QuestA

Naantwaam, Shalyen, K'wozem, we sit here in this existing place.

Naantwaam / Shalyen / K'wozem / moe t'wot toe b'ak / mpe nd'ennoehoe.

Since, since, you, Naantwaam, we sit here, you were born here, they gave birth (to) you here, you grew up.

Tun tun / goe / Naantwaam / moe t'wot b'ak / goe la b'ak / mûep la goe b'ak / goe f'yer.

I was born here, they have birth to me here, I grew up.

Hen la b'ak / mûep la hen b'ak / hen f'yer.

I will ask something from you (lit. from your voice), one thing, which I want so that I hear (it) from your mouth.

Hen t'ong tal d'ûe goe / ndoe bi / guda goeme / goepe / hen zem / de hen k'oeleng yi / sek pûe goe.

Or maybe so that I know (it) from your mouth.

Ko kuma / de hen man yi / sek pûe goe.

When someone comes to talk bad about your neighbour, (so that) how would you answer to him?

Gurum la doe goe rem / ndoe goenye goe / de goe / t'ong goe lap a nd'ang / goe poe ni?

Now in this speech that you spoke, you want that I answer how (so that I) tell (it) to you, so that, so that, when they speak with him, he who slanders, when (he) comes and talks bad about my place, slander, you see, slander is not a good thing.

Nd'asoenoe nd'ûûn kut goekut goe nnoehoe / goe zem de hen lap a nd'ang nd'ang / poe yi ngoe / de / de / goepe mûep kut / goe ni goerem / la doe goe rem pe noe / rem / goe na / rem / a bi goed'emen ba.

When someone comes and talks bad about your place, maybe when you hear (this), and when you like to hear (this) when--, so he does something.

Gurum la doe goe rem pe goe / ko la goe / k'oeleng ma la goe zem de-goe nk'oeleng goepe / so ni shin ndoe bi.

When you hear (this), answer him (and) play deaf.

La goe k'oeleng / lap ni goe lyak k'wamdoor.

When you hear (this), answer him (and) play deaf.

La goe k'oeleng / lap ni goe lyak k'wamdoor.

(It is) necessary (that) even if you answer him, you won't make use of it (i.e., of his information).

A dole / sai la goe lap ni / goe shin amfani nni ba.

Slander is not a good thing.

Rem a bi goed'emen ba.

Okay.

To.

All (of this) like this, we put (these things) in our minds.

Dip ndoe poenoe / moe leng nk'ek men.

You, you talk (and) say (that) you are a peaceful person (lit., someone having a cold heart).

Goe / goe k'wal goe yi / goe a goek'yak zoom.

You, you are an angry person.

Goe / goe a goek'yak / b'aan.

You, you are together with many people.

Goe / goe d'e goeshak ndoe mutane / mb'el.

You are together with many people.

Goe d'e goeshak ndoe mutane / ngam.

If someone steps on your foot, (aiming) at a fight, maybe (he) insults your mother, maybe (he) insults your father, so what would you do with him?

Gurum la p'yak sh'e goe / de shal / ko vûang nûûn goe / ko vûang nda goe / a mmoe / t'ong goe shin yi ndoe ni?

The thing that God tells (us), if someone steps on your foot, or even if someone slaps you, turn two heads--, your ear to him, (so that he) should slap (you) a second time.

Bi goepe Naan kut / gurum la p'yak sh'e goe / ko kuma gurum la dap goe / yir k'ek vel / k'wam goe goe poe ni / goe dap goevel.

When God says in his book, (he) says (that) if someone steps on your foot, pray (to) God (that he) should save him (and guide him) on his different way.

Goepe Naan kut nd'ûûn litafi muk / wai gurum la p'yak sh'e goe / b'ool Naan / goe p'en ni nwakaam muk k'em.

You, too, make him (go) on a different way.

Goe zak sa ni nwakaam goek'em.

(This is) the end of (my) speech.

A boelat kuthoe.

You sit there in a wrong way.

Gu t'wot d'i nzen.

Okay.

To.

We put (these things) in our minds.

Moe leng nk'ek men.

All among us here, we have siblings.

Nk'wak men nni b'ak / men goe moejapnûûn.

There are those who are bigger than us.

Akwai moegoepe / mûep f'yar men.

There are those who are before us.

Akwai moegoepe / mûep d'e nkyem men.

There are those that (and) we are behind them.

Akwai moegoepe / moe d'e nk'ong mûep.

There are those who are behind us.

Akwai moegoepe / mûep d'e nk'ong men.

