tak /
A man...
tak	/
tak	/
man	.
SBJ.N.M	.

A man...

eːnjeːmeːreːːː /
These Emirab-s,
eːn	jeːmiːreː		/
eːn	i=	eːmiːreː	/
PROX.PL.M.ACC	DEF.M=	Emirab	.
DEM	DET=	N.PROP	.

These Emirab-s,

eːwaːj ʃaːkiːb /
in hunting ibex
eːwaːj			ʃaːkiːb		/
eːw	-a	-i	ʃaːk	=iːb	/
ibex	-PL	-GEN	hunting	=LOC.SG	.
N.M	-.	-CASE	N.M	=POSTP	.

da eːdifneːb oːdoːr /
when men left
da	eːdifneːb				oːdoːr		/
da	eː-	dif	-n	=eːb	oː=	doːr	/
man\PL	3-	leave\IPFV	-PL	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	.
SBJ.N.M	PNG-	V1.INTR	-PNG	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

when men left for hunting ibex

oːrba galeːleːneːb oːdoːr /
when they organized a beat in the mountains
oːrba		galeːleːneːb			oːdoːr		/
oː=	riba	galeːl	-eːn	=eːb	oː=	doːr	/
DEF.SG.M.ACC=	mountain	drive_cattle	-IPFV.3PL	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	.
DET=	N.M	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

when they organized a beat in the mountains,

galeːleː /
while beating
galeːleː		/
galeːl	-eː	/
drive_cattle	-CVB.SMLT	.
V2	-.	.

while beating,

hasara jhaːm hoːj iːfiːt oːrba /
there was a leopard away from them in the mountain and
hasara	jhaːm	hoːj	iːfiːt			oːrba		/
hasara	jhaːm	hoːj	iː-	fi	=t	oː=	riba	/
ADVS	leopard	ABL.3	3SG.M-	be_there\AOR	=COORD	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	mountain	.
PTCL	SBJ.N.M	PRO	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

there was a leopard away from them in the mountain and

imasʔaːjeːda /
hunters from a hide
imasʔaːjeːda					/
i=	ma-	sʔa	-eː	=da	/
DEF.M=	N.AC-	sit\MID	-GEN.PL	=DIR	.
DET=	N.V-	V1.DER	-CASE	=POSTP	.

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uːn uːjhaːm jʔiːni eːn /
this leopard comes, they said.
uːn	uːjhaːm		jʔiːni		eːn	/
uːn	uː=	jhaːm	jʔ	-iːni	eːn	/
PROX.SG.M.NOM	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	come	-IPFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
DEM	DET=	N.M	V2.IRG.TR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

this leopard comes to hunters from a hide, they said.

jʔiːnhoːb /
When it comes
jʔiːnhoːb				/
jʔ	-i	-n	=hoːb	/
come	-AOR.3SG	-L	=when	.
V2.IRG.TR	-TAM.PNG	-.	=CONJ	.

When it comes

eːgirim tak hoː iːfiːt /
there was an old man there and
ʔeːgirim	tak	hoː	iːfiːt			/
ʔeːgirim	tak	hoː	iː-	fi	=t	/
elder	man	LOC	3SG.M-	be_there\AOR	=COORD	.
SBJ.NC	SBJ.N.M	POSTP	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=CONJ	.

there was an old man there and

jʔarej gidhoːk /
'Men, beyond
jʔarej			gidh	hoːk	/
i=	ʔar	-ej	gidh	hoːk	/
DEF.M=	child\PL	-VOC	beyond	2SG.DAT	.
DET=	N	-CASE	POSTP	DM	.

beːnhoːk /
go!
beːna		hoːk	/
beː	-na	hoːk	/
go\INT	-IMP.PL	2SG.DAT	.
V1.IRG.TR	-TAM.PNG	DM	.

jʔarej gidhoːk /
'Men, beyond
jʔarej			gidh	hoːk	/
i=	ʔar	-ej	gidh	hoːk	/
DEF.M=	child\PL	-VOC	beyond	2SG.DAT	.
DET=	N	-CASE	POSTP	DM	.

