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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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