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One day there was a married couple.

qōn̄ ne vōwal e ruwa mē gunuruō

And as they lived on and on,

durum 'og'ogo

the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a girl.

ren̄e ne wotoqtoqo ne visis ēn ni'i ren̄e

Okay, then they looked after the child,

'alē duruk 'ēn gōr ēn tētē 'anēn

and the child lived on and on and grew up.

tētē ne 'o'o'ogo ne luwo

The woman got pregnant again

n ren̄e ne 'oqo lik

and gave birth to a girl again.

e ne visis lik ēn ni'i ren̄e lik

And so they cared for them now,

e duruk da 'ō va'anē

these two girls, they cared for them.

e ruwa reren̄e 'anē durum da 'ō duruō

They lived,

durum 'o'ogo

grew up,

durum luwo

and came into the age for marrying.

durum 'irisēn legleg

Then their uncle sent his message for the one of before, sent it for the one that was born before, the first born, sent for the first born

alen maruruō ne velē ma sirēn ge 'a 'ōw'ōw velē ma sir e ge am wo'o 'ōw'ōw n 'uwam̄ērē velē ma sirēn 'uwam̄ērēn

but she refused.

'uwam̄ērē ne 'awis

After this he sent a message again for the second born

qē' dine velē lik ma sirēn 'isim̄ērē

and the second born refused.

n 'isim̄ērē ne 'awis

Then their uncle got up and said to them:

'alē qē' n maruru ne kal raka ne tek mē duruō so

"It's okay,

ga itok

if you two refuse my son and you keep on living like this,

kumrum 'awin ni'ik wo kumru me 'o'ogo asenē

then you two will get married with a devil."

kumru me leg 'ōn 'ama'

All right, one day they held a feast.

alēn qōn̄ ne vōwal ēn ... dirēm gis 'ēnēn lavet vōwal

This feast they held.

lavet vōwal 'anē dirēm gis

They went, went to the feast.

dirēm van van lēn lavet 'anē

Everybody was going, on and on, when they all had gone,

'e raga sulm van van vavan van qē'

these two were the last (to go).

qēqē nagi duruō

So they asked their father and mother:

duruk baer duruō mēn 'amaruōn vēvēruō so

"We two are gonna go as well to the feast in this village here."

kamaduk van rek lēnēnēnēn lavet lēn vunu 'agēn

Their mother and father:

ē sōw ēn vēvēruō 'ogin 'amaruō so

No, no,

'oōō

you are not allowed to go,

kumruō 'ovi'i vanvan

because if you go, our uncle who has said this to you, it will come true, i.e. that talk that he had spoken."

den kumruk van n marumruō am tek 'i ēn ne 'ir bēne son tektek 'a rekso dim tek 'i ē

Then the two disobeyed because

qē' duruk liseg sir so

they simply had to go.

duru me mas van

so they got up and left.

e duruk kal rakak van

They went on and on,

van van vaaavan

until they came, and when they came,

durum vavan mak van ma

they had already left the prayer.

dire man kalōn 'a'ar

They had already left the prayer,

dire man kalōn 'a'ar

and now they started to dance.

'enei dirēk laklaka

They did dances,

dirēm dan laklaka

they started to dance.

dirēk laklaka

While they were dancing,

dirēm laalaka ē

and the two were standing in the bush,

duruō ga 'ir ba'a lēn wōm̄ōm̄o ē

they spotted a young man.

duruk 'ēn man lumgav ne vōwal

This young man, he danced like this and then came running and sat down under a wild taro plant.

lumgav ne vōwal 'anē dine laalaka sēnē wo ne virig ma ē ne sag ba'a lēn vava viē

Sat down under a wild taro plant.

sag lēn vava viē

When they saw (him) doing this the two wished that

taem durum 'ēn 'asēnē duruō ga moros wal so

the first born wanted him as her husband,

'uwam̄ēre ga moros son gunugi

and the second born wanted him as her husand.

n 'isim̄ēre ga moros son gunugi

So now the two got into a qarrel about him.

