= bi= i- far -aj -n =i far -a =b a- kati =eːb // 1SG.NOM DEF.PL.F.ACC= mountain DEF.F= NEG.OPT= 3SG.M- jump -OPT -L =REL jump -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . SBJ.PRO DET= N.M REL= PTCL= PNG- V2.INTR -TAM -. =CONJ V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .

‘I swear I jumped over the mountains that could not be jumped over.

SP	ani /   I ani / ani / 1SG.NOM . SBJ.PRO . 1424   1424 1424 iʃiːʃik faraːb akatijeː /   (swear) I jumped over the thorny shrubs, iʃiːʃik faraːb akatijeːb / i= ʃiːʃik far -a =b a- kati =eːb / DEF.M= thorn jump -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . DET= N.M V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .
	I swear I jumped over the thorny shrubs.

SP

wʔalaːl ibiːfarini faraːb akatijeː /   (I swear) I jumped over the dust storm that could not be jumped over, wʔalaːl ibiːfaraːjni faraːb akatijeːb / w= ʔalaːl i= bi= i- far -aj -n =i far -a =b a- kati =eːb / DEF.SG.M= dust_storm DEF.M= NEG.OPT= 3SG.M- jump -OPT -L =REL jump -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . DET= N.M REL= PTCL= PNG- V2.INTR -TAM -. =CONJ V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .

I swear I jumped over the dust storm that could not be jumped over.

SP	aː /   ahaː / ahaː / ahaː . FILL .

SP	eːjas faraːb akatijeː /   (I swear) I jumped over the dogs, eːjas faraːb akatijeːb / eː= jas far -a =b a- kati =eːb / DEF.PL.M.ACC= dog\PL jump -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . DET= N V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .
	I swear I jumped over the dogs.

SP	mmm   mmm mmm mmm FILL

SP	oːbhar faraːb akatijeːˀ /   (I swear) I jumped over the sea, oːbhar faraːb akatijeːb / oː= bhar far -a =b a- kati =eːb / DEF.SG.M.ACC= sea jump -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . DET= N.M V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .
	I swear I jumped over the sea.

SP

toːtiji tʔasarama girmaːːːj /   the seven headed snake, toːtiji tʔasarama girmaːji / toː= tiji t= asarama girma -ji / DEF.SG.F.ACC= snake DEF.F= seven head -GEN . DET= N.F DET= NUM N.M -CASE . diraːb akatijeː /   (I swear) I killed it', diraːb akatijeːb / dir -a =b a- kati =eːb / kill -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 1SG- become\IPFV =REL.M . V1.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ . indi ʔeːn //   he says, they said. indi eːn // i- ndi eːn // 3SG.M- say\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . PNG- V1.IRG.TR V1.IRG.TR .

I swear I killed the seven headed snake’, he says, they said.

SP	indiob /   When he says that, indihoːb / i- ndi =hoːb / 3SG.M- say\IPFV =when . PNG- V1.IRG.TR =CONJ .
	When he says that,

SP	bajaːnoːk rhiːsaːnhoːn eːdnhoːk //   when they say: ‘Show us your proof’, bajaːnoːk rhiːsaːnhoːn ijadnhoːb // bajaːn =oːk rhi -is -a -n =hoːn i- jad -n =hoːb // proof =POSS.2SG.ACC see -CAUS -IMP.SG.M -L =OBJ.1PL 3- say\IPFV -PL =when . N.M.BORR.ARA =PRO V2.TR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG -. =PRO PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG =CONJ .
	when they say: ‘Show us your proof’,

SP

sikʷti asarama koːjeː imiːdab iɟeːbijoː dʔejaːbuːjt /   pulling all the seven tongues that he had put in his pocket, sikʷti asarama koːjeː imiːdab iʤeːbijoː dʔijaːbuːjt / sikʷ -ti asarama koː =eː i= miːdab i= ʤeːb =ijoː dʔi -a =b =u =it / pull -CVB.CSL seven unit =POSS.3PL.ACC DEF.M= tongue\PL DEF.M= pocket =POSS.3SG.GEN do -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC =COP.3SG =CSL . V1.TR -. NUM N =PRO DET= N.M DET= N.F.BORR.ARA =PRO V1.TR -PRF =DET =PRED.N =CONJ .

he pulls out all the seven tongues that he had put in his pocket, and

SP	hummad /   Hummad hummad / hummad / Hummad . N.PROP .
	Hummad

SP	malik ikʷasin eːn /   is crowned king, they said. malik ikʷaːsin eːn / malik i- kʷaːsi -n eːn / king 3- create\IPFV -PL say\PFV.3PL . N.M PNG- V1.IRG.TR -PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	is crowned king, they said

SP	ahaː /   ahaː / ahaː / ahaː . FILL .

