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I start now really

fof zreth.kä.fə

we were living there at masu

ni bä nzə.fam.nzə.rəm ma.su

I came with this mother to here. there was school work here

za.ne ʔa.mar nanyana zə.bo school zən.sä zəf.rä.rəm zə.bo

yes, at the vocational college

ʔa.ha vo.ca.ti.ʔo.na.lə

so we came here with mother and everyone

wa.tik ni.ma ma.su.fa nzwa.ni.ya.kəm ʔa.may.ʔä.sü zə.bo

she she saw me here, mary

wa.tik zə.bo zəf nzä zəf zwe.ma.ra naf ma.ry

yes

ʔa.ha

I was was afraid. I said: "I will not work with her"

wa.tik nzä wə.tri zə kwa.rä.rəm ni.ma nin.rər ke kwa ŋa.bəz.ne

"I won't stay in your house"

nzä ke kwa bo.ne mə.nzen kwram.nzər

I was a little bit afraid

nzä wəw.tri kwa.rä.rəm

of the white people. really of her

mar.kai.ʔa.ne.ma na.fa.ne.ma fof

of mary

mar.ya.ne.ma

then she said:

wa.tik naf ni.ma

"No, we will speak only the real language."

ke.ke zo.kwa.si fe.fe.me.nzo kwa ŋa.na.fər.ne

I was afraid of the white man's language

nzä ʔa.ne mar.kai zo.kwa.si.ma wə.tri kwa.rä.rəm

I said: "I am afraid" (but she said) "No

wa.tik nzä ni.ma ʔe nzä wə.tri wo.rä ke.ke

we will speak only the real language"

zo.kwa.si fe.fe.me.nzo kwa ŋa.na.fər.ne

she knew the language just like you know the language. the komnzo language

bä mon.me mi.ya.tha zä.kor kom.nzo fi ni.mä.wä mi.ya.tha zəf.rä.rəm kom.nzo zo.kwa.si

I came In the afternoon and we stayed there

wa.tik zi.zi ba.na wa.ni.ya.ka fo.bo fof nzwam.rə.nəm

at her place

na.fad.ben

we went to the garden in faremkar

dao.fo nzə.fi.ya.nəm ni.ma fa.rem.kar

she was a garden woman

fi wa.wa dao ŋa.re zəf.rä.rəm

we cleaned around the yams. we did the yam work. we planted yams

wa.wa kwab.zən.me wa.wa zən.sä wa.wa thu.wor.nə.me

we always set off and we were walking and we were working

fə.thə ʔe.zi kwa.fa.re nzə.fi.ya.nəm zən.sä kwar.nə.me

we returned in the afternoon to the house again

we zi.zi kwan.bri.grən.me we mənz.fo

I stayed with her

na.frər fä nzwam.rə.nəm

with mary

mar.yər

she had a big garden

na.fa.ne ka.far dao zwa.rä.rəm

she was a garden woman

dao ŋa.re fi

sometimes, while we stayed there, we went fishing

bo.bo fə.thə nzwam.rə.nəm nä kay.ʔə ni.ma nzə.fi.ya.nəm zu.zir

to the river

ŋar.sə.fo

we went fishing and then we went back to the house again

zu.zir nzə.fi.ya.nəm we kwan.bri.grən.me mənz.fo

we stayed there

fo.bo nzwam.rə.nəm na.fa.ne

I was her housegirl

ho.ʔu.se.gi.rə.lə nzä kwo.frä.rəm

sometimes we went with the motorbike to there, to bensbach

we nä kay.ʔə ni.ma nzə.fi.ya.nəm mo.tor.bi.ke.me kwa.kwir.nə.me bä.ne ben.sə.ba.cə.hə

to the white people

fo.bo fof mar.kai.ʔa.ne.med.bo

we went like this

ni.ma fof nzə.fi.ya.nəm

for a daytrip

wat.ma.me

we went there and from there

nzə.fi.ya.nəm bən.rən we fo.bö.wä

we came back with the motorbike in the afternoon

zi.zi we kwan.bri.grən.me we mo.tor.bi.ke.me

here

zə.bo zəf

sometimes we went there

nä kay.ʔə we ni.ma nzə.fi.ya.nəm bä.ne

to morehead

More.head

we went to morehead for a daytrip

mo.re.he.ʔad.fo nzə.fi.ya.nəm we wat.ma.me

and we returned again

we kwan.bri.grən.me

here

zə.bo zəf

I really stayed with her here

zə.bo zəf nzwam.rə.nəm na.frər.wä

in her house

na.fa.ne mə.nzen

I did the work in the house

zən.säz.nə.sä na.fa.ne zwa.fi.yo.kwə.rəm mə.nzen

hm

əm

for dances?

