lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Kupowano tutaj dużo chleba .
Glosses: bought.IMP here a-lot-of bread
Translation: [One/They] bought a lot of bread here.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: (*Zostało) znaleziono pieniądze w restauracji (*przez kelnera).
Glosses: (AUX.PASS) found.IMP money in restaurant (by waiter)
Translation: [One/They] found money in the restaurant.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Próbowano zrozumieć ten problem .
Glosses: tried.IMP understand.INF this.ACC problem.ACC
Translation: [One/They] tried to understand this problem.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Oglądano siebie/się w lustrze .
Glosses: looked.IMP self/SIĘ in mirror
Translation: [One/They] looked at oneself/themselves in the mirror.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Jest ważne [PRO być szczęśliwym / *szczęśliwymi].
Glosses: is important PRO to.be happy.INSTR.SG / *happy.INSTR.PL
Translation: 'It is important to be happy.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: PRO wyglądano na *szczęśliwego/ szczęśliwych .
Glosses: PRO look for *happy.MASC.ACC.SG/ happy.MASC.ACC.PL
Translation: They looked happy.
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Y-u-jlas-u hunaa waqt-a l-istiraahat-i .
Glosses: 3-PASS-sit-IND here time-ACC the-brake-GEN
Translation: One sits here at brake time.
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Wa-y-u-xraj-u la-hu yawm-a l-qiyaamat-i kitaab-an .
Glosses: and-3-PASS-bring-IND to-him day-ACC the-resurrection-GEN book-ACC
Translation: And someone will bring to him a book the day of the resurrection.
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Y-u-ģ-t-asal-u hunaa .
Glosses: 3-PASS-ref-wash-IND here
Translation: One washes oneself here.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Kochano swoich mężów .
Glosses: loved.IMP own.ACC husbands.ACC
Translation: [They] loved [their] husbands.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Mówiono o tym wyżej .
Glosses: talked.IMP about this higher
Translation: [One] discussed this above.’ (meaning: ‘As I/we said above’)
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Proszę pani , ja się nie awanturuję , tylko proszę , żeby mi wydano zaświadczenie .
Glosses: please madam, I REFL NEG brawl.1SC only ask.1SC that me.DAT issued.IMP certificate.ACC
Translation: Madam, I am not brawling, but only asking that [one] would issue the certificate to me.’ (meaning: ‘… I am only asking you to issue the certificate to me’, said by a customer to an uncooperative clerk)
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: A w tym roku na co wydaliśmy najwięcej ?
Glosses: and in this year on what spent.1PL the-most
Translation: And what did we spent the most on this year?
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: W tym roku najwięcej wydawano na czynsz .
Glosses: in this year the-most spent.IMP on rent
Translation: This year [we] spent the most on rent.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Maria e Gianni hanno raccontato che si era mangiato bene in quel locale .
Glosses: Maria and Gianni have told that si was eaten well in that place
Translation: Maria and Gianni have told that they had eaten well at that place.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Marysia słuchała muzyki kiedy [proi] gotowano .
Glosses: Marysiaj/*i listented.3SC.FEM music when [proi] cooked.IMP
Translation: Marysia listened to music when [they/people] cooked.
Language: Polish (English translation)
Transcription: Marysia słucha muzyki kiedy [proj] gotuje .
Glosses: Marysiaj listens.3SC music when [proj] cooks.3SC
Translation: Marysia listens to music when she cooks.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Na co my Polacy wydawaliśmy najwięcej w ubiegłym roku ?
Glosses: on what we Poles spent.1PL most in last year
Translation: What did we spent on most last year?
Language: Greek (English translation)
Transcription: Pjos idhe tin Maria ?
Glosses: who.NOM saw the Maria ? 
Translation: Who saw Maria?
Language: Greek (English translation)
Transcription: Me pjon milise i Anna ?
Glosses: with whom spoke the Anna ? 
Translation: Who did Anna speak with?
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Maða ištarat Hind-un ?
Glosses: what bought.3FS Hind-NOM
Translation: What did Hind buy?
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Kitaab-an .
Glosses: book-ACC
Translation: A book.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Maʕa man ðahabat Hind-un ?
Glosses: with whom went.3FS Hind-NOM
Translation: With whom did Hind go?
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Maʕa Zayd-en .
Glosses: with Zayd-GEN
Translation: With Zayd.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Maða faʕalat Hind-un b-ssayyarat-i ?
Glosses: what did.3FS Hind-NOM with-the-car-GEN
Translation: What did Hind with the car?
Language: Arabic ( translation)
Transcription: šariba zayd-un ŠAY-AN .
Glosses: drank.3MS zayd-NOM tea-ACC
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: ŠAY-AN šariba zayd-un .
Glosses: tea-ACC drank.3MS zayd-NOM
Translation: It was tea that Zayd drank.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: ištarat Hind-un kitaab-an .
Glosses: bought.3FS Hind-NOM book-ACC
Translation: a book
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: maʕa man taḥadaθat Hind-un ?
Glosses: with who talked.3FS Hind-NOM
Translation: With whom did Hind talk?
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: Hal ʔatat liʔana-ka lam tadʕu Hind-an ?
Glosses: Q came.3FS because-you NEG invited.2MS Hind-ACC
Translation: Did she come because you didn’t invite Hind?
Language: Arabic (English translation)
Transcription: la , ʔatat liʔana-ka lam tadʕu Omar-an .
Glosses: no came.3FS because-you NEG invited.2MS Omar-ACC
Translation: No, she came because you didn’t invite Omar.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: hal istalamat al-ressalat-a allati kataba-ha li-Zaynab ?
Glosses: Q received.3FS the-letter-ACC that wrote.3MS-it to-Zaynab
Translation: Did she receive the letter that he wrote to Zaynab?
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: la , istalamat al-ressalat-a allati kataba-ha li-Zayd-en .
