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Alright, I'll tell this story,

itok nēn tēk ... kaka ... nok kakan neln̄o vu' 'agēnē

I'll talk about Wowōt and M̄eter.

di me ... no me kaka 'ar e Wowōt wo e m̄eter

Wowōt and M̄eter, their home is far away.

Wowōt 'ogi e m̄eter ..eh.. n vonoruō aqit

They lived up in Wowōt's village, at Nos.

duru ga 'og wal sag lēn vonon e Wowōt 'a Nōs

The name of a place that they call Nos.

so 'ekē ne vōwal dir ga ul 'a Nōs

M̄eter's village, they call (it)

vonon e m̄eter dir ga ul ... di ga 'og n̄ere

...

n̄eregi 'a sag 'a ... 'a ...

N̄erelan̄tir.

n̄erelan̄tir

M̄eter lived at N̄erelan̄tir.

ga 'og 'a n̄ere...eh.. m̄eter ga 'og 'a n̄erelan̄tir

Wowōt lived at Nos.

Wowōt ga 'og 'a Nōs

One day

n qōn̄ ne vōwal

there was a couple. And as they lived on and on, they expected a baby.

e ruwa mēn gunuruō durum 'og'ogo durum 'og sier ni'iruō

They did ... the child, (when) it was born they looked after it and

durum dan m̄ērm̄ēre dim wo'o durum 'ēn gōr diē vavan

when it had grown up they saw:

dim luwo kal ma durum 'ēn so

'The child is very well turned-out.'

m̄ērm̄ēre di ga itok soksok

It was too nice.

'e di ga ... di ga wē soksok

It was a boy, and it was too good.

din m̄ērm̄ēr 'am̄an ba di ga wē soksok

They looked after him, probably, on and on

durum 'ēn gōr di wunva vavan

and then he grew up.

di ne luwo kal

When he had grown up, (he) was too much this.

dim luwo kal ga ge soksok wal

The day after this ... he had become a young man, and then they realized (about) him that

'aluwo ge ... dim lumgav wal duruk 'ēn rak diē so

he was too nice a child.

din ma'i m̄ērm̄ēr soksok

His father blessed him [with customary (magic) skills and properties].

'amagi ne vus seqeg diē

Blessed him with all things,

vus seqeg diē lēn m̄ōgm̄ōglēge dōl

like all (kinds of) things he held in his hands, he bore money, customary money.

reksen 'erē m̄ōgm̄ōglēge dim gis qal gōr qē' dim gis qal gōr ēn man̄ran 'eveg

He bore pigs.

dim gis qal gōr ēn qō

He bore all (kinds of) things.

dim gis qal gōr ēn 'erē m̄ōgm̄ōglēge dōl

That made that he called his name Wowōt.

da 'i di ne ... dirēk ul ēn ... di ne ul ēn sogi so Wowōt

You are Wowōt not only [because of nothing], but you are Wowōt because of something, like you have valuable things or your father has valuable things.

nikē Wowōt wuva rōs ba nik Wowōt sir ēn sava rekse bolom bēne sin bolo 'amam bēne

So Wowōt's father and Wowōt's mother did to him this plan.

ba dirēm ... 'aman e Wowōt won vēvēn e Wowōt m da mē di san dōdōmia 'anē'ē

so ...

da 'i so durum ...

so that when his father blessed him he (only) became Wowōt.

masōgin 'amagim vus seqeg diē di ne van ma Wowōt

Before he became Wowōt [a handsome / blessed man]

'ow'ow den di ne van lēn Wowōt

when they saw that he was a good child,

masōgi durum 'ēn so din m̄ēr ga wēe

he didn't leave the house.

di e kakalu rōs den ēn nim̄ē

He stayed only inside the house because if he came out the women would have fallen upon him.

di ga 'og'og wuva lēn lōlō nim̄ē sir di wom kalu 'eraga ren̄ek gis ragi

The young women would have fallen upon him.

