lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Siowa alu-owa miim-ap ekap-o-k .
Glosses: dog make.noise-NMZ hear-SS.SEQ come-PA-3s
Translation: He heard the dog's noise and came' or: `The dog heard noise and came.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Irak-owa kerer-owa epa weeser-em-ik-eya …
Glosses: fight-NMZ appear-NMZ time finish-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS …
Translation: As the time of the war was getting close…' (Lit: `As the war-appearing time was coming to an end…')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Oram niir-ow(a) opora ma-e-m .
Glosses: just laugh-NMZ talk say-PA-1s
Translation: I just said it as a joke.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Kaul wafur-owa mera aaw-owa eliw .
Glosses: hook throw-NMZ fish get-NMZ all.right
Translation: As for throwing a hook, it is a good way of catching fish.' (Lit: `Hook-throwing is all right for fish-catching.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: mua aakun-owa
Glosses: man talk-NMZ
Translation: talk(ing) of man/people', `people's talk
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: aakun-ow(a) mua
Glosses: talk-NMZ man
Translation: a talker', `a spokesman
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: ikemika kaik-ow(a) mua
Glosses: wound tie-NMZ man
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: maa eneka teek-ow(a) (maa)
Glosses: thing tooth open-NMZ (thing)
Translation: can opener
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Dabuel poka-poka nain=iw biiris on-am-ik-e-mik .
Glosses: pawpaw RDP-trunk that1=INST bridge make-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: They kept making the bridge with pawpaw trunks.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya pa-ep kio-kiowa naap uup-e-mik .
Glosses: pig butcher-SS.SEQ RDP-piece thus cook-PA-1/3p
Translation: We butchered the pig and cooked the pieces like that.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nomokowa maala war-e-k .
Glosses: tree long cut-PA-3s
Translation: He cut a tall tree.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya me maneka , muuka , kia gelemuta .
Glosses: pig not big son white small
Translation: The pig was not big, it was a piglet, white (and) small.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Malol lawisiw yoowa .
Glosses: open.sea rather hard
Translation: (Fishing in the) open sea is rather hard.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Koora nain maneka wenup .
Glosses: house that1 big very
Translation: That house is very big.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria panewowa nain Kait emeria awona=ke .
Glosses: woman old that1 Kait woman old=CF
Translation: The old woman is Kait's old (=previous) wife.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ona mua enuma iiriw pani-e-k .
Glosses: 3s.GEN man new already grow.old-PA-3s
Translation: Her new husband is (already) old.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Inasin opaimika eliwa me yia maak-e-mik .
Glosses: spirit talk good not 1p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: They did not speak good Tok Pisin (lit: spirit talk) to us.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iiriw sira nain emi maneka wiar ik-ua .
Glosses: earlier custom that1 forbidden big 3.DAT be-PA.3s
Translation: Earlier that custom was completely forbidden to them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Aalbok mia sepa akena kerer-e-k .
Glosses: black.cuckoo.shrike body black very become-PA-3s
Translation: The body of the black cuckoo-shrike became very black.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Konima nain sepa kia .
Glosses: cloth that1 black white
Translation: The cloth is black-and-white.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mia afif(a) oka , oka gelemuta .
Glosses: body hair red, red small
Translation: The feathers were red, (it was) red and small.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Komora nain kia ne maneka wenup .
Glosses: cuscus that1 white ADD big very
Translation: That cuscus is/was white/light-coloured and very big.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: ifa enuma lawisiw sepa
Glosses: leaf new/green rather black
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Epa dabela=pa mia suuw-owa gawela suuw-ap mia fulil-i-nan .
Glosses: place cold=LOC body push-NMZ thin push-SS.SEQ body feel.cold-Np-FU.2s
Translation: When you wear thin clothes (mia suuwowa) in a cold place you will feel cold.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Owor(a) ara teena nain ku-i-non .
Glosses: betelnut.palm trunk thin that1 break-Np-FU.3s
Translation: The thin betelnut palm trunk will break.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Epa dabel-al-eya mia suuw-owa kuruma wu-e .
Glosses: place cold-INCH-2/3s.DS body push-NMZ thick put-IMP.2s
Translation: When it gets cold, put thick clothes on.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iwera ififa ora-eya fiirim-i-mik .
Glosses: coconut dry descend-2/3s.DS gather-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When the dry coconuts drop we gather them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: …epia foma lawisiw yoowa ik-ua .
Glosses: fire(wood) ashes rather hot be-PA.3s
Translation: … the ashes were rather hot.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Takira=ke keker op-ap popor(a) maneka ik-e-mik .
Glosses: boy=CF fear hold-SS.SEQ quiet big be-PA-1/3p
Translation: The boys were afraid and very quiet.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua lebuma nain emeria me wi-i-mik .
Glosses: man lazy that1 woman not give.them-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We do not give wives to lazy men.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Sama=pa or-owa nain eliw , nain ikoka or-op or-op or-op lebum(a)-ar-i-nan , epasia akena .
Glosses: stairs=LOC descend-NMZ that1 well that1 later descend-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ lazy-INCH-Np-FU.2s far very
Translation: Descending on the stairs is all right, but later when you have gone down and down and down you will be lazy/tired, (as) it is very far.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Moma kasu(a)-ar-eya me enim-i-mik .
Glosses: taro hard-INCH-2/3s.DS not eat-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We don't eat hard taro.' (Lit: `When taro is hardened, we don't eat it.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yamunsi(a)-ar-iwkin me wia nokar-e-m .
Glosses: stingy-INCH-2/3p.DS not 3p.ACC ask-PA-1s
Translation: They were (being) stingy, (so) I didn't ask them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Poka fain maala , nain nomak-e-k , ne oko nain maala akena .
