lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká wɛH wúmbɛH jímbɛlɛ Hlebímbú déè pɛ́mbɔ́ mwánɔ̀ sâ
Glosses: [if 2SG-PRS want-r lose OBJ.LINK-le5-weight eat.SBJV ∅7.bread N1-child ∅7.thing
Translation: If you want to lose weight, you should eat less bread.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká wɛ̀ɛ́ wúmbɛlɛ́ ndáà mɛH nɔ̀ɔ̀H nkwɛ̂ wá Hmabɔ́'ɔ̀
Glosses: [if 2SG.PRS.NEG want-NEG also 1SG-PRS take-r ∅3.basket 3:ATT OBJ.LINK-ma6-breadfruit
Translation: If you don't want [this] either, I take the basket with the breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká kɛ̃́ɛ̃́sɔ́ yiH wúmbɛH wɛ̂ dyɔ̀dɛ wɛH kílɔwɔ
Glosses: [if ∅7.peer 7-PRS want-r 2SG.OBJ deceive 2SG-PRS be.vigilant
Translation: If somebody wants to deceive you, you are vigilant
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀ɛ̀ njì nàmɛ́nɔ́ [ká Àdà aH wúmbɛH nâ mɛH pándɛ́ɛ̀
Glosses: 1SG.FUT come tomorrow [if ∅1.PN 1-PRS want-r COMP 1-PRS arrive.SBJV
Translation: I will come tomorrow if Ada wants me to come.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká mɛH bwèH nkwànò mɛH dè
Glosses: [if 1SG-PRS obtain-r ∅3.honey 1SG-PRS eat
Translation: If I get honey, I eat [it].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká mɛ̀ɛ̀ bwèH nkwànò [kɔ̀ mɛ̀ɛ̀ dè
Glosses: [if 1SG.FUT obtain-r ∅3.honey [IRR 1SG.FUT eat
Translation: If I obtain honey, I will eat [it].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká mɛ bwèH nkwànò [kɔ̀ mɛ dèH
Glosses: [if 1SG.PST1 obtain-r ∅3.honey [IRR 1SG.PST1 eat-PST
Translation: If I obtained honey, I would eat [it].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ká mɛ́ɛ̀ bwèH nkwànò kɔ̀ mɛ́ɛ̀ dèH
Glosses: [if 1SG.PST2 obtain-r ∅3.honey IRR 1SG.PST2 eat-PST
Translation: If I had obtained honey, I would have eaten [it].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ nzîH nɔ̂ fɔ́tɔ̀ [lí nâ Àdà a nzîH bɛ̀ a nzɛ́ɛ́ dè Hmantúà
Glosses: 1SG.PST PROG.PST1 take ∅1.photo [when COMP ∅1.PN 1.PST PROG.PST1 be 1 PROG eat ma6-mango
Translation: I was taking photos, while Ada was eating mangoes.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [sɔ́ɔ̀ nâ aH pámoH tísɔ̀nì aH súmɛlɛH bùdì
Glosses: [before COMP 1-PRS arrive-r ∅7.town 1-PRS greet-r ba2-person
Translation: Before he arrives in town, he greets the people.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH pándɛH nà síngìlìtì [púù nâ wɛH bwádɔ́ɔ̀ nyɛ̂ púù mabwálɛ́
Glosses: 1PL-PRS arrive-r COM ∅1.shirt [∅7.reason COMP 2SG-PRS wear.SBJV 1.OBJ ∅7.reason ma6-birth
Translation: We bring the shirt so that you wear it for [your] birthday.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [sílɛ dè Hmantúà a tí ná dyúwɔ nzà
Glosses: [finish eat OBJ.LINK-ma6-mango 1 NEG anymore feel ∅9.hunger
Translation: Having finished eating mangoes, he does not feel hunger anymore.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [nà pándɛ̀ vâ bùdì báà bɛ
Glosses: [COM arrive here ba2-person 2.DEM.PROX be.there
Translation: And having arrived here, these people are there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [kɛ̀ dígɛ mpù mùdì nú bɛ́lɛ́
Glosses: [go look like.this N1-person 1.DEM.DIST be-NEG
Translation: Going looking like this, nobody is there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [ndɛ̀náà pámo Hlebũ̂ àá gyì
Glosses: [like.this arrive OBJ.LINK-le5-river.bank 1.INCH cry
Translation: Having arrived like this [without the child] at the river bank, she starts to cry.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [dɔ̃̀ pɛ̀ tsíyɛ pɔ́nɛ́ lekɛ́lɛ̀ bvúlɛ̀ baH ntɛ́gɛlɛH bíì ɛ́ vâ
Glosses: [so[French] there cut ∅7.truth le5-word ba2.Bulu 2-PRS bother-r 1PL.OBJ LOC here
Translation: So, to say the truth, the Bulu bother us here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ nà ngvùlɛ̀ [kɛ̀ sɔ́lɛga wû nà njìH kù ɛ́ sì
Glosses: 2SG COM ∅9.strength [go fall there COM come-r fall[Kwasio] LOC ∅9.ground
Translation: You are strong [to go and climb a raffia palm tree], tumbling and falling to the ground. [The speaker talks about the strenuous work of climbing a tree to collect raffia leaves for roofs.]
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bá nà ngvùlɛ̀ [bíyɛ̀ sílɛ lwɔ̃̂ Hmandáwɔ̀
Glosses: 2 COM ∅9.strength [1PL.OBJ finish build OBJ.LINK-ma6-house
Translation: They have the strength to build us all houses.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bɔ́nɛ́gá baH lɔ́ sílɛ làwɔ [nâ bvúlɛ̀ baH ntɛ́gɛlɛH Hbagyɛ̀lì kɛ̀ nà kwàlɛ bùdã̂ [kɛ̀ nà kwàlɛ bùdã̂ bá bagyɛ̀lì
Glosses: 2-other 2-PRS RETRO finish speak [COMP ba2.Bulu 2-PRS bother-r OBJ.LINK-ba2-Gyeli [go COM love ba2-woman go COM love ba2-woman 2:ATT ba2-Gyeli
Translation: The others have just said that the Bulu bother the Bagyeli, coming and loving the women, coming and loving the women of the Bagyeli.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH sàga mɛ́nɔ́ wɛ̂ [nyɛ̂ Hmapà má njìbù [maH bwámɔH ndáwɔ̀ dé tù [kɛ̀ dɛ́ndì
Glosses: 1PL-PRS be.surprised ∅7.morning in [see OBJ.LINK-ma6-paw 6:ATT ∅1.antelope [6-PRS come.out-r ∅9.house LOC inside [go le5-courtyard
Translation: We are surprised in the morning to see paws of an antelope which come out of the house, going into the courtyard.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà kɛH jìí dé tù nà ndzǐ pámò dẽ̂ [tí nyɛ̂ nyɛ̂
Glosses: COM kɛ̀-r ∅7.forest LOC inside COM ∅9.path arrive today [NEG see 1.OBJ
Translation: And (he) goes in the forest on the path till today, without seeing him.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a nɔ̀ɔ̀H brìkɛ̂ [vɛ̀ɛ̀ bɛ́dɛ ndáwɔ̀
Glosses: 1.PST1 take-r ∅1.lighter[French] [ light ∅9.house
Translation: He took the lighter, just lighting the house.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: maH dvúmɔ́lɛ́ mbvú mbì mbvû [malɛ́ndí máà vɛ̀ɛ̀ kwè Hmipìndí
