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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? "