Glosses: stilt this long that1 surpass-PA-3s ADD other that1 long very
Translation: This stilt is longer than that, and/but the other one is the longest (lit: very long).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nomokow(a) kakawa fain iiwa , oko maala puuk-a-n .
Glosses: tree part this short other long cut-PA-2s
Translation: You cut this plank shorter than the other one.' (Lit: `You cut this plank short, the other long.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Maa eneka kes mane-maneka oram iw-e-mik .
Glosses: thing tooth case RDP-big just give.him-PA-1/3p
Translation: They just gave him big cases of meat tins.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya gelemutu-mut pu-puuk-e .
Glosses: pig small-RDP RDP-cut-IMP.2s
Translation: Cut the pig into small pieces.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Biiris eliwa me on-a-mik , damo-damola=ko .
Glosses: bridge good not make-PA-1/3p RDP-bad=NF
Translation: They didn't make a good bridge (but) very bad.' (or: `…good bridges but bad.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: …ifa=ke keraw-a-k , mamepaperuma gele-gelemuti-tik nain=ke .
Glosses: …snake=CF bite-PA-3s death.adder RDP-small-RDP that1=CF
Translation: … a snake bit him, a very small death adder.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No mua samora , mua emin(a) kekan-owa nefa na-i-kuan .
Glosses: 2s.UNM man bad man occiput be.strong-NMZ 2s.ACC say-Np-FU.3p
Translation: They will call you a bad man, a pig-headed (lit: strong occiput) man.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Someka aw-i-ya nain iwakara kain-owa maneka aw-i-ya .
Glosses: song weave-Np-PR.3s that1 neck be.high-NMZ big weave-Np-PR.3s
Translation: When (s)he sings, (s)he sings with a very high voice.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Makera saawirin-owa kaik-a-m .
Glosses: cane surround-NMZ tie-PA-1s
Translation: I tied the cane round.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: I koora maneka kuisow nain yiar aw-o-k .
Glosses: 1p.UNM house big one that1 1p.DAT burn-PA-3s
Translation: That one big house of ours burned.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua iperowa arow muutiw .
Glosses: man middle-aged three only . 
Translation: There are/were only three middle-aged men.' (Lit: `The middle-aged men (are/were) only three.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ne wiam erup pun epa neeke or-o-mik .
Glosses: ADD 3p.REFL two too place there.CF descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: And the two of them too went down there.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Uura ama ikur okai(wi)=pa arow naap in-e-mik .
Glosses: night sun five other.side=LOC three thus sleep-PA-1/3p
Translation: In the evening we slept at around eight o'clock.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mokoma ten arow aaw-o-k .
Glosses: year ten three get-PA-3s
Translation: He became 30 years old.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Erepam kaken=iw mik-a-mik .
Glosses: four straight-ISOL spear-PA-1/3p
Translation: We speared exactly four.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua arow akena epa nain iimar-e-mik .
Glosses: man three truly place that stand.up-PA-1/3p
Translation: Exactly three men stood at that place.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya maneka wiowa erup=i e arow naap mik-iwkin um-i-ya .
Glosses: pig big spear two=QM or three thus hit-2/3p.DS die-Np-PR.3s
Translation: When a big pig is hit with two or three spears it dies.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua wiam ikur=i erepam naap wia aaw-e-mik .
Glosses: man 3p.REFL five=QM four thus 3p.ACC get-PA-1/3p
Translation: They took/got those four or five men.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Naap kuisow kuisow aaw-ikiw-e-mik .
Glosses: thus one one get-go-PA-1/3p
Translation: They kept getting them one at a time as they went.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya merena ere-erup kaik-ap…
Glosses: pig leg RDP-two tie-SS.SEQ
Translation: I tied the pig's legs two and two together and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Kuuma kuisow ifa erup naap yia sesenar-e-mik .
Glosses: stick one leaf two thus 1p.ACC buy-PA-1/3p
Translation: They paid to us (lit: bought us for) 14 kina.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua arow epa nain iimar-e-mik , yos=ke erepam .
Glosses: man three place that1 stand-PA-1/3p 1s.FC=CF four
Translation: Three men were standing there, and I was the fourth.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Koora tuun-e: kuisow iki(w)-(e)p erepam , ne oko nain ona koora .
Glosses: house count-IMP.2s one go-SS.SEQ four ADD other that1 3s.GEN house
Translation: His house is the fifth one' (Lit: `Count the houses: one to four, and the other/next is his house.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Fofa okai(wi)=pa arow ikiw-eya ekap-i-non .
Glosses: day other.side=LOC three go-2/3s.DS come-Np-FU.3s
Translation: He will come on the ninth day.' (Lit: `When eight days have gone he will come').
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi Ulingan=ke nomak-e-mik . Ne i Moro murar-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM Ulingan=CF win-PA-1/3p ADD 1p.UNM Moro follow-PA-1/3p
Translation: The Ulingan people/team won. And (we from) Moro came second.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Moma senam en-e-mik .
Glosses: taro too.much eat-PA-1/3p
Translation: We ate too much taro.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nomokowa senam war-e-man .
Glosses: tree too.many cut.PA-2p
Translation: You cut too many trees.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yagin eka=pa unow=iya nan yaki-e-mik .
Glosses: Yagin water=LOC many=COM there bathe-PA-1/3p
Translation: We all bathed there at Yagin together.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua unowa , emeria papako um-e-mik .
Glosses: man many woman some die-PA-1/3p
Translation: Many men and some women died.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ipia saana=pa iina wenup .
