lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces cua-daj-cua-dub ov txawm nplawm puag tim qab ntug tuaj .
Glosses: and.then wind-yellow-wind-black EX then beat long.way place.beyond behind boundary come
Translation: … and then a storm [lit. wind yellow wind black] oh! (it) then came whipping (from) way over the horizon.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Cua nplawm tuaj ces ,...
Glosses: wind beat come and.then
Translation: The wind came whipping and then,…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces thiaj mam xeeb nws tus poj .niam rau ntawm nws qhov .chaw .
Glosses: and.then so.then then.next be.born 3SG CLF wife to place.nearby 3SG place
Translation: … and so then next his wife was born into his place [i.e., into the rock fissure from which the first man, Lu Tu, had emerged].
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: xeeb nws tus poj .niam rau ntawm nws qhov .chaw puv-hnub-puv-nyoog ces ...
Glosses: be.born 3SG CLF wife to place.nearby 3SG place be.filled-day-be.filled-age and.then
Translation: His wife was born into his place (until her) time was fulfilled and then…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: thiab tau nyob tos ,
Glosses: and PFV stay wait
Translation: …and (he) stayed (there and) waited,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: thaum nws tab .tom mus nyob tos ces ...
Glosses: when 3SG just go stay wait and.then
Translation: (and) when he had just gone to stay (there) and wait, then…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Lub sij .hawm ntawm neeg khiav coob heev mas .
Glosses: CLF time that person run be.many very IP
Translation: (At) that time there were very many people fleeing.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Yog li ntawd ,
Glosses: COP like that
Translation: That being the case,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: lawv thiaj hais tias ua peb puas yog neeg nyob nram tiag .
Glosses: 3PL then say COMP do 1PL Q COP person live place.down level.place
Translation: they then asked whether we were people (who) lived down (in Vientiane).
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Niam .Nkauj .Zuag .Paj teb tias Txiv .Nraug .Ntsuag tsis yuav Niam .Nkauj .Zuag .Paj es Niam .Nkauj .Zuag .Paj los mus .
Glosses: Ms.Fine.Flower reply COMP The.Young.Orphan NEG marry Ms.Fine.Flower so Ms.Fine.Flower come go
Translation: Ms Fine Flower replied that The Young Orphan (would) not marry her so she (had) left.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Ces nraug zaj txawm tias yog li no ces nraug zaj yuav nws no ces …
Glosses: and.then young dragon then COMP COP like this and.then young dragon marry 3SG this and.then …
Translation: And then the young dragon said that, this being the case, then he (would) marry her, and then …
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Ces Luj .Tub thiaj .li hais tias “Yog tsaug~tsaug .zog thiab nqhis~nqhis nqaij mas yuav .tau rov mus ...”
Glosses: and.then Lu.Tu so.then say COMP COP REDUP~be.sleepy and REDUP~crave meat TOP must return go
Translation: And so then Lu Tu said, “If (you) are very sleepy and are really craving meat, (I) must go back”…
Language: Cavineña (English translation)
Transcription: Vaj .Leej .Txi tau teb tias “tsis tau txog caij , koj kav .tsij rov qab mus dua .”
Glosses: God PFV reply COMP NEG PFV arrive season 2SG hurry.to return back go again
Translation: God replied, “The season has not come; you hurry back again.
Language: Cavineña (English translation)
Transcription: Vaj .Leej .Txi tau txhib li ces ...
Glosses: God PFV urge like and.then
Translation: God urged (him) like (that) and then…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: nkawd niaj hnub mus khaws txiv .ntseej txiv .qhib noj .
Glosses: 3DU every day go pick chestnut acorn eat
Translation: Every day the two of them went to pick chestnuts (and) acorns to eat.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nkawd mus khaws~khaws txiv .ntseej txiv .quib noj ,
Glosses: 3DU go REDUP~pick chestnut acorn eat
Translation: [One day] they went along picking (and) picking chestnuts (and) acorns to eat,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: es Niam .Nkauj .Kub .Kaws txawm muab Niam .Nkauj .Kub .Kaws cov niag ntshav pim coj mus pleev~pleev Niam .Nkauj .Zuag .Paj lub qhov .ncauj ,
Glosses: so Ms.Sultry.Toad then take Ms.Sultry.Toad CLF:COLL great blood vagina take.along go REDUP~smear Ms.Fine.Flower CLF mouth
Translation: so then taking her own menstrual blood, Ms Sultry Toad took (it) over (to) smear (and) smear (on) Ms Fine Flower’s mouth,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: muab pleev~pleev Niam .Nkauj .Zuag .Paj lub qhov .ncauj lo ntshav liab-vog ,
Glosses: take REDUP~smear Ms.Fine.Flower CLF mouth be(come).plastered blood red-speckled
Translation: (she) took (it) (and) smeared (and) smeared (it) (on) Ms Fine Flower’s mouth (so that it) was plastered (with) red blood.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: lawv thiaj muab ob leej me .nyuam ntxaib hu plig thiab tis npe .
Glosses: 3PL so.then take two CLF child twins call spirit and assign name
Translation: … so then they took the two children (and) called (their) spirits and gave (them) names.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Leej hlob muab hu .ua Tsab .Yaj ,
Glosses: CLF be.old take name Tsa.Ya
Translation: The older one (they) called Tsa Ya,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: leej yau muab hu .ua Xab .Yaj .
Glosses: CLF be.young take name Xa.Ya
Translation: the younger one (they) called Xa Ya.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Tom .qab muab nkawd hu plig tis npe tag ,
Glosses: after take 3DU call spirit assign name finish
Translation: After having taken those two, calling (their) spirits (and) giving (them) names,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: niam .tais thiab yawm .txiv tau rov mus tsev lawm .
Glosses: mother-in-law and father-in-law PFV return go home PRF
Translation: mother-in-law and father-in-law went back home.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces nws thiaj tau muab lub tsho Soob .Lwj hle tseg cia
Glosses: and.then 3SG so PFV take CLF shirt Shong.Lue remove leave.behind set.aside
Translation: …and so he took (his) Shong Lue garb, removed (it) (and) left (it) behind
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: tso rov qab mus nug Vaj .Leej .Txi dua
Glosses: release return back go ask God again
Translation: so (he) could go back [to heaven] to ask God again,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: seb tim .li .cas nkawd thiaj tsis lawv qab los .
