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yes well, in fact Tabaq people

ɛ kɛɛŋŋɛ waalai t̪aani

this is

ɛlɛ iŋŋ

this four

ɛlɛ kɪmɪɲ

they come from one

bɛ bɛra t̪a

they settled in Tikam, and settled in Kombal

ɛ ti t̪ɪkamtʊ ʊkʊŋga kombaltʊ ʊkʊŋga

they settled in the chiefs place and settled in kombal and also settled in Tafaair(Tidu)

ʃilit̪ku kombɛr ʊkʊŋga ʊkʊŋga t̪afajɪr ʊkʊŋga

they are one

bɛrrand̪a

I mean their origin

tinʷɛɛ jaani

they are one here

bɛrrand̪a indur

here you would find your maternal aunt or one of your children

ʊnngalt̪ii ʊnnd̪ɔd̪ʊ bɛ ʃʷa

or your uncles here in

ʊnnafajɛ ʃɛ iŋ ti indii

there would be the relatives of your mother or the relatives of your father

ʊʊnafaje munand̪ʊ ʃɛ ʊnmaajɛmunand̪ʊ ʃɛ

they are one but their settlement

jaani bɛrda ɛla bɛn ʊkʊndɪ

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there on top of the mountain (the place they were used to live) all of them, they settled there then each has come down towards its direction

ɛɛ tʊʊlndɛ kaan tʊʊl tawʊr kutefi, akɛndi ɛla ɛʃ ɛɛ kɪnʊ ɪt̪ɪɟaaka ʃiʃʊɲɟɛ

they lived and they wer one then after that

akɪʃɛ ɛkutafina ɛɛ bɛrand̪a baad̪ɛɛn

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and in each that village

ɛɛ ti ɛɛ hɪlala

in each village you have brothers(relatives)

aaj hɪlal ʊ fɪjanɪ kʷalɛtʊ

yes in each village those Tabaq people all of them

ɛ ti hɪlɛlɛ ɛɛl ti irindi ɛl t̪aani kutafi

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I would live (in one village but)

ɛɛ wuu akʊtɛ

and I would have relatives in other village like Tefajer and they are my own relative

jaani t̪ɛffajɛr kʊrɪ kʷalɛtɛ amunnad̪a

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or in kwing

ɪndɪɪ kʷiiŋʊr

I would have relatives like my paternal clan

amunnada ʃɛ ɪka kʷalɛtɛ

or in the village of the chief clan

ʃilil

my mother ofcourse descended from there

anma t̪aban tite fʊlɟa

she is a descend of the chief she came from there

ʃilnembuld̪a tite fʊldɪ

there are relatives in Kombal and there in Tikam

ti kombal fʊnand̪ʊ ʃɛ ti t̪ɪka

relatives and all of them

funand̪ʊ kutte

maternal clan which is called Kuri are there .the relatives of my mother

ʊnmaaja ʃɛ kʊrɪ anmajɛmunand̪ʊ anmamunad̪ʊ

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for example if I went to any village, if I go to any village from Tikam(which is my village)

jaani aj hɪlal wu ɪt̪ɪ dɪnakʊndɪ maslan, jaani t̪ɪkamtʊ aaji hɪlal ʃuwamba

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I would go to their place , the place of my relatives

ɛɛ ɛ ʃuteja tind̪ʊʊr amunand̪ʊnd̪ʊʊr

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when I go they welcome me will be very happy

ɛɛ ʊɲkʊndɪ aka harka ɛɛ aka waajka

they will be very happy in Arabic they say Farihiin

waajɪka jaani ɛrgɛd̪ɪr farɪhɪɪn farɪhɪɪn

they will be very happy(because of me) and they will gather

haarka aka waajɪka ɛɛ diildi

all my relatives there will come and gather

kʊrɪ ʃɛtʊ amunand̪ʊ ʃɛtʊ t̪a diildi

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and will be very happy with me and anything there

ɛɛ aka waajɛkana ɛ ʃaa ʃʷatʊ

they will get you the best things , the best thing

ʊ tijamʊndʊ ʃaawɛ ʊʃaawndɪn ʊ tijamundu ʃaa

they say the most sweet thing will be brought to you

gaal jaani ahla haaɟa jaani

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hahahaha you see

hahahah ʃuft̪a

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they will slaughter a hen for you