wa.thər

we did not go for the dances

wa.thər wa.thər ke.ke ni.ya.na

we did not go for dances

ke.ke kwa nä kay.ʔə wa.thər nzə.fi.ya.nəm

wa.thər ni.ya.na

we just stayed in the house

kom.nzo mə.nze.nzo nzwam.rə.nəm

wa.thər ni.ya.na

ah

ʔa.hə

only

fi.nzo

only she went (once)

fi.nzo wi.ya.ka

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we just stayed in the house

mə.nze.nzo nzwam.rə.nəm

not like you go for dances. she did not go for dances

ke.ke ni.ma bä mon ni.yak wa.thər fi ke.ke wa.thər zə.fi.ya.kəm

we just stayed in the house

kom.nzo mə.nze.nzo nzwam.rə.nəm

but, she left me sometimes in the house. only they moved around

fi nzä mə.nzen kwä.ga.thi.fəm ?o.kay fi.nzo kwam.rä.nzə.rə.məth ni.ma

when she went to mari

ni.ma fə.thə zə.fi.ya.kəm ma.ri

she (did the kind of work) how you work

naf ni.ma be.fə mon zən.sä wä.fi.yo.kwər

she did the work in mari

ni.ma zən.sä zwa.fi.yo.kwə.rəm ma.ri

in bula

bu.la

in jarai. she moved around there

nza.rai fä kwam.rä.nzə.rəm

she worked this way, really how you are doing work

ni.ma zən.sä fof zwa.fi.yo.kwə.rəm bə.nə mon.wä wä.fi.yo.kər.nəth

she had helpers. the boys escorted her, like my husband there

na.fa.ne zən.sä ka.be ni.ma fof thəf.rä.rəm boy.sə zwa.ro.ko.nzə.rə.məth ni.ma nzo.ne ka.be bə.yə

they ecorted her

na.fa fof zwa.ro.ko.nzə.rə.məth

they walked

fi thə.fi.ya.kəm

and went around. I stayed in the house

kwam.rä.nzə.rə.məth nzä mə.nzen kwam.nzə.rəm

we stayed in the house with the old man

nzwam.nzə.rəm fof ʔo.ro.ma.nä fof

the late old man

ʔo.ro.man kwar.kä

we stayed here with them

ni ba.na na.fä fof nzwam.nzə.rəm

we stayed here in the house

fo.bo fof nzwam.nzə.rəm mə.nzen

and then she told me: "my days are over"

ʔe wa.tik naf zwä.ko.ra wa.tik nzo.ne ʔe.foth fof ze.fa.fəth wa.tik

she returned and I was left

fi zä.bri.ma nzä ba.na zwä.ga.thi.fa

I returned to father at masu

nzä zä.bri.ma.ko ŋaf.yə.med.bo bo.bo ma.su

we stayed there at masu

ma.su bo.bo fof nzwam.nzə.rəm

we stayed at masu with this fathers

za.ne ʔa.fay.ʔä.sü bo.bo fof nzwam.nzə.rəm

then we moved. I got married

wa.tik we fof ŋan.fä.ni.za.ke nzä fə.thə ze.fa.fa

then I got married. we moved here. my coconuts are there.

ka.ber wa.tik zə.bo zəf zän.fä.ni.ra nzo.ne ŋa.zi fər bə.rä

and I stayed over there

fä fof kwam.nzə.rəm

those are my coconuts

ŋa.zi nzo.ne be.rä

and I stayed over there

fä fof kwam.nzə.rəm

father's (coconuts) are here and mine are there

ʔa.fan.me zə.rä nzo.ne bə.rä

we stayed over there and from here I moved to the other end (of the village)

fä fof nzwam.nzə.rəm we zə.ba zəf zä.fä.ni.fa bo.ba.thəm

where I am staying now

mo.ba ma.ne wam.nzər

it was like this

ni.ma.me fof bə.rä

my little story comes an end here

nzo.ne zo.kwa.si fäth fo.bo fof zway.thik

thank you

ʔe.so ba.na