Glosses: rain season=LOC mosquito lots.of
Translation: In the rainy season there are lots of mosquitoes.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Siipepe kokora maroka wenup akena ika-i-ya .
Glosses: Siipepe riverbed prawn lots.of very be-Np-PR.3s
Translation: There are lots of prawns in the Siipepe riverbed.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iinan aasa nepa saarik , unow(a) akena/wenup .
Glosses: sky canoe bird like many very
Translation: The planes were like birds, very many.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria unow(a) maneka sosora bee-beela a-e-mik .
Glosses: woman many big grass.skirt RDP-rotten tie-PA-1/3p
Translation: All the women put on rotten grass skirts.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Eka yoowa=pa aaya maneka/gelemuta wu-e .
Glosses: water hot=LOC sugar big/little put-IMP.2s
Translation: Put a lot of/a little sugar in the tea.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yos=ke lawiliw asip-i-yem .
Glosses: 1s=CF somewhat help-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I am helping her somewhat/a little.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iperowa=ke senam kekan-e-mik .
Glosses: middle.aged=CF too.much be.strong-PA-1/3p
Translation: The middle-aged men were very strong (in their opinion).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya mik-amkun iiwawun um-o-k .
Glosses: pig spear-1s/p.DS altogether die-PA-3s
Translation: When I speared the pig it died completely.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yabuela okaiwi enak-e .
Glosses: pawpaw one.side feed.me-IMP.2s
Translation: Give me half of the pawpaw to eat.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni fain=ke ekap-eka !
Glosses: 2s.UNM this=CF come-IMP.2p
Translation: You here (or: This group of you), come!
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O nain fan me ik-ua .
Glosses: 3s.UNM that1 here not be-PA.3s
Translation: He is not here.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Maneka fain [wie wi] eliw wiar op-i-kuan .
Glosses: big this uncle 3p.UNM well 3.DAT grab-NpFU.3p
Translation: These big ones the uncles may take from her.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi iperowa wi-ena ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM middle.aged 3p-GEN come-PA-1/3p
Translation: The middle-aged (people) themselves came.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Irak-owa=ke kerer-eya wi puk-omak-e-mik .
Glosses: fight-NMZ=CF appear-2/3p.DS 3p.UNM disperse-DISTR.PL-PA-1/3p
Translation: When the fight started they (many) dispersed.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O koora=pa naap ik-ok um-o-k .
Glosses: 3s.UNM house=LOC thus be-SS die-PA-3s
Translation: She was like that in the house and died.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Bogia=pa nan wu-ap i kiiriw ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: Bogia=LOC there put-SS.SEQ 1p.UNM again come-PA-1/3p
Translation: We buried his body (lit: put it) there in Bogia and came (back) again.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: “No me baurar-e ,” naap maak-e-k .
Glosses: 2s.UNM not flee-IMP.2s thus tell-PA-3s
Translation:  “Don't run away,” he told her.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: I or-u .
Glosses: 1p.UNM descend-IMP.1d
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No feeke ik-e , yo Amerika wia akup-ikiw-i-yem .
Glosses: 2s.UNM here.CF be-IMP.2s 1s.UNM America 3p.ACC search-go-Np-PR.1s
Translation: You stay here, I will go searching the Americans.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Muuka , no aakisa emeria aaw-e !
Glosses: son 2s.UNM now woman take-IMP.2s
Translation: Son, take a wife now!' (i.e. Son, it is time you got married.)
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: A , iferaTH feeke un-eka .
Glosses: ah salt.water here.CF draw/fetch-IMP.2p
Translation: Ah, fetch the salt water (right) here.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nefa war-iwkin naap ma-e .
Glosses: 2s.ACC shoot-2/3p.DS thus say-IMP.2s
Translation: When they shoot you, (then) say like that.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni ikiw-ep moma perek-eka !
Glosses: 2p.UNM go-SS.SEQ taro pull.out-IMP.2p
Translation: Go and pull out (i.e. harvest) taro!
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni uf-ep-na ni maadara me iirar-eka…
Glosses: 2p.UNM dance-SS.SEQ=TP 2s.UNM forehead.ornament not remove-IMP.2p
Translation: If/when you have danced, do not remove the forehead ornaments …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Karu-eka , ikoka Yaapan ir-ami …
Glosses: run-IMP.2p later Japan come-SS.SIM …
Translation: Run, later the Japanese will come and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: ...amia mua=ke ma-e-mik , “Nainiw owowa ikiw-eka .”
Glosses: bow man=CF say-PA-1/3p again village go-IMP.2p
Translation: …the policemen said, “Go back to the village.”
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ekap-emi wia maak-e-mik , “Maa iiw-eka .” “`Maa iiw-eka .' Nis=ke sira oko on-ami ...”
Glosses: come-SS.SIM 3p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p food dish.out-IMP.2p food dish.out-IMP.2p 2p.FC=CF custom other do-SS.SIM
Translation: They came and told them, “Dish out the food.” “ `Dish out the food!' You acted offensively (lit: did another custom) and…”
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo [eka yoowa Magidar=ke kirip-ap yi-eya] en-e-m .
Glosses: 1s.UNM water hot Magidar=CF mix-SS.SEQ give.me-2/3s.DS eat-PA-1s
Translation: Magidar made tea and gave it to me, and I drank it.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: No [um-eya] or-o-n .
Glosses: 2s.UNM die-2/3s.DS descend-PA-2s
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo efa uruf-e !
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s.ACC look-IMP.2s
Translation: Look at me!
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: I yiena mua opora yia asip-owa ekap-e-mik nain
Glosses: 1p.UNM 1p.GEN man talk 1p.ACC help-NMZ come-PA-1/3p that1
Translation: Our men who have come to help us with the language …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo auwa nan ik-ua .
