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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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