Glosses: 6-PRS produce-NEG ∅3.year like[Kwasio] ∅3.year [ma6-palm.tree 6.DEM.PROX only fall OBJ.LINK-mi4-unripeness
Translation: They don't produce [fruit] every year, these palm trees from which only unripe [fruit] fall.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a jìH mbɛ̂ [kɔ́ɔ̀ gyíbɔ bwánɔ̀
Glosses: 1.PST1 open-r ∅3.door [ call ba2-child
Translation: She opened the door, just calling the children.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH gyímbɔ [a nzɛ́ɛ́ sâ Hmakwásì
Glosses: 1-PRS dance [1 PROG.SUB do OBJ.LINK-ma6-clapping
Translation: He dances while clapping.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ yaH táàlɛ̀
Glosses: so 1PL-PRS begin
Translation: So, we begin.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a jìlɛH mâ
Glosses: 1.PST1 stay-r COMPL
Translation: He was there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a dyùmɔH bùdì a dyùmɔH bùdì a múà mɛ́dɛ́ nyá mùdì pɔ́nɛ́ ntúlɛ́
Glosses: 1.PST1 heal-r ba2-person 1.PST1 heal-r ba2-person 1.PST1 be.almost self real N1-person ∅7.truth ∅3.old
Translation: He was healing people, he was healing people. He himself was an old man.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ táàlɛH bábɛ̀
Glosses: 1.PST1 begin-r ∅7.illness
Translation: He started to be sick.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: gbĩ́gbĩ̀gbĩ́gbĩ̀gbĩ́ a múà nà bábɛ̀ tí wúmbɛ wɛ̀
Glosses: IDEO:roaming 1.PST be.almost COM ∅7.illness NEG want die
Translation: [imitation of the disease roaming in his body] He was about to be sick, not wanting to die.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: baH sàga ɛ́ kfùmala mɛ múà ndáà mùdì
Glosses: 2-PRS be.surprised LOC find 1SG.SBJ be.almost also N1-person
Translation: They are surprised to find that I was a grown up person [says the storyteller about his own age at the point when the story took place].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH sàga àà ndáwɔ̀ dé tù nyɛ mɛ́dɛ́ támé
Glosses: 1PL-PRS be.surprised 1.COP ∅9.house LOC inside 1.SBJ self alone
Translation: We are surprised. He is in his house all by himself.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ḿhm̀hm̀m̀ḿh
Glosses: IDEO:self.talk
Translation: [imitation of healer's self talk and noises he makes in the house].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH sàga mɛ́nɔ́ wɛ̂ nyɛ́ɛ̀ Hmapà má njìbù maH bwámɔH ndáwɔ̀ dé tù
Glosses: 1PL-PRS be.surprised ∅7.morning in see.SBJV OBJ.LINK-ma6-paw 6:ATT ∅1.antelope 6-PRS come.out-r ∅9.house LOC inside
Translation: We are surprised in the morning to see [hoof] traces of an antelope which come out of the house,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kɛ̀ dɛ́ndì
Glosses: go le5-courtyard
Translation: going into the courtyard.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndùù a vìdegáà njìbù
Glosses: so[French] 1.PST1 turn-PRF ∅1.antelope
Translation: So, he has already turned into an antelope.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a múà aH kɛ̀H jìí dé tù
Glosses: 1.PST be.almost 1-PRS go-r ∅7.forest LOC inside
Translation: He was about to go into the forest,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kɛ̀H jìí dé tù
Glosses: go-r ∅7.forest LOC inside
Translation: [He] goes into the forest,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH lèmboH nâ bùdì báà baH múà búɛlɛ nâ baH dyùù nyɛ
Glosses: 1-PRS know-r COMP ba2-person 2.DEM.PROX 2-PRS be.almost fish COMP 2-PRS kill.SBJV 1.OBJ
Translation: He knows that these people are about to look [lit. fish] for him in order to kill him.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ baH dyùù nyɛ̂ vɛ̀ɛ̀ mùdì nyɛ̂ jã́ã̀sà
Glosses: COMP 2-PRS kill.SBJV 1.OBJ only N1-person 1.SBJ disappear
Translation: So that they kill him. Suddenly the person [the healer] disappears,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà kɛ̀H jìí dé tù nà ndzǐ pámò dẽ̂
Glosses: CONJ go-r ∅7.forest LOC inside COM ∅9.path arrive today
Translation: and [he] goes in the forest on the path till today,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: Nzàmbí jìlɛH mà
Glosses: ∅1.PN sit-r COMPL[Kwasio]
Translation: Nzambi is already there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ nzíí bàlɛ Hbebã́ã̀
Glosses: 2SG PROG.PRS keep OBJ.LINK-be8-word
Translation: You are recording [lit. keeping the words].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: Nzàmbí jĩ́ĩ̀ a lwɔ̂H mɔ̀ kwádó
Glosses: ∅1.PN sit.COMPL 1.PST1 build-r COMPL ∅7.village
Translation: Nzambi is there, he has already built a village,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: baNzàmbí bábáà,
Glosses: ba2-PN 2-two
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nɔ́gá gyã́ã̀ nkɛ̀ nɔ́gá gyã́ã̀ mbyɛ̂
Glosses: 1-other ∅1.side ∅3.low 1-other ∅1.side ∅3.high
Translation: one downstream, the other upstream.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ mpù baH kiH nâ jíwɔ́ mbyɛ̂ nà jíwɔ́ nkɛ̀
Glosses: LOC like.this 2-PRS say-r COMP ∅7.river ∅3.high CONJ ∅7.river ∅3.low
Translation: Like this, they say that up the river and down the river. . .
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ baNzàmbí bá tè baH jì
Glosses: so ba2-PN 2:ATT there 2-PRS sit
Translation: So the Nzambis there are settled.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH líbɛlɛ Nzàmbí wà lelɛ́ndí
Glosses: 1SG-PRS show ∅1.PN 1:ATT le5-palm.tree
Translation: I show [gesture], the Nzambi of the palm tree.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nɔ́nɛ́gá nyɛ̀gà
Glosses: 1-other 1.SBJ-CONTR
Translation: The other one,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wà lebɔ́ɔ̀.
