tag iːfiːːː /
There was a man.
tak	iːfi		/
tak	iː-	fi	/
man	3SG.M-	be_there\AOR	.
SBJ.N.M	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	.

There was a man.

takat dʔiraːbu /
He was married to a woman.
takat	dʔiraːbu				/
takat	dʔir	-a	=b	=u	/
woman	marry	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	=COP.3SG	.
N.F	V1.TR	-PRF	=DET	=PRED.N	.

He was married to a woman.

mangaːjiːb haː askinaːbu /
He was living in the bush with her.
mangaːjiːb		haːj	askinaːbu				/
mangaːj	=iːb	haːj	askin	-a	=b	=u	/
isolation	=LOC.SG	COM	inhabit	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	=COP.3SG
N.M	=POSTP	POSTP	V2.INTR	-PRF	=DET	=PRED.N

He was living in the bush with her.

ʔoːr hoːj miraːbu /
He had a son from her.
ʔoːr	hoːj	miraːbu				/
ʔoːr	hoːj	mir	-a	=b	=u	/
child	ABL.3	find	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	=COP.3SG	.
N	PRO	V1.TR	-PRF	=DET	=PRED.N	.

He had a son from her.

uːt titakat oːn amas /
This woman, every night,
uːt	titakat		oːn	amas	/
uːt	ti=	takat	oːn	amas	/
PROX.SG.F.NOM	DEF.F=	woman	PROX.SG.M.ACC	at_night	.
DEM	DET=	SBJ.N.F	DEM	ADV	.

This woman, every night,

angaka naːt diwistiː /
after having put something to sleep to each of them
aːngaːlka			naːt		diwistiːt			/
aː=	ngaːl	=ka	naː	=t	diw	-is	-tiːt	/
DEF.PL.M.NOM=	unique	=DISTR	thing	=INDF.F	sleep	-CAUS	-CVB.ANT	.
DET=	NUM	=POSTP	N.F	=DET	V2.INTR	-V2.DER	-.	.

oːŋ wʔoːrwa imbaːbaːwwa hiːtiːtka /
after having given to the father and this son
oːn	wʔoːrwa			imbaːbaːwwa			hiːtiːtka		/
oːn	w=	ʔoːr	=wa	i=	mbaːba	=wwa	hiːtiːt	=ka	/
PROX.SG.M.ACC	DEF.SG.M=	child	=COORD	DEF.M=	father	=COORD	give\CVB.ANT	=DISTR	.
DEM	DET=	N	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	=CONJ	V1.IRG.DITR	=POSTP	.

after having given something to sleep to the father and this son

giːgtijaːt /
she used to leave and
giːgtijaːt			/
giːg	-ti	=aːt	/
leave	-AOR.3SG.F	=COORD	.
V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

she used to leave and

karaː akeːtiːtka /
each time she was becoming a hyena and
kharaːj	akeːtiːtka			/
kharaːj	ak	-eːtiːt	=ka	/
hyena	become	-CVB.ANT	=DISTR	.
N	V1.IRG.TR	-.	=POSTP	.

each time she was becoming a hyena and

eːn ikarajeːˀ /
among these hyenas
eːn	ikarajeːb			/
eːn	i=	karaj	=eːb	/
PROX.PL.M.ACC	DEF.M=	hyena\PL	=LOC.PL	.
DEM	DET=	N	=POSTP	.

among these hyenas

timisuːsanaːjtoː tamtiːːː /
she was eating her carrion
timisuːsanaːjtoː				tamti		/
ti=	misuːsanaːj	=t	=oː	tam	-ti	/
DEF.F=	carrion	=INDF.F	=POSS.3SG.ACC	eat	-AOR.3SG.F	.
DET=	N.F	=DET	=PRO	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	.

she was eating her carrion

ʃaːtoː weːt tamtiːːː /
she was eating other meat
ʃaːtoː			weːt		tamti		/
ʃaː	=t	=oː	weː	=t	tam	-ti	/
meat	=INDF.F	=POSS.3SG.ACC	other	=INDF.F	eat	-AOR.3SG.F	.
N.F	=DET	=PRO	ADJ	=DET	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	.

