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NATIVE TEXTS 725
en temen iweleng ingginggileu mar, en islesve
And father he came, he looked for them-two, and he saw not
mar. 1'm'm'e mar, an umdam.
them-two. He called them—tw0, and they-two answered.
temen iwer: “Ngen hemm et warskohwe ium?
(Their) father he said " For what you-two did not stop in the house ? "
nimorot iwer .' " murhet.â€ù tamm iwer .'
The man he said: “We-two were bad." The father he said:
“ ngen heven at warhetiâ€ù in/er: “m'ma1lamp man
“ For what you-two were bad ? " he said, "An old man a certain
iwelmg ngen mumem, iwer binggen mumen, at mm'.zm."
he came to us-two (excl), he said unto us-two and we-two ate."
temm nimbatin ihet, iwer binggen
Father his head it was bad (i.e. he was furious), he said unto
mar : warongmiew nimorot Mn, en wamngot
them-two, "You-two believed man (of it) and you-two hated
nivamgasien tikimmgk, at mo wut warongot kimmgk,
commandment mine, and it is as if that you-two had hated me,
ct waara binggm nimorot tinggur umnm
and you-two shall work for the man who made you-two eat (past)
mzai tihet ; waaweleng, ndeerivi
tree that was bad ; you»tw0 shall come (fut. imp.), we (incl) will pull
Maw!/mgk balau, en ninggeuitle baran mum, en
the canoe to the water, and I bid good-bye unto you-two, and
ninggolu mum.’ ’ en urieng urwer
I am going to leave you-two." And they-two cried, they~two said
wut temen may /zoslongue, an tzmm iwer :
that father their-two he should not go, and father he said:
“ waurong um! ndookoh, at wunrongndau
"You-two that we (incl.) shall stay, and you-two shall believe
him/mgk.â€ù
me."
WHY MEN Became BLACK
(In the dialect of Laus)
I-meme-sua itals netei iru, nemaghat isua, nitimbulogh isua. Alhur
ran nambat amal swa, narhésan Lenwen. An ateman am? ivetung
basan arm‘ : “ Amiirsemian nai ialnggus, isua amï¬Årsendanmwin,
narhï¬Åsan mu’ ngainzn at mzawergh. Atemzm iwat mas an irmmrgh arar
ivetang : “ San 'a11a amï¬Årsm dmmzwin mzi ngatien P â€ù An Mustang
baszm nimaghlamp.‘ “Atamangk ivehmg ‘am1Zrsemlanmm'n‘.“ An
nimaghlamp iuetang .' “Ateman amï¬År imbaumban bamn hamï¬År, nai
ngat tindang tinge, am/ï¬Årsendau an amï¬Årsanrungsni note 11/umiail
snmiamaigh aleman amï¬År I " An averta-ng : “ Atamzmgk ivetan
basan hamamï¬År, ‘ M nmiirsmdam 1m mamï¬Årsemas! ’ " An nimaghlamqï¬Å
ivztang : " Am1Zrsemaszmwin." En netiwit ilip 'nawana11wm naavergh,
an itau. An 1'1/etang baszm amwimin .‘ “ Banmggm nai ngatim ililim.â€ù
Isergh basan amwinin, an iiau : an nisï¬Ån iwamwar 1//m mlmbaavun.
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