Glosses: 1:ATT le5-breadfruit.tree
Translation: the one of the breadfruit tree.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ baNzàmbí bá tè ba bwààH sɔ́,
Glosses: so ba2-PN 2:ATT there 2.PST1 have-r ∅1.friend
Translation: So, the Nzambis there became friends,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ baH jíì
Glosses: COMP 2-PRS sit.SBJV
Translation: so that they stay,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: baNzàmbí bá tè baH jìlɛH mà
Glosses: ba2-PN 2:ATT there 2-PRS sit-r COMPL[Kwasio]
Translation: The Nzambis there live there already.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mwánɔ̀ wɛ̂ mùdã̂ wà nû
Glosses: N1-child 1-POSS.3SG N1-woman 1:ATT 1.DEM.PROX
Translation: His child [is] the wife of this one [pointing to imaginary breadfruit Nzambi].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛgà váà nyɛgá tsíyɛ́ sâ nà malɛ́ndí, malɛ́ndí máà mɔ́gà
Glosses: 1.SBJ-CONTR here 1.SBJ-CONTR live-r only COM 6-palm.tree 6-palm.tree 6:DEM 6-OBJ-CONTR
Translation: Him here, he lives only from palm trees, these palm trees.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: maH dvúmɔ́lɛ́ mbvú mbì mbvû
Glosses: 6-PRS produce-NEG ∅3.year like[Kwasio] ∅3.year
Translation: They don't produce [fruit] every year,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: Nzàmbí a bwã̀ãH mwánɔ̀
Glosses: ∅1.PN 1.PST1 give.birth-r N1-child
Translation: Nzambi has given birth to a child.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bàmbɛ́ kɛ̂ jíì mbúmbù mwánɔ̀ sá yí dè
Glosses: sorry go.IMP ask ∅1.namesake N1-child ∅7.thing 7:ATT eat
Translation: excuse me, go and ask my namesake [the other Nzambi] for a little to eat,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mùdã̂ nùù tè,
Glosses: so N1-woman 1.COP there
Translation: So the woman is there [she leaves],
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kíya mwánɔ̀ ndzɛ̀ngɔ̀
Glosses: carry N1-child inclined
Translation: carrying the child on her side [instead of on her back],
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ náà mùdì wã́ã̀ mɛ wɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ nà nzà
Glosses: 1.SBJ COMP N1-person 1-POSS.1SG 1SG die.COMPL COM ∅9.hunger
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bedéwò bíndɛ̀ byɔ̀ mɛH lɔ́ njì lɛ́bɛlɛ Hbedéwò bà wɛ̀
Glosses: be8-food 8-ANA 8-OBJ 1-PRS RETRO come follow be8-food AP 2SG.OBJ
Translation: This food, I have come to look for the food at your place.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nágyàlɛ́ wà mùdã̂
Glosses: ∅1.breastfeeding 1:ATT N1-woman
Translation: [I am a] breastfeeding woman.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mɛH lɔ́ njì gyɛ́sɔ sá yí dè
Glosses: so 1SG-PRS RETRO come search ∅7.thing 7:ATT eat
Translation: So I just came to look for something to eat.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí aH kìH náà ɛ́ɛ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN 1-PRS say-r COMP yes
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bã́ yɔ́ɔ̀ yíì tè
Glosses: ∅7.word 7-POSS.2SG 7.COP there
Translation: I understand you [lit. your speech is there].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí kìH nâ bõ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN say-r COMP good[French]
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ mɛ́dɛ́ pã́ lígɛ yaH nà nyɛ yaH kɛ̀H Hmankɛ̃̂
Glosses: 2SG.SBJ self do.first stay 1PL-PRS COM 1.OBJ 1PL-PRS go-r OBJ.LINK-6-field
Translation: You [his wife] stay first, we and her, we go to the fields.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɔ́ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́ pámo Hmankɛ̃̂
Glosses: IDEO:moving arrive OBJ.LINK-ma6-field
Translation: [depiction of moving] Having arrived in the fields,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí aH nɔ̀ɔ̀H Hmabɔ́ɔ̀ mándɛ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN 1-PRS take-r OBJ.LINK-ma6-breadfruit 6-ANA
Translation: So Nzambi takes those breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɔ múà gyɛ́sɔ nâ wɛH kɛ̀
Glosses: 2SG[Kwasio] be.almost search COMP 2SG-PRS go
Translation: you are about to want to leave.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀ɛ́ jílɛ́ wɛ̀ bvùbvù
Glosses: 1SG.PRS.NEG ask-NEG 2SG.OBJ much
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mabɔ́'ɔ̀ máà
Glosses: COM ma6-breadfruit 6:DEM.PROX
Translation: with these breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛH nɔ̀ɔ̀H Hmabɔ́'ɔ̀ máà
Glosses: 2SG-PRS take-r OBJ.LINK-ma6-breadfruit 6:DEM.PROX
Translation: You take these breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛgà wɛH kɛ̀H nà mɔ̂
Glosses: 2SG.SBJ-CONTR 2SG-PRS go-r COM 6-OBJ
Translation: As for you, you take them [the breadfruit] away.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛgà mɛH lígɛH dè mwánɔ̀ wɔ́ɔ̀
Glosses: 1.SBJ-CONTR 1SG-PRS stay-r eat ma1-child 1-POSS.2SG
Translation: As for me, I stay and eat your child,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mabɔ́'ɔ̀
Glosses: COM ma6-breadfruit
Translation: with breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ɛ́kɛ̀ mùdã̂ a gyɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ a gyɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ áh mùdì wã́ã̀ wɛH sâH mɛ̂ ná
Glosses: EXCL N1-woman 1.PST1 cry.COMPL 1.PST1 cry.COMPL EXCL N1-person 1-POSS.1SG 2SG-PRS do-r 1SG.OBJ how
Translation: Oh, the woman cried and cried, “Ah, my person, what do you do to me?.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí kìH náà mɛ bwààH wɛ̂ tsíyɛ lekɛ́lɛ̀ dẽ́ nâ mɛH lígɛH dè mwánɔ̀ wɔ́ɔ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN say-r COMP 1SG.PST1 have-r 2SG.OBJ cut le5-speech today COMP 1SG-PRS stay-r eat N1-child 1-POSS.2SG
Translation: So Nzambi says, “I'm not listening to you today [lit. I have cut your word]. I stay and eat your child,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: lekáà lé tè'ètè yá mwánɔ̀ yíì
Glosses: le5-kind 5:ATT ∅7.tenderness 7:ATT N1-child 7.DEM.PROX
Translation: The kind of tenderness of this child,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí kìH náà bõ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN say COMP good[French]
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ká wɛ̀ɛ́ wúmbɛlɛ́ ndáà
Glosses: if 2SG.PRS.NEG want-NEG also
Translation: if you don't want [this] either,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH nɔ̀ɔ̀H nkwɛ̂ wá Hmabɔ́'ɔ̀
Glosses: 1SG-PRS take-r ∅3.basket 3:ATT OBJ.LINK-ma6-breadfruit
Translation: I take the basket with the breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛH kɛ̀H wɛ̀ nà nzà nyɔ́ɔ̀ ɛ́ pɛ̀ wɛH kɛ̀H wɛ̀ nà nyɔ́ɔ̀
Glosses: 2SG-PRS go-r die COM ∅9.hunger 9-POSS.2SG LOC there 2SG-PRS go-r die COM 9-OBJ
Translation: Your are going to die of your hunger there, you are going to die of it.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mùdã̂ dígɛH mísì ndẽ́ẽ́ẽ́
Glosses: so N1-woman watch-r ma6-eye IDEO:staring
Translation: So the woman thinks [lit. looks with her eyes].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mùdã̂ tɔ́kɛH mwánɔ̀ kàlanɛ nyɛ̂
Glosses: so N1-woman collect-r N1-child hand.over 1.OBJ
Translation: So the woman picks up the child, handing it over to him.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɔ́ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́ bɔH pámo
Glosses: IDEO:moving 2-PRS[Kwasio] arrive
Translation: [depiction of motor sound] They arrive.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: Nzàmbí nyɛ nâ ɛ́ mùdã̂ wã̂
Glosses: ∅1.PN 1.SBJ COMP LOC N1-woman 1-POSS.1SG
Translation: Nzambi [says]: “My wife,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mwánɔ̀ wɛ́ɛ̀ nyɛ̀ nû
Glosses: N1-child 1-POSS.3SG 1.SBJ 1.DEM.PROX
Translation: this is her child.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH lɔ́ nɔ́ɔ̀ mwánɔ̀ púù yá mabɔ́'ɔ̀ mâ
Glosses: 1SG-PRS RETRO take N1-child ∅7.reason 7:ATT ma6-breadfruit 6.DEM.PROX
Translation: I have just taken the child for these breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kálɛ̀ mɛ̀ báà kì nâ baH dúù bɛ̀ Hbedéwɔ̀
Glosses: NEG.FUT 1SG.SBJ 2.FUT say COMP 2-PRS must.not.SBJV grow OBJ.LINK-be8-food
Translation: It's not me who will say that they must not grow food [it's not my fault that they don't have food].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mùdã̂ nûH kɛ̀
