lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: Mzdealwx kx r-lxngiti-le kc , sc tq-rlr-pe-bz-le Bwzng mz tzsiu kcng , na-ngi-pe mztea nyz-dr .
Glosses: Mzdealwx SUBR MID-obey-3MINIA DEM2.DIST , PFV RL-allow-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA Bwzng PREP monk those , IRR-be-COS village PCLF.B&G-3AUGII .
Translation: Since Mzdealwx believed, he allowed the monks to have Bwzng, for it to be their village.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kru kcng nz-brlclvz-ne-px-kz-mq kx-nz-etu r-gr-ngq mz bot .
Glosses: crew those 3AUG-embrace-INTS-GDIR.OUT-also-PDIR.HITHER SUBR-3AUG-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII-PL PREP boat .
Translation: Our leaders also embraced the crew along the way to the boat.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' tr-rlr-ngr-mq-le-u .
Glosses: but NEG-allow-APPL-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA-NEG .
Translation: But he did not allow it.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 65 . alvztr-x Baengr skul
Glosses: 65 . teach-1MINI Baengr school
Translation: EP 65. I Teach at Baengr School
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mama Frank Bolen lc nide dalr Gwalekana .
Glosses: priest Frank Bolen DEM1.DIST be.3MINII things.of Guadalcanal .
Translation: Father Frank Bolen was from Guadalcanal Island.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq zbq vz-mq-Ø kc pulis Fiu .
Glosses: a day go-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS DEM2.DIST police Fiu.vil .
Translation: One day a policeman came to Fiu.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x ka-mq-le ba-nge na-a-yrkr-px-x Nrpakxmrlz kc tq-yr Luk , tq-ayzu-tx-tr mama Ini Lzpli , murde nz-wz-kr-de kqlu-pe mz nz-ngini-kr-de Primiz .
Glosses: and give-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT-1MINII IRR-CAUS-finish-GDIR.OUT-1MINI Good.News DEM2.DIST RL-write Luke , RL-begin-INTS-GDIR.IN priest Ini Lzpli , because NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII many-COS PREP NMLZ1-become-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII Premier .
Translation: And he assigned me to finish the Gospel that Luke wrote, which had been started by Father Ini Lapli, because his work as Premier [ED. of Temotu Province] was too much.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq Satqde mzli kc milzpq r-pi-mq Dckta Foks bange na-ve-x Pawa mz nz-a-mu-kx-tr-kr-de mz Sade .
Glosses: a Saturday time DEM2.DIST evening MID-say-PDIR.HITHER Dckta Foks DAT.1MINII IRR-accompany-1MINI Pawa.school PREP NMLZ1-CAUS-eat-SUBR-holy-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII PREP Sunday .
Translation: One Saturday evening Doctor Fox told me I should accompany him to Pawa for him to celebrate holy communion on Sunday.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: tq-ya-mq-gr nenq kc matq-ne-px .
Glosses: RL-paddle-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII wind DEM2.DIST powerful-INTS-GDIR.OUT .
Translation: We paddled on and the wind became more powerful.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-bz kx-etu kc na-r-pnz' dq kzte-de kcng .
Glosses: MID-say-PDIR.YON SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST IRR-MID-shoot INDF.SG friend-3MINII those .
Translation: The leader said that one of his companions should shoot him (the Japanese man).
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: da kra-li kzdq olvz lr Mznanq kx-yrlz yagox .
Glosses: thing ORD-two a female TPNYM Mznanq SUBR-be.married be.sick .
Translation: The second thing was a married woman from Mznanq who was sick.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx nz-xlr-bz-lr-le nz-aolvz-bz-lr natq-de x nz-abrtz-lvz-lr .
Glosses: SUBR 3AUG-hear-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA-3MINIIP 3AUG-accept-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA word-3MINII and 3AUG-be.happy-about-3AUGIA .
Translation: When they heard it they accepted his word and they were happy about it.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-mnc-ngq mz ma ngr takes kx-mrna kx nz-tekqtr-ngr krkc tq-yrvi-lx dxvo .
Glosses: 3AUG-be-3AUGIS PREP house GEN1A tax SUBR-new SUBR NMLZ1-exchange-NMLZ RPRN2.DEM2.DIST RL-pull.out-away.from tsunami .
Translation: They lived in the new (government) tax house that replaced the one pulled out by the tsunami (three years previously).
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 17 . lr Ncnqmz nz-yc-ngr drtwr-dr nigr
Glosses: 17 . TPNYM Ncnqmz.vil NMLZ1-sorry-APPL neck-3AUGII be.1AUGII
Translation: EP 17. The Ncnqmz Villagers Feel Sorry for Us
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: yzuo-mou-kr Vxngr x mwi-kr Neo .
Glosses: start-again-1AUGI Vxngr.vil and sleep-1AUGI Neo.vil .
Translation: We started again at Vxngr and we slept at Neo village (on Neo Island).
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: trpnzngr , a' zyagox ngr drtq-de sc etu-ne-px zlwz .
Glosses: none , but sickness GEN1A body-3MINII PFV be.big-INTS-GDIR.OUT much .
Translation: But it wasn't at all, and instead the sickness of his body grew very much.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz kzdq ncboi kx-topwz-ne sc mwa-ti-pe lika ne-de .
Glosses: so.then a needlefish SUBR-be.small-INTS PFV fish-TR-COS kite PCLF.RSBL-3MINII .
Translation: Then a tiny needle fish was caught by his kite.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-krka'-kr-de boi , a' mrbr-ti-tr-pe drtwr-nge kzdung natq-de .
Glosses: NMLZ1-pray-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII long , but be.lost-TR-GDIR.IN-COS mind-1MINII AT.ΦNT.PL.PL word-3MINII .
Translation: His prayer was long, but I forgot some of his words.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-a-do-lz-mou-lr mz nyr x nrlc kc tq-ngrlx-o-pe x belo ngr nzkrka'ngr kc tq-yrni-pe-Ø .
Glosses: 3AUG-CAUS-hang-GDIR.UP-again-3AUGIA PREP fire and place DEM2.DIST RL-daylight-GDIR.DOWN-COS and bell GEN1A prayer DEM2.DIST RL-cry-COS-3MINIS .
Translation: They put them on the fire again and it was already daylight and the bell for (morning) prayer was ringing.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz nz-mnc-pe-kr-gr kc mz kampi nz-apx-ngr-mq bagr nz-r-malvz-aepz-tr-kr-gr mz ma kcng tq-yrlwr-px-ngr-mq dztu-dr ami x nz-r-malvz-kr-gr mz lozbq .
Glosses: PREP NMLZ1-be-COS-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII DEM2.DIST PREP camp PAS-restrict-APPL-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1AUGII NMLZ1-MID-smoke.tobacco-near-GDIR.IN-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII PREP house those RL-gather-GDIR.OUT-APPL-PDIR.HITHER possessions-3AUGII army and NMLZ1-MID-smoke.tobacco-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII PREP night .
