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718 MALEKULA
ét in/er wut m'nggesise1)m binggm; at nongot,
and said that I should open unto him; and I didn’t want (to)
at ivï¬År m'mbr12s11;s, et irav hethzt hm kimmgk.â€ù En
and he broke the door, and he did that which was bad to me." And
Ambat iii]: mmi mbniambrï¬Å, imbwil nivilump. En iwer bmggm
Ambat took a club, he killed the girl. And he said unto
tesin ay: "Mural Zmmong, newer binggen ninggim,
his younger brothers: "My children, I said unto you,
' A asveive ’, an Auï¬Årara £1/ei. El nembwil
‘You are not to go,’ and Awirara went. And I have killed
mob mvilamp, at nhev nerevw tininggim en daambal./"
the girl, and do you take your hows and we will ï¬Åght!â€ù
Awimm iwer: “Nunggaw! ninggzveil mwin, ninggeher nerevï¬Åh
Awirara said: "Alright! I will enter ?, I will take my
tiki/nangk. En Ambat {her nerevï¬Åh tiei, ,.m ivini Awiram, en 1'1;im'
bow.â€ù And Ambat took his bow, and he shot Awirara, and shot
Awingotngut, an im'm' Auï¬Åsantwuhm, en ivini Awikikintuas, en
Awingotngot, and shot Awisantwuhlu, and shot Awikikintuas, and
tesin ar rzvini ei, an remake, en
his younger brothers they shot him, and they fell sick, and
runes mah.
they all died.
Tue DEATH or Arman-r
Ambat rokah Our, a1 ilim. En Ambat
The Ambat dwelt (on) Tomman Island, they were ï¬Åve. And Ambat
ivem Lindamia. En Au/{ram iwer binggen halan ar:
was married to Lindanda. And -Awirara said to his brothers:
“Donlong, deetiti nimaos.â€ù En - relzmg,
“ Let us go, ? nimoos (a variety of plant).“ And they went,
reliti, mambriis nozmin nimoos in neerei. En
E‘, they covered the kernels of the nimoos with leaves. And
newer binggm A mbat : “ Doolrmg, lieemien nimlai.’ '
they said unto Ambat: “We are going to dive for giant clam."
Ambat iwer: “Nunggowlâ€ù En ilong binggen Lindanda, iu/er:
Ambat said: "Alright!" And he went unto Lindanda, he said:
“Gales nmum .942! gotovwis, at guli ngarngar mmgk." En
"If you see any bird ï¬Åy past, strangle yourself quickly." And
relnmg, relip mlwzmgk, wrap biliwzm ndes,
they went, they took a canoe, they sped to the middle of the sea,
wut nitalai ito in. En reles nitalai.
to the place (where) the clam was. And they saw the clam.
Awiram iwer: “Kinangk ninggendm hu/man." En ilip monin
Awirera said: “I, I will dive ï¬Årst.â€ù And he took a kernel
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