Glosses: so N1-woman 1-PRS go
Translation: So the woman goes.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndɛ̀náà pámo Hlebũ̂ àá gyì
Glosses: like.this arrive OBJ.LINK-le5-river.bank 1.INCH cry
Translation: Having arrived like this [without the child] at the river bank she starts to cry.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ nâ sɔ́ wɔ́ɔ̀ nɔ̀ɔ̀H mɔ̀ mwánɔ̀
Glosses: 1.SBJ COMP ∅1.friend 1-POSS.2SG take-r COMPL 1-child
Translation: She [says]: “Your friend has taken the child.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ aH lɔ́ kì náà
Glosses: so 1-PRS RETRO say COMP
Translation: So he just said that:
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ mpù wɛ̀ɛ́ gyángyalɛ́ Hbedéwɔ̀
Glosses: LOC like.this 2SG.PRS.NEG work-NEG OBJ.LINK-be8-food
Translation: This is not how you work for your food.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ nyɛgá nɔ̀ɔ̀ mwánɔ̀
Glosses: so 1.SBJ-CONTR take N1-child
Translation: So the other Nzambi, after having taken the child,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH lígɛH nyɛ̂ dè
Glosses: 1-PRS stay-r 1.OBJ eat
Translation: stays to eat it,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mabɔ́'ɔ̀ mɛ́
Glosses: COM ma6-breadfruit 6-POSS.3SG
Translation: with his breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí wà nû kɛ̀H dígɛ mpù nâ kɛ́
Glosses: so ∅1.PN 1:ATT 1.DEM.PROX go-r look like.this COMP EXCL
Translation: So this Nzambi goes and looks like this: “Ey!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mbúmbù wã̂ wɛH kúmbɔH mɛ̂ sá mpù
Glosses: ∅1.namesake 1-POSS.1SG 2SG-PRS arrange-r 1SG.OBJ ∅7.thing like.this
Translation: My namesake, you really do this to me.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: [clicking] yɔ́ɔ̀ wà núndɛ̀ dígɛH mísì
Glosses: [clicking] so 1:ATT 1-ANA look-r ma6-eye
Translation: [sound of disappreciation] So this one thinks [lit. looks with his eyes],
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yíì pẽ̀'ẽ̀ nyà mwánɔ̀ mùdũ̂ mɛH pã́ã̀H ná nyɔ̂ vɛ̀
Glosses: 7.COP ∅9.wisdom 9:ATT N1-child N1-male 1SG-PRS do.first-H again 9-OBJ give
Translation: Every child knows this [lit. This is the wisdom of a boy], I will take revenge on him.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH lámboH Nzàmbí wà nû
Glosses: 1SG-PRS trap-r ∅1.PN 1:ATT 1.DEM.PROX
Translation: I trap this Nzambi,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mɛH wúmbɛH lèmbo ɛ́ mpù a bùdɛH mɛ̂
Glosses: CONJ 1SG-PRS want-r know LOC like.this 1 have-r 1SG.OBJ
Translation: and I want to know what he thinks of this story.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH lɔ́ njì gyɛ́sɔ bà wɛ̂
Glosses: 1SG-PRS RETRO come search AP 2SG
Translation: I just came to search at your place.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ɛ́ɛ́ Nzàmbí kìH nâ ɛ́ɛ́
Glosses: EXCL ∅1.PN say-r COMP yes
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndí mɛ̀ɛ́ sâlɛ́ wɛ̂ bvùbvù ndí vɛ̀dáà mɛH dyúwɔH nâ
Glosses: but 1SG.PRS.NEG do-NEG 2SG.OBJ much but but[Bulu] 1SG-PRS understand-r COMP
Translation: But I don't do you wrong, but I understand that,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ́ɛ̀ dèH mwánɔ̀ nɔ́ɔ̀
Glosses: 2.PST2 eat-r N1-child no[French]
Translation: you have eaten
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ nâ mɛ́ɛ̀ dèH pɔ́nɛ́ nà mabɔ́'ɔ̀
Glosses: 1.SBJ COMP 1SG.PST2 eat-r ∅7.truth COM ma6-breadfruit
Translation: He [says]: “I really ate [it] with breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛgà mɛ́ɛ̀ dyúwɔH nzã́ã̀ dúwɔ̀ lé tè
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ-CONTR 1SG.PST2 feel-r ∅7.appetite le5-day 5:ATT there
Translation: As for me, I had a craving [for meat] that day.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH kfùmalaH mpù Nzàmbí lúndɛ́lɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ ɛ́ mpù
Glosses: 1-PRS find-r like.this ∅1.PN fill.COMPL LOC like.this
Translation: He discovers [inside the house] like this, Nzambi has filled [the house] like this [with skulls].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kɛ́ mbúmbù bwánɔ̀ ba sílɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ kɛ̀ vɛ́
Glosses: EXCL ∅1.namesake ba2-child 2.PST1 finish.COMPL go where
Translation: Ey namesake, where have all the children gone?.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bekɔ́kɔ́ bé nlô bé tè
Glosses: be8-hollowness 8:ATT ∅3.head 8:ATT there
Translation: The skulls there,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: minlô mí bakímì
Glosses: mi4-head 4:ATT ba2-monkey
Translation: monkey heads.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ yɔ́ɔ̀ wà mwánɔ̀ mùdũ̂ sâH màmbò má mwánɔ̀ mùdũ̂
Glosses: LOC so 2SG[Bulu] N1-child N1-man do-r ma6-thing 6:ATT N1-child N1-man
Translation: So you behave like a boy.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ nzí wúmbɛ nâ bwánɔ̀ bã̂ baH bwámóò ɛ́ mpù mintángánɛ́ Hbekúdɛ́ bé mpâ
Glosses: 1SG.PST1 PROG.PST want COMP ba2-child 2-POSS.1SG 2-PRS become.SBJV LOC like.this mi4-white.person OBJ.LINK-be8-skin 8:ATT good
Translation: I had wanted my children to get fair skin like white people.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: Nzàmbí kìH nâ bõ̀
Glosses: ∅1.PN say-r COMP good[French]
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ dyúwɔH mɔ̀
Glosses: 1SG.PST1 understand-r COMPL
Translation: I have understood.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí kìH nâ bõ̀ mɛ nìyɛH mɔ̀
Glosses: so ∅1.PN say-r COMP good[French] 1SG.PST1 return-H COMPL
Translation: So Nzambi says: “Good, I am returning home.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ nâ mbúmbù nlâ wùú gyàlɛ́
Glosses: 1.SBJ COMP N1-namesake ∅3.story 3.PRS.NEG be.long-NEG
Translation: He [says]: “Namesake, it is easy [lit. the story isn't long].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: sílɛ̂ dyùù fàmí wɔ́ɔ̀ wà bùdì wɛ̀ɛ̀ nyɛ̂
Glosses: finish.IMP kill ∅1.family 1-POSS.2SG 1:ATT ba2-person 2SG.FUT see
Translation: Kill your whole family of people, you will see.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bwánɔ̀ bɔ́ɔ̀ báà bwámo Hmintángánɛ́
Glosses: ba2-child 2-POSS.2SG 2.FUT become OBJ.LINK-mi4-white.person
Translation: Your children will become white people.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: gyí mɛ́dɛ́ wɛH kɛ̀H nà vũ̀ũ̀ wɛ̂
Glosses: what self 2SG-PRS go-r CONJ worry there
Translation: What do you go and worry about there?.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́kɛ̀ Nzàmbí wà nú áà sàlɛ́ bɛ̀ nà bã̂ líní aH pámo
Glosses: EXCL ∅1.PN 1:ATT 1.DEM.DIST 1.PST2 NEG.PST be COM ∅7.word when 1-PRS arrive
Translation: Oh! That Nzambi had no words as soon as he arrived [he went mad].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyáà ngà sílɛ́H nyî ndáwɔ̀ dé tù
Glosses: shit.IMP PL finish-r enter ∅9.house LOC inside
Translation: Piss off [talking to the other Nzambi's family], everybody go into the house!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH lúndɛlɛH bɔ̂ lekàá lé ndáwɔ̀ nyî nâ bɛ́ɛ̀ vyâ
Glosses: 1-PRS fill-r 2-OBJ le5-kind 5:ATT ∅9.house 9.DEM.PROX COMP be.SBJV full
Translation: He fills them in this kind of house so that it [house] be full.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyààH jìwɔ jìwɔ jìwɔ wɛ
Glosses: shit-r close close close 2SG
Translation: Shit, close, close, close you!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mùdã̂ wɔ́ɔ̀ wɛ́ɛ̀ bɛ́sɛ̀ báà tù wû
Glosses: COM N1-woman 1-POSS.2SG EXCL 2-all 2.COP inside there
Translation: With your wife, so all are inside there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí sâH mpù
Glosses: so ∅1.PN do-r like.this
Translation: So Nzambi does like this.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kì nâ nzá nyɛ̂H mɛ̂
Glosses: say COMP who see-r 1SG.OBJ
Translation: [He] says: “Who sees me?.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH nyɛ́lɛ́ yaH nyɛ́lɛ́ wɔ́ɔ̀
Glosses: 1PL-PRS see-NEG 1PL-PRS see-NEG 2SG.OBJ[Kwasio]
Translation: We don't see, we don't see you.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ wɔ̀m mùdì núú jìH nâ wɔ̀m
Glosses: COMP IDEO:silence N1-person 1.DEM.DIST stay-r COMP IDEO:silence
Translation: Be there silence, that person stay silent!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: màà mâ
Glosses: ma6-thing 6.DEM.PROX
Translation: These things. . .