she was eating other meat

oːm bikaka //
each time
oːn	bikaka	//
oːn	bikaka	//
PROX.SG.M.ACC	each_time	.
DEM	ADV.DISTR	.

each time

libasti tijieː //
she used to leave at night, they said.
libasti		tijiː	eːn	//
libas	-ti	tijiː	eːn	//
leave_at_night	-CVB.CSL	take\AOR.3SG.F	say\PFV.3PL	.
V1.INTR	-.	AUX.EMPH	V1.IRG.TR	.

she used to leave at night, they said

amseːnoːk uːn uːtak /
One day, this man
amseːnoːk	uːn	uːtak		/
amseːnoːk	uːn	uː=	tak	/
that_day	PROX.SG.M.NOM	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	.
ADV	DEM	DET=	N.M	.

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oːt toːna /
this thing
oːt	toːna		/
oːt	toː=	na	/
PROX.SG.F.ACC	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	thing	.
DEM	DET=	N.F	.

885

timʔariːtiːb dʔiːtiːt tiːwiːt /
she puts in the food that she is giving
timʔariːtiːb				dʔiːtiːt		tijiwiːt			/
ti=	mʔari	=t	=iːb	dʔ	-iːtiːt	ti-	jiwi	=t	/
DEF.F=	food	=INDF.F	=LOC.SG	do	-CVB.ANT	3SG.F-	give\AOR	=INDF.F	.
DET=	N.F	=DET	=POSTP	V1.IRG.TR	-.	PNG-	V1.IRG.DITR	=REL	.

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katamjeːⁿ //
he does not eat, they said.
katamja			eːn	//
ka=	tam	-ja	eːn	//
NEG.IPFV=	eat	-PFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
PTCL=	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG	.

One day, this man, to whom she used to put this thing in the food that she used to give him, does not eat it, they said.

aːn amas iktʔinhoːb /
In the middle of the night,
aːn	amas	iktʔinhoːb				/
aːn	amas	i-	ktʔi	-n	=hoːb	/
PROX.PL.M.NOM	at_night	3-	cut\PFV	-PL	=when	.
DEM	ADV	PNG-	V1.TR	-PNG	=CONJ	.

In the middle of the nigh,

titakat jʔeːtiːt /
the woman came and
titakat		jʔeːtiːt		/
ti=	takat	jʔ	-eːtiːt	/
DEF.F=	woman	come	-CVB.ANT	.
DET=	SBJ.N.F	V2.IRG.TR	-.	.

the woman came and

sewʔaːliːtoː jhakseːtiːt /
she took her mirror
sewʔaːliːtoː			jhakseːtiːt			/
sewʔaːli	=t	=oː	jhak	-s	-eːtiːt	/
mirror	=INDF.F	=POSS.3SG.ACC	get_up	-CAUS	-CVB.ANT	.
N.F	=DET	=PRO	V2.INTR	-V2.DER	-.	.

she took her mirror

uːtak dewaːb hiːstiːt //
since she was thinking her husband was asleep.
uːtak		diwaːb			hiːstejt			//
uː=	tak	diw	-a	=b	hiːs	-ti	=ejt	//
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	sleep	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	think	-AOR.3SG.F	=CSL	.
DET=	N.M	V2.INTR	-PRF	=REL	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

since she was thinking her husband was asleep.

iɖʔaːjeːb iːfi /
There was in the molar teeth
iɖʔaːjeːb			iːfi		/
i=	ɖʔaː	=eːb	iː-	fi	/
DEF.M=	molar\PL	=LOC.PL	3SG.M-	be_there\AOR	.
DET=	N.M	=POSTP	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	.

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tiːfiːt /
that there was
tiːfiːt			/
tiː-	fiː	=t	/
3SG.F-	be_there\AOR	=INDF.F	.
PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=REL	.

toːʃa /
the meat
toːʃa		/
toː=	ʃa	/
DEF.SG.F.ACC=	meat	.
DET=	N.F	.