Glosses: find.out why 3DU so NEG follow back come
Translation: to find out why those two [his younger brothers] had not followed (him) back [to earth].
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws tau hle lub tsho Soob .Lwj tseg cia ,
Glosses: 3SG PFV remove CLF shirt Shong.Lue leave.behind set.aside
Translation: He removed his Shong Lue garb (and) left (it) behind
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces nws rov qab mus ...
Glosses: and.then 3SG return back go
Translation: and then he went back…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: peb thiaj .li , peb txiv-tub , peb thiaj .li , aws , yuav lawv ib daig ntawv .
Glosses: 1PL so.then 1PL father-son 1PL so.then HESIT obtain 3PL one CLF letter
Translation: So then we – we father and sons – so then we – um – bought their letter.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Lawv daim ntawv ntawm yog ua Vientiane tuaj
Glosses: 3PL CLF letter that COP make Vientiane come
Translation: That letter of theirs came from Vientiane
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: hais tias tuaj xyuas kwv .tij nyob rau pem Xieng .Khouang .
Glosses: say COMP come visit relative live to place.up Xieng.Khouang
Translation: (and it) said (they would) come (to) visit relatives up in Xieng Khouang.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Lawv muaj peb leeg thiab
Glosses: 3PL have three people also
Translation: They had three people too
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces peb muaj peb leeg tab .tom phim lawv daim ntawv ntawd
Glosses: and.then 1PL have three CLF just match 3PL CLF letter that
Translation: and then we had three people just matching that letter of theirs
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces peb thiaj yuav lawv daim ntawv ntawm , ces ...
Glosses: and.then 1PL so.then obtain 3PL CLF letter that and.then
Translation: and then we bought that letter of theirs, and then…
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Thaum ub tsis muaj hnub tsis muaj hli ,
Glosses: time yonder NEG have sun NEG have moon,
Translation: Long ago, there was neither sun nor moon,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: tsis muaj ib tug neeg nyob hauv lub ntiaj .teb no li .
Glosses: NEG have one CLF person be.located inside CLF earth this at.all
Translation: (and) there were no people at all on this earth.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Muaj ib hnub , ib tug txiv .neej txawm tawm ntawm txoj sawv .toj los .
Glosses: have one day, one CLF man then emerge place.nearby CLF vein.in.hillside come
Translation: One day, a man emerged from a vein in the hillside.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws lub npe hu .ua Txiv .Nraug .Luj .Tub .
Glosses: 3SG CLF name be.called Master.Lu.Tu
Translation: His name was Master Lu Tu.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws tawm ntawm txoj mem .toj los xwb .
Glosses: 3SG emerge place.nearby CLF fissure.in.hillside come only
Translation: He just emerged from a fissure in the hillside.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Thaum nws tawm los txog saum yaj .ceeb no mas ,
Glosses: when 3SG emerge come arrive place.above earth this IP
Translation: When he came out up onto the earth,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ntuj tsaus li qhov .paj teb tsaus li qhov .tsua .
Glosses: sky be.dark like cavern earth be.dark like cave
Translation: The sky was as dark as a cavern, the earth as dark as a cave.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Yeej tsis muaj hnub tsis muaj hli .
Glosses: originally NEG have sun NEG have moon
Translation: There was no sun (and) no moon.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws cev tes xuas txawm tau ntuj nyob ntawd ntag .
Glosses: 3SG raise.up hand touch then get sky be.located place.nearby IP
Translation: He raised up his hand (and) was able to touch the sky there!
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws tawm ib .leeg ua .ntej los rau nraum yaj .ceeb no
Glosses: 3SG emerge alone first come to place.outside earth this
Translation: He came out first, all alone, to this earth
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Xeeb nws tus poj .niam rau ntawm nws qhov .chaw puv-hnub-puv-nyoog
Glosses: be.born 3SG CLF wife to place.nearby 3SG place be.filled-day-be.filled-age
Translation: His wife was born into his place (until her) time was fulfilled
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces nws tus poj .niam thiaj mam tawm lawv qab los .
Glosses: and.then 3SG CLF wife so.then then.next emerge follow behind come
Translation: and so then next his wife came out after (him).
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws tus poj .niam mas hu .ua Niam .Nkauj .Ntxhi .Chiv no .
Glosses: 3SG CLF wife TOP be.called Ms.Ntxi.Chi this
Translation: His wife, (she) was called Ms Ntxi Chi.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Ces nkawd ob tug niam .txiv thiaj los nyob ua .neej .
Glosses: and.then 3DU two CLF couple so.then come live prosper
Translation: And then the two of them came [to earth] to live and prosper.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Tsis muaj hnub tsis muaj hli;
Glosses: NEG have sun NEG have moon
Translation: There was no sun (and) no moon;
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ntuj tsaus li qhov .paj teb tsaus li qhov .tsua xwb .
Glosses: sky be.dark like cavern earth be.dark like cave only
Translation: the sky was as dark as a cavern, the earth as dark as a cave.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Thaum Txiv .Nraug .Luj .Tub tawm los
Glosses: time Master.Lu.Tu emerge come
Translation: When Master Lu Tu came out
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces nws txawm tau ib lub paj Caus Ci uas nyob ntawm nws qhov .chaw nrog nws los .
Glosses: and.then 3SG then get one CLF flower Cau Ci REL be.located place.nearby 3SG place be.with 3SG come
Translation: then he got a Cau Ci flower, which had been in his place [i.e., in the fissure] with him.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nws nqa tau lub paj tawm los rau nraum yaj .ceeb no .
Glosses: 3SG carry get CLF flower emerge come to outside world this
Translation: He brought the flower out to this world.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Coj los
Glosses: take.along come
Translation: [He] brought [it] along
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces tsis muaj xyoob muaj ntoo , tsis muaj hluav .taws li
Glosses: and.then NEG have bamboo have tree, NEG have fire at.all
Translation: and then (he) had neither bamboo [nor] trees, [so] (he) had no fire at all.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Thaum ntawd nws txawm los nyob;
Glosses: time that 3SG then come live
Translation: At that time he came to live (here);
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Luj Tub nkawd ob .niam .txiv rauv cov ntawd
Glosses: Lu Tu 3DU couple burn CLF:COLL that
Translation: Lu Tu and his wife burned those
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Nkawd nyob ces nyob~nyob ,
Glosses: 3DU live and.then REDUP~live
Translation: The two of them lived on and on,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: kib~kib cov noob ntawm lub paj ntawd noj yuav tag;
Glosses: REDUP~fry CLF:COLL seed that CLF flower that eat will finish
Translation: (and) kept frying the seeds of that flower to eat (until) (they) were going to run out;
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: ces nkawd thiaj muab coj mus cog .