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ mùdì nɔ́gá núù lígɛH vâ
Glosses: LOC N1-person 1-other 1.DEM.PROX stay-r here
Translation: Is there any person left here?.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: lekfúdɛ̀
Glosses: le5-idiot
Translation: Idiot!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: a bwààH yɛ́ɛ́ kɛ̀H jì mpù
Glosses: 1 have-r then ? go-r stay like.this
Translation: He [the other Nzambi] has gone and stood like this.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà béè banáyɛ̂yɛ̂
Glosses: CONJ 2PL.COP ba2-bleached.out
Translation: and you are bleached out [white].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ mpù mbúmbù núú láàH mɛ̂ nâ
Glosses: LOC like.this ∅1.namesake 1.DEM.DIST tell-r 1SG.OBJ COMP
Translation: Like this, that namesake tells me that,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: báà sâ nâ lefû lèvúdũ̂
Glosses: 2.FUT do COMP le5-day 5-one
Translation: they will make that one day,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: beH dúuH vũ̀ũ̀
Glosses: 2PL-PRS must.not-r worry
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bedéwɔ̀ bínɛ́ mɛ nzíí byɔ̂ gyámbɔ̀
Glosses: be8-food 8-POSS.2PL 1SG PROG.PRS 8-OBJ prepare
Translation: Your food, I am preparing it.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wùfwùf
Glosses: IDEO:pitter-patter
Translation: [depiction of sound when mice are walking].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bamìntùlɛ̀ baH lèmboH nâ màmbò má bvùlɛ́
Glosses: ba2-mouse 2-PRS know-r COMP ma6-thing 6:ATT ∅8.night
Translation: The mice know that these are things of the night.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: baH múà gyɛ́sɔ Hbedéwɔ̀ byáwɔ́
Glosses: 2-PRS be.almost search OBJ.LINK-be8-food 8-POSS.3PL
Translation: They are about to look for their food.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ùwùùwù bamìntùlɛ̀ báà wû
Glosses: IDEO:rustling ba2-mouse 2.COP there
Translation: [depiction of sound of mice] The mice are there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bímbú lekàá lé wùlà yá Nadine lɔ́ sɛ́mbɔ vâ
Glosses: ∅7.amount le5-kind 5:ATT ∅7.time 7:ATT ∅1.PN RETRO arrive here
Translation: the amount of time that Nadine just arrived here,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: benké'é
Glosses: be8-scream
Translation: Screams.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mbúmbù wà lebɔ́'ɔ̀
Glosses: ∅1.namesake 1:ATT le5-breadfruit
Translation: The namesake of the breadfruit.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wà malɛ́ndí
Glosses: 1:ATT ma6-palm.tree
Translation: of the palm trees.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ aH sɛ́mbɔ
Glosses: so 1-PRS arrive
Translation: So he arrives.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀ɛ́ lémbolɛ̀ bàsɔ̃́ bɔ́ɔ̀ ɛ́ mpù báà
Glosses: 1SG.PRS.NEG know-NEG ba2-father 2-POSS.2SG LOC like.this 2.COP
Translation: I don't know how your fathers are.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ wɛ sílɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ nyàà dyùù mpɔ̀ngɔ̀ yá bùdì
Glosses: COMP 2SG.PST1 finish.COMPL shit kill ∅7.generation 7:ATT ba2-person
Translation: That you have completely killed a generation of people!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: baH lɔ́ sâ ná
Glosses: 2-PRS RETRO do how
Translation: How did they do [that]?
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kánâ mɛ kɔ̀bɛH ndáà tsì
Glosses: or 1SG.PST1 break-r also ∅7.interdiction
Translation: Or I also broke the prohibition,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀ɛ́ lémbolɛ
Glosses: 1SG.PRS.NEG know-NEG
Translation: I don't know.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ Nzàmbí kìH nâ mbúmbù
Glosses: so ∅1.PN say-r COMP ∅1.namesake
Language: Gyele
Transcription: béè bùdì bá vúdũ̂ ndí bwáaH gyɛ́sɔH Hmapè'è
Glosses: 2PL.COP ba2-person 2:ATT one but 2PL-PRS search-r OBJ.LINK-ma6-wisdom
Translation: You are the same people, but you are looking for wisdom.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ lèmbṍõ̀ sâ Hbanyá màmbò nâ ká mɛH lúmɔH wɛ̂ nláà nâ
Glosses: 2SG.PST1 know.COMPL do OBJ.LINK-ba2-important ma6-thing COMP if 1SG-PRS send-r 2SG.OBJ ∅3.message COMP
Translation: You know to do the important things that if I send you the message that,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ tè wɛ̀gà wɛH njìH sâ
Glosses: LOC there 2SG.SBJ-CONTR 2SG-PRS come-r do
Translation: and there you, you come to make,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndí wɛH lèmboH nâ mbvúndá nyíì bvúda nà mbvúndá
Glosses: but 2SG-PRS know-r COMP ∅9.trouble 9.FUT fight COM ∅9.trouble
Translation: But you know that violence will create more violence.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: áà bɛ̀H a bôH nà mabádò nyúlɛ̀
Glosses: 1.PST2 be-r 1.PST1 lie-r COM ma6-open.wound ∅9.body
Translation: He was being lying with open wounds on the body.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nyɛ nâ yáà mɛH láà
Glosses: 1.SBJ COMP yes[German] 1SG-PRS say
Translation: He [says]: “Yes, I say
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ sá wɛH sâH nɔ́gá mùdì
Glosses: COMP ∅7.thing 2SG-PRS do-r 1-other N1-person
Translation: the thing that you do to another person,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: àà yɔ̂ wɛ̂ nyè
Glosses: 1.FUT 7-OBJ 2SG return
Translation: he will return to you.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: sá aH sâH nɔ́nɛ́gá
Glosses: ∅7.thing 1-PRS do-r 1-other
Translation: the thing that he does to the other,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ nyɛ̀gà aH nyèH nyɛ̂
Glosses: so 1.SBJ-CONTR 1-PRS return-r 1.OBJ
Translation: so the other returns [it] to him,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ vâ malíyɔ̀ maH fúgɛ
Glosses: LOC here ma6-clearing 6-PRS end
Translation: Here, the killing [lit. clearing] ends.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ vâ makwɛ̀lɔ̀ maH fúgɛ
Glosses: LOC here ma6-felling 6-PRS end
Translation: Here, the massacre [lit. felling] ends,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bampámbó baH líyɛ líyɛ
Glosses: ba2-ancestor 2-PRS leave leave
Translation: The ancestors leave [the story to us],
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ yaH tã́ã̀tà Hbekàndá bé tè
Glosses: COMP 1PL-PRS tell-tell.SBJV OBJ.LINK-be8-proverbs 8:ATT there
Translation: so that we tell the stories there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: byɔ́ wɛ́ bíndɛ̀
Glosses: 8-OBJ ID 8-ANA
Translation: That's them.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ká kɛ̃́ɛ̃́sɔ́ yiH wúmbɛH wɛ̂ dyɔ̀dɛ
Glosses: if ∅7.égal 7-PRS want-r 2SG.OBJ deceive
Translation: If somebody wants to deceive you,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛH kílɔwɔ
Glosses: 2SG-PRS be.vigilant
Translation: you are vigilant.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛH kìH nâ ɛ́y
Glosses: 2SG-PRS say-r COMP EXCL
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yiH bálɛH gyà
Glosses: 7-PRS surpass-r ∅7.length
Translation: This is too long.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH wúmbɛH lɛ́ɛ̀ nà bɔ̂
Glosses: 1SG-PRS want-r talk[Kwasio] COM 2.OBJ
Translation: I want to talk with them.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yiH ntɛ́gɛlɛ ɔ dyúwɔH mɔ̀
Glosses: 7-PRS disturb 2SG[Kwasio] hear-r COMPL
Translation: It disturbs, have you understood?