beːnhoːk endi eːn //
go!' he says, they said.
beːna		hoːk	indi		eːn	//
beː	-na	hoːk	i-	ndi	eːn	//
go\INT	-IMP.PL	2SG.DAT	3SG.M-	say\IPFV	say\PFV.3PL	.
V1.IRG.INTR	-TAM.PNG	DM	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	V1.IRG.TR	.

he says: 'Men, move away from there! 'Men, move away from there!' they said.

igaleːlana /
The hunters from a hide
igaleːlana			/
i=	galeːl	-ana	/
DEF.M=	drive_cattle	-N.AGN	.
DET=	V2	-N.V	.

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gidhoː eːbiːneːb oːdoːr /
when they go back from him,
gidhoː		eːbiːneːb				oːdoːr		/
gidh	=oː	eː-	bi	-n	=eːb	oː=	doːr	/
beyond	=POSS.3SG.ACC	3-	go\INT.IPFV	-PL	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	.
POSTP	=PRO	PNG-	V1.DER.IRG.TR	-PNG	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

when the hunters from a hide move back from him,

uːn uːjhaːm /
this leopard,
uːn	uːjhaːm		/
uːn	uː=	jhaːm	/
PROX.SG.M.NOM	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	.
DEM	DET=	N.M	.

this leopard,

uːtakwa barhewa raresamiːt /
the man and them look at each other and
uːtakwa			barhiwa		ra~rhisamiːt				/
uː=	tak	=wa	barhi	=wa	ra~rhi	-sam	-i	=it	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	=COORD	3M.NOM	=COORD	PLAC~see	-RECP	-AOR.3SG	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	=CONJ	SBJ.PRO	=CONJ	V1.DER.TR	-V2.DER	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

the man and them look at each other and

uːjhaːm /
the leopard
uːjhaːm		/
uː=	jhaːm	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	.
DET=	N.M	.

the leopard

kagiːgijaːjt /
does not leave and
kagiːgijaːjt				/
ka=	giːg	-i	=jaːjt	/
NEG.IPFV=	leave	-PFV.3SG.M	=CSL	.
PTCL=	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

does not leave and

ontʔa /
so,
ontʔa	/
ontʔa	/
now	.
PTCL	.

so,

ingadi eːn /
he stops, they said.
ingadi		eːn	/
i-	ngadi	eːn	/
3SG.M-	stop\IPFV	say\PFV.3PL	.
PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	V1.IRG.TR	.

it stops, they said.

ingadijaːt /
He stops and
ingadijaːt			/
i-	ngadi	=aːt	/
3SG.M-	stop\IPFV	=COORD	.
PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=CONJ	.

it stops and

iniːwaka haleːljaːt uːtak /
each time it wagged its tail and the man
iniːwaka			haleːljaːt			uːtak		/
i=	niːwa	=ka	haleːl	-ja	=t	uː=	tak	/
DEF.M=	tail	=DISTR	wag	-PFV.3SG.M	=COORD	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	.
DET=	N.M	=POSTP	V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

each time it wagged its tail and the man

wʔajjoː /
his hand,
wʔajjoː			/
w=	ʔaj	=oː	/
DEF.SG.M=	hand	=POSS.3SG.ACC	.
DET=	N.M	=PRO	.

his hand,

sar ʃaːt amarrijeːk /
a skin, when I prepare*** meat
sar	ʃaːt		amarrijeːk			/
sar	ʃaː	=t	a-	manri	=eːk	/
skin	meat	=INDF.F	1SG-	find\IPFV	=if	.
N.M	N.F	=DET	PNG-	V1.TR	=CONJ	.

a skin, when I prepare*** meat

hoːj adannʔe dejaːb iktijeːb /
that I put in it***
hoːj	adannʔi		dijaːb			iktijeːb			/
hoːj	a-	dannʔi	di	-a	=b	i-	kti	=eːb	/
ABL.3	1SG-	do\IPFV	say	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	3SG.M-	become\AOR	=REL.M	.
PRO	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	V1.IRG;tr	-PRF	=DET	PNG-	AUX.PRF	=CONJ	.

