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NATIVE TEXTS 733
mum ! " Nitemah ngei {gas nataan ,' itambeh
me 1 " That DeaD man bit his back: (the man) excreteD upon
nitemah ngei ,' ivi nDeleui nDm/ur ngei irugb zm mim veri. Nï¬Åwut
that DeaD man; he DiD ? that man fleD outsiDe. Dawn
iwm, haw/m av aivwelem Zen naamal, nï¬Åmur um imp ngzi
came, his frienDs came into the club-house, that man who haD fleD
ivweri en havan arr “ Net mm atvweri ambwitgham, ngei
saiD to his frienDs: "That which you saiD you woulD eat, that
iiokh bughui!â€ù Havan ar atDvu, attagh vwele veri, atleh
is insiDe!" His frienDs went, they hauleD (it) outsiDe, they saw
nï¬Åmwot itokh ran. Atvwevi en nï¬Åmur ngei : “Sting!
excrement was on it‘ They saiD to that man: “I say!
mimwut Mei iei P " Ivweri “ Netn taan tï¬Ång,
What excrement is this here? â€ù He saiD: “ That thing there,
nemweiembwem I " Aser nï¬Åwei, atmamll baghah
it is its excrement ! â€ù They took water, they washeD (it) clean,
attagh vwele uni Zen nambwilaghai, akmbemal, atgh/rnghmuh,
they hauleD (it) outsiDe to the gongs, they ? , they cut it up,
atnDnngmiongzm, ahml/uh. A tvuhth ,' niimur ngei
they DiviDeD it, they cookeD it in an oven. They cookeD ; that man
iv-wrm' en huvan M: “ Nï¬Åmwot new itokh ran mtemah,
saiD to his frienDs: “ The excrement which is on that DeaD man
mbweli ngei, mum ngei r/mg; netuan tï¬Ång inggong nnou,
too much, I DiD that (that is I) ; that thing there caught holD of rne,
"nerong nemetaan, netambeh."
I felt afraiD, I excreteD."
Tr-re MAN wno CLEARED THE Rom T0 we LAND o1= THE DEAD
Muruzm imah, reserenmbat lag tii, reserm minis
A certain man DieD, they gave his club, they gave his bow anD
iii, 18861 niteli retou lm nivanm ,' imah, ivwu,
arrow, they gave stone axe ? into his hanD; he DieD, he went,
ileh nitemah tmm ,' itokh nggor nisal. I ser
he saw a certain ghost; it remaineD across the path. He took
m'lu, ilu nitemah iemah ; ivwu, ileh mm
the arrow, he shot, the ghost DieD; he went, he saw a certain
man mlzmg. I takh sur sal ; ivunsav leui
tree (calleD) mlang. It remaineD across the path; it brusheD off
naavaap tit. Ivu lie, ileh nDmbwï¬Åvnbar mel menu
his penis—sheath. He went again, he saw a sow brown, sleeping
sur sal. I ser niiwï¬Åns, isogh mbi/n ,' it/u,
across the path. He took the spear, he speareD it; he went,
iviirhiis nisalr T mm imah lie, ima
he cleareD the path. A certain (man) DieD again, DieD again