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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;