tci20120909v-06

just like this

ni.ma fof

this story is an old story

za.ne ma.ne za.fe zo.kwa.si rä

our

nzen.me

father's (story)

ŋaf.yən.me

the fathers

ŋaf.yə

it is their story

na.fan.me zo.kwa.si zə.rä

that is when they did not know

fər.thə fi mi.ya.mər thəf.rä.rəm

what matches were

ra ma.sis thəf.rä.rəm

well, when matches came, when they came here

wa.ti ʔa.ne.ma ma.sis ma.ne thun.rä.rəm zə.ba thun.rä.rəm

those matches came from the torres strait islands

tor.res sə.trait ʔis.lan.də.fa thun.rä.rəm ʔa.ne ma.sis

well, they were not using matches a lot

wa.ti ke.ke tü.fər.ma yus thwa.fi.yo.kwə.rə.məth

(not many) having them

ʔo thu.fath.wə.rə.məth

only some men really knew about these

nä ka.be nä.bi.kak.me.nzo fi.nzo mi.ya.tha thəf.rä.rəm fof

at this this time or one day there was a dance in forzitho

ʔa.ne.ma ʔa.ne ti.men nä kay.ʔə zə wath rä.ra ni.ma for.zi.tho

there was a dance. well, people came here. they had invited them

wath re.ra wa.ti zə.ba ka.be ʔä.ni.ya.ka thä.we.thath

from smärki

sə.mär.ki.fa

there was one man from forzitho, with whom this one had exchanged sisters

for.zi.tho.ma ka.be nä ya.ra ma.frər fä.məs ʔer.na

he might have been from korth

fi mon bä.ne.ma ya.ra ko-

a man from korth

kor.thə.ma ka.be

another name they use is mgte

nä yəf bä.ne ma.ne wə.ko.nzə.rəth məg.te

well

wa.ti

they came for the dance

fi fof ʔä.ni.ya.ka wa.thər fof

it is our tradition or culture. we feed the pig and kill it.

nzen.me tra.di.ti.ʔo.na.lə ʔo cu.lə.tu.re ma.ne ʔe.rä ru.ga ʔe.mag.thə.kwre ʔef.nzre wa.ti

for this one

ni.ma.mər fof

as they came to forzitho, they brought out the dance.

wa.ti ma.ne ʔä.ni.ya.ka for.zi.tho wath sa.thay.fath

they danced until midnight

ŋar.nzür.wäth zə.bär thəd

the whole night passed until

zə.bär ʔe.rä.ra ʔe

the sun was about to rise

wäk.si tə.fo.tə.fo

that is when they burned the bark

wa.ti se fə.thə fof thä.fö.fath fof

when they burned the bark

se fə.thə fof thä.fö.fath

the forzitho man, his exchange man was burning it

for.zi.tho ka.be fof na.fa.fäm.səf thä.fö.fa

he was setting it on fire

se thä.fö.fa

they were talking angrily

no.ku.ka.rä kwa.na.fə.rə.məth

He was talking (together) with his exchange. real se zokwasi!

na.fa.fäm.sər kwanaf- kwa.naf.nə.məth se zo.kwa.si fof

during this time, he had put the matches in

wa.ti naf zə fa.fen ma.sis zə zə.bo thäth.ba.ko

in the pocket

po.ke.ten

in his clothes

gwon.ya.me ba.fen

bag

ya.ren

when he got angry

no.ku.yə fə.thə sab.tha

this man, the forzitho man

ʔa.ne ka.be for.zi.tho ka.be

he took out the matches

ʔa.ne ma.sis fə.thə thä.mä.tra fof

when he took the out, he got one match stick out

fə.thə thä.mä.tra fe.fe nä.bi sa.mä.tra ma.sis fo.ba fof

not this matches

ke.ke za.ne ma.sis

nowadays, there are lighters like this here. not this type

ze.na ze.rä sə.tri.ker ze.rä ke.ke ʔa.ne

or lighter here

ʔo lighter ze.rä

these were real matches

fi ma.sis box fe.fe ma.ne thəf.rä.rəm fof

these matches

ʔa.ne ma.sis

match sticks

stick ma.sis

then the man from forzitho took one stick out

wa.ti nä.bi stick san.mä.tra ʔa.ne ka.be for.zi.tho.ma ka.be

then he held the box on one side here

wa.ti fof box ʔa.ne ne.ba zə.ba thu.fath.wə.rəm ne.ba

with his hand. on the other he held the stick

ga.ga.me ne.ba ga.ga.me stick su.fath.wə.rəm

he talked angrily

kwa.na.frəm no.ku.me

"When I take this out

nze.fə fə.thə zän.mä.trə

this is the base fire, kidn"

zə.fəth mə.ni za.ne zəf.rä ki.dən

they called the mythical fire sometimes kidn. kidn.

