lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Toiyan iiriw maakeppuamik , [uuriw yia aawep Madang ikiwowa]CC nain
Glosses: Toiyan already tell-SS.SEQ-CMPL-PA-1/3p morning 1p.ACC take-SS.SEQ Madang go-NMZ that1
Translation: We already told Toiyan about taking us in the morning and going to Madang.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: [I yar]O [i]S urufamikomkun o koora=pa pokap ikua .
Glosses: 1p.UNM 1s/p.brother.in.law 1p.UNM see-SS.SIM-be-1s/p.DS 3s.UNM house=LOC sit.down-SS.SEQ be-PA.3s
Translation: Our brother-in-law, as we are seeing him, is sitting in his house.' (Lit: `Our brother-in-law we are seeing and he is sitting in his house.')
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: [Maa unowa]O ifer aasa=ke purupeya miiwaasa=ke fan piramikua .
Glosses: thing many sea canoe=CF BPX-ascend-2/3s.DS land-canoe=CF here BPX-come-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: Many things were brought up (to the coast) by ships and brought here by trucks.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap ikok wi Saramun=ke wiisa ufemik . [Ufowa eliwa]O i wiar urufamik .
Glosses: thus be-SS 3p.UNM Saramun=CF dance.name dance-PA-1/3p dance-NMZ good 1p.UNM 3.DAT see-PA-1/3p
Translation: Then the Saramun people danced wiisa. It was a good dance we saw from them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Auwa ame wia maakeya res aawep merena ifa kerawak nain puukamik .
Glosses: 1s/p.father ASSOC 3p.ACC tell-2/3s.DS razor take-SS.SEQ leg snake bite-PA-3s that1 cut-PA-1/3p
Translation: He told my father and the others, and they took a razor and made a cut into the leg that the snake had bitten.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa enowa nopayiawep wailalep naap maemik ...
Glosses: thing eat-NMZ search-move.around-SS.SEQ hunger-SS.SEQ thus say-PA-1/3p
Translation: They searched around for food and were hungry and said like that…
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Owowa orop , wailalep akia ikek . Akia ikep enemikok…
Glosses: village descend-SS.SEQ hunger-SS.SEQ banana roast-PA-3s banana roast-SS.SEQ eat-SS.SIM-be-SS
Translation: He came down to the village, was hungry, and roasted bananas. He roasted bananas and was eating them and …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria , wi kiiriw neeke Ø miiwaasa umok . Miiwaasa umeya miiwaasa nain onamikaiwkin ...
Glosses: alright 3p.UNM again there.CF Ø land-canoe die-PA-3s land-canoe die-2/3s.DS land-canoe that1 do-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS
Translation: Alright, again when they (were) there the truck broke down (lit: died). The truck broke down, and while they were working on the truck…
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yakiep weesereya owowa urupemik . Owowa urupep o koora ikiwok .
Glosses: bathe-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS village ascend-PA-1/3p village ascend-SS.SEQ 3s.UNM house go-PA-3s
Translation: They bathed and when it was finished they came up to the village. They came to the village and he went into the house.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: ...siowa wiawi nain=ke aluowa miimap karu(o)w=iw ekapok . Karu(o)w=iw ekapep urufak=na …
Glosses: dog 3s/p.father that1=CF make.noise-NMZ hear-SS.SEQ run-NMZ=INST come-PA-3s run-NMZ=INST come-SS.SEQ see-PA-3s=TP …
Translation: The dog's owner heard the noise and came running. He came running and saw…
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka kuisow miiwaasa=ke karueya kukuep oromikua .
Glosses: later one land-canoe=CF run-2/3s.DS RDP-break-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: Straight away when the trucks ran (over them) they kept breaking and falling down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uura feenap nain i me inemikemik , amirika maa me enemikemik . Maa uura uupep enemikemik .
Glosses: night like.this that1 1p.UNM not sleep-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p day food not eat-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p food night cook-SS.SEQ eat-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: On nights like this we did not sleep, in the daytime we did not eat food. The food we used to cook and eat at night.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap maakiwkin naap ikua . Naap ikok urufamikaiwkin wia .
Glosses: thus tell-2/3p.DS thus be-PA.3s thus be-SS see-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS no
Translation: Like that they told him and like that he was. Like that he was and they watched him, but no (he did not get better).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wiena merena ne wapen=iw era akupami owowa ikiwemik .
Glosses: 3p.GEN foot ADD hand=INST road search-SS.SIM village go-PA-1/3p
Translation: With their feet and hands they searched the road and went to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria [Ø malol=pa ifemakimik nain]RC , aana puukimik…
Glosses: alright Ø deep.sea=LOC press-NP-PR.1/3p that1 cane cut-NP-PR.1/3p
Translation: Alright, as for those (=fishtraps) that we let down in the deep sea, we cut cane …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiriw , owow(a) oko mua manina , moma waaya=ke anane wiar enow(a)=iw ikaiya .
Glosses: earlier village other man garden taro pig=CF always 3.DAT eat-NMZ=INST be-NP-PR.3s
Translation: Earlier, (in) the garden of a man from another village, his taro was always being eaten by a pig.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I me amisaremikomkun iinan aasa iinan=pa fan ekapemi …
Glosses: 1p.UNM not knowledge-INCH-SS.SIM-be-1s/p.DS sky canoe sky=LOC here come-SS.SIM …
Translation: We were not aware (that anything would happen) and planes came here on the sky and …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria yena mua pun … iirariwkin owowa ekapok .
Glosses: alright 1s.GEN man also … remove-2/3p.DS village come-PA-3s
Translation: Alright they also dismissed my husband … and he came to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiriw wi mua iperowa=ke feenap maemikemik , emeria=ke osaiwa aremik .
Glosses: earlier 3p.UNM man middle.aged=CF like.this say-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p woman=CF bird.of.paradise become-PA-1/3p
Translation: Earlier the elders kept telling this story that women had changed into birds of paradise.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uura feenap nain i me inemikemik , amirika maa me enemikemik . Maa uura uupep enemikemik .