Translation: In our staying at the camp it was forbidden to us for us to smoke near the buildings which gathered the army gear and our smoking at night.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx xlr-bz-le nz-ryapwx-kr-dr , sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq-le bagr na-dwasz-pe-kr mrkc x na-rla-lz-kr mz newz .
Glosses: SUBR hear-PDIR.YON-3MINIA NMLZ1-tell.a.story-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII , PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1AUGII IRR-leave-COS-1AUGI place.DEM2.DIST and IRR-flee-GDIR.UP-1AUGI PREP mountain .
Translation: When he heard their account, he told us we should leave there and flee up to the mountain.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ninge ncblo kc ngi trte-nge drtq-de Maekol Usi x olvz r-de drtq-de Katerin .
Glosses: be.1MINII mankind DEM2.DIST be father-1MINII name-3MINII Michael Usi and wife GEN1A-3MINII name-3MINII Katerin .
Translation: As for me, the man who was my father was named Michael Usi and his wife was named Katherine.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-vea-ne-ngq da kx na-ngelu-ngr a' trpnzngr , ngi-txpwz kzdq dapu nc tabao kx-glr tr-takitr-u nabx .
Glosses: 3AUG-ask-INTS-3AUGIS thing SUBR IRR-light.the.way-APPL but none , be-only a piece stick papaya SUBR-be.dry NEG-fitting-NEG fathom .
Translation: They asked around for things for lighting the way, but there were none, only a dry papaya stick less then two meters long.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x mou , nz-aelwa-kz-ngr-bz dalr trau sc-gu .
Glosses: and again , 3AUG-show-kz-APPL-PDIR.YON things.of money PCLF.HAND-12AUGII .
Translation: And furthermore, they also showed things regarding our money: [ED. red feather money]
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 61 . nz-yzlu-kr-mq-o Sada Krus
Glosses: 61 . NMLZ1-return-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-1MIN.CMB Santa Cruz
Translation: EP 61. My Return to Santa Cruz
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: tr-krlz-amu-u mzli ka mzlir vea ?
Glosses: NEG-know-2AUGI-NEG time DEM2.PROΧ midst war ?
Translation: Don't you know that now is a time of war?
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ya-bz-kr Dxi , ekq-tx-kr kumara x nya nyz lrmztangi x kq-ti-tx-kz-kr ckrle kcng .
Glosses: paddle-PDIR.YON-1AUGI Dxi , dig-INTS-1AUGI kumara and taro PCLF.B&G foreigner and pick-TR-INTS-kz-1AUGI pineapple those .
Translation: We paddled to Dxi, dug up lots of kumara and foreigner's taro and we also picked those pineapples.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' doa lcdeng nz-tq nz-mwelr-ng x nz-dwasz-dr nidr mz nrlckxbq me nz-mwi-ngr-dr .
Glosses: but child those 3AUG-three 3AUG-afraid-3AUGIS and 3AUG-leave-3AUGII be.3ᴀᴜɢII PREP night place 3AUG-sleep-APPL-3AUGII .
Translation: But those three students were afraid and they left them in the night where they were sleeping.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz sc tq-r-yr-pe-bz mz kzpten ngr Saotzn Kros .
Glosses: so.then PFV RL-MID-write-COS-PDIR.YON PREP captain GEN1A Southern Cross .
Translation: Then he wrote to the captain of the Southern Cross.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx krlz-pe-kr kc natq kcng tz-a-yzlu mz nz-wrkxtr-ngr sc tz-a-vea-ti-pe tzsiu kcng mama Jos Wes vz-mq-Ø sc tq-awrkxtr-pe-le nigr .
Glosses: SUBR know-COS-1AUGI DEM2.DIST word those RL.PAS-CAUS-return PREP NMLZ1-baptised-NMLZ PFV RL.3AUG-CAUS-ask-TR-COS monk those priest Jos Wes go-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS PFV RL-baptize-COS-3MINIA be.1AUGII .
Translation: When we knew the words which are responded to in baptism, the brothers invited Father George West who came and he baptised us.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x r-pi-mq-le kx , “ sa tq-mrlz ye .”
Glosses: and MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , “ IPFV RL-be.good instead .”
Translation: And he said to me, "That's alright."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc rla bot kc tq-oti-tr-pe-mq-le nidr .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST morning boat DEM2.DIST RL-take-GDIR.IN-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA be.3ᴀᴜɢII .
Translation: When it was morning the boat got them.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: Mzdealwx nidr mz trte-nge Melomate tr-nz-lxngiti-ka-lr Nrpakxmrlz .
Glosses: Mzdealwx be.3ᴀᴜɢII PREP father-1MINII Melomate NEG-3AUG-obey-not.yet-3AUGIA Good.News .
Translation: Mzdealwx he along with my father Melomate they did not yet believe the Goodnews.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: matelq lcng , esz'mz na-yc-ti-px-mq dztu-dr ami x pwx na-ngi nyz-gr .
Glosses: lean.to these , six IRR-stay-TR-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER possessions-3AUGII army and four IRR-be PCLF.B&G-1AUGII .
Translation: Of those shelters, six would be for storing the army's gear and four would be ours.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-nz-etu r-gr-ngq nz-vz ma kc tz-mwi-ngr-dr , nz-glq-lz-mq-lr dckta x kzpten , sc tz-angrlvz-ne-o-pe-lr , nz-angrlvz-ne-dr x nz-glq-o-lr mz bot .
Glosses: SUBR-3AUG-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII-PL 3AUG-go house DEM2.DIST RL.3AUG-sleep-APPL-3AUGII , 3AUG-carry-GDIR.UP-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA doctor.med and captain , PFV RL.3AUG-sing.praises-INTS-GDIR.DOWN-COS-3AUGIA , 3AUG-sing.praises-DSTR-3AUGII and 3AUG-carry-GDIR.DOWN-3AUGIA PREP boat .
Translation: Our leaders went to the house where they slept, they picked up the doctor and captain, then they sang about them, they sang their praises everywhere and they carried them down to the boat.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' vea-kapq ngr mzli ka tr-nz-ayo-ti-pe-lr-u nqvi lr ncblo mz nz-r-nibq-ngr .
Glosses: but war-hidden GEN1A time DEM2.PROΧ NEG-3AUG-walk-TR-COS-3AUGIA-NEG ancestral.line TPNYM mankind PREP NMLZ1-MID-kill-NMLZ .
Translation: But the ambushing of today they do not walk to kill clans of men.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-vec-lz-mq-lr agz x sc tz-a-wz-tr-pe-lr enjin .
Glosses: 3AUG-pull-GDIR.UP-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA anchor and PFV RL.3AUG-CAUS-work-GDIR.IN-COS-3AUGIA engine .
Translation: They pulled up the anchor and engaged the engine.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ncblo kcng amrlx nz-alvz-ti-ngq mz skul ngi-txpwz tzsiu , x hedmastz Dckta Foks .
Glosses: mankind those all 3AUG-teach-TR-3AUGIS PREP school be-only monk , and headmaster Dckta Foks .
