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nï¬Åmbiivwelnt, gumumum.â€ù Alatiti ilong nnmg .' " Ndng 0!
I'll come, you shall suck." The child cried still: “ O mother]
niing 0! woragh mbwsli sf Nia mimimind ndulwm mm miulum
O mother] ? too much! ? P it's swallowing me, it's swallowing
nou! â€ù S'nm iwer Zieh .' "N6mb5m1a rlomo,
rne ! â€ù His mother said again : " I’l1 just go on clearing a little while,
tembar mimbï¬Åwelat gumumum. â€ù N embai indulum
then I’ll come, you shall suck.â€ù The nembat-creeper swallowed
natiti iramiran naau ti. S ‘nan im mong. Natiti
the child ? the girdle its. Its mother went on clearing. The child
iel Zieh : “ N Zing 0, ndubum non I " Imiulum
cried again: “O mother, it's swallowing me!" It swallowed
naming rim mbelawan. Natiti tel Z-ieh: “Nï¬Ång -0! "
that one up to its neck. The child cried again: "O mother!â€ù
I ruiulum mahan. S “rim ii:/elem, iuuhzm
It swallowed (it) altogether. It's mother came, she sought
iselehsi. I tï¬Ång, ivu mim hiwm, ileh
she did not see (it). She cried, she went to the village, she saw
tme-mwen. Ar malili, ar uahan, ar selehsi.
her husband. They-two returned, they-two sought, they-two saw not.
Tmemwim iwzri en .' “ I malur giqb F " Nimomogh ti
Her husband said unto (her) : " Where was he lying? " His wife
iweri .' “ I mam? wumei ./ " Arleh nembat ngei
said: "He was lying here! " They~two saw that neml2at~creeper
wut-am iui mt:/m itéi/um. Arghal,
that it made the ground burst asunder. They two digged,
a'/iï¬Ågh leui u/elem raai. Tmemwen iszr naai man
they two hauled out (made it) come up. Her husband took a stick,
in/er mlmghu: welewel. Nam itokh leln, iweri .'
he said he would hit it to bits. The child remained inside, it said:
" Mamwe, gusugh/usgh/nssi nembai, metaan gughus mu.â€ù Amreh
" Father, do not strike the nembui, lest you strike me." They tore
wel wimbatn mzmbat, mleh natiti imatur Zen nelehi
apart Hie foot of the nembal, they saw the child lying in the inside (of)
nembat, artï¬Ågh leui, aveh zm mim hum.
the nembat, they hauled (him) out, they carried him to the village.
I meur wrong.
He was still alive.
THE MAN WHO BOASTED THAT HE was NOT AFRAID or Gnosrs
Mar Lembetewut tuan i1/war ise meta nggulel xi;
A certain man of Lembetewut said (that) he was incapable of fear ;
ivwer .' “ Wuntm mbwitghus nï¬Åwmman, mbmiilagh ran nambwilaghai
he said: “Should you kill some man, fasten (him) on gong
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