Glosses: night like.this that1 1p.UNM not sleep-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p noon food not eat-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p food night cook-SS.SEQ eat-SS.SIM.be-PA-1/3p
Translation: On nights like this we did not sleep, at noon we did not eat food. Food we used to cook and eat at night.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiriw Malala suule maneka uuwowa mua oko unuma Kila .
Glosses: earlier Malala school big work-NMZ man other name Kila
Translation: Earlier there was a workman at the big Malala school whose name was Kila.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Emer(a) enow(a) mua=ko emeria fan aawok .
Glosses: sago eat-NMZ man=NF woman here take-PA-3s
Translation: A Sepik man married a wife here.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiriw akena mua oko=ko fura aawep koka iwak .
Glosses: earlier very man other=NF knife take-SS.SEQ jungle go-PA-3s
Translation: Long ago a man took a knife and went into the jungle.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Pika ifara mufewiawikok ifa maneka=ke siowa wiar aawok .
Glosses: fence vine pull-move.around-be-SS snake big=CF dog 3.DAT take-PA-3s
Translation: As he was pulling around vines for the fence, a big snake grabbed his dog.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiriw mua iperowa=ko nan Wakoruma owowa=pa ikua .
Glosses: earlier man middle.aged=NF there Wakoruma village=LOC be-PA.3s
Translation: Earlier there was a middle-aged man in Wakoruma village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne manina ikiwok .
Glosses: ADD garden go-PA-3s . 
Translation: And he went to the garden.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yena yaiya Tup ifa kuok nain opaimika maiyem . Ae , o fiker(a) gone urupok .
Glosses: 1s.GEN 1s/p.uncle Tup snake bite-PA-3s that1 talk say-NP-PR.1s yes 3s.UNM kunai.grass middle ascend-PA-3s
Translation: I tell a story about that when my uncle Tup was bitten by a snake. Yes, he went up to the middle of the kunai grass (area).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wiena mua weria … opaimika wia sesekomakemik . Ne wi ekapemik .
Glosses: 3p.GEN man planting.stick … talk 3p.ACC send-DISTR/PL-PA-1/3p ADD 3p.UNM come-PA-1/3p
Translation: Theyi sent word to theiri many weria-relativesj. And theyj came.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne aria , samapora oram akua aawep ikiwemik . Ikiwep wiena owowa=pa urufamik=na weetak , samapora muutiw akua aawemik . Aria nainiw kiremik . Kirep ekapemikaiwkin epa wiimok .
Glosses: ADD alright, bed just shoulder take-SS.SEQ go-PA-1/3p go-SS.SEQ 3p.GEN village=LOC see-PA-1/3p=TP no bed only shoulder take-PA-1/3p alright again turn-PA-1/3p turn-SS.SEQ come-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS place dawn-PA-3s
Translation: Alright, they carried just the bed and went. They went and in their village they looked but (to their surprise) they only carried the bed. Alright they turned back again. They turned and as they were coming, it dawned.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: O iiwawun samor aawok . Ne nan ikemik . Nan ikok ikok neeke puok . Neeke pueya oram akua aawemik .
Glosses: 3s.UNM altogether badly get-PA-3s ADD there be-PA-1/3p there be-SS be-SS there.CF die-PA-3s . there.CF die-2/3s.DS just shoulder take-PA-1/3p
Translation: He got really bad. They stayed and stayed there and he died there. He died there and they just carried him on their shoulders.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ifakimeya eya omemikua .
Glosses: kill-2/3s.DS die-SS.SEQ-be-2/3s.DS cry-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: When she killed him and he was dead, she was crying.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Epa wiimeya sawur emeria nain ikiweya o iikirami owowa ekapok .
Glosses: place dawn-2/3s.DS spirit woman that1 go-2/3s.DS 3s.UNM get.up-SS.SIM village come-PA-3s
Translation: It dawned and the spirit woman went, and he got up and came to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwera mekemkarep oreya wi pikinep miiwa oromik .
Glosses: coconut bend-SS.SEQ descend-2/3s.DS 3p.UNM jump-SS.SEQ ground descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: The coconut tree bent down and they jumped down to the ground.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: ...ikemika kaikowa mua nain nopamik , imenap maakiwkin o miimok . Aria , wi kiiriw neeke Ø miiwaasa umok .
Glosses: wound tie-NMZ man that1 search-PA-1/3p find-SS.SEQ tell-2/3p.DS 3s.UNM precede-PA-3s alright 3p.UNM again there.CF Ø land-canoe die-PA-3s
Translation: … they searched for the health officer, and when they found him and told him, he went ahead of them (to the aidpost). Alright, again when they were there the truck broke down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Akia ikep enemikok ifa marasin nain=ke kema wiar iwak . Iwaya nan miira saawirinek . Ne auwa ame wia maakeya res aawep merena … nain puukamik . Puukap marasin wuomamik . Marasin wuomamik=na weetak . Iiriw ifa marasin=ke kekanek . Ne akia ikek nain me enek . Nan mukuna=pa ikeya o nan samor aawok .
Glosses: banana roast-SS.SEQ eat-SS.SIM.be-SS snake poison that1=CF liver 3.DAT go-PA-3s go-2/3s.DS there face become.round-PA-3s ADD 1s/p.father ASS 3p.ACC tell-2/3s.DS razor take-SS.SEQ leg … that1 cut-PA-1/3p cut-SS.SEQ medicine put-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p medicine put-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p=TP no earlier snake poison=CF be.strong-PA-3s ADD banana roast-PA-3s that1 not eat-PA-3s there fire=LOC be-2/3s.DS 3s.UNM there badly get-PA-3s
Translation: He roasted bananas and when he was eating them the snake poison entered his liver. It entered and he felt dizzy there. And when he told my father and others, they took a razor and made a cut into the leg… They made a cut and put medicine into it. They put medicine but no (it didn't help). The snake poison was already strong. And he didn't eat the bananas that he roasted. They were there on the fire and he really got bad there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mauwowa kamenap nain onaman ? Mauwowa=na sira yia nokaremik , yiena kae sira nain .