Translation: All the men who taught at the school were exclusively brothers, and the headmaster was Dr. Fox.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq rum ngr-de mwi-ngr-gr badr trte-nge x kzdq rum tu-px-ngr-mq mqngr ncbr , a' tr-krlz-x-u mqngr ncbr kc tq-tu-px-mq elr .
Glosses: a room GEN1A-3MINII sleep-APPL-1AUGII ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ father-1MINII and a room stand-GDIR.OUT-APPL-PDIR.HITHER image cross , but NEG-know-1MINI-NEG spirit cross DEM2.DIST RL-stand-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER therein .
Translation: In one room I slept with my father and in one room there was the image of a cross, but I didn't know the image of a cross was in there.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: doa kx nz-mwi-px-mq elr nz-vz-pe-ng mrnyz-dr murde vea kc .
Glosses: child SUBR 3AUG-sleep-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER therein 3AUG-go-COS-3AUGIS home-3AUGII because war DEM2.DIST .
Translation: The students who slept there had gone to their homes because of the war.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: wz-ti-tx-kr x atulz-tx-kr ma ngr-de-ngq amrlx , x mista Dxvo badr doa kx-nz-siklu-ng sc tq-a-siklu-pe-le-lengq elr .
Glosses: work-TR-INTS-1AUGI and build-INTS-1AUGI house GEN1A-3MINII-PL all , and mista DXVO ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ child SUBR-NMLZ1-siklu-3AUGIS PFV RL-CAUS-be.schooled-COS-3MINIA-3AUGII therein .
Translation: We worked hard and erected all its buildings, and Mr. Dxvo and the students were enabled to have classes there.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: oliq-lz-kr r-li-r-gr x nigr kc tq-vz-pe-kr .
Glosses: prepare-GDIR.UP-1AUGI MID-two-APPL-1AUGII and be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-go-COS-1AUGI .
Translation: The two of us prepared and then we went.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: drtq mztea lc-de-ng nidr seleng : Baengr , Nzlqwc , Mzjzbxlo , Ncmix , Bapo , Mznanq , Mznzmipc' , Neboi , Ncnqmz , Mancu , Ncole , Nepr , Ncnia x Nebrnz .
Glosses: name village DEM1.DIST-3MINII-3AUGIS be.3ᴀᴜɢII they.here : Baengr , Nzlqwc , Mzjzbxlo.vil , Ncmix.vil , Bapo , Mznanq , Mznzmipc' , Neboi.vil , Ncnqmz.vil , Mancu.vil , Noole.vil , Nepr.vil , Ncnia.vil and Nebrnz.vil .
Translation: The names of those villages are these here: Baengr, Nzlqwc, Mzjzbxlo, Ncmix, Bapo, Mznanq, Mznzmipc', Neboi, Ncnqmz, Mancu, Ncole, Nepr, Ncnia, and Nebrnz.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x ata-lxblr-kr nzlu mz planteson , kzpora-pe-kr , r-glq-kr bxki r nzlu mz draea , a-glr-kr x r-glq-px-kr bxki r kzpora mz digi mz nz-o-kr-m Saotzn Kros mz skul .
Glosses: and collect-together-1AUGI coconut PREP plantation , copra-COS-1AUGI , MID-carry-1AUGI bag GEN1A coconut PREP drier , CAUS-be.dry-1AUGI and MID-carry-GDIR.OUT-1AUGI bag GEN1A copra PREP dinghy PREP NMLZ1-go-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER Southern Cross PREP school .
Translation: And we gathered together the coconuts from the plantation, we make copra, we carried the bags of coconuts to the drier, we dried it and we carried the bags of copra to the dinghy when the Southern Cross came to the school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-kapx-lz-mq-lr kio kcng mz nzwr-de kra-pwx , a' trpnzngr-pwz mepyr ngr-de kc tq-vo-pwz x nz-glq-lz-mou-lr mz nyr .
Glosses: 3AUG-remove-GDIR.UP-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA chicken those PREP time-3MINII ORD-four , but none-just blood GEN1A-3MINII DEM2.DIST RL-run.in.game-just and 3AUG-carry-GDIR.UP-again-3AUGIA PREP fire .
Translation: They removed the chickens for the fourth time, but there was no blood anymore which flowed from them and they put them back on the fire.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz-tr nz-mc mz mzlir yiz kcng 1800 x nz-bz-ng mz mzlir yiz kcng 1900 .
Glosses: eye-3AUGII PAS-see PREP midst year those 1800 and 3AUG-die-3AUGIS PREP midst year those 1900 .
Translation: They were born during the 1800s and died in the 1900s.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz mz zbq sc Mateas sc tz-mcpx-mou-lr ninge mz nz-ngini-kr-nge kx-etu r dzbede kcng tq mz makxtr kc Balo .
Glosses: so.then PREP day PCLF.HAND Matthias PFV RL.3AUG-choose-again-3AUGIA be.1MINII PREP NMLZ1-become-NMLZ.POSS-1MINII SUBR-be.big GEN1A group those three PREP church.building DEM2.DIST Balo .
Translation: Then on the festival of St. Matthias they further chose me to lead three groups at the [All Saints] church at Balo.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: vz-tr-mou-kr mz kzdq bute' ngr ma kc , sc tq-mc-pe-kr belenga ngr nar kx-kqlu .
Glosses: go-GDIR.IN-again-1AUGI PREP a corner.3D GEN1A house DEM2.DIST , PFV RL-see-COS-1AUGI belenga GEN1A head SUBR-many .
Translation: We went further into a corner of the house, and we saw skulls from many heads.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nzmu drtwr-de kx tq-mrlz-mou-le , nz-krlz-tr-pz nike tq-trka-ngr drtwr-de .
Glosses: if mind-3MINII SUBR RL-be.good-again-3MINIA , PAS-know-GDIR.IN-PDIR.YON what RL-bad-APPL mind-3MINII .
Translation: If his thinking is good again, it will be known what is bad in his thinking. [Because we addressed it in our prayers and sacrifices.]
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: murde tr-na-ngi-pe-u skul kx na-mwi-ngr doa kx-nz-siklu , a' na-ngi-pe skul kx na-vz-ki-tx-pwz-lr mz nz-siklu-ngr .
Glosses: so.that NEG-IRR-be-COS-NEG school SUBR IRR-sleep-APPL child SUBR-3AUG-be.schooled , but IRR-be-COS school SUBR IRR-go-path-INTS-just-3AUGIA PREP NMLZ1-be.schooled-NMLZ .
Translation: In order that it not be a boarding school for student to sleep there, but it should only be a school for them to walk along to for schooling.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x r-pi-mq-le kx , “ nike tq-yrke-lvz-q ?”
Glosses: and MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , “ what RL-exclaimed-about-2MINI ?”
Translation: And he said, "What are you exclaiming about?"
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli kc ayrnr tr-nz-aolvz-pwz-u kx-nz-etu r-gr-ngq nz-lxngiti-kr-gr Nrpakxmrlz .
Glosses: time DEM2.DIST first NEG-3AUG-accept-just-NEG SUBR-3AUG-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII-PL NMLZ1-believe-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII Good.News .