Glosses: no received.3FS the-letter-acc that wrote.3MS-it to-Zayd-GEN
Translation: No, she received that the letter that he wrote to Zayd.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Zhangsan kanjian Lisi le ma ?
Glosses: Zhangsan see Lisi ASP Q
Translation: Did Zhangsan see Lisi?
Language: Unknown language ( translation)
Transcription: Ta kanjian e le .
Glosses: he see [Lisi/him] ASP
Language: Mandarin Chinese (English translation)
Transcription: Zhang yao yi bu che Mali ye yao .
Glosses: Zhang want one CL car Mali also want
Translation: Zhang wants a car. Mary also wants one.' (CL = Classifier)
Language: Mandarin Chinese (English translation)
Transcription: Zhang kanjian zhe zhi xiong le Mali ye kanjian .
Glosses: Zhang see this CL bear ASP Mali also see
Translation: Zhang saw this bear. Mary also saw it.' (The context is that they are looking at the same bear.)
Language: Mandarin Chinese (English translation)
Transcription: Zhang kanjian yi zhi xiong le Mali ye kanjian .
Glosses: Zhang see one CL bear ASP Mali also see
Translation: Zhang saw a bear. Mary also saw it.' (the same bear)
Language: Mandarin Chinese (English translation)
Transcription: Zhang xihuan xiong Mali ye xihuan .
Glosses: Zhang like bear Mali also like
Translation: Zhang likes bears. Mary also likes them.
Language: Mandarin Chinese ( translation)
Transcription: shuiguo wo zui xihuan xiangjiao
Glosses: fruit, I most like banana
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Nú má Ø fara að dansa .
Glosses: now may Ø go to dance
Translation: One may begin to dance now.
Language: German ( translation)
Transcription: Jetzt kann man/*Ø tanzen gehen .
Glosses: now can one/*Ø dance go
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Ég er sá eini sem Ø .1 .SG geri mitt besta .
Glosses: I am.1.SG DEM one that Ø.1.SG do.1.SG my best
Translation: I am the only one who is doing my best.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Þú ert sá eini sem Ø .2 .SG gerðir þitt besta .
Glosses: you are.2.SG DEM one that Ø.2.SG did.2.SG your best
Translation: You (SG) are the only one who did your best.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: *Ich bin die einzige , die meinen Sohn versorge .
Glosses: I am the.F.SG only.one who.F.SG my son take.care.of.1.SG
Translation: I am the only one who is taking care of my son.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Þú ert sá eini sem gerði sitt besta .
Glosses: you are.2.SG dem one that did.3.SG refl best
Translation: You (sg) are the only one who did her best.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: ?*Sá eini sem geri mitt besta er ég .
Glosses: DEM one that do.1.SG my best am.1.SG I.NOM
Translation: The only one who is doing my best is me.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: *Sá eini sem gerðir þitt besta varst Þú .
Glosses: DEM one that did.2.SG your best was.2.SG you.NOM
Translation: The only one who did your best is you.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Sá eini sem gerir sitt besta er ég .
Glosses: DEM one that do.3.SG REFL best am.1.SG I.NOM
Translation: The only one who is doing his/her best am I.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Sá eini sem gerði sitt besta varst Þú .
Glosses: DEM one that did.3.SG REFL best was.2.SG you.NOM
Translation: The only one who did his/her best is you.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: *Die einzige die ich mein Bestes gegeben habe bin ich .
Glosses: the only.one who I my best given have.1.SG am.1.SG I
Translation: The only one who did her (lit. my) best is me.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: Die einzige die ihr Bestes gegeben hat bin ich .
Glosses: the only.one who her best given have.1.SG am.1.SG I
Translation: The only one who did her best is me.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Aðeins ég held að *(ég) tali íslensku .
Glosses: only í think.1.SG that *(I) talk.1.SG.SUBJ Icelandic
Translation: Only I think that I can speak Icelandic.
Language: Icelandic (English translation)
Transcription: Aðeins þú hélst að *(þú) talaðir íslensku .
Glosses: only you thought.2.SG that *(you) talked.2.SG.SUBJ Icelandic
Translation: Only you thought that you could speak Icelandic.
Language: Maasina Fulfulde (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ ndana ɛ-g-ɛ na nɛ a Kʷɔʃɛwa
Glosses: thing DEM 3S-do-CL PSP 1S at Kossewa,
Translation: [When] this thing happened, I was [living] at Kossewa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ ɗuwɛr ga
Glosses: 1S sleep ADJ
Translation: I was sleeping.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-l=ala na gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ na ɔ̀-lɔ=alaj
Glosses: 3S-go=to PSP snake PSP 3S+PFV-go=away
Translation: Some time later, the snake went.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-tsar a haj kɪrɛ ava fɔ_fɔ_fɔ
Glosses: 3S-climb at house wood in sound_of_snake
Translation: It climbed into the beams in the roof of the house fo fo fo.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛŋ=ala na ɔkʷfɔm à-dəɗ=ala ɓav
Glosses: go=to PSP mouse 3S+PFV-fall=to sound_of_falling
Translation: And walking, a mouse fell ɓav!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ awij alma amə-dəv=ala ɔkʷfɔm nɛhɛ maj
Glosses: 1S said what DEP-fall=to mouse DEM what
Translation: [I woke up] I said [to myself], “What made that mouse fall?”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mbaɗala ɛhɛ na nà-b-aj ɔkʷɔ
Glosses: then here PSP 1S+PFV-light-CL fire
Translation: Then, I turned on a light,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-zaɗ=ala tijstəlam=uwla
Glosses: 1S+PFV-take=to torch=1S.POSS
Translation: I took my flashlight.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-b-aj tsəɮar
Glosses: 1S+PFV-light-CL shining_the_flashlight_up
Translation: I shone it up cəzlar.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ná-b-aj na
Glosses: 1S-light-CL PSP
Translation: [As] I shone [it],
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ná-mənzar na mbadzak_mbadzak_mbadzak gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see PSP something_big_and_reflective snake
Translation: I was seeing it, something big and reflective, a snake!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ awij a ɛnɛŋ baj na mɛmɛj na
Glosses: 1S said interj . snake NEG PSP how PSP
