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One day,

qōn̄ ne vōwal

there was Qo' and his brothers.

Qo' birin̄ 'eraga 'i'isigi

There were twelve brothers of his.

'eraga 'i'isigi san̄wul wal dēmē ne vōruō

They lived at Arep.

dirm 'og'og 'a Rev

Arep, if you arrive at Arep, you will see a big school, it has a name... This is exactly Arep, the home of Qo'.

'a Rev si nik van din̄ 'a Rev nike 'ēn ēn skul luwo sogi nē bēne 'a Rev sa nē n vono ne Qo'

They lived there until one day they thought about going to cut canoes.

dirm 'og'ogo kēnē vavan qōn̄ ne vōwal dirk dodō̄m 'amēn ga van 'ar ēn naka

So they went to cut canoes.

dirm van mēn 'ar ēn nak susuō

They went up to the bush.

dirm van kal sar lēn wōm̄ōm̄ō'

But Qo' didn't go.

ba e Qo' ē van ros

Only his brothers, they went.

'eraga 'i'isigi wuva dirm van

There were ten of them.

dir san̄wul

Eleven, and they went. They went upwards to cut canoes, but Qo' stayed in the village, stayed behind.

san̄wul wal dēmē ne vōwal dirm van dirk kal 'ar ēn naka ba Qo' ga 'og'og lēn lōlō vunuō ne 'og 'i

He stayed there, but they didn't know that Qo', too, went to canoe-cutting.

dim 'ogo 'ogo vavan ba dire galal ros so Qom van rekm 'ar ... mēn 'ar naka

His brothers didn't know that.

'eraga 'i'isigi lama'i ros

His brothers went and cut canoes. Some of them ... each of them, they cut paddling-canoes, canoes, vessels of theirs..

'eraga 'i'isigim van 'anē dirm 'ar ēn naka 'eraga 'aklēgi dir dōl dirm 'ar ēn nak susuōn nak n kore

They cut these canoes from kala'a.

dirm 'ar ēn 'erē naka 'anēn nēn kala'a

When they came down to the village they saw Qo' sitting there.

dirk rōw lu ma den lēn vunuō dirk 'ēn e Qos 'og 'i

Qo', what's up?

Qo' nike 'ēnēn? disivie

Every time that we go walk around, or go cut a garden, or go wherever, when we come back, you can see that you stay behind in the village.

vaga kamak van kelkel si kamak van lēn 'ar 'ēqē sik van 'a vie senē kamak van ma nike 'ēn niks 'og 'i lēn lōlō vunuō

So, what's up? We [UNCLEAR] went to cut canoes, we went cutting vessels for us in order to paddle

ba nik ē da sivie kamam 'a van nē mēn 'ar naka nē kamam van ēk 'ar'ar komam 'amēn kamam k susuō

just to paddle down here to Serewan or down here to the harbour of Arev.

susuō wuva rōw ma 'a Serewan 'anē si rōw ma lēn mē'ērsa 'a Rev 'anē

in order to paddle all around there, paddle up to Narwē.

'amēn ga susu kelkel 'ekē nēk suō din̄ sar 'a Narwē

and then come back here.

qē' ēk si su kel ma 'a kēnē

But you, your only staying is right here, you don't walk around.

ba nikēn 'og'og wuva mum wal sa kēnē nike vanvan kelkel ros

You look ... look at us, we went and cut us a vessel.

nike 'ēn ... nike 'ēn 'i nē kamam m van m 'ar ēn komam

While you are staying here, you don't have a vessel.

niks 'og 'i 'anē ne gitag kom

Today they went, and tomorrow the same thing again.

qiri 'anē dirk van 'aluwo 'i lik 'esēnē

The day after tomorrow, they would do (it) like this

rise nē dir lik ē... dir da lik 'esēnē

until one day, they were staying there, and then they ... "Let's go drag out our vessels."

