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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-"'.