Translation: I said to myself, “Wah! It’s a snake!”’ (lit. a snake, if not, how)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kàluw nà-zaɗ=ala ɛɮɛrɛ=uwla
Glosses: take_quickly 1S+PFV-take=to spear=1S.POSS
Translation: [and] quickly took my spear.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: mɛ-tʃɛɬ-ɛ mbəraɓ
Glosses: NOM-penetrate-CL penetrate
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ a Hʊrmbʊlɔm ɛlɛ ga à-dzən=aw ɛtɛ
Glosses: thing GEN God thing ADJ 3S+PFV-help=1S.IO also
Translation: God helped me also
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kəl_kəl kə ndahaŋ aka
Glosses: exactly on 3S on
Translation: [that the spear went] exactly on him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-dəɗ=ala aɓ a wijɛŋ ava
Glosses: 3S+IFV-fall=to falling at ground on
Translation: He fell on the ground vbaɓ.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ dijdaj mɪ-kɪɗ-ɛ na=aka
Glosses: 1S approximately NOM-kill-CL 3S.DO=on
Translation: I clubbed it to death (approximately).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr=uwla ɔ̀-lɔ=alaj awij ɛgɛgɛ
Glosses: woman=1S.POSS 3S+PFV-go=to said that
Translation: My wife went and said,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a_a nɪŋgɛhɛ na Hʊrmbʊlɔm=alɔkʷɔ ɛhɛ
Glosses: exclamation DEM PSP God=2S.POSS here
Translation: “Wah! This one here, our God [is] really here [with us].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bijna à-nzak-aj nɔkʷ ha a ɬam mɪ-nd-ijɛ=aŋgʷɔ ava
Glosses: because 3S+PFV-find-CL 2S until at place NOM-sleep-CL=2S in
Translation: Because it found you even in your bed.’ (lit. all the way to the place of your lying)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr=uwla à-h=aw kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: woman=1S.POSS 3S+PFV-tell=1S.IO like_that
Translation: My wife said it like that.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-l=ala nə̀-ɮərav na=ala gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ na a amata ava
Glosses: 3S-go=to 1S+PFV-exit 3S.DO=to snake PSP at outside in
Translation: Sometime later I took the snake outside.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kʷɔ dɛdɛw babəza=uwla=ahaj amə-ɮərav=ala amata na tawij
Glosses: early morning child=1S.POSS=Pl NOM-exit=to outside PSP 3P+said
Translation: Early the next morning, when my children came outside, they said,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba á-kaɗ gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ baba á-kaɗ gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ
Glosses: father 3S+IFV-kill snake father 3S+IFV-kill snake
Translation: “Papa killed a snake, Papa killed a snake!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-dz=aka kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: 3P+IFV-say=on like_that
Translation: They said it like that.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka nɛhɛ ləbara a ma ndana ɗuwgɛ
Glosses: like DEM news GEN word DEM actual
Translation: And so was that story.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bamba bamba kʊlɔ dʊrgʷɔɗ
Glosses: story story under silo
Translation: Once upon a time…’ (lit. there’s a story under the silo)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tawij abija ma bamba a war dalaj tʃɛɮɛrɛ ga
Glosses: 3P+said saying word story GEN child female disobedience ADJ
Translation: They say, the story of the disobedient girl
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: barka=va
Glosses: blessing=PRF
Translation: Long ago, to the Moloko people, God had given his blessing.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kuwaja asa tə̀-was=va nɛkʷɛŋ kijgɛhɛ ɗuw
Glosses: that_is if 3P+PFV-cultivate=PRF little like_this also
Translation: That is, even if they had only cultivated a little [millet] like this,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amə-h=aja kə vɛr aka na tá-zaɗ war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ
Glosses: DEP-grind=PLU on stone on PSP 3S+IFV-grind child eye millet one
Translation: For grinding on the grinding stone, they would take one grain of millet.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ asa tə́-ndaj tá-h=aja na na
Glosses: so if 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-grind=PLU 3S.DO PSP
Translation: So, whenever they were grinding it,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʊmbɔ na á-sak nə mɪ-ʃɪk-ɛ
Glosses: flour PSP 3S+IFV-multiply with NOM-multiply-CL
Translation: the flour, it multiplied with multiplying.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ faŋ na
Glosses: child eye millet one yet PSP
Translation: Just one grain of millet,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-nz=ata pɛw ha á-mbaɗ ɛʃɛ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-suffice=3P.IO enough until 3S+IFV-remain again
Translation: it sufficed for them, even to leaving leftovers.’ (lit. until it remained again)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waja a mə-h=aja=ahaŋ ava na
Glosses: because at NOM-grind=PLU=3S.POSS in PSP
Translation: Because, during its grinding,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-sak kə vɛr aka nə mɪ-ʃɪk-ɛ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-multiply on grinding_stone on with NOM-multiply-CL
Translation: it would actually multiply on the grinding stone.' (lit. multiply with multiplying)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ ɛhɛ na albaja ava aba
Glosses: so here PSP young_man EXT+in EXT
Translation: And so, there once was a young man.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-lɔ à-z=ala dalaj
Glosses: 3S+PFV-go 3S+PFV-take=to girl
Translation: He went and took a wife.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aɮəna war dalaj ndana tʃɛɮɛrɛ ga
Glosses: but child female DEM disobedience ADJ
Translation: Now, that young girl was disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛŋ=ala na zar=ahaŋ na
Glosses: go=to PSP man=3S.POSS PSP
Translation: Then her husband
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dək mɛ-dak=aŋ na mɪ-nʒ-ijɛ=atəta
Glosses: show NOM-show=3S.IO 3S.DO NOM-sit-CL=3P.POSS
Translation: instructed her in their habits.’ (lit. instructing their sitting)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awij hʷɔr gʷɔlɔ afa lɪmɛ na
Glosses: said woman HON at_place_of 1PEX PSP