'eraga m̄alm̄alak gis ragi

Consequently they were worried about him so that

'e da 'i durum ma'ag 'ō diē so

he was not allowed to come out [of the house]

di 'ovi'i kakaluō

onto the village square because the women would try on him because he was a Wowōt [a handsome man].

vaga lēn ... lēn sara sirē 'eraga ren̄ek dada sir diē managi din Wowōt

Stayed (like this) when one day

m 'o'o'ogon qōn̄ ne vōwal

when he had already grown up

di mal luwo kal reksen ge

but all the time he stayed there [inside the house], in the evening

ba vaga di ga 'og 'ekēnē masōgi lēn revrev

They stayed on top of a hill, on top of a small hill

dir ga 'og kēkē lēn 'uwō lēn mōnō 'uwō kēkē

when they looked down

dir ga 'ēn'ēn qel

bushwards towards Laln̄e'ak and on and on reaching N̄erelan̄tir.

sar sir ēn Laln̄e'ak ne van ne din̄ ēn n̄erelan̄tir

All the time when they stayed there they looked.

vaga di ne ... dirēk 'o'ogo vavan dirēk 'ēn

The kids played on the village square, and when they came inside to their mothers and fathers, they said:

'eraga m̄ērm̄ērek 'oror lēn sara dirēk kal ba'a sir 'eraga vēvērē won 'amarē dir wo

That light or what down there, what is it?

n sav bur ... nēn bur sin sava suwenē n sava

But because the adults, when they heard (this) they said: Oh,

ba managi rekse 'eraga luluwo dir ga rōn̄ 'i so o

the woman that stays down there, the light that is burning in the night,

ren̄e as 'og 'a suw kēnē'ēn bur as dada lēn qōn̄ 'anē'ē

(it is) m̄eter weaving.

'e m̄eter ne vovo'

At night there is a light, she lights a light for herself,

lēn qōn̄ ēn bur bēne di ne di ne sin̄ ēn mugin bur

and then she weaves.

di ne vovo'

Not lights like our lights, especially before they made them of almond leaves.

bur rōs reksen bur mude raksag 'ōw'ōw dir ga da 'ōn dō n̄ar

Like the trunk of an almond, they made them of its juice, they made lights.

reksen 'ir n̄ar 'anē'ē dir ga da den ēn 'in̄igi dirēk da ... n bur

She lit this thing and then she weaved all night long.

dim sin̄ san ge 'anē'ē di ne vovo' gōr lēn qōn̄

When she did like this, al the time she did like this,

lēn masōgi dim ... dim da 'esenē vaga vaga vaga dim da vaga senē

the kids from Nōs, they asked their (respective) father and mother:

eraga m̄ērm̄ēr 'a Nōs dirēk vesir ēn 'amagi won vēvēgi so

What's burning down there?

n savas sisin̄ 'a suwenē

They said:

dirēk tēk so

Every day, when it's getting night, at night, M̄eter will be sitting and weaving.

vol qōn̄ lēn qōn̄ ma lēn qōn̄ 'asegēnē 'e m̄eter e rō m̄eter ne sagsag ne vovo'

She as well, this one as well, her father and her mother blessed her.

di 'i lik e rō ge 'anē 'i lik n 'amagi won vēvēgi durum vus seqeg dirē

She acquired skills concerning the household, acquired skills concerning he household,

dim kol lēn lōlō nim̄ēn kol lēn lōl2o nim̄ē

She acquired skills for weaving, for valuables in terms of customary money, for all kinds of valuable things.

dim kol sir won vovo' bologi 'eveg bologin m̄ōlm̄ōlēge dōl

Like their life before.

rekse 'ōw'ōw dir ga ... dir ga ... es nōre ma 'ōw'ōw

Her father blessed her like this, and (also) her mother.

dirēk ... n 'amagi vus seqeg di senē won vēvēgi

She was a very nice woman.

din ren̄e ga wē soksok

And also here, all the young men like her.