van qōn̄ ne vōwal dirm 'ogo dir gēde gēdek van ek rev lun kode

they went and dragged out their vessels

dirk van k rev lu man kore

until they reached the harbour at Arev

din̄ rōw lēn mē'ērsa a Rev

then they tied together their canoes.

dirk vilvil ēn nak mure

one dragged down his canoe, went out into the sea, and his canoe sank

ge 'ew'i ne rev sur ēn nak mugi nek van rōw lēn naw won n kogi ne 'ul

another did it the same way, brought his canoe down, and sank

ge 'ew'i ne da lik 'esenē van 'ō rōw ēn kogi wo ne 'ul

then Qo', he cut down a nanara tree for him (to make a canoe)

sow e Qo' dim 'ar sur ēn kogin nanara

he cut down this canoe, then many days were still left before the canoe would be completed.

dim 'ar sur ēn naka anē'ē dim 'o.. le dim n qōn̄ ga mew 'og den 'amēn nak ne qē'

when he had cut it down for his canoe he went off home

'alē masōgi dim 'ar sur ēn kogi dine mul den

a spider came and picked up the wood chips

wōmarawraw ne van ma ne le ne len kōlōv 'ar'ara

stole them, took them away

ne bol ne van 'ō den

Qo went home, went away and

so e Qo' ne mulō mul den wo

the spider came and put together the canoe again

marawraw ne van ma ne le kal kel ēn naka

was standing again at its place

'ir'ir kel lēn 'ōnōgi

put it upright again and stood again right at its place

ne vabi'ir kel lik dine 'ir kel wal lēn 'ōnōgi

the day after, Qo came and saw

maran bēne Qo' ne van ma ne 'ēn

"Hey, my canoe was right here, this tree that I cut falling was meant to be my canoe.

'ei n nak muk... n nak kok sa ēnē nom... n woqe 'enge a nom 'ar m̄em̄es son naka muk

what made it stand upright again?

ba da sivie van kal kel anē

he was standing there looking around until: "All right, I'll cut it down again."

dim 'ir 'im 'ēn sier m 'ēn sier vavan 'o ga itok nok 'ar kel lik

then he cut, was cutting until it fell down

dine 'ara 'ar'ar m̄es

he cut it down and cut a piece out of it

dim 'ar m̄es bikirm̄ō'

"All right, I'm gonna go home.

itok nok mulō

he went off

dine mul den

but he took a piece ... one of these wood chips and took it home with him into the house

ba dim gis ēn menren kōlōv 'ar'ara ē ne mul 'ō lēn lōlō im̄ē

he went down home, stayed there

dim mul qēl rōw 'o'o'ogo

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stayed there, and when it got dark the spider returned

'ogon 'ekēm qōn̄ wōmarawrawm kel ma

it wanted to find again this canoe of Qo's

di ga moros ne sōk kel san nak mu ne Qo' ē

when it found it again, it found again the tree standing at its place again

lēn masōgi dim sōk kel dim sōk kel ēn woqe 'engem van kal kel ... 'ir kel lēn 'ōnōgi

put it standing upright again, then it looked for this one piece, searched and searched, searched in vain

vabi'ir kal kel dim sik ēn menregi vōwal m sikēm sikēm sisikēm siksik lēgē

Qo' went home with it

no? Qom mul 'ō'

when it got daylight

'ekēm ma'ava

he stayed there, and when he had eaten

dim 'o'ogom gengen qē' lēn lōlō im̄ē

"All right, I'm gonna go for my canoe"

itok nok van kel sir ēn nak muk

he went, arrived here again

dim vavan van din̄ kel ma

he saw this spider just climbing up on this nanara tree

dine 'ēn e womarawraw ēs kal dedeln̄e 'i san ēn qan̄ nanara ē

"Hey, so it's you who made that my canoe is standing upright again

ei nike 'anē sas dada kel ēn [UNCLEAR] nak muk as 'ir'ir kal kel ē

hey, I will kill you

'ei nos lan̄ mama' nikē 'i

then he jumped, jumped down to get a club for himself

so dim row m vidir row so ne len mugin ēn qēsēkēr

he was gonna kill spider, spider said: "Oh, you mustn't kill me.