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ikʷirijoː bitik /
between her teeth
ikʷirijoː			bitik	/
i=	kʷiri	=oː	bitik	/
DEF.M=	tooth	=POSS.3SG.ACC	amongst	.
DET=	N.M	=PRO	POSTP	.

tiːngaːgeːⁿ //
she picked out, they said.
tiːnga~gi		eːn	//
tiː-	nga~gi	eːn	//
3SG.F-	remove~PLAC.AOR	say\PFV.3PL	.
PNG-	V1.DER.TR	V1.IRG.TR	.

She picked the meat that there was in the molar teeth between her teeth, they said.

naːgageː rhiːhoːβ /
When he saw her picking it out
naːga~geː		rhiːhoːb			/
naːga~g	-eː	rh	-i	=hoːb	/
remove\INT~PLAC	-CVB.SMLT	see	-AOR.3SG	=when
V1.DER.TR	-.	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ

When he saw her picking it out

takat karaːj /
a hyena-woman
takat	karaːj	/
takat	karaːj	/
woman	hyena	.
SBJ.N.F	N	.

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tiktijeːt toːna iktiːn eːn /
he knows that she was, they said.
tiktijeːt			toːna		iktiːn		eːn	/
ti-	kti	=eːt	toː=	na	i-	ktiːn	eːn	/
3SG.F-	become\AOR	=REL.F	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	thing	3SG.M-	know\MID.IPFV	say\PFV.3PL	.
PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	=CONJ	DET=	CONJ	PNG-	V1.DER.IRG.TR	V1.IRG.TR	.

he understood she was a hyena-woman, they said.

tak karaːjtka /
Each time a hyena-man
tak	karaːjtka			/
tak	karaːj	=t	=ka	/
man	hyena	=INDF.F	=DISTR	.
N.M	N	=DET	=POSTP	.

akitka /
each time she was becoming
akitka			/
ak	-it	=ka	/
become	-VN	=DISTR	.
V1.IRG.TR	-N.V	=POSTP	.

Each time she was becoming a hyena-man each

ʃaːtijoːwa nifirajoːjhaktijeːt toːn / /

that she was setting to do horrible things (with) her meat. and all what goes with it.

ʃaːtijoːwa

nifirajoː

jhaktijeːt

toːna

ʃaː

=ijoː

=wa

nifir

-a

=oː

jhak

-ti

=eːt

toː=

meat

=INDF.F

=POSS.3SG.GEN

=COORD

be_horrible

-CVB.MNR

=POSS.3SG.ACC

get_up

-AOR.3SG.F

=REL.F

DEF.SG.F.ACC=

thing

N.F

=DET

=PRO

=CONJ

=PRO

V2.INTR

-TAM.PNG

=CONJ

DET=

CONJ

(he understoodà) hat she was setting to do horrible things (with) her meat. and all what goes with it.

lheːjt faʤil /
The following morning,
lheːjt	faʤil	/
lheːjt	faʤil	/
tomorrow	morning	.
ADV	N.M	.

The following morning,

wʔoːroː ikaːmid harʔoː sʔamtiːt /

his son rides behind him on the camel and

wʔoːroː

ikaːmid

harʔoː

sʔamtiːt

ʔoːr

=oː

kaːm

-i

harʔiː

=oː

ʔam

-tiːt

DEF.SG.M=

child

=POSS.3SG.ACC

DEF.M=

camel

-GEN

=DIR

after

=POSS.3SG.ACC

CAUS-

mount\MID

-CVB.ANT

DET=

=PRO

DET=

-CASE

=POSTP

POSTP

=PRO

V1.DER

V1.TR

his son rides behind him on the camel and

wʔoːroː ahiːt giːgiːni //
he takes his son and goes away .
wʔoːroː			ahiːt		giːgiːni		//
w=	ʔoːr	=oː	ah	-iːt	giːg	-iːni	//
DEF.SG.M=	child	=POSS.3SG.ACC	take	-CVB.ANT	leave	-IPFV.3SG.M	.
DET=	N	=PRO	V1.IRG	-.	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	.

he takes his son and goes away .

difeː /
While he was leaving,
difeː		/
dif	-eː	/
leave	-CVB.SMLT	.
V1.INTR	-.	.

While he was leaving,

takat /
his wife
titakat		/
ti=	takat	/
DEF.F=	woman	.
DET=	N.F	.

