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NATIVE TEXTS 723
remiuwem/er, m Ambat dies mzanm
they are going on saying things, and Ambat saw root
mzmba, 4'11/er, "A12/imra, guinis naanm muzi 71,i1L."
of a banyan tree, he said, “ Awirara, nip the root the tree of it."
an A wimnz {in jzalangk naanm naai, en newei
And Awirara notched through the root (of) the tree, and the blood
nin nuamn mm" m'n iwamzuav, en Ambat iwer binggen
of the root the tree of it, it trickled down, and Ambat said unto
halzm M’, "naaran namba ti Iumnran ei etingk.â€ù
his brothers." “ The root of the banyan of Iuruoran this it is."
en halan rewer, "bamnggeni" iwer “e’e! ilzh
And his brothers said, "Truly?" He said, “Yes!â€ù it is good
wut deeil hay maran namba.â€ù " awuw
that we should dig along root (of) the banyan.“ " Elder brother
ndeemes m'uitol1'en." Ambat iwer, “m'nggim avitol nroh
we shall die (of) hunger." Ambat said, “ You, you hungry ' ï¬Ånish ’
am?â€ù rewer, “e’e miv1'lol." Ambat iher kakas
then?" They said, " Yes we are hungry." Ambet took out
naiew Zen nisivul mbalin, ihu binggen halan ar
the pudding in the hair (of) his head, he gave unto his brothers
at ramzlanal, rewer, “ile em Mmbumnt.â€ù wales
and they rejoiced, they said, “ Good, we are satisï¬Åed.â€ù They saw
um)! mzanm imbou en rewer binggen Ambat, “masasan
that the root it is big, and they said unto Ambat, " Close up
nroh wut deeil miur.â€ù an Ambat iwer, " aarop
ï¬Ånish that we shall dig through." And Ambat said, " You run
bu/elm silei koun wutinf’ en aw ramp mbwelen silei. en
to a distance from there.â€ù And they ran to a distance, And
Ambat ikamb naai mes mbolo, isimgb in neten, an
Ambat took the knife of bone, he 'speared' into the earth, and
netzn {man 'mim', en ar reievis meims lm nimbatin
the earth opened through, and they appeared out (at) the foot
mzmba ti Ium0ra'n.1
of the banyan of Iumoran.
WHY MEN Became BLACK
I to-sombon iviien nimbrunong iru, m'mor0l isi cm
“ l-le-abides-by—hi.mself â€ù had children two, man one, and
m'm'lum4> isi. rokoh ran nimetelu isi, neehen Leneven. an
girl one. They dwelt in the village one, name Leneven. And
temen mar iwer binggm mar .' " waaan
father their-two he said unto them~two: " You two shall eat
‘ At this point the fl'anS1iUOn oi the text breaks oii but, judging from the
remaining fragments of the story, the ï¬Åve Ambit brothers return later by canoe
to Ranmar and presumably go to attack Nevinbumba8.1.—~C H. W.
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