lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nc bia lcde plrkqtu mz legou x leuwaga .
Glosses: tree breadfruit there overgrown PREP creeper.climber and bird's.nest.fern .
Translation: That breadfruit tree was overgrown with parasitic creepers and ferns.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc esz'
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST be.one
Translation: Chapter One
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yrkr-px-bz-Ø nz-ycmne-kr-bz-lr , sc tz-yrpale-lvz-pe-lr nigr .
Glosses: finish-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.YON-3MINIS NMLZ1-speak-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA , PFV RL.3AUG-laugh-about-COS-3AUGIA be.1AUGII .
Translation: When they finished talking, they laughed at us.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a-yzlu-bz-le letz sc mama , kx eu , nz-suti drtwr-dr ninge .
Glosses: CAUS-reply-PDIR.YON-3MINIA letter.note PFV priest , SUBR yes , 3AUG-want neck-3AUGII be.1MINII .
Translation: He answered the priest's letter, that yes, they did want me.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq lxe-de na-ngini-pe-gr ncdr .
Glosses: so.then PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER mother.aunt-3MINII IRR-become-COS-1AUGII COM.DU .
Translation: Then her mother told me the two of us should go together.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-lvc-kr-mq-lr mz nzwr-de kra-li , kx nz-mc-o-mq-lr kc trpnzngr nigr kx tulz-mq mz drtwr-dr bz-pe-kr , sc tr-tz-r-pna'-pe-u .
Glosses: NMLZ1-fly-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA PREP time-3MINII ORD-two , SUBR 3AUG-see-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA DEM2.DIST none be.1AUGII SUBR stand.up-PDIR.HITHER PREP neck-3AUGII die-COS-1AUGI , PFV NEG-RL.PAS-MID-shoot-COS-NEG .
Translation: On their second flying past, when they saw that none of us was stading, in their thinking we had died, then there was no further shooting.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq nidr r-male pu x kzdq r-male toki-r vea .
Glosses: a be.3ᴀᴜɢII MID-hold gun and a MID-hold knife-GEN1A war .
Translation: One of them held a gun and one held a sword.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x kzdu nidr nz-ne-mi-lr kx , " lrtzlvz kc mwa-ti-pe drka' !"
Glosses: and AT.ΦNT.PL be.3ᴀᴜɢII 3AUG-scream-DPV-3AUGIA SUBR , " elders DEM2.DIST fish-TR-COS demon !"
Translation: And some of them screamed out, "That old man, the devil caught him (on his fishing line)!"
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: tr-krlz-x-u kx ninge la na-bz-tr-kz-x elr da-kc tq-wai Samwel Samwi e trtingr .
Glosses: NEG-know-1MINI-NEG SUBR be.1MINII DEM1.PROΧ IRR-die-GDIR.IN-also-1MINI therein thing-DEM2.DIST RL-do Samuel Samwi or no .
Translation: I do not know whether I will also be one to die therein, just as Samuel Samwi did or not.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: sc tq-ata-tr-pe-le mz mqngr drka' kc amrlx .
Glosses: PFV RL-collect-GDIR.IN-COS-3MINIA eye image demon DEM2.DIST all .
Translation: He collected the faces of all the idols of demons.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-vz-bz-ng mz kzdq nrlc kx a-tu-lz-ngr tzsiu Ini Kopuria kros kx nz-tqlvz-tr-ngr Jiszs .
Glosses: 3AUG-go-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS PREP a place SUBR CAUS-stand-GDIR.UP-APPL monk Ini Kopuria cross SUBR PAS-nail-GDIR.IN-APPL Jesus .
Translation: They went to a place where the monk Ini Kopuria had erected a cross where Jesus was nailed.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mrlz , sc tz-ka-mou-bz-lr bade , tq-yzlu-mi-mou-bz-le mz Metalo .
Glosses: be.good , PFV RL.3AUG-give-again-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA DAT.3MINII , RL-return-DPV-again-PDIR.YON-3MINIA PREP Metalo .
Translation: Alright, so they gave it back to him, and he returned back with it to Metalo.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx krlz-bo kc yiz kx esz'mz o rlimz , kzdq doa kx li-ne-zvz-kr ncdr drtq-de Lrlvz .
Glosses: SUBR reach-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) DEM2.DIST year SUBR six or seven , a child SUBR two-DSTR-always-1AUGI COM.DU name-3MINII Lrlvz .
Translation: When I reached six or seven years, the person I was always a twosome with is named Lrlvz.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: da lcng zbq r-dr yc-lxblr-bz , x nidr kcng tz-a-mrbr-tr-lr nz-mwelr-kr-gr x nz-vz-kr drtwr-gr mz nqmq ngr skul kcng tq-xplr .
Glosses: thing these day GEN1A-3AUGII stay-together-PDIR.YON , and be.3ᴀᴜɢII those RL.3AUG-CAUS-be.lost-GDIR.IN-3AUGIA NMLZ1-fear-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII and NMLZ1-feel.sad-NMLZ.POSS neck-1AUGII PREP way GEN1A be.schooled those RL-strong .
Translation: The days for these things ran together, and they were what caused our fear and our sadness~discouragement about the rules of the school which were strict to be forgotten.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: leplz lcng nz-ycblq-ng amrlx , trpnzngr kx pxi-Ø kx-esz' .
Glosses: people these 3AUG-naked-3AUGIS all , none SUBR wear.clothing-3MINIS SUBR-be.one .
Translation: Those people were all naked, not one of them wore anything.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-r-pi-bz doa kcng kx , “ pokia-bz-kr .
Glosses: 3AUG-MID-say-PDIR.YON child those SUBR , “ lie-PDIR.YON-1AUGI .
Translation: Those people said, "We lied.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc tq-mu-ngr-gr , r-pi-bz kxetu r pripekt kc badr doa amrlx kx , “ kzdq kc da mc-x mzli kc tz-vz-ngr-mq-ng Dckta Foks ncdr Saemon , r-twz-tx-nrbalq-bo badr taol kx na-amingr-ti-ngr-dr drtq-dr .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST RL-eat-APPL-1AUGII , MID-say-PDIR.YON leader GEN1A prefect DEM2.DIST DAT.3AUGII child all SUBR , “ a DEM2.DIST thing see-1MINI time DEM2.DIST RL.3AUG-go-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIS Dckta Foks COM.DU Simon , MID-take-INTS-nil-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) DAT.3AUGII towel SUBR IRR-dry.out-TR-APPL-3AUGII body-3AUGII .
Translation: When we were eating, the bigman of the prefects said to everyone, "I saw something when Dr. Fox came with Simon, I uselessly took them towels so that they might dry their bodies.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: lcsu oti-bz-le nigr murde Veranaaso skul na-yzutr-pe mou .
Glosses: ship take-PDIR.YON-3MINIA be.1AUGII because Veranaaso school IRR-begin-COS again .
