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716 MALEKULA
An arlauang, arselimwin nimaghlAMp, an arnulauat sï¬Åmlmin afar:
"N1'maghlAM;I: ilnmg base?â€ù Arselimwin. An netiudi iuetang basan
AMvainin .' “Nisdn nai ngahlm émetemat "; iwtang, "Andarselmg
baletas, an daralumus.â€ù An arlAMg bulctas, arhmms. Is: memaghmwin.
An armetagh almum away, arr/dang : " Atemangk isnwal, isundAMwis
andar, darsanrongdaumwin has’, an arrip arvanggur lembï¬Ånai. An
auman ivwal, ilauang arar. Irhairaha¢' arar, an AMdAM. Almzan
iuatang. “San’ava AM12rs:mgg14rmm'n ium? " Nsmaghat ivatang:
â€ù NAMï¬Åresat iap." AtAMan wztang: “NAMmasat iap.“ Ateman
ivatang: " San'awz AMdresat P " I1/slang " NimaghlAMgï¬Å ngaiug ivu/al
san bAMAMflr, rm nAMflnlau.â€ù Auman nautlen titï¬Ån, ivmmg basan
AMr: "AM4'lr70ngt1an nimagh ngahwn, an AMirimblims nan/alien
nuwummggzn, an ism‘ at anv1'4'n'mb121as nanggm : an AMdrsmragh basan
nhnagll hmalokh nmzliretau mzi ngatsat: AMï¬Årsnmbal, dalarivi nzmmgk
brllatas, an gmesmtautau basan hAM/lir, an gmnandreunzkh hAMdr. An
AM/arui, arvzlang at ateman war isemalongmwin ,' an almum ivztang .'
"AM{J1sAMang ul AMialahur, an AMflrsanrongdau mmggm.â€ù
WHY MEN Bacma Bucx
(In th¢ dialect of Wim)
Lmirokh-somban intm nimbmnang im, nimaghat sarhal en m'n'm-
balogh isnrhal. Atkus ran nivn: isarhal, nerhosan Lmevm. A n ateman
arm isï¬Århun basan nmr: " Mursunggan mzghai ngalipun, an sarhal
hAMiivsunggunval, ozirhisan nnghai nan al nahAMlirg 4â€ù Ateman ill/as
mas an rimbwilan. Jmbwilan bang nggarsal. An nimavhlanvp narhuan
imbwel sum arar, isflrbun : " San an/an hAMï¬Årsanggnnval naghai tatim P “
An AMlrh/un basan m‘ma'/hlAMqï¬Å “ Atita isdrlnm ‘ narmibrsanggAM/at '.â€ù
An nimarhlAMp isï¬Århun: “AlAMm hAMflr ikikAMb basan hAMï¬År,
naghai Iimbui awimm : hanvï¬Åmlnggan an hAMlimk/nronggile nah‘
marhmmg isflndiman atAMnn hAMï¬År.â€ù An AMirhum 1 " Atita isvirlmn,
‘nAMï¬Årsflnggnn an nanulrsï¬Åmas '." An nimarhlAMp isdrlmn .'
“ HAMï¬Årsemasual." An nimineud! inrlem nawan nnhavulr Ir, an inggan.
An isxlrlmn basan AMwmm : “ Bnrnggin, naghai mm iiaskfls.â€ù An
m's1'l/n iwavu/ar nm nimomggon. An arlalsl, arslasual marhlAMp : an
arwuswus sAMbon AM! : " N1'ma1h1AM¢ uimbmilan bAMbe 2 " Avslasval.
An mlminemit isï¬Århun busan AMwenen .' "Nis1'1'm naghai mm imalemnl.“
I stirhun “ DAMlmbwilan baktas, dAMiviir uas â€ù. An armbwilan balatas,
aruilr vns. I snonggval. An armelagh almum arar, arsï¬Århun : " Alita
isï¬Åmbwel v/a isflmlni/rï¬Ås andar, ziarsrongndewval hai." An nnip, arkos
Iombninrluzi. An aleman imbwzl, ilalal AMr, an islasval arar. Ikeikei
arar, an AMdAM. AMnan 1's1Zrh4m : " San awn» hAMflrsknsu/at mm?"
Nimaghat isï¬Århun .' " NAMnlrsai iap.“ Atzman isdrlum .' " San awsn
AM12rsatF" lsflrh/un: “Nimahlum1> narhvan imbu/cl san nAMilr,
istivhan basan nAMï¬År, an nAMiimggAM.â€ù Ateman nimbatin isat,
isï¬Årlmn. basan afar: â€ùAMï¬Ånongndew ninmghal nan, at AMdlmgot
niwusian timangk, at . . . n AMdmlnm baszm nemargh timwi AMï¬Åmggan
naghai lisat : AMï¬Årsdmbwel, dasnriz/i nimzngk bfllzlas, an nisï¬Åpitlergh
basan hAMï¬År, an nisilar hAMiir. An artmg, arsï¬Århun aleman AMr,
mimAMbwilauvnl, an dlsman isï¬Århun .‘ " AMï¬Årsiinrong wu! miasilkos,
at AMï¬Årsalnrongndew immgk.â€ù V
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