zə.fəth mə.ni nä kay.ʔə zwäs.məth ki.dən ki.dən

when the people saw the fire, they got frightened

wa.ti ka.bö.wä fə.thə sa.ma.rath wə.tri zä.rath

this is what they thought

ni.ma na.fan.me fam ni.ma zəf.rä.rəm ʔa.hə

this kidn

ki.dən ma.ne zəf.rä.rəm

is from long time ago

ʔa za.fe.wä

when the earth was created

bad fə.thə ŋa.fi.yo.kwa

when the god made the earth

ŋaf.yəf fər.thə bad wä.fi.yo.kwa

that kidn fire was hidden

ki.dən ʔa.ne rif.thəz.si.me zəf.rä.rəm

there was a bird, tütü

yə.məd nä zəf.rä.rəm tü.tü

that tütü bird shouting out today

ze.na tü.tü ma.ne wän.nor yə.məd fof

she was sitting on the kidn fire

naf ʔa.ne ki.dən zu.nar.wə.rəm mə.ni

well, the people heard him talking like this

wa.ti ʔa.ne.ma ka.be.yə fə.thə ze.ka.ri.sath ni.ma ʔa

"I will now today here make use of it; put it to work until we will all burn

nze ki.dən kwa ze.na zəf use wä.fi.yo.kwər ʔo zən.sän wə.na.kwər bä.ne.mər kwa ŋar.sir.wə.re ni bra.mö.wä

these matches, I call them matches."

ʔa.ne ma.sis fof thu.ko.nzə.rəm ma.sis box fof

then he took out the matches

wa.tik fə.thə thän.mä.tra ʔa.ne ma.sis fof

those people ran in all directions. they were afraid

ka.be ma.ne ʔe.rä.ra zer.fa.ku.thath wə.tri zä.rath

because of this small matchbox

ʔa.ne ka.tan ma.sis boksmanzo fof

all the people that came for the dance

yaw ka.be wa.thər ma.ne ʔen.rä.ra

ran away. they left behind the pig, the food and everything else. they left it all behind

kwa.kwir.wə.rə.məth ru.ga sa.ga.thi.fath da.gon ra bra.mö.wä ʔe.ga.thi.kwath

they were really afraid

wə.tri zä.rath fof

"when I light this up"

ʔa.ne fə.thə kə.ma zrär.fu.si.rə

"when it strikes

zre.wär

all the people will burn here."

ka.be bra.mö.wä kwa ŋar.sir.wə.rəth za.ne

they were afraid.

wə.tri thəf.rä.rəm

well

wa.ti

they were saying: "grab him, hold him. before he ignites the kidn fire. we will all burn

kre.naf.thəth sri.tü.the sə.fa.fe ki.dən mə.ni mə.zär.fu.sir fər.the bra.mö.wä ŋar.sir.wə.re

(it is the) base fire"

zə.fəth mə.ni

some people came. they tied his hands

ka.be nä ʔä.ni.ya.ka za.ne ga.ga fur sä.rath

they took the fire from him

yə.kar.kwath ʔa.ne mə.ni

well, the matches really

ma.sis fof

that is when he said: "you feel it know! this will will happen when you make fun of me."

fə.thə fof ze.naf.tha mi.ya.tha kä.ko.rə ni.ma fof zrä.thor ʔa.ne.mər wor.fi.zə.rə.məth

others were almost breaking off their feathers, smash their drums. the ran in fear

nä.bu.nə zə.nənz ma.nar thə.fə.gar.wə.rə.məth bru.bru thu.wä.nzə.rə.məth wə.tri.me kwa.kwir.wə.rə.məth

because of these matches

ʔa.ne ma.sis.ma fof mə.ni

then, they took it off him and they sat him down

wa.ti yə.kar.kwə.rəth yəm.sa.kwə.rəth

"why are doing this? we might have all burned, all the small ones there, and the old women over there.

be rar ni.ma yam ŋa.fi.yo.kwər ni kwa nə.ŋar.sir.wə.ra.me na.gay.ʔə fäth bra.mö.wä be.rä ʔau.si kam.kam be.rä

who should live from now on?"

ma.ne kwa nə fo.ba tər.tha ni.ya.rə.mo

then, they really sat him down

wa.ti yəm.sa.kwə.rəth fof

here, they poured kava for him to stop his anger

ya.ra krär ya.ri.na.kwə.rəth bä.ne.mər fof na.fa.ne no.ku fraz.sir

they would put him down with the kava

krär.me srä.rir.fəth

he lied dead drunk

wə.ri kwo.si sə.fəth.nəm

they finished his angry thoughts with this

wa.tik na.fa.ne no.ku fam ʔa.ne.me säb.thath fof

they started the dance again up until

wa.ti wath sreth.kä.fəth ʔe.rä.ra

the morning came

thre.wäf

they killed the pig and cut it. they shared the food and whatever was there, the sago. they shared it.

ru.ga yəf.nzə.rəth yə.kwa.thə.rəth da.gon ŋa.ri.thath ra bra.mö.wä ʔe.rä.ra bi ra ʔe.rä.ra ŋa.ri.thath

then those ones went back, the smärki went back.

wa.ti fi ba.na ŋa.bri.gwath sə.mär.ki ŋa.bri.gwath

they left forzitho village for good

for.zi.tho kar.nzo thä.ga.thi.fath fof