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My history, from when I was a child until today.

067-001 Histri neu malen kin api teesa mai tkal mees .

My father was an evangelist then, and he went around the islands to do religious work.

§ 067-002 Papa neu ga ipi evangelist iskei teetwei , go ito siwer ur naur ur preg nawesien tap .

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That is why I was born on Erromango island, before my father was working on Malakula.

§ 067-003 Ipi nlaken kineu apo paakor naur nig Erromango , § 067-004 malen papa neu ipato weswes ur Emlakul .

The call went out for him to come back to Erakor island.

§ 067-005 Nafioson ipan nag keler mai pak naur Erakor .

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And when he got to Erakor Island

§ 067-006 Go malnen imai tkal naur Erakor §

they then called him to go to south Erromango it made him and my mother and my brother, Ashael.

067-007 go rumer soso nen kefak naur nig saot Erromango § 067-008 ipreg papa go mama go p̃aluk iskei , nagien kin Ashael .

He is the first born in our family. The three of them left for south Erromango.

§ 067-009 Go ga kin ipi taklep neu . Ruitol tm̃alu reki naur nig saot Erromango .

And in 1950 they left Erakor island for Erromango.

§ 067-010 Go 1950 kin rutao naur Erakor paareki Erromango .

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And they stayed on the island and I was born in

§ 067-011 Go rupato ntau iskei nom , go kineu apo paakor §

1951, 8 And we came back in 1952 we came back to Erakor island.

067-012 1951 , 8 § 067-013 Go uler 1952 kin uler mai pak naur Erakor .

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And I started at school on the small island, 1958 to 1959.

§ 067-014 Go kaipees pak skul naur sees , § 067-015 1958 tkal 1959 .

And I went back to Bahai school.

§ 067-016 Go amer pan skul Bahai .

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In 1959 the cyclone hit Erakor island, the cyclone was called Christophe.

§ 067-017 Go 1959 go nlag p̃ur iskei iwat naur Erakor , § 067-018 go nlag nen rusoso ki Kristof .

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It damaged many things and it made the chief take us across to the big island.

§ 067-019 Go ipregsaki sernale laap § 067-020 go ipregi maarik naot ipregi unrookot mai naur p̃ur .

And I went back to school until 1967.

§ 067-021 Go amer ler mai skul natkon pan tkal 1967 .

And I went to Iririki District School.

§ 067-022 Go apan skul Iririki Distrik Skul .

I was at school for two years.

§ 067-023 Go apato skul ntau inru .

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When I left school I went to work at the British Office, for eleven months. Then I left the British Office then I came home.

§ 067-024 Malen atao skul , go apan weswes British Ofis , § 067-025 atlag ralim iskei atmat iskei . Mer tao British Ofis kaimai tu esum̃ tu .

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Until the call came in 1971 that they go to work in Noumea, and I put in my name.

§ 067-026 Panpan nafioson imai 1971 nen rukfan weswes Nume , § 067-027 go kaipan pus nagiek .

I left for New Caledonia for two years. Finished.

§ 067-028 Go kaitm̃alu pak Kaldoni , pan pato ntau inru . Inom .

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I came back in 1973, I came for a short time, then went to work for UNELCO for a short time, then finished.

§ 067-029 Go amer ler mai 1973 , § 067-030 Amai tu mal sees mer pan weswes UNELCO mal sees , imer nom .

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I hung around until I was involved in smashing up the Hotel Lagon, and went to gaol for a year and three months.

§ 067-031 Kaitu p̃al tu pan , kaipreg tete sup̃ kerkerai Hotel Lagon , § 067-032 kaipak nasum̃ malik ntau iskei go atlag itol .

When I left the gaol I went to work for the Post Office for fifteen years.

§ 067-033 Malnen ataf nasum̃ malik , mer mai , mer pan weswes Post Office ntau fiftin .

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They came and took my work from me and I came back to doing nothing for five years.

§ 067-034 Rumer preglu kineu nawesien § 067-035 go kaimai tu p̃al tu ntau ilim inom .

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I took my papers to the province about being the secretary and they agreed to it.

§ 067-036 Go kaipreg natus neu pak provins reki nen § 067-037 kamai pi sekreteri go rumer trok wes .

And I started work in June 1998.

§ 067-038 Go apo mai pees nawesien neu atlag ni Jun 1998 .

And this small story ends here.

§ 067-039 Go ipi tesees wan inom esan .