Glosses: and.then 3DU so.then take take.along go plant
Translation: So then they took (the seeds) and went to plant (them).
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Cog tas na
Glosses: plant finish IP
Translation: (They) finished planting (them), don’t you know,
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: tuaj ib tsob xwb .
Glosses: come one CLF only
Translation: (and) there came forth only one plant.
Language: Hmong Daw (English translation)
Transcription: Tuaj tau ...
Glosses: come get
Translation: There came forth (one plant)…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [agɛ ɸɛɸɛ-jaː]s [ɛna]x [dobosuwɛ]x [tɛ aːnɛ]pred
Glosses: dog skinny-ABS there underneath go.down go;PST
Translation: The skinny dog went down underneath there.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [sobolo-wa]s [tɛbɛ do-wa]pred
Glosses: plane-ABS land STAT-PST
Translation: A plane has landed.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ ɛja-jaː mumunɛ ɛlɛbɛ la-bi]medial
Glosses: 1;SG father-ABS NAME head be-DS
Translation: ‎‎My father was at the head of Mulume creek, and…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [saːgoi ɛjalɛ motuwɛ ɛjalɛ gɛdajoɸa sɛdɛ hɛna mi-jaː]final
Glosses: ‎NAME COORD;DU NAME COORD;DU tree.trunk;ABS hit DUR come-PST
Translation: ‎‎‎Sagoi and Motuwe came while beating tree trunks (so their approach would be heard).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[no wɛ aːɡɛ kɛɡa=jaː]topic wɛ suwɛ da-li lɛ-ki wɛ dɛdɛ laː-bi]final
Glosses: CONTR this dog bony=‎TOP this inside lie-‎SIM be-‎CONT this hear be-‎DS
Translation: This one, this bony dog who was still inside was listening to this.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [sɛnɛ=ki]medial [aːmi makiso-wa ɛ-saː-bi]final
Glosses: stay=CONT DEM;ASSOC visitor-ABS do-3;VIS-DS
Translation: We were living there and a visitor did that (came).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛjaːgɛ dɛmɛ di-sɛnɛ waːlɛ-mɛna]final
Glosses: butterfly do do-NMLZ tell-FUT;NON.3
Translation: I will tell about what butterflies do.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [kɛkɛbɛaːnɛ do-si=ki]medial [kokoːno]final
Glosses: caterpillar STAT-MED;PFV=CONT pupa
Translation: There being caterpillar then there is a pupa.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [kokoːno do-si=ki]medial [ɛjaːgɛ]final
Glosses: pupa STAT-MED;PFV=CONT butterfly
Translation: There being a pupa then there is a butterfly.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛjaːgɛ maːna wa kam]final
Glosses: butterfly behavior;ABS DIR finish
Translation: The (story of) butterfly behavior is finished.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[sɛinaːbiː=jaː]topic gomoːlo-wɛː hojɛ-kɛː hɛnaː-gɛnɛː]medial
Glosses: tree.kangaroo=TOP NAME-ERG hunt-ITER go-MED;IPFV
Translation: Tree kangaroos, Gomoolo had gone hunting (for those animals)…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [olaː ka laː]final
Glosses: shoot;PST FOC DEF
Translation: …and (he) had shot one (a tree kangaroo).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[nɛ ɛsɛ no-wa oɡɛ di=jaː]topic ɸiliː-nɛ]final
Glosses: 1;SG string.bag INDF-ABS pick.up take=TOP ascend-PST
Translation: Taking another bag, I went up.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɡɛ soːwa suɡuːluː-mɛnaː=jaː]topic ɛːlɛmɛːntɾiː tiːsa-jaː kɛlɛ-maː]final
Glosses: 2;SG child attend.school-FUT=TOP elementary teacher-ABS find-IMP
Translation: If your children are to go to school, then find a teacher!
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [kosuwa-jaː ja ɡiɡɛ di bɛda-nɛ]medial
Glosses: cassowary-ABS come make.noise PFV hear;PST-MED;IPFV
Translation: I heard a cassowary come and make noise.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[nɛ bɛdɛ-si=jaː]topic ma bobo]final
Glosses: 1;SG hear-MED;PFV=TOP NEG real
Translation: I heard that, and (I thought) it was not real (i.e., a spirit).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [aːmi dɛɸija-ɸɛi]final
Glosses: DEM;ASSOC measure-HYPOTH;COMP
Translation: ‎‎(The other sleeping space being made like this,) measure there.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɛ di-si=jaː]topic hɛnaː-nɛː]medial [isi-jaː kodu-mɛi]final
Glosses: do PFV-MED;PFV=TOP DUR-MED;IPFV post-ABS cut-HYPOTH
Translation: ‎‎That being done, go and cut the posts.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[gaːjɛ-liːː gaːlɛ di=jaː]topic ɸogono di-si]medial
Glosses: shave.thin-SIM;DUR shave.thin PFV=TOP other.side PFV-MED;PFV
Translation: Keep shaving it thin, when it’s shaved thin, take the other side, and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [mɛːgi ɛna gudɛː-kɛi ɸiliː-mɛi]final
Glosses: rope DEM wrap-INST ascend-HYPOTH
Translation: (You) should wrap the rope going up.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [aːmi ɛna bɛː-ɸɛi]final
Glosses: DEM;ASSOC DEM;ABS put.on-HYPOTH;COMP
Translation: Then put it on there.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ di-si]medial
Glosses: do PFV-MED;PFV
Translation: Do that and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛna mɛgi ɛna adlɛ-lɛ-si]medial [taːlɛ=ta]final
Glosses: DEM rope DEM;ABS tie.on-SIM-MED;PFV finish=ATEL
Translation: …then tie that rope on there and finish.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [usaja ka ja di]final
Glosses: NAME FOC came marry
Translation: Usaja came and married her.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɛ=ta-bi=jaː]topic ɛgɛ-jaː ugɛi ɛna aːmi mi-jaː-bo]final
Glosses: be-ATEL-DS=TOP someone-ABS NAME that;ABS DEM;ASSOC come-PST-INFER
Translation: He was doing that, so this guy, this Ugei came there.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [isa-jaː tila bu-saː-bi]final
Glosses: ground-ABS descend impact-VIS;3-DS
Translation: They continued struggling and fell to the ground.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[wogu-bi=jaː]topic bɛda=nɛgɛː]medial [aːmi kolu-wa wɛlɛ-saː-bi]final
Glosses: do.thus-DS=TOP see=MED;IPFV DEM;ASSOC man-ABS shout-3;VIS-DS
Translation: ‎‎They did that and then I saw (Hauwa) call to the men.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [dobuwɛ-joːː ɛ-saː-bi]final
Glosses: NAME-VOC do-VIS;3-DS
Translation: He said, “Dobuwe!