Translation: At first our leaders did not just accept our believing the Good News.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ami kc nz-tu-lz-mq x pu sc-dr nz-a-obq-lxblr-bz-lr badr doa kcng .
Glosses: army DEM2.DIST 3AUG-stand-GDIR.UP-PDIR.HITHER and gun PCLF.HAND-3AUGII 3AUG-CAUS-look-together-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ child those .
Translation: The army men got up and pointed their guns at those students.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx nz-mc doa kcng nide sc tz-mwelr-ng , murde kio ne-de kcng tz-pnati-bz-lr .
Glosses: SUBR 3AUG-see child those be.3MINII PFV RL.3AUG-fear-3AUGIS , because chicken PCLF.RSBL-3MINII those RL.3AUG-steal-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA .
Translation: When the people saw him they were afraid because of his chickens which they had stolen.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mq-nge r-li-r kx nz-brka-px-mq-lr kc mz nc bia kc , ninge kc tq-do-tr-pe-x mz dzbr lemwzlo kc esz' .
Glosses: hand-1MINII MID-two-APPL SUBR NMLZ1-dislodged-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA DEM2.DIST PREP tree breadfruit DEM2.DIST , be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-hang-GDIR.IN-COS-1MINI PREP root creeper.climber DEM2.DIST be.one .
Translation: When both my hands were dislodged from the breadfruit tree, I was left hanging by the root of the single parasitic plant.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dckta badr kru kcng nz-prtz-mou-bz-ngq mz lcsu nz-rtrngr-ti-o-lr kzpten , nz-rtc-o-ngr-dr mz bot .
Glosses: doctor.med ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ crew those 3AUG-enter-again-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS PREP ship 3AUG-do-TR-GDIR.DOWN-3AUGIA captain , 3AUG-throw-GDIR.DOWN-APPL-3AUGII PREP boat .
Translation: The doctor and the crew reboarded the ship, they got the Captain, and threw him down into a boat.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: rpi-mou-bz dckta Fox kx , “ yolx-o-mq-amu supe da la .”
Glosses: said-again-PDIR.YON doctor.med Fox SUBR , “ remove.from.fire-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER-2AUGI cooked thing DEM1.PROΧ .”
Translation: Doctor Fox said in return, "Take it down off the fire; it is cooked."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 58 . wz-x mz Saotzn Kros 7
Glosses: 58 . work-1MINI PREP Southern Cross 7
Translation: EP 58. I Work on the Southern Cross 7
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz kzdq zbq sc tz-rmcti-pe-lr kc dzbe lr Japan .
Glosses: so.then a day PFV RL.3AUG-meet-COS-3AUGIA DEM2.DIST group lr Japan .
Translation: Then one day they encountered a group of Japanese.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x kzdq kz da , buk tq nz-wz-kr-gr-le kx-esz' .
Glosses: and a also thing , book three NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII-3MINIA SUBR-be.one .
Translation: And another thing, we were making three books at the same time.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nigr kcng na-vz-ng , nigr kc tq-rkalz-pe-mq-gr , vz-ki-pe-bz-kr mz newz .
Glosses: be.1AUGII those IRR-go-3AUGIS , be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-set.out-COS-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII , go-path-COS-PDIR.YON-1AUGI PREP mountain .
Translation: Those of us who were going, we set out, we went along the mountain.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 70 . wz-x mz Kcoporetiv Sosaeti
Glosses: 70 . work-1MINI PREP Kcoporetiv Sosaeti
Translation: EP 70. I work at the Cooperative Society
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x ikz-kr peto , lz-o-kr nounc ngr-de , a-ngc-ti-kr , hou-kr x pe-ti-kr .
Glosses: and cut.grass-1AUGI bush , carve.wood-GDIR.DOWN-1AUGI stick GEN1A-3MINII , CAUS-burn-TR-1AUGI , hoe-1AUGI and plant-TR-1AUGI .
Translation: And we sythed the bush, we cut down its trees, we burned it, hoed it, and planted it.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx xlr-bo-le , ninge kc tq-vz-tr-pe-bo mz naonrx .
Glosses: SUBR hear-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI)-3MINIIP , be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-go-GDIR.IN-COS-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) PREP doorway .
Translation: When I heard him, I was the one who went into the doorway of the room.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: obq-o-bz sc tq-mc-pe-le doa kcng tz-kuki-ng kio .
Glosses: look-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.YON PFV RL-see-COS-3MINIA child those RL.3AUG-cook-3AUGIS chicken .
Translation: He looked down and he saw those students cooking chickens.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz yiz 1958 nz-oliq-ngr kx-etu nz-rtrngr-ti-bz mrka Nabakxenga .
Glosses: PREP year 1958 NMLZ1-prepare-NMLZ SUBR-be.big PAS-do-TR-PDIR.YON here Nabakxenga .
Translation: In the year of 1958 great preparations were made here in Nabakxenga, [ED. along Graciosa Bay].
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx nz-lu-tx-pwz-ngq nz-bz-ti-alzu-ngq mz vea-kapq .
Glosses: SUBR 3AUG-live-INTS-just-3AUGIS 3AUG-die-TR-instead-3AUGIS PREP war-hidden .
Translation: The only ones who lived they died instead from being ambushed.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 40 . merikol kra-li mz mzli R vea
Glosses: 40 . miracle ORD-two PREP time Er war
Translation: EP 40. Second Wartime Miracle
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mzli lc vea tr-yrkr-px-zpwx-ka murde lr Japan kcng tz-yrlwr-ti-ne-be peto .
Glosses: time DEM1.DIST war NEG-finish-GDIR.OUT-true-not.yet because lr Japan those RL.3AUG-gather-TR-INTS-still bush .
Translation: At that time the war had not actually finished yet because some Japanese were still gathered in the bush.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: temz otxpx li x sc tz-prtr-mou-mq kcng leplz bagr nigr kcng tz-r-lxngiti-kai-ngq .
Glosses: month go.out two and PFV RL.3AUG-enter.in-again-PDIR.HITHER those people DAT.1AUGII be.1AUGII those RL.3AUG-MID-believe-first-3AUGIS .
Translation: Two months passed and some more people joined with us, those of us who first believed.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: rlasz-kr nc nzlu kc , xlr-bz-kr mz nibr-gr nc nzlu kc yrpu-pe bz-pr-lz-pe-mq mz nou-de .
Glosses: leave-1AUGI tree coconut DEM2.DIST , hear-PDIR.YON-1AUGI PREP back.part-1AUGII tree coconut DEM2.DIST bang.against.st-COS die-crack-GDIR.UP-COS-PDIR.HITHER PREP base-3MINII .
Translation: We left the coconut tree (and) we heard behind us that coconut tree bang (and) die cracking up from its base.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: krlc nqvi lr lika .
Glosses: krlc rope sea.hawk kite .
Translation: That's the string of a kite.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' kx na-ayrplapx-x-ngq doa lr Pawa skul kcng tz-tave-tr-lr naonrx ngr stoa nyz-zgu x tz-rtwz-ti-ng da .
