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let's start it at this (tree), what is there about this ?

ansiimaak aso dír qalalandirí gardáʔ oo amilá dirí qalalandirí

this , in the past, was contested, a person called Gidahoonda and Sigeéd

qalalandirí aáng kana nanaáq heé ta báy Gidahoonda nee Sigeéd

Sigeéd is the Gorwaa chief

Sigeé a wawutumó Gorwaa

Gidahoonda id the Datooga chief

Gidahoonda a wawutumó Taraa

it was contested, this tree

kana slaáqw qalalandirí

Gidahoonda said thus

Gidahoonda kah ya

yes

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the border is the

qamaaa a qalalandi

of the land

ar yaamu

my land, the border is the

yaamuʔéʔ qamaa a qalalandi

Sigeéd says, the border is Duuru

Sigeé i kahi qamaa a Duuru

Duuru is there where we entered, the border is Duuru, you - let it pass at this place

Duuru a koqáʔ ni dahaan qamaa a Duuru kuúng waraahhaak amorí

Gidahoonda says no - the border is here, it is at this tree, it will be cut in this way, it goes, take it to, take it to there

Gidahoonda i kah aʔa qamaa a amorí a dír qalalandirí kan idoriwa tsaat i káy duuxee ay duux amorqáʔ

but Sigeé refused

alafu Sigeé a siíʔ

they deliberated for look [gestures three], three days

kwasleema kana tleéhh deeloo aree deeloo tám

the second day, the third day Gidahoonda came down with his boys

deeloór tsár booloó tám Gidahoonda nina ʕeét neer daaqayós

the boys had weapons, the Datooga

daaqáy xoslu kón Taraa

they came down with spears

na ʕét nee lawulu

and so when they arrived here, when they deliberated the Datooga refused, the Datooga refused

karra tindiwa hardáh amorí tawa kwasleemuuti Taraa a síʔ Taraa a síʔ

Gidahoonda refused

Gidahoonda a siíʔ

Sigeéd refused

Sigeé a siíʔ

and so Sigeéd was driven away by the Datooga youth, by spears

karr Sigeé kuna guús nee daaqáy Taraa neer lawulu

Sigeéd fled, he ran and ran

Sigeéd ina goów ina tiʔaʔín tiʔaʔín

he jumped on a horse

ina ʕakuút gawá farasi

in those days they travelled by horse, the chiefs

booloodáʔ gár tar hiʔimiti wawitá a farasi

he rode on top of a horse

a wa gawá farasír itsaʕan

he ran

ina tlatláy

was he caught? hey!

kwa ohî heʔ

when he arrived there another day, another day he returned he changed he came with a car

tawa hardáh amorqee booloó hatláʔ booloó hatláʔ tawa kiíʕ nina warqáy gár na huúw a gaari ngin kón

he returned with a car with soldiers

nina kiíʕ neer gaari askár kón

because those people showed (signes of) war here

asma muukuqáʔ slaqwaraa ngina laqán amoriyee

and so now Sigeéd arrived with a car, Gidahoonda fled

karra alkwí Sigeé niwa hardáh neer gaari Gidahoonda na goów

when Sigeéd fled there he slept at the houses there, it (was) Tangór /Ari

Sigeé tawa goów diriyee ina qatoó áy maray dirí dirí a Tangór ʕAri

he was sung about by the Gorwaa, that Sigeéd was driven away by the Datooga youth, they sang he was overpowered

kure daaʔ nee Goraa gidabá Sigeé kwa guús nee haaʔoór Taraa daanda niwa baaʕ

he went to the houses of Soolá Alawa

ire goów maráy Sooló Alawa

then Soolá was told

Soolá kure báy

then Sigeéd was told "Sigeéd, my son, welcome to the outside meeting place, we are in ritual quarantine

Sigeé kure báy Sigeé naangwʔéʔ baqayoo ikwahhaaseek atén meetiimaán

and so the place he went, he went to the outside meeting place

aluwo disí na xeér baqayoo ikwahhaás

then he was told, then Sigeéd was told, then that person was told

kure báy Sigeé kure báy isodáʔ kure báy

Soolá then he said "kill a male.goat to take away [lit. 'cause to return'] the fear of Sigeéd, then he killed a male.goat to take away the fear

Soolá tare ooʔ gurtu gaaseek oo daʔayeér kiʕisa daʔayeér Sigeéd gurtu ngure gaás oo daʔayeér kiʕisa

another day, Sigeéd returned with a car

Sigeé booloó hatláʔ nina kiíʕ neer gaari

a car, in those days, was unknown by the Gorwaa, the thing that was said was

gaari booloodáʔ ka xuuʔiká nee Gorwaa gár ta kahi a mutuká

hey - it's name is

xáy uma a mutuká

and so when the car arrived, when it was seen by the Datooga

karr mutuká niwa hardát kawa ár nee Taraa

the Datooga fled

Taraa na góp

then it was sung by the Gorwaa it was said that Gidahoonda fled, he was defeated by the farts of the car

kure daáʔ nee Gorwaa gidabá ta kahi Gidahoonda a goów daanda ngwa baáʕ as kuufir mutuká

the thing (which) was fought (over) is this tree, this is very old, very old, very very old

gár ta slaaqw a qalalandirí qalalandirí ka iimi-saaw iimír qar iimír qaroqar

it is very old

ka iimi-saaw

this is something respected, this tree is something which now is not cut, it is something which is not touched by people

qalalandirí a gár hindí inaheshimiká tlehhit xaʔanowí a gár hindí ta tlaaqikáng a gár ta guusár tleehhikáng nee hee

even the elders will not agree, they will make a case (of it)

tam barisee i yaʕandakáng kanawa kwasleemamut

a long time ago, since the time of our fathers, the time of our fathers' fathers, this is very old

iimír qar paka iimír baabiʔirén iimír baabiʔí baabiʔirén gár a lo wa tlíq

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this story is not big, it is very small

historiarí ka urekáng ka lo wa niinaw

they came to this place (and when) it was enough, Sigeéd fledm that person fled, the border was returned to Duuru

dirí kawa áy tawa buʔuut Sigeé iwa goów isodáʔ iwa goów qamaa tare kiʕ tare Duuru

