[Note: this traNscriptioN was produced by aN automatic OCR eNgiNe]

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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