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182 MALEKULA
each adult man has his own garden to cultivate, there are certain
stages. in the work in which other men give him a helping hand.
The following description of the proceedings in the native dialect
gives some picture of the division of labour and of the scrupulous
care which the cultivation of yams demands from a Malekulan.
Atlou mbat/n, atm wummr (1). Atra wurwur mah ,' atvwelem lieh ;
They begin, they clear. They clear completely ; they come again ;
atnggb'nggbp(1). amggdnggï¬Åp mim ran naai, atsiili.
they brush away with a stick (rep.) to the trees, they burn [it].
Aingg5ngg5]5 mah. Atvwelsm lieh; atteteri gm",
They brush away completely. They come again; they cut wood,
atveveh ietau, iiokh sur niar ; at1/imlm (2)
they carry it and put it it stops along the fence ; they throw down
naai, atglml sur, atteri nimbwelanggu (3), nennzr
the logs, they dig along, they cut Hibiscus tiliaceus, erythrina
ivi mztalu may ,' asugh ; aitaviin (4)
to make the legs of the fence; they set up; they ï¬Åll in;
atmbunsmbunsun ; atvimien naai new atieteri ,'
they stamp down ; they throw down the logs which fliey had cut ;
tmm lien. Nï¬Åmur im, imm imiemdcmm imam; man itï¬Ågh
it stops in. Men two, one he chucks into ï¬Årst; the other he
mum; inggu vain. Inenong. Ivimim »-- _lieh
pulls the creeper; he binds after. Finish. He chucks again
naai mai nan. Inenong. Inggu lieh mai.
the logs on top of it. Finish. He fastens again on top.
Artou mahan sumbwat. Aragï¬Å mim lium.
They put ï¬Ånish to starting point. They go into the village.
arvwn ndou : “ Gï¬Åmzm ertou mahim niar
They say: " We two, we have put completely the fence
téinggémem. Mmï¬Ång nimomogh man ar ambzaitnggï¬Ånggérah Q5)
of us two. Now women some they let them ra e
l|'mgg6'mem.â€ù T17 nimamagh atrong, atvweri “nggb't,' ndm/itï¬Åvu,
our (garden)." And the women hear, they say: “ We, we will go,
mbwitnggï¬Ånggï¬Årah ti iaai ar.â€ù Ti atï¬Åvu. Aiteri
we will rake (the garden) of of these two.â€ù So they go. They out
naai nggé'nggo'rah,' air/eh 1114 mim saghan niar;
a stick for the raking; they carry (them) unto the garden;
attau mlou man ar ; at-ueh seswï¬Åkh ,' atlughwi
they put down some of them; they carry one by one; they step
vu mim Zen niar; atvalvalen mmm. Naam ngei Zilï¬Åmin;
across into the garden; they lay the ï¬Åre. Fire that it blazes;
aitégh ,' attdgh ,' vi vi vi ; imamah ;
they drag it about; they haul it about; on on on; it dies out;
atï¬Åvu. Nimbungun iuah attokh len mzamal; nï¬Åm/ur
they go. On the fourth day they stop in the amel; _the man

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