Glosses: work-NMZ what.like that1 do-PA-2p work-NMZ=TP custom 1p.ACC ask-PA-1/3p 1p.GEN 1s/p.grandfather custom that1
Translation: What kind of work did you do? - The work (was such that) they asked us about customs, our ancestral customs.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: ...Filip urufap maakek , “Ikos ikiwu .” Filip=na ona owowa Suaru , …
Glosses: ...Filip see-SS.SEQ tell-PA-3s together go-IMP.1d Filip=TP 3s.GEN village Suaru …
Translation: He saw Filip and told him, “We'll go together.” Filip is/was from Suaru, …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo efa aaweya i owawiya ikomkun Yaapan=ena Wewak kame=pa nan iramik .
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s.ACC take-2/3s.DS 1p.UNM together be-1s/p.DS Japan=TP Wewak side=LOC there come-PA-1/3p
Translation: He married me, and while we were together the Japanese came from the Wewak side.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Is=na yoo , takira fain ifa=ke kueya akua aawep ekapemikaimik yoo !
Glosses: 1p.FC=TP INTJ boy this snake=CF bite-2/3s.DS shoulder take-SS.SEQ come-SS.SIM-be-NP-PR.1/3p INTJ
Translation: We - this boy was bitten by a snake and we are coming carrying him on our shoulders.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mauwa aren , amia=iya nenaremik=i ? Wia , nos=na , yo fiker fufa iwap nefa fariyem .
Glosses: what become-PA-2s bow=COM shoot.you-PA-1/3p=QM No 2s.FC=TP 1s.UNM kunai.grass base go-SS.SEQ 2s.ACC call-NP-PR.1s
Translation: What happened to you, did they shoot you with a gun? -No, you know, I went inside the kunai grass and am calling you.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Os=ke ikiwok .
Glosses: 3s.FC=CF go-PA-3s
Translation: It was he who went.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua bug maala nain=ke mera unowa isakinon , mua bug iiwa nain weetak .
Glosses: man wind long that1=CF fish many spear-NP-FI.3s man wind short that1 no
Translation: A man with big lungs will spear many fish, a man with small lungs no.´
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne erepam nain=ke wiena skul stua onamik .
Glosses: ADD four that1=CF 3p.GEN school store make-PA-1/3p
Translation: And the fourth one they made into their school store.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa enowa iwemik , rais=ke weetak .
Glosses: food eat-NMZ give.him-PA-1/3p rice=CF no
Translation: They gave him food (root crops), but not rice.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Amiten=ke ikiwiyem , Susure=ke me ikiwiyem .
Glosses: Amiten=CF go-NP-PR.1s Susure=CF not go-NP-PR.1s
Translation: I go to Amiten but I don't go to Susure.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yena aamun ariwa=ke aawok .
Glosses: ADD 1s.GEN 1s/p.younger.sibling arrow=CF get-PA-3s
Translation: And my younger sibling was killed by a bullet (lit: arrow).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Fofa=pa maa mauwa onimik nain (yos=ke) maiyem .
Glosses: market=LOC thing what do-NP-PR.1/3p that1 1s.FC=CF say-NP-PR.1s
Translation: I tell what we do at the market.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Pita=ke owora efar ikum aaweya …
Glosses: Pita=CF betelnut 1s.DAT illicitly take-2/3s.DS …
Translation: Pita stole my betelnuts, and …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka masin kaanin=ke samorareya oko fain=ke asipinon .
Glosses: later engine which=CF bad-INCH-2/3s.DS other this=CF help-NP-FU.3s
Translation: Later when any of the engines breaks this other one will help it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wia , yos=ke owow saria ikaiyem .
Glosses: no 1s.FC=CF village headman be-NP-PR.1s
Translation: No, I am the village headman.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iir oko mua oko=ke koora kuekam naep maakara warep…
Glosses: time other man other=CF house build-CNTF-PA-1s say-SS.SEQ timber cut-SS.SEQ
Translation: Another time a man wanted to build a house and he cut timber and …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aaya nain=ke ifa puukak .
Glosses: sugarcane that1=CF snake change.into-PA-3s
Translation: The sugarcane changed into a snake.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua naareke nefa maakek ?
Glosses: man who.CF 2s.ACC tell-PA-3s
Translation: Who told you?
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua=ke me efa maakemik , yena mokok=iw urufam .
Glosses: man=CF not 1s.ACC tell-PA-1/3p 1s.GEN eye=INST see-PA-1s
Translation: It wasn't people that told me, I saw it with my own eyes.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwer(a) eka=ki e mauwa=ki , owora=ki , episowa=ki ikainon …
Glosses: coconut water=CF.QM or what=CF.QM betelnut=CF.QM tobacco=CF.QM be-NP-FU.3s …
Translation: If there is coconut water, or something else, betelnut, or tobacco …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aaya=ko niar ikua=i ?
Glosses: sugar=NF 2p.DAT be-PA.3s=QM
Translation: Do you have (ANY) SUGAR?
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikiwep maa enowa=ko nopaka .
Glosses: go-SS.SEQ food eat-NMZ=NF fetch-IMP.2s
Translation: Go and fetch (SOME) FOOD.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Owowa oko=ko me ufemik .
Glosses: village other=NF not dance-PA-1/3p
Translation: OTHER VILLAGES did not dance.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo aakisa opaimika=ko mainen .
Glosses: 1s.UNM now talk/story=NF say-NP-FU.1s
Translation: Now I will tell A STORY.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: ...emer enow mua=ko eka enep momorarep …
Glosses: sago eat-NMZ man=NF water eat-SS.SEQ fool-INCH-SS.SEQ …
Translation: … A SEPIK MAN had drunk beer and became drunk and …
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nan iimarep ikaeya urema=ko ekapeya miimak .