Language: Gyele
Transcription: jínɔ̀ lɛ́ kwàdɔ̀ yã̂ yíì Ngòló
Glosses: le5-name 5:ATT ∅7.village 7-POSS.1SG 7.COP ∅3.PN
Translation: The name of my village is Ngolo.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: pándɛ té nà té mɛ jínɔ̀ ná Nzɛ̀
Glosses: arrive ∅7.position CONJ ∅7.position 1SG le5-name SIM ∅1.PN
Translation: Having arrived immediately, my name is Nze.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH páàngɔH tálɛ sílɛ mɛ nzíí ná kɛ̀
Glosses: 1-PRS do.first[Kwasio]-r begin finish 1SG PROG.PRS again go
Translation: He starts first to finish [speaking], I'm continuing again [will then speak].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH tfúgaH nà ngùndyá mpángì
Glosses: 1PL-PRS suffer-r COM ∅9.raffia ∅7.bamboo
Translation: We suffer from the straw, the bamboo.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yaH vyã́ã̀H kɛ̀ nà kwã̂ Hmangùndyá wɛ nà ngvùlɛ̀ kɛ̀ sɔ́lɛga wû nà njìH kù ɛ́ sì
Glosses: 1PL-PRS do.but-H go CONJ cut OBJ.LINK-ma6-raffia 2SG COM ∅9.strength go fall there COM come-r fall[Kwasio] LOC ∅9.ground
Translation: We do nothing but go and cut raffia, you are strong to go [and climb a raffia palm tree], tumbling and falling to the ground there.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH bvûH nâ nkwálá wúù tfùndɛH mɛ̀ vâ
Glosses: 1SG-PRS think-r COMP ∅3.machete 3.PST2 miss-r 1SG.OBJ here
Translation: I think that the machete had injured [missed to seriously harm] me here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ngùndyá mɛH kɛ̀H sɔ́lɛga ngùndyá dyúwɔ̀
Glosses: ∅9.raffia 1SG-PRS go-r chop ∅9.raffia on.top
Translation: The raffia, I go to chop the raffia on top.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: fàmí wã̂ nyɛ̀ngwɛ́sɛ̀ nâ aH bígɛ́ɛ̀
Glosses: ∅1.family 1-POSS.1SG 9-entire COMP 1-PRS develop.SBJV
Translation: My whole family, may it develop.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mɛH wúmbɛH Hmandáwɔ̀ má zì maH tɛ́wɔ̀ɔ̀ mɛ vâ ndá zì
Glosses: so 1SG-PRS want-r OBJ.LINK-ma6-house 6:ATT ∅7.tin 6-PRS put.SBJV 1SG.OBJ here ATT[Bulu] ∅7.tin[Bulu]
Translation: So I want tin (roofed) houses that they be put here for me, of tin.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: làwɔ̂ Hbagyɛ̀lì
Glosses: speak.IMP OBJ.LINK-2-Gyeli
Translation: Speak Gyeli!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH làwɔH nâ mandáwɔ̀ má zì maH kùgáà mɛ vâ
Glosses: 1SG-PRS say-r COMP ma6-house 6:ATT ∅7.tin 6-PRS be.enough.SBJV 1SG.OBJ here
Translation: I say that there should be enough tin (roofed) houses here for me.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bagyɛ̀lì bá sɔ́ ba sílɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ bígɛ
Glosses: 2-Gyeli 2:ATT ∅1.friend 2.PST1 finish.COMPL develop
Translation: The fellow Bagyeli have already all developed.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH kɛ̀H dvùmɔ nkùndyá dyúwɔ̀
Glosses: 1SG-PRS go-r fall ∅9.raffia on.top
Translation: I go fall from the raffia palm up there,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ngà wɛH nyɛ̂H nyɛ̂
Glosses: Q(tag) 2SG-PRS see-r see
Translation: Right, you see [that] often.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ngùndyá tè nyɔ́ bɛ̀H nyî
Glosses: ∅9.raffia there 9-OBJ be-r 9.DEM.PROX
Translation: The raffia there, that is it.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndí mɛ mɛ ya bà fàmí wã̂ yáà bígɛ yɔ̃́ɔ̃̀ yá vɛ́ ɛ́ yã̂ kwádɔ́ nâ yíì vàágɔ̀
Glosses: but 1SG 1SG 1PL AP ∅1.family 1-POSS.1SG 1PL.FUT develop ∅7.time[Bulu] 7:ATT which LOC 7-POSS.1SG ∅7.village COMP 7.COP animated
Translation: But I, I, we, my family, when will we develop, so my part of the village be lively?
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ bɛ̀H ngyɛ̃̂ Ngvùmbɔ̀
Glosses: 1SG.PST1 be-r N1-guest ∅1.PN
Translation: I was a guest of the Ngumba.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ nyɛ̂H kwádɔ́ yî Kúndúkùndù
Glosses: 1SG.PST1 see-r ∅7.village 7.DEM.PROX ∅7.PN
Translation: I saw this village, Kundukundu.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: vɛ̀ɛ̀ mandáwɔ̀ má zì mɔ́ nà mɔ́
Glosses: only ma6-house 6:ATT ∅7.tin 6-OBJ COM 6-OBJ
Translation: Only tin (roofed) houses, each of them.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀gà ɛ́ɛ̀ yã̂ kwádɔ́ yɔ́gà
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ-CONTR EXCL 7-POSS.1SG ∅7.village 7-OBJ-CONTR
Translation: As for me, right, my [part of the] village too!
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛ̀gà wɛ njìH dyɔ̀dɛ bùdì
Glosses: 2SG.SBJ-CONTR 2SG.PST1 come-r deceive ba2-person
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mínɔ̀ má bùdì ma kɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ máà vɛ́
Glosses: ma6-name 6:ATT ba2-person 6.PST1 go.COMPL 6.COP where
Translation: The people's names have gone, where are they? [strangers come once, but do not return again].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: lebvúú lé tè lɔ́ɔ̀ yaH bùdɛH lɛ̂
Glosses: le5-anger 5:ATT there 5.COP 1PL-PRS have-r 5.DEM.PROX
Translation: The anger there it is that which we have.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: éè bvùbvù pílì mɛH làwɔH mpù mɛ̀ɛ́ válɛ́ làwɔ
Glosses: yes many when 1SG-PRS speak-r like.this 1SG.PRS.NEG tolerate-NEG speak
Translation: Yes, many. When I speak like this, I'm not lying [lit. I don't tolerate to talk].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bwánɔ̀ bekúmbé bé ba njìH nà byɔ̂ beH tɛ́lɛH màbé
Glosses: ba2-child be8-tin 8:ATT 2.PST1 come-r COM 8-OBJ 8-PRS stand-r here-8
Translation: The few tin roofs that they brought stand here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mandáwɔ̀ maH tɛ́lɛH màmá
Glosses: ma6-house 6-PRS stand-r here-6
Translation: Houses stand here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: besàndyá lèwúmɔ̀ nà bétánɛ̀
Glosses: be8-raffia.mat le5-ten CONJ 8-five
Language: Gyele
Transcription: byɔ̀ beH tɛ́lɛH (mà)bé.
