Interlinear glossed text 066_cut Recording date 1998-09-29 Speaker age 80 Speaker sex f Text genre traditional narrative Extended corpus no
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Translation Do girls and boys have the same fashion? Audio play audio
Translation No. If I were to make a friend. Audio play audio
Translation I have a boyfriend, I would be scared. Audio play audio
amuurin a m u u r i n a= muur -i -n 1SG.RS= want -TS -3SG.OBJ
kafestafi k a f e s t a f i ka= festaf -i 1SG.IRS= talk to.IR -V
Translation If I want to talk to him, I can't talk to him. Audio play audio
amuurin a m u u r i n a= muur -i -n 1SG.RS= want -TS -3SG.OBJ
kafestaf k a f e s t a f ka= festaf 1SG.IRS= talk to.IR
Translation I would write a letter as I wanted to talk to him, but I can't talk directly to him. I can't. Audio play audio
Translation I will write a letter. Then I give it to someone, "You will give it to him for me." Audio play audio
nanromien n a n d` o m i e n Translation And if he wanted to give me a little present, he can't just come and give it to me. Audio play audio
nanromien n a n d` o m i e n Translation He will take the present to different places. Audio play audio
namtakwen n a m t a k w e n Translation But as for us giving it face to face, it's fear, ah? Audio play audio
Translation 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. Audio play audio
ikerkerai i k e r k e r a i i= kerkerai 3SG.RS= be strong
Translation The way it was back then. Today, as for a boyfriend, talking in the same place. But in those days it was strong. Audio play audio
Translation If we were walking, one here, one here, but only paper would pass between us, talk by letter. Audio play audio
nanromien n a n d` o m i e n namuurien n a m u u r i e n namuurien n a m u u r i e n Translation Or some small present, but if the parents agree with the child, it's okay. Audio play audio
Translation 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." Audio play audio
tauluer t a u l u e r taulu -e -r marry -TS -3PL.OBJ
Translation Now they will marry each other. Audio play audio
Translation But if the boy's father goes but the girl's father doesn't want it, he will go back again. Audio play audio
Translation He will go and he will call his son. Audio play audio
Translation He will go back and call his son. and say to him, "I went and asked for that girl for you." Audio play audio
kupiatlaken k u p i a t l Translation But if her mother doesn't want it, or her father doesn't want it, that you have her. Audio play audio
Translation It is over. He doesn't say, "I will force them so that I can have her." No. Audio play audio
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