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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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