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As for us, the time of independence, there was the National Party group, there was the UCNH group.

119-001 Taos komam sup̃ ni independen , ipiatlak krup ni Nasonal Pati , § 119-002 ipiatlak krup ni UCNH .

The UCNH was two Parties. One was against independence and one was for independence.

§ 119-003 UCNH gar rapi Pati inru . Go kaaru ikenski independen , kaaru imuur independen .

But their policy was for independence

§ 119-004 Me nafsan ranru muur independen .

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But the UCNH wanted independence in, wanted

§ 119-005 Me namroan ni UCNH imuurin na ifla pi ntau kemer lim go tukfo mai sat independen , me Nasonal Pati , § 119-006 ga imuurin na .

The UCNH wanted the two governments to develop more.

... ( KK ) Ga UCNH ga imuurin na taos kafman ranru rakmer nrus defelopki .

Right now.

( NT ) Malfanen m̃as ...

And to build the country to make it come up. And schooling should also grow.

§ 119-008 Go rakmer tfag na nfanu kenrus pak elag . Go skul me keta nrus pa .

But the National Party said, "It's enough. Let it be today, let it be today." That is the one who is against us.

§ 119-009 Me Nasonal Pati ga ina , " Kipe tlasi . Kefi mees kefi mees ." Tenen kin ipi kens .

But I was in the UCNH, and some were in the National Party.

Me kineu ato UCNH me tete ruto Nasonal Pati komam telaap §

At Erakor. But we didn't say it was bad.

... ( KK ) Ni Erakor . Me utap tli isa mau .

At Erakor.

119-010 ( NT ) Ni Erakor ...

We said it is good, we leave the two governments to keep giving us education, that it should keep going.

Utli iwi , § 119-012 tukta tao kafman ranru rakta tu kit edukesen keta lakor pa .

But when we hurried, they were on guard and we couldn't do anything about it.

§ 119-013 Me selwan tuknrogtor , rakmuti go akit tukano preg namrun .

But the white people have good knowledge.

§ 119-014 Me nam̃er taar rupiatlak ntaewen nen kin iwi .

They always want to help us, but we don't want it, we chase them away, they go. But they would take us, they hold us in their hands.

§ 119-015 Rumuurin na rukwelu ser mal akit tumalkir , tukpasir rupa . Me gar ruslatsok akit tutau naarur tau .

They looked after us.

§ 119-016 Rulekor ptaki kit .

White people have good knowledge, and they don't get angry. They want to help everyone.

§ 119-017 Nam̃er taar rupiatlak na ntaewen nen iwi , go nmaeto itiikir . Rumuur rukwelu ser naat .

It is a good way that we can look at and know.

§ 119-018 Go ipi sup̃ wi nen kin , komam me kolemsi go kotae .

And the thinking then, for us who were in the other Party, we didn't want to do harm to white people.

§ 119-019 Go namroan nen kin ito komam tenakon nen uto Pati kaaru , uta muurin na kofregsaki kano taar mau .

Because our blood is just one blood.

§ 119-020 Nlaken akit nrakit ga iskei m̃as .

But the other one, they wanted to harm their friends, white people, they made a mistake.

§ 119-021 Me tekaaru rumuurin na rukfregsaki asler , nam̃er taar rupreg mistek . E , tete nakrakpelwen , taos nakrakpelwen mistek .

If you made a small mistake they would chase you out, deport you.

§ 119-022 Kupreg mistek sees rup̃asik , dipot .

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That's a bad way, the way that we in the UCNH like, the UMP we saw that it wasn't good.

§ 119-023 Tenen ipi sup̃ sa , tenen kin komam nanre ni UCNH , § 119-024 taos UMP uleka na itap wi mau .

If you give people time they can have a good education.

§ 119-025 Natam̃ol p̃atua mal go ga ipiatlak educated wi .

You give some time so he can tell you what you have done wrong.

§ 119-026 P̃atua mal nen kin ga itae nriki ki nafte kin ag kusrafwes .

You are wrong there, you took the wrong road.

§ 119-027 Kurogwes taosi kurog kusraf , a , kusraf napu kia .

He knows, the white man knows how to teach you, because he has lots of education in his head.

§ 119-028 Ga itae , kano taar itae tafnau ag , nlaken ga ipiatlak education p̃ur ito np̃aun .

We black people we think that we know alot, but it's not so.

§ 119-029 Akit nam̃er got tumroki na , tuipe tae itop me itiik .

You go on and on, but you miss the road.

§ 119-030 Kupanpanpan kusursap̃ napu , yu mestem rod , kusursap̃ napu .

Ok, now you will go back.

§ 119-031 Ale malfanen p̃afo ler . Naoia yu mas kam bak .

So he could advise you again, see? It's not good that we rush. It is not good that we hurry.

§ 119-032 Blong hem i advaesem yu bakegen yu luk ? I nogud yumi hariap . Ita wi na tuktrapelpel mau .

‎‎Go slowly. Yes.

§ 119-033 Mailum siwer . Ore .