Glosses: but SUBR IRR-punish-1MINI-PL child TPNYM Pawa skul those RL.3AUG-break-GDIR.IN-3AUGIA doorway GEN1A store PCLF.B&G-zgu and RL.3AUG-take-TR-3AUGIS thing .
Translation: But even so, I must punish the students from Pawa School who broken in the door of our store and took things."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz kzdq zbq sc tq-r-pi-pe-bz-le mz Rik kx na-vz-tx kai Mzlo .
Glosses: so.then a day PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA PREP Rik SUBR IRR-go-INTS first Malo .
Translation: Then one day he told Rick that he would first be going to Malo.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' lr Japan kcng sc tz-aki-lzbq-pe , kzdq vz-ki-mq-le prla x kzdq vz-ki-pe-mq-le mz lrpzki .
Glosses: but TPNYM Japan those PFV RL.3AUG-distribute-REFL-COS , a go-path-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA sea and a go-path-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA PREP road .
Translation: But those Japanese split up, one coming along the sea and one coming along the road.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 32 . doa kx nz-pna-ng kio mz Niu Yiz
Glosses: 32 . child SUBR 3AUG-steal-3AUGIS chicken PREP New Year
Translation: EP 32. People Who Steal Chickens on New Year's
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: krlc merikol kra-li .
Glosses: krlc miracle ORD-two .
Translation: This was the second miracle.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq zbq sc tq-pi-pe-m katkis Esuz Balo kx na-okatr-x nide mz nzrlwxngr nzkrka'ngr mz makxtr x na-yapwx-kz-x mz Sade x zbq-kx-tr .
Glosses: a day PFV RL-say-COS-2MINII catechist Esuz Balo SUBR IRR-help-1MINI be.3MINII PREP reading prayer PREP church.building and IRR-tell-also-1MINI PREP Sunday and day-SUBR-holy .
Translation: One day the Catechist, Esua Balo told me that I could help him by reading prayers at church and I could also preach on Sundays and holy days.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: ita-nge x blrkq-nge drtq-dr Naplosx x Ilztrkalr .
Glosses: grandfather-1MINII and grandmother-1MINII name-3AUGII Naplosx and Ilztrkalr .
Translation: My grandfather and grandmother were named Naplosx and Ilztrkalr.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: trte-nge sc tq-r-yapwx-pe-mq-Ø bagr mz nz-lc-a-pq-bz-ngr x nz-alvztr-ngr .
Glosses: father-1MINII PFV RL-MID-tell-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS DAT.1AUGII PREP NMLZ1-talk-CAUS-hot-PDIR.YON-NMLZ and NMLZ1-teach-NMLZ .
Translation: My father talked to us in admonishing and teaching.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq zbq kx mc-px-mq ncblo ngr-de tzsiu Jon kc tq-vz-nqblq-ne-ne , sc tq-ngrlr-px-pe-mq-Ø mz Jon , tq-pi-pe-bz-le kx olvz r-de kc tq-yagox .
Glosses: a day SUBR see-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER mankind GEN1A-3MINII monk John DEM2.DIST RL-go-follow-INTS-1MINII , PFV RL-hurry-GDIR.OUT-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS PREP John , RL-say-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA SUBR female GEN1A-3MINII DEM2.DIST RL-be.sick .
Translation: One day when her husband saw brother John who I was following around, he ran out to John, and told him that his wife was sick.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-le kx nzmu kx tq-ngi trpnzngr na-gr dakxnzng , na-vz-bz-kr Tzngarare murde na-okatr-mq-lr nigr mz nz-mu-ngr .
Glosses: MID-say-3MINIA SUBR if SUBR RL-be none PCLF.FOOD-1AUGII food , IRR-go-PDIR.YON-1AUGI Tzngarare because IRR-help-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA be.1AUGII PREP NMLZ1-eat-NMLZ .
Translation: He said that if we had no food, we should go to Tzngarare so that they might help us with eating.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mnc-ti-x Alankaula mz nzokatrngr nidr mz nzalvzngr yiz esz' x nctq-de kc .
Glosses: be-TR-1MINI Alankaula PREP nzokatrngr be.3ᴀᴜɢII PREP nzalvzngr year be.one and half-3MINII DEM2.DIST .
Translation: I stayed at Alankaula to help them with teaching for a year and a half.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-vec-ng x nz-dwasz-bz lr Japan nrlc badr .
Glosses: 3AUG-fight-3AUGIS and 3AUG-leave-PDIR.YON TPNYM Japan place DAT.3AUGII .
Translation: They fought and the Japanese left the place to them.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-r-pi-mq-lr bagr kx na-pi-bz-kr mz mama Wili nz-vz-o-kr-mou-mq-kr kalrla , murde na-vz du badr nigr mrkc Veranaaso .
Glosses: 3AUG-MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA DAT.1AUGII SUBR IRR-say-PDIR.YON-1AUGI PREP priest Wili NMLZ1-go-GDIR.DOWN-NMLZ.POSS-again-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGI tomorrow , because IRR-go INDF.PL ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ be.1AUGII place.DEM2.DIST Veranaaso .
Translation: They told us to we should tell Father Willie for us to come down the next day, so that some of us might go with them to Veranaso.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' mrlx-mq lc tq-ngi Saemon krlz-angidr-kr nide , r-yapwx-zvz-kr badr , vzne-kr badr mz nz-wz-kr-gr x yapwx-ti-zvz-bz-kr bade kxmu nz-mnc-ngr mz skul .
Glosses: but son-2MINII DEM1.DIST RL-be Simon know-really-1AUGI be.3MINII , MID-tell-always-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ , walk-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ PREP NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII and tell-TR-always-PDIR.YON-1AUGI DAT.3MINII be.like NMLZ1-be-NMLZ PREP school .
Translation: But your son who is Simon we really know him, we regularly converse with him, he travels with us in our work and we kept telling him what being at school is like.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: takitr-tx-pwz wiki kx li x nigr kc tq-mu-pe-kr nzlu kx-po x kx-glr x tq-mu-pe-kz-kr naq kx-plc .
Glosses: fitting-INTS-just week SUBR two and be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-eat-COS-1AUGI coconut SUBR-young and SUBR-be.dry and RL-eat-COS-also-1AUGI Malay.apple SUBR-ripe .
Translation: It only took two weeks and as for us we ate coconuts which were green and those which were dry and we also ate ripe apples.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz nibr-de , nz-ale-bz kx-nz-etu r-gr-ngq kc me na-ngi nrz mz nabz drta' Bwzng .
Glosses: PREP back.part-3MINII , 3AUG-do-PDIR.YON SUBR-3AUG-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII-PL DEM2.DIST place IRR-be dance.ring PREP insides sand Bwzng .
Translation: Afterward, our leaders made a place for a dance ring on the beach at Bwzng.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-li e kx-tq , dela tz-presin-ngq .
Glosses: SUBR-two or SUBR-three , there.it.is RL.PAS-prison-PL .
