Interlinear glossed text 043_cut Recording date 1998-09-29 Speaker age 80 Speaker sex m Text genre traditional narrative Extended corpus no
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Translation The work we did in Santo. We were ten police on duty, I went to Santo. On Santo they were still shooting. Audio play audio
natam̃ool n a t a Nm o o l Translation In 1941 men were shooting each other there. Audio play audio
Translation That's why we stayed at Luganville, for people from Shark Bay and Port Lory would come in to hospital with bullet wounds. Audio play audio
Translation And we went when the bush men were still shooting each other. It was a hard time, Audio play audio
utkos u t k o s u= tk -os 2PL.RS= stay -it; 3S.OBL
Translation when we stayed there, think about Turtle Bay, to Shark Bay. Audio play audio
Translation It is a long way, but back then I wanted to go. I took a letter there. Audio play audio
p̃aweslu kp a w e s l u p̃a= wes -lu 2SG.IRS= carry -fully
p̃aweslu kp a w e s l u p̃a= wes -lu 2SG.IRS= carry -fully
Translation They told me, "When you go, take off your police shirt, take off your hat, take off your bullets and put them in your basket. You go without clothes." Because there are wild men between Turtle Bay and Shark Bay. Audio play audio
natam̃ool n a t a Nm o o l natam̃ool n a t a Nm o o l panpanpanpan p a n p a n p a n p a n Translation They shoot men and eat men until you get to Shark Bay. Audio play audio
Translation This time when Kulon's grandfather was there, Kulon who married Toumer, Kami is his grandfather. Kami Kulon. Audio play audio
plantesen p l a n t e s e n Translation Then he was at Shark Bay. And he said, " Boy, how did you get here?" Because I put my clothes on just when I got to his plantation. Audio play audio
Translation "Oh, did you follow along there to come? And didn't you have any trouble?" I said, "No." Audio play audio
Translation When I came I hid my shirt, I hid my hat, I hid my strap, then I came." Audio play audio
Translation He looked at me and laughed, and said, "You're lucky." I stayed the night, slept and then came back to Kanal. Audio play audio
Translation It is a long way. Then the war was about to start. We English police didn't sleep at all. Audio play audio
natam̃ool n a t a Nm o o l Translation Kanal to Fenue, Fenue to Kanal, at night, you walked. But it wasn't a man-made road like a car road. Audio play audio
p̃atp̃ili kp a t kp i l i p̃a= tp̃il -i 2SG.IRS= burn -TS
Translation On this road you must carry a coconut torch. When it is dark, you light it and you can see. Audio play audio
Translation Go to Fenue. The English police. We were from Erakor. But they were English. Audio play audio
Translation They were on attachment at Fenue. You hear they (the police). We came back to Kanal. Audio play audio
Translation Time of the war. It came out there. Audio play audio
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