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s/p.father there be-PA.3s
Translation: My father is there.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ikoka Yaapan=ke ni umakuna nia puuk-i-kuan .
Glosses: Later Japan=CF 2p.UNM neck 2p.ACC cut-Np-FU.3s
Translation: Later the Japanese will cut your necks.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Aria , yo opora muut nan-e-k .
Glosses: alright 1s.UNM talk only there-PA-3s
Translation: Alright, there is my talk.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi sawur nain=ke kuura puuk-a-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM spirit that1=CF fly change.into-PA-3s
Translation: Those spirits changed into flies.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi Lasen=ke kuum-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM Lasen=CF burn-PA-1/3p
Translation: The Lasen people burned it.' (Or: `It was the Lasen people who burned it.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Waaya en-e-man nain yo=ko me uruf-a-m .
Glosses: pig eat-PA-2p that1 1s.UNM=NF not see-PA-1s
Translation: I didn't (get to even) see the pig that you ate.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yos , yena emeria , ne Yoli gelemuta …
Glosses: 1s.FC 1s.GEN woman ADD Yoli little …
Translation: I, my wife and little Yoli …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nos=na ?
Glosses: 2s.FC=TP
Translation: What about you?
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: Is=ke me kuum-e-mik .
Glosses: 1p.FC=CF not burn-PA-1/3p
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yos=i ?
Glosses: 1sg.FC=QM
Translation: I?
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Os pun opora kuisow naap=iw ma-e-k .
Glosses: 3s.FC also talk one thus=LIM say-PA-3s
Translation: He also said the same thing.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Anane nos=iw nefa maak-i-ya .
Glosses: always 2s.FC=LIM 2s.ACC tell-Np-PR.3s
Translation: He always talks to you only.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nos=ke ikiw-e !
Glosses: 2s.FC=CF go-IMP.2s
Translation: You go (not someone else)!
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Irakowa=pa wia war-e-mik .
Glosses: fight=LOC 3p.ACC kill-PA-1/3p
Translation: In the fight they killed them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Opora nain efa maak-e-k .
Glosses: talk that 1s.ACC tell-PA-3s
Translation: He told me the story.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Aite maa yia p-or-om-a-k .
Glosses: mother food 1p.ACC BPX-descend-BEN-BNFY2.PA-3s
Translation: Mother brought food down for us.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nefa nokar-i-yem .
Glosses: 2s.ACC ask-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I'm asking you.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Inglis wia ofakow-i-ya .
Glosses: English 3p.ACC teach-Np-PR.3s
Translation: (S)he teaches them English.' (Or: `(S)he teaches English.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Oram nokar-i-yem .
Glosses: just ask-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I'm just asking.' (Asking nobody in particular, or for no particular reason.)
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria wia amukar-e-k .
Glosses: woman 3p.ACC scold-PA-3s
Translation: He/she scolded the women.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria nia amukar-e-k .
Glosses: woman 2p.ACC scold-PA-3s
Translation: He/she scolded (you) women.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria amukar-e-k .
Glosses: woman scold-PA-3s
Translation: He scolded his wife.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua yia aaw-i-kuan .
Glosses: man 1p.ACC take-Np-FU.3p
Translation: They will take (us) men.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi teeria papako o Ø asip-a-mik ...
Glosses: 3p.UNM group other 3s.UNM Ø help-PA-1/3p
Translation: Another group helped him…' (Or: `He was helped by another group…')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O me Ø aaw-e-mik .
Glosses: 3s.UNM not Ø take-PA-1/3p
Translation: They did not take/choose him.' (Or: `He was not taken by them.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo me efa aaw-e-mik .
Glosses: 1s.UNM not 1s.ACC take-PA-1/3p
Translation: They didn't take/choose me.' (Or: `I wasn't taken by them.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo efa aaw-e-mik .
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s.ACC take-PA-1/3p
Translation: They took/chose me.' (Or: `I was taken by them.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Me o uruf-a-m .
Glosses: not 3s.UNM see-PA-1s
Translation: It wasn't him/her that I saw.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Me wi owow mua wia arew-a-mik…
Glosses: not 3p.UNM village man 3p.ACC wait-PA-1/3p
Translation: It wasn't the village people that we waited for…
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O me uruf-a-k .
Glosses: 3s.UNM not see-PA-3s
Translation: (S)he didn't see him/her/it.' (Or: `(S)he didn't see him/her.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ipia=ke yiar-eya ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: rain=CF hit.us-2/3s.DS come-PA-1/3p
Translation: The rain hit us and we/they came.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yomar , no uurika yook-ap urup-e .
Glosses: friend 2s.UNM tomorrow follow.me-SS.SEQ ascend-IMP.2s
Translation: Friend, follow me up tomorrow.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iiriw nefa wi-e-mik .
Glosses: already 2s.ACC give.them-PA-1/3p
Translation: We have already given you to them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Uuriw wia aaw-ep nia p-ekap-om-i-yen .
Glosses: morning 3p.ACC take-SS.SEQ 2p.ACC BPX-come-BEN-Np-FU.1p
Translation: In the morning we will bring them (people) to you.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Sawur emeria nain=ke ona soma mua nain ifakim-o-k .
Glosses: spirit woman that1=CF 3s.GEN lover man that1 kill-PA-3s
Translation: The spirit woman killed her (own) lover.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua me wia imen-ap=na niena maa=ke …
Glosses: man not 3p.ACC find-SS.SEQ=TP 2p.GEN thing=CF …
Translation: If you don't find the men, it's your (own) business …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Niena unuma maifa feeke siisim-eka .
