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The story of the hyena and the rabbit.

gutuma ha mundum aŋga bubor

The hyena and the dog go on a trip.

mundum aŋga bubor andë buyas

On the way back they are offered dogs.

aŋguti guŋuñ ka buyas anattéénén jihieŋ

They come with their dogs which they've put in their bags.

andëëgët andëët aŋga jihieŋ amooŋ aŋkaan a isetheenen

They come and approach the end of the salt plains

andëëti anteprine bufu ka gumér

Hyena calls rabbit:

mundum ahuy kobor

Rabbit!

kobor !

Rabbit answers:

kobor awala

Yes?

éé

He says to him: I'm starting to get hungry, let's eat our little dogs.

ayenem kuug alaxem aguom buhan ka bulah iŋkëbó ñojihikënitó

Rabbit says to him: Let's go, when we're out of the salt plain we kill them.

kobor ayenem indëëko ginsaate gumér biŋéén iŋkofo

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They walk and walk until they've crossed the salt plain.

andëëk andëëk ansaat gumér

Having crossed the salt plain hyena says to rabbit:

ansaati gusaatëni gumér mundum ayen kobor

Rabbit!

kobor

As for me, it's getting bad, I'm seriously hungry now!

me na kén iguni aŋgu sendeŋ kuug alaxem akut

Rabbit replies: Well then, let's each choose a spot to sit down.

kobor ayenem man aŋgu ilitó uguni kanoxonom

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Hyena goes and sits first.

mundum anoxum adëëk anooh

He gets his dog out of his bag, the dog howls wewewe, and he cuts his throat with a knife.

afunoti gufunni jihihenem a bisethenem jihi arox wéwéwé axaan guiñ adaamul

He lights a fire and puts the dog inside.

ajaalin kuul aworna jihi

Rabbit gets his dog out, whips him and putshim back into the bag

kobor afunot anaanam anup anup anup aŋeyin a bisethenem

and they sit down.

an annooh

Hyena has already gutted his dog, he eats it and saves the head for later

mundum inoombim axaaci jihiheném mes axëëb afaxul bugokkonom

and takes it.

añoŋ

Rabbit calls him and says: If you're done let's go.

kobor ahuyom ayenem gëgu umukuni indëëkó

He replies: OK, let's go.

aani yo indëëkó

And they come.

an andëëgët

They come out and see some deer.

afutti bimbi awuul ahaasaŋ

Rabbit gets his dog out and says: Go!

kobor ëfunot jihihenem ayenem só

The dog runs, he goes and catches the antelope.

jihi ëjir adëk alax ahaas

Hyena runs till there.

mundum amukót bimbeeŋ hëjir

He gets out the head of the dog and fixes its teeth to the leg of the antelope.

adëëti gudëëni afunót bugokka jihi a bisethenem aŋëëbul axab a sidii ka ahaas

He says to rabbit, since he is stronger than him, he says: It's my dog who caught t.

ayen kóbór n alumeem sembe ayenem jihihum inlaxine

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Kobor ayenem jihihen ne amuni bugo bare aléétinët

Rabbit says: Alright.

kobor ayenem yo

And they go about gutting it.

anaŋgu andëëk buhaac

Gutting it is hyenas job, rabbit leaves him to it.

buhaac bumbooŋ mundum kobor abesinenna

He sneaks off in search of muŋkébai leaves.

aboolai adëëk ëtib jalu ka muŋkébai

Back at the salt plains where theyjustcame from he find some very red ones.

adëk ayah bimbeeŋ a gumér bin afurumone acen gucenne aŋeet

He knows that after having taken all the guts out it's time to cut the meat up.

adëët aŋkaac amukuni ayiti buyeŋka na n ëguni butooxëlahen gigumin

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He calls hyena: Hyena!

ahuy mundum : “ mundum ”

Hyena replies: Yeah!

Mundum ayenem “ éé ”

The family of the antelope are out there in the salt plain, red like the king's hat!

ayenem maamamaŋ ka ahaasaŋ iniŋeen a gumér acen gucen an iluluhénén

Stupid as the hyena is, he runs off like a flash

mundum n agu jaŋgaar hëjir përpërpër

and throws away the meat.

atuc ahar

Rabbit takes the meat, puts itin his bag, carries it off and arived home he gives it to his wives.

kobor añoŋ ahar amooŋ axaan a bisetenem adoo pe adëli koona anëër budikaani

The day after, the wives go fetching water, they put the meat in a clay bowl and eat it whilethey walk.

jicuŋkonom budikaani aŋgu hëdë ha budiin añoŋ ahar aŋkaan a iluhoŋ ankëëbëx andëëkëx

They meet the women of hyena at the water hole.

andëëki añaax indikaamaŋ ka mundum a budiin

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They greet them and they answer. They say: Give us water.

alódinéénéŋ awala

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unaxamin baarux

Tey give them some.

anaxéénéŋ

They say: Give us some more water.