Glosses: there stand.up-SS.SEQ be-2/3s.DS bandicoot=NF come-2/3s.DS hear-PA-3s
Translation: He was standing there and he heard A BANDICOOT coming.' (Lit: `…a bandicoot came and he heard it').
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua nain=ko onake .
Glosses: man that1=NF feed.him-IMP.1s
Translation: Give it to THAT MAN to eat.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Miiwaasa era=pa=ko me yiar samorarek .
Glosses: land-canoe road=LOC=NF not 1p.DAT bad-INCH-PA-3s
Translation: Our truck did not break ON THE ROAD.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne samor akena=ko arufamik .
Glosses: ADD badly very=NF hit-PA-1/3p
Translation: And they beat him VERY BADLY.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikos=ko niiru .
Glosses: together=NF play-IMP.1d
Translation: Let's play TOGETHER.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Amerika kereremik naiya , ikiwep=ko wia urufikua .
Glosses: America appear-PA-1/3p say-NP-PR.3s go-SS.SEQ=NF 3p.ACC see-be-PA.3s
Translation: He says that the Americans have arrived, let's GO and see them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Takira me=ko wia arufamik .
Glosses: boy not=NF 3p.ACC hit-PA-1/3p
Translation: It is NOT the case that we hit the boys.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: No=ko era=ko imenap=ko yia asipe .
Glosses: 2s.UNM=NF way=NF find-SS.SEQ=NF 1p.ACC help-IMP.2s
Translation: If you find a way, please help us.' Or: `Please find a way to help us.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi kema maemik , “O=ko=ko amukarekan nom . Moram me amukaren ?”
Glosses: 3p.UNM liver say-PA-1/3p 3s.UNM=NF=NF scold-CNTF-PA-2s please why not scold-PA-2s
Translation: They said in their hearts, “C'mon, you should have scolded HIM. Why didn't you scold him?”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yos=ke maa nain=ko me aawem .
Glosses: 1s.FC=CF thing that1=NF not take-PA-1s
Translation: It wasn't I who took that thing.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua nain i=ko me yia farek .
Glosses: man that1 1p.UNM=NF not 1p.ACC call-PA-3s
Translation: The man didn't call US.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I=ko mua nain(ke) me yia farek .
Glosses: 1p.UNM=NF man that1-(CF) not 1p.ACC call-PA-3s
Translation: US the man didn't call.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo me urufam .
Glosses: 1s.UNM not see-PA-1s
Translation: I didn't see it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yos=ke me urufam .
Glosses: 1s.FC=CF not see-PA-1s
Translation: It wasn't I who saw it (but someone else).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo=ko me urufam .
Glosses: 1s.UNM=NF not see-PA-1s
Translation: I didn't see it (regardless of whether anyone else did or not)
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I mua=ko me wia furewamik ne yiena pun mukuna=ko me opamik .
Glosses: 1s.UNM man=NF not 3p.ACC sense-PA-1/3p ADD 1p.GEN also fire=NF not hold-PA-1/3p
Translation: We didn't sense (ANY) PEOPLE (there) and we ourselves didn't carry fire either.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Owowa=pa emeria unowa wia maakemik .
Glosses: village=LOC woman many 3p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: IN THE VILLAGE they told it to many women.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa nain aawep iima=pa wuomap omemikua , sawur emeria nain=ke .
Glosses: thing that1 take-SS.SEQ chest=LOC put-BEN-BNFY2.SS.SEQ cry-SS.SIM-be-3s.PA spirit woman that1=CF
Translation: She took the thing and put it on his chest, the spirit woman (did).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Saapara=pa nan suusa iwemik , wiena ifa suusa nain .
Glosses: Saapara=LOC there needle give.him-PA-1/3p 3p.GEN snake needle that1
Translation: There in Saapara they gave him an injection, their snake (antivenene) injection.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aaya puukap iimarep ikua , manin(a) afua=pa .
Glosses: sugarcane change.into-SS.SEQ stand.up-SS.SEQ be-PA.3s garden old(garden)=LOC
Translation: It had changed into a sugarcane and was standing in the old garden.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I me amisaremikomkun iinan aasa iinanpa fan ekapemi paranemyiomakek .
Glosses: 1p.UNM not knowledge-INCH-SS.SIM-be-1s/p.DS sky canoe sky-LOC here come-SS.SIM rumble-SS.SIM-wander-DISTR/PL-PA-3s
Translation: We were not aware, when airplanes came here rumbling on the sky.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I naap koora=pa ikemik , koora=pa ikemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM thus house-LOC be-PA-1/3p house-LOC be-PA-1/3p
Translation: We were in the house like that, we were in the house.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria yena mua pun irakowa kererowa epa weeseremikeya iirariwkin owowa ekapok , o amia mua=pa ikok .
Glosses: alright 1s.GEN man too fight-NMZ appear-NMZ time finish-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS dismiss-2/3p.DS village come-PA-3s 3s.UNM weapon man-LOC be-SS
Translation: Alright my husband too, when the fighting time was getting close, was dismissed and came to the village, he having been a policeman.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maakemik , “No ikiwe , irakowa maneka fanek a ,” ne ekapok .
Glosses: tell-PA-1/3p 2s.UNM go-IMP.2s fight-NMZ big be.here-PA-3s INTJ ADD come-PA-3s
Translation: They told him, “Go, the big war is here,” and he came.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo efa aaweya i owawiya ikomkun Yaapan=ena Wewak kame=pa nan iramik .
Glosses: 1s.UNM 1s.ACC take-2/3s.DS 1p.UNM together be-1s/p.DS Japan-TP Wewak side-LOC there come-PA-1/3p
Translation: He married me and when we were together the Japanese came from the direction of Wewak there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne i Emer Era=pa nan ikemik , ne oos onaiya Nemuru lul nan iramikemik .