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [wogu-bi]medial [bɛda-lolu=wa waːː]final
Glosses: do.thus-DS see;PST-COMP=TOP wah ! 
Translation: He did that and I saw them go “whaa!
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [o-si=ki]medial [ja-bi]final
Glosses: do.thus-MED;PFV=CONT come-DS
Translation: I did that (saw them) and they came.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɡɛː hɛːɡa-jaː ɛ-saː]final
Glosses: 2;SG how;PST-INTER;NON.PRS say-3;VIS
Translation: He said “What happened to you?.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [oɡu bɛda]medial [nɛ ɛnɛbɛ wɛ dɛːja wɛ kɛi]final
Glosses: do.thus CONS 1;SG leg this swollen this ASSER
Translation: ‎‎He did (said) that, so (I said) “My leg is swollen, this one.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-ɸɛija]medial [naː-si]medial
Glosses: do-PRF DUR-MED;PFV
Translation: That had happened and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ ɛna hodosu-wɛ=mi]medial
Glosses: 1;SG still small-LOC=ASSOC
Translation: when I was still small…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [gulu tila=nɛgɛː]medial
Glosses: knee descend=MED;IPFV
Translation: This knee was down and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [dɛ ɛna ka gɛ-ɸɛija]medial
Glosses: fire that FOC burn-PRF
Translation: It was burned on that fire.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-ɸɛija]medial [umoko wɛ daː ko]final
Glosses: do-PRF scar this exist DEM;PRED
Translation: That happened and this is the scar.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-ɸɛija]medial [nana la babalɛ do-wa]final
Glosses: do-PRF 1;SG;P DEF not.know STAT-PST
Translation: That happened and I didn't know (about it).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-ɸɛija]medial [ka nɛ ɛja ɛ waːlɛ bɛda]medial
Glosses: do-PERF FOC 1;SG father 3;SG tell CONS
Translation: That happened, and my father, he told (me about it) so…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ ɛna dɛda]final
Glosses: 1;SG DEM understand;PST
Translation: I know about that (story).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [aːmi kowɛːgɛ-si]medial [ɸiliː-mɛi]final
Glosses: PRO;ASSOC weave.together-MED;PFV ascend-HYPOTH
Translation: Then weave (the strands) going up.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [aːnɛ-kɛi ɡo=taː]medial
Glosses: two-INST meet=TEL
Translation: The two ends are joined together.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[kowɛːɡɛ-si ɸiliː=jaːː]topic taːlɛ=taː di-si]medial
Glosses: weave.together-MED;PFV ascend=TOP;DUR finish=TEL PFV-MED;PFV
Translation: Having woven (the strands) together, then that’s finished.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [aːmi mɛgi no-wa la gaːlɛ-mɛi]final
Glosses: DEM;ASSOC rope another-ABS DEF;ABS shave.thin-HYPOTH
Translation: Then shave thin another piece of rope.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[mɛgi no=wa]topic abo bu solu-mɛi]final
Glosses: rope another=TOP bird quill put.in-HYPOTH
Translation: Then push bird quills into the other rope.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[mɛgi no=wa gaː=jaː]topic la-bi-no di-si]medial
Glosses: rope another=ABS shave.thin=TOP exist-DS-IRR PFV-MED;PFV
Translation: The other shaved rope is there, so…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ di-si]medial [ɛna mɛgi ɛna adlɛ-li-si]medial [taːlɛ=ta]final
Glosses: be PFV-MED;PFV DEM rope DEM;ABS tie.on-SIM-MED;PFV finish=ATEL
Translation: That's done, and then tie that rope on there and finish.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [no-wa la wogu-mɛi]final
Glosses: other-ABS DEF do.thus-HYPOTH
Translation: Do the other one like that.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[jaː-nɛː]pred]medial
Glosses: come-MED;IPFV
Translation: (I) came and…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[tilaː]pred [haːnaː]o [muːduː]pred]final
Glosses: descend water;ABS wash;PST
Translation: (I) went down and washed.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[[haːnaː]o [muːluː-wɛː]pred]x [hɛnaː di-si]pred]medial
Glosses: water;ABS wash-LOC DUR PFV-MED;PFV
Translation: (I) finished washing and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɸiliː-nɛː=jaː]topic [owaːlo-waː]o [solaː di]pred]final
Glosses: ascend-PST=TOP tree.type-ABS peel.bark PFV
Translation: (I) went up and peeled bark strips from an owaːlo tree.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[bɛdaː-loːlu=waː]topic [ɛimɛ]x [oːɸaː]s [aːnɛː]pred]final
Glosses: see-ASS.EV=TOP already sun;ABS go;PST
Translation: I saw that the sun was already setting.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-biː=jaː]topic [[owaːlo-waː]o [solaː hɛnɛ di-si=jaː]pred]topic
Glosses: do-DS=TOP tree.type-ABS peel.bark DUR PFV-MED;PFV=TOP
Translation: It was doing that, so (I) finished peeling the owaːlo bark and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[hɛnaː]pred [toːɡolɛː]x [ɛːsaː kaː]o [oːɡɛː di]pred]final
