Interlinear glossed textNB041016-05_A| Recording date | 2004-10-16 |
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| Speaker age | 70 |
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| Speaker sex | f |
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| Text genre | traditional narrative |
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| Extended corpus | yes |
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| | | Translation | the old woman stands up in the morning, she comes to the child's mother |
| | | Translation | (mother to old woman) "come see the child for me, what's the matter with this child?" |
| | | Translation | the old woman says to her "she (the girl) has become full age, she has become a woman" |
| | | Translation | (mother to old woman) "so just take her" |
| | | Translation | (old woman) "? first take her, give me a blanket, I cover her with the blanket" |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) covers her (girl) with the blanket, she goes and takes her out of the house, (she) makes her sit sit next to her house |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) says to her (girl) "sit first here" |
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| ǁhau | -ke | | driedoring.bush | -PL |
| | Translation | I go and fetch driedoring bush (twigs) |
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| ǁhau | -ke | | driedoring.bush | -PL |
| | Translation | (she) fetches the driedoring bush (twigs), she comes and makes ... |
| | | Translation | a small hut, she makes a small hut, she takes the poles, she makes a small hut, she makes a small hut |
| | | Translation | then she takes a gunny-bag, she first covers (the girl's hut with the sack), she says "sit here, I go and fetch gras" |
| | | Translation | then she goes and fetches grass, she comes and makes a small hut so that she (the girl) can sit inside the small hut |
| | | Translation | then they (old woman and girl) go into the hut, then she (old woman) takes (the girl), she (old woman) makes (the girl) sit down inside, she (old woman) says "come I (want) to see you (how you look like)" |
| | | Translation | do you know, while you look like this, you must not touch, you also must not touch a child |
| | | Translation | you don't (= must not) touch a child, you don't (= must not) touch a man, yes |
| | | Translation | you (shall) just sit here, I will bring you food, you sit here, you shall sit for a month in the hut" |
| | | Translation | hm, then she takes her, then she makes her sit in the hut |
| | | Translation | after she has made her sit in the house she goes and fetches goat dung |
| | | Translation | she takes the goat dung with the milk |
| | | Translation | she smears her with the milk, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears |
| | | Translation | hm, she washes her head |
| | | Translation | she finishes to wash her head, then she takes ochre, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you must sit here, I will take you out from here, a man will come, he will come and take you out, ? ?, an old man, he comes and takes you out" |
| | | Translation | she sits, she sits, she sits, she sits |
| | | Translation | the old woman washes her, she gives her water, she gives her food |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you must not sit (and) you must not go to the door (or: in front of the house) and look at the people |
| | | Translation | you sit (inside) in the dark, I will make a small fire here for you, we will sleep, I sleep with you, I lie in the hut" |
| | | Translation | hm, she sits here, the old woman lights a fire, she sleeps with her |
| | | Translation | she sleeps here, she (old woman) makes her (girl) food |
| | | Translation | she sits inside the house, she makes food for her |
| | | Translation | she gives her food, she washes her skirt, she ... |
| | | Translation | she brings her water, she makes her food, she ... |
| | | Translation | what is he doing? |
| | | Translation | sy (old woman) will sit, she washes her clothes, she washes her clothes, she washes her clothes |
| | | Translation | when the month is over, she takes her, he makes her sit in the house |
| | | Translation | then she fetches ochre, (she) first takes the dung |
| | | Translation | she smears (the mixture on the girl's body), she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears |
| | | Translation | then she says ? I smear you |
| | | Translation | I go and take out the money, I give the children money" |
| | | Translation | (old woman to children) "go and buy beads" |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) takes the ?long (string of) beads, she puts (them) around her (the girl's) neck, she puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you just sit so with the beads |
