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nimoos inden mm ; imp bimasasl/mg nilalai, at
of nimoos (and) dived with it; he dived close to the clam, and
itu n0rm19n nimvos lumbzmggzm ,' item's mial
he put the kernel of nimoos in his mouth; he came up again,
an imbarmbar noomln n17m0os. lviis binggen Ambat,
and chewed continually the kernel of nimoos. He lied unto Arnbat,
iu/er " Naan moh noonin nitalai etingk ! " En
he said: “I have eaten the inside of the clam here!" And
Awinggolnggoi {mien lis, en irar ino wui Awirara imr
Awinggotnggot dived again, and did that which Awirara had done
human ; ian lis noonin nimaos, iwer lis binggm
before; he ate again the kernel oi nimoos, he said again to
Ambat: “Naan nroh noonm nitalai ztingk! " En A1m'sant~
Ambat : " I have eaten the inside of the clam here ! " And Awisant-
wuhlu imizn Zis, en irar ino wut Awinggotnggot imr lmman.
wuhlu dived again, and did that which Awinggotnggot had done before.
En A11/ikinmas 'i/mien lis; en ramien mah, iah a1 ï¬Åves, en Awiram
And Awikintuas dived again ; and they all dived ? ? P, and Awirara
iwer binggen Ambat: “A12/ow, gumien, guun noonin
said unto Ambat: " Elder brother, dive, eat the inside of
m'mla1',' gamen miom mah moh! â€ù Ambat iwer: “Nunggou! " an
the clam: ? ? completely!â€ù Ambat said: “Alright!â€ù and
inden, imp binggen niialai, itu nimbanggon lm
dived, he went swiftly unto the clam, he put his mouth into
nimbonggon talai. Nitalai ias mbnin Ambat. En nimwiwin
the mouth of the clam. The clam snapped Ambat. And the spirit of
Ambat ipwu nivimar ; iiovwis nggen Lindzmda Eiumoran. Lindzmda
Ambat ? the dove; ? it flew to Lindanda at Iumoran. Lindanda
iles; inrimnrim hm’ nivangasien t Ambat 1'1/121
saw (it); she remembered the command which Amhat said
binggm, en iwer: "Anibal imes mob, ¢1' et nil/imar
unto (her), and she said: “Amhat is dead, he is the dove
iwufer in.â€ù En Limiamla {long iuwew naaran nambwa, ihu
? ?." And Lindanda went P the root oi the banyan tree, she put
nimbatin balm nelel en itop, en netel iliinggor
her head into the cord and she jumped, and the cord ?
nimielm, en imzs. En Awiram ar using mial
? , and she died. And Awirara and the others came back
bis bane. Awimra iwer : “ Ninggolrmg ninggeveen
again to land. Awirara said: “ I am going, I am going to have
Linda-min." nrivi mah nawangk, relrmg bweleng eium.
Lindanda.â€ù They pulled up the canoe, they went to the house.
A wiram flung, iwer geles Lindanda ,' ilung
Awirara went, he said he was going to see Lindanda; he went
bilium ,' ingginggeleu in lium, islzsve.
into the house; he looked into the house, he did not see (her).
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