Glosses: go road;LOC bilum;ABS FOC carry.bilum PFV
Translation: (I) went to the road and picked up my bilum (string bag).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[[oːkɛ]x [dijaː ti-nɛː=jaː]pred]topic [jaː-nɛː]pred]medial
Glosses: okay hold descend-PST=TOP DIR;VEN-MED;IPFV
Translation: (I) was coming down carrying (the bilum) and…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[[oːlonaː]o [taː doː-taː]pred]x [noːloː hoːnoː]pred]final
Glosses: NAME cross-TEL STAT-TEL other.side DEM;LVL
Translation: ‎‎I was on that other side having crossed the Oːlonaː.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[hɛnaːː]pred]medial
Glosses: go;DUR
Translation: We were going and…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[jɛː-si dɛnɛ baːlɛ]x [kɛː-jaː kaː]o [hoːdɛ-si]pred]medial
Glosses: come-PL PROG COORD pig-ABS FOC bark-MED;PFV
Translation: While we were coming, (the dogs) were barking at a pig and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[soboː .oːnoː-kɛi]x [sɛdaː-loːlu]pred]medial
Glosses: ax-INST hit;N.SG.A-ASS.EV
Translation: In hitting it with the ax…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[moɡaːɡɛ-li sɛdɛ-si]pred]medial
Glosses: bad-SIM hit;N.SG.A-MED;PFV
Translation: We hit it badly and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɸoːsɛː kiː-jɛː]pred]final
Glosses: back;LOC bone-LOC
Translation: (It was) on the backbone (that we hit it).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[ɛ=bɛdaː-nɛː]pred]medial
Glosses: do=CONS-MED;IPFV
Translation: We did that so…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[mi-jɛː=jaː]topic [soːboː-kɛi]x [jaː doː-si]pred]medial
Glosses: come-PST=TOP knife-INST DIR;VEN STAT-MED;PFV
Translation: I came there with the knife, and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[kɛː ɛnaː]o [kaː oːlaː]pred]final
Glosses: pig DEM;ABS FOC shoot;PST
Translation: I stabbed the pig.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[lɛ hɛnaː]pred]medial
Glosses: do DUR
Translation: I did that then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[kɛː-jaː]s [kaː ɡuːduː-saː-bi]pred]final
Glosses: pig-ABS FOC die-3;DR-DS
Translation: that pig died.
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[kɛː-jaː]s [ɡuːduː hɛnaː doː-si]pred]medial
Glosses: pig-ABS die go STAT-MED;PFV
Translation: The pig had died, and then…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[joːlaː]pred]final
Glosses: butcher;PST
Translation: (We) butchered (it).
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[hɛnaː-nɛː]pred]medial
Glosses: go-MED;IPFV
Translation: We went and…
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[haːnɛ sɛː=jaː]topic [kaː soːloː di]pred]final
Glosses: river beach=TOP FOC darken PFV
Translation: It got dark, at the riverside.
Language: Aimele ( translation)
Transcription: [[[soːlo di=jaː]pred]topic [bɛdaː=nɛgɛː]pred]medial
Glosses: become.dark PFV=TOP CONS=MED;IPFV
Language: Aimele ( translation)
Transcription: [[kaː taː=nɛgɛː]pred]final
Glosses: FOC cross=MED;IPFV
Language: Aimele (English translation)
Transcription: [[haːnɛ waːwi-jaː]o [kaː taːlɛ-si ...]pred]medial
Glosses: river name-ABS FOC cross-MED;PFV
Translation: We crossed the Waːwi river and then…
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: if-e=xa abül=efè xoŋgél=xayan waf-e=xa abül=efè be-xoŋgé-tebo-da
Glosses: this-TR=CONN man=TOP big=very that-TR=CONN man=TOP NEG-big-be[NON1.SG.RLS]-NEG
Translation: This man is bigger than that man.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: Faül dadü-ai=to=fexo Faül ül-nè bul-mexo=xa=fefè Faül ba-nggolol yaüya=pé fe-nè fu=to=fexo méan dadü-ai méan ül-nè bul-fo=xa=fè méan-manop-yabén=tompexo di-béa-mo=daxu i=fexo wolaxip wolaxif=exa Faül müfe‑xolol di lamé‑abo‑lu
Glosses: Faül swim-go.down[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN Faül kill-SS slaughter-do[NON1.SG.RLS]=CONN=TOP Faül chest-bone under=LOC get-SS put[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN dog swim-go.down[NON1.SG.RLS] dog kill-SS slaughter‑make[NON1.SG.RLS]=conn=top dog-chest-fat=EMPH get.out-rub-do[NON1.SG.RLS]=SS here=at heaven heaven=CONN Faül back‑bone cut.SS dance‑chase‑move.up[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Faül came swimming downstream, after having killed and slaughtered Faül, he put its chest bone part beneath, and its back bone part he placed towards the sky and having killed and butchered a dog that came swimming downstream, he cut out the fat of the dog's chest and greased the back bone part of Faül and he chased it upward in a hurry.
Language: English (English translation)
Transcription: Wa gol ülme-tél=exa=fè noxu-gol
Glosses: that pig kill-NON1.PL[RLS]=CONN=TOP our-pig
Translation: The pig that they killed, is our pig. (`given that they killed the pig, it is our pig').