| | | Translation | because today you will go out |
| | | Translation | you go out with these beads, but you must not speak to anybody |
| | | Translation | you also don't (must not) call for a child, even if you come and sit here, you don't (= must not) call anyone, you just sit here" |
| | | Translation | hm, today she goes out, she (old woman) says to her (girl) "sit!" |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) comes and smears (the girl), she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she finishes to smear |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) says "slaughter the goat!" |
| | | Translation | then they slaughters a goat, she (old woman) takes the blood, the goat's blood, the goat's blood |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) takes the blood, she comes and puts (it) down |
| | | Translation | then she takes the blood, she cooks (it), she cooks, she cooks, she cooks |
| | | Translation | (she) cooks, she ?, she ? this blood |
| | | Translation | she puts in the ochre, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she ... |
| | | Translation | then she smears, then she smears, then she smears |
| | | Translation | ?then/when? she (has) finished to smear, then she takes the ochre |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) says to her (girl) "I make you look like an oryx, I make you (look like) a flower |
| | | Translation | I make you (to be, look like) a flower |
| | | Translation | she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears (all the body, and) to her feet, she smears, she smears, she smears |
| | | Translation | (?) then she says "you just sit here like this" |
| | | Translation | I will say (it) to the people" |
| | | Translation | now the people rush around, they make cakes, they make cakes, they make cakes, then they slaughter |
| | | Translation | they cook the meat, they cut (the meat to fine pieces), they chop, they chop, they chop |
| | | Translation | they chop the meat, they chop, they chop |
| | | Translation | then they chop, they chop, they chop, they chop the meat |
| | | Translation | then she says "? and just sit !" she (old woman) takes the goat's skin |
| | | Translation | she takes the goat's skin, she puts (it) down (over the young girl, to cover her) |
| | | Translation | the people come and dance, ? musicians ?, they dance, they dance, they dance |
| | | Translation | then she takes the goat's skin, she finishes (?) to take the goat's skin, she covers her with the goat's skin, she covers her with the goat's skin, she takes the skin |
| | | Translation | she (old woman) wraps (her) with the goat ('s skin) |
| | | Translation | she says to her " sit down here under the goat('s) skin, a old man will come and take you out |
| | | Translation | he comes and takes this skin |
| | | Translation | he puts (the goat's skin) over his shoulders |
| | | Translation | then he goes out with you |
| | | Translation | with this skin" |
| | | Translation | (then she takes the beads,) then she takes the beads |
| | | Translation | she puts on ... |
| | | Translation | she put on the beads (around her feet, arms neck), she put on the beads, she put on the beads, she put on the beads |
| | | Translation | then she (old woman) gives her (girl) ... |
| | | Translation | soap, she (old woman) says to her (girl) "take the shoe(s?), ??? |
| | | Translation | when you go out, you (must) take the ? |
| | | Translation | you (must) sprinkle the people (with the ochre), you sprinkle the people and the food and the water, you sprinkle, (and?) you sprinkle, (and?) you sprinkle (and ?) |
| | | Translation | when you go out here |
| | | Translation | then the people smell like buchu |
| | | Translation | you also (must) pour ochre on the small childrens |
| | | Translation | you pour, you pour the ochre, you pour the ochre, you pour the ochre" |
| | | Translation | he (the old man?) comes |
| | | Translation | the old man says he goes and fetches her |
| | | Translation | the old man comes and takes this skin |
| | | Translation | he puts (the skin) over his shoulders |
| | | Translation | then he sit puts her/himself under the skin, he sit puts her/himself under the skin, he ? |
| | | Translation | his/her head in under the skin, her head is under the skin |
| | | Translation | he goes out with her (girl) |
| | | Translation | she is covered by/with the blanket |
| | | Translation | the sun comes out (now) |
| | | Translation | he takes off the skin (from the girl), her says 'look, 'don't you see the oryx ? has come out, hey, see the oryx ? |
| | | Translation | which I fetched for you |
| | | Translation | I have taken her out of the hole |
| | | Translation | she sat inside the 'hok' (lit. 'hole') |
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