Gidahoondá fled because Sigeéd brought his soldiers, because the other had soldiers, spears were brought by his boys

Gidahoonda wa goów asma Sigeéd askaarayós ngina leéhh asma koqáʔ askarír kon lawulu kina huúw nee daaqaywós

why did the Gorwaa sing (about it)?

bere Goraa nire daaʔíʔ

it is then sung at women's dances, it is sung at Gorwaa men's dances, if beer is drunk it is sung

kare daaʔ bará baraʕʔó ʕameenaa kare daaʔ baraʕʔó Goraá oo hhawate bara buraa barta xuuf kun daaʔ

it is things that were told, it is this

a moroʔó ta alkiʕiit a kwí

here in the past it was done here, this border was really cut, this tree called is this one

amorí aáng ta tleéhh dirihee qamaarí kana tlaáq wa ló xaʔanowí ta bay qalalandi a kwí

it was fought over

kuna slaáqw

it as fought over

kuna slaáqw

the Datooga and Sigeéd and Gidahonda fought

Taraa nee Sigeéd nee Gidahoonda nguna slaqweés

Sigeéd was the Gorwaa chief

Sigeéd a wawutumó Gorwaa

Gidahoonda was the Datooga chief

Gidahoonda a wawutumó Taraa

this thing was being fought over

garí kana slaqwaqún

then Gidahoonda was defeated he fled (and) the border was put at Duuru

gár aluwo Gidahoonda baalír áy ana goów qamaa kare qaás ay Duuru

the Datooga now are people of the west, the Gorwaa now are people of the east of Duuru

Taraa alkwí a muukú ʕéw Gorwaa alkwí a muukú Duuruwoo daʕáw

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so here my story is done

gemáy dirí bara tawa historiarʔéʔ ta dirí faák

it s not long, this story

ka urekáng historiarí

then that thing that was put under ritual sanction - where did the ritual sanction begin?

aluwo gadáʔ kawa meetin ya meetaa dír na ansind

is it here (which) was fought over or is it at another place?

aqo disiyee kawa slaáqw laqa dír hatláʔ iqo deer

in the past it was (that) if there was a tree those days it was fought over

aáng gár bara xaʔanó booloosí kawa slaaqwi

in those days was land not divided?

booloosí yaamu kin qasmisikeê

are these people are near in those days?

iimisí ka tseêw booloosí

the way of ritual sanction in those days, nobody knows them, [Sw. it was that there was respecting]

idór meetaa booloosí heé ngi xuuʔ kaahh alikuwaqo kunaheshimia

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it was under ritual sanction because this is a big tree which was fought over by people

kan meetin gidabá garí a xaʔanó uúr oo kwa slaáqw nee muu

first of all, there is no -Reason for it to be cut by people

gár kus tsaat nee muu káhh kwanza

in this way this tree is an example

bar idór garoo xaʔanó bar idór garoo xaʔanó a slaqasay

in that way it is said that that thing, it is an example

idorqáʔ ta kahi garqáʔ gár slaqasay

and so, how is it?

aluwo gadáʔ amilá

do you go the deliberations here? are they no longer - at that time wouldn't you sit at that tree?

kwasleemár ta dirí aʔeerâ i kahhiyeê qoomaarqáʔ dirí iwawitakeê dír xaʔanoqáʔ

deliberations are attended here, a whole multitude (of people)

kwasleema kan dirí aʔaʔeer xooroo sleeme

even of the elders are here at this tree

tam ar barisee a dirí dír qalalandirí

and now

aluwo hindí

it is even said, it is said at the tree

tam ta kahi taqo kahi dír qalalandi

the saying now (is that) is that this road was curved in that way there (such that) this tree was not cut

ooʔaroo hindí geerá uruwarí kana idorqár tumuʔuus amorqee qalalandirí ka tsatikeê

it was not uprooted, they will not agree, because the road, don't you see, is cut there

kuqo tuʕikáng ta yaʕandakáng asma gár uruwa kwa geʕeerekeê ka amoorqár tsaát

the -Reason why it is cut in that way (is) in the past, it was decided (?) by the village

gár kas tlaaq neer idorqáʔ aáng xay kina daráh wák alé nee kijiji

the leaders went in and in this way that the road they would lead it this way

wawitá ngina daráh neer idorí gidabá uruwa ngin idorí deʔen

then when those people [engineers?] arrived it was somewhat, don't you see, measured it was that way

aluwo muukudáʔ niwa hardah kana mak gaʕeerakeê kana pimín a idorqáʔ

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and the leader who arrived in a car, (is) a Gorwaa leader or?

nee wawitumodáʔ gaari na xay wawutumó dóʔ Goraawoô laqa oo

Gorwaa

oo Gorwaa

Sigeéd

Sigeéd

where did the car come from?

dír nga ay a dilâ gaari