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: i lal xafén‑telo‑bo i wafil élo‑bo
Glosses: this woman awake‑be‑stay[NON1.SG.RLS] this man sleep‑stay[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: the wife stayed awake, the husband was asleep.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: élo-bo=do ül-mexo duol-mo
Glosses: sleep-stay[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS shoot-do[SS] put.into-do[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Hei. (the husband) was asleep and hej. (the killer, lover of his wife) shot himi.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: ül-mexo duol-mo=to=fexo gebelipexo=daxu melil=an felé
Glosses: shoot-do[SS] put.into-do[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN start.from.sleep[NON1.SG.RLS]=SS fire=LOC fall[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Hei started from sleep and fell into the fireplace.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: melil=an felé=to=fexo i la=to ye-wafil atilo
Glosses: fire=LOC fall[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN this female=FOC her-husband hold[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: He fell into the fireplace and the woman held her husband down.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: atilo=dom=pexo lelip ati-ba-té=daxu ül-me-té=daxu mintafi laifa-té=daxu bando-ai=lo=fexo fe-nè fe-té=daxu lu xaim melil dimexe-té
Glosses: hold[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN together hold-stay-NON1.PL[RLS]=SS kill-do-NON1.PL[RLS]=SS valuables get.out-NON1.PL[RLS]=SS carry-move.down[NON1.SG.RLS]=iDS=CONN take-SS put-NON1.PL[RLS]=SS move.up treehouse fire set-NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: She held him down, and together they held him down and killed him and carried the wealth items down (the tree house stairs) and put them there (on the ground) and climbed (back) up and set the tree house on fire.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: gexené gufe‑tin‑da gexené belén‑è dé=xa lexé é lenggilé‑té=daxu yaxati-mexe‑té
Glosses: 2PL demand.compensation-NON1.PL.IRR-NEG 2PL NEG.IMP-EX say[NON1.SG.RLS]=CONN reason pause be.frightened‑NON1.PL[RLS]=SS renounce‑do-NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: Because he said “you must not demand compensation payments, don't you do that”, they became frightened and revoked (their claims)
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: lenggilé‑té=daxu yaxati-mexe‑té=do è babo=fexo ye‑pa fe‑nè fo=daxu
Glosses: be.frightened‑NON1.PL.RLS=SS renounce‑do-NON1.PL[RLS]=DS PAUSE sit[NON1.SG.RLS]=CONN he‑self take‑SS take[NON1.SG.RLS]=SS
Translation: They were frightened and renounced and..uh…he stayed until he himself married (another woman) and…
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: xomboxai dé=do éba-té=do éba-té=do ébo=do nu be‑ba‑lé
Glosses: all.right say[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS sleep‑NON1.PL[RLS]=DS sleep‑NON1.PL[RLS]=DS sleep[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS 1SG sit-be-1SG[RLS]
Translation: She agreed and they slept, they slept and he slept and I sat down.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: ébo=do ülmexo‑ülmexo‑ma‑té
Glosses: sleep.NON1.SG.RLS=DS shoot‑shoot‑iter-NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: He slept and they gave him several injections.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: wof-e=xa mbolow=è ge-mba-mbam=pexo if-e=xa bando-xe-nè lé-m=é
Glosses: there-TR=CONN ancestor=VOC your-child-child=CONN this-tr=CONN bring-go-SS eat-IMP.2SG=EX
Translation: Oh forefather over there, with your children, you should take this and eat it!
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: lé-m=daxu noxup dél=o füon=o gol=o fédo-m=do le-fén=è
Glosses: eat-IMP.2SG=SS 1PL bird=COORD marsupial.species=COORD pig-COORD give-IMP.2SG=DS eat-IMP.1PL=EX
Translation: Eat and give birds and marsupials and pigs for us to eat!
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: damol fo fe-nè fu woto=fexa mbolo=fexo ge-mambüm=pexo ge-yano=fexo ge-ni-xül=fexo if-e=xa bando-xe-nè le-mén=é
Glosses: back get[SS] get-SS put[SS] sacred.place=one grandfather=CONN your-children=CONN your-people=CONN your-wife-PL=CONN here-TR=CONN bring-go-SS eat-IMP.2PL=EX
Translation: And having put down the back part (of the sacrificial pig) (they say), “hey, you forefather of that certain sacred place, with your children, your people and your wives, you should take this and eat it!”
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: le-mén=daxu [noxu lép-telo-xai=xa] noxu mano-pa-mon=do xi-telo-fon=è
Glosses: eat-2PL:IMP=SS 1PL ill-be[NON1SG]-IRR=CONN 1PL good-CAUS-IMP.2PL=DS healthy-be-IMP.1PL=EX
Translation: You must eat it and if we fall ill, cure us and let us be healthy.
Language: Mandobo (English translation)
Transcription: Mene mbo urumo e-gen doro , igia kondep men do makmo to agöp ke-n do timo-p
Glosses: this TOP little be-RLS[NON1SG] CONN, again another give.IMP CONN add CONN much be-[IRR]NON1SG CONN receive-[IRR]1SG
Translation: This is too little, again give me more, add (until) it is much and let me receive it.
Language: Mandobo (English translation)
Transcription: Timo-p to kare e-gen do , imban keremo-n o , u mene ande-p .
Glosses: receive-[IRR]1SG CONN, enough be-RLS[NON1SG] CONN, tooth become-NON1.SG.IRR CONN pig this eat-1SG.IRR
Translation: Let me receive it, it will be enough, the teeth will be enough to eat this pig with.
Language: Mandobo (English translation)
Transcription: Wof=è gol ül-ma‑té=daxu bando‑lu xaim=an fe-nè fu bume‑ma‑té
Glosses: there=CONN pig kill-do‑[RLS]NON1.PL=SS bring‑enter[SS] treehouse=LOC get-SS put[SS] slaughter‑HAB‑NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: After they have killed a pig there, they use to bring it to the tree house and slaughter it.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: Bume‑ma‑té=daxu ol di fe-nè fu‑ma‑té=do ni‑xü=to bando‑xe‑nè ao‑ma‑té
Glosses: slaughter‑HAB‑[RLS]NON1.PL=SS intestines get.out[SS] take-SS put‑HAB‑NON1.PL[RLS]=DS mother‑PL=FOC bring‑go‑SS cleanse‑HAB‑NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: They slaughter it and remove the intestines and put it down and the women take (the intestines) and cleanse them.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: Ao-leful‑mexo xaim gilfo‑ma‑té=do gol‑e‑xal di-fu‑ma‑té
Glosses: cleanse-end‑do[SS] treehouse go.away‑HAB‑NON1.PL[RLS]=DS pig‑TR‑meat cut-put‑HAB‑NON1.PL[RLS]
Translation: When they have finished washing, they go away to the treehouse and (the males) cut the pig meat out and put it down.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: nu na=xa nu ne-yanop nu na=xa lexeli-bando-xa-xe-le de-lé
Glosses: 1SG 1SG=CONN 1SG 1SG.POSS-person 1SG 1SG=CONN open-carry-go-IRR-1SG say-1SG
Translation: he is mine, he belongs to me, let me cut his ties and take him with me, I said
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: na=xa lexeli-bando-xa-xe-lé de-lé=lo=fexo tidak gu be-lexeli-bando-xa-in-da
Glosses: 1SG=CONN open-carry-go-IRR-1SG say-1SG=DS=CONN NEG 2SG NEG-open-carry-go-IRR-2SG-NEG
Translation: what is mine I will unbind and take with me, I said but (they said), no, you are not taking him away
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: ü dé=tofexo a gu ü du-n-da gu-pa ü-axa-lé dé
Glosses: Ow ! say[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS ah you ow ! say-INF-NEG you-also kill-IRR-1SG say[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Ow, hei said and hej said, ah you must not say, ow, I will kill you also
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: dé=xa lexé lenggilé=daxu yaxatimexo
Glosses: say[NON1.SG.RLS]=CONN cause be.frightened[NON1.SG.RLS]=SS renounce[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Because hej said that, hei was afraid and renounced
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: le‑bo=to=fexo nggé nabul nu ne‑banun bimo‑m dé
Glosses: come‑be[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN friend brother.in.law 1SG my‑back look‑2SG.IMP say.NON1.SG.RLS
Translation: He came and said, Friend, brother-in-law, you must have a look at my back
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: dé=do a ati woxelimexo=do ü yi‑pa xayo baosa‑m‑bo mé‑lai
Glosses: Say[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS ah hold turn[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS ow 3SG‑self arrow pierce‑do‑be[NON1.SG.RLS] move‑come[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: He said, and as they turned him around, Ow, my!, he had come pierced with arrows!
