Interlinear glossed text 061_cut Recording date 1998-09-27 Speaker age 80 Speaker sex m Text genre traditional narrative Extended corpus no
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Translation Ah, those people from Mare who came here long ago in the time of the Colonial Government. Audio play audio
isentkir i s e n t k i r i= sent -ki -r 3SG.RS= send:BI -TR -3PL.OBJ
Translation The French government sent them to come as police. Audio play audio
Translation They came to be police on Efate. On the side of the French, the French government. Audio play audio
isosor i s o s o r i= sos -o -r 3SG.RS= call -TS -3PL.OBJ
Translation Those from Mare that came, those from Caledonia came here because the French government called them. A group of police came, they came here. Audio play audio
Translation Okay, they went to fight with those from Malakula when there was a civil war. And me, as my father's brother came from there. And they went to Malakula and they shot him. He was killed in Malakula. Audio play audio
Translation They called him Nano. My father was a nurse at the big hospital in Noumea. Audio play audio
imarmar i m a r m a r i= mar~ mar 3SG.RS= RED~ breath
rusentkin r u s e n t k i n ru= sent -ki -n 3PL.RS= send:BI -TR -3SG.OBJ
Translation He went on leave and they sent him to France. Audio play audio
maritim m a r i t i m Messageries Maritimes propername
Translation He went on the boat of the Messageries Maritimes. The ship. It went around to France and he came back here. Audio play audio
Translation Then he got his job as a maître d'hôtel. So they sent him ashore. Audio play audio
Translation He wanted to come ashore, he came, then those that were there became police. They were here and he joined them. Audio play audio
Translation My father, Tenene. He stayed until he was married, then he stayed here. Audio play audio
Translation He married my mother and he stayed here. Audio play audio
ituer i t u e r i= tu -e -r 3SG.RS= give -TS -3PL.OBJ
itkos i t k o s i= tk -os 3SG.RS= HABIT -it; 3S.OBL
Translation They had land that the chief of Ifira gave them at Emlap̃o, where Kawenu (college) is. Audio play audio
Translation Those from Mare stayed there, those from Caledonia. When they married, they came to Erakor. And they moved here. Audio play audio
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