that I put in it***

iktijeːb iːbirejt /
that he had
iktijeːb			iːbirejt			/
i-	kti	=eːb	iː-	biri	=ejt	/
3SG.M-	become\AOR	=REL.M	3SG.M-	have\AOR	=COORD	.
PNG-	AUX.PRF	=CONJ	PNG-	V1.IRG;tr	=CONJ	.

that he had

oːn oːsar wʔajjoː aɖibtiːt /
he coils this skin around his hand and
oːn	oːsar		wʔajjoː			ʔaɖibtiːt		/
oːn	oː=	sar	w=	ʔaj	=oː	ʔaɖib	-tiːt	/
PROX.SG.M.ACC	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	skin	DEF.SG.M=	hand	=POSS.3SG.ACC	coil	-CVB.SEQ	.
DEM	DET=	N.M	DET=	N.M	=PRO	V1;tr	-.	.

he coils this skin around his hand and

afireːnaːjt iːhaːːː /
'O, horrible!
afireːnaːjt			iːha	/
afirej	-naːj	=t	iːha	/
bad	-GEN	=INDF.F	ADRF	.
ADJ	-CASE.ADJ***	=DET	PTCL	.

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gadabisinhoːk nejad /
we'll make you angry
gadabisnhoːk				nijad		/
gadab	-is	-ni	=hoːk	ni-	jad	/
be_sad	-CAUS	-FUT.PL	=OBJ.2SG	1PL-	say\IPFV	.
V2.INTR	-V2.DER	-TAM.PNG	=PRO	PNG-	AUX.FUT	.

amsi indi eːn /
today', he says, they said.
amsi	indi		eːn	/
amsi	i-	ndi	eːn	/
today	3SG.M-	say\IPFV	say\PFV.3PL	.
ADV	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	V1.IRG.TR	.

he says: 'O, horrible! we'll make you angry today',they said.

gadabisinhoːk nejadhoːk /
'We'll make you angry,
gadabisnhoːk				nIjadhoːk			/
gadab	-is	-ni	=hoːk	ni-	jad	=hoːk	/
be_sad	-CAUS	-FUT.PL	=OBJ.2SG	1PL-	say\IPFV	=OBJ.2SG	.
V2.INTR	-V2.DER	-TAM.PNG	=PRO	PNG-	AUX.FUT	=PRO	.

amsi endijeːb oːdoːr /
today', when he says,
amsi	indijeːb			oːdoːr		/
amsi	i-	ndi	=eːb	oː=	doːr	/
today	3SG.M-	say\IPFV	=REL.M	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	time	.
ADV	PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

when he says: 'We'll make you angry, today',

uːjhaːm /
the leopard
uːjhaːm		/
uː=	jhaːm	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	.
DET=	N.M	.

the leopard

khi iːfiːt oːtak /
was over and the man
khiː	iːfiːt			oːtak		/
khiː	iː-	fi	=t	oː=	tak	/
on	3SG.M-	be_there\AOR	=COORD	DEF.SG.M.ACC=	man	.
POSTP	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=CONJ	DET=	N.M	.

was over and the man

(khiːsej /
(from over it)
khiːsej		/
khiː	=isi	/
on	=POSS.1SG.ABL	.
POSTP	=PRO	.

(from over it)

ʔasti /)
upwards.
ʔasti		/
ʔas	-ti	/
be_up	-CVB.GNRL	.
V1	-.	.

upwards.

nʔati dhaːj fariːni eːn /
it jumps down on him, they said.
nʔati	dhaːj	fariːni		eːn	/
nʔati	dhaːj	far	-iːni	eːn	/
downwards	DIR	jump	-IPFV.3SG.M	say\PFV.3PL	.
ADV	POSTP	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

it jumps down on him, they said.

nʔati dhaːj fariːhoːb /
When it jumps down on him
nʔati	dhaːj	fariːhoːb			/
nʔati	dhaːj	far	-i	=hoːb	/
downwards	DIR	jump	-AOR.3SG	=when	.
ADV	POSTP	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