Glosses: ADD 1p.UNM sago road-LOC there be-PA-1/3p ADD horse with Nemuru black.sand there come-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: And we were there in Sago Road (hamlet), and they were coming with horses there along Nemuru black sand beach.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iramikaiwkin yena mua Sarak=ke wia urufap maek , “Yaapan nanemik .
Glosses: come-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS 1s.GEN man Sarak-CF 3p.ACC see-SS.SEQ say-PA-3s Japan come.there-PA-1/3p
Translation: As they were coming my husband Sarak saw them and said, “The Japanese have come there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Saa=iw iramikaimik , oos onoonaiya iramikaimik .”
Glosses: sand-INST come-SS.SIM-be-Np-PR.1/3p horse RDP-with come-SS.SIM-be-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They are coming along the beach, they are coming with many horses.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne i owowa iramik .
Glosses: ADD 1p.UNM village come-PA-1/3p
Translation: And we came to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Owowa=pa fan yia maakemik , “Yaapan fan ikiwemik , oos onaiya Madang ikiwemik .
Glosses: village-LOC here 1p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p Japan here go-PA-1/3p horse with Madang go-PA-1/3p
Translation: Here in the village they told us, “The Japanese went this way, they went to Madang with horses.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi sawur nain irami fan yiar pokamik .”
Glosses: 3p.UNM spirit that1 come-SS.SIM here 1p.DAT sit-PA-1/3p
Translation: Those spirits came and sat here with us.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Yaapan nain naap wia maemik , “Sawur=ke fan ikiwemik .”
Glosses: 3p.UNM Japan that1 thus 3p.ACC say-PA-1/3p spirit-CF here go-PA-1/3p
Translation: We said like that about the Japanese, “The spirits went this way.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria naap ikok i bauraremik .
Glosses: Alright thus be-SS 1p.UNM flee-PA-1/3p
Translation: Alright we were like that and (then) we ran away.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Muakura=ke maek , “Ikoka Yaapan=ke ekapemi ni emeria unowa fain nia aawurumikuan .”
Glosses: Muakura-CF say-PA-3s later Japan-CF come-SS.SIM 2p.UNM woman many this 2p.ACC take-DISTR/A-Np-FU.3p
Translation: It was Muakura who said, “Later the Japanese will come and take all of you women.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I uura maa unowa opap baurarep koka ikiwemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM night thing many grab-SS.SEQ flee-SS.SEQ jungle go-PA-1/3p
Translation: At night we grabbed our belongings and fled and went into the jungle.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iki(we)p koka=pa nan inemikemik , ikoka Yaapan me yia aawuk naep .
Glosses: go-SS.SEQ jungle-LOC there sleep-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p later Japan not 1p.ACC take-IMP.3p say-SS.SEQ
Translation: We went and kept sleeping in the jungle so that the Japanese would not take us.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Ni ikoka Yaapan=ke emeria niar aawemi ni umakuna nia puukikuan .”
Glosses: 2p.UNM later Japan-CF woman 2p.DAT take-SS.SIM 2p.UNM neck 2p.ACC cut-Np-FU.3p
Translation:  “Later the Japanese will take your wives and cut your necks.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I nain kema tootonep , ikoka Yaapan me yia aawuk naep uura kuisow bauraremik , maa unowa owowa=pa feeke ikaeya .
Glosses: 1p.UNM that1 liver fear-SS.SEQ later Japan not 1p.ACC take-IMP.3p say-SS.SEQ night one flee-PA-1/3 thing many village-LOC here.CF be-2/3s.DS
Translation: We were afraid of that, (and) so that the Japanese would not take us we ran away right that night, (with) many belongings staying here in the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aakisa Malala suule ikua , i naap ikiwep yiena manina onamik nan ikemik .
Glosses: now Malala school be-PA.3s 1p.UNM thus go-SS.SEQ 1p.GEN garden make-PA-1/3p there be-PA-1/3p
Translation: Now there is the Malala school, we went like that and stayed where we (had) made our gardens.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I miiwa nan arufamikemik , ne iki(we)p nan inemikemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM ground there hit-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p ADD go-SS.SEQ there sleep-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: We kept tilling the soil there, and we went and kept sleeping there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Emeria teeria unow=iya baurarep koka ikiwurumemik , kuisow owowa=pa=ko me ikua .
Glosses: woman group many-COM flee-SS.SEQ jungle go-DISTR/A-PA-1/3p one village-LOC-IF not be-PA.3s
Translation: The whole group of women fled into the jungle, not even one stayed in the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua muutiw owowa=pa ikemik .
Glosses: man only village-LOC be-PA-1/3p
Translation: Only men stayed in the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua kuisow , Muakura=ke i yia pikiwok .
Glosses: man one Muakura-CF 1p.UNM 1p.ACC Bpx-go-PA-3s
Translation: One man, Muakura, was the one who took us (to the jungle).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Karueka , ikoka Yaapan irami ni nia aawemi yo efa ifakimikuan ,” naeya i karuemikemik .
Glosses: run-IMP.2p later Japan come-SS.SIM 2p.UNM 2p.ACC take-SS.SIM 1s.UNM 1s.ACC kill-Np-FU.3p say-2/3s.DS 1s.UNM run-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation:  “Run, (otherwise) later the Japanese will come and take you and kill me,” he said, and we kept running.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Irakowa maneka ewur me imenarek , wi Yaapan naap kuisow=iw ekapemikemik , owowa yiar kuufowa .
Glosses: fight-NMZ big quickly not find-INCH-PA-3s 3p.UNM Japan thus one-LIM come-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p village 1p.DAT see-NMZ
Translation: The big fight did not start quickly, the Japanese kept coming one by one to see/look at our village(s).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ekapep , ekapep , aakisa fan unowa Wewak=pa nan urupemik .
Glosses: come-SS.SEQ come-SS.SEQ now here many Wewak-LOC there ascend-PA-1/3p
Translation: The came and came, and just now many landed (lit: came up) there in Wewak.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne ekapep Numbia=pa nan urupemik .
