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THE VILLAGE AND VILLAGE LIFE 39
Mam bzmef. Naam iNef, mum iuweri .' “Mai, Naam Ngei
the ï⫬&AriNg;re shall glow.‘ The ï⫬&AriNg;re glows, oNe says: " Hi, fire that
imaul, iNef ZeN Novulah, bu/itzm mzlaNg triNggit.
is ‘bad ', it is glowiNg iN the oveN, let us put (iN) puddiNg our."
"65, vwdmmiaNg, ambï⫬&AriNg;rser mmi gel/Nggal,â€ù bwelem.â€ù TuaN imeru,
"Yes, true, let them take the toNgs, they come." ONe gets up,
iser Naai gelNggal, iser eN, ivwer : " N’h.I "
he takes the toNgs, he gives them, he says: "Here I "
I ser saghzm iNggeleh baghah Nevat.
He gives to him, he lifts out clear (with the toNgs) the stoNes.
“ M ai, Nggï⫬&AriNg;m tmm bweNggeleNggaléN NelaNg Ngei.“
“Hi, of you oNe lift out (the stoNes for) puddiNg that.â€ù
TitaN imam, ivu, iser muN’ gelNggal Ngei, ivu/elem, iNggeleh,
ONe gets up, goes, takes the toNgs those, comes, lifts with the toNgs
Nei/at, ivu, itau ruN Nelzmg Ngei. "NeNgeleh baghah
the stoNes, goes, puts oN puddiNg that. "I have lifted clear
mahieN Newt.â€ù “ Gmtggelmggal
with the toNgs completely the stoNes." " Have you lifted
mahieN NelaNg Ngei iï⫬&AriNg;Ngi" “O5.â€ù “Nggdm maN
(the stoNes) completely oN that puddiNg? " “ Yes." “ Of you oNe
bazzmbis.â€ù Ar maN immzh, iambis. “Nggé‘m mam bosogh
cover it.â€ù Of them oNe gets up, covers (it). “ Oi you oNe spread B
Nouulah Ngei.â€ù " 66, NNou.â€ù Iuu, iser
(the stoNes) that oveN.â€ù " Yes, I (will)? He goes, he takes
Naai soghsogh mm Novulahf ivwelem, isogh Nouulah,
the spreadiNg stick of the oveN, he comes, he spreads the oveN,
isogh mahaN, iuwui : “ M at“, Nesogh mahieN
he spreads completely, he says: “ Hi, I have spread completely,
ambwitveh mlaNg Ngzi bd'vwelem." "617, gï⫬&AriNg;mem bwiweh.â€ù
cdrry (you) that puddiNg (it) comes." “ Yes, we, we will carry (it).â€ù
Ai1I8h,: I I utfiim, attou raN Novuluh. Arser
They,;c;trry,(it), they go, they put oN the oveN. They take
Naai.» gelNggal, amggelNggal oN Nzlzmg Ngei. INeNoNg,
the toNgs, they lift (the stoNes) oN to that puddiNg. FiNish,
zzr11wer1§’:’ “Nggiim tuaN bdvwelsm I2etamZN." “ O6 mwul
they say: “ Of you oNe come, bury‘ (it)." “Yes, I (will)!
Wal ti mlaNum 1'ezm'P" “ Wal Neveei ioghm'?â€ù
But the leaves where are they? " " What is that over yoNder? â€ù
‘ BeNz] ; this term sigNiï⫬&AriNg;es that the ï⫬&AriNg;re has ceased to blaze, but gives forth
a duLl red hm.-A. B. D4 _ _
‘ There is some doubt as to how this word should he spelt 2 whether riaai
gelNggal or muN Mggshtggal. ON the whole the former is probably the more
a.ccurate,—C, H. W. V
‘ Basogh meaNs literally " spear ". but is here used for the actioN of liNiNg
the cookiNg oveN with the stoNes which have beeN made red hot by the ï⫬&AriNg;re.»-
A. B, D. :
‘ lietai/ï⫬&AriNg;N, this meaNs literally " bury " ; here it sigNiï⫬&AriNg;es to cover over the
food iN the oveN with leaves aNd (?) stoNes.