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734 MALEKULA
lili ,‘ iweri “ Ambi tzmah nisul. m'116rï¬Ås in
and again; he said. “ P He planted the ghost (of) the path. I will
vï¬Åkh.â€ù
clear (it) (so that) it is good."
4. TEXTS IN THE DIALECI‘ OP LAGALAG
THE ORIGIN o1= DEATH
Hamlmt ilï¬Ång muhhut im, hhamzm mwnturu, hhaman numin.
Hambllt put down two men, the one a woman, the other a man.
var hhï¬Ån ram : “ gï¬Åravar, ' imis mis m6u1,'
He said unto them two: " You two say ‘Die, die, live,
gï¬Årsauarsi ' {mix mis nsar ’." ralingk
do not you two say ‘Die, die, for good '." They two remained.
tum var: “imis mis mï¬Åur.â€ù tum var.’ “imis mis nsar.â€ù
One he said, “ Die, die, live." The other he said, " Die, die, for good."
H amlmt vale, mu : “ tat mawzrsi gï¬Ånwar
Hambut came, he said: "I did not say you two were to say
mbusat ,' hiiravar let is, mbas te mzvar
thus; you two said that which is bad, although I said
gc'iravar.' '1'mis mi: mï¬Åur.’ â€ù mbavarsi (arm)
you two were to say ‘Die, die, 1ive'." If they two
mbiirauar: “im/is ' mis m<‘iur," mbas tzthnis,
should have said: “Die, die, live," although we died,
tetmï¬Åur his, site arm mfar: "imis mis nsar,â€ù
we would live again, but they two said: " Die, die, for good,"
tetimis tetimis nsar.
we shall die we shall die for good.
THE STORY or AN ATTEMPT 1-0 Cum; up TO THE SKY
Nimugh Glmghur air ainggolo, atlis nirml-gh,
The men of Ghughur (they) they looked, they saw a mountain,
mus nirin file tsï¬Åghén lile. A11/ar .' " Us mus nirin
the clouds came up to it close. They said: "? the clouds
lsimbir m'mugh.â€ù Air tambagh atipfl atrhï¬Ål bï¬Ånal
touch the mountain." They all, they went, they dug a pit
atmbï¬Ål m'm'm', atmgh vim, N onggo ath'¢
they cut a palm-tree, they planted ï¬Årst. Then they took
nimbu ,' atmlnlngk twmbwï¬Åntsumbwbnden ;
bamboos; they bound (them), joined (them) together:
atisigh ghï¬Ån. T um atipf mghz, men atitï¬År ragh¢mtin,'
they climbed up them. Some went on top ; some stood on the ground ;
atlivlip m'mbu ,' atipf mghe. Ncim ius ;
they kept on giving bamboos ; they went on top. The rain it rained ;
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