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Making thatch for houses Play whole file: http://media.eopas.vquence.com/toukelau.ogv

2000-03-28, Toukelau Takau, erk, VU, ...
date
2000-03-28
creator
Toukelau Takau
contributor
recorder:Nick Thieberger
coverage
VU ?
subject
(erk)
language
erk ?
type
linguistic-type: Primary Text
discourse-type: Narrative
mediafile
http://media.eopas.vquence.com/toukelau.ogv
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nulls1		Annotate s1
Malen amurin na katur rowat,
Malen
malnen
as
amurin
a=mur-i-n
1sgRS=want-TS-3sgO
na
na
COMP
katur
ka=tur
1sgIRR=sew
rowat,
rowat
sago_palm

When I want to sew thatch,
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nulls2		Annotate s2
go apo pan slat rowat, kafan slat rowat.
go
go
and
apo
a=po
1sgRS=PSP.R
pan
pan
go
slat
slat
take
rowat,
rowat
sago_palm
kafan
ka=fan
1sgIRR=go.IR
slat
slat
take
rowat.
rowat
sago_palm

and I will get sago palm leaves (rowat), I'll get rowat.
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nulls3		Annotate s3
Aler mai, kafo pei m̃asel rowat, am̃asel rowat inom.
Aler
a=ler
1sgRS=return
mai,
mai
come
kafo
ka=fo
1sgIRR=PSP.IR
pei
pei
first
m̃asel
m̃asel
derib
rowat,
rowat
sago_palm
am̃asel
a=m̃asel
1sgRS=derib
rowat
rowat
sago_palm
inom.
i=nom
3sgRS=finish

I come back, I'll prepare the rowat, prepare it until it's done.
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nulls4		Annotate s4
Amer p̃elki, ap̃elkin itu.
Amer
a=mer
1sgRS=again
p̃elki,
p̃el-ki-ø
bend-TR-3sgO
ap̃elkin
a=p̃el-kin
1sgRS=bend-TR3sgO
itu.
i=tu
3sgRS=stand

Then I'll fold it, it is folded.
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nulls5		Annotate s5
Me apo mer pan tai lop. Apan tai lop, mai. Apreg ptaki, tai ptaki
Me
me
but
apo
a=po
1sgRS=PSP.R
mer
mer
again
pan
pan
go
tai
tai
cut
lop.
lop
bamboo
Apan
a=pan
1sgRS=go
tai
tai
cut
lop,
lop
bamboo
mai.
mai
come
Apreg
a=preg
1sgRS=make
ptaki,
pta-ki
make.good-TR
tai
tai
cut
ptaki
pta-ki-ø
make.good-TR-3sgO

Then I'll cut bamboo. I cut bamboo and come.
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nulls6		Annotate s6
Ileg nen kin kafo tur rowat, apreg, aton kin rupitkaskei. Lop rupitkaskei.
Ileg
i=leg
3sgRS=straight
nen
nen
that
kin
kin
REL
kafo
ka=fo
1sgIRR=PSP.IR
tur
tur
sew
rowat,
rowat
sago_palm
apreg,
a=preg
1sgRS=make
aton
a=ton
1sgRS=compare
kin
kin
REL
rupitkaskei.
ru=pitkaskei
3p.RS=equal
Lop
lop
bamboo
rupitkaskei.
ru=pitkaskei
3p.RS=equal

It is right so I can make the thatch, I measure it so that it is all equal.
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nulls7		Annotate s7
Inrik wou kin na kafo preg namtampe neu rufitkaskei. Inom.
Inrik
i=nrik
3sgRS=tell
wou
wou
1sgO
kin
kin
REL
na
na
say
kafo
ka=fo
1sgIRR=PSP.IR
preg
preg
make
namtampe
namtampe
thatch
neu
neu
1sgPOS
rufitkaskei.
ru=fitkaskei
3p.RS=equal.IR
Inom.
i=nom
3sgRS=finish

He tells me that I should make my thatch all the same. That's all.
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nulls8		Annotate s8
Amer pei takotkot lop ruto m̃it.
Amer
a=mer
1sgRS=again
pei
pei
first
takotkot
takotkot
cut
lop
lop
bamboo
ruto
ru=to
3p.RS=stay
m̃it.
m̃it
short

First I'll cut bamboo into short pieces.
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nulls9		Annotate s9
Kafo mer pei mas, mas pin, tenen rusoso ki 'pin'.
Kafo
ka=fo
1sgIRR=PSP.IR
mer
mer
again
pei
pei
first
mas,
mas
clean
mas
mas
clean
pin,
pin
pin
tenen
tenen
DETthat
rusoso
ru=soso-ø
3p.RS=callV-3sgO
ki
ki
PREP
'pin'.
pin
pin:BI

I'll clean them, they call them 'pins'.
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nulls10		Annotate s10
Amas pin ina inom.
Amas
a=mas
1sgRS=clean
pin
pin
pin
ina
i=na
3sgRS=INCH
inom.
i=nom
3sgRS=finish

I clean the pins until it is done.
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nulls11		Annotate s11
Go apo tur rowat.
Go
go
and
apo
a=po
1sgRS=PSP.R
tur
tur
sew
rowat.
rowat
sago_palm

And then I'll sew the thatch.
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nulls12		Annotate s12
Atrus tefla inom go malfane atae na, atae tur
Atrus
a=tur-us
1sgRS=sew-3sgO
tefla
tefla
similar
inom
i=nom
3sgRS=finish
go
go
and
malfane
malfane
now
atae
a=tae
1sgRS=know
na,
na
COMP
atae
a=tae
1sgRS=know
tur
tur
sew

I'll sew it like this, and now I can sew
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nulls13		Annotate s13
fifti, atae turtur ralimilim.
fifti,
fifti
fifty:BI
atae
a=tae
1sgRS=know
turtur
tur
sew:RED RS=
ralimilim.
ralimilim
fifty

fifty, I can sew fifty.
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nulls14		Annotate s14
ko atae tur tifli iskei.
ko
ko
or
atae
a=tae
1sgRS=know
tur
tur
sew
tifli
tifli
hundred
iskei.
i=skei
3sgRS=one

or I can sew one hundred.
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nulls15		Annotate s15
Go kafo tae na ralimilim kefo tae p̃akor nanre nasum̃
Go
go
and
kafo
ka=fo
1sgIRR=PSP.IR
tae
tae
know
na
na
COMP
ralimilim
ralimilim
fifty
kefo
ke=fo
3sgIRR=PSP.IR
tae
tae
know
p̃akor
p̃akor
cover
nanre
nanre
side
nasum̃
nasum̃
house

And I know that fifty can cover a side of a house.
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nulls16		Annotate s16
Go ralimilim kin atae p̃akor nanre nasum̃.
Go
go
and
ralimilim
ralimilim
fifty
kin
kin
REL
atae
a=tae
1sgRS=know
p̃akor
p̃akor
cover
nanre
nanre
side
nasum̃.
nasum̃
house

And fifty can cover a side of a house.