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One day - this story is from the other side over there, from Lēmērig.

lēn qōn̄ ne vōwal kaka din 'a kelgi lusuwēn so lēn 'a lēn mērig

One day there were the people of Lemerig.

qōn ne vōwal 'erē 'an̄sar 'a lēmērig

All the time they went down [to the sea] and went fishing and collecting shells at one reef close to their home [village].

vaga dir ga van qel dir ga vovon̄odo lēn me' ne vōwal rōvrōv'en vonore

When they went fishing and collecting shells,

lēn masōgi direm vovon̄odo

then they went up home and ate their catch: fish which they prepared, hermit crab, crab or shells; like this.

dirēk mul kal dirēk bigbig ēn gorēn vovon̄odo sin mes dirēm da sin goto sin wōkalkal sin wōsēs senē

They took it up to their village and had it [with sth. else].

dirēk mul 'ō kal lēn vonore dirēk big

They did it like this all the time, did it all the time

dirēm da senē vagam da vaga da vaga vavan

when one day there was a couple, the two had just got married,

lēn qōn̄ ne vōwal e ruwa vōruō duru mak leg 'i

yes, the two had just got married.

rekse duru mak leg 'i

The two went down to the reef to go fishing.

durum 'ēqel rek lēn me' duruk vovon̄odo

When the two finished fishing and collecting shells the two left and went up home.

lēn masōgi durum vovon̄odo qē' duruk mul kal den

One person only, he came out of his house, probably in the middle of the night, like this.

'an̄sara ne vōwal wuva dim kalak den ēn m̄ogi gēr lēn 'ēnēs qōn̄ gēr senē

He went down to the reef, too; he lit a light in his house

di ne 'ēqel lēn me' rek di ne sin̄ ēn mugin nev lēn lēn m̄ogi

and also went down to the reef.

di ne 'ēqel rek 'an me'

When he went down to the reef, he started to look around on the reef until

dim 'ēqel 'an me' dim sōsōk kelkel 'an me' 'anē van van van

he was shocked for the reef, it got up.

dim m̄alrow den so n me' dim kalaka

Now it began to move towards a deep spot / towards the dep sea.

'enei di ne qē'ēg van sir ēn 'ekē ga rōr

And he, when he noticed that the reef it was doing thishe was shocked and cried.

ba di masōgi dim 'ēn sier so me' dim da 'esenē dim m̄alrow den di ne rara

He wanted to jump into the sea, but he couldn't do so

di ga moros rōw lēn naw ba di mas da m̄as

because if he jumped into the sea, he would drown.

managi si dim rōw lēn naw di me 'ul

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So he just let it do so,

so dim 'ukeg wuva diē

and so he was standing on the reef now.

dim 'ir 'i 'an me' 'anē'ē

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While it ... the reef was moving further out (into the sea) towards where it is deep, he found that the reef, it became like a person / human being.

lēn masōgi di ne n me' ne vanvan rak lik row lēn 'ekē ga rōr di ne sōk sier son me' dim gis reksen dim van ma reksen 'an̄sara

It craned its neck upwards like one end of the reef it stretched out of the sea and said to him: "Friend,

dim rērē kal reksen 'aval n̄ēn̄ērē' me' dim rērē kal den ēn naw di ne tek mē diē so bul

come onto my back, onto the end of it, then, all right, we two go."

nik van man lēn kolok lēn basbas nagi itok gēduk van tetel

"You ... now we are in the middle of the sea."

so nik m 'enei gēduō va'a lēn venē lama

All right, then: "We two are going to go to one island which is called Torres. Down there, one island further down(wind) which is called Torres.

itok so gēduk 'ēqel lēn vunuō ne vōwal dir ga ul son Torres lēn suwēn vunuō ne vōwal rak rōw 'ēnē dir ga ul Torres

But when you see when the sea is getting big and rising to flood us, get up and stand away to save yourself from the sea to take you.

ba nik wom 'ēn son naw wom lōl luwo ma si wom van kal gōr gēduō nike kalraka nike 'ir kal den gōr n naw ne le nike

When you see the sea that it lowers again, sit down again."

wo nikm 'ēn n naw dim 'ēqel kel nike sag sur kel

The two did like this on and on.

durum da 'eseneē van van van vavavan

It got day, and it got night.

ne maran ne qōn̄

When it got day, the two reached a harbour.

