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NATIVE TEXTS 727
THE TURTLE AND 1-1-no Bust! TURKEY
Nnmbwa Ho verzei Zen MIm1na1‘,' ivabvah lm nrambromb m'n nnai
The turtle Dwelt on lanD at Mbriinai; she ? in P in the
malah, En metew malau iio lau iuahvah lm
malah tree. AnD the bush turkey Dwelt P in the water, she ? in
mates. En {top mbwelmg vere Zen Nimbninai; Hes
the sea. AnD she jumpeD unto the lanD at Nimbriinai; she saw
mzmbwu ,' iwn : " I mmgk, nambwu, uspzrasve, amt
the turtle ; she saiD 1 “ Look here, turtle, you are not strong, so that
nimor silt geles mmgk at gembwil mmgk; ileh wut kimmgk
any man may see thee anD may kill thee; it is gooD that I
ninggolo 1/nee gm wut ninggDes nimorot sflt at
I shoulD Dwell on lanD because I can see any man anD
1u'/nggotop, ninggorop lmm.“ En mzmbwn ilong i1/to
I can jump [away], I can run away." AnD the turtle went ?
lam m mtew malau im lm Mlminai, ivahvah
P in the water, anD the bush turkey Dwelt at Mbriinai, she ?
inn mzmlnva lm nrombromb Mn mzai malah. En nambwa
she resembles the turtle in P of the malah tree. AnD the turtle
iva 141 pi: gai/ah Ian neies, ital mial lis, ivah
? ? she will Lay [eggs] in the sea, back again, she lays [eggs]
vzrez hw nimbinman, an ital ngamgar [is mbalnu, ivmn pix um!
on lanD by (along) the sanD, anD she P quickly again ? ? P that
golo I/era, u/at mtew malau 1's1'm17sim? in.
she will Dwell on lanD, in the place where the bush turkey settleD.
STORY or rm-; LARGE Bum Nam'mb AND ‘nus SMALL Om: Nevilala
Nwilala iniim Mlm imbou; nooimb mien ivari.
The nu/ilala haD large a voice; the nazrimb his voice was little.
Na/11' sunwnDew nin niuuv itop Raai. Nemm
The gong-rhythm sumï¬ÅnDzw of the izur Dance ? sounDeD. All the
mah rnirung um! rev!/er’ In teuv, raial.
birDs hearD (wisheD) that they might go to mu they might sing.
En nuoimb isump ,' inrimiirim Mr mien
AnD the mmimlr sat Down; he remembereD about his voice [that]
ivafl, an 4'11/er binggm nwilala : " Ninggzlip
it was little, anD he saiD unto the nwilala: “I will take
nelvm ninggaial nilaur ! " New/ilala
thy voice, I will sing (i.e. wish to) the taurl“ The mvilala
iu/er : “ Nowuswus, guviim sump ! " Nooimb
saiD: “I1 I ask you will let me have it back!" The nuoimb
iwer mial lis: “Ninggas iriimva, ninggaial mah nitaur at
replieD again: "I will not keep it, I will ï¬Ånish singing tzur anD
ninggelip mial binggam.â€ù Nevilala in/er: “Ba1anggm) "
I will take (it) back unto you.â€ù Nzvilalu saiD: “Truly? "