s1 |  |
Natrauswen ni mantu, kafo traus mantu nen kin ito.
| Natrauswen |
| natrauswen |
| story |
The story of the flying fox, I will tell about the flying fox that is there.
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s2 | |
Ore mantu nen ito Erontp̃au teetwei ga ito pan, ito pak Ermag.
| Erontp̃au |
| Erontp̃au |
| p.name |
Yes the flying fox that was at Rentapau long ago, it went to Erromango.
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s3 | |
Ito esan to, pan pan imur kefak Ermag, kemer pak Ermag pa, go naliati iskei ipan.
| kefak |
| ke= | fak |
| 3sgIRS= | go to.IR |
| kemer |
| ke= | mer |
| 3sgIRS= | again |
It was there until it wanted to go to Erromango, to go back to Erromango, and one day it went.
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s4 | |
Go kipiatlak na, atol, ipiatlak atol me,
| kipiatlak |
| ki= | piatlak |
| 3sgPS= | have |
| ipiatlak |
| i= | piatlak |
| 3sgRS= | have |
And it had this egg, but
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s5 | |
ga, mantu nen, imai, ipsolki atol,
| ipsolki |
| i= | psol | -ki |
| 3sgRS= | give birth | -TR |
that flying fox, it came, it layed an egg,
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s6 | |
atol inru ipsolki atol inru.
| ipsolki |
| i= | psol | -ki |
| 3sgRS= | give birth | -TR |
two eggs, it layed two eggs.
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s7 | |
Go gar atol nra nen rapato Ermag.
| rapato |
| ra= | pato |
| 3dlRS= | be at |
And those two eggs stayed at Erromango.
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s8 | |
Go nam̃er ni Ermag runa rukwatgi. Runa rukwatgi.
| rukwatgi. |
| ruk= | wat | -gi | -ø |
| 3p.IRS= | hit | -TR | -3sgO |
| rukwatgi. |
| ruk= | wat | -gi | -ø |
| 3p.IRS= | hit | -TR | -3sgO |
And people from Erromango wanted to hit him.
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s9 | |
Go kitli na, "Kafo gamus tao atol keto rakto san tok. Akam kofo teleekor atol, me kineu kafo mer ler pak naur ni Efat."
| kitli |
| ki= | til | -i | -ø |
| 3sgPS= | say | -TS | -3sgO |
| "Kafo |
| ka= | fo |
| 1sgIRS= | PSP.IR |
And he said, "I will leave you the eggs. You will look after them and I will return to Efate."
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s10 | |
Go mees imai to Efat.
And now he came to Efate.
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s11 | |
Go mantu nen ito esan rusoso ki Ewor, ito mees ne.
| rusoso |
| ru= | sos | -o | -ø |
| 3p.RS= | call | -TS | -3sgO |
And that flying fox is still at the place they call Ewor today.
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