Translation: He said, “My dear wife, here at our (exclusive) place,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-nʒ-ijɛ=alɪmɛ na kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: NOM-sit-CL=2PEX.POSS PSP like_this
Translation: it is like this.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asa à-s=ɔkʷ amə-h=aja na
Glosses: if 3S+PFV-please=2S.IO DEP-grind=PLU PSP
Translation: If you want to grind’ (lit. if grinding pleases you),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-zaɗ war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ
Glosses: 2S+IFV-take child eye millet one
Translation: you take only one grain.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ ga nɪndijɛ nɔkʷ amɛ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ na
Glosses: child eye millet one ADJ DEM 2S DEP-take-CL PSP
Translation: That one grain that you have taken,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-h=aja na kə vɛr aka
Glosses: 2S+IFV-grind=PLU 3S.DO on grinding_stone on
Translation: grind it on the grinding stone,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-nz=alɔkʷɔ dɛ pɛw
Glosses: 3S+IFV-suffice=1PIN.IO enough finished
Translation: It will suffice for all of us just enough.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm a-ndaj á-sak=alɪmɛ na=aka
Glosses: God 3S-PRG 3S+IFV-multiply=1PEX.IO 3S.DO=on
Translation: God is multiplying it for us.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr na a-mbəɗ=aŋ=aka
Glosses: woman PSP 3S-change=3S.IO=on
Translation: The woman replied,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awij ajɔkʷɔŋ zar gʷɔlɔ
Glosses: said agreed man HON
Translation: saying, “Yes, my dear husband.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ama-nd=ava ɓəl na zar=ahaŋ ɔ̀-lɔ
Glosses: 3S DEP-sleep=in some PSP man=3S.POSS 3S+PFV-go
Translation: She, sleeping there for some time, her husband went away
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amɛ-tɛl-ɛ kə dɪlmɛtɛ=ahaŋ aka a ɬam ɛnɛŋ
Glosses: DEP-walk-CL on neighbor=3S.POSS on at place another
Translation: to walk in the neighborhood to some place.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aɮəna hʷɔr na à-sərk=ala afa təta=va na
Glosses: but woman PSP 3S+PFV-habitually=to at_house_of 3P=PRF PSP
Translation: Now, that woman, she was in the habit at their place
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amə-h=aja haj na gam
Glosses: DEP-grind=PLU millet PSP a_lot
Translation: [of] grinding a lot of millet.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ dzɔ ma-d=ala háj na
Glosses: 3S take NOM-prepare=to millet PSP
Translation: After having gotten ready to grind (she taking millet),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɗɛŋ bɪlɛŋ tə kə vɛr aka ,
Glosses: put one put_one on stone on
Translation: [she put] one grain on the grinding stone.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awij gʊlɔ=ahaj nɛhɛ aɮa na malmaj nɪŋgɛhɛ na maj
Glosses: said fellow=Pl DEM now PSP what DEM PSP what
Translation: She said, “Friends, here, what is this?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: haj bɪlɛŋ aɮa na , náá-mbəz=aka mə-h=aja=uwla na
Glosses: millet one now PSP 1S+POT-ruin=on NOM-grind=PLU=1S.POSS PSP
Translation: One grain, [with it] I know I will ruin my grinding.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛmɛ ɛ-g-ɛ mɛj
Glosses: how 3S-do-CL how
Translation: What is happening?’ (lit. how it does)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛhɛ na mɪ-ʃɛɓɛt-ɛ hərav=uwla ɗaw
Glosses: DEM PSP NOM-deceive-CL body=1S.POSS Q
Translation: This, am I deceiving my body?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bij na malmaj
Glosses: NEG PSP what
Translation: If not, what is it then?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aja dʒɛŋ ɛlɛ=ahaj nɛndijɛ na nà-g=ala kijga baj
Glosses: so chance thing=Pl DEM PSP 1S+PFV-do=to like_this NEG
Translation: Above all, these things, I have never done like this.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dzɔ ma-d=ala haj na gam
Glosses: take NOM-prepare=to millet PSP a_lot
Translation: [She] prepared lots of millet.' (lit. millet prepared, lots)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ bax mɪ-bɛh-ɛ haj=ahaŋ
Glosses: 3S pour NOM-pour-CL millet=3S.POSS
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ama-d=ala na kə vɛr aka aɮa
Glosses: DEP-prepare=to 3S.DO on stone on now
Translation: to prepare it on the grinding stone.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nzuw_nzuw_nzuw amə-h=aja aɮa
Glosses: grind DEP-grind=PLU now
Translation: Njəw njəw njəw [she] ground [the millet] now.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-sak
Glosses: 3S+IFV-multiply
Translation: The flour, it is multiplying [and] multiplying [and] multiplying.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ na ndahaŋ aka nzuw_nzuw_nzuw
Glosses: 3S PSP 3S EXT grind
Translation: And she, she is grinding some more njəw, njəw, njəw.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-l=ala na vɛr na á-rəx mbaf nə hʊmbɔ na
Glosses: 3S-go=to PSP room PSP 3S+IFV-fill up_to_the_roof with flour PSP
Translation: After a while, the room, it filled up to the roof with the flour,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɗək mə-ɗək=aka=alaj ana hʷɔr na
Glosses: plug NOM-plug=on=away DAT woman PSP
Translation: [The flour] suffocated the woman.' (lit. plugged the room for the woman [so there was no place for her to even breathe])
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nata ndahaŋ dʊɓʊsɔlʊkʷ mə-mət=ava=alaj
Glosses: and_then 3S collapse/die NOM-die=in=away
Translation: and she collapsed dəɓəsolək, dying
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a hʷɔɗ a haj na ava
Glosses: at stomach GEN house PSP in
Translation: inside the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛ-mbɛʃɛŋ tsatsapa na zar=ahaŋ à-ŋgala
Glosses: 3S-rest some_time PSP man=3S.POSS 3S+PFV-return
Translation: After a while, her husband came back.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pɔkʷ ma-p=alaj mahaj na
Glosses: open NOM-open=away door PSP
Translation: Opening the door,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʊmbɔ á-rax na a hʷɔɗ a haj ava
Glosses: flour 3S+IFV-fill 3S.DO at stomach GEN house in
Translation: the flour filled the stomach (the interior) of the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ amɪ-mɪnʒɛr-ɛ ɛlɛ nɛndijɛ na awij
