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I will tell a story about a group of people who lived

Nab saarone ēntēn lēnglang hol go lar so

in a place where we are working now.

ēn or go ru rim ke nor go rēn le .

then

rō

they...

lar a tiri lar

they fed many pigs

lar vēngane fwērfaar tee lon mēle

then

rō

they

lar

they left the pigs, they came to the creek, they weaved

lar lingi fwērfaar toso , lar me silɔɔl , lar ili a tiri

grass, its flowers

lobwērmuni nga ungoreēn

they weaved

lar ili

finished weaving

ili tonok

then they fastened the stone in the creek

rō lar me sēre vyor silɔɔl

they fastend the stone which some of them were pulling upwards

lar sēre vyor rō go tu lar lii van milē

and some of them were pulling it downwards

go tu lar liēb me tēnak

some of them were pulling it uphill and some of them were pulling it downhill, then

go tu lar liēb fungone an milē go tu lar liēb me tēnak rō

they were singing

tu lar koliērne tu lar

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le bwē nga nga a tiri

Fools, fools pull the stone

ngeeee ooowaaiiyee ee wunu ee wunu mre ver tu ngeee ooo

fools, fools pull

waaiiyeee ee wunu ee wunu mre

stone, you are pulling, you finish the stones and your pigs scatter

ver te ee a om ro re o funu ver am bu mwesengesenge aiee

fools, fools pull the stone

wunu ee wunu mre ver tu

some were pulling where they were pulling uphill

tu lar lii go tu lar lii van milē

some were pulling downwards

tu lar lii me tēnak

they sang again

lar koliēr mon

Fools, fools pull the stone

ngeeee ooo waaiiyee ee wunu ee wunu mre ver tu ngeee

fools

ooo waaiiyeee ee wunu ee

fools pull the stone, you are pulling, you finish the stones

wunu mre ver te ee a om ro re o funu ver

your pigs scatter, fools, fools pull the stone

am bu mwesengesenge aiee , wunu ee wunu mre ver tu

they did it like this

lar yēne siir la nga

they pulled and pulled now

lar lii van nge

the rope broke

awa ti sakor

it came now and carried everyone who was behind it then everyone, they just died

teme la nga rō fēl sēlanga go yēl lar tito so rō sēlanga lar mirmiēr nga

the stone killed everyone

vyor toto binbini yēl sēlanga

OK, some they just

ale yēl riri lar bwiri

went

van

they were alright they went now

go lar we nga so lar van ngela

they were seeing a fruit which was like a dragon plum

tu lar sē woye hol go siin mane miēl

they were on top now, they were seeing the shadow of the fruit in the water

toso milē ngela lar sē wo nonoreēn van lōn wē

they were seeing it like this

tu lar sē siir le

then they were jumping for one (of the fruits)

rō tu lar mēla van hol bur

he jumped

tēmēla van

he went already and went

van bur rō van

he hit (a rock) and died and disappeared

tu bini nge rō van sēlaal nga

he went and drowned then disappeared

van ron bur rō sēlaal

he (one of the others) went and said "eh"

tu lar sē van gile " ei "

"throw a dragon plum up, you are going and are eating too many already"

" gob tōbne miēl ro hol fon me gom an ru gom yēn sakbene bur "

"throw one up to eat" and another one again

" gob tōbne ro hol me rō me ane " mo go tine mon

"eh, me, I will go"

" ei nō mō na an "

another one jumped there

go tine mon tēmēla van la

went

van

he hit and died in the water, the water there was shallow

tu bini nge lon wē , wē ēn tēkēkai nga toro

they went and they dissapeared

tu lar van tu lar sēlsēlaal

they did it like this, just one was left

yēne ēn nge tibwiri e hol nga tutu

like this he just counted them

ngetla tibwiri ulki yēl nga

counted them and he marked them on a stone which we can see now

ulki yēl rō mutu yēl so van lan vyor nge lam an ru lam sēsē la

then

rō

this one he just ran

gola tibwiri ko

how many were there?

wingil tee vee nge lar an so ?

how many people were there?

ah tutu yēl wingil tee vee ?

oh!

oooh !

lots

wingil tee

how many?

wingil tee vee nge ?

forty

wingil tee yar

who went and disappeard in the water

nge lar van sēlsēlaal lōn wē goli

now some of them

a riri go ngenge

the stone carried them

vyor tele yēl

they came and sank in

lam me ron so lōn

the story is finished and I will sing again

storian monok a nab koliēr liline

the water, we went and went

wē tu ri an nge me an

and drowned at the coast at the Tokor creek there

ron ru leree lōn Tokor la

then

rō

now

go nga la nge

the story is finished now

stori monok nga ngela

sing it again

gob koliēr liline

Fools, fools pull the stone

ngeeee ooo waaiiyee ee wunu ee wunu mre ver tu ngeee

fools

ooo waaiiyeee ee wunu ee

fools pull the pigs, you are pulling, you finish the pigs

wunu mre bu te ee a om ro re o funu bu aaeee

your pigs scatter, fools, fools pull the pigs

am bu mwesengesenge aiee , wunu ee wunu mre bu

it is finished now

monong nga le