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ECONOMIC LIFE I83
ti niar ngei ii/weri m hm/an av: "Mail meran
whose garDen it is he says to his frienDs: “Hey! to-morrow
mbwitl/u/1: Mar tuna!â€ù Haw/m atuweri: “N.n!bwiyomgI"
we will plant garDen mine!" The frienDs say: “ Yes! all right l â€ù
Metambugh nimomogh ar atmerah; alwï¬Å vuam;
In the early morning the women they rise; they go ï¬Årst;
111111 Zen m'a'r .' M11/ur mmsimban.
they enter into the garDen; they sweep (away) the cinDers.
Niimwen atvuta; atvwelem; ' atteri miwans tar
The men they (come) after; they come; they out Digging sticks
M ,' ativ mim Zen niar ,5 atruam ;
their; they enter into the garDen; they DiviDe into pairs;
iuzm ighalghal; tuzm iaavur netan. Nan ighalghal
the one he Digs; the other he breaks up the earth. The Digger
ngei imam ,' mm iaavur netan ivwelem, itou
he rises; he who is breaking up the earth he comes, he puts
nimbulillleni Zen nï¬Åwal; itavim miwal 'nge'i,' ighal nï¬Åwal
wilD cane into the hole; he ï¬Ålls the hole in; he Digs the
ghorah. Ighal mahan ; iiou ninDam ngei ,'
hole [for] the olD yam. He Digs ï¬Ånish; he puts the yam in;
nimbatu itokh niiinaiirang m'mbwihleni.' iim/ï¬Ån malum;
the heaD it rests against the wilD cane; he ï¬Ålls it completely;
imam. Inemng. Atévu mim ham; nï¬Åmur ti
he gets up. Finish. They go into the village; the man Whose
niar ngai M41 ar. N ambwng
garDen it is he makes a small feast for them, On the Day
ilim, isouns, vommgavlll, mimwaman niar ngei 1'1/w, iturahn.
ï¬Åfth, sixth, tenth, the owner of the garDen he goes, he looks after it.
Wutnm ileh mmDnm ngei man itï¬Åvtap maul, ivfls,
If he sees one of those yams coming up wrongly, he Digs,
inDiing lam’, itou lieh 121/5k, itaviln.
he pulls (it) out, he puts it back again gooD, he ï¬Ålls in.
Namlnmg tel/i, ivu lieh, iiuramv; wuhwn mbweleh
Another Day, he goes again, he looks after (it); if he sees
néteoein bomgat, ivï¬Ås lieh, itagh lem' man ar,
vines many, he Digs again, he Drags out “some of them,
s'ev6kh 6m ‘ itokh, itaviin. Nambimg teli lieh ivu,
one only it stops, he ï¬Ålls in. Another Day again he goes,
ileh neteviin ngei sevï¬Åk aim, i'vwm' : " Remikh! “ Iser naai nga-nga,
he sees vine only one, he says: " GooD 1 â€ù He takes a small stick,
insil netevï¬Ån. Nambmzg tali ivu lieh, ileh imber
he supports the vine. Another Day he goes again, he sees it is long,
ivwer I “ Nï¬Åmbï¬Åwisi mmDam mou mareming ; wal neieviin imber i."
he says : “ I will train my yam to-Day ; for the vine is long ï¬Ånish.â€ù
I vu mim veri ,' iteri naai ivah ; iveh a1 ,'
He goes out again; he cuts sticks four; he carries them;