Translation: The ship got us because Veranaso School would be starting again.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nigr lcng li tr-ni-mq-gr-u doa lr Bznwz kc natq-dr na-yr mz nz-r-tekqtr-ngr nzryrngrkxtr kc mz Inglis .
Glosses: be.1AUGII these two NEG-be-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII-NEG child TPNYM Bznwz.vil DEM2.DIST word-3AUGII IRR-write PREP NMLZ1-MID-exchange-APPL holy.writings DEM2.DIST PREP English .
Translation: The two of us were not from Bznwz where their language must be written in translating Scriptures from English.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: sc tz-r-pi-pe-lr na-vz-kai-ng mz nzkrka'ngr x kio na-dr na-do-tx-o-mq mz nyr .
Glosses: PFV RL.3AUG-MID-think-COS-3AUGIA IRR-go-first-3AUGIS PREP prayer and chicken PCLF.FOOD-3AUGII IRR-hang-INTS-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER PREP fire .
Translation: They thought they should go to prayer first and their chickens could hang down in the fire.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc nzpnu-esz'-nra-de-nzlvqn
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST ten-be.one-additional-3MINII-five
Translation: Chapter Fifteen
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: bisop Badle atwzlr-ngr-mq-le bagr kc lcsu drtq-de Selwin .
Glosses: bishop Baddeley dispatch-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1AUGII DEM2.DIST ship name-3MINII Selwin .
Translation: Bishop Baddeley sent to us the ship named Selwyn.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckta wz-ngr-mq-le bagr Nea nou r bea li-tx-tr , murde mztea kqlu kx leplz ngr-dr nz-yrlwr-mq-ng Nea .
Glosses: doctor.med work-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1AUGII Nea.vil base GEN1B midday two-INTS-GDIR.IN , because village many SUBR people GEN1A-3AUGII 3AUG-gather-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIS Nea.vil .
Translation: The doctor worked for us at Nea two full days, because there were many villages whose people gathered in Nea.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: skul lc nide kc tq-ngi sekondzre , nz-r-pi-bz sinia skul .
Glosses: be.schooled DEM1.DIST be.3MINII DEM2.DIST RL-be secondary , PAS-MID-say-PDIR.YON senior school .
Translation: That school was a secondary one, called a 'senior' school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nqvi lc tr-sc-u drka' .
Glosses: rope DEM1.DIST NEG-PCLF.HAND-NEG demon .
Translation: That string doesn't belong to a devil.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: bq mzli kc milzpq , r-pi-mq dckta bange kx na-vz-mq-gr r-li-r-gr .
Glosses: yesterday time DEM2.DIST evening , MID-say-PDIR.HITHER doctor.med DAT.1MINII SUBR IRR-go-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII MID-two-APPL-1AUGII .
Translation: Yesterday in the evening, Doctor said to me that we should come the two of us.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x nide kx-etu-bz badr mzle-de-ngq x Meleu .
Glosses: and be.3MINII SUBR-be.big-PDIR.YON DAT.3AUGII brother-3MINII-PL and Meleu .
Translation: And he was older than his brothers and Meleu.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x prtr-x mz dzbede lc nz-mu-lr na-a-glq-kz-ng dztu-dr ami .
Glosses: and enter.in-1MINI PREP group DEM1.DIST 3AUG-desire-3AUGIA IRR-CAUS-carry-also-3AUGIS possessions-3AUGII army .
Translation: And I joined in the group that wanted to also carry the things of the army.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: e kx na-ngi natq esz'txu , Bznwz txpwz kx mrlz .
Glosses: or SUBR IRR-be language only.one , Bznwz.vil only SUBR be.good .
Translation: Or if there were to be one single language, only Bznwz is good for that.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x mz nz-r-tekqtr-kr-nge nzryrngrkxtr , yiz li tr-r-twz-x-u trau elr , yiz 1977 x 1978 .
Glosses: and PREP NMLZ1-MID-exchange-NMLZ.POSS-1MINII holy.writings , year two NEG-MID-take-1MINI-NEG money therein , year 1977 and 1978 .
Translation: And in my translating Scriptures, there were two years in it I did not receive money, the years 1977 and 1978.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: pulis kc tq-oti-mq-le nigr kaputrpq Fiu mz nourla .
Glosses: police DEM2.DIST RL-take-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA be.1AUGII arrive Fiu.vil PREP morning .
Translation: The policeman who was bringing us arrived in Fiu in the morning.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-a-presin-ngr doa kx esz' , li , e tq , a' kx krlz-bz-le kx nzpnu , tr-nz-presin-u .
Glosses: PAS-CAUS-prison-APPL child SUBR be.one , two , or three , but SUBR know-PDIR.YON-3MINIA SUBR ten , NEG-PAS-prison-NEG .
Translation: One, two, or three students got detention, but if it reached ten, they did not get detention.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dcpwe kx dwa-o-zvz-le kc mz nabz bot sc-gr Mcnika kc tq-yrni-pe-Ø .
Glosses: salt.water SUBR jump-GDIR.DOWN-always-3MINIA DEM2.DIST PREP insides boat PCLF.HAND-1AUGII Mcnika DEM2.DIST RL-cry-COS-3MINIS .
Translation: Since the seawater kept coming down inside of our boat, Monica started crying.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: da-kc tq-pi-pe-ngr-bo-le mz nzycmnengr kc tq-yc-o-mq-Ø wq .
Glosses: thing-DEM2.DIST RL-say-COS-APPL-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI)-3MINIIP PREP speaking DEM2.DIST RL-stay-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS wq .
Translation: Just as I said about it in the speaking which is above (in an earlier paragraph).
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: Menabz badr doa ne-de-ngq nz-vz-kai-ng , nz-vz-ki-o-lr Nea , nz-mnc-ngq mz kzdq mztea drtq-de Bokapwr .
Glosses: Menabz ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ child PCLF.RSBL-3MINII-PL 3AUG-go-first-3AUGIS , NMLZ1-go-path-GDIR.DOWN-3AUGIA Nea.vil , 3AUG-be-3AUGIS PREP a village name-3MINII Bokapwr .
Translation: Menabz and his children went first, they went through Nea, and they lived in a village named Bokapwr.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-r-teka-ngr lrpz nqesa' kc tz-pxi-ngr-dr mz mzli r nzelangr lc .
Glosses: NMLZ1-MID-weave.by.loom-APPL cloth banana.fibre.weaving DEM2.DIST RL.PAS-wear.clothing-APPL-3AUGII PREP time GEN1A dance DEM1.DIST .
Translation: Woven banana fiber clothing which is worn during that dance.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: trpnzngr kx na-vz-nqblq-le me pnz' drtwrde , murde trpnzngr zbq kx otx nz-r-bom-kr lr Japan Luga .