Glosses: ADD come-SS.SEQ Numbia-LOC there ascend-PA-1/3p
Translation: They came and landed there at Numbia.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa unowa ifer aasa=ke purupeya miiwaasa=ke fan piramikua .
Glosses: thing many sea canoe-CF Bpx-ascend-2/3s.DS land-canoe-CF here Bpx-come-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: Many things were brought up by the ships and brought here by trucks.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yaapan feenap Madang kame ikiwemik .
Glosses: Japan like.this Madang side go-PA-1/3p
Translation: The Japanese went towards Madang like this.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka Yaapan=ke i emeria yia aawurumikuan naeya , i amirika owowa ewur me ekapemikemik , Yaapan fan naap ekapemikaiwkin .
Glosses: Later Japan-CF 1p.UNM woman 1p.ACC take-DISTR/A-Np-FU.3p say-2/3s.DS 1p.UNM daytime village quickly not come-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p Japan here thus come-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS
Translation: He (had) said that the Japanese will take all of us women, and (so) we did not come quickly to the village in the daytime (i.e. we kept staying away from the village), as the Japanese kept coming here like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Me fan Madang kame=pa ekapemik , Wewak kame=pa fan naap iramikemik .
Glosses: not here Madang side-LOC come-PA-1/3p Wewak side-LOC here thus come-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: They did not come here from the Madang side/direction, they came here like that from the Wewak side.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wilkar , miiwaasa , Madang naap irakowa ikiwemikemik , wi Amerika wiamiya irakowa naep .
Glosses: cart land-canoe Madang thus fight-NMZ go-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p 3p.UNM America 3p.COM fight-NMZ say-SS.SEQ
Translation: Carts, trucks - they kept going like that to fight in Madang, to fight with the Americans.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I owowa=pa fan yiar ikemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM village-LOC here 1p.DAT be-PA-1/3p
Translation: They were here in our village(s).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uura feenap nain , wi wilkar nain mufemi “Wensa , wensa , wensa”, naap kiriremikemik .
Glosses: night like.this that1 3p.UNM cart that1 pull-SS.SIM wensa wensa wensa thus shout-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: On nights like this they kept pulling the carts and shouting, “Wensa, wensa, wensa.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi owow mua=ke wilkar wia mufemikomamik , mua kuikuisow wia maakiwkin .
Glosses: 3p.UNM village man-CF cart 3p.ACC pull-SS.SIM-be-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p man RDP-one 3p.ACC tell-2/3p.DS
Translation: The village men pulled carts for them, when they (the Japanese) had talked to a few men.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “I wilkar yia mufomaka ,” naiwkin .
Glosses: 1p.UNM cart 1p.ACC pull-BEN-BNFY2.IMP.2p say-2/3p.DS
Translation: When they had said, “Pull our carts for us.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Malala=ke mufep ekapemi i Moro mua wia wuomamikomamik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM Malala-CF pull-SS.SEQ come-SS.SIM 1p.UNM Moro man 3p.ACC put-BEN-BNFY2.SS.SIM-be-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p
Translation: The Malala people kept pulling them and coming and putting them for the Moro men.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wilkar nain wiena maa koorma unowa ipariwkin wia mufemikomamik , feenap Madang pikiwemikemik , Australia wiamiya irakowa nain .
Glosses: cart that1 3p.GEN thing cargo many fill-2/3p.DS 3p.ACC pull-SS.SIM-be-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p ike.this Madang Bpx-go-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p Australia 3p.COM fight-NMZ that1
Translation: They (J) filled the carts with lots of their cargo and they (=villagers) kept pulling them for them – this way they (J) kept taking it to Madang, for the fighting with Australians.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nepa opaimika me baliwep amisarep wiena opaimik=iw yia maakemikemik .
Glosses: bird talk not well knowledge-INCH-SS.SEQ 3p.GEN talk-INST 1p.ACC tell-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: They didn’t know Tok Pisin well and kept telling us in their own language.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria ‘taro’ yia naiwkin miimap maemikemik , “Wi moma yia maakimik , moma=ko wiiyen .”
Glosses: alright taro 1p.ACC say-2/3p.DS hear-SS.SEQ say-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p 3p.UNM taro 1p.ACC tell-Np-PR.1/3p taro-IF give.them-Np-FU.1p
Translation: Alright when they said to us ‘Taro’, we heard and said, “They tell us (to get them) taro, (so) we’ll give them taro.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Banana mau oo , yasi kongkang ,” iwera yia iromaka , “yasi kongkang .”
Glosses: banana mau oo yasi kongkang coconut 1p.ACC climb-BEN-BNFY2.IMP.2p yasi kongkang
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naeya iwera wia urukamikomamik .
Glosses: so coconut 3p.ACC drop-SS.SIM-be-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p
Translation: So they (=men) kept dropping coconuts for them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwera urukamikaiwkin wi ikiwemi aawemikemik , iwera=ke wia arufeya maemikemik , “Oo kanaka oo , yasi paitim mi oo ,” naemikemik .
Glosses: coconut drop-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS 3p.UNM go-SS.SIM take-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p coconut-CF 3p.ACC hit-2/3s.DS say-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p “Oo kanaka oo, yasi paitim mi oo” say-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: When they kept dropping the coconuts, they went and got them, and when the coconuts hit them they said (in Tok Pisin), “Oh savages, yasi hit me”, they kept saying (like that).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I me wia amukaremik , wis pun naap , i me yia damolamik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM not 3p.ACC scold-PA-1/3p 3p.FC also thus 1p.UNM not 1p.ACC bad-PA-1/3p
Translation: We didn’t scold them / quarrel with them, and they too likewise, they did not do damage to us.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne eka opora biiris marew nain wiena onamikemik .
Glosses: ADD river mouth bridge no(ne) RM 3p.GEN make-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: And they themselves kept making bridges to rivers that didn’t have them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nemuru biiris onamik .