'alē 'enei duruk ver da bēne va'anē

One wanted him as her husband, and the other wanted him as her husband.

e ge 'ewi ga moros son gunugi e ge 'ewi moros son gunugi

This went on and on until the first born said"

vaavan ēn 'uwam̄ēre so

"(It's) okay,

ga itok

we both want (him), so we both we are going to marry this young man."

gēdu qē' ga moros ba gēdu qē' duk leg birin̄ san lumgav anē

Then this young man, as they started another dance he went dancing.

qē' ēn lumgav anē dirēk qē'ēg lik ēn laklaka dine van ne laklaka

He went and danced.

di vanēm laalaka

When he danced the two came running and sat down occupying his place, were sitting under the wild taro.

dine laklaka wo e ruwa ēk virig mak sag gōr ēn 'ōnōgi sagsag lēn vava viē

They sat under that wild taro,

durum sag lēn vava viē 'anēn

and the young man danced, and then he came, sat down and saw these two girls sitting there.

lumgav ēm laalaka ne van ma ne sag sur suwō ne 'ēn e ruwa m̄alm̄ala ēs sag 'i

The two girls said:

e ruwa m̄alm̄ala 'anē so

"Hey, we have come for you.

'ei kamadu 'anēm van ma sir nik anē

We want that

kamadu ga moros so

we get married with you."

kamadu me leg birin̄ nike

So then this young man got up and said to them:

qēn lumgav anēk kal raka ne tek mē duruō so

"All right then.

alē ga itok

But you should know that my home is far far away.

ba kumru ga lama'in vonok aqit aqit aqit

But it's okay. So we three then, we dance,

ba ga itok gēdōlk e... dōl va'anēk laklaka

we will dance,

dōl me laalaka

and when you see that I say to you: "We are going home." then we go home."

kumrum 'ēn nom tek mē kumruō so gēdōlk mulō ba gēdōlk mulō va'anē

All right, then they went dancing,

alē dōrōl vanēk laklaka va'anē

Went to the dances, and they started the dances again.

van mēn laklaka 'anē direk qē'ēg suwōn laklaka

The two went to dance.

durum vanēk laka

Danced and danced, until the fowls crowed for the first time.

laalakan tōo ne tōrtōrōk vag wal

So the two ... now this young man said:

e sōw lē duruk ... n lumgav 'anē ne tek va'anē so

Come here!

van ma

We three are gonna go home now.

gēdōlk ē mulō va'anē

And then the two ran following him.

ba e ruwas vivirig 'a'ag die 'anē

The two ran following him.

durus vivirig 'a'ag di

The two didn't know that the man, this young man was a devil.

duru e lama'i ros son 'an̄saran lumgav 'anēn 'ama'

So the three went and picked up there stuff.

'alē dērōlk van wōl anēk le rak ēn m̄ōglege mur'ōl

The three went.

dērōlk van

Went and went until reaching the sea.

vaavan din̄ rōw 'a lo

The three dragged down a canoe.

dēr'ōlk rēv sur ēn nak susuō

And now they started to paddle.

dēr'ōlk suō va'anē

But when the three were pulling down the canoe, the first born said:

ba taem dērōl rēv sur ēn nak susuō 'anēn 'uwam̄ēre ne tek so

I will sit in the back.

no me sag 'irwur

The second born said:

ēn 'isim̄ēre so

No!

'oōo'

You two, sit in front.

kumruō 'erē sag 'ōw'ōw

Me, I will sit in the back.

no no me sag 'irwur

So the first born sat in the bow of the canoe.

qē' 'uwam̄ēre ne sag lēn qi'i nak susuō

The devil sat in the middle.

n 'ama' ne sag lēn venegi

All right, the second born sat in the back.

'alēn 'isim̄ēre ne sag 'irwur

All right, the three paddled now.

'alē dērōlk suō va'anē

They paddled and paddled, paddled until they reached one point.

dērōl suō suk suō din̄ man n poen ne vōwal

And she counted: "One."

wo dine lukun so vōwal

All right, the three paddled, paddled and paddled, until they reached the another one ...

'alē dērōlk suō suō suusuō suō din̄ man n ge 'ew'i e...

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