Glosses: 2p.GEN name paper here.CF write-IMP.2p
Translation: Write your names on the paper here/ on this paper.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yena koora maneka wenup .
Glosses: 1s.GEN house big very
Translation: My house is very big.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua fain me nena niawi akena=ke .
Glosses: man this not 2s.GEN 2s/p.father true=CF
Translation: This man is not your real father.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yena koora efar aw-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN house 1s.DAT burn-PA-3s
Translation: My house burned.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Om-em-ik-eya sawur emeria ona wiawi onak=ke ekap-emi maak-e-mik…
Glosses: cry-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS spirit woman 3s.GEN 3s/p.father 3s/p.mother=CF come-SS.SIM tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: While she was crying, the spirit woman's father and mother came and told her, …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wiena mia kia maa=iw on-a-mik .
Glosses: 3p.GEN skin white thing=INST do-PA-1/3p
Translation: They did it with the Europeans' things.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua oko miira inawera=pa uruf-ap ma-i-mik , …
Glosses: man other face dream=LOC see-SS.SEQ say-Np-PR.1/3p …
Translation: When we see another man's face in a dream we say, …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: …ona pia=pa nan karu-emi …
Glosses: 3s.GEN bamboo=LOC there run-SS.SIM …
Translation: …it (molten copper) runs there in its pipe (lit:bamboo) and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ikiwosa yena , wapena yena…
Glosses: head 1s.GEN, hand 1s.GEN
Translation: The head is mine (to eat), the hands are mine…
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Fikera pun wiena nain=ke .
Glosses: kunai.grass too 3p.GEN that1=CF
Translation: The kunai grass is theirs, too.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Maa nain yo/yena efarik .
Glosses: thing that1 1s.UNM/1s.GEN 1s.DAT
Translation: That thing is mine.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yiena owow maneka ikiw-owa nain ma-i-yem .
Glosses: 1p.GEN village big go-NMZ that1 say-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I'm telling about our going to town.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Aasa enuma yena me suuw-i-yem .
Glosses: canoe new 1s.GEN not push-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I don't take a new canoe down myself.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yiena iisow , yiena garanga muutiw aaw-ep uup-ep en-e-mik .
Glosses: 1p.GEN 1p.ISOL 1p.GEN family only take-SS.SEQ cook-SS.SEQ eat-PA-1/3p
Translation: Only our family by ourselves (lit: we ourselves we only, our family only) took it, cooked and ate it.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi teeria papako o asip-a-mik , [ona eka sesenar-ep wienak-e-k nain]RC .
Glosses: 3p.UNM group other 3s.UNM help-PA-1/3p 3s.GEN water buy-SS.SEQ feed.them-PA-3s that1
Translation: Another group helped him, those for whom he had bought and given beer.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo me nia maak-i-nen , nien=iw ma-eka .
Glosses: 1s.UNM not 2p.ACC tell-Np-FU.1s 2p.GEN=LIM say-IMP.2p
Translation: I will not tell you (what to do); discuss it on your own (among yourselves/as a group).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Pok-ap ika-iwkin mua wiar ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: sit-SS.SEQ be-2/3p.DS man 3.DAT come-PA-1/3p
Translation: They were sitting and (their) husbands came to them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mia kokas-owa=ke wiar kerer-e-k .
Glosses: skin itch-NMZ=CF 3.DAT appear/arrive-PA-3s
Translation: Her skin started to itch.' (Lit: `Skin itch appeared to her.)
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Feeke wiar ik-ok kiiriw mua wiar urup-e .
Glosses: here.CF 3.DAT be-SS again man 3.DAT ascend-IMP.2s
Translation: Having been here with him, go (back) to your husband again.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi sawur nain ir-ami fan yiar pok-a-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM spirit that1 go.east-SS.SIM here 1p.DAT sit-PA-1/3p
Translation: The spirits, going eastward, sat here with us.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo emeria Lasen=pa wiar aaw-e-m .
Glosses: 1s.UNM woman Lasen=LOC 3.DAT get/take-PA-1s
Translation: I got (my) wife from (the) Lasen (people).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Kuisow akena ika-eya yos=ke wiar sesenar-ep aaw-e-m .
Glosses: one very be-2/3s.DS 1s.FC=CF 3.DAT buy-SS.SEQ get-PA-1s
Translation: There was only one and (it was) I (who) bought it from them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua oko=ke waaya nain mik-ap nefar aaw-i-non .
Glosses: man other=CF pig that1 spear-SS.SEQ 2s.DAT get/take-Np-FU.3s
Translation: Another man will spear the pig and take it from you.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Naap wiar miim-a-m .
Glosses: thus 3.DAT hear-PA-1s
Translation: I heard thus about him/her/them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Lasen wiar ek-a-mik .
Glosses: Lasen 3.DAT go.east-PA-1/3p
Translation: We went to Lasen (=to the people of Lasen village).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Baurar-ep Bogia kame wiar ikiw-e-mik .
Glosses: run.away-SS.SEQ Bogia area 3.DAT go-PA-1/3p
Translation: They ran away to the Bogia area.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: P-ikiw-ep Bogia=pa nan wu-a-mik .
Glosses: BPX-go-SS.SEQ Bogia=LOC there put-PA-1/3p
Translation: We/They took it (a body) and buried it in Bogia.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Uuriw iinan aasa aaw-ep Epa Dabela urup-e-mik .
Glosses: morning sky canoe take-SS.SEQ place cold ascend-PA-1/3p
Translation: In the morning we took an airplane and went up to the Highlands.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: I sira naap yiar ik-ua .
