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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;