Glosses: Nemuru bridge make-PA-1/3p
Translation: They made the Nemuru bridge.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Biiris me eliwa , damodamola=ko .
Glosses: bridge not good, RDP-bad-IF
Translation: The bridge was not good, it was very bad.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Dabuel pokapoka , nomokowa galuagalua , nain=iw biiris onamikemik .
Glosses: papaya RDP-trunk tree RDP-soft that1-INST bridge make-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: Papaya trunks, soft timber, that’s what they kept making the bridges with.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka kuisow miiwaasa=ke karueya kukuep oromikua .
Glosses: later one land-canoe-CF run-2/3s.DS RDP-break-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: Straight away when trucks ran (over them) they kept breaking and falling down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne uurika naap nain nainiw , mauwamikemik .
Glosses: ADD tomorrow thus that1 again work-SS.SIM-be-PA.1/3p
Translation: And the following day it was like that again, they kept on working.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria naap ikok wi Australia kereremik .
Glosses: alright thus be-SS 3p.UNM Australia arrive-PA-1/3p
Translation: Alright it was like that and then the Australians arrived.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wi Yaapan ikiwep Ulingan=pa owowa waremik .
Glosses: ADD 3p.UNM Japan go-SS.SEQ Ulingan-LOC village found-PA-1/3p
Translation: And the Japanese (had) set up a village at Ulingan.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne nan wi owow mua wia maakemik , “Ni kanaka yia ufomaka .”
Glosses: ADD there 3p.UNM village man 3p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p 2p.UNM kanaka 1p.ACC dance-BEN-BNFY2.IMP.2p
Translation: And there they told the village men, “You kanakas (savages), dance for us.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I Moro wenup ufemik , i bidaru ufemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM Moro separately dance-PA-1/3p 1p.UNM bidaru dance-PA-1/3p
Translation: We Moro people danced on our own, we danced “bidaru.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ufemikaiwkin , Amerika irakow iinan aasa ekapep Ulingan nan bom fufuurikikiwemik .
Glosses: dance-SS.SIM-be-2/3p.DS America fight-NMZ sky canoe come-SS.SEQ Ulingan there bomb RDP-drop-go-PA-1/3p
Translation: As they were dancing, American fighter planes came and went dropping bombs at Ulingan.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iinan=iw iinan=iw wuami feenap Wewak kame naap ikiwok .
Glosses: on.top-INST on.top-INST put-SS.SIM like.this Wewak side thus go-PA-3s
Translation: They stayed really high up and went like this towards Wewak.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne Sarak opaimika wiar paayarek , siiwa , epa maakemik nain paayarep maek , “Amerika aakisa irakowa kereremik ,” naep wi Yaapan wia ufomowa ikiwemik nain wia maakek , “Ni ufowa ikiweka , yo miatiniyem .
Glosses: ADD Sarak talk 3.DAT understand-PA-3s moon place tell-PA-1/3p RM understand-SS.SEQ say-PA-3s America now fight-NMZ arrive-PA-1/3p say-SS.SEQ 3p.UNM Japan 3p.ACC dance-BEN-NMZ go-PA-1/3p RM 3p.ACC tell-PA-3s 2p.UNM dance-NMZ go-IMP.2p 1s.UNM dislike-Np-PR.1s
Translation: And/but Sarak understood their talk, and he knew the month and place/time that they had told, and he said, “The Americans have now arrived to fight” - he said that and told those who went to dance for the Japanese, “You go to dance, I don’t like (to go).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Irakowa maneka ikoka kererinon .
Glosses: fight-NMZ big later appear-Np-FU.3s
Translation: The big fighting will start later.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ni ufep=na ni maadara me iirareka , mokok urupa kaikiman nain feekiya Nomon owowa , Medebur karueka , baurareka .
Glosses: 2p.UNM dance-SS.SEQ-TP 2p.UNM forehead.ornament not remove-IMP.2p eye cup tie-Np-PR.2p RM with stone/reef village Medebur run-IMP.2p flee-IMP.2p
Translation: If/when you have danced, don’t remove your forehead ornaments, and, with your eye cups that you have tied on, run to the reef village, Medebur, flee (there).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wi ikiwiwkin Amerika iinan aasa nainiw kirek .
Glosses: ADD 3p.UNM go-2/3p.DS America sky canoe again turn-PA-3s
Translation: And when they had gone the American planes turned again (and came back).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iinan=iw iki(we)p kiripap enen=iw , enen=iw wuak ne i fiker gone=pa ikemkun ekapok .
Glosses: on.top-INST go-SS.SEQ turn-SS.SEQ low.down-INST low.down-INST put-PA-3s ADD 1p.UNM kunai.grass middle-LOC be-1s/p.DS come-PA-3s
Translation: They went high up and turned and flew down, and came when we were in the middle of the kunai grass.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Malala suule ikua nain , Siburten ema , oram tenetenep orop epa iiwawun ifemakep ekapemik .
Glosses: Malala school be-PA.3s that1 Siburten hill just RDP-fall-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ place altogether press-SS.SEQ come-PA-1/3
Translation: Where the Malala school is, and Siburten hill - (the bombs) just fell down and came covering the whole place.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Koora pun ariwa=ke kuumeya awomakek , i koora kuisow yiar awok .
Glosses: house also arrow-CF burn-2/3s.DS burn-DISTR/PL-PA-3s 1p.UNM house one 1p.DAT burn-PA-3s
Translation: Many houses too were burned by their firing, one house burned from us.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yena aamun ariwa=ke aawok , weepa Aduna ikos iimarep ikaiwkin , owow erepura=pa fan .
