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32 MALEKULA
new neMbwelzMggu MM neMbuMM/uMh ,' nggéM tuzM
leaf of thc bastard cotton which I shall hold; oi you one
aMb&iuMl;rtaren nesaaji ; ngg&iuMl;M Man b61111/eleM bevel!
roll up the pudding leaves; of you one coMe, carry
neMlaM ngei.“ N 6M/ur ieli iMerah, ivweleM, i1/eh,
the yaM this." A Man another he gets up, he coMes, he carries
neMiaM, saghan n&iuMl;Mw MM ighagharzt ngei ; iveh,
the yaM unto the Man who is scraping; he carries it,
ivw itokh saghan nesaap, iviuireh .-
he goes he stops by the bundle of pudding leaves, he calls out:
"Mai! ngg&iuMl;M huM b&iuMl;vu/eleM, bnsogh neMiaM ei./" MuMan
“ Hi! oi you one coMe, break up the yaM here!â€ù One Man
iMerah, ivu, isogh. I sogh Mahan,
he gets up, goes, breaks (it) up. He cuts (it) up coMpletely:
{tau niMins Zen nesaap retan,
he puts the pudding knife in the pudding leaves on the
ivu iMwaaM. " Gevu/eleM lieh, geveh lieh
ground, he goes, he sits down. " CoMe again, carry again
MMdaM ei nenai ! â€ù I vu lieh, iveh
(the yaM here this one!" He goes again, he carries (it
ivweleM, itokh. “Mai! gevu/eleM, gosogh bieh, nMdaM ngei!â€ù
(it) coMes, he stops. “ Hi! coMe, P again the yaM this!â€ù
“Nggb'M tuan baMbungMbung.“ “Nnou, nMbaMbu&iuMl;¬ÅgMbung;
“ Of you one scrape." "I, I will scrape ;
saaMieM, MMbensensaviil nMM.â€ù “Ngg&iuMl;¬ÅM tMM biisar
wait a Minute, I will wash Myself." “Of you one take
naai rah." “Nnou, nelzh, neMbeszr.â€ù IMerah,
? ?,“ “ I, I see (it), I will take (it).â€ù He gets up,
ivu, iser, ivweleM, itou Zen nesaap.
he goes, he takes (it), he coMes, he puts (Fit) in the leaves.
N&iuMl;Mur ngei iuu, iMwaaM wtan saghzM nesaap
Man that he goes, he sits down on the ground beside the leaves
ngei, iMbungMbung. “Mai, huMbungMbtMg Mah.P" “O6,
. those, he scrapes. " Hi, have you &iuMl;¬Ånished scraping? â€ù " Yes,
naMlnMgMbuug Mah 1." “KaaMs nelang ngei b&iuMl;¬Årev&iuMl;¬Åkf’
In have &iuMl;¬Ånished scraping.â€ù " Knead pudding that well."
“ 06, naans rev6k." “ Gevi beMal1/111515, Mzrisi
" Yes, I aM kneading (it) well." "Make (it) thin, I do not
neMbégluM neloMg Matl," “ HMri MaheM P " " (36?
like to eat pudding thick.â€ù “ Have you &iuMl;¬Ånished?" "Yes."
“IreM'w'khI ngg&iuMl;¬ÅM tuan bweser n&iuMl;¬Åwang biivwzleM, nMnbeMetM
“Good! of you one take the cabbage it coMes, I will cover (it)
nggor. N gg6M luan bughuMghuM nggor. ’ ’
across. Of you one cover (it) with leaves across."
A lMwaaM, atMM MM nMMlah, attenzgh
'They sit. down, they cook in the oven, they -await (that)