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: yaxof-exa=lo wof=exa a-mo-mémo ?
Glosses: who-CONN=FOC that=CONN that-do-IMM[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: Who just did that?
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: mülalüp nu-pa amo-ba-lé
Glosses: formerly I-self do.thus-PFV-1SG[RLS]
Translation: I myself have done things like that in former times
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: dé=daxu=fexo n‑até=lo wa‑mo-nè umo=do dai‑ba‑lé
Glosses: say[NON1.SG.RLS]=SS=CONN 1SG.POSS‑father=FOC that-do-SS tell[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS hear‑PFV‑1SG[RLS]
Translation: He told it to my father and likewise he (my father) told it and I listened.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: le‑mén=daxu noxu im-ba‑mon=è
Glosses: eat‑2PL.IMP=SS 1PL see‑stay‑2PL.IMP=EX
Translation: you must eat and keep taking care of us
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: wa‑mol‑mo mamaf bau
Glosses: thus‑do-do.HAB[SS] a.little sit[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: They usually do like that and then after a little while…
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: gexenép anè xa‑mén=é dé=do él de‑nè xenè lapangga=fexo xai‑ba‑lè=do pesau maun=an pesahu lai
Glosses: 2PL HORT go‑2PL.IMP=EX say[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS yes say‑SS next air.strip=CONN live‑be‑1PL.RLS=DS aeroplane river=LOC aeroplane come[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: She told us to go (home) and we agreed and we waited at the airstrip until the plane landed on the river.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: amo=to=fexo noxu-peninggi bando-ai fe‑nè fu=to=fexo
Glosses: do[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN 1PL.POSS-evangelist bring-descend take‑SS put[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN
Translation: It did so and he (=the pilot) brought our evangelist and…
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: a noxup xeyop é‑fu‑ba‑lè=lo=fexo sü‑lexé ne bu‑lelo‑ba‑lé
Glosses: EX 1PL house sleep‑make‑stay‑1PL.RLS=DS=CONN tobacco‑reason 1SG tease‑be‑stay-1SG[RLS]
Translation: In the house we slept and I was teasing (them) for tobacco.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: amo‑xa‑tél=exa minya alip=ta alü‑xa‑léf-é de‑ba‑lé
Glosses: do‑IRR‑2PL[RLS]‑TR=CONN fuel here=LOC burn‑IRR‑1SG‑EX say-stay-1SG[RLS]
Translation: If you do so, I will raise a fire here by means of petro­leum, I said
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: Ye loxté=do walüp=ta walüp=ta maxaya au‑pexo=do wa=fexo ye xülo ye xe‑bo=fexo gup=to anè da‑mo‑m=é dé
Glosses: 3SG go.away[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS half.way=LOC half.way=LOC maxaya.bat voice‑do[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS there=CONN 3SG upstream 3SG go‑stay[NON1.SG.RLS]=CONN you=FOC HORT hear‑do‑2SG.IMP=EX say[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: He went away and halfway a maxaya‑bat squeaked and there he went upstream and he commanded (the bat), let me know.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: xe‑nè da‑mo‑m=é dé=do ye loxté
Glosses: go‑SS hear‑do‑2SG.IMP=EX say.NON1.SG.RLS=DS 3SG go.away[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: And after he commanded, `you should let me know', he (the bat) went away.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: le‑mén=daxu mano‑pa‑mon=é
Glosses: eat‑2PL.IMP=SS good-make‑2PL.IMP=EX
Translation: You should eat it and help (us)!
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: mesé xobül=fexo woto=fexa fo fe‑nè fu‑ma‑té=daxu
Glosses: next leg=CONN sacred.place=a.certain get get‑SS put‑HAB-NON1.P[RLS]=SS
Translation: And then they usually take another leg and put it down on another sacred place, and..
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: noxup N . ati-lame-lè=daxu gup fala=xo=lolo ? xe-nè yanop mé-bol lé-lé-mba-tèl=exo=lo ? de-lè
Glosses: 1PL N . hold-bind-1PL[RLS]=SS 2SG what=Q=FOC go-SS person ground-hole.(grave) eat-eat-HAB-NON1.PL=Q=FOC say-1PL[RLS]
Translation: We had caught and bound N. and we said, what about you, did you use to go to burial places to eat people?
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: de-lè=lo=fexo él yup mündiyop=tanux ye-mayox=fexo yanop mé-bol xe-ba-tè dé
Glosses: say-1PL[RLS]=DS=CONN yes 3SG once=only 3SG-companion=CONN person ground-hole go-PFV-NON1.PL[RLS] say[RLS.NON1.SG]
Translation: We said and, yes he had gone only once with his mates to a grave, he said.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: yo anè umo-m de-lè=lo=fexo a gülé alümexon alümexon=ta ye-mayox=fexo yanop mé-bol xa-tè dé
Glosses: ADH ADH tell-IMP.SG say-1PL.RLS=DS=CONN INJ night full.moon full.moon=in 3SG-companion=CONN person ground-hole go-NON1.PL[RLS] say[RLS.NON1.SG]
Translation: Come on tell us, we said and, uh, on a clear moonlit night with full moon he and his companions had gone to a burial site, he said.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: xa-tè=to=fexo yanop laxül ye-lidop=tanux faxte-nè lu-falé-bo dé
Glosses: go-NON1.PL[RLS]=DS=CONN person corpse 3SG-one=only float-SS come.up-appear-PFV.NON1.SG say[RLS.NON1.SG]
Translation: They had gone and one corpse had floated up and had made an appearance, he said.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: Alo-bo=do=mpexo maun nenilfo-bo=do=mpexo sendok=to=mpexo ali-mi-méma-tè=fexo yu ali-féda-té=tofexo gololo .