Glosses: 8-OBJ 8-PRS stand-r 8
Translation: They stand here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bímbú lɛ́ fàmí wã̂ wà mɛ bùdɛH mà
Glosses: ∅5.amount 5:ATT ∅1.family 1-POSS.1SG 1:ATT 1SG.PST1 have COMPL[Kwasio]
Translation: The size of my family that I have gotten. . .
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ndáwɔ̀ tè ká mɛH lã̀H tè
Glosses: ∅9.house there when 1SG-PRS pass-r there
Translation: The house there, when I pass there. . .
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ pɛ́ɛ́ mɛ̀ɛ̀ jìyɔ
Glosses: LOC there-DIST 1SG.FUT stay
Translation: I will live over there, here I heard that here it [they] will come and destroy all.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bímbú lɛ́ mambɔ̀ngɔ̀ máà mɛ̀ vâ
Glosses: ∅5.amount 5:ATT ma6-plant 6.COP 1SG.OBJ here
Translation: I have many plants here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH kɛ̀H jìyɔ vɛ́ yaH bà fàmí wã̂
Glosses: 1SG-PRS go-r stay where 1PL-PRS AP ∅1.family 1-POSS.1SG
Translation: Where will I live, we with my family?
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛH dyúwɔH nâ mpàgó wá pɔ́dɛ̀ lã̀H vâ
Glosses: 1SG-PRS hear-r COMP ∅3.street 3:ATT ∅1.port pass-r here
Translation: I hear that the road to the port passes [will pass] here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ̀ɛ̀ jíbì nyɛ̀ mɛH kɛ̀H ɛ́ pɛ̀ búùlɛ̀
Glosses: 1SG.FUT first return 1SG-PRS go-r LOC there ∅7.old.settlement
Translation: I will first return, I go over there to the old settlement.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: àmú vâ mɛ̀ɛ́ bɛ́lɛ́ nà sí ɛ́ vâ
Glosses: because[Bulu] here 1SG.PRS.NEG be-NEG COM ∅9.ground LOC here
Translation: Because here I don't have any land.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ vâ mɛ̀ɛ́ bɛ́lɛ́ nà sí vâ
Glosses: LOC here 1SG.PRS.NEG be-NEG COM ∅9.ground here
Translation: Here I don't have any property.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: wɛH dyúwɔH nâ mɛ nzíí kɛ̀ nà kwɛ̀lɔ Hmalɛ́ndí tè ɛ́ vâ
Glosses: 2SG-PRS hear-r COMP 1SG PROG.PRS go CONJ fell OBJ.LINK-6-palm.tree there LOC here
Translation: Do you hear that I'm going to fell these palm trees here?
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ nzíí kɛ̀ nà vúlɛH Hlevúdũ̂ nà levúdũ̂ mɛH táálɛH sílɛ nyùlɛ
Glosses: 1SG PROG.PRS go CONJ take.away-r OBJ.LINK-le5-one COM le5-one 1SG-PRS begin-r finish drink
Translation: I'm taking down [palm trees] one by one, I start to drink [them] up [make palm wine out of them].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: m̀m̀ ndɛ̀náà lekɛ́lɛ̀ léndɛ̀ lɛ́ɛ̀ nâ
Glosses: EXCL like.this le5-word 5-ANA 5.COP COMP
Translation: Yes, like this. The word is that. . .
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nà mimbàngá nà masá nà begyí nà begyí
Glosses: CONJ mi4-coconut.tree CONJ ma6-prune CONJ be8-what CONJ be8-what
Translation: both the coconut trees and the African plum trees and so on and so forth,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: byɛ́sɛ̀ béè sílɛ ntàmanɛ
Glosses: 8-all 8.FUT finish ruin
Translation: they will all be ruined.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: masá mâ vâ kɛ̀H nà ntàmanɛ nà mabɔ́'ɔ̀ tu tu tu ngùɔ́
Glosses: ma6-African.plum 6.DEM.PROX here go-r CONJ ruin CONJ ma6-breadfruit all[French] all[French] all[French] ∅7.sugar.cane
Translation: These African plum trees will be ruined and the breadfruit trees, everything, the sugar cane.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mɛ jìlɛH kwádɔ́ yî
Glosses: so 1SG.PST1 stay-r ∅7.village 7.DEM.PROX
Translation: So I stayed in this village.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ntùmbà wã̂ wɛ́ nû
Glosses: ∅1.older.brother 1-POSS.1SG ID 1.DEM.PROX
Translation: This is my big brother.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mwánɔ̀ wã̂ ndáà wɛ́ nù
Glosses: N1-child 1-POSS.1SG also ID 1.DEM.PROX
Translation: This is also my child.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bõ̀ mwa mɛ́ɛ́ béè alónzì vâ tè nà bèyaH njìH nyɛ̂ Hbagyèlì
Glosses: good[French] 1SG.EMPH[French] 1SG.COP 2PL.COP come.on[French] here there CONJ 2PL-PRS come-r see OBJ.LINK-ba2-Gyeli
Translation: Good, me, I'm, you are, allons-y, here that you come to see the Bagyeli.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ jínɔ̀ ná Màmbì mɛ̀ɛ́ bɛ́lɛ́ nà mùdã̂
Glosses: 1SG le5-name SIM ∅1.PN 1SG.PRS.NEG be.NEG COM N1-woman
Translation: My name is Mambi, I don't have a wife.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ jínɔ̀ ná Màmbì Màmbì
Glosses: 1SG le5-name SIM ∅1.PN ∅1.PN
Translation: My name is Mambi, Mambi.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: pílì bèyaH lɔ́ njì ɛ́ vâ tɛ́ɛ̀ dẽ́
Glosses: when 2PL-PRS RETRO come LOC here now today
Translation: When you just arrived here now today,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nâ bèyaH njìH nyɛ̂ Hbagyèlì vwálà
Glosses: COMP 2PL-PRS come-r see OBJ.LINK-ba2-Gyeli there.it.is[French]
Translation: so that you come to see the Bagyeli, there they are.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bí bɔ́gà yaH wúmbɛH ndáà Hminsáyá mí màmbò bèyaH sâH bî myɔ̂ kí bɛ̀ mí mpà
Glosses: 1PL.SBJ 2-other 1PL-PRS want-r also OBJ.LINK-mi4-deed 4:ATT ma6-thing 2PL-PRS do-r 1PL.OBJ 4-OBJ NEG[Kwasio] be 4:ATT good
Translation: Us, the others, we want also the deeds of things that you do us, they are not good.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ká bèyaH bùdɛH másà wùnɛ́
Glosses: if 2PL-PRS have-r ∅1.boss 1-POSS.2PL
Translation: If you have your boss,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ká másà wùnɛ́ njì yaH láàH másà wùnɛ́ nâ minsáyá mí bèyaH sâ miH bɛ́lɛ́ mpà vúdũ̂ wɛ́ yíndɛ̀
Glosses: if ∅1.boss 1-POSS.2PL come 1PL-PRS tell-r ∅1.boss 1-POSS.2PL COMP mi4-deed 4:ATT 2PL-PRS do 4-PRS be-NEG good one ID 7-ANA
Translation: If your boss comes we will tell him that the things that you do are not good, that is the first thing.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kwádɔ́ yá Ngòló yaH jìlɛH màyì