ɛɛ ʊ ʊʊwɛ kɔkʊ ʊ ʃʊʊd̪ʊndi

so one day if you go to a Tabaq person

ɛ ʊt̪ʊ tijɛl ɛɛ t̪aanɪd̪ʊr ɛɛ ʃutuɲgatŋga

whenever you go to his house

indur ʃalder ʃun ʃumbula

this will invite and slaughter me a hen other will also slaughter me a hen another one will also slaughter me a hen

iŋ a wɔsʊndɪ iŋa a wɔʃʊndɪ kɔka ʃʊʊd̪ʊndɪ kɔka ʃʊʊd̪ʊndɪ iŋa won kɔka ʃʊʊd̪ʊndɪ iŋa won kɔka ʃʊʊd̪ʊndɪ

if i ant to sleep will sleep even if I want to sleep there for tw nights

kʷaal dɛtaaŋga dɛɛŋga ti kʷaal ʊrʊa dɛtɛŋga

I will sleep then they will let me come back

dɛɛmbɪ xalas ɛɛ ad̪ɛtʊ t̪a

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you see, for example

ʃuft̪a masalan

today if I

jaani ɪŋgɪlɛɛ wu

if I have work or something

daandɛ dɪɪndɛ kʷaldɛ

they will start working for me , those my relatives

ti wɪɪd̪ʊ ʊt̪ʊndɪja ti waŋ amunand̪ʊ

they will work and female relatives will cook cny thing that exists

wɪɪd̪ʊ ʊt̪ʊndɛ kʊt̪and̪ʊ ʃɛtʊ ʃaa aŋŋʊ

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and come and male rlatives will take their spears

ɛɛ t̪aan ɛɛ kɔt̪t̪aa ʃʷatʊ t̪eɲɟʊlɪ ʃʷaaŋga

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will come and after they work for me

ɛɛ t̪aan t̪a a dɪɪdʊnandɛ

if it is too late they will sleep if it is not too late

ɛ t̪ʊʊndɪ bʊtŋga dɛkʊn t̪ʊʊ bʊmdʊŋgala

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these are relatives

ti funande

today

ɪŋgʊlʊ

if bad thing comes

bɪldʊ bɪldʊ t̪amba

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here in Tikam for instance

ti indu t̪ɪkamʊr masalan

my relatives will

ɪndɪɪ ambʊʊ

with nother relative

fuu bɛɛ

there was somthing happened between them

indi ɪʃa iŋe tinakʊr t̪otu

and (someone) was killed

ɛ funaam

then other clan there, the clan of the dead person

xalas kʊrɪ wanʊ wandʊ bɛkɪ, ti tija indu fuŋgaldʊŋgʊrɪ

will kill another one immidiately(they take revange )

wandʊr bɛɛ fuma t̪awaali

yes they will fight there

aaj wandʊr wɛɛka

yes, it is not their clan?

wa ɪŋgʊr kʊʊmɪ kʊʊmɪ haaj

immediatelly ,and the other clan

t̪awaali ɛɛ ɛɛ kʊrɪ bɛkɪja

if something happened there

ɪŋɪl ɛɛ titu ɪndɪ ɪʃa t̪ɔtʊka

if other clan is here people will

irija kʊrɪ bɛkɪ indu ʃɛtʊ

for example the people who are in the Tidu village

titu tidu ɪndɪɪ ti tɪɪr masalan t̪ɛfaajr ʃɛtʊ

becuase these people are generally not invloved

ɛnɛ maa iri ma indi aan aaneja ɛnɛ aameja

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they will be gathered

ɛɛ diilen

there in the house of the chief

wandʊ ʃiilnar

to protect them and then they will be transfer along to

jaani jah jaahfzu tiit̪unaa t̪awaali ɛɛ ʃʷaandɪ

they will be brought to one place ,i.e. the house of the chief

kaʃi ɛɛ diilena waŋ tʊʊ bɛra kaʃɪ diileni waŋ ʃiiluŋɟaldu

then they will be taken to the big chief

inden ʃiil watur kaʃ diilena