Glosses: 1p.UNM custom thus 1p.DAT be-PA.3s
Translation: We have a custom like that.' (Lit: `A custom like that is to us.)
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nos=ke anane urema efar ikum-ar-i-n .
Glosses: 2s.FC=CF always bandicoot 1s.DAT illicitly-INCH-Np-PR.2s
Translation: You always steal bandicoots from me / my bandicoots.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: A , yo aamun nan efar ik-ua .
Glosses: ah 1s.UNM younger.sibling there 1s.DAT be-PA.3s
Translation: Ah, there is my younger brother.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ikoka yena yeepa muuka=ke yo muuka efar iirar-ep maak-i-non …
Glosses: later 1s.GEN elder.sibling son=CF 1s.UNM son 1s.DAT remove-SS.SEQ tell-Np-FU.3s …
Translation: Later my elder brother's son will remove/displace/drive away my son and tell him, …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Owowa yiar kuuf-owa ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: village 1p.DAT see-NMZ come-PA-1/3p
Translation: They came to see our village.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Auwa afura wiar akim-ap=ko uruf-e .
Glosses: 1s/p.father lime 3.DAT try-SS.SEQ=NF see-IMP.2s
Translation: Try father's lime and see (what it is like).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ikiwosa wiar pepekim-ep kaik-a-m .
Glosses: head 3.DAT measure-SS.SEQ tie-PA-1s
Translation: I measured her head and tied it (a cane).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No me emeria nefar maak-i-mik .
Glosses: 2s.UNM not woman 2s.DAT tell-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We are not telling/talking to your wife.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Buburia koora wiar aw-o-k .
Glosses: bald house 3.DAT burn-PA-3s
Translation: The bald man's house burned (on him).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Irak-emi amina wiar fo-fook-omak-e-mik .
Glosses: fight-SS.SIM pot 3.DAT RDP-split-DISTR/PL-PA-1/3p
Translation: Theyi fought and split theirj pots.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yena eremena=ke ona siowa aruf-eya kepura ku-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN nephew=CF 3s.GEN dog hit-2/3s.DS leg break-PA-3s
Translation: My nephewi hit hisi dog and its leg broke.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yena eremena=ke siowa wiar aruf-eya kepura ku-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN nephew=CF dog 3.DAT hit-2/3s.DS leg break-PA-3s
Translation: My nephewi hit his/herj dog and its leg broke.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wis=ke wiawi maak-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.FC=CF 3s/p.father tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: (It was) theyi (who) told theiri father.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wis=ke wiawi wiar maak-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.FC=CF 3s/p.father 3.DAT tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: (It was) theyi (who) told theirj father.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Marasin nain=ke kema wiar iw-a-k .
Glosses: medicine that1=CF liver 3.DAT go-PA-3s
Translation: The medicine went into his liver.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wiowa nain o wapena=pa wiar ku-o-k .
Glosses: spear that1 3s.UNM hand=LOC 3.DAT break-PA-3s
Translation: The spear broke in his hand.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Pina … nefar kaken-ami welaw-i-kuan .
Glosses: guilt … 2s.DAT straighten-SS.SIM finish-Np-FU.3p
Translation: They will straighten your(sg) … guilt and finish it.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: *Yena muuka erup efar wia aaw-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN son two 1s.DAT 3p.ACC take-PA-3s
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yena muuka erup wia aaw-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN son two 3p.ACC take-PA-3s
Translation: He took my two sons.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: ?Yena muuka erup efar aaw-o-k .
Glosses: 1s.GEN son two 3.DAT take-PA-3s
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O wiar nefa sesek-i-yem .
Glosses: 3s.UNM 3.DAT 2s.ACC send-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I am sending you to him.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Eema=ke ona kolos Garamin iw-o-k .
Glosses: Eema=CF 3s.GEN dress Garamin give.him/her-PA-3s
Translation: Eemai gave heri dress to Garamin.
Language: Mauwake ( translation)
Transcription: Eema=ke Garamin ona kolos iw-o-k .
Glosses: Eema=CF Garamin 3s.GEN dress give.him/her-PA-3s
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo emeria efar uruf-a-man=i e wia ?
Glosses: 1s.UNM woman 1s.DAT see-PA-2p=QM or no
Translation: Have you seen my wife or not?
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ona koora=pa wiar wu-a-mik .
Glosses: 3s.GEN house=LOC 3.DAT put-PA-1/3p
Translation: They put it in his (own) house.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Emeria ikoka Yaapan wiena niar aaw-i-kuan .
Glosses: woman later Japanese 3p.GEN 2p.DAT take-Np-FU.3p
Translation: Later the Japanese will take your wives as their own.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: [Ikiw-ep-ik-eya] [ona soma emeria nain kukusa nain=ke ekap-ep] [ona emeria nain maa wiar wafufur-eya] [naap maak-e-k ,] …
Glosses: go-SS.SEQ-be-2/3s.DS 3s.GEN lover woman that1 spirit that1=CF come-SS.SEQ 3s.GEN woman that1 thing 3.DAT throw.around-2/3s.DS thus tell-PA-3s …
Translation: When hei was gone, hisi lover-woman'sj spirit came and threw around hisi (own) wife'sk things, and shek told her like this, …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Miiw ara gelemuta nain yiena yiarik .
Glosses: land piece small that1 1p.GEN 1p.DAT
Translation: That small piece of ground is ours.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wiawi=ke amap-or-o-k=i , weke wiarik ?
Glosses: 3s/p.father=CF BPX-descend-PA-3s=QM 3s/p.grandfather 3.DAT
Translation: Did her father take her down to her grandfather?
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo mesa up-owa fain ni niarik aaw-ep isak-e-m .