SP	imalik areː   The king, then, imalik areː i= malik areː DEF.M= king then DET= N.M PTCL
	Then the king

SP	geːb daːjaːd /   he is with him, and geːb daːjijaːt / geːb daː -ji =jaːt / beside be_there -AOR.3SG.M =COORD . POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG =CONJ .
	is with him, and

SP	geːb askiniːni eːn /   he lives with him, they said. geːb askiniːni eːn / geːb askin -iːni eːn / beside inhabit -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . POSTP V2.INTR -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	he lives with him, they said.

SP

eːnd eːn isuːr antoːj /   The men who were here before, eːnda eːn isuːr antoːj / eː= nda eːn i= suːr antoːj / DEF.PL.M.ACC= man\PL PROX.PL.M.ACC DEF.M= before here . DET= N.M DEM REL= ADV DEM . BI_406   BI_406 BI_406 bariːtoː toːmhiːn /   their place bariːtoː toːmhiːn / bariːtoː toː= mhiːn / POSS.3PL.F.ACC DEF.SG.F.ACC= place . PRO DIM= N.M . dʔijaːb ikteːb imalik /   that he had given them, the king dʔijaːb iktijeːb imalik / dʔi -a =b i- kti =eːb i= malik / do -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 3SG.M- become\IPFV =REL.M DEF.M= king . V1.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ DET= N.M .

The king gives him the place he had given to the men who were here before,

SP	fagar aːndawwa /   the noble men, etc. fagara ndawwa / fagar -a nda =wwa / clever -PL man\PL =COORD . ADJ -. N.M =CONJ .
	The noble men etc.,

SP	kʷaːsaːb ikteːβ //   whom he had raised kʷaːsaːb iktijeːb // kʷaːs -a =b i- kti =eːb // create -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 3SG.M- become\IPFV =REL.M . V1.IRG.TR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ .
	whom he had raised,

SP	tikʷseːtiːt whiː askinsiːneːn /   he makes them go down, and makes them live below him, they said. tikʷseːtiːt whiː askinsiːni eːn / tikʷ -s -eːtiːt whiː askin -s -iːni eːn / go_down -CAUS -CVB.ANT under inhabit -CAUS -IPFV.3SG.M say\PFV.3PL . V2.TR -V2.DER -. POSTP V2.INTR -V2.DER -TAM.PNG V1.IRG.TR .
	he makes them go down, and makes them live below him, they said.

SP

hummad /   Hummad hummad / hummad / Hummad . N.PROP . 257   257 257 oːmhiːn baruː askinaːb iktewwa /   the place where he (the king) used to live, oːmhiːn baruː askinaːb iːktijeːwwa / oː= mhiːn baruː askin -a =b iː- kti =eːb =wa / DEF.SG.M.ACC= place 3SG.M.NOM inhabit -CVB.MNR =INDF.M.ACC 3SG.M- become\AOR =REL.M =COORD . DET= N.M SBJ.PRO V2.INTR -PRF =DET PNG- AUX.PRF =CONJ =CONJ . ti<malkan>aːjewwa toːn iniːweːn //   and the power, he gave them to him, they said. ti<malkaːn>aːjiwwa toːna iniːw eːn // ti= <malkaːn> -aːji =wwa toː= na i- niːw eːn // DEF.F= <malkaːn> -ABST =COORD DEF.SG.F.ACC= thing 3SG.M- give\IPFV say\PFV.3PL . DET= CSW.ARA -. =CONJ DET= N.F PNG- V1.IRG.DITR V1.IRG.TR .

The place where he (the king) used to live, as well as the power, he gave them to Hummad, they said.

SP	amaːroːn baːkʷaːsa samaron //   Let it not be our destiny! amaːroːn baːkʷaːsa samaːroːn // ʔamaːr =oːn baː= kʷaːs -a samaːr =oːn // possessions =POSS.1PL.ACC NEG.PROH= create -IMP.SG.M offspring =POSS.1PL.ACC . N.M =PRO PTCL= V1.IRG.TR -TAM.PNG N.M =PRO .
	Let it not be our destiny!