Glosses: none SUBR IRR-go-follow-3MINIA me pnz' drtwrde , because none day SUBR pass NMLZ1-MID-bomb-NMLZ.POSS lr Japan Lungga .
Translation: No one had to follow his will, because there were no days passed without the Japanese bombing Lungga.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: murde mrge-kr mz sokz , krikit x kzdung kz nzmrgengr kzble-ngq .
Glosses: because play-1AUGI PREP soccer , cricket and AT.ΦNT.PL.PL also play different-PL .
Translation: Because we played soccer, cricket, and some other games too.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mnc-ti-x mz kosi lcde temz tq x kosi kc tq-yrkr-px-pe .
Glosses: be-TR-1MINI PREP course there moon three and course DEM2.DIST RL-depart-GDIR.OUT-COS .
Translation: I stayed in the course for three months and then the course ended.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz mz temz Julae mz yiz 1943 lcsu Selwin sc tq-oti-pe-bz-le nigr mz Daniel .
Glosses: so.then PREP moon July PREP year 1943 ship Selwin PFV RL-take-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA be.1AUGII PREP Daniel .
Translation: Then in the month of July 1943 the church ship Selwyn got Daniel and me.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ncblo lcde kq lrpz kx-prki x lu-le stol kx-yzlo x aglqpz' .
Glosses: mankind there cover cloth SUBR-white and wear.around.neck-3MINIA stoll SUBR-yellow and flash .
Translation: That man was covered in white clothing and draped with a stoll that was sparkling yellow.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yrkr-px-bz-Ø nz-ycmne-kr-mq-le bagr x sc tq-oti-pe-bz-le dakxnzng ngr milzpq na-gr .
Glosses: finish-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.YON-3MINIS NMLZ1-speak-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1AUGII and PFV RL-take-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA food GEN1A evening PCLF.FOOD-1AUGII .
Translation: He finished speaking to us and he got our food for the evening.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-px-mq kx-etu r pripekt nigr , ngrlr-mi-mq-le taol li kx na-ycpq-ngr-gr drtq-gr , a' r-pi-bz dckta kx , " drtq-gr ycpq-ti-pe-kr mz taol sc-gr ."
Glosses: SUBR see-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER SUBR-be.big GEN1A prefect be.1AUGII , hurry-DPV-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA towel two SUBR IRR-wipe-APPL-1AUGII body-1AUGII , but MID-say-PDIR.YON doctor.med SUBR , " body-1AUGII wipe-TR-COS-1AUGI PREP towel PCLF.HAND-1AUGII ."
Translation: When the head of the prefects saw us he rushed over with two towels for us to wipe our bodies, but the Doctor said, "Our bodies are already wiped with our towels."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz dckta , kzpten x kru ne-dr-ngq sc tz-vo-pe-ngq mz lons sc-dr mrkc Bwzng .
Glosses: so.then doctor.med , captain and crew PCLF.RSBL-3AUGII-PL PFV RL.3AUG-travel-COS-3AUGIS PREP launch PCLF.HAND-3AUGII place.DEM2.DIST Bwzng .
Translation: Then the Doctor, Captain, and their crew traveled in their launch (??one of the two boats mentioned??) to Bwzng.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ncblo obq-px-Ø prla , x nz-mc-px kz elr trmctu Utupua .
Glosses: mankind look-GDIR.OUT-3MINIS sea , and PAS-see-GDIR.OUT also therein island Utupua.Is .
Translation: A man can look out to sea, and Utupua island is also seen from there.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: drka' ne-gu-ngq nz-r-katx-kr-dr zyagox nz-mne-ti , a' kr-ne-dr tzsiu lcng nz-katx-kr-de zyagox tr-nz-mneti-u , da kc tq-wai-pe-x .
Glosses: demon PCLF.RSBL-12AUGII-PL NMLZ1-MID-remove-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII sickness PAS-wait-TR , but RPRN2-PCLF.RSBL-3AUGII monk these NMLZ1-remove-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII sickness NEG-PAS-wait-NEG , thing DEM2.DIST RL-do-COS-1MINI .
Translation: For our demons, their removing sickness is delayed, but that (spirit) of the brothers his removing sickness is not delayed, just as I have done.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz nz-aelwa-px-kz-ngr-bz nz-r-lz-ngr nuzmu , nrz , lzm , trkrlebq , x popz' x kxmu nz-r-teka-ngr br .
Glosses: so.then PAS-show-GDIR.OUT-also-APPL-PDIR.YON NMLZ1-MID-carve.wood-APPL canoe , paddle , wooden.bowl , mortar , and bow and how NMLZ1-MID-weave.by.hand-NMLZ net .
Translation: Then also exhibited were carvings of canoes, paddles, wooden bowls, betelnut cups, and hunting bows, and how to weave nets.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz sc tq-pi-pe-bo mz sezman ngr skul x sc tz-wz-ngr-pe-bz-lr badr leplz kx-kqlu .
Glosses: so.then PFV RL-say-COS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) PREP chairman GEN1A school and PFV RL.3AUG-wz-APPL-COS-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ people SUBR-many .
Translation: Then I said this to the chairman of the school and many people worked with him on it [ED. rebuilding the facilities].
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: na-a-oti drtwr-mq da-lc tq-pi-bo ."
Glosses: IRR-CAUS-take neck-2MINII thing-DEM1.DIST RL-say-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) ."
Translation: You need to think about [ED. 'cause your neck to take' is an idiom] what I am telling you."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-x kc mqngr ncbr sc tq-r-pi-pe-bo bade kx , na-vz-mq na-dwa-tr-kr ncdr brma murde na-mc-kr ncblo kx-prki kc tq-wxbu-px-Ø wq .
Glosses: SUBR see-1MINI DEM2.DIST image cross PFV RL-MID-say-COS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) DAT.3MINII SUBR , IRR-go-PDIR.HITHER IRR-jump-GDIR.IN-1AUGI COM.DU home so.that IRR-see-1AUGI mankind SUBR-white DEM2.DIST RL-sit-GDIR.OUT-3MINIS wq .
Translation: When I saw the statue of the cross, I told him to come so we could go inside the house and see the white man who sat up high.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 39 . nz-rla-lz-kr-gr mz newz x nz-vec-kr lcsu mz mzli kc Savo
Glosses: 39 . NMLZ1-flee-GDIR.UP-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII PREP mountain and NMLZ1-fight-NMLZ.POSS ship PREP time DEM2.DIST Savo
Translation: EP 39. Our Fleeing to the Mountain and the Fighting of Ships at that Time at Savo
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: melz-mq-x , ycpq-tx-px-x mz-ke' , yrlq-tx-bo lrpz ngr Sade x ninge kc tq-vz-pe-bo ma nyz Dckta Foks .
Glosses: awaken-PDIR.HITHER-1MINI , wash-INTS-GDIR.OUT-1MINI eye-1MINII , put-INTS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) cloth GEN1A Sunday and be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-go-COS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) house PCLF.B&G Dckta Foks .
