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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-"'.