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NATIVE TEXTS 725
en temen iweleng ingginggileu mar, en islesve
AnD father he came, he lookeD for them-two, anD he saw not
mar. 1'm'm'e mar, an umDam.
them-two. He calleD them—tw0, anD they-two answereD.
temen iwer: “Ngen hemm et warskohwe ium?
(Their) father he saiD " For what you-two DiD not stop in the house ? "
nimorot iwer .' " murhet.â€ù tamm iwer .'
The man he saiD: “We-two were baD." The father he saiD:
“ ngen heven at warhetiâ€ù in/er: “m'ma1lamp man
“ For what you-two were baD ? " he saiD, "An olD man a certain
iwelmg ngen mumem, iwer binggen mumen, at mm'.zm."
he came to us-two (excl), he saiD unto us-two anD we-two ate."
temm nimbatin ihet, iwer binggen
Father his heaD it was baD (i.e. he was furious), he saiD unto
mar : warongmiew nimorot Mn, en wamngot
them-two, "You-two believeD man (of it) anD you-two hateD
nivamgasien tikimmgk, at mo wut warongot kimmgk,
commanDment mine, anD it is as if that you-two haD hateD me,
ct waara binggm nimorot tinggur umnm
anD you-two shall work for the man who maDe you-two eat (past)
mzai tihet ; waaweleng, nDeerivi
tree that was baD ; you»tw0 shall come (fut. imp.), we (incl) will pull
Maw!/mgk balau, en ninggeuitle baran mum, en
the canoe to the water, anD I biD gooD-bye unto you-two, anD
ninggolu mum.’ ’ en urieng urwer
I am going to leave you-two." AnD they-two crieD, they~two saiD
wut temen may /zoslongue, an tzmm iwer :
that father their-two he shoulD not go, anD father he saiD:
“ waurong um! nDookoh, at wunrongnDau
"You-two that we (incl.) shall stay, anD you-two shall believe
him/mgk.â€ù
me."
WHY MEN Became BLACK
(In the Dialect of Laus)
I-meme-sua itals netei iru, nemaghat isua, nitimbulogh isua. Alhur
ran nambat amal swa, narhésan Lenwen. An ateman am? ivetung
basan arm‘ : “ Amiirsemian nai ialnggus, isua amï¬ÅrsenDanmwin,
narhï¬Åsan mu’ ngainzn at mzawergh. Atemzm iwat mas an irmmrgh arar
ivetang : “ San 'a11a amï¬Årsm Dmmzwin mzi ngatien P â€ù An Mustang
baszm nimaghlamp.‘ “Atamangk ivehmg ‘am1Zrsemlanmm'n‘.“ An
nimaghlamp iuetang .' “Ateman amï¬År imbaumban bamn hamï¬År, nai
ngat tinDang tinge, am/ï¬ÅrsenDau an amï¬Årsanrungsni note 11/umiail
snmiamaigh aleman amï¬År I " An averta-ng : “ Atamzmgk ivetan
basan hamamï¬År, ‘ M nmiirsmDam 1m mamï¬Årsemas! ’ " An nimaghlamqï¬Å
ivztang : " Am1Zrsemaszmwin." En netiwit ilip 'nawana11wm naavergh,
an itau. An 1'1/etang baszm amwimin .‘ “ Banmggm nai ngatim ililim.â€ù
Isergh basan amwinin, an iiau : an nisï¬Ån iwamwar 1//m mlmbaavun.
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