Translation: I woke up, I washed my face, I put on Sunday clothes and then I went to Doctor Fox's house.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x ni-kz-mq-x kx-etu ngr set .
Glosses: and be-also-PDIR.HITHER-1MINI SUBR-be.big GEN1A sector .
Translation: And I was also head of our set.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x sc tq-vz-pe-mq , tq-vz-tr-pe-kr badr mz nabz nc nzlu .
Glosses: and PFV RL-go-COS-PDIR.HITHER , RL-go-GDIR.IN-COS-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ PREP area tree coconut .
Translation: And then he came back, we went with him to the area of the coconut trees.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-wq-kr nenq kc bea tq-yzpr-lz-ngr-mq nqvi lr lika kc vz-tx-alo tr-mwi-pnz-u mz nrlckxbq .
Glosses: NMLZ1-blow.(wind)-NMLZ.POSS wind DEM2.DIST midday RL-break-GDIR.UP-APPL-PDIR.HITHER rope PCLF.ASSOC kite DEM2.DIST go-INTS-forever NEG-sleep-CMPL-NEG PREP night .
Translation: The midday blowing of the wind which broke the string of the kite went on forever, it did not cease during the night.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz Novebz 1954 amnq-tx-tr-bo mz Edwin Dxvo nz-ngini-kr-de nar kx-nz-a-krlz-ng x ninge kc tq-yzlu-pe-mou-x Boo .
Glosses: PREP November 1954 bequeath-INTS-GDIR.IN-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) PREP Edwin DXVO NMLZ1-become-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII head SUBR-NMLZ1-CAUS-know-3AUGIS and be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-return-COS-again-1MINI Boo .
Translation: In November 1954 I handed over to Edwin Dxvo for him to be the head of the teachers and I returned back to Boo.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: leplz lcng leplz kx nz-mnc-lz-bz prla .
Glosses: people these people SUBR NMLZ1-be-GDIR.UP-PDIR.YON sea .
Translation: Those people were people who lived on the seaside.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-mq-le kx , " da kc nzwr-de tq tq-rpwa'-ngr-bz-me badr doa kcng nz-ale-kr-dr-le ; nide la tq-ale-pe-q ."
Glosses: MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , " thing DEM2.DIST time-3MINII three RL-forbid-APPL-PDIR.YON-mq(PDIR.HITHER).q(2MINI) DAT.3AUGII child those NMLZ1-do-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII-3MINIA ; be.3MINII DEM1.PROΧ RL-do-COS-2MINI ."
Translation: It said (to me), 'The thing that you forbade three times for those people to do it; it is that you are doing.'
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' mzli lc tq-yzlu-pe-ngr-mq-gr nenq kc tq-wq-pe-Ø .
Glosses: but time DEM1.DIST RL-return-COS-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII wind DEM2.DIST RL-blow.(wind)-COS-3MINIS .
Translation: But while we were returning a wind began blowing.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq pulis ba-gr kx na-vz-Ø Auki x na-mwi elr , a' na-vz-kai-kr x na-aenzli-mq-gr Pauabu .
Glosses: PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER police DAT-1AUGII SUBR IRR-go-3MINIS Auki and IRR-sleep therein , but IRR-go-first-1AUGI and IRR-wait-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII Pauabu .
Translation: The policeman told us that he must go to Auki and he must sleep there, but we should go on ahead and we must wait (for him) in Pauabu.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' r-pi-bz-le kx , " nz-r-pi-kr-me kc , na-rlxti-bz-me mz drka' ne-mq Gct na-katx-bz-le zyagox kc tq-dwati-mq-le ninge , a-tutr-pe-le , drtq-nge mrlz-pe , r-ni-pe-x loprta x a-su-mi-pe-bo dakxnzng la-ngq tq-ngq-amu r-li-r-mu ."
Glosses: but MID-say-PDIR.YON-3MINIA SUBR , " NMLZ1-MID-say-NMLZ.POSS-mq(PDIR.HITHER).q(2MINI) DEM2.DIST , IRR-ask.for-PDIR.YON-mq(PDIR.HITHER).q(2MINI) PREP spirit.being PCLF.RSBL-2MINII god IRR-remove-PDIR.YON-3MINIA sickness DEM2.DIST RL-befall-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA be.1MINII , CAUS-fulfill-COS-3MINIA , body-1MINII be.good-COS , MID-pick-COS-1MINI king.tree.greens and CAUS-be.cooking-DPV-COS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) food DEM1.PROΧ-PL RL-eat-2AUGI MID-two-APPL-2AUGII ."
Translation: But she said, "Your saying to me you would ask your spirit God to remove the sickness that befell me, he fulfilled it, my body is well, I picked greens and I cooked it with that food you two are eating."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-wz-ngr lc , nz-wz-ngr kx mrlzvxi , a' da kx-kqlu na-prtz-lr nigr kx-nz-a-o-nrwx tr-mwi-pe-kr-u murde wz-tx-pwz-kr mz lozbq .
Glosses: NMLZ1-work-NMLZ DEM1.DIST , NMLZ1-work-NMLZ SUBR extremely.good , but thing SUBR-many IRR-happen-3AUGIA be.1AUGII SUBR-3AUG-CAUS-go-peace NEG-mwi-COS-1AUGI-NEG because work-INTS-just-1AUGI PREP night .
Translation: That work was a marvelous work, but many things would happen to us peacemakers, we did not sleep because we only worked at night.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq kx-etu kc na-alvc-tr-lzbq-gr mz bute' ngr nabxbz ngr kzu kc .
Glosses: PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST IRR-push-GDIR.IN-REFL-1AUGII PREP corner.3D GEN1A fence GEN1A cow DEM2.DIST .
Translation: The leader said we should push ourselves to the corner of the cattles' fence.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc rlimz
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST seven
Translation: Chapter Seven
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: temz tq kx wz-tx-ngr-pwz-kr mz skul .
Glosses: moon three SUBR work-INTS-APPL-just-1AUGI PREP school .
Translation: For three months we just worked hard on the school grounds.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-mc-px-lr doa rtqmz kx na-vz-ng badr .
Glosses: 3AUG-mc-GDIR.OUT-3AUGIA child eight SUBR IRR-go-3AUGIS DAT.3AUGII .
Translation: They chose eight students to go to them.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-mq-le kx , “ krlzu , na-aenzli-tx-ki ena nz-kq-o-kr-mq tewa .”
Glosses: MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , “ wait ! , IRR-wait-INTS-12MINI just NMLZ1-cover-GDIR.DOWN-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER rain .”
Translation: He said, "Hey, we need to wait a bit for covering from the rain."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: abzo mz nibr nounenq lcde , vz krlz-mq-le mzli ka , trgalr nounenq kx-etu kx mc-x kx apu-le kr-lc-de .
