MB_Autobiography_part3

we lay down, they thought we were not talking, and they already promised, they were already going downstream

nun dakanun, hantxa buma dabanen nun, inun ma yubakaimakiaki, ma maikidi butuxina

Alfonso and Pablo took them, took Ken and Iskal

alfoson inun pabron iyuniki kin inun iskal iyukidan

they took them, I think they are already going downstream

iyuaibun budakiaibun maikidi

"let's go get tracajá's(turtle) egg", they said

"nexu batxi binunkanwe", ikidani

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I went with my brother-in-law, with my brother-in-law chief, with Grompez

en txaibe en huniki en txai xanen ibubedan cronpisbedan

I came, wanting to get the tracajá's egg

nexu batxibinun ika en huadan

when we arrived at (the creek of) boca de Pedro it was cold and pouring rain

buka de Pedro anu nun hinun huaya yutan nuku txakama uiyadan

the rain is easing, it's very windy

uii sasa ikaya niwe txakamadan

we arrived

nun huayadan

we heard that they were killing black monkeys

tun ikai nun ninkatuxini isu tsakanidan

they shot with a firearm

tun ikai

we heard it coming

nun ninka ninkabaini huaya

then I was turning white

unu huxu dakabainibuki

then "who's coming?"

unu bekanai tsuabu bekanimenkain

"Who's coming?"

tsuabu bekanimenkain

"Ah, we'll know," he said, "that he's coming with a canoe," Alfonso warned us

ahh uinunkanwe ikadan habia xaxún hukin alfoson nuku yuikin

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I thought you were old non-indigenous poeple

en matu nawa xeni xinamabidanai

"ah, come pull over, I'll take you,

ahh keti ikanwe kanun ketiken, matu iwexunai

the non-indigenous people no longer owe you (anything),

ma ana nawan matu dibiamaki

the non-indigenous people have not done anything wrong to you,

ma ana nawan matu itxaka wamaki

today (currently) I will bring the gringos to you".

ikis crinku matu iwexunai

you will work with them (from now on)

ma habe dayapakexannudan

I mean you are going to teach them

yuikaya bikin hatun matu unamaxanikiki

they will ensure that the half-breeds do not fool you again, they will take great care of you (so that this does not happen)

hatun mi matu ana nawa yumetsumamaki matu meke haidaxanikiki

I already know

ma sabixanai

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I already know how to add and multiply

ma ma suman sabixanai ma mutipricacion sabixanai

white people will not harm you again

ana matu nawan itxaka wamaki

he told us

nuku aniki

said "in this time the half-breeds didn't treat us badly, let's see/know"

yuidan na eskatiandaka ana nawan nuku itxakawe uinwe

nowadays all children have already learned to count

eskatian tana ma keyu tapianbuki bakebudan

they know everything

dasibi unankanikiki

at that time we were still suffering

natian ma ana nuitapamaki

"I'm taking you", he said

matu iwexunai ika

him, our boss gave permission, our chief gave permission

hadan nukun patron nikapayaidan nukun xanen ibu nikapayaidan

Rene Bardales, he went along with us

dinin bardalesdan nukube kaxinadan

he (the half-breed said) "don't go there, don't go to look"

hadan, hadi buyamakanwe uinyamakanwe

he was mean to us, he wanted to fool us, he was mean to us, "don't go there"

nuku yauxi ikidin nuku yumetsu xada nun kaa, nuku yauxi ikidin "uinyamakanwe"

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matun ain matu txiaskanxanikiki unudi taxan wakubainkidan

he tricked us into not going

nuku me(se) haskaxun henetimabiadan

he was lying, "let's go", he said

txani txakaikiki inanwe itan

they came close, we saw them, they greeted us

txaima kaxun, nun uina, nuku metaka akeaketan

to calm us down we were given lanterns

nuku hawen dae wakin dintiarna ea inaniki

then my brother-in-law did the same thing

hanuadi en txain habiaskadiwaniki

they gave us (things), we saw them, well, "they are thinking that you come (to them)", he said, Alfonso took us

nuku inan nun uinaya, peki, "matu xinanbidanai", ika, alfoson nuku iyua

at that time we understood a little bit of Spanish

hanudan nawa hantxadan un poco poco nun unaidan

then Alfonso told us "the half-breeds are fooling you"

hanua alfoson nuku yuikin "matu nawan benumisken"

