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MARRIAGE AND RELATIONS OF SEXES I51
bisilei, getita nggor tinivtm Hum, m golmg.
a long way, he shuts his wife in the house. and he goes.
WM iinivï¬Ån gzmmg iaamn at itemb tzi lium.
If his wife feels her excrement she excretes in the house.
El nezhen nimorot nin at rzwer ikukus.
And the name of such a man they say he is jealous.
The lengths to which such a jealous type of husband will
sometimes go are instanced by the following account of events
which took place probably some forty years ago.
Viloormbarap an nimnmo mar tiei ralzmg lembwiteei, mm
Viloormbarap and his two wives went into the bush, they worked
nehen. Vilowntbarup iwer tinivaln mar
the garden. Viloormbarap said to his two wives (that)
mkoh tartar tei masaswng win ei. El tuan, nehm at
they were always to stay close to him. And one, by name
Vzmambang, ilzmg bisilei. Et Viloarmbarap nimbatin ihetl
Vanambang, went to a distance. And Viloormbarap was very angry
nitï¬Ålï¬Ån imr gen um! tinivï¬Ån ilong bisilei.
his wind—pipe hurt because that his wife had gone away.
En ivivie : “ Vindewut um ambe F! "
And he called: “Woman of Ewut where are you?!"
“Kimmgk ztingklâ€ù "Gugngur fem? Usronghurve wul newer
“ I'm here I " " You make how? Don't you know that I said
guslongmarsuve ,' newer dookoh newui gesi ! ! "
you were not to go ?; I said we were to stop in one plaoe! l"
Et il/if new/42h, irop ta in. Et Vanambang iles
And -he took his musket, he ran after her. And Vanambang saw
Viloormlmmp il1'j> nem/12h, at 1101?. Vilourmbaraqï¬Å flop
Viloormbarap take his musket, and she ï¬Åed. Viloormbarap he ran
ta’ at urvimggam, nimomo £101) human, an nimorot
after, and they two raced, the woman ran in front, and the man
irop ta ; urvimggam ; masasang rulevis
ran behind; they two raced; they had nearly come in sight
eium at uwop tong ha, at nimomo
of the house, and they two ran up (hill), and the woman (was)
ikul at itzes nerzvï¬Åh Immn. Nehp mamm reso
exhausted, and he aimed the musket at her. The shot caught her
in taun, at iuleul, iuivia : “ Ia ei rokoh siumi
in her back, and she yelled, she called: “ Who is in the village?
- names! " El tatai irong, ’1'iop bwelemisar. “ Amo,
I’m dying I " And my father heard, he rushed out. “ Mother
ilflmwifl P ! " " Tamam a'w'm' k1'mmgkI"‘
what's the matter? 1 " " Thy father has shot me I "
‘ Nimbahn ihet = literally “ his head was bad“.