Glosses: start PREP back.part cyclone there , go reach-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA time DEM2.PROΧ , never.yet cyclone SUBR-be.big SUBR see-1MINI SUBR be.like-3MINIA RPRN2-DEM1.DIST-3MINII .
Translation: From after that cyclone, going until now, I have never seen a cyclone as big as that one was.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx na-vz-pe-lr mz maket , sc tq-pi-pe-bz mista Lore badr nz-vz-kr-gr badr mz maket .
Glosses: SUBR IRR-go-COS-3AUGIA PREP market , PFV RL-say-COS-PDIR.YON mista Lore DAT.3AUGII NMLZ1-go-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ PREP market .
Translation: When they would go to market, Mr. Lore asked asked for me to go with them to market.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ncblo kcng nz-li-ng nz-vz-ng sc tz-obq-kapq-px-pe-ng mz skul .
Glosses: mankind those 3AUG-two-3AUGIS 3AUG-go-3AUGIS PFV RL.3AUG-look-hidden-GDIR.OUT-COS-3AUGIS PREP school .
Translation: Those two guys went and spied out the school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz zbq lc vz-ngr-bz-kr bade nzwr-de tq , x nzwr-de kra-pwx sc tq-rlr-pe-ngr-mq-le nz-vo-kr-gr .
Glosses: PREP day DEM1.DIST go-APPL-PDIR.YON-1AUGI DAT.3MINII time-3MINII three , and time-3MINII ORD-four PFV RL-allow-COS-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA NMLZ1-travel-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII .
Translation: On that day we went to him about it three times, and the fourth time he allowed us to go.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yrlq-bz-le drlz-dr-ngq amrlx .
Glosses: put-PDIR.YON-3MINIA colour-3AUGII-PL all .
Translation: He made all their colors.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: murde mz yiz kang kqlu trpnzngr ncblo kcng tz-etu-ng mz makxtr kx a-pq-tr-le e a-tu-bx-lz-le nz-wz-ngr lc .
Glosses: because PREP year these many none mankind those RL.3AUG-be.big-3AUGIS PREP church.building SUBR CAUS-hot-GDIR.IN-3MINIA or CAUS-stand-support-GDIR.UP-3MINIA NMLZ1-work-NMLZ DEM1.DIST .
Translation: Because for many years there were no bigmen of the church who encouraged or who stood in support of this work.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-kr kc trpnzngr nigr kx bz x kx nz-ataki , nigr kc tq-awi-pe-bz-kr mz Gct mz nz-arlapx-kr-de nigr .
Glosses: SUBR see-1AUGI DEM2.DIST none be.1AUGII SUBR die and SUBR PAS-injured , be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-thank-COS-PDIR.YON-1AUGI PREP god PREP NMLZ1-save-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII be.1AUGII .
Translation: When we saw that there were none of us who died or who were injured, we thanked God for saving us.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x r-pi-mq-le kx , " sa tq-mrlz ."
Glosses: and MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , " IPFV RL-be.good ."
Translation: And he said, "That's alright."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: oti-amu x vec-o-mq-amu ."
Glosses: take-2AUGI and pull-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER-2AUGI ."
Translation: Get it and pull it down here.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz mzli kc mz nourla kxkz kc nz-oti-lr sc tq-vz-pe-mq .
Glosses: so.then time DEM2.DIST PREP morning shaman DEM2.DIST 3AUG-take-3AUGIA PFV RL-go-COS-PDIR.HITHER .
Translation: Then in the morning that shaman they'd gotten arrived.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: pr-lz-kr mz bot , ya-px-kr mz lcsu , x nigr kc tq-vo-pe-kr Veranaaso .
Glosses: go-GDIR.UP-1AUGI PREP boat , paddle-GDIR.OUT-1AUGI PREP ship , and be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-travel-COS-1AUGI Veranaaso .
Translation: We got in the boat, paddled out to the ship, and it is we who travelled to Veranaaso.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' tr-a-yzlu-mq-le-u natq-nge .
Glosses: but NEG-CAUS-return-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA-NEG word-1MINII .
Translation: But he didn't answer my words.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yrkr-px-bz-Ø nz-ycmne-kr-mq-le bange x sc tq-dwa-px-pe mou yz .
Glosses: finish-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.YON-3MINIS NMLZ1-speak-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1MINII and PFV RL-jump-GDIR.OUT-COS again outside .
Translation: He finished talking to me and he went back outside.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kcng tq-mnc-ti-kr mrkc Daniel tr-vz-o-u prla x tr-krlz-le-u mrkc mz maket .
Glosses: time those RL-be-TR-1AUGI place.DEM2.DIST Daniel NEG-go-GDIR.DOWN-NEG sea and NEG-reach-3MINIA-NEG place.DEM2.DIST PREP market .
Translation: All the while we stayed there Daniel did not go down to the sea and he did not reach the market.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: Rik nz-r-ka-kr-mq-le ba-gr nz-wz-ngr a-taplxsr-le nigr Nrpakxmrlz .
Glosses: Rik NMLZ1-MID-give-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT-1AUGII NMLZ1-work-NMLZ CAUS-be.distributed.evenly-3MINIA be.1AUGII Good.News .
Translation: In Rick's giving us work, he split up the Gospels between us.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nounc yrkr-tx-o-Ø mz nz-kqtu-ti-kr-de-lr x nz-r-plamei-ti-kr-de .
Glosses: tree finish-INTS-GDIR.DOWN-3MINIS PREP NMLZ1-push.over-TR-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII-3AUGIIP and NMLZ1-MID-break-TR-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII .
Translation: It finished the trees by pushing them over and breaking them.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nigr kc tq-alvc-tr-lzbq-pe elr .
Glosses: be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-push-GDIR.IN-REFL-COS therein .
Translation: And it is we who pushed ourselves therein.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: krlc da kx wz-ngr Gct , x nz-kcti-tx-px-esz'ngr , x r-ka-tr-mq bagr nz-r-lxngi-ti-ngr x nz-a-br-tr-kr-bz-kr drtwr-gr mz Gct .
Glosses: krlc thing SUBR work-APPL god , and 3AUG-marvel-INTS-GDIR.OUT-exceedingly , and MID-give-GDIR.IN-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1AUGII NMLZ1-MID-lean-TR-NMLZ and NMLZ1-CAUS-trust-GDIR.IN-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.YON-1AUGI neck-1AUGII PREP god .
Translation: This is something that God did, and it was absolutely amazing and it gave us faith and our trusting in God.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz zbq ayrnr kc tq-kaputr-ngr-m yiz kx-mrna 1939 , doa lr skul kc Pawa nz-vo-ng mz Niu Yiz .
Glosses: PREP day first DEM2.DIST RL-arrive-APPL-2MINII year SUBR-new 1939 , person TPNYM school DEM2.DIST Pawa.school 3AUG-travel-3AUGIS PREP New Year .