Glosses: stand.up-PFV.NON1.SG=DS=CONN fluid much-sit[NON1.SG]=DS=CONN spoon=INS=CONN scoop-drink-IMM-NON1.PL[RLS]=CONN 3SG scoop-give-NON1.PL[RLS]=DS be.afraid[NON1.SG.RLS]
Translation: It (the corpse) stood up and there was much (corpse) fluid and they had just begun to scoop it up with a spoon and drink it and then they scooped it up for him to drink but he was afraid.
Language: Korowai (English translation)
Transcription: gololo=to=fexo ati-ba-té=daxu ya-xaxolof=an ali-mexe-té=do me=do=mpexo wasü sendok=to=fexo yanop nén-ax ali-mi-xami-baxa-ti=fexo külmexe-té=daxu=fexo yexenép xa-un=ngga lexe-mema-té=to=fexo yanop loxül xau-meléai=do yexenép gilfa-té dé
Glosses: be.afraid[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS=CONN hold-PFV-NON1.PL=SS 3SG.POSS-mouth=LOC scoop-do-NON1.SG[RLS]=DS drink[RLS.NON1.SG]=DS=CONN there spoon=INS=CONN person rotten-water scoop-drink-sit-HOD-NON1.PL[RLS]=CONN finished-NON1.PL[RLS]=SS=CONN 3PL go-INF=CONN aim-IMM-NON1.PL[RLS]=DS=CONN person corpse down-descend[NON1.SG.RLS]=DS 3SG departed-NON1.PL[RLS] say[RLS.NON1.SG]
Translation: He was afraid and then they held him and scooped the corpse fluid into his mouth and he drank it and they were scooping and drinking corpse fluid there until they were done and then they wanted to go away and when the corpse had sunk, they left, he said.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Tamlo ra-l-to , mo-v̋a mo-ran tarlavua ra-sopo-one-ra .
Glosses: man 3PL-IPFV-stay 3SG-go 3SG-day morning 3PL-NEG-look-3PL
Translation: People were waiting until daylight [but] they didn't see them.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ra-sopo-one-ra ro ra-l-aso-ra .
Glosses: 3PL-NEG-look-3PL then 3PL-IPFV-search-3PL
Translation: They didn't see them, then they searched [for] them.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ale ki-lo-to tuan nira ki-anan .
Glosses: then 1PL:EXCL-IPFV-stay with 3PL 1PL:EXCL-eat
Translation: Then we stay with them we eat.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ki-anan mo-ev ro ale ki-varvara nira .
Glosses: 1PL:EXCL-eat 3SG-finish and then 1PL:EXCL-speak 3PL
Translation: Having finished eating, then, we talk with them.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Tamlo vaisesea mo-tapair ro mo-v i-valao .
Glosses: man small 3SG-shake and 3SG-say 3SG:IRR-run
Translation: The little boy got scared and so he started to run.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-tapair ro mo-v i-valao , ro mo-v: “Ei ! Ko-sopo-valao !”
Glosses: 3SG-shake and 3SG-say 3SG:IRR-run and 3SG-say hey ! 2SG-NEG-run
Translation: He got scared and he started to run, and he (i.e., someone else) said: “Hey! Don't run!
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-v̋a mo-lo-sarsar .
Glosses: 3SG-go 3SG-IPFV-spear.fish
Translation: He went spear-fishing.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-sarsar , mo-sop malo ...
Glosses: 3SG-spear.fish 3SG-follow reef
Translation: He spear-fished, he walked along the reef…
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ko-v̋a ko-oso na vasao le .
Glosses: 2SG-go 2SG-ashore LOC landing.site DET
Translation: Go ashore to that landing site.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ro ko-oso ko-on ...
Glosses: then 2SG-ashore 2SG-see
Translation: Then, you go ashore, you see…
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-rave mo-si alao na tasi .
Glosses: 3SG-pull 3SG-go.down seashore LOC sea
Translation: He pulled (it) down to the seashore.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-rave re rap~rape-n vatal mo-si alao na tasi , mo-l-sale-i-a .
Glosses: 3SG-pull PL REDUP~log-3SG:POSS banana 3SG-go.down seashore LOC sea 3SG-IPFV-float-TR-3SG
Translation: He pulled the banana-log raft down to the seashore, he put it to float.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ko-lai ko-m̋a ko-rosi-a .
Glosses: 2SG-take 2SG-come 2SG-grate-3SG
Translation: You bring them, grate them.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ko-mo-osom i-mo-ngavul rua te i-ngavul tol .
Glosses: 2SG-COND-husk 3SG:IRR-COND-decade two or 3SG:IRR-decade three
Translation: You could husk 20 or 30.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Ko-lav̋i ko-m̋a ro ko-rosi-a .
Glosses: 2SG-take 2SG-come and 2SG-grate-3SG
Translation: You bring them and grate them.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Kou mo-tur pos , mo-m̋e-l-sop sale mo-v̋a na ima sa-n .
Glosses: fowl 3SG-stand.up turn 3SG-ITER-IPFV-follow road 3SG-go LOC house CLF:LOC-3SG:POSS
Translation: Fowl turns around, she keeps walking on the road, she goes home.
Language: Mafea (English translation)
Transcription: Mo-m̋e-l-sop sale ...
Glosses: 3SG-ITER-IPFV-follow road
Translation: She keeps walking on the road…
Language: Sie (English translation)
Transcription: Kamu-tetw-i mavel-i yi-tamul-i .
Glosses: 1DU:EXCL:DIST.PST-BR:wait.for-3SG until-LK 3SG:DIST.PST-BR:send-3SG
Translation: The two of us waited until he sent it.
Language: Sie (English translation)
Transcription: Tamul-i kamli-vai .
Glosses: CIT:send-3SG 1PL.EXCL:DIST.PST-BR:take
Translation: Having sent it, we took it.