ne maran duruk din̄ ēn mē'ērsa

The two came to the shore at a harbour at one island which is called Hiw in the Torres, some islands, a group of islands down at Torres which is called Hiw,

durum kal lēn mē'ērsa lēn vunuō ne vōwal dir ga ul so Hiw lēn Torres 'erē vunuō 'arn̄i vunuō 'a suwēn 'a Torres dir ga ul Hiw

the two landed there.

durum kal ba' 'ekēnē

When the two went into a harbour,

durum van sar lēn mē'ērsa ne vōwal

reef said to him, the ghost in … the person in the reef said to him:

me' ne tek mē die so 'ama' lēn 'an̄sara lēn me' ne tek mē diē so

"Friend, we two are going to land and rest for a while here; we will rest here for a few days, and then we go back to where we came from."

bul duk kal ba'a duk momse ke'i 'ekēgēn du me momse 'alēn 'aklē qōn̄ duk mul kel lēn 'ekē gēdum van ma den

The two went inside to the shore at this place,

durum kal ba' sar kēne

the reef went inside, went inside, and when it had gone into the bay, had gone well inside,

va n me' m van sar van sar van sar m van sar lēn lēn qil anē'ē m kal ba' 'enteg sar

it said: "I'll be stuck here, but

so no me sag ren̄ kēgēn bak

friend, you, jump onto the shore at this dry place here.

bul nike row kal sar 'an n 'ekē ga mamasa 'anē'ē

Go up to the shore,

nike van kal lēn n̄ērē'iē

and wait there. Search some food for you, like: what you can find in order to eat, eat it.

nike dar ekēne nike siksik gom ēn gengen rekse sava nik me 'ēn sier m̄as 'alēn nik ga gen nike gen

You wait and if I tell you: "We two are gonna go back home." we'll go home.

nike dar gōr si nom tek mē nikē so duk mul kel duk mulō

Further more, find a place to sleep for you and sleep (there).

nike sōk sier lik ēn 'ōnō mimi'ir nōm nike mi'ir

Lay down and sleep.

nike on sur nike mi'ir

All right, when I am calling you again, on some day that we two are going home, we two go home."

'alēn masōgi rekse nom ulul kel nikē lēn sav qōn̄ du wom mulō duk mulō

All right, the two went landwards ... he jumped up onto the shore, and while he was staying there all the time, staying there all the time, the reef was lying down there.

itok duruk van kal di ne van kal row kal sarēn dim 'ōg kelkel 'ōg kelkel n me' ne onon rōw nē'

He stayed around there on and on,

dim 'ōg kelkel van van van vavavavan

He ... one night when he slept again,

dim qōn̄ ne vōwal dim mi'ir lik

he slept deep and was dreaming, the reef came and said to him:

di ne mi'ir suwō di ne qōrqōr n me' ne van ma ne tēk mē diē so

"we two will go back home today at ... get up, let us two go down (off the shore)!

gōduō me mul kel qiri lēn kalraka duk 'ēqel

The man got up and followed him,

n 'an̄saram kalraka van 'a'ag diē

i.e. he went following the dream, went down to the sea, went back onto the reef; the reef had already floated upwards;

rekse dim van 'ag ēn qōrqōr ne 'ēqel din̄ rōwē ne vavan kal ma 'an me' n me' mal dar diē rekse ga di mal sal kal

the reef had already got up from the place where it had been lying, it floated up there (on the surface).

n me' mal kalrak den 'onogi a dim on 'i bēne dim sal kal

Now it was waiting for him: "All right, climb onto my back."

'enei di ga dar diē va'anē so duruk itok rem 'an kolok

He climbed up his back, jumped back up onto the reef: "That's good, we two are going.

dim rem kal 'an kologim row kal kel 'an me' 'anē so ga itok gēduōm van

Do it again like when we two came here: do it like this: when the sea becomes big, stand up; and when the sea lowers, sit down.

nik me da lik rekse gēdum van ma nik da rekse n naw wom van ma ga lōwōo nike 'ir kal n naw wom 'ēqel nike sag sur

He jumped (seawards) onto its back, and then the two went down (i.e. moved away from the shore).

dim row kal rōw 'an kologi duruk 'ēqel va'anē

They went acting like this until after, I think, two days they reached the harbour again [UNCLEAR]

durum van van da 'esēne van vavavan 'an kele qōn̄ wunvan qōn̄ vōruō duruk din̄ kel ma n mē'ērsa suw 'a ga lēn man̄ri bēne

They entered it again.

duruk kal ba'a kel sarē

But when they came down, the reef broke into two,

ban masōgi durum van ma rōwēn me' di ne mōwōrōo ne vōruō bēne

i.e. it split into two pieces.