Translation: On the first day when the new year of 1939 arrived, those from Pawa school traveled for New Year.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdung da kcng tz-aelwa-ti-ngr-bz bade nidr seleng .
Glosses: AT.ΦNT.PL.PL thing those RL.3AUG-show-TR-APPL-PDIR.YON DAT.3MINII be.3ᴀᴜɢII they.here .
Translation: The following are some of the things displayed for him.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x kzdq kxbq-gr kz drtq-de Meamupa , ya-ne-zvz-kr ncdr mz nz-a-lvc-kr-gr lika mz nz-mwa-kr-gr ncboi .
Glosses: and a uncle.nephew-1AUGII also name-3MINII Meamupa , paddle-INTS-always-1AUGI COM.DU PREP NMLZ1-CAUS-fly-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII kite PREP NMLZ1-fish-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII needlefish .
Translation: And another cousin named Meamupa, we always paddled around together in our flying kites to fish for needle fish.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz yiz kcpwz tq-yrlz-ngr-ne 1962 , r-pi-mq mista Sade na-atwzlr-ngr-de ninge Baengr , murde na-ngini-bo kx-etu r ncblo kcng tz-alvztr-ng mz skul lcde .
Glosses: PREP year same RL-be.married-APPL-1MINII 1962 , MID-say-PDIR.HITHER mista Sunday IRR-dispatch-APPL-3MINII be.1MINII Baengr , because IRR-become-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) SUBR-be.big GEN1A mankind those RL.3AUG-teach-3AUGIS PREP school there .
Translation: In the same year that I married, 1962, Mr. Sunday said he would send me to Baengr, so that I might become the headmaster of the teachers at that school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: merikol kra-tq
Glosses: miracle ORD-three
Translation: SEC. The Third Miracle
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dalr nzelangr mz nelc , kc tq-ngi nzelangr kx-myapxbz mrka Sada Krus .
Glosses: things.of dance PREP nelc.dance , DEM2.DIST RL-be dance SUBR-important here Santa Cruz .
Translation: Things for dancing with the nose shell, which is that most important dance on Santa Cruz.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kcmiti ngr Sosaeti nz-mc-px-lr ninge mz Jenwzri 1974 kx na-ngi ninge dq kz stoakipz .
Glosses: committee GEN1A Society 3AUG-mc-GDIR.OUT-3AUGIA be.1MINII PREP January 1974 SUBR IRR-be be.1MINII INDF.SG also storekeeper .
Translation: The committee of the Socitey chose me in January 1974 for me to also be a storekeeper.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-etu drtq-de Mepalu e Metrkrbade , mz-te nz-mc Mzdxmingr mz yiz 1915 .
Glosses: SUBR-be.big name-3MINII Mepalu or Metrkrbade , eye-3MINII PAS-see Mzdxmingr.village PREP year 1915 .
Translation: The biggest named Mepalu or Metrkrbade was born in Mzdxmingr in the year 1915.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x wai-kz-le nc naq kc esz' , nrpq-de sc tq-vz-px-pe kz .
Glosses: and do-also-3MINIA tree Malay.apple DEM2.DIST be.one , flower-3MINII PFV RL-go-GDIR.OUT-COS also .
Translation: And the same with the single Malay apple tree, its buds also came out.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: rpi-mou-bz kxetu r ami kx , " mc-kz-amu dq da mrlc tq-vz-ki-px , mama ?"
Glosses: said-again-PDIR.YON leader GEN1A army SUBR , " see-also-2AUGI INDF.SG thing there RL-go-path-GDIR.OUT , priest ?"
Translation: The leader of the army men further said, "Did you also see anything along where you traveled, Father?"
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yrkr-px-bz-Ø x sc tq-ryapwx-pe-bz badr leplz amrlx .
Glosses: finish-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.YON-3MINIS and PFV RL-converse-COS-PDIR.YON DAT.3AUGII people all .
Translation: When that finished he spoke to all the people.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: drka' kcng tz-angio-lr , kzdu nz-vz-px-mq-ng mz da kx nz-mwible-ti-lr , x kzdu drka' ngr melrmq-dr-ngq , x kzdu da kx nz-rmcti-ne-dr mz nz-vzne-kr-dr peto x mz nz-yane-kr-dr prla .
Glosses: demon those RL.3AUG-worship-3AUGIA , AT.ΦNT.PL 3AUG-go-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIS PREP thing SUBR 3AUG-dream-TR-3AUGIA , and AT.ΦNT.PL demon GEN1A grandfather-3AUGII-PL , and AT.ΦNT.PL thing SUBR 3AUG-meet-INTS-3AUGII PREP NMLZ1-walk-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII bush and PREP NMLZ1-paddling-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII sea .
Translation: Those demons they worshipped, some came from what they dreamed, and some were demons from their grandfathers, and some were things thhey met in their walking around in the bush or paddling around at sea.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: krlz-bz-le mzli kc bea x lcsu ngr vea kc tz-kaputr-pe tz-r-pnz-tr-bz-ng x sc nz-o-tr-bz-ng vz vz mzli kx nz-tu-ngr ncblo ngr vea mepz , x sc tz-vec-pe-ng badr lr Japan .
Glosses: know-PDIR.YON-3MINIA time DEM2.DIST midday and ship GEN1A war DEM2.DIST RL.3AUG-arrive-COS RL.3AUG-MID-shoot-GDIR.IN-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS and PFV 3AUG-go-GDIR.IN-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS go go time SUBR 3AUG-stand-APPL mankind GEN1A war shore , and PFV RL.3AUG-fight-COS-3AUGIS ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ TPNYM Japan .
Translation: It reached midday and warships arrived shooting, and they went inward on and on until the time when soldiers were standing on the shore, and they fought with the Japanese.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc tq-vz-dz-pe-ngr-mq-gr mrka Pawa , nrlc sikapu-tx-pwz mz bq r tewa .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST RL-go-GDIR.UP-COS-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII here Pawa.school , place smoke-INTS-just PREP ash GEN1A rain .
Translation: When we came up here to Pawa, it was hazy with droplets of rain.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 71 . ninge kxaonrwx Nepa' x Pa'lz
Glosses: 71 . be.1MINII peacemaker Nepa' and Pa'lz
Translation: EP 71. I am a Peacemaker between Nepa' and Pa'lz
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: Mr Lore suti drtwr-de doa na-li mz nz-ngi-kr-dr haosboe mrkc Paumalepc , na-vz-bz-ng badr pulis kc .
Glosses: Mr Lore want mind-3MINII child IRR-two PREP NMLZ1-be-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII houseboy place.DEM2.DIST Paumalepc , IRR-go-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ police DEM2.DIST .