Translation: Two or three, they got detention.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: rlapx-x elr murde nz-kqle-kr-nge drtq kc tq-ngi Jiszs tq-matq-esz'ngr x angida-ti-pnz-le mzli lcde-pwz .
Glosses: rescued-1MINI therein because NMLZ1-call-NMLZ.POSS-1MINII name DEM2.DIST RL-be Jesus RL-powerful-most and fulfill-TR-CMPL-3MINIA time there-just .
Translation: I was saved therein because of my calling the name which is Jesus the most powerful and he fulfilled it at the very same time.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-vz-tr-ng mz ma kx nz-mwi-ngr amrlx , kx nz-siklu-ngr amrlx , krnyz-dr kx-nz-alvz-ti-ng amrlx , ma ngr nz-mu-ngr x makxtr .
Glosses: 3AUG-go-GDIR.IN-3AUGIS PREP house SUBR NMLZ1-sleep-NMLZ all , SUBR NMLZ1-be.schooled-NMLZ all , that.of-3AUGII SUBR-NMLZ1-teach-TR-3AUGIS all , house GEN1A NMLZ1-eat-NMLZ and church.building .
Translation: They entered all the dorms, all the classrooms, all the teachers' houses, the dining hall and the church.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' bot sc-gr nz-vo-kr-de me yc-ngr nrwx , krlz-tx-zpwx-bz-le nabz drta' mrkc Nepa' .
Glosses: but boat PCLF.HAND-1AUGII NMLZ1-travel-NMLZ.POSS-3MINII place stay-APPL peace , reach-INTS-true-PDIR.YON-3MINIA area sand place.DEM2.DIST Nepa' .
Translation: But as for our boat, its traveling was in a calm place, all the way to the beach at Nepa'.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' kx krlz-mq-gr kc Akanipua , tewa kc tq-etu-ne-px-pe mou .
Glosses: but SUBR reach-PDIR.HITHER-1AUGII DEM2.DIST Akanipua , rain DEM2.DIST RL-be.big-INTS-GDIR.OUT-COS again .
Translation: But when we reached the village of Akaipua, the rain increased even more.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-bz-le kx na-dwa-ti-tx mou dq zbq lcsu sc-de , murde na-ale-kai-bz-ng nz-mu-ngr mz dckta x dzbede ne-de x aolvz-bz kzpten ngr Veronika .
Glosses: MID-say-PDIR.YON-3MINIA SUBR IRR-jump-TR-INTS again INDF.SG day ship PCLF.HAND-3MINII , because IRR-do-first-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS NMLZ1-eat-NMLZ PREP doctor.med and group PCLF.RSBL-3MINII and accept-PDIR.YON captain GEN1A Veronika .
Translation: He told him that his ship should anchor another day, so that they might make a feast for the doctor and his group and the captain of the Veronica agreed.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-etu kc tq-twz-le nigr mz kosi kc drtq-de mista Manfoot x nide kz kc tq-ngi kx-etu r Alankaula skul .
Glosses: SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST RL-take-3MINIA be.1AUGII PREP course DEM2.DIST name-3MINII mista Manfoot and be.3MINII also DEM2.DIST RL-be SUBR-be.big GEN1A Alankaula school .
Translation: The leader who took us through the course was named Mr. Manfort and he was also the headmaster of Alankaula School.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dwa-kr x mnc-kapq-ngr-gr kc nrlc peto .
Glosses: jump-1AUGI and be-hidden-APPL-1AUGII DEM2.DIST place bush .
Translation: We went and we hid in a place in the bush.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 18 . lcsu Aijz vo-mq mz trmctu provins
Glosses: 18 . ship Aijz travel-PDIR.HITHER PREP island province
Translation: EP 18. The Ship Aijz Travels to Temotu Province
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz dckta , kx lxlvr-ki-mq-le kc mq mz nz-ka-kr-mq-le abrelz sc-de murde na-drvr-ngr-bo bxli sc-de kc tq-lu-x , nrlar nar-de kx-mc sc tq-yrpla-tr-pe mz kzdq nc nzlu kx-yrngz-px-mq mz lrpzki .
Glosses: so.then doctor.med , SUBR turn-path-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DEM2.DIST behind PREP NMLZ1-give-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA umbrella PCLF.HAND-3MINII so.that IRR-cover.from.rain-APPL-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) basket PCLF.HAND-3MINII DEM2.DIST RL-wear.around.neck-1MINI , side head-3MINII SUBR-left.side PFV RL-bang-GDIR.IN-COS PREP a tree coconut SUBR-bent-GDIR.OUT-PDIR.HITHER PREP road .
Translation: Then the Doctor, when he turned around to give me his umbrella so that I might cover from the rain his basket which I was wearing, the left side of his head banged into a coconut tree bent over the road.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx xlr-le-le abrtz-tx-ngr-de , x r-pi-mq-le bange kx na-rlxti-bo nide bam , murde na-vz-Ø mz skul .
Glosses: SUBR hear-3MINIA-3MINIIP be.happy-INTS-APPL-3MINII , and MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1MINII SUBR IRR-ask.for-bz(PDIR.YON).o(1MINI) be.3MINII DAT.2MINII , because IRR-go-3MINIS PREP school .
Translation: When he heard it he was happy about it, and he said to me that I should request him from you, so that he might go to school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: dxvo lcde a-trka-ti-tx-atwrnr-ngr-de mztea nyz-gr Bokapwr .
Glosses: tsunami there CAUS-bad-TR-INTS-wholly-APPL-3MINII village PCLF.B&G-1AUGII Bokapwr .
Translation: That tsunami completely destroyed our village Bokapwr.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mz nz-alvztr-ngr leplz nzrlwxngr x nzryrngr mz Natqgu , Kennedy Clq mailz-le nz-wz-ngr lc , nidr badr Mathias Meabr x Susi Loki Clq .
Glosses: PREP NMLZ1-teach-NMLZ people reading and writing PREP Natqgu , Kennedy Clq lead-3MINIA NMLZ1-work-NMLZ DEM1.DIST , be.3ᴀᴜɢII ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ Mathias Meabr and Susi Loki Clq .
Translation: In teaching people to read and write in Natqgu, Kennedy Olu led that work, along with Mathias Meabr and Susi Loki Olu.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: alvztr-tx-ngr-ne Mona Skul yiz tq x tz-atwzlr-mou-lr ninge mz skul kzble .
Glosses: teach-INTS-APPL-1MINII Mona Skul year three and RL.3AUG-dispatch-again-3AUGIA be.1MINII PREP school different .
Translation: I only taught at Mona School three years and then they again sent me to a different school.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x yzuo-mou-kr Nepr x mwi-kr Nea .
Glosses: and start-again-1AUGI Nepr.vil and sleep-1AUGI Nea.vil .
Translation: And we started again at Nepr and we slept at Nea.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdu doa nz-tq nz-r-pi-lr na-twz-bz-lr , a' trpnzngr peao kx na-ngelu-ne-ngr-dr .