rekse di ne mēlē' kirm̄o' ne vōruō bēne

The big one, the big reef sat down there,

ge 'ew'i ga lōwōon kum̄ ga lōwōo ne sag 'i rōwē

while this piece of the reef moved towards the shore and took this person up the harbour.

wo n menre kum̄ 'ane'ē ne van kel sar ne kal 'ō ba'a kel sar ēn 'an̄sara ē lēn lēn mē'ērsa

When it moved and arrived inside the harbour,

masōgi dim vavavan dim din̄ sar ēn mē'ērsa

it said to the reef ... to the man: "Jump upwards now, go upwards. Now everybody up there, they are preparing food for your fifth day.

di ne tēk mēn me' ne tēk mēn 'an̄sara ē so nike vidir kal va'anē nike van kal 'enei e raga dirēm da gengen sir nikē 'alēn qōn̄ vēlimē sagē

Now they ... they take it out ... they ... in the morning you jump down and then run upwards."

'enei dirēk ... dirēk lik ēk dirēk ... lēn ma'ava 'anei nik row sur 'a 'enei nik virig kal

Now they are busy. "But you mustn't come out, yet. Today in the evening, when it's time for the dances, come out to the dances."

'enei dirēm da ba nik 'ovi'i rowrow lukei qiri lēn revrev lēn masōgin laklaka nik mak kalu lēn laklaka

Ok, he went upwards, jumped down, and the reef moved out (into the sea) again.

itok dim van sar ne vidir sur won wom̄al ne kal lu kel rōw

When it went out, it was far away from Big Island, Vanua Lava,

masōgi dim van rōw die aqit 'ēn'ēn den ēn vunu luwo Vunu Lava

and then the roosters crowed.

won tō ne tōrtōrōg

That made that it got stuck there permanently, and now this reef (w.), (k.) is called 'Maltetrag '.

som da 'i so dim dim sag ren̄ 'ekēnē 'enei dir ga ul ēn wōm̄al 'anē'ē kum̄ō 'anē'ē so din Maltetrag

So, a person is stuck there.

sow 'an̄sar dim sag ren̄ 'ekēnē

That other man, he went straight inland, went upwards bending down, then in the afternoon they took the food out (of the stone oven: S.S.) and in the morning they ate until it almost got afternoon and they did the dances.

'an̄sara 'anē'ē dim van van kal 'as van sar aq 'i esēnēm (äh) vavan revrev dirēm lik ēn gengen lēn ma'ava dirēm gengen vavanvan rōv'e man revrev dirēk dan laklaka

When he was sitting around, he also sewed some leaves of a tree making up his (clothing S.S.) to decorate himself with (in the appropriate customary way S.S.).

lēn masōgi dim sagsag 'anē ba di ne susur lik ēn aklē dudu woqe 'enge ne da so reksen nōgin ne sigil di bēne

When they did the dances when it was almost afternoon,

masōgi dirēm dan laklaka lēn rōrōv'en revrev

he came out. They started up the dancing, the 'Nangae leaves brooming' dance, a devil dance.

di ne kalu va'anē direm es rak sag ēn laklaka n laklaka rekse wunvan resdōn̄ar [?] n REDUP-dance mu 'ama'

When they started to dance,

masōgi direm direm qē'ēg 'alēn ga laka

he danced out as well.

di ne lak lu ma rek va'anē

He danced, i.e. he came out dancing before, at the first dance he came out dancing.

dim laka rekse dim lak luma lēn 'ow'ow lēn m̄oa laklaka dim lak lu ma

The second time they didn't recognize him, yet.

m da so vagruō nagi dire 'ēn rak 'ēn diē

The third they didn't recognize him, yet.

da vag'ōl nagi dire 'ēn rak 'ēn diē

Now they start to think about holding him tight (to find out, S.S.): what is it then, a ghost or a (living, S.S.) human.

'enei direk dōm so direk gis vagra diē va'anē son sav nē n 'ama' sin 'an̄sara

So they tried to hold him tight, and the third time he danced out, they held him tight.

so direm dada 'eno 'alēn ga gis vavarga die lēn vag'ōl nagi a dim lak luma direk gis varga

When they held him tight they found out: "Oh, he is a human being." and pulled off his ritual decorations.

masōgi direm gis varga die direk sōk sier so 'o din 'an̄sara direm ran̄ den n nogin 'erē wōsisigile

They found out: "oh, he is a human being."

direk sōk sier so 'o din 'an̄sara

"Oh, but he is the one they prepared the meal for tonight."

'o ba e ge 'anē'ē sa dirs dan gengen sir qiri 'anē