Glosses: 1s.UNM winged.bean plant-NMZ this 2p.UNM 2p.DAT get-SS.SEQ plant-PA-1s
Translation: I got these winged bean seeds from you and planted them.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Manina waisow mauw-ap neeke wu-a-k .
Glosses: garden 3s.ISOL work-SS.SEQ there.CF put-PA-3s
Translation: He made his garden alone/by himself and left it there.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No naisow or-op kaul wafur-e .
Glosses: 2s.UNM 2s.ISOL descend-SS.SEQ hook throw-IMP.2s
Translation: Go down alone/by yourself and do fishing (lit: throw the hook).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo yaisow me efa keraw-a-k .
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s.ISOL not 1s.ACC bite-PA-3s
Translation: It didn't bite only me.' (Or: `It wasn't only me that it bit.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Aakisa mua iperowa nain ona waisow soor owowa=pa ika-i-ya .
Glosses: now man middle.aged that1 3s.GEN 3s.ISOL jungle village=LOC be-Np-PR.3s
Translation: Now that middle-aged man is staying all by himself in a jungle hamlet.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi feeke ika-uk , i iisow ikiw-i-yen .
Glosses: 3p.UNM here.CF be-IMP.3p 1p.UNM 1p.ISOL go-Np-FU.1p
Translation: Let them stay here, only we will go.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ii-iisow pok-ap opora siisim-ep weeser-eya unow=iya aakun-e-mik .
Glosses: RDP-1p.ISOL sit-SS.SEQ talk write-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS many=COM talk-PA-1/3p
Translation: We sat and wrote separately, and then talked together.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No nena=iw ma-i-n=i ?
Glosses: 2s.UNM 2s.GEN=LIM say-Np-PR.2s=QM
Translation: Do you say it on your own?' (i.e. `Did you think of it yourself?')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: O=ko me efa maak-e-k , yena=iw amis-ar-e-m .
Glosses: 3s.UNM=NF not 1s.ACC tell-PA-3s 1s.GEN=LIM knowledge-INCH-PA-1s
Translation: He/she didn't tell me, I learned it on my own.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yien=iw ikiw-ik-ua .
Glosses: 1p.GEN=LIM go-be-PA.3s
Translation: Let's go on our own (as a group, or one by one).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi anane is=iw yiam=iya irak-i-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM always 1p.FC=LIM 1p.REFL=COM fight-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They always fight with us only.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Naap on-ap yame amukar-e-m .
Glosses: thus do-SS.SEQ 1s.REFL scold-PA-1s
Translation: Having done so I scolded myself (i.e. was angry at myself).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Iinan akena ikiw-ep wame pipilim-ep aakun-em-ika-i-non .
Glosses: on.top very go-SS.SEQ 3s.REFL hide-SS.SEQ speak-SS.SIM-be-Np-FU.3s
Translation: It (= a bird) will go very high up and hide itself and keep making its calls.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Niam tuun-ap teeria erup wu-eka .
Glosses: 2p.REFL count-SS.SEQ group two put-IMP.2p
Translation: Count yourselves and form two groups.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nainiw sande uura yiam fiirim-e-mik .
Glosses: again Sunday night 1p.REFL gather-PA-1/3p
Translation: Again on Sunday night we gathered.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wiam fook-ap irak-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.REFL split-SS.SEQ fight-PA-1/3p
Translation: They split from each other and fought.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Sarir-ap … yiam far-i-mik .
Glosses: surround-SS.SEQ … 1p.REFL call-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We surround (the fish) … and call each other.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Niena niam kookal-eka .
Glosses: 2p.GEN 2p.REFL like-IMP.2p
Translation: Like/love yourselves.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni/nieniw niam kookal-eka .
Glosses: 2p.UNM/2p.LIM 2p.REFL like-IMP.2p
Translation: Like/love each other.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Fura=ke efa puuk-a-k .
Glosses: knife=CF 1s.ACC cut-PA-3s
Translation: A knife cut me.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Merena yame puuk-a-m .
Glosses: leg 1s.REFL cut-PA-1s
Translation: I cut my leg.' (Or: `I cut myself in the leg.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yiam arow nain miim-ap soran-e-mik .
Glosses: 1p.REFL three that1 hear-SS.SEQ be.startled-PA-1/3p
Translation: The three of us heard that and were startled.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Amia mua=ke wiam erup nain wia nokar-e-k , …
Glosses: bow man=CF 3p.REFL two that1 3p.ACC ask-PA-3s …
Translation: The policeman asked those two …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Lasen mua emeria wiam=iya me aakun-e-mik .
Glosses: Lasen man woman 3p.REFL=COM not talk-PA-1/3p
Translation: We didn't talk with the Lasen people.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Liisa Poh San ikos yiam=iya soomar-emi …
Glosses: Liisa Poh San with 1p.REFL=COM walk-SS.SIM …
Translation: Liisa and Poh San walked with us and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo muuka kookal-ep yena samapora wia maak-i-nen .
Glosses: 1s.UNM son like-SS.SEQ 1s.GEN clan 3p.ACC tell-Np-FU.1s
Translation: When I like to have a son/child I will tell my clan.' (Or: `When one wants a child he will tell his own clan.')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No waaya mik-ap inasina unuma me unuf-i-nan=na mua oko=ke nainiw mik-ap nefar aaw-i-non .
Glosses: 2s.UNM pig spear-SS.SEQ spirit name not call-Np-FU.2s=TP man other=CF again spear-SS.SEQ 2s.DAT take-Np-FU.3s
Translation: If you spear a pig and don't call your spirit name, another man will spear it again and take it from you.' (Or: `If one spears a pig…')
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ifa nain=ke yia keraw-i-ya .