ayeneŋ unaxamin baarux rant

They give them more.

anaxéénéŋ

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The women of rabbit say to hyenas wives: And if someone asks you for water you don't even ask what they've eaten?

indikaamaŋ ka kobor ayéni imundum aŋgu iŋkaan ura gayenoonuŋne unaxam baarux koxoe bumixéméŋ hó gëxëëbi

They ask: What have you eaten?

ayeni ho guxëëbëtëŋ

They say: Our husband has come back from a hunting trip yesterday with a lot of meat, that's what we've put in our pots and eat on the way.

ayeneŋ udigénkënit iŋguti gëëgën guŋuñ ka buyaas añonduromin ahar dëjën ëmër gixantiminne a iluxuŋkënit ixëëbëtëhmin idëëtëhmin

They get angry because they know that their husbands have gone hunting together.

iciŋkenen anu n ayitine buyeŋka imééréŋ indëëkot buyas aŋga udigééni

They fetch water,

anduf

They arrive, the women of hyena arrive home and they say: Hyena

andéli indikaamaŋ ka mundum andéli ayen “ Mundum ”.

Hyena replies.

mundum awala

They say: come and get the water down (we're carrying on the head)

ayenem udëët uxucummin

Hyena comes,

mundum adëëgët

He comes and gauges how to descend the water bowl

adëët aŋgu xum mundum bugéb ha bum anaŋgu aŋkucunom

That woman looks at hyenas head.

udikaam umooŋ aniig guniig na aŋga bugokka mundum

She throws the pot, it falls on hyena's head baaam

amexënet bidifel anen a bugokka mundum bidifel paaaaa

Hyena is all wet.

mundum aheen mes

He says: What was that my daling, what have you done that for?

ayenem nenenene kajahayaha nenene fi ho guyeni nini

She comes again

umër aran aŋ adëëgët

Hyena, help me get it down!

Mundum uxucunom

And he measures, hyena comes and takes it and she lets it fall on his head and it breaks.

aŋg agëëbët mundum adëëk bulax aŋ ëbësinét a bugokka mundu abajila

He says: What, what, what my darling, you people, what are you doig to me today?

ayen nenene kajahajaha iŋkaan ne iŋkan taŋ ne guguomuni buye ha guub ?

She says: Didn't you go hunting with your friends, and he took all the meat?

ayenem iŋkaan guroŋ buyas gufuruntéŋ udinanaan adëët añoŋ ahar mes ëdëëk

And where were you?

Fi be gudëëkót ?

Hyena leaves and goes to rabbit's ruccish heap.

Mundum ëfurumi na adëëk a burus ha kobor

He arrves and asks rabbit's women:

adéli amiix indikaani

Where is your rubbish heap?

iŋkaan burushanaan be ?

They tell him: Our rubbish heap is over there.

im ayenem burushënit imboŋ biŋeen

Hyena goes -

mundum adëëk

the bones they've eaten

jahuun janjaaŋ jën imééŋ aŋkëbne

As he goes along beating two bones against eachother they turn into pieaces of meat, he takes them and puts them away

gëdëëki gañoŋi ñohuun ñonaak gadégahini nini kéŋ ñoñohuun akuubëla kopeet añoŋ axaan

and he goes on beating them together like that 'keŋ' and his calebash fills up

aŋ adëëk keŋ nineeŋ gadégine gufeŋg adëëk arun adox

He goes to his wives and says: There's the meat, I brought it for you.

adëëk ayen indikaamaŋkanam ahar innu giñondutoonuŋ

They cook it and the next day as they go fetch water they eat it while they go.

im antëd aŋgu hëdëha jicum budiin aŋkëëbëh num andëëkëx

They arrive at the water hole and meet there the women of rabbit, they say: give us some water.

andéli a budiin añaaxëna i kobor ayenem unaxamin baarux

They tell them to give them some more: give us water!

im ayenem anaxéénéŋ anbecinayeneeneŋ unaxamin baarux

You people, when someone asks you to give water you won't ask him what they've eaten?

aŋ iŋkaan uraa gayenoonuŋne unaxamaŋ baarux bumiixéme hó ëxëëbi

They ask: What have you eaten?

ayeni hó ëxëëbëŋ ?

Our husband has brought some meat yesterday.

udigénkënit iñonti gëëgën ahar

They answer: Hah, you folks!

ayéném wëë iŋkaan taŋ !

He picked up the bones from our rubish heap, when he hit them against eachother 'keŋ' it became meat.

adëëk atootëla jahuun a burushënit gëdégahini keŋ ëkuubëla kopeet

When he hit them 'keŋ', he did it like that until his calebash was full and then he carried it away.

gëdég keŋ nineeŋ gayene gufeŋg arun adohot

The wives of hyena started vomiting 'wewewe'

indikaamaŋ ka mundum wewewe guloothum weewee

That's where the story ends.

Naŋ gutumahënito imukine