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okay, brother

?o.kay na.ne

I will start the story

zo.kwa.si bə.zreth.kä.fə

we went from here

ni ma.ne zə.ba ni.ya.ka fof

to the sago palm

bi zə.fəth.fo

okay, we set off from here to yartham. we slept over there

?o.kay zə.ba ze.fa.ra.ke bä.ne yar.tham fä nə.ru.gra

and again from there, the next day in the morning

we fo.ba we nä kay.ʔə ʔe.zi.me

we walked

ni.ya.ka bən.rä

to morehead

More.head

to charly's canoe place

charlyane swä.yä gar.da swä.yä

we came up

ŋa.fre.zra.ke

to cut the sago

bi far.sir fof

first we broke off the sago leaf part

wa.ti fäs.kor zöb.thə yar.ku.nza.ke

the brother-in-law there

nə.gom bə.yə

dayr's husband

day.ra.fis

the brother-in-law

nə.gom

we sent him to climb (the sago). he broke off the fäskor

wa.ti fi sa.srif.tha.ke sog.sir fäs.kor ʔa.ne yar.ku.nza

he finished this bit

kwot sab.tha

then, he told us "you chop it"

wa.ti nzə.nä.ko.ra sa.fa.the

then we chopped it

wa.ti yə.far.wa.ke

we finished it

sab.tha.ke

we pulling it down

sa.füm.nza.ke fof

we put down the sticks

wa.ti wäm.ne ya.na.kwa.koth

how we put them down to push the canoe

gar.dan mon.wä ya.na.kwroth

then we started to drag the palm stem

wa.ti thär.ku.si sath.kä.fa.ke

we dragged it to the river

yə.thä.ku.nza.ke ŋa.rəs

we turned it around in the river

ŋar.sen kwot yə.kwə.the.nza.ke

and rolled it to the floating grass

sü.fi bä.ne.fo fof

then we pushed away the canoe

wa.ti sath.fi.tha.koth

it rolled on the floating grass and then fell in the river

sü.fin ŋa.thenz.gwa.ko bo.bo ŋa.rəs sath.fä.ra.ko no.fo

some people from the station gathered. they were standing like this

nä sta.tion ka.be fä zä.mo.si.rath bä.ne.me thəf.ko.grəm

they were thinking "will it float or will it sink down?"

fam kwa.rä.rə.məth kwa yə.wo.kra.kwər ʔo kwa ŋa.brü.zər ni.ma.nzo

we told them

wa.tik ni thä.ko.ra.ke

"it will float"

kwa yə.wo.kra.kwər

we pushed it away. the water carried it here

wa.tik sa.rif.tha.koth nof ni.ma san.tho.ra zəf

They loaded the the fäskor in the canoe, three canoes

wa.tik gar.dan nä fäs.kor ʔe.tha.ru.kwath ʔe.tha gar.dan

the fäskor canoe went like this. it went first

wa.tik ʔa.ne gar.da fäs.kor gar.da zan.ma.tha ni.ma zöb.thə

we went later

ni thər.ma

I, ronnie, bagi the pastor

nzä ro.nnie ba.gi fof yə mi.zi

we went in the last canoe

ni thər.ma fe.fe gar.da.me

we paddled and paddled until kanathr

ʔa.ne ŋan.ra.fi.nza.ke ŋan.ra.fi.nza.ke zə.bo.mər zə.bo.mər zə.bo.mər ka.na.thər

masen over there asked us: "come here with the sago and all!"

ma.se.nəf fä fof nzräs kwa käntfe bi.ka.rä.sü zə.bo

we paddled with sago. over there, I told them

wa.tik bi.ka.rä.sü ŋa.ra.fi.nza.ke nze fä fof thə.ko.ra

"you leave the sago. we will just go up like he is saying."

bi sə.ga.thi.fe kom.nzo kwa kräth.fe mon ŋa.na.fər

we went to him from there and masen told us:

wa.tik fo.bo fof ni.ya.ka na.fad.bo ma.se.nəf nzə.nä.ko.ra

"put the canoe fron alongside there!"

gar.da thə.men ni.ma sar.mə.nzü.fe bə.yə

"the sago stem will be alright"

na.bo.nzo kwa ya.ko ʔa.ne fə.thə bi

then, we said "no, the sago has moved too far. let it go. we will just hold it again."

wa.tik ni ni.ma ke.ke bi za.gər zə zä.ko.ro fä.fe ya.ro wa.tik ni.ma fe.fe kom.nzo kwa yə.fath.wə.roth

then we dragged this sago stem until yartham

wa.tik ʔa.ne bi yən.rak.nza.ke ʔe yən.rak.nza.ke ni.ma yar.tham.fo

we arrived, again we put it straight along the side of the floating grass

nzə.nä.tho.ra kwot we yə.fif.tha.kwa.ke sü.fi thar.tha.ren

we saw the high ground. "oh, it will go up here.