Translation: Mr. Lore wanted for two students to be houseboys at Foumalefo, they should come with the policeman.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc li
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST two
Translation: Chapter Two
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx rpwa'-ngr-bz kzpten nz-prtz-kr-bz-lr , sc tq-r-pi-pe-bz-le kx , “ mrlz ye , vo-kai-amu , nigr la ya-ne-krlz-pwz-kr .”
Glosses: SUBR forbid-APPL-PDIR.YON captain NMLZ1-enter-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA , PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA SUBR , “ be.good only , travel-first-2AUGI , be.1AUGII DEM1.PROΧ paddle-INTS-be.able-just-1AUGI .”
Translation: When the captain forbade their boarding, he said to him, "Alright, you all go first, as for us we can just paddle."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x nz-r-pi-bz kx-nz-mnztr-ng mz trte-gr-ngq kx , “ doa ne-mu-ngq sa na-yagox-ng x na-bz-ng , murde da kx-tr-mrlz-u kc tz-wai-sr-ngr-dr mqngr drka' kcng , x nz-apx-ngr-bz ba-dr doa kx-nz-topwz x ncblo txne nz-dwatr-kr-dr ma kc .”
Glosses: and 3AUG-MID-say-PDIR.YON SUBR-3AUG-do.sorcery-3AUGIS PREP father-1AUGII-PL SUBR , “ child PCLF.RSBL-2AUGII-PL IPFV IRR-be.sick-3AUGIS and IRR-die-3AUGIS , so.that thing SUBR-NEG-be.good-NEG DEM2.DIST RL.3AUG-do-thusly-APPL-3AUGII image demon those , and PAS-restrict-APPL-PDIR.YON DAT-3AUGII child SUBR-3AUG-be.small and mankind lowly NMLZ1-enter-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII house DEM2.DIST .”
Translation: And the sorcerers said to our fathers, "Your children will get sick and they will die, because of how badly they treated the demon images, and because it is forbidden for small children and lowly men to enter that building."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x mzli lcde-pwz kati-tx-px-kz-x Jiszs .
Glosses: and time there-just call.out-INTS-GDIR.OUT-also-1MINI Jesus .
Translation: And simultaneously I also called out loudly for Jesus.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mnc-ti-x Mzlo Skul mz nz-alvztr-krnge yiz nzlvqn x ninge kc tq-a-yrkr-pe-x nz-alvztr-krnge mz Disebz 1972 .
Glosses: be-TR-1MINI Mzlo Skul PREP NMLZ1-teach-krnge year five and be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-CAUS-finish-COS-1MINI NMLZ1-teach-krnge PREP December 1972 .
Translation: I stayed teaching at Malo School for five years and then I finished my teaching in December of 1972 [ED at age 51, near the mandatory retirement age for teachers at the time].
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz zbq kcng tq , tq-aenzli-ti-ngr-gr lcsu , vo-mi-kr peto .
Glosses: PREP day those three , RL-wait-TR-APPL-1AUGII ship , travel-DPV-1AUGI bush .
Translation: For those three days we were waiting for the ship, we traveled with them to the bush.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x nz-abrtz-kr doa kx-nz-siklu-ng elr mya-sz-px-kz-le nz-abrtz-kr doa ngr skul lcng pwx .
Glosses: and NMLZ1-be.happy-1AUGI child SUBR-NMLZ1-be.schooled-3AUGIS therein surpass-very-GDIR.OUT-also-3MINIA NMLZ1-be.happy-1AUGI child GEN1A school these four .
Translation: And the happiness of the children who were schooled there also surpassed the happiness of the children who were schooled at those other four schools.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc mz rngalx nigr kc tq-dwalzm-pe-mq-gr x tq-mu-pe-kr , mrlz yrlq-bz-kr mclr-gr x nigr kc tq-vz-o-pe-kr mz lue kx-etu kc nqlvi r-de tq-yc-o-ngr skul Veranaaso .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST PREP dawn be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-awaken-COS-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII and RL-eat-COS-1AUGI , be.good put-PDIR.YON-1AUGI possessions-1AUGII and be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-go-GDIR.DOWN-COS-1AUGI PREP water SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST side GEN1A-3MINII RL-stay-GDIR.DOWN-APPL school Veranaaso .
Translation: At daylight we got up, we ate, and then we packed our possessions and went down to the big river on whose banks stood Veranaso School.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz nibr-de tewa kx-etu kc tq-vz-pe-mq .
Glosses: PREP back.part-3MINII rain SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST RL-go-COS-PDIR.HITHER .
Translation: Afterward a big rain came.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: merikol kra-li
Glosses: miracle ORD-two
Translation: SEC. The Second Miracle
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mrtu-tx-zero mq-de mei-tx-zero ta-tx-px-zero , kapx-tx-lz-mq-le mq mqngr drka' kc tq-mei-px-Ø .
Glosses: fall-INTS-zero hand-3MINII broken.stick.like.obj-INTS-zero fall-INTS-GDIR.OUT-zero , remove-INTS-GDIR.UP-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA hand image demon DEM2.DIST RL-broken.stick.like.obj-GDIR.OUT-3MINIS .
Translation: It fell over and its hand broke and fell right off, he picked up the broken arm of the demon idol.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: vo-x elr mz nz-prtr-kr-nge mz kosi sc-dr ncblo kxnzalvztrng .
Glosses: travel-1MINI therein PREP NMLZ1-enter.in-NMLZ.POSS-1MINII PREP course PCLF.HAND-3AUGII mankind teachers .
Translation: I traveled there for me to participate in a course for male teachers.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mnc-ti-kr badr mzli tr-boi-u x blrkq-gr Ilztrkalr kc tq-bz-pe .
Glosses: be-TR-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ time NEG-long-NEG and grandmother-1AUGII Ilztrkalr DEM2.DIST RL-die-COS .
Translation: We lived with them a short time and our grandmother Ilztrkalr died.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-rmnq-tx-ng lue , mrlz , x sc tz-vz-pe mou .
Glosses: 3AUG-drink-INTS-3AUGIS water , be.good , and PFV RL.3AUG-go-COS again .
Translation: They just drank its liquid, alright, and then they went again.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' trpnzngr da kx nz-ale-lr kx-etu da kc tq-wai Be kxrpalz ."
Glosses: but none thing SUBR 3AUG-do-3AUGIA SUBR-be.big thing DEM2.DIST RL-do Be.god creator ."
Translation: But there is nothing they can do which is big as what Creator God does.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: inyx kzdq letzlvz drtq-de Basil Menzq .
Glosses: daughter a elders name-3MINII Basil Menzq .
Translation: She was the daughter of an elder named Basil Menzq.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc , nqvi lr ncblo kc tz-ayo-ti nz-krlz-lr , x ncblo ngr nqvi lcde la-pwz na-nibq-kapq-lr .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST , ancestral.line PCLF.ASSOC mankind DEM2.DIST RL.PAS-walk-TR NMLZ1-know-3AUGIA , and mankind GEN1A ancestral.line there DEM1.PROΧ-just IRR-kill-hidden-3AUGIA .
