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Okay, we will start the story.

?o.kay tri.ka.si kwa wthkärwre

We go to the swamp for (fish) netting.

zra.fo ma.ne.me frəz.sir ni.yak

First of all we will make up our minds.

zöb.thə fe.fe fam kwa wə.kur.wə.re

When we go, we will get some women and some boys.

rə.thə kwa ni.yak ʔau.si fäth nä kre.fa.fəth srak fäth nä kre.fa.fəth

We say: "It will be for tomorrow."

ŋa.na.fre ni.ma kay.tha.mar rä

Then, we have made a plan.

wa.tik fam zrä.ku.ke

We get some women, two or three, and we go. They dig the poison root.

ni.ma.me ʔau.si fäth nä kre.fa.fəth ʔe.da ʔo ʔe.tha thray.ʔak frə.dəth thran.tha.ri.nzə.rəth

They prepare it in advance. They tie them (poison roots) with string.

nza.go.ma thrən.frəm.nzə.rəth ŋad.me thrär.dik.nə.wə.rəth

There they come back and return to the house.

ben.rä kran.bri.gwə.rəth mənz

When we ask: "Are there enough poison roots?" (They reply) "They are well enough."

rə.thə krä.səth frə.dəth wa.tik.thə.me.nzo ʔe.rä wa.tik.thə.me.nzo ʔe.rä

"Let's go!"

kre.fa.re moth

Then, we set of with the dogs and all, big and small

wa.tik kren.fa.re ŋa.tha.ka.rä.sü ka.ta.ka.tan ka.far

others take their bows

na.bi nä.bu.nə thran.fath.wə.rəth

or machetes or whatever

nai.fa ra fä

We walk to the swamp. We see it (and say)

zra ni.yak ʔe zra zən.fo ni.ma zre.ma.rəth

"Oh, kaukau fish splash around. There are plenty."

oh kau.kau ŋa.kwir.wə.rəth ta.ba ʔe.rä

Then, the children, women or boys go. They cut sticks here. Short ones like over here.

wa.tik na.gay.ʔə kräth.fəth ʔau.si fäth ʔo srak kräth.fəth wäm.ne thran.rət.ma.kwə.rəth zə.bo tənz be.rä

The märko sticks.

mär.ko fof

We begin. They will turn the poison root in the fire. First, they will singe it (the poison roots) where they started the fire.

zreth.kä.fəth frə.dəth thra.frä.nzə.rəth mə.nin zöb.thə mə.ni mä theth.kä.fəth mə.ni thra.frä.nzə.rəth

When they are heated, they send another bundle.

tu.ʔof.ka.rä rəth.mä.sü krä.ko.rəth ne.ba nä fur.ka.rä krä.ri.fəth

and another bundle, and another bundle, and another bundle. Then they start smashing them.

ne.ba nä fur rä ne.ba nä fur rä ne.ba nä fur rä nä.bü.si threth.kä.fəth

They smash them and that liquid will start (to come out).

thra.nä.bü.nzə.rəth sam ʔa.ne ma.ne ʔe.rä threth.kä.fəth

They squeeze them and mix them with water (of the swamp). They call out: "si rore rore rore"

zran.rə.sə.rə.wə.rəth fof no zre.rä.rəth thra.nor si.ro.re.ro.re.ro.re

When they look, the fish comes up.

rəth.mä.sü thre.ma.rəth ko.fä bə.thän.thor

They are there now. They will hold back the small (children) and say: "Wait! Just wait!"

fof ʔe.rä ka.ta.ka.tan kwa zöb.thə thrän.ga.thi.nzəth ni.ma kwa kom.nzo kwa

just like this

ni.ma.me fof

It will become (more fish).

kwa thre.rä

when all the fish come up, they will jump in with the nets. others with a spear.

ko.fä bra.mö.wä fə.thə krän.mə.the.rəth wa.tik zə.za.rä kwot thren.thə.fär nä tot.ka.rä

they stab the fish

ko.fä thra.na.gu.nzə.rəth

They catch them properly with the net. They also catch some leaves. All the kaukau fish, the small ones whatever there is ... (they throw it into the tin)

kwot kra.fər.zə.rəth säth bä.ne thrä.fre.zə.rəth bra.mö.wä kau.kau ka.ta.ka.tan ra bä.ne ʔe.rä tin.fo

