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732 MALEKULA
tdnggvt ,' nnou, nembï¬Åseszv/b'kH nembematur mung lm naamal lb'ng&m."
our; I, one (by myself) I'll sleep yet in our amzl.â€ù
H amm atv/weri : “ nggu ngei nggulmbumbalumb J " AttokH. V51/ivivivivi
His friends said : " THou, tHou liest I " THey stopped. Time passed 1
. . . Nii/aal iyï¬Ång lieH: atï¬Åvu; atmbwelembal, atglms
. . . War broke out again; tHey went; tHey fougHt, tHey
sevï¬ÅkH, isemaHmbinsi. A tnggolou vwelem
Hit one (man), He did not quite die. THey carried Him to tHe
gHamal ,' atnsu nivinin nembwelanggu,
club-House; tHey ? tHe bark of die bastard-cotton tree,
atlagH ran mzmbwilagHai tar. H//wan aw atvweri an ndmur ngei:
tHey tied (Him) to tHeir gong. THe friends said to tHat man:
" GeleHl net new Huvweri tugHui ngei, marenéng kev/11!â€ù
“ Look! tHat wHicH you said a long time ago, to-day do tHou ! â€ù
" Bwiyang ! ’ ’ Atmm, aitntn maH ; atwwavu.
" AlrigHt ! " THey cooked, tHey ï¬ÅnisHed cooking; tHey went away.
N dmur ngei iseszvï¬ÅkH iiokH nrong Zen nuamal ; imatur.
THat man He alone remained still in tHe club~House ; He lay down to sleep.
N6us iwopf; - igHan mimur Mm imbal; ivi
THe rain rained; it “ateâ€ù tHe man wHo was killed; it made
nembwelanggu iwier; imlmdaH; m‘mI2eMwzm ims 1' ; ilindi
tHe bastard-cotton moist; it slipped; His neck ? ?; He fell
retani IgHara, itetang gï¬ÅmaH, irong niar ,'
to tHe ground. He crawled, He felt in tHe dark, He felt a' fence ;
itemng sur ; irong nemet bugui, ilugui. Ivu mim i lm
He felt along it; He felt a stile, He stepped over. He went inside
niar, itetang gï¬ÅmaH lieH, irong naamal ,'
tHe fence, He felt about in tHe dark again, felt tHe club-House;
ivu, irong nimetali ,' inszmmg, isiil vu mim bugHut; ileH
He went, He ielt tHe door ; He opened (it), He entered inside ; He saw
mmm, ivu imwaam sagHzm, isieul. Ndwei
a ï¬Åre, He went, He sat clown by it, He croucHed over it. THe water
new mznsilen nimbatn imiurup lm naam, isisiis. Nï¬Åmur
of tHe Hair of His Head dripped into tHe ï¬Åre, it Hissed. THe man
mm imatur ngei ind.-arm 1', inggelew, ileH
wHo was sleeping, He gave a start, He opened His eyes, He saw
nitemaH mbweli. I nwlaan, imbus bivirong noumt,
tHe dead man too mucH. He was afraid, He talked into tHe empty air,
4'1/weri .' " Hurong, nembzvi mveei en netenei ï¬Ångl Nï¬Åmbï¬ÅgHus lieH ! "
He said: “? I sHall do wHat to tHis tHing! I'll Hit (it) again l"
I seszz, iser nï¬Åmas -Mam ngei tmm, imera
He stretcHed out (His Hand), He took an ember of tHat ï¬Åre He rose
vnasemikH dm, igHus NitemaH inderen 1', inggang 1'.
once only, He Hit out. THe gHost gave a start, He seized (Him).
Nï¬Åmur ngei indemwemiam en Hm/an av: “Mai! mztaan ti igHnn
THat man yelled out to His friends: " Hil tHis tHing is eating
1 More exactly tHis migHt be translated " go-go-go-go-"'.