'i lik 'eraga lumlumgav dir ga moros diē

But when they try for her, it became clear that

ba dirōlk da ma sir diē m 'ēn so

M̄eter didn't want them.

dir ga ... 'eraga ga ... e m̄eter ga 'awis dirē

Some of them argued (with) each other because of (her),

'aklēgi dirēk verver 'ō kel dir sir

they killed each other because of (her),

dirēk vusvus kel dir sir

they came and begged M̄eter, but she didn't want them.

'e dirēk van mak 'anam̄ēg 'erō m̄eter ba di ga 'awis dirē

One day, Wowōt asked his father:

lēn qōn̄ ne vōwal Wowōt ne vesir e 'amagi so

Dad, but this light, what is it?

man ba n bur 'agēnēn sava

His father got up and told him:

'amagim kalaka ne 'aram mē diē

You watch (it): you are Wowōt, you watch this woman, she is a M̄eter [i.e. a beautiful woman] like you (are a handsome man, [i.e. a Wowōt]).

so 'ēn gōr nikē e Wowōt nikē 'ēn gōr ēn ren̄e din m̄eter rekse e nikē

She is very beautiful like you are very beautiful.

di ga wē soksok rekse nikē ga wēe

She as well, she is too beautiful.

di rek di ga wē soksok

So

som da so

when he heard this

lēn masōgi dim rōn̄ 'esenē

one day, in the evening when the moon was shining brightly,

lēn qōn̄ ne vōwal lēn revrev masō... masōgin vulō ga sin̄ enteg lēn qōn̄

the kids were playing on the village square.

eraga m̄ērm̄ērem oror lēn sara

When it was deadly silent and all the people were asleep,

'ekēm vus 'aqurun̄ 'erē 'an̄sar dōlm mimi'ir

then it came to Wowōt's mind that he would like to go and have a look at that light.

'enei ne van ma lēn dōdōmia mun e Wowōt so di ga moros ne van ne 'ēno san bur ē

This place down there, who is it [UNCLEAR] what is it?

'ekē 'a suwei so e sē [UNCLEAR] sava

What's up with her? Or what (kind of) woman (is she)? What is good about her?

di ne dada sivie sin sav ren̄e si di ga wē sivie

He wants to go and have a look.

di ga moros ne van ne 'ēn

When all the people were asleep he went.

'erē 'an̄sara dōlm mi'ir di ne van

He took his bow and arrow.

dim len mugin riar vus

Held it in his hands, then he rushed (off).

gis lēn binēgi di ne vrigē

Ran down, he ran and ran.

vrig sur dim vrigē vrigē vrigē

He swam across a river, one river that they call 'Red River'.

dim gor levgan bē bē ne vōwal dir ga ul son bē mēmēe

Now they call (it) 'Alligator River' but before they called (it) 'Red River'.

rōvrōv'e 'enei dir ga ul son Alkētreva ba 'ōw'ōw dir ga ul son bē mēmēe

When he had crossed this river, swam bushwards to a navele tree, ran and ran until (he) reached Ban̄lav.

dim gor legan bē 'anē ne gor kal sag lēn vum vrig vrigē ne din̄ 'a Ban̄lav

He left Ban̄lav, ran and ran on until he came into Laln̄e'ak, at night.

dim v... 'ukeg den 'a Ban̄lav ne vivirigēm kal 'a Laln̄ē'ak lēn qōn̄

Left Laln̄e'ak and entered Qugemel.

'ukeg den ēn Laln̄ē'ak ne kal 'a Qugemel

Left Qugemel and came into Mamles, the village of Mamles.

'ukeg den ēn Qugemel ne kal 'a Mamles vunu 'a Mamles

Left Mamles and then came into Kalon.

ne 'ukeg den [UNCLEAR] Mamles ne kal 'a Kalon