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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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