Glosses: snake that1=CF 1p.ACC bite-Np-PR.3s
Translation: That snake bites.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Marasin fain yia girin-i-ya .
Glosses: medicine this 1p.ACC smart-Np-PR.3s
Translation: This medicine smarts.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Eema=ke waisow amis-ar-e-k . Os=ke uuriw urup-emi…
Glosses: Eema=CF 3s.ISOL knowledge-INCH-PA-3s 3s.FC=CF morning rise-SS.SIM
Translation: Only Eema knew. She got up in the morning and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Or-op ik-ok nainiw urup-e-mik . Aria wi samapora maneka fook-ap …
Glosses: descend-SS.SEQ be-SS again ascend-PA-1/3p alright 3p.UNM floor big split-SS.SEQ …
Translation: They (=the couple) went down and after a while they came up again. Alright they (=the wife's relatives) split (wood for) a big floor and …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni ikiw-eka !
Glosses: 2p go-IMP.2p
Translation: Go (2p)!
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: koora maneka arow nain
Glosses: house big three that1
Translation: those three big houses
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: siowa sepa gelemuta erup
Glosses: dog black small two
Translation: two small black dogs
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: No fain me nena niawi akena=ke .
Glosses: 2s.UNM this not 2s.GEN 2s/p.father true=CF
Translation: This is not your true father.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ema eenin fikera=ke aw-o-k , aria eefin fikera=ke me aw-o-k .
Glosses: mountain that3 kunai.grass=CF burn-PA-3s, alright that2 kunai.grass=CF not burn-PA-3s
Translation: The kunai grass on that mountain (far away, invisible) burned, but the grass on this/that one (somewhat closer) did not burn.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: (Wi) takira fain=ke niir-e-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM boy this=CF play-PA-1/3p
Translation: It was these boys that played.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mera arow nain aaw-e-m .
Glosses: fish three that1 get-PA-1s
Translation: I caught those three fish.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mera nain aaw-omak-e-m .
Glosses: fish that1 get-DISTR.PL-PA-1s
Translation: I caught those (many) fish.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Amina fain p-ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: pot this BPX-come-PA-1/3p
Translation: We brought this pot / these pots.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Nain soo era=ke .
Glosses: that1 fish.trap way=CF
Translation: That is the way (to catch fish) with a fish trap.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Mua arow fain: Kuuten , Dogimaw , aria Olas …
Glosses: man three this: Kuten, Dogimaw, alright Olas …
Translation: These three men: Kuuten, Dogimaw and Olas …
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: [Merena ifa keraw-a-k nain]RC puuk-a-mik .
Glosses: leg snake bite-PA-3s that1 cut-PA-1/3p
Translation: They cut the leg that the snake had bitten.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: [Mukuna kerer-e-k nain]CC i me paayar-e-mik .
Glosses: fire start-PA-3s that1 1p.UNM not understand-PA-1/3p
Translation: We didn't know that a fire had started.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: [Goron-ep ora-i-ya nain ,] maa muutitik iiwawun lalat-i-ya .
Glosses: fall-SS.SEQ descend-Np-PR.3s that1 thing all.kinds altogether sweep-Np-3s
Translation: When it goes down, it sweeps everything with it.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wiawi eliw naak-e-k , nain me ikiw-o-k .
Glosses: 3s/p.father all.right say-PA-3s that1 not go-PA-3s
Translation: He said yes (lit: all right) to his father, but didn't go.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Owowa=pa fan ik-emkun aasa maneka ekap-o-k .
Glosses: village=LOC here be-1s/p.DS canoe big come-PA-3s
Translation: As I was here in the village the big ship came.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Eliw feeke soop-i-yen .
Glosses: well here.CF bury-Np-FU.1p
Translation: We can bury him here.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Yo fura belemuta eefan piipu-a-m .
Glosses: 1s.UNM knife small there2 leave-PA-1s
Translation: I left the small knife (somewhere) here.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni koora epa eefeke ku-eka .
Glosses: 2p.UNM house place there2.CF build-IMP.2p
Translation: Build a/the house over here in this place.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Wi aakisa fain manina eenan on-i-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM now this garden there3 make-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: Nowadays they make the garden(s) there (far away).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Ni eeneke ikiw-ep momor naap niir-eka .
Glosses: 2p there3.CF go-SS.SEQ foolish thus play-IMP.2p
Translation: Go there (out of my sight) and play your foolish game.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Neeke ik-ek-a-k=na iwer(a) ififa=ke ifakim-ek-a-k .
Glosses: there1.CF be-CNTF-PA-3s=TP coconut dry=CF kill-CNTF-PA-3s
Translation: If he had been there a (falling) dry coconut would have killed him.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Soo nainiw muf-owa pun naap , aana=pa neeke muf-i-mik .
Glosses: trap again pull-NMZ too thus rattan=LOC there1.CF pull-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: Pulling the trap again is also like that, we/they pull it there by the rattan.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Malol=pa neeke nainiw suuw-urup-i-ya .
Glosses: open.sea there1.CF again push-ascend-Np-PR.3s
Translation: There from the open sea it (= tsunami wave) again pushes up (to the coast).
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Miiw(a) aasa fa-ow(a) mua=ke neeke wia aaw-o-k .
Glosses: land canoe drive-NMZ man=CF there1.CF 3p.ACC take-PA-3s
Translation: There the truck driver picked them up.
Language: Mauwake (English translation)
Transcription: Or-op neeke ika-iwkin kokom-ar-e-k .
Glosses: descend-SS.SEQ there1.CF be-2/3p.DS dark-INCH-PA-3s
Translation: When they had gone down and were there it became dark.