When it jumps down on him

uːtak toːfna abki iniw /
the man grabs the spear well,
uːtak		toːfna		abki		iniw		/
uː=	tak	toː=	fina	ʔabk	-i	i-	niw	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	spear	take	-AOR.3SG	3SG.M-	give\IPFV	.
DET=	N.M	DET=	N.F	V1.TR	-TAM.PNG	PNG-	AUX.EMPH	.

the man grabs the spear well,

toːfnaːtoː /
his spear
toːfnatoː				/
toː=	fina	=t	=oː	/
DEF.SG.F.ACC=	spear	=INDF.F	=POSS.3SG.ACC	.
DET=	N.F	=DET	=PRO	.

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stʔaleː /
while thrusting
sitʔaleː			/
si-	tʔal	-eː	/
CAUS-	go_in	-CVB.SMLT	.
V1.DER-	V1.TR	-.	.

while thrusting his spear

uːjhaːm /
the leopard
uːjhaːm		/
uː=	jhaːm	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	.
DET=	N.M	.

areː oːn wʔaji italla /
then, his left arm
areː	oːn	wʔaji			italha		/
areː	oːn	w=	ʔaj	=i	i=	talha	/
then	PROX.SG.M.ACC	DEF.SG.M=	hand	=POSS.3SG.ACC	DEF.M=	left	.
PTCL	DEM	DET=	N.M	=PRO	DET=	ADJ	.

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ʔaji abkhaːbuː /
his arm it grabbed and
wʔaji			abka		hijaːbuːjt					/
w=	ʔaj	=i	ʔabk	-a	hi	-jaː	=b	=u	=it	/
DEF.SG.M=	hand	=POSS.1SG.ACC	take	-CVB.MNR	give	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	=COP.3SG	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	=PRO	V1.TR	-.	AUX.EMPH	-PRF	=DET	=PRED.N	=CONJ	.

the leopard, then, grabbed his left arm, his arm and

isanad dhaːj dʔejaːbuːjt /
it pressed on him with all its weight
isanad		dhaːj	dʔijaːbuːjt					/
i=	sanad	dhaːj	dʔi	-jaː	=b	=u	=it	/
DEF.M=	weight	DIR	do	-CVB.MNR	=INDF.M.ACC	=COP.3SG	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	POSTP	V1.IRG.TR	-PRF	=DET	=PRED.N	=CONJ	.

it pressed on him with all its weight

oːt toːʃa /
this meat
oːt	toːʃa		/
oːt	toː=	ʃa	/
PROX.SG.F.ACC	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	meat	.
DEM	DET=	N.F	.

thoːj tiːfiːt /
there was on him and
thoːj		tiːfiːt			/
t=	hoːj	tiː-	fi	=t	/
DEF.F=	ABL.3	3SG.F-	be_there\AOR	=COORD	.
REL=	PRO	PNG-	V1.IRG.INTR	=CONJ	.

kastoː /
all of it
kasstoː			/
kass	=t	=oː	/
all	=INDF.F	=POSS.3SG.ACC	.
DET	=DET	=PRO	.

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hoːj fari eːn /
it pulled it of from him, they said.
hoːj	fari		eːn	/
hoːj	far	-i	eːn	/
ABL.3	jump	-AOR.3SG	say\PFV.3PL	.
PRO	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

it pulled from him this meat there was on him and all of it, they said.

inawawwa timiːtatwa baːkaːj /
Without the sinews and the bones.
inawawwa			timiːtatwa			baːkaːj		/
i=	nawa	=wwa	ti=	miːtat	=wa	baː=	kaːj	/
DEF.M=	sinew	=COORD	DEF.F=	bone\PL	=COORD	NEG.PROH=	become\CVB.SMLT	.
DET=	N.M	=CONJ	DET=	N.F	=CONJ	PTCL=	V1.IRG.TR	.