Translation: Back then, they knew the clans of men who were walking (to kill), and only the men of those clans would kill from ambush.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc pwx
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST four
Translation: Chapter Four
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' r-pi-mq-le bange kx , “ kr-la tq-mrtu-ngr-de dzbr-de mrvr-ti-pe .”
Glosses: but MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1MINII SUBR , “ RPRN2-DEM1.PROΧ RL-fall-APPL-3MINII root-3MINII rotten-TR-COS .”
Translation: But he said to me, "That thing it fell from its roots being rotten."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mnc-ti-x Baengr yiz li x nctq-de kc .
Glosses: be-TR-1MINI Baengr year two and half-3MINII DEM2.DIST .
Translation: I stayed at Baengr for two and a half years.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 02 . doa lr ma nyz trte-nge Melomate
Glosses: 02 . child TPNYM house PCLF.B&G father-1MINII Melomate
Translation: EP 02. The Children of my Father, Melomate's House
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz yiz 1977 , vo-mq kc mrka Bznwz lrmztangi drtq-de Rik Biukan .
Glosses: PREP year 1977 , travel-PDIR.HITHER DEM2.DIST here Bznwz.vil foreigner name-3MINII Rik Biukan .
Translation: In the year of 1977, a foreigner named Rick Buchan came here to Bznwz village.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: tq-obq-ne-ne mrkc trpnzngr kx mc-x , x tq-abc-ne-ne trpnzngr kz kx a-yzlu-mq-le natq-nge .
Glosses: RL-look-DSTR-1MINII place.DEM2.DIST none SUBR see-1MINI , and RL-call.out-INTS-1MINII none also SUBR CAUS-return-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA word-1MINII .
Translation: I looked around, but saw no one, and I called out all around, but no one answered me either.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: abrtz-tx-ngr-ne nz-wz-kr-nge mz Sosaeti murde trau kc nz-xpe-ngr ninge mya-sz-px-le kc nz-ka-mq bange mz skul mz temz kx esz' .
Glosses: be.happy-INTS-APPL-1MINII NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-1MINII PREP Society because money DEM2.DIST PAS-pay-APPL be.1MINII surpass-very-GDIR.OUT-3MINIA DEM2.DIST PAS-give-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1MINII PREP school PREP moon SUBR be.one .
Translation: I was very happy about my work at the Society because the money which I was given surpassed that which was given to me at school for one month.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx trpnzngr kc nc kx mc-mou-x , sc tq-dcpx-pe-Ø nz-krka'-kr-gr .
Glosses: SUBR none DEM2.DIST fish SUBR see-again-1MINI , PFV RL-remember-COS-3MINIS NMLZ1-pray-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII .
Translation: When I didn't see any more fish, I remembered our prayer.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ncbr mqngr-de nz-lz , murde kzdung mzli krlz-le nz-a-dcpx-lzbq-ngr-bz badr leplz apu-le ncblo , x nz-ycmne badr .
Glosses: cross image-3MINII PAS-carve.wood , because AT.ΦNT.PL.PL time be.able-3MINIA PAS-CAUS-reveal-REFL-APPL-PDIR.YON DAT.3AUGII people be.like-3MINIA mankind , and PAS-speak DAT.3AUGII .
Translation: The image of the Cross was carved because sometimes he can be revealed to people as a man, and to speak to them.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-x-le , ni-nge kc tq-yrni-pe-mou-mq-x mz kxetu .
Glosses: SUBR see-1MINI-3MINIIP , ACC-1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-cry-COS-again-PDIR.HITHER-1MINI PREP leader .
Translation: When I saw it, I just cried to the Lord all over again.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: tz-ycmne-mq , tz-ycmne-mq , trpnzngr nide kc tq-rpna'-pe-ngr-mq-le .
Glosses: RL.3AUG-speak-PDIR.HITHER , RL.3AUG-speak-PDIR.HITHER , none be.3MINII DEM2.DIST RL-shoot-COS-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA .
Translation: They talked and talked, and no one shot at us anymore.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckrlzde kc nzpnu-esz'-nra-de-esz'
Glosses: chapter DEM2.DIST ten-be.one-additional-3MINII-be.one
Translation: Chapter Eleven
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: leplz kcng tz-xpe-tr-mq bange da mz stoa , srlrni kcng na-aprpx-bo badr tr-ayrkrpx-bo-u , x kzdu nz-aprpx-kr-bo kr-sc-dr kqlu-tx zlwz , mya-sz-px-le trau kcng tz-twz-mq-lr tz-xpe-ngr-dr da .
Glosses: people those RL.3AUG-pay-GDIR.IN-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1MINII thing PREP store , coin those IRR-release-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) DAT.3AUGII NEG-complete-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI)-NEG , and AT.ΦNT.PL NMLZ1-release-NMLZ.POSS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) RPRN2-PCLF.HAND-3AUGII many-INTS much , surpass-very-GDIR.OUT-3MINIA money those RL.3AUG-take-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA RL.3AUG-buy-APPL-3AUGII thing .
Translation: The people who bought things from me at the store, I did not release to them their full change; and some of them my releasing theirs was very much, surpassing the money which they brought for buying things.
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: o-bo-yǐ e-pidzyǎ
Glosses: 2SG-FUT-kill CM-goat
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: bɔ-bhɛtɛ yɛ
Glosses: 1PL-do FOC
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: pétéé ko
Glosses: all just
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: err vevétɔ nyimɔ
Glosses: uhm especially nyimo
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: kɛlɛ shú a-xwɛ̃ mɛ tsyɛ́ ba-ɖɔ a-lɛ
Glosses: 3SG skin CM-work 1SG also FUT-say CM-3SG
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: flógo pɛ ɔ-zhĩá-zhĩá zhĩá wɔ pɛ ɔ-shɛ̃
Glosses: before then CM-need-need need 2SG then 2SG-leave
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: kliso-ɔ a-hĩá sɛ err err blɔ pétéé
Glosses: therefore-DEF 3SG-need that uhm uhm 1PL all
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: err wonɔ a-nɔ ta-bha tɛ-tá nɛ́ wɔ
Glosses: uhm 2PL CM-person AM-two CM-three at 2SG:Poss
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: tɛ kɛ-pɛ̃ kɔ́ lɔ
Glosses: COMP 3SG-be_good give IPL
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: Asafoatsyɛ bɔ-pã́-mɛ Asafoatsyɛ bɔ-pã́-mɛ
Glosses: war_chief CM-house-inside war_chief CM-house-inside
Language: Nyangbo (English translation)
Transcription: kɛlɛ-nu sɛ ba-tɛ́-wa yɛ kúnú
Glosses: 3SG-be that 3PL-already-do 3SG funeral