Others with the net.

zə.za.rə.me nä.bu.nə

Others throw in them the basket.

nä.bu.nə ya.re fof krar.zə.rəth

Like this one ... into the tin over there.

ni.ma tin.fo bə.rä

or to the small saucepan here. or they (collect them) in a bark tray. others fold (the bark tray).

sos.fen bä ka.tan zə.bo zə.rä fo.bo kwa ka.re.sa tru.tru nä.bu.nə kwa ʔär.zi.ra.kwə.rəth

The fold it like this one over there.

ni.ma zrär.zi.ra.kwə.rəth ni.ma bə.rä

Here they tie it.

zə.ba zä wə.rə.dik.nə.wə.rəth

and take the kaukau fish over there.

fo.bo kau.kau ʔe.rä.rəth

until when they finish it all

thra.rä ʔe rəth.mä.sü krä.bəth

They see all the fish that is here and sit down in the swamp over there.

thre.ma.rəth ko.fä bra.mö.wä kau.kau ra ʔe.rä zran thwam.nzər fo.bo

that's when it is over, when it is finished.

rə.thə krä.bəth fof zä.bəth

Others heap the firewood like this there and eat first.

nä.bu.nə ʔa.ne.me mə.ni krathomonwrth ni.ma mo.ba kwa ʔä.si.nzə.rəth zöb.thə da.go.nər

There they will them there. and as for the big ones,

fo.bo fof thra.na.throth ka.far.wä ma.ne ʔe.rä

they wash them properly in the water.

non kwot na.mä non thra.mai.kwə.rəth

and carry them for them from the river over there.

kwa ʔä.zä.nzə.rəth ŋa.rəs fo.bo

They bring them up to the village.

kar.fo thra.fre.zə.rəth

They put them on the fire on a metall wire or something else or they line them on a stick.

ta.be.ta kra.rä.rəth ʔo way.ʔa.way.ʔa ma.fan.me rə.thə zə thər.rä ʔo fər.səth.me kwa ʔe.na.gu.nzə.rəth

They pierce some more, some more, some more ... like this.

nä srä.na.gu.nzəth nä srä.na.gu.nzəth nä srä.na.gu.nzəth ni.ma

Like Taylor did it there.

ni.ma tay.lor bə.thwa.fi.yo.kwər bi.ya.rä

Just like this.

ni.ma.me fof

This is how they are going to cook them there.

mon kwa ŋar.sir.wə.rəth ni.ma.me fof be.rä

When they see that they have become nicely dried

thre.ma.rəth kwot thər.rä na.mä drəy kwot krä.ko.rəth

then we pull them off. There is another way to do it.

wa.ti fo.ba kwa ʔä.fu.ma.kwə.rəth nä nä bä.ne ʔa.ne fof rä ni.ma.me fof

The other ones are cooking them over here.

nä ma.ne.me ʔä.si.nzə.rəth zə.bo.fo

The call it wowarfo mni.

wo.war.fo mə.ni ma.ne zrä.ko.rəth

They roast them over the embers like this.

wo.war.fon zə.bo ni.ma ŋa.si.nzə.rəth

As for the big ones, we will carry to the house.

nä ʔa.ne ka.far we ma.ne ʔe.rä kwa ʔe.zä.nzre mənz.fo

Others (will be put in) to the ground oven.

nä ka.ro.fo

Others (will be put in) to sauce with cassava, taro or yams

nä ba.si.ʔo.fo ŋa.si.nzre bis.kar.ka.rä du.ga mäm

with the round yams.

wa.wa ʔa.ne.ka.rä

Okay, those ones are for the afternoon. whatever is leftover, we leave for tomorrow.

?o.kay zi.zi.tha.mar kwa ʔa.ne fof ʔe.rä nä thə.zə kay.tha.mar thrä.ga.thi.nze

Our netting ...

nzen.me frəz.si

story ends here.

tri.ka.si fo.bo fof zway.thək

thank you very much

ka.far gad.mö.wä