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Did you go to school?

( N ) Me ag kuskul ...

My life, eh? Yes, like our life, my life.

086-001 Nam̃olien neu a ? Ore , taos nam̃olien nigmam , taos nam̃olien neu .

Well, I'm here, I don't work, our school only went half way.

§ 086-002 Atu ata weswes mau , me uskul , skul nigmam ipan p̃ok .

I went up to grade 6, primary only. I didn't go to secondary school, primary only.

... ( H ) Skul pan nom class 6 , ni § 086-003 primary m̃as . Ata pak na secondary mau , anom primary .

But as for our work.

§ 086-004 Me taos na , ore taos nawesien nigmam nen ito .

I stay with a group of young people, there is some good work.

§ 086-005 Taos namroan neu kin ipitlak- skot nafet tefsofus , ipitlak nawesien iwi .

And that's bad work. Like [he said??] us young people today, like me, and the other guys from Erakor today, eh?

§ 086-006 Go nawesien nen isa . Taosi ki na akit tefsofus ni malfane , taos komam , taos kineu , kineu plak nafet teesa nanwei fsofus ni taos Erakor mees a ?

It looks to me like life today is hard.

§ 086-007 Aleka mees na , nam̃olien ki nam̃olien kipe kerkrai malfane .

Because they have little money.

§ 086-008 Na , nlaken na tenen rupitlak faat sees .

So they can make a house, they haven't any money, you look. Life today, all the young men,

§ 086-009 Ale rutae preg nasum̃ , tenen rutiik ki faat , kuleka . Kuletae m̃as pak nam̃olien ni mees , teesa nanwei fsofus .

He works, he has no money.

§ 086-010 Iweswes tefla , kin ipreg na , itu pan itiik ki mane .

Then he goes and sells something at the hotel, to get a little money.

§ 086-011 Ale ipan sor tete sernale hotel , nen kesol faat sees .

And that's where he takes it. He has a little money.

§ 086-012 Go suan ipi , eswan ipuetsoki wes kia .

And some, if he wants money, he'll get a line and net

Go ipitlak , kaipitlak faat sees , § 086-013 Ale tete , ifla muur tete faat ipak elau isol string ko isol net .

So he can get fish to sell or to eat at home.

§ 086-014 Nen kefan preg naik , imai ale isori , ko kesati reki esum̃ nen rukfami .

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Some just stay home, they think about doing bad things too much. Or their thinking is good and they go to the garden.

§ 086-015 Tete rutu esum̃ tu , rumroki trabol , rumroki nawesien sa itop . Ko namroan gar iwi , rupak talm̃aat .

They work in the garden. But lots of bad things, but good work is like that.

§ 086-016 Rupreg talm̃aat . Me te nawesien sa laap , wel kia , tewelkia nawesien wi kia itefla .

But some, like on the bad side. Like on the bad side, you'll see girls going to the night clubs.

§ 086-017 Me tete taos pak nanre nen isa . Taos nanre nen isa , taos kuleka na nmatu rupak naitklab nanwei me rupa .

Women going to night clubs, they go some place. Steal.

§ 086-018 Taos nmatu rupak naitklab ko rupan rupak tenaor . Pnak .

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Some men will go and might steal someplace, or they'll fight at the night club, that's bad.

§ 086-019 Tete nanwei rufla pan rufla pnak tenaor , ko rufla pan ftup̃ naitklab tenen ipi nawesien nen isa .

They might steal, hit a man for his money. Or alcohol, they steal cars, different thefts, which young people today are doing.

Ifla pan pnak § 086-020 wat natam̃ol kat mane ga . Ko nai , rupnak loto , nafnako fserser , swan , tewan tefsofus ni mees ruto pregi ki .

‎‎There's a good side and a bad side. That's about all there is.

§ Ipitlak nanre wi go nanre sa . Ilakor pi tewan m̃as kia 086-021 .