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ʔoːr hoːj haːj giːgjaneːt toːna /
that he has flown away from with the boy
wʔoːr		hoːj	haːj	giːgjaneːt				toːna		/
w=	ʔoːr	hoːj	haːj	giːg	-ja	-n	=eːt	toː=	na	/
DEF.SG.M=	child	ABL.3	COM	leave	-PFV.3SG.M	-L	=REL.F	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	thing	.
DET=	N	PRO	POSTP	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	-.	=CONJ	DET=	CONJ	.

tikteːnijeːb oːdoːr oːtak ʔijaːdeːb daːtne / /
when she knows, she sets off behind her husband.
tikteːnijeːb			oːdoːr		oːtak		ʔijaːdeːb	daːtni			//
ti-	kteːni	=eːb	oː=	doːr	oː=	tak	*************	daː	-ti	=ni	//
3SG.F-	know\MID.IPFV	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	man		do	-AOR.3SG.F	=CONTR	.
PNG-	V1.DER.IRG;TR	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	DET=	N.M		V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=PTCL	.

when his wife, from whom he has flown away with the boy, understands (what is happening), she sets off behind her husband.

ʈaːʈuːneː hoːj tidagʷiːgʷaːt /
She catches up with him galloping and
ʈaːʈuːneː		hoːj	tidagʷiːgʷaːt			/
ʈaːʈuːn	-eː	hoːj	ti-	dagʷiːgʷ	=aːt	/
gallop	-CVB.SMLT	ABL.3	3SG.F-	catch_up\IPFV	=COORD	.
V2.INTR	-.	PRO	PNG-	V1.TR	=CONJ	.

She catches up with him galloping and

dhaːjka astʔi ganniːnhoːb /
each time when she bares up her fangs to him
dhaːjka		astʔi	ganniːnhoːb		/
dhaːj	=ka	astʔi	ganniːn	=hoːb	/
DIR	=DISTR	upwards	bare_fangs\IPFV.[3SG.F]	=when	.
POSTP	=POSTP	PTCL	V1.INTR****	=CONJ	.

each time when she bares up her fangs to him (ginuun gum (of teeth)

hoːse bitimhieːk /
"If you don't leave me alone,
hoːsi	bitimhijeːk				/
hoːsi	bi=	ti-	mhi	=eːk	/
ABL.1SG	NEG.OPT=	2SG.F-	remain\OPT	=if	.
PRO	PTCL=	PNG-	V1.INTR	=CONJ	.

toːfna sʔaruːtiːt /
after having make face the spear
toːfna		sʔaruːtiːt			/
toː=	fina	s-	ʔariw	-tiːt	/
DEF.SG.F.ACC=	spear	CAUS-	align_oneself	-CVB.ANT	.
DET=	N.F	V1.DER-	V1.INTR	-.	.

oːt toːfna hoːg idʔaːnd indi eːn /
I'll stab you with this spear', he says, they said.
oːt	toːfna		hoːk	idʔa		andi		indi		eːn	/
oːt	toː=	fina	hoːk	i-	dʔa	a-	ndi	i-	ndi	eːn	/
PROX.SG.F.ACC	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	spear	2SG.DAT	1SG-	do\AOR	1SG-	say\IPFV	3SG.M-	say\IPFV	say\PFV.3PL	.
DEM	DET=	N.F	PRO	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	PNG-	AUX.FUT	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	V1.IRG.TR	.

he says: "If you don't leave me alone, I'll turn the spear towards you and I'll stab you with this spear', they said.

lawwawaːwtini batuː baruː jʔadmeː dejeː /
She keeps turning around, she... while he was saying the words,
lawwawaːwtini		batuː	baruː	jʔadmeː			dijeː		/
law~wawaːw	-tini	batuː	baruː	i=	ʔadim	=eː	di	-eː	/
prowl\PLAC	-IPFV.3SG.F	3SG.F.NOM	3SG.M.NOM	DEF.M=	word\PL	=POSS.3PL.ACC	say	-CVB.SMLT	.
V2.DER.TR	-TAM.PNG	SBJ.PRO	SBJ.PRO	DET=	N.M	=PRO	V1.IRG.TR	-.	.