the old non-indigenous people gave (things) to you, you have to see them

nawa xenin matu inanyuxuki, uindaxankawen hatun matu

they will teach us everything

dasibi unanmaxanikikidan nuku anini

the non-indigenous people came to us

nawa bidan nukudis

we welcome them

ikin nun pewaniki

they slept with them

habe uxaxina

again we go back down the river

ana nukun maekidi nun ikidaniki txintuindan

they came, killed black monkeys, killed fat black monkeys (full of fat), gave them to us to eat, slept with them, came

huidan, isu txakaxun, isu isu xeniwan, tsakabainbaixun, nuku pimaxini, uxaxinabun hatube, huidan

we came

nun huadan

we arrived

ahh nun hikiniki

we arrived, the gringos thought about us and came

nun hikia nuku crinku xinanbidanxukiaki

Rene warned/advised us

ahh Diriman nuku nemapaai

he was sorry, again we were all thinking about them, how to tell them to take us

naxukukiki naxukukiki, ana ha xinanyamakanwe dasibi nuku, haska nemaxun iyuxukiakidan

all men, all people, all of them

dasibi huni hunibu yudabu dasibitun

we all listen

dasibi nun ninkakeyuniki

again he was not following me

ana ea txibama

then they gave their stuff to us, they warned us, I think we didn't understand, they were angry with us

hanua nun hawen ha mapai inanpaya, nuku nema, nun ninkamaken daki, nukuki sinatai

his watermelons that were lying down (on the ground)

hawen badansia daka bitan

gave them to Ken

ha Kin inanaibun

then what to do, he was angry (with them), in a short time he wanted to complain, he was suffering

hanuxun haska waxun ha kuinyan, atimas bedu tadaindan yumaniki

he was angry and could not speak because he was afraid of the gringo

hadakidi kuinyan atimadan crinkuki meseidan

how to proceed with us, he said: "I will work with you,

ha nuku haska waxiandaka, ixun "en matube dayayuxuki"

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I will work with you,

en matube dayayuxuki

I came to see you, arrange a house for me", he said

en matu uinnunka huxuki, ea hiwe waxunkawe", ikaya

we built a house for him

nun hiwe waxuniki

we built a house for him

hiwe waxuntan

then we didn't know anything

hanuxun nun hawa unanma

he lived with us to teach us

nun hadakidi haska waxun haska unantiduma nukun hiwea

we lived with him for a long time, first he taught us about God

nun hawen hiweadan xaba itamama, nuku unanmakin tae waniki diosdan

then he warned us

hanuxun nuku yuiniki

then with his tape recorder he recorded us first

hanuxun hawen crabadodawen nuku crabakin tae waniki

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first he recorded my uncle Belisario

en kuka crabakin tae waniki Bedesadiodan

we all live like this

dasibi haska hiwea

"that's why I came to you in the beginning", he said, he recorded everyone

haskawen taea en huxuki matuanu en huxuki", iwanan, crabakinkeyuni

how we live, finished the house, "which one will I take", he asked, my brother-in-law, the chief, sent them to my uncle

haska hiwexun hiwe menekainkin, "hadatu en iyuai", ikaya, en en txai xanen ibuan en kuka yununiki

Belisario and his wife and his brother-in-law came

bedesadio inun hawen ain inun hawen txai huakidan

he sent them, to live a long time, six months, he took them,

hati hatu yunuxidan, iyuima saismes hiwetani, hatu iweniki

he took them

hatu iwekin,

they arrived, there again they worked all the time, many days in a row

bitximaxun hanua ana dayakaunkaunkin

again he took them, my uncle and Pepe

ana hatu iyuniki en kuka inun pepedan

he took old Pepe

haii pepe iyuniki

he took him, then my uncle got the measles, he almost died

iyuima habiaskadianiki haudia en kuka sadanpu tenei ikainkeanikiaki mawaidan

he got well

hanu xuxaima

when he healed well he came, he arrived

anu xuxa waima hui hikimaken

again they went, also took the chief, Grompez, and Tananta

ana kaniki en xanen ibudi cronpes inun Tananta iyuniki

he took them, after six months they came back

iyuima ikainkaini habiatidi uxe hatu iweniki

my uncle Tananta came back

iweima ha en kuka tananta(n)

he lived above, on the Xanxu creek

manankidi Xanxuanu hiwea

we, we lived in Balta

nuku nun Balta hiweniki

we live in Balta

nun Balta hiwea