Glosses: AT.ΦNT.PL child 3AUG-three 3AUG-MID-say-3AUGIA IRR-take-PDIR.YON-3AUGIA , but none torch SUBR IRR-light.the.way-INTS-APPL-3AUGII .
Translation: Three people said they would take things, but there were no coconut leaf torches for them to light their way.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: krka'-tx-kr , mrlz rtrngr-ti-o-x tosi x pct kx-topwz-ne x ninge kc tq-vz-o-pe-x prla .
Glosses: pray-INTS-1AUGI , be.good take.hold.of-TR-GDIR.DOWN-1MINI torchlight and pot SUBR-be.small-INTS and be.1MINII DEM2.DIST RL-vz-GDIR.DOWN-COS-1MINI sea .
Translation: We prayed fervently, and then I took the flashlight and a very small pot and I headed out to go down to the sea.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: zbz kzdq zbq kx mnc-ne-mou-ngr-gr mz Lrlvz bea , osz-bz-le kc tabao kx-plc mz nc tabao kx tu-tr-pz-Ø yz mz rum kc tq-tu-px-ngr-mq mqngr ncbr .
Glosses: so.then a day SUBR be-DSTR-again-APPL-1AUGII PREP Lrlvz midday , climb-PDIR.YON-3MINIA DEM2.DIST papaya SUBR-ripe PREP tree papaya SUBR stand-GDIR.IN-PDIR.YON-3MINIS outside PREP room DEM2.DIST RL-stand-GDIR.OUT-APPL-PDIR.HITHER image cross .
Translation: Then one day when Lrlvz and I were together again in the middle of the day he climbed up to get a ripe papaya in the papaya tree that stood outside the room where the image of the cross stood.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: a' nqmq ngr skul lc xplr zlwz , murde neke rnzlvz-o-le nqmq ngr skul nz-ikla-pwz , x bz-ngr-de nzpnu-esz'-nra-de-li pwz .
Glosses: but way GEN1A school DEM1.DIST strong much , because who step.on-GDIR.DOWN-3MINIA way GEN1A be.schooled PAS-whip-just , and bludgeon-APPL-3MINII ten-be.one-fruit-3MINII-two just .
Translation: But the rules of the school were very strict, because he who disobeyed the rules of the school was whipped, and paddled twelve times.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: r-pi-bz tzsiu kc mz Mzdealwx kx , “ trpnzngr luekxpiz kx na-ka-bz-kr na-mnq-q , a' na-rlx-ti-txpwz-kr mz drka' ne-gr kc drtq-de Gct nz-katx-kr-bz-le zyagox ngr drtq-mq murde drtq-mq na-mrlz-Ø mou .”
Glosses: MID-say-PDIR.YON monk DEM2.DIST PREP Mzdealwx SUBR , “ none medicine SUBR IRR-give-PDIR.YON-1AUGI IRR-drink-2MINI , but IRR-ask-TR-only-1AUGI PREP spirit.being PCLF.RSBL-1AUGII DEM2.DIST name-3MINII god NMLZ1-remove-NMLZ.POSS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA sickness GEN1A body-2MINII because body-2MINII IRR-be.good-3MINIS again .”
Translation: That brother said to Mzdealwx, "There's no medicine that we would give you to drink, but we will only ask from our spirit-being whose name is God for him to remove the sickness from your body so that you might be well again."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: drka' lcng nz-r-ka-bz badr nqmq kx-trka x drtwr kx-trka .
Glosses: demon these PAS-MID-give-PDIR.YON DAT.3AUGII way SUBR-bad and mind SUBR-bad .
Translation: Those demons gave them bad ways and bad thinking.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 66 . alvztr-mou-x Mona skul
Glosses: 66 . teach-again-1MINI Mona school
Translation: EP 66. I Teach at Mona School Again
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-obq-bz-ngq mzli kc Bwzng yrpla-brtq-pe mz nrc ngr maboi kcng li mz nctq trmctu Nemya' r-li-r , x nqvi lr bot sc-dr yapilwz-tr-pe-Ø mz prcpelz ngr Aijz .
Glosses: 3AUG-awake-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS time DEM2.DIST Bwzng bang-shut-COS PREP wave GEN1A outer.reef those two PREP peninsula island Nemya'.Is MID-two-APPL , and rope PCLF.ASSOC boat PCLF.HAND-3AUGII tangle-GDIR.IN-COS-3MINIS PREP propeller GEN1A Aijz .
Translation: They woke up when Bwzng village was banged-shut by the waves of the two outer reefs on both points of Nemya' island, and the rope of their dinghy got tangled in the propeller of the Aijz.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: oti-bz kx-etu kc pu kc , pnz'-mou-le mrlx kc x sc tq-bz-pe .
Glosses: take-PDIR.YON SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST gun DEM2.DIST , shoot-again-3MINIA guy DEM2.DIST and PFV RL-die-COS .
Translation: The leader took the gun, shot that guy again and he died.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-lz-kr ma kc tq-tu-o-mq-Ø mz newz lc , sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq Lrlvz na-vz-dz-kr elr murde na-rlx-tr-bz-kr toki kx na-r-yzkr-ngr-gr noli .
Glosses: SUBR see-GDIR.UP-1AUGI house DEM2.DIST RL-stand-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS PREP mountain DEM1.DIST , PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER Lrlvz IRR-go-GDIR.UP-1AUGI therein so.that IRR-ask-GDIR.IN-PDIR.YON-1AUGI knife SUBR IRR-MID-peel-APPL-1AUGII hog.plum.fruit .
Translation: When we saw the building standing up on the mountain Lrlva said to me that we should go up there in order to ask for a knife to peel our tevi fruit.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 05 . mqngr ncbr x da kx tutr-mou-pq bange
Glosses: 05 . image cross and thing SUBR fulfill-again-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1MINII
Translation: EP 05. The Image of the Cross and What Happened to Me
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: diksonare kx-topwz kc kai lc tz-ka-mq-lr bagu mz yiz kc 2005 mz buk kc tz-r-pi-bz , “ nzryrngrkxtr kc ate-Ø x Sam .”
Glosses: dictionary SUBR-be.small DEM2.DIST first DEM1.DIST RL.3AUG-give-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA DAT.12AUGII PREP year DEM2.DIST 2005 PREP book DEM2.DIST RL.PAS-MID-say-PDIR.YON , “ holy.writings DEM2.DIST afterward-3MINIS and Psalm .”
Translation: This first small dictionary they gave to us in the year 2005 in the book called "The Latter Holy Writings and Psalms."
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 08 . trte-nge lc-a-pq-bz-le x alvztr-le nigr
Glosses: 08 . father-1MINII talk-CAUS-hot-PDIR.YON-3MINIA and teach-3MINIA be.1AUGII
Translation: EP 08. My Father Rebukes Us and Teaches Us
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx yrkrpx kc temz kx li mz nz-wz-kr-gr , sc tq-vea-pe-mq bange , r-pi-mq-le kx , " nz-xpe-pe-mq mz nz-wz-kr-gi lc ?"