Glosses: 3S DEP-see-CL thing DEM PSP said
Translation: He, seeing the things, he said,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aw_aw_aw hʷɔr ŋgɛhɛ na à-ts=aw=aka=va
Glosses: cry_of_death woman DEM PSP 3S+PFV-understand=1S.IO=on=PRF
Translation: “Ah, this woman, today, she didn’t listen
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ma=uwla ama-h=aŋ na baj ɛʃɪmɛj
Glosses: word=1S.POSS DEP-speak=3S.IO 3S.DO NEG not_so
Translation: to my instructions, did she?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-gə na=va ɛlɛ nɛ ama-h=aŋ amɪ-dʒ-ijɛ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-do 3S.DO=PRF thing 1S DEP-say=3S.IO DEP-say-CL
Translation: She has done the thing that I told her
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛ̀-g-ɛ baj na ɛʃɪmɛj
Glosses: 3S+HOR-do-CL NEG PSP not_so
Translation: she should not do, not so?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ nɛ́-g-ɛ ɛhɛ na mɛmɛj gʊlɔ=ahaj
Glosses: so 1S+IFV-do-CL here PSP how friend=Pl
Translation: So, what can I do here, my friends?”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɪlɛŋ tà-ɮərav na=ala
Glosses: then 3P+PFV-exit 3S.DO=to
Translation: Then, they took her out of the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: babək mɪ-l-ijɛ na
Glosses: bury NOM-bury-CL 3S.DO
Translation: [She was] buried.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ kʷɔ=ala a ɗəma ndana ava pɛw
Glosses: so until=to at time DEM in enough
Translation: So, ever since that time, it’s done!
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: Mʊlɔkʷɔ=ahaj tawij Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-ga ɓərav=va
Glosses: Moloko=Pl 3P+said God 3S+IFV-do heart=PRF
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kuwaja war dalaj na amɛ-tʃɛŋ ɬəmaj baj ŋgɪndijɛ
Glosses: because_of child girl PSP DEP-hear ear NEG DEM
Translation: because of that girl, that one that was disobedient.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: barka=ahaŋ=va
Glosses: blessing=3S.POSS=PRF
Translation: Because of that, God had taken back his blessing from them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪtʃɪŋgɛhɛ na , war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ na á-sak asa-baj
Glosses: now PSP child eye millet one PSP 3S+IFV-multiply again-NEG
Translation: And now, one grain of millet, it doesn’t multiply anymore.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: talaj war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ kə vɛr aka na á-sak asa-baj
Glosses: put child eye millet one on stone on PSP 3S+IFV-multiply again-NEG
Translation: [If] one puts one grain of millet on the grinding stone, it doesn’t multiply anymore.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sij ká-d=ija gʷɔbaj
Glosses: only 2S+IFV-prepare=PLU a_lot
Translation: You must put on a lot.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka nɛhɛ tawij mɛ-tɛɬ-ɛ aŋga war dalaj ŋgɪndijɛ
Glosses: like DEM 3P+said NOM-curse-CL POSS child girl DEM
Translation: It is like this they say, “The curse [is] belonging to that young woman
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ama-z=ata=aka=ala avija nɛŋgɛhɛ ana mɪʒɛ=ahaj na
Glosses: DEP-take=3P.IO=on=to suffering DEM DAT person=Pl PSP
Translation: that brought this suffering to the people.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka nɛhɛ ma bamba ga à-ndava=alaj
Glosses: like DEM word story ADJ 3S+PFV-finish=away
Translation: It is like this the story ends.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bamba bamba
Glosses: story story
Translation: Once upon a time…’ (lit. story, story)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tawij
Glosses: 3P+said
Translation: They say:
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: albaja=ahaj aba
Glosses: youth=Pl EXT
Translation: There were some young men.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-ndaj tə́-tal-aj a lɪhɛ
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-walk-CL at bush
Translation: They were walking in the bush.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-ndaj tə́-tal-aj a lɪhɛ na
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P-walk-CL at bush PSP
Translation: [As] they were walking in the bush,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: albaja=ahaj ndana kɪlɛŋ tə̀-ŋgala=ala ma ana bahaj
Glosses: youth=Pl DEM then 3P+PFV-return=to word DAT chief
Translation: Those young men then took the word (response) to the chief.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-gas=aka na ka mahaj=aŋgʷɔ aka amɪ-mbɛʃ-ɛ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-get=on PSP on door=2S.POSS on DEP-rest-CL
Translation: [and] it would please you to have that tree at your door, so that you could rest under it.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɪlɛŋ albaja=ahaj ndana tə̀-lɔ
Glosses: then youth=Pl DEM 3P+PFV-go
Translation: Then, those young men went.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ bahaj awij ndɛ na sij ɬər-ɔm=alaj war
Glosses: so chief said so PSP only send[IMP]-2P=away child
Translation: And so the chief said, “So, you must send a child.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: káá-fʊɗ-ɔm an=aw ka mahaj=uwla aka
Glosses: 2P+POT-put-2P DAT=1S.IO on door=1S.POSS on
Translation: You will put it by my door.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj kɪlɛŋ à-d-ɛ gʊzɔm
Glosses: chief then 3S+PFV-prepare-CL beer
Translation: The king then made millet beer.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-ɬar mɪʒɛ=ahaj
Glosses: 3S+PFV-send person=Pl
Translation: He sent out the people.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ=ahaj tà-ŋg=ala ma ana bahaj
Glosses: person=Pl 3P+PFV-return=to word DAT chief
Translation: The people brought back word to the chief.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-gas=aka ka mahaj=aŋgʷɔ aka
Glosses: 3S+IFV-get=on at door=2S.POSS on
Translation: 'It would be pleasing if it would be by your door,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gʊzɔm
Glosses: beer
Translation: The chief then came behind [and] he made millet beer.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tàà-z=ala təta baj
Glosses: 3P+HOR-take=to ability NEG
Translation: [but] they were not able to bring [it].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-d-ijɛ gʊzɔm makar .
