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okay

?o.kay

ah

ʔa.hə

I set off from here

nzä ma.ne ze.fa.rə zə.ba

with the cassawa stems. I was walking to my garden place

bis.kar frək.ka.rä bis.kar fər ʔe.zä.nzə.rəm bo.bo nzo.ne mä ŋa.ra.ke zən.fo

I walked and walked and walked

kwo.fi.yak kwo.fi.yak kwo.fi.yak ʔe

I took off the bag

wa.ti ya.re zä.fo.thə

I took the biskar stems out and there they are

bis.kar fər thu.mä.tra.kwə ŋa fe.rä

I covered them with bark

ka.re.sa.me thethäfrsé

then I tried to go back

wa.ti fo.ba fof nə zä.bri.mə

then (it occured) to me "this must be a snake running"

wa.ti nzun ni.ma ka.both kə.ma za.math

I was looking. "oh, the poor goanna is running." hey, I thought of the bushknife

ni.ma zwä.nzi.gər.thəm oh dö ba.na zə ŋa.kwir wa.ti nai.fa ʔa.ne fam zəf.rä.rə ʔe

I tried to look for it

kə.ma zwä.zi.gər.thəm

but no bushknife

nai.fo ma.tak

I tried to chase it

wa.tik kwa nə srä.koth.mə

as I chased it, it rested

wa.tik fi ma.ne sa.koth.mə swam.ri.nzə

it went under the bamboo

na.bi.fo ze.tha.rəf

I grabbed it there and "bang" (slammed it against the bamboos)

nze fo.ba sa.fa.fə təw

I grabbed it

sa.fa.fə

then

wa.ti

so I really didn't kill it, I held it like this

kə.yo kwa sa.kwrə fi ni.ma sa.fa.fə

I wipped it against the tree

fər fof sa.fer.fə

against the bamboo

na.bi.fo

it was dead, but it wasn't completely dead

wa.ti kwo.si səf.rä ke.ke kwo.si fe.fe

well

wa.ti

I looked at it

sa.ma.rə

then I showed it (to you)

wa.ti ni.ma san.fä.sə

"hey, you sitting there

ʔe bä ma.ne ʔäm.nzər

here is the goanna, I already killed it"

dö zə.yə dö zə sa.kwrə nze.fə

from there, I came back

wa.ti fo.ba fof zän.bri.mə

it wasn't really dead, I carried it.

ke.ke kwo.si fe.fe ʔa.ne sə.fən.rä ʔa.ne səf.nzä.nzə ʔe

I brought it

sa.thay.fə

I picked up the knife

wa.ti nai.fa za.wa.ku.thə

I hit it again on the head

we fath kwot su.fər.nza.kwə

then

wa.ti

the two white people took a picture of it

wa.ni.wa.ni.me ʔe.da kway.ʔan ka.be.yə yə.zän.məth

okay, that is it. thanks.

wa.ti ʔa.ne.nzo fof ʔe.so ka.far

thank you

ʔe.so gad.mö.wä

big thank you

ka.far gad.mö.wä

ah

ʔa.hə

those are fish

za.ne ko.fä ʔe.rä

kwazür

kwa.zür

they are kwazür fish

kwa.zür ʔe.rä

small fish. no

ko.fä ka.tan ke.ke

those are other small fish there

ko.fä ka.ta.ka.tan nä bo.ba ʔe.rä

finénd

fi.nəd

hm

əm

small find

fi.nəd ka.ta.ka.tan

they are like this

ʔe.rä ni.ma

very small find fish

ʔa.hə fi.nəd ka.ta.ka.tan ʔe.rä

all the kwazür. there are 7.

kwa.zür bra.mö.wä 7 ʔe.rä

okay, as for this turtle

?o.kay fi.sor za.ne ma.ne rä

it is from yesterday

kay.tha.ma.ne rä

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I caught this one yesterday

ʔa.hə kay.ʔə za.ne za.tro

I carried it here for the oven

?o.kay ʔa.ne zan.tho.rə ka.ror

there is is. it is still alive

bə.rä tər.tha kom.nzo rä

it is just alive

tər.tha kom.nzo rä

I was throwing the line

zu.zi ŋar.zə.rəm

I was looking around like this (and suddenly) "oh, this is a turtle"

wa.ti ni.ma fə.thə zwä.zi.gər.thəm fi.sor rä

it almost caught the fishing line

wa.ti zu.zi ʔa.ne tə.fo.tə.fo ftfak- fəth.mä.sü

it was trying to get off the line. I did like this (acting out what she did). I put it in the canoe

bä.ne fət.fak.si zär ni.ma kom.nzo zan.rə za.tha.ru.fə gar.da fof

I carried it

wa.ti zəf.nzä.nzə

I tried to run away

ya.kər nə ŋa.rä.rəm

I was touching it: "eh, don't run away", I said this (to the turtle)

wə.fik.nə.wə.rəm ʔe do.nət run ʔa.way ni.ma wə.ko.nzə.rəm

then it stopped

wa.tik ŋa.ga.thi.kwə.rəm

I was trying to run away, and moved its head like this

we ya.kər nə ŋa.rä.rəm ni.ma mər wo.rä.rəm ke.ke

"I already caught you, I will carry you for the oven"

bä zə nze.fə nzə.nä.trə kwa nzä.nzə ka.ror

but now I have already killed the goanna. here it is.

fi ze.na za.ne zəf dö sa.kwrə zə.yə

this is lots of different meat

wa.tik fa.so tü.fər.kak ʔe.rä

okay, that's all. thank you

ʔa.hə wa.ti ʔa.ne.nzo fof gad.mö.wä

this one is a thief

wa.ro ka.be za.ne yə

I will go, maybe they are there

kwa wi.yak bo.bo nə.nzä ʔe.rä

the bamboo stems are there, from there the poor one was running

ʔa.ne na.bi zə.fəth bä ʔe.rä fo.ba ʔa.ne ba.na ŋa.kwi.rəm ni.ma

"I was trying to get back to the water ... oh

no.fo fof nə zä.bri.mə oh

they have seen me already."

zə zwe.ma.rəth

that is when he showed himself

naf.wä zä.ses ʔa.ne ba.fen

when it was running, when it was crawling

fə.thə ŋa.kwi.rəm fə.thə ŋa.thär.ku.nzə.rəm ni.ma

I was like: "must be a snake running"

nzun ni.ma ka.both kə.ma ŋa.kwi.rəm

it was not a snake, it was the goanna

fi ka.both ke səf.rä dö səf.rä

hey, turtle don't run a away!

ʔe fi.sor kə.mam ka.math

thank you, that's it

gad.mö.wä ʔa.ne.nzo fof

I will put it (turtle) back in

fof zräth.bə

janet and the others will come (and make the) oven

ja.ne.tä kwa ʔä.ni.yak ka.ror