Without the sinews and the bones.

uːjhaːm darwiwit /
The leopard fainted and
uːjhaːm		darwiwit			/
uː=	jhaːm	darwiw	-i	=t	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	be_faint	-AOR.3SG	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

The leopard fainted and

mhiːn ɖibiːni /
fell on the spot.
mhiːn	ɖibiːni		/
mhiːn	ɖib	-iːni	/
place	fall	-IPFV.3SG.M	.
N.M	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	.

fell on the spot.

uːtak darwiwit /
The man fainted and
uːtak		darwiwit			/
uː=	tak	darwiw	-i	=t	/
DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	be_faint	-AOR.3SG	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

The man fainted and

mhiːn ɖibiːhoːb /
when he fell on the spot,
mhiːn	ɖibiːhoːb			/
mhiːn	ɖib	-i	=hoːb	/
place	fall	-AOR.3SG	=when	.
N.M	V2.INTR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

when he fell on the spot,

oːjhaːmoː dhaːj jʔeːnaːt /
they come to him and his leopard and
oːjhaːmoː			dhaːj	jʔeːnaːt			/
oː=	jhaːm	=oː	dhaːj	jʔ	-eːn	=aːt	/
DEF.SG.M.ACC=	leopard	=POSS.3SG.ACC	DIR	come	-IPFV.3PL	=COORD	.
DET=	N.M	=PRO	POSTP	V2.IRG.TR	-TAM.PNG	=CONJ	.

aːn jharidna eːn /
they slaughter it, they said.
aːn	jharidna			eːn	/
aːn	i-	harid	-na	eːn	/
PROX.PL.M.NOM	3-	slaughter\PFV	-PL	say\PFV.3PL	.
DEM	PNG-	V1.TR	-PNG	V1.IRG	.

they come to him and they slaughter his leopard, they said.

oːtak areː /
Then the man
oːtak		areː	/
oː=	tak	areː	/
DEF.SG.M.ACC=	man	then	.
DET=	N.M	PTCL	.

beːt toːsmuːm tejhaːminaːti /
with that suet of the leopard
beːt	toːsmuːm		tijhaːmi			naːti			/
beːt	toː=	simuːm	ti=	jhaːm	-i	naː	=t	=i	/
DIST.SG.F.ACC	DEF.SG.F.ACC=	suet	DEF.F=	leopard	-GEN	thing	=INDF.F	=COP.3SG	.
DEM	DET=	N.F	DET=	N.M	-CASE	N.F	=DET	=PRED.N	.

mheːleːn eːn //
they treat, they said.
mheːleːn		eːn	//
mheːl	-eːn	eːn	//
treat	-IPFV.3PL	say\PFV.3PL	.
V2.TR	-TAM.PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

Then they treat the man with that suet of the leopard, they said.

uːn uːjhaːm /
This leopard
uːn	uːjhaːm		/
uːn	uː=	jhaːm	/
PROX.SG.M.NOM	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	leopard	.
DEM	DET=	N.M	.

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bak tʔiːteː /
that way,
bak	tʔiːteːt			/
bak	tʔi	-it	=eːt	/
thus	resemble	-VN	=REL.F	.
DEICT.MNR	V1.IRG.TR	-N.V	=CONJ	.

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fina uːn uːtak /
a spear, that man
fina	uːn	uːtak		/
fina	uːn	uː=	tak	/
spear	PROX.SG.M.NOM	DEF.SG.M.NOM=	man	.
N.F	DEM	DET=	N.M	.

meː# imdiraːj /
he fights
meː#	imdiraːj				/
meː#	i-	m-	dir	-aːj	/
FS	3SG.M-	RECP-	kill\PFV	-RECP.IPFV	.
FS	PNG-	V1.DER-	V1.TR	-V1.DER.TAM	.

That man fights this leopard that way with a spear,

eːdna eːn /
they said, they said.
eːdna			eːn	/
eː-	d	-na	eːn	/
3-	say\IPFV	-PL	say\PFV.3PL	.
PNG-	V1.IRG.TR	-PNG	V1.IRG.TR	.

they said, they said.

amaroːn baːkwaːsa /
let it not be our possessions
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	.

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

"Let it not be our destiny!"