di so ne vus e womarawraw womarawraw so e e nik 'ovi'i vusvus no

wait, I will help you

qe'i no me birin̄ nikē

I'll help you, and we two will cut your canoe."

no me birin̄ nike duk 'ar ēn nak mum

then they chopped it down again, cut a piece out of it, like it had been done before

so e duruk 'ar m̄em̄es kel qikirm̄o reksom da 'i 'ow'ow

then they hollowed it out

qē' duruk dur

they hollowed it out to the bottom

durum dur lu suwo

Qo' went off home

qo' ne mul den

and spider stayed behind

womarawraw ne 'og 'i

stayed behind, during this night spider hollowed it out, hollowed out thie canoe

'og 'i lēn qōn̄ 'anē womarawraw ne dur ne durudur san naka ē

it hollowed it out, on and on

dim dur dur dur vavan

it got daylight and when Qo' had eaten, he went up again and had a look:

'ekē ne ma'ava qo' ne gengen qē' ne mul ne van kal kel sar ne 'ēn

"Oh, my canoe is almost complete." "Wow!"

'o ban nak muk 'anē rōv'e ne qē' so ke'

"Oh, but that's great!"

so 'o ba ga itok wal

"But the fine cutting is when?" "No, probably tomorrow.

ba mē... mē bēr 'an̄'an̄ man̄asa so o va gēr 'aluwō

come back tomorrow, and we two will fine-cut the canoe

'aluwō nike kel ma duk bēr 'an̄'an̄ ēn nak anē

the next day what ever is gonna happen, you will drag out your vessel then"

so 'ēris 'ēnē' wom disivie nik mak rēv lun kom va'anē

then Qo' said: "All right, but whatever, we two will tie together the canoe right here in the bush"

e Qo' so o itok wom disivie gēdu me vil ēn nak wal 'i 'ekēnē lēn wōm̄ōm̄ō'

spider said: "That's all right

womarawraw so o ga itok

we will tie together your canoe in the bush

du me vil ēn nak mum lēn wōm̄ōm̄ō'

but like this, how will it get out of it?"

ba senē di me kal lu bēn sivie

Qo' said: "Oh, wait, I'll make rain

Qo' so o ke'i no me dan wede

I'll make rain, and when the rain is raining, it will carry out my canoe

no me dan wede n wede ne wede ne 'ō' lun nak muk

to prevent that my brothers notice that I build a canoe, too, and they will be shocked by this"

den 'eraga 'i'isik ē 'ēn ga lama'i so o nom da rek ēn naka ban m̄alare me row wuva den

when they go all down to the harbour, they will be shocked about this paddling canoe sitting there

lēn masōgi dirm vavan qē' rōw lēn mē'ērsa n m̄alarē ne row den san nak susu as sag 'i

when the spider ... Qo' went up again, they pulled vines

sow n masōgin womarawraw n .... Qo' dim van kal kel sar durum ran̄ ēn gaga

cut the connecting woods, cut the outrigger

'ar ēn 'erē wo'iw'iwēm 'ar ēn sama

the two tied it up and (when they) had tied up the canoe

durum vivil vivil qēn naka

Qo' went home

Qo' ne mulō

spider stayed behind

rawraw ne 'og 'i

as Qo' went home, he said: "Friend, I'll go down home

Qo' dim mulō di wo bulsal nok mul 'eqēl̄

but tonight when I tell you, you will leave this place

ba qiri lēn qōn̄ no me tēk mē nike nik me van den ēn 'ekē 'anē'ē

because I will hold rain tonight

managi no me gis ēn wede qiri lēn qōn̄

tomorrow morning this canoe will have arrived down at the sea"

'aluwō lēn ma'avan nak 'anē man din̄ rōwē 'alo