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Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides / Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides / Bernard A. Deacon / Vanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
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NATIVE TEXTS 72:
NgarNgar Naiew NiN NuNggut iN m'mahal." Awimra iii/er:
quickly the puddiNg of baNaNa with ï¬Åsh." Awirara said:
"N1mgkNgg0u!â€ù aN NeviNbumbaau iterei NwNggut Nggzm wut
“Alright!â€ù ANd NeviNbumbaau cut up baNaNas iN order that
ruuammb iN mlmahal ; urhuphup mah
they-two should cook with the ï¬Åshes; they-two grated completely
Naiew, ursiri Nimahal leN mmw eN urtu
the puddiNg, they~two added the ï¬Åshes iN the puddiNg aNd they-two put
loviiliis aN wsump kw mziew
iN the stoNe oveN, they-two squatted by the puddiNg
wut gems. eN Naiew ime aN
that it should be cooked. ANd the puddiNg he cooked aNd
NeviNbumbaau iwer biNggm AwivaNz : " duvzus mi
NeviNbumbaau said uNto Awirara: " Let us—two just carry
mziew trmmt." urvaus Naizw b/ivere,
the puddiNg of us~tw0." They»two carried the puddiNg outside,
maN mah eN AwimNl imlNmt. iwar .'
they-two ate it up aNd Awirara was full up. He said;
“ aavu, NembuNt Nroh.â€ù N eviNbumbaau iwer :
“GraNdmother, I am full up completely.â€ù NeviNbumbaau said:
“guambms Nggou mi." Azuirara iambms Nuiew,
“ Cover thou theN (it) just.â€ù Awirara covered the puddiNg,
iwer : " mum wiNggaiu ambe NaNgguaiew ? "
he said: " GraNdmother I shall put where my puddiNg?â€ù
N eviNbumbaau iwe-r .' “ use mwiN NiNggelip kas
Nevimbumbaau said: “ (just wait a miNute), I will take away
Ngamgar mwiN Neta maN, mmboN ihet.â€ù NewiNbumbaau
quickly a certaiN thiNg a (its) smell (is) bad. NeviNbumbaau
ivai, ilip kas Newt tito Nggar NimboNggoN
weNt, she took away (out) the stoNe that was across the mouth (oi)
mbwileil eN iwer biNggeN Au/irara: “ Guvei, kuuitu
the pit aNd she said uNto Awirara: “ Come thou, put thou (fut.)
mmmiew raN Nambu aisimï¬Å.â€ù Au/{mm ivei iwer mi
thy puddiNg oN bamboo (peg or stake)." Awirara weNt he just said
gum Naiew, at {var malasur, imieN
he would put the puddiNg, aNd he trod slipped, he fell dowN
lzmbwiliel eN NeviNbumbaau irowrrop mbei, {lip
iNto the pit aNd NeviNbumbaau came ruNNiNg up, she took
Newt {tits Nggor NimboNgoN mbwiliel. aN Ambat
the stoNe she shut across the mouth of the pit. ANd Ambat
iwer biNggeN AwiNggNmggotl . . .
said uNto AwiNggotNggot , . .
eN A mbat iNggiNggilzw halNm ar, ilas wut
ANd Ambat he looked out for his brothers, he saw that
* From here the text is repeated dowN to the words {tile Nggor NimboNgaN
mbwilul, the Name AwiNggotNggot beiNg substituted for Awirara. A similar
repetitioN is made for the two other brothers, AwisaNtwuhlu aNd Awikiutuas.
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Books and Archives on Malekula / Malicolo, Vanuatu [Collection(s) 38]
Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides [Set(s) 833]
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Deacon 1934 - Cayrol v.1 1992 [Set(s) 1662]
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Object(s) ID 86826
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Title/DescriptionDeacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides
Author(s)Bernard A. Deacon
Year/Period1934
LocationVanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
Coordinateslat -17.72 / long 168.36
Language(s)English
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