wa.tik tö.na za.ma.ra.ke oh zä zəf kwa ya.ko

we leaned the sago

wa.tik sa.mo.ra.ke bi

we went out to the high ground

ŋa.fre.zra.ke tö.na

we smoked

sə.ku.fa ʔä.na.tha.ke

we got strength and I told the boys: "come"

tət.mä ŋa.fi.yo.kwa.ke srak fäth thä.ko.ra käntfe

we jumped to there

we nan.thə.fä.nza fo.bo fof

we stepped on the floating grass (to make it flat) on the side and we finished it

sü.fi fä wə.nar.wa.ke thar.tha.ren ʔa zab.tha.ke

we started the taking out and rolling the sago

ʔa.ne fof sath.kä.fa.ke bi frez.si the.nzəg.si

this way, we brought it up to the high ground

ʔa.ne.me.wä tö.na sa.ko.ra.ke

with this water

za.ne no.me

I told them "It will lie down over there.

nze thä.ko.ra fä fe.fe yə.thən

we will move it properly to there"

zi.zi zə kwot sräz.kə.ne bo.bo

then we left it

wa.tik sa.ga.thi.fa.ke

the sun was already there "oh late evening"

ʔe.foth bä səf.rä.rəm oh zi.zi fe.fe

then we left the sago there.

wa.tik ʔa.ne fof sa.ga.thi.fa.ke fo.bo fof bi

then, we are resting. I told them: "it will lay over there. leave it to the morning. we will try prepare it in the morning."

wa.tik nam.thi.zər nze thä.ko.ra fä.fə yə ʔe.zi.tha.mar ʔe.zi nə kwot srä.frəm.nze

"our bodies are weak

fe.səth tayotayo nə.rä

from what's-that ... from pulling"

bä.ne thär.ku.si.ma

we left it

kwot sa.ga.thi.fa.ke

we slept until morning

nə.ru.gra ʔe.zi

we repeated the work on the same sago

we ʔa.ne.wä sa.mä.yo.fa.ke

we pulled it to the side. we put it down on the ground

ʔa.ne yə.thär.ku.nza.ke ʔe kwot thar.tha.ren sa.zi.na.ke tö.na tö.na fe.fen

we started digging the ground

wa.tik bad fof tha.ri.si zath.kä.fa.ke

we dug the ground we finished it

bad wə.tha.ri.nza.ke zab.tha.ke

we moved it up over there. we put it down. we put it in the ground.

we yə.so.gwa.koth ʔa fo.bo fof kwot sa.zi.na.ke bad.fo sa.tha.ru.fa.ke

that is we started to chop it

wa.tik tran.si fə.thə fof sath.kä.fa.ke

then we finished it

wa.tik sab.tha.ke

this story about the sago is finished

zo.kwa.si ʔa.ne fof zä.bəth ʔa.ne bi bä.ne.ma fof

thank you

ʔe.so

****

ʔa.hə ha ru.ga bi ʔa.ne fof

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about this pig sago

za.ne ru.ga bi.ma

ʔa.ne.ma fə.óəf sa.trif

****

za.ne zəf bä.ne

for the pig which is here

ru.ga.ma zə.yə

not many people will. only this family here will come. here

ke.ke tü.fər ka.be kwa thra.ni.yak za.ne familynzo fe.fe kwa ʔä.ni.yak ze.rä

the in-law here

nə.gom kar ze.rä

only this family will really come. it is not an exchange thing

ʔa.ne familynzo fe.fe kwa ʔä.ni.yak ke.ke ni.ma fä.məs bä.ne rä

it is not an exchange invitation

fä.məs we.ka.si ke.ke rä

it is only for the family who was feeding my wife

fi fa.mi.ly ba.fen.nzo rä ma.fa nzo.ne ŋa.re wə.mag.thə.kwath

okay, really only those will come

?o.kay ʔa.ne.nzo kwa fof ʔä.ni.yak fof

they won't take the whole pig

ke.ke kwa mə.thi srä.tho.roth na.fa.ru.ga

we will half it

kwa yə.kur.wə.re

they will take one side

na.fa ne.ba wa.zi srä.tho.roth

they mayawas will take other side

may.ʔa.way.ʔə ne.ba wa.zi srä.tho.rəth

the same with the food

we ffrasi we ni.mä.wä

if they (his wife's family) contribute,

na.fa fə.thə srän.tha.frəth

to me, then my ...

nzud.bo we nzo.ne

mayawa people will contribute to here.. really to me

may.ʔa.wa ka.be fə.thə srä.tha.frəth zə.bo nzud.bö.wä

the will take it from us

we na.fa nzen.me.ma srä.tho.roth