Glosses: NOM-prepare-CL beer three
Translation: [He] made beer for the third time.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj à-l=ala a həlaŋ na awij
Glosses: chief 3S+PFV-go=to at back PSP said
Translation: [And then], the chief came behind, saying,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə mahaj aka na náá-mbas=aka na
Glosses: on door on PSP 1S+POT-rest=on PSP
Translation: By my door I will be able to rest well.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɪlɛŋ bahaj na ɔ̀-lɔ kə mɪtɪɗɛ aka
Glosses: then chief PSP 3S+PFV-go on cicada on
Translation: Then, the chief went to the cicada.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪtɪɗɛ awij bahaj tɔkʷɔ
Glosses: cicada said chief go[IMP.1PIN]
Translation: The cicada said, “Chief, let’s go!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: náá-mənzar na=alaj mɛmɛlɛ ga ndana uwɗɛ
Glosses: 1S+POT-see 3S.DO=away tree ADJ DEM first
Translation: First I want to see the tree that you spoke of.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ=ahaj tawij aa mɪʒɛ=ahaj sʊlɔm=ahaj ga na
Glosses: person=Pl 3P+said ah person=Pl good=Pl ADJ PSP
Translation: The people said, “O, even good people,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-z=ala təta baj na
Glosses: 3P+IFV-take=to ability NEG PSP
Translation: they can’t bring it,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aɮəna mɪtɪɗɛ aɮa ɛŋgɛrɛŋ aɮa káá-z=ala təta na
Glosses: but cicada now insect now 2S+POT-take=to ability PSP
Translation: but you, cicada, an insect, you think you can bring it,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: káá-z=ala na malma=aŋgʷɔ maj
Glosses: 2S+POT-take=to PSP what=2S.POSS what
Translation: [if] you do bring it, [then] what is with you?”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪtɪɗɛ awij náá-z=ala
Glosses: cicada said 1S+POT-take=to
Translation: The cicada said, “I will bring [it].”
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: káá-z=ala təta baj
Glosses: 2S+POT-take=to ability NEG
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: náá-z=ala ndɛ tɔkʷɔ uwɗɛ
Glosses: 1S+POT-take=to so go[IMP.1PIN] first
Translation: “I will bring [it], but first, let’s go!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nata ɔ̀-lɔ
Glosses: and_then 3S+PFV-go
Translation: And then, he went.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: albaja=ahaj tɔ-lɔ ʃɛŋ na
Glosses: youth=Pl 3P-go go PSP
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: albaja=ahaj wɛlɛj təx an=aŋ dəraj na abaj
Glosses: youth=Pl which put DAT=3S.IO head PSP EXT+NEG
Translation: [and] no one could lift it.’ (lit. whichever young man put his head [to the tree in order to lift it], there was none)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kuw na
Glosses: getting 3S.DO
Translation: [He] got it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dɛrgʷɛtʃɛk
Glosses: lifting_onto_head
Translation: [He] lifted [it] onto his head.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛŋ=ala
Glosses: go=to
Translation: Going, [he came to the chief’s house].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tà-h=aŋ na
Glosses: 3P+PFV-greet=3S.IO PSP
Translation: They greeted him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj na mɛ-mbɛʃ-ɛ ʃuwʃɛ mɪtɪɗɛ ʃuwʃɛ ʃuwʃɛ ʃuwʃɛ
Glosses: chief PSP NOM-smile-CL thanks cicada thanks thanks thanks
Translation: The chief smiled, [saying] “Thank you, thank you, thank you cicada!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-ndava=alaj
Glosses: 3S-finish=away
Translation: It is finished.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sʊlɔm ga jawa tɪdɛ kijga
Glosses: goodness ADJ well good like_this
Translation: Good, well, good, [it is] like this:
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ na wijɛŋ à-mbaɗ=ala a dʒɛrɛ aɮa
Glosses: here PSP earth 3S+PFV-change=to at truth now
Translation: Here, the earth has changed to truth now (sarcastic).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: suwat na təta a mʊsijɔŋ na ava nɪndijɛ na
Glosses: disperse PSP 3P at mission PSP in DEM PSP
Translation: As the people go home from church,’ (lit. disperse, they in the mission there),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pɛʃtɛr á-h=ata ɛj ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na kɔ́-gʷ-ɔm baj
Glosses: pastor 3S+IFV-tell=3P.IO hey thing DEM PSP IFV-do-2P NEG
Translation: Pastor told them, “Hey! These things, don’t do them!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jawa war dalaj ga á-ndaw-aj mama=ahaŋ
Glosses: well child female ADJ 3S+IFV-insult-CL mother=3S.POSS
Translation: Well, the girls insult their mothers.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war zar ga á-ndaw-aj baba=ahaŋ
Glosses: child male ADJ 3S+IFV-insult-CL father=3S.POSS
Translation: [And] the boys insult their fathers.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jɔ ɛlɛ=ahaj amə-g-ijɛ baj nɪŋgɛhɛ pat
Glosses: well thing=Pl DEP-go-CL NEG DEM all
Translation: Well, all these particular things that we are not supposed to do,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tà-h=ata na=va kə dɪftɛrɛ aka
Glosses: 3P+PFV-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF on book on
Translation: they have already told them in the book.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm à-wats=ala kə ɔkʷɔr aka
Glosses: God 3S+PFV-write=to on stone on
Translation: God wrote them on the stone [tablet].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-l=ala asara à-gas
Glosses: 3S+IFV-go=to white_man 3S+PFV-catch
Translation: Later, the white man accepted [it] (lit. caught).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛ̀-g-ɛ dɪftɛrɛ=ahaŋ kə duwnija aka
Glosses: 3S+PFV-do-CL book=3S.POSS on earth on
Translation: He made his book on the earth.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-h=ata na=va ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na à-waɬ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF thing DEM PSP 3S+PFV-forbid
Translation: He has told them already, “This thing is forbidden,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na à-waɬ ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na à-waɬ
Glosses: thing DEM PSP 3S+PFV-forbid thing DEM PSP 3S+PFV-forbid
Translation: this thing is forbidden, this thing is forbidden,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na à-waɬ kʊrɔ
Glosses: thing DEM PSP 3S+PFV-forbid ten
Translation: this thing is forbidden – ten [commandments]”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-h=ata na tʃɛtʃɛ .
