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Do girls and boys have the same fashion?

066-001 ( NT ) Go sup̃ ni teesa nmatu go sup̃ ni teesa nanwei ipitkaskei ?

No. If I were to make a friend.

§ 066-002 ( TT ) Itiik . Iwel kineu afla preg asel .

I have a boyfriend, I would be scared.

§ 066-003 Apitlak boifren , kineu kafo mtak .

If I want to talk to him, I can't talk to him.

§ 066-004 Taos amuurin na kafestafi akano pestafi .

Face to face, no.

§ 066-005 Preg taktmokit lek nraekit , itiik .

I would write a letter as I wanted to talk to him, but I can't talk directly to him. I can't.

§ 066-006 Kafo preg leta , kafo mtir natus , kamtir natus wel amuurin na kafestaf boifren neu akano trau leg pan leka . Akano .

I will write a letter. Then I give it to someone, "You will give it to him for me."

§ 066-007 Kafo preg leta keskei . Ale atu naat , " P̃afo neu tua ki ."

And if he wanted to give me a little present, he can't just come and give it to me.

§ 066-008 Ko ga ifla muurin na ketao tete nanromien sees , ikano trau leg mai tao .

He will take the present to different places.

§ 066-009 Kefo preg nanromien nen keur tete naor p̃tae .

But as for us giving it face to face, it's fear, ah?

Me rekin kin komam ratrau tmom nrae ki komam , § 066-010 ipi namtakwen , a ?

Like, for us, then, it was like this, we couldn't just, if I was here, but my boyfriend came out here somewhere, I would run away, I would run a long way.

§ 066-011 Tefla , nigmam malpei itefla , ukano trau iwel kineu ato esa , me boifriend neu ifla paakor tenaor ni esanpe kineu asef apan ur em̃ae .

The way it was back then. Today, as for a boyfriend, talking in the same place. But in those days it was strong.

§ 066-012 Sup̃ ni malpei itefla . Mees welkia boifren , puserek naor iskei , a . Me malpei ga , ga ikerkerai .

If we were walking, one here, one here, but only paper would pass between us, talk by letter.

§ 066-013 Iwel rakfo siwer kaaru ipa go kaaru ipa me natus m̃as kin rapas tmom pestaf komam ki natus .

Or some small present, but if the parents agree with the child, it's okay.

§ 066-014 Ko tete nanromien sees me iwelkin if pi namuurien ni tem go rait na namuurien ni teesa iwi .

And now, the father of this boy would go to the house of the girl's father, to ask him, "Do you agree that my son will marry your daughter?" If the father says, "Yes, it is good."

§ 066-015 Go malfane , tem teesa nanwei ga kefo pak esum̃ ni tem teesa nmatu , § 066-016 kefauski , kefo pauski , " Kutrok na teesa nanwei neu kefo taulu teesa nmatu gaag ?" Iwel tem ina , " Ore , iwi ."

Now they will marry each other.

§ 066-017 Go malfane rakfo tmer tauluer .

But if the boy's father goes but the girl's father doesn't want it, he will go back again.

§ 066-018 Me welkin tem teesa nanwei ifla pan me tem teesa nmatu ifla mal kefo mer ler .

He will go and he will call his son.

§ 066-019 Kefo mer ler pan kefo sos teesa nanwei ga .

He will go back and call his son. and say to him, "I went and asked for that girl for you."

§ 066-020 Kefo sos teesa nanwei ga me kefo nrikin kin na , " Kineu kaipe pan gaag pauski teesa nmatu ."

But if her mother doesn't want it, or her father doesn't want it, that you have her.

§ 066-021 Me raiten ifla mal ko tmen ifla mal kin ag kupiatlaken .

It is over. He doesn't say, "I will force them so that I can have her." No.

§ 066-022 Go imer nom . Itap pregi nen kin , " Kafo preg kerkerai ki nen kafo pueti ." Tiik .