Glosses: SUBR finished DEM2.DIST moon SUBR two PREP NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII , PFV RL-ask-COS-PDIR.HITHER DAT.1MINII , MID-say-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA SUBR , " PAS-pay-COS-PDIR.HITHER PREP NMLZ1-work-NMLZ.POSS-12MINII DEM1.DIST ?"
Translation: At the end of two months of our working, he asked me, saying, "Are they paying us both for the work of ours?"
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-etu r-gr prngei-tx-bz , sc tq-pnz'-pe-le mz pu pistol , bz-tx-pnz , x nigr kc tq-o-zli-o-pe-kr lue kc .
Glosses: SUBR-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII creep-INTS-PDIR.YON , PFV RL-shoot-COS-3MINIA PREP gun pistol , die-INTS-CMPL , and be.1AUGII DEM2.DIST RL-go-along-GDIR.DOWN-COS-1AUGI water DEM2.DIST .
Translation: Our big man, he crept up quietly, shot him with his pistol, and he died immediately, and as for us we followed down along the river.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx mc-o-mq ncblo kc tq-aokz mz tawa nidr trpu kc tq-a-yrni-pe-le .
Glosses: SUBR see-GDIR.DOWN-PDIR.HITHER mankind DEM2.DIST RL-watch PREP tower be.3ᴀᴜɢII conch.shell DEM2.DIST RL-CAUS-cry-COS-3MINIA .
Translation: When the sentry in the tower looked down and saw them he sounded his trumpet.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mwa-kr badr prla , mwa-kr peto mz nz-vz-mi-kr-gr kuli x wz-kr badr mz nrlanc .
Glosses: fish-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ sea , hunt-1AUGI bush PREP NMLZ1-go-DPV-NMLZ.POSS-1AUGII dog and work-1AUGI ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ PREP garden .
Translation: We fished with them in the sea, hunted in the bush taking dogs with us, and worked with them in the garden.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: mwi-ngr-gr peto nrlc nzlvqn x sc tq-krlz-ate-bz-kr Tzngarare .
Glosses: sleep-APPL-1AUGII bush place five and PFV RL-reach-afterward-PDIR.YON-1AUGI Tzngarare .
Translation: We slept in the bush five places and only then did we reach Tzngarare.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kx-etu kc na-ngi kx-etu r-gr , vo-mq mrkc tq-pr-o-ngr-gr mz trak , sc tq-r-pi-pe-mq-le bagr kx , " yc-be-mq la-ngq zbq tq , x lcsu kc na-rtwz-mq dztu ami kcng na-a-glq-amu sc tq-kapu-tr-pe-mq .
Glosses: SUBR-be.big DEM2.DIST IRR-be SUBR-be.big GEN1A-1AUGII , travel-PDIR.HITHER place.DEM2.DIST RL-go-GDIR.DOWN-APPL-1AUGII PREP truck , PFV RL-MID-say-COS-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIA DAT.1AUGII SUBR , " stay-still-PDIR.HITHER DEM1.PROΧ-PL day three , and ship DEM2.DIST IRR-take-PDIR.HITHER possessions army those IRR-CAUS-carry-2AUGI PFV RL-happened-GDIR.IN-COS-PDIR.HITHER .
Translation: The leader who would be our leader, he came to where we got off the truck and he said to us, "There are still three days, and the ship for taking the army supplies you much carry it has arrived.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 34 . doa kcng nz-pna-ng kio nz-mwxlr-ng
Glosses: 34 . person those 3AUG-steal-3AUGIS chicken 3AUG-fear-3AUGIS
Translation: EP 34. The Students who Stole the Chickens are Afraid
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: x Jim Menapi x olvz r-de lxe-de Lrmz , nidr badr Cecil Mona , Imanuel Menrq , Elizabeth Ilovz , Anika Iwxbu , x Emily Yrngao nz-okatr-kz-mq-lr nigr mz nz-atubq-ti-kr-dr kzdung natq mz nz-r-tekqtr-ngr lc .
Glosses: and Jim Menapi and female GEN1A-3MINII mother.aunt-3MINII Lrmz , be.3ᴀᴜɢII ᴄᴏᴍ.ᴘʟ Cecil Mona , Immanuel Menrq , Elizabeth Ilovz , Anika Iwxbu , and Emily Yrngao 3AUG-help-also-PDIR.HITHER-3AUGIA be.1AUGII PREP NMLZ1-straighten-TR-NMLZ.POSS-3AUGII AT.ΦNT.PL.PL word PREP NMLZ1-MID-exchange-NMLZ DEM1.DIST .
Translation: And Jim Menapi and his wife, Lrmz's mommy [ED. in-law name], along with Cecil Mona, Immanuel Menrq, Elizabeth Ilovz, Anika Iwxbu, and Emily Yrngao, they also helped us by their correcting some words in the translation.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: 56 . nz-r-yzu-tr-ngr mou nz-siklu-ngr Veranaaso
Glosses: 56 . NMLZ1-MID-begin-GDIR.IN-NMLZ again NMLZ1-be.schooled-NMLZ Veranaaso
Translation: EP 56. Beginning Schooling Again at Veranaaso
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: kzdq kc zbq mz yiz 1932 , vz-mq-Ø kc nengq kx-etu vz-nqblq-mq dxvo ngr-de kx-etu .
Glosses: a DEM2.DIST day PREP year 1932 , go-PDIR.HITHER-3MINIS DEM2.DIST earthquake SUBR-be.big go-follow-PDIR.HITHER tsunami GEN1A-3MINII SUBR-be.big .
Translation: One day in the year of 1932, there was a big earthquake followed by its big tsunami.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: lr Japan kcng li nz-vz-bz-ng sc tz-rtangr-pe mrkc nz-rtc-o-lzbq-ngr-dr doa kcng mz nou kros kc .
Glosses: TPNYM Japan those two 3AUG-go-PDIR.YON-3AUGIS PFV RL.3AUG-search-COS place.DEM2.DIST 3AUG-throw-GDIR.DOWN-REFL-APPL-3AUGII child those PREP base cross DEM2.DIST .
Translation: Those two Japanese went and searched where the guys had thrown themselves down at the base of the cross.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: pripekt kc sc tq-oliq-ti-pe-bz-le olta x tq-a-yrni-pe belo .
Glosses: prefect DEM2.DIST PFV RL-prepare-TR-COS-PDIR.YON-3MINIA altar and RL-CAUS-cry-COS bell .
Translation: The prefect prepared the altar and rang the bell.
Language: Natügu (English translation)
Transcription: nz-r-pi-mq doa lr Fiu bagr kx na-vz-kr Pauabu mz zbq kc-pe tq-pi pulis kc murde zbq sc kansrl x lrpzki yrbu .
Glosses: 3AUG-MID-say-PDIR.HITHER child TPNYM Fiu.vil DAT.1AUGII SUBR IRR-go-1AUGI Pauabu PREP day DEM2.DIST-COS RL-say police DEM2.DIST because day PFV council and road full .
Translation: The people of Fiu told us that we should go to Pauabu on that same day the policeman said because it was a council day and the road was full.