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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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