She keeps turning around, she... while he was saying the words,

wʔoːr /
the boy
wʔoːr		/
w=	ʔoːr	/
DEF.SG.M=	child	.
DET=	N	.

the boy

harʔisa imbaːba hagʷintiːt /
after he has scratched the father from behind him
harʔiːsej			imbaːba		hagʷintiːt		/
harʔiː	-s	=ej	i=	mbaːba	hagʷin	-tiːt	/
after	-ABL	=POSS.3SG.ACC	DEF.M=	father	scratch	-CVB.ANT	.
POSTP	-SUFX	=PRO	DET=	N.M	V1.TR	-.	.

after he has scratched the father from behind him

ibaːbaːj baːbaːj /
'O father, O father!
ibaːbaːj			baːbaːj		/
i=	baːba	-i	baːba	-i	/
DEF.M=	father	-VOC	father	-VOC	.
DET=	N.M	-CASE	N.M	-CASE	.

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baːw andihoːg endihoːβ /
I am telling you: 'Baw!', when he says
baːw	andihoːk			indihoːb			/
baːw	a-	ndi	=hoːk	i-	ndi	=hoːb	/
baw	1SG-	say\IPFV	=OBJ.2SG	3SG.M-	say\IPFV	=when	.
ONOM	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	=PRO	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	=CONJ	.

when he says: 'O father, O father! I am telling you: 'Baw!',

wʔoːr nakamjeːb oːdoːr /
when he glances at his son
wʔoːr		nakamjeːb			oːdoːr		/
w=	ʔoːr	nakam	-i	=eːb	oː=	doːr	/
DEF.SG.M=	child	look_round	-AOR.3SG	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	.
DET=	N	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

when he glances at his son

biraːrib haːj jʔaːb akaːjeːwwa /
a mane has come to him and all what goes with it
biraːrib		haːj	jʔaːb			akaːjeːwwa			/
biraːri	=b	haːj	jʔ	-a	=b	aka	-eː	=wwa	/
mane	=INDF.M.ACC	COM	come	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	become	-CVB.SMLT	=COORD	.
N.M	=DET	POSTP	V2.IRG.TR	-PRF	=DET	AUX.PRF	-.	=CONJ	.

883

irhiːneː //
he sees, they said.
rhiːni		eːn	//
rh	-iːni	eːn	//
see	-IPFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG	.

he sees a mane that has come to him and all what goes with it, they said.

nʔati dhaːj gidtiːt wʔoːroː /
After he has thrown his son down,
nʔati	dhaːj	gidtiːt		wʔoːroː			/
nʔati	dhaːj	gid	-tiːt	w=	ʔoːr	=oː	/
downwards	DIR	throw	-CVB.ANT	DEF.SG.M=	child	=POSS.3SG.ACC	.
ADV	POSTP	V1.IRG.TR	-.	DET=	N	=PRO	.

After he has thrown his son down,

iʃti giːgeːn //
he leaves without him, they said.
ʔiʃti		giːgiːni		eːn	//
ʔiʃ	-ti	giːg	-iːni	eːn	//
let	-CVB.CSL	leave	-IPFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
V1.TR	-.	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

he leaves without him, they said.

iʃti giːgiːni eːn //
He leaves without him, they said.
ʔiʃti		giːgiːni		eːn	//
ʔiʃ	-ti	giːg	-iːni	eːn	//
let	-CVB.CSL	leave	-IPFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
V1.TR	-.	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

He leaves without him, they said.

amaroːn baːkʷaːsa /
Le it not be
amaːroːn		baːkʷaːsa			/
ʔamaːr	=oːn	baː=	kʷaːs	-a	/
possessions	=POSS.1PL.ACC	NEG.PROH=	create	-IMP.SG.M	.
N.M	=PRO	PTCL=	V1.IRG.TR	-TAM.PNG	.

Le it not be

samaroːn //
our destiny.
samaːroːn		//
samaːr	=oːn	//
offspring	=POSS.1PL.ACC	.
N.M	=PRO	.

our destiny.