When they leave, are you (there so that) you greet them?

Mûep la p'ûat / goe d'e goe tal mûep yi a?

Or maybe you, you show (rather) hardheadedness?

Ko / goe / goe nin a k'a b'al?

Or maybe when you go, you are insulting them?

Ko la goe p'et / goe nvûang mûep?

See this (place) where I sit, because, uh, this your speech, the speech is very good.

Na goet'ong noe nnoe / nyegoepe / uh / kut goe nnoe / kut =hok / d'ong nt'it.

Upon exiting, I greet (my) mother.

Goep'et / hen tal nûûn.

I start (and) greet my father first, because the father has given birth to me, mine (is a) male (child) (i.e., I am a boy).

Hen para tal a nda noe nkyem / don nda la hen toe / mmaan toe goemis.

I greet (my) father.

Hen tal nda.

I return (and) greet (my) mother here.

Hen ba doe tal nûûn.

I return (and) greet (my) siblings here.

Hen ba doe tal moejapnûûn noe.

Everything (that) you would say, (it is) straight, when you leave, you turn (and) show anger (and) take the road and go out, my father (would) call you (and) sit (you) down.

Ko-mmoe goe t'ong yi / nkyat / la goe p'et / goe yir goe mang k'a b'aan goe ya wakaam goe-goe p'et / nda noe yong goe d'u.

(They) sit at the side, (they) ask, what is the reason (that) you go out (and) take the road to go to the hut, you go to the village?

T'wot nt'oor / tal / a mmoe sa toe goe p'et yi goe ya wakaam goe-goe mûaan mpin / goe mûaan nluhoe?

Do you wage a war?

Goe lyak a shal a?

You see, this (kind of) speech is not good.

Goe na / kut =hok d'ong ba.

Or maybe my father would speak (and) say, may God single out (i.e., curse) my child.

Ko kuma nda noe t'ong kut wai Naan goe tsini / la noe.

May God curse my child, since (it is that) the father cursed you.

Naan goe tsini la noe / tun da nda tsini goe.

Okay, (this is) the wrong way.

To / a nzen toe.

Okay.

To.

Okay, I ask again from, I will ask again a question from you.

To / hen b'ep tal sek / hen t'ong b'ep tal / nyetal / sek pûe goe.

When you grew up (in) your own way, did (your) father buy goods (and) give (them to) you?

Goeyool goe bi goe / nda s'eet le toe poe goe a?

Or maybe (it was your) mother (who) bought goods (and) gave (them to) you.

Ko a nûûn / s'eet le toe poe goe.

Or maybe (it was) your siblings (who) bought goods (and) gave (them to) you.

Ko kuma / a moejapnûûn goe / s'eet le toe poe goe.

Or maybe (it was) your (own) sweat, or maybe your (own) trouble (that) bought the clothes for your body (and) gave (them to) you.

Ko kuma / a wun goe / ko kuma / wala goe / s'eet / le nsak toe poe goe.

(You) see, when I grew up, my father bought the goods.

Na goeyool noe / nda noe s'eet le.

(He) bought the flask, (he) bought the bath, (he) bought everything, really, the clothes that (I) wear (on the) body, and everything, (he) bought it (and) gave (it to) me.

S'eet flask / s'eet / bath / s'eet gwen ko=mmoe dai / le goerwan sek / ndoe ko=mmoe / s'eet ni poe hen.

But the trouble is a different one, (my) mother went through a lot of trouble.

Amma / wala nk'em / nûûn s'wa wala / sosai.

Even though (my) fa--, father went through trouble, (my) mother went through (a lot of) trouble because of me, (and she) let me grow up.

Ko da yake / n-- / da s'wa wala / goes'wa nûûn nk'a noe bar hen d'e nf'yer yi.

(She) knew here the part of mine, when I (would) be able that I (would) buy goods by myself.

Doe man yit mmaan / goepe hen b'oot de hen s'eet le goe k'a san yi.

But since (then) you see, where my mother sat, they wear (them) differently, the clothes that (my) mother, uh, my father bought (and) gave me, (it) nearly exceeds three or maybe four years now.

Amma tun goe na / goet'ong nûûn noe / mûep rwan nk'em / ndoe le goepe nûûn / uh / nda noe s'eet poe hen / nk'us wuje yi k'un nd'asoenoe ko f'er o.

(The time) when my mother (****), my father would buy the goods (and) give (them to) me and my mother.

Goepe nûûn noe (???) / nda noe goe s'eet le poe hen ndoe nûûn noe.