Glosses: 3S+PFV-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO all
Translation: He told all of them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jawa ndɛ ɛlɛ nɛhɛ ɗuw kɔ́ɔ́-gʷʊs-ɔkʷ ma Hʊrmbʊlɔm
Glosses: well so thing DEM also 2S+POT-catch-2P word God
Translation: So, this thing here, you should accept the word of God.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a mʊsijɔŋ ava na ɛlɛ=ahaj amu-wuɬ-ɛ na tɛ́-g-ɛ baj
Glosses: at mission in PSP thing=Pl DEP-forbid-CL PSP 3P+IFV-do-CL NEG
Translation: In the church, these things that are forbidden, they don’t do.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jɔ asara à-h=ata na=va
Glosses: well white_man 3S+PFV-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: Well, the white man told it to them already.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pɛʃtɛr à-h=ata na=va
Glosses: pastor 3S+PFV-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: The pastor told it to them already.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-l=ala a həlaŋ ga ava ɛʃɛ
Glosses: 3P+IFV-go=to at back ADJ in again
Translation: They come [home] after [church] again,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-wəɗak=ala har a mɪsijɔŋ ava
Glosses: 3P+IFV-divide=to body at mission in
Translation: they disperse after church.’ (lit. they divide body in mission)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-law-aj war=ahaŋ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-mate-CL child=3S.POSS
Translation: [One] sexually abuses his child.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ́-lɔ á-ɓ=aŋ ana baba=ahaŋ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-go 3S+IFV-hit=3S.IO DAT father=3S.POSS
Translation: [Another] goes and hits his father.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ́-lɔ á-paɗ-aj mɪʒɛ nə madaŋ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-go 3S+IFV-crunch-CL person with magic
Translation: [Another] goes and kills someone with sorcery.’ (lit. he goes he eats a person with magic)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-lɔ aka akar
Glosses: 3S+PFV-go on theft
Translation: [Another] goes and steals.’ (lit. he went on theft)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-g-ɛ adama
Glosses: 3S+PFV-do-CL adultery
Translation: [Another] commits adultery.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: təta dəl na ma Hʊrmbʊlɔm nɛndijɛ
Glosses: 3P insult 3S.DO word God DEM
Translation: They insult it, this word of God!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na tʃɪvɛɗ=ahaŋ na mɛmɛj
Glosses: so PSP path=3S.POSS PSP how
Translation: So, what can he do?’ (lit. how [is] his pathway)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: táá-gas na aŋga waj
Glosses: 3P+POT-catch PSP POSS who
Translation: They will accept whose word?’ (lit. they will catch it, [something] that belongs to whom?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ma a baba=aŋgʷɔ kà-gas asa-baj
Glosses: word GEN father=3S.POSS 2S+PFV-catch again-NEG
Translation: Your father’s word you no longer accept.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ma a mama=aŋgʷɔ kà-gas asa-baj
Glosses: word GEN mother=3S.POSS 2S+PFV-catch again-NEG
Translation: Your mother’s word you no longer accept.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na káá-gas aŋga waj
Glosses: so PSP 2S+POT-catch POSS who
Translation: So, you don’t accept anyone’s word!’ (lit. you will catch [that which] belongs to whom?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aŋga Hʊrmbʊlɔm ga kà-gas asa-baj
Glosses: POSS God ADJ 2S+PFV-catch again-NEG
Translation: The very [word] of God himself you no longer accept.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm na ama-ɗaɬ=ava=ala mɪʒɛ na
Glosses: God PSP DEP-multiply=in=to person PSP
Translation: God, who multiplied the people,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ɛʃɛ na ka-gas ma Hʊrmbʊlɔm na asa-baj na
Glosses: 3S again PSP 2S-catch word God PSP again-NEG PSP
Translation: if you will never accept the word of God,’ (lit. him again, you never catch the word of God)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: káá-gas na aŋga waj
Glosses: 2S+POT-catch PSP POSS who
Translation: whose word will you accept then?’ (lit. you will catch it, that which belongs to who)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sʊlɔm ga
Glosses: goodness ADJ
Translation: Good!’ [narrator to himself].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asara à-ndaj á-ɗak=alɪmɛ ma a duwnija
Glosses: white_man 3S+PFV-PROG 3S+IFV-show=1PEX.IO word GEN earth
Translation: The white man is showing us how the world is (lit. the word of the earth).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-ndaj á-ɗak=alɪmɛ ɛndɛɓ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-PROG 3S+IFV-show=1PEX.IO brain
Translation: He is showing us wisdom.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-gas baj
Glosses: 3P+IFV-catch NEG
Translation: They aren’t the accepting kind.’ (lit. they don’t accept)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ na təta na kuw na buwɗɛrɛ
Glosses: here PSP 3P PSP take PSP foolishness
Translation: Here, what they are taking is foolishness!’ (lit. here, they, taking, foolishness)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛpɪlɛ_ɛpɪlɛ na wijɛŋ à-mbaɗ=ala ɬam a jam avʊlɔ
Glosses: in_the_future PSP earth 3S+PFV-change=to place GEN water above
Translation: Someday, the earth will change into heaven (the place of water above).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na ɔkʷɔ ndana aŋga waj
