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734 MALEKULA
lili ,‘ iweri “ Ambi tzmaH nisul. m'116rï¬Ås in
and again; He said. “ P He planted tHe gHost (of) tHe patH. I will
vï¬ÅkH.â€ù
clear (it) (so tHat) it is good."
4. TEXTS IN THE DIALECI‘ OP LAGALAG
THE ORIGIN o1= DEATH
Hamlmt ilï¬Ång muHHut im, HHamzm mwnturu, HHaman numin.
Hambllt put down two men, tHe one a woman, tHe otHer a man.
var HHï¬Ån ram : “ gï¬Åravar, ' imis mis m6u1,'
He said unto tHem two: " You two say ‘Die, die, live,
gï¬Årsauarsi ' {mix mis nsar ’." ralingk
do not you two say ‘Die, die, for good '." THey two remained.
tum var: “imis mis mï¬Åur.â€ù tum var.’ “imis mis nsar.â€ù
One He said, “ Die, die, live." THe otHer He said, " Die, die, for good."
H amlmt vale, mu : “ tat mawzrsi gï¬Ånwar
Hambut came, He said: "I did not say you two were to say
mbusat ,' Hiiravar let is, mbas te mzvar
tHus; you two said tHat wHicH is bad, altHougH I said
gc'iravar.' '1'mis mi: mï¬Åur.’ â€ù mbavarsi (arm)
you two were to say ‘Die, die, 1ive'." If tHey two
mbiirauar: “im/is ' mis m<‘iur," mbas tztHnis,
sHould Have said: “Die, die, live," altHougH we died,
tetmï¬Åur His, site arm mfar: "imis mis nsar,â€ù
we would live again, but tHey two said: " Die, die, for good,"
tetimis tetimis nsar.
we sHall die we sHall die for good.
THE STORY or AN ATTEMPT 1-0 Cum; up TO THE SKY
NimugH GlmgHur air ainggolo, atlis nirml-gH,
THe men of GHugHur (tHey) tHey looked, tHey saw a mountain,
mus nirin file tsï¬ÅgHén lile. A11/ar .' " Us mus nirin
tHe clouds came up to it close. THey said: "? tHe clouds
lsimbir m'mugH.â€ù Air tambagH atipfl atrHï¬Ål bï¬Ånal
toucH tHe mountain." THey all, tHey went, tHey dug a pit
atmbï¬Ål m'm'm', atmgH vim, N onggo atH'¢
tHey cut a palm-tree, tHey planted ï¬Årst. THen tHey took
nimbu ,' atmlnlngk twmbwï¬Åntsumbwbnden ;
bamboos; tHey bound (tHem), joined (tHem) togetHer:
atisigH gHï¬Ån. T um atipf mgHz, men atitï¬År ragH¢mtin,'
tHey climbed up tHem. Some went on top ; some stood on tHe ground ;
atlivlip m'mbu ,' atipf mgHe. Ncim ius ;
tHey kept on giving bamboos ; tHey went on top. THe rain it rained ;
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