Glosses: ∅7.village 7:ATT ∅3.PN 1PL-PRS seat-r here-7
Translation: The village Ngolo, we have found it here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yáà ndáà vâ dísù bvúlɛ̀ baH vèlasaH bíì nà kwádɔ́ yî
Glosses: 1PL.COP also here first.off[Bulu] ba2.Bulu 2-PRS contest-r 1PL.OBJ COM ∅7.village 7.DEM.PROX
Translation: We are also here, first off, the Bulu contest our [ownership of] this village.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bvúlɛ̀ ba bùdɛH nâ ká wɛ ngyɛ̀lì wɛ bùdɛH tsídí wɔ̂ baH sɛ̀ngɛH nyɛ̂ sí
Glosses: ba2.Bulu 2 have-r COMP if 2SG N1-Gyeli 2SG have-r ∅1.animal 1-POSS.2SG 2-PRS lower-r 1.OBJ down
Translation: The Bulu say that if you, Gyeli, you have your animal [for sale], they lower it [its price].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yá nà yiH báàlaH nâ bèdɔwɔ nà bvúlɛ̀ báà nâ wɛ sílɛ̂ kɛ̀ sâ sálɛ́
Glosses: 7:ATT fourth 7-PRS repeat-r COMP hang.on ? COM ba2.Bulu 2.COP COMP 2SG finish.IMP go do ∅7.work
Translation: The fourth thing about the Bulu is that they say, “you, go and finish [all] the work.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: nkàmɔ̀ nà mònɛ́ wɔ̂ dyúwɔ̀
Glosses: ∅9.reason COM ∅1.money 1-POSS.2SG on.top
Translation: because of your money.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ nzí dyâ vâ kùgúù dẽ̀ mafû mábáà
Glosses: 1SG PROG.PST lie.down here ∅7.evening today ma6-day 6-two
Translation: I was sleeping here in the evening two days ago.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ bɛ̀H nà mùdã̂ wà mí də mil
Glosses: 1SG.PST1 be-r COM N1-woman 1:ATT N1-non-Pygmy two[French] thousand[French]
Translation: I owed a Bantu farmer woman two thousand [Cameroon Francs].
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ vâ ndáwɔ̀ vâ mùdã̂ wà mí àà njì dúwɔ̀ lévúdũ̂
Glosses: LOC here ∅9.house here N1-woman 1:ATT N1-non-Pygmy 1.FUT come le5-day 5-one
Translation: This house over here, the Bantu farmer woman will come the same day,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: ɛ́ pɛ̀ njì jíì mònɛ́ wɛ̂ ɛ́ pɛ̀ njì jíì
Glosses: LOC over.there come ask ∅1.money 1-POSS.3SG LOC over.there come ask
Translation: there in order to come ask for her money, there to come ask.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: yɔ́ɔ̀ mɛH tɔ́kɛH mɔ̀nɛ́ wɛ̂ vɛ̀ nyɛ̂
Glosses: so 1SG-PRS collect-r ∅1.money 1-POSS.3SG give 1.OBJ
Translation: So I collect her money [and] give [it to] her,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bõ̀ pílì yiH báàlaH nà bɛ̀ ndɛ̀náà ndɛ̀náà ndáà ná
Glosses: good[French] when 7-PRS repeat-r CONJ be like.that like.that also still
Translation: So, when it continues and is still like this and like that.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bvúlɛ̀ ba bùdɛH mà sá yíì ná vúdũ̂
Glosses: ba2.Bulu 2 have COMPL[Kwasio] ∅7.thing 7.COP again one
Translation: There is one more thing about the Bulu.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: pílì yí múà ndáwɔ̀ nyà manyɔ̀ ndɛ̀náà
Glosses: when 7 be.almost ∅9.house 9:ATT ma6-drink like.this
Translation: When it is at a bar like this,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: aH kìH nâ a múà njì bvúda nà wɛ̂
Glosses: 1-PRS say-r COMP 1 be.almost come quarrel COM 2SG.OBJ
Translation: he says that he is about to come quarrel with you.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: pílì mwánɔ̀ bagyɛ̀lì àà nyɛ̂ kɛ̀ bíyɔ
Glosses: when N1-child ba2-Gyeli 1.FUT 1.OBJ go hit
Translation: At times the Gyeli child, he will go hit it,
Language: Gyele
Transcription: báà nâ bisɔ́mɔ̀nɛ̀ bisɔ́mɔ̀nɛ̀ beH nyì
Glosses: 2.COP COMP be8-complaint be8-complaint 8-PRS enter
Translation: it is their fault that again and again complaints start.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: dɔ̃̀ pɛ̀ tsíyɛ pɔ́nɛ́ lekɛ́lɛ̀ bvúlɛ̀ baH ntɛ́gɛlɛH bíì ɛ́ vâ
Glosses: so[French] there cut ∅7.truth le5-word ba2.Bulu 2-PRS bother-r 1PL.OBJ LOC here
Translation: So, to say the truth, the Bulu bother us here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: kwádɔ́ yá wɛH nyɛ̂ yaH jìlɛH mà wá yî
Glosses: ∅7.village 7:ATT 2SG-PRS see 1PL-PRS place-r COMPL[Kwasio] here[Kwasio] 7
Translation: The village that you see, we have found it here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bvúlɛ̀ baH ntɛ́gɛlɛH bíì kwádɔ́ yá wɛH nyɛ̂ yaH jìlɛH mà wá yî
Glosses: ba2.Bulu 2-PRS bother-r 1PL.OBJ ∅7.village 7:ATT 2SG-PRS see 1SG-PRS seat-r COMPL[Kwasio] here[Kwasio] 7
Translation: The Bulu bother us. The village that you see, we have found it here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bùdì bɔ́nɛ̀gà bɔ́ pɛ̂ mbíɛ̀ bɔ́ lɛ́ɛ̀ náà mí bɔ́ kwàlɛ́ bùdã̂ bɔ̀ɔ̀
Glosses: ba2-person 2-other 2 there ∅3.high 2.PRS say COMP 2.non.Pygmy 2.PRS love ba2-woman 2-POSS.2SG
Translation: The other people there upstream say that the Bulu love your women.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bɛ̀yaH nzíyɛ̀ bíyɛ̀ kfùmala
Glosses: 2PL-PRS come.SBJV 1PL.OBJ find
Translation: you may come to meet us.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bùdì bɛ́sɛ̀ ba nzíí kɛ̀ nà kɛ̀H dẽ́ bejìí dé tù
Glosses: ba2-person 2-all 2 PROG.PRS go CONJ go-r today be8-forest LOC inside
Translation: All the people are going into the forest today.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: dɔ̃̂ bɛ̀yaH nzíyɛ̀ bíyɛ̀ kfùmala
Glosses: so[French] 2PL-PRS come.SBJV 1PL.OBJ find
Translation: So, you may come to meet us.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: bɛ̀yaH nzíyɛ̀ bíyɛ̀ kfùmala vâ
Glosses: 2PL-PRS come.SBJV 1PL.OBJ find here
Translation: You may come to meet us here.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mɛ bùdɛH mà mùdã̂ mvúdũ̂
Glosses: 1SG have-r COMPL[Kwasio] N1-woman 1-one
Translation: I have already one wife.
Language: Gyele
Transcription: mm ndí nyɛ̀gà a ndáà lebá ɛ́ pɛ̀
Glosses: EXCL but 1.SBJ-CONTR 1 also le5-marriage LOC there
Translation: Mhm, but the other one has gotten also married over there.