Glosses: so PSP fire DEM POSS who
Translation: So who are the fires [of hell] going to strike?’ (lit. so, that fire, belonging to who)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪtʃɪŋgɛhɛ na asa tá-g=alaj dzaŋga ana ɛndɛɓ=aŋgʷɔ
Glosses: now PSP if 3P+IFV-do=away reading DAT brain=2S.POSS
Translation: Now, if they look at your life,’ (lit. now if they do a reading to your wisdom)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na
Glosses: PSP
Translation: on the day that the earth ends, [and] God judges you [and you fail of course],
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɛ́ɛ́-g-ɛ na mɛmɛj
Glosses: 2S+POT-do-CL PSP how
Translation: what will you do [as you burn]?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ ɛhɛ kijga
Glosses: so here like_this
Translation: So, it is like this here.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tɛ́-g-ɛ almaj
Glosses: 3P+IFV-do-CL what
Translation: What were they doing?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ á-kʷas=aka dʒijga dɪrɛʃ
Glosses: person 3S+IFV-unite=on all many
Translation: The people were all united together.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-paɗ-aj
Glosses: 3P+IFV-crunch-CL
Translation: They ate [the meat].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-g=aka hɪrnʒɛ baj
Glosses: 3P+IFV-do=on hate NEG
Translation: On top of that, they divided it without hate.’ (lit. they did no hate)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ ɛhɛ na
Glosses: so here PSP
Translation: So, here,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪtʃɪŋgɛhɛ na mɪʒɛ=ahaj ta-ndaɗ-aj mɪʒɛ asa-baj pat
Glosses: now PSP person=Pl 3P-like-CL person again-NEG all
Translation: [and] now, people don’t like each other at all any more.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛ mɪʒɛ amɪ-dɛɗ-ɛ mɪʒɛ ɛhɛ na tʃɪtʃɪŋgɛhɛ na ʃɛ ŋgʷɔmna
Glosses: only person DEP-like-CL person here PSP now PSP only government
Translation: The only person that likes people now is the government.’ (sarcastic)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ŋgʷɔmna na ɛlɛ à-ga kə wijɛŋ aka na
Glosses: government PSP thing 3S+PFV-do on earth on PSP
Translation: The government, [if] there is a problem (lit. a thing does) on the earth,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ na á-gas na təta
Glosses: 3S PSP 3S+IFV-catch 3S.DO ability
Translation: it (the government) will be able to take care of it.’ (lit. he, he can catch it)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waja lɪmɛ Mʊlɔkʷɔ=ahaj na nə̀-mbʊɗ-ɔm a dəraj ava na
Glosses: because 1PEX Moloko=Pl PSP PFV-change-1PEX at head in PSP
Translation: Because we the Moloko, have become' (lit. changed in our head),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka kərkaɗaw=ahaj nə hʊrgʷɔv=ahaj ga a ɓərɮaŋ ava na
Glosses: like monkey=Pl with baboon=Pl ADJ at mountain in PSP
Translation: like monkeys and baboons on the mountains,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka=ala kəra na nə̀-sʊr-ɔm dəraj baj pat
Glosses: like=to dog PSP 1+PFV-know-1PEX head NEG all
Translation: [and] like dogs, we don’t understand anything!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə wijɛŋ aka ɛhɛ tɛɮ_tɛɮɛɮ
Glosses: on earth on here hollow
Translation: [Among the people] on earth here, [we are like] the sound of a hollow cup bouncing on the ground.’ (lit. on the earth here, hollow)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ mɪʒɛ=ahaj gʷɔgʷɔr=ahaj ga na ŋgama
Glosses: so person=Pl elder=Pl ADJ PSP better
Translation: So, our elders [have it] better.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛpɛlɛ_ɛpɛlɛ na mɛ Hʊrmbʊlɔm à-ndaj à-gas ta
Glosses: in_the_future PSP opinion God 3S+PFV-PROG 3S+PFV-catch 3P.DO
Translation: In the future in my opinion, God is going to accept them
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a ahar ava rɛ
Glosses: at hand in sure
Translation: in his hands, in spite [of what the church says].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-dal hʷʊʃɛʃɛ ga
Glosses: 3S+IFV-surpass small ADJ
Translation: He is greater than the small ones.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: so PSP like_this
Translation: So [it is] like this.
Language: Muyang (English translation)
Transcription: [zij ɗaw]
Glosses: peace Q
Translation: Is there peace?
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [nɔ́-zʊm ɗaf]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-eat millet_loaf
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɔ́-zɔm]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-eat
Translation: I ate.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [vəl=aw kɪndɛw=aŋgʷɔ na ɛhɛ]
Glosses: give[2S.IMP]=1S.IO guitar=2S.POSS PSP here
Translation: Give me your guitar, here!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-var na baj]
Glosses: 1S-give 3S.DO NEG
Translation: I won’t give it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [həmaɗ a-war gam]
Glosses: wind 3S-hurt much
Translation: It’s very cold.’ (lit. wind hurts a lot)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [həmaɗ a-wal=alɔkʷɔ]
Glosses: wind 3S-hurt=1PIN.IO
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-bax jam]
Glosses: 3S-pour water
Translation: He poured water.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-p-aj na]
Glosses: 3S-open-CL 3S.DO
Translation: He/she opens it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-p=ala]
Glosses: 3S-open=towards
Translation: It opens towards.