Glosses: ADD 1s.GEN 1s/p.younger.sibling arrow-CF get-PA-3s 3s/p.elder.sibling Aduna with stand.up-SS.SEQ be-2/3p.DS village outskirts-LOC here
Translation: And my younger brother was killed by a bullet, as he was standing with his elder brother Aduna, here on the outskirts of the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Amerika=ke waremik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM America-CF shoot-PA-1/3p
Translation: The Americans shot him.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I fiker gone=pa ikemkun kiikir iinan aasa=ke maifa fufuurkikiwok , wi Amerika=ke .
Glosses: 1p.UNM kunai.grass middle-LOC be-1s/p.DS first sky canoe-CF paper RDP-drop-go-PA-3s 3p.UNM America-CF
Translation: When we were in the middle of the kunai grass, first the planes went dropping papers, the Americans (did that).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I karanemik , yena mua Sarak=na fiker gone nomokowa onoma=pa inep ikua .
Glosses: 1p.UNM shake-PA-1/3p 1s.GEN man Sarak-TP kunai.grass middle tree base-LOC sleep-SS.SEQ be-PA.3s
Translation: We were afraid, (but) my husband Sarak was asleep at the base of a tree in the middle of the kunai grass area.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yo iki(we)p mesa asia aawemikem , mesa asia fiker gone=pa ikaiya nain aawemikem .
Glosses: ADD 1s.UNM go-SS.SEQ winged.bean wild get-SS.SIM-be-PA-1s winged.bean wild kunai.grass middle-LOC be-Np-PR.3s RM get-SS.SIM-be-PA-1s
Translation: And I went and was picking wild winged beans, I was picking those wild winged beans that grow in the middle of the kunai grass.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne iinan aasa urufap fiker tepak iwap naap ikem , ne iinan aasa yia nomakep ikiweya Sarak farem , “Sarak , yo damolalem oo , fiker fufa iwam oo !”
Glosses: ADD sky canoe see-SS.SEQ kunai.grass inside enter-SS.SEQ thus be-PA-1s ADD sky canoe 1p.ACC pass-SS.SEQ go-2/3s.DS Sarak call-PA-1s Sarak 1s.UNM bad-INCH-PA-1s INTJ kunai.grass old.grass enter-PA-1s INTJ
Translation: And when I saw the planes I went inside the kunai grass and stayed like that, and when the planes passed over us and went I called to Sarak, “Sarak, oh I'm in a bad way, I am hiding among the kunai grass!”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Wia , nos=na , yo fiker fufa iwap nefa fariyem .”
Glosses: no 2s.FC-TP 1s.UNM kunai.grass old.grass enter-SS.SEQ 2s.ACC call-Np-PR.1s
Translation:  “No, you see, I went inside the kunai grass and am calling you (from there).”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Momora , no naap me mae .
Glosses: fool 2s.UNM thus not say-IMP.2s
Translation:  “Fool, don’t say like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo kema efa bagiwirowan , yaa .”
Glosses: 1s.UNM liver 1s.ACC anger-come-APPL-PA-2s INTJ
Translation: You really made me angry.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo me efa waremik , yo iinan aasa fan oromikomakeya mesa fufa=pa fan erewarep iima ifemakep ikem .
Glosses: 1s.UNM not 1s.ACC shoot-PA-1/3p 1s.UNM sky canoe here descend-SS.SIM-be-DISTR/PL-2/3s.DS winged.bean old.grass-LOC here shelter-SS.SEQ chest press-SS.SEQ be-PA-1s
Translation: They didn’t shoot me; when the many planes were coming down here, I sheltered among the winged bean grass and was lying face down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Irakowa nain kekanowa akena , Amerika kererek nain , ne irakowa naap ikua .
Glosses: fight-NMZ that be.strong-NMZ very America arrive-PA-3s that1 ADD fight-NMZ thus be-PA.3s
Translation: The fighting was very strong when the Americans came, and the fighting continued like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uura feenap nain , i me inemikemik , amirika maa me enemikemik .
Glosses: night like.this that1 1p.UNM not sleep-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p daytime food not eat-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: On nights like this we did not sleep, in the daytime we did not eat.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa uura uupep enemikemik .
Glosses: food night cook-SS.SEQ eat-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: The food we used to cook at night.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka epia wilinowa urufap bom yia fuurkomikuan naep .
Glosses: later fire shine-NMZ see-SS.SEQ bomb 1p.ACC drop-BEN-Np-FU.3p say/think-SS.SEQ
Translation: We thought that later when they see the shine of the fire(s) they will drop bombs at us (and so we did like that).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iinan aasa gurunowa miimap eka=iw umukowa ewur .
Glosses: sky canoe rumble-NMZ hear-SS.SEQ water-INST extinguish-NMZ quickly
Translation: When we heard the rumble of the planes, we extinguished (the fires) quicky with water.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Epia wilinowa urufap bom yia wafuromikuan naep naap onamikemik .
Glosses: fire shine-NMZ see-SS.SEQ bomb 1p.ACC throw-BEN-Np-FU.3p say/think-SS.SEQ thus do-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: We thought that when they see the shine of the fire they will throw bombs at us, and we did like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yiena koora pun me awok .
Glosses: 1p.GEN house also not burn-PA-3s
Translation: Our house too did not burn.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi yapen=pa ikomakiwkin Amerika kererep “Eliwa , eliwa” naeekapemik , “irakowa weeserek .”
Glosses: 3p.UNM inland-LOC be-DISTR/PL-2/3p.DS America arrive-SS.SEQ good good say-come-PA-1/3p fight-NMZ finish-PA-3s
Translation: When they (=other villagers) were inland the Americans arrived saying, “Good, good - the war is finished.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Yaapan pun iiwawun ikiwurumemik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM Japan also altogether go-DISTR/A-PA-1/3p
Translation: Also, all the Japanese went.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Yaapan Madang kame ikiwiwkin Amerika irakowa mua urupemik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM Japan Madang side go-2/3p.DS America fight-NMZ man ascend-PA-1/3p
Translation: When the Japanese went/had gone towards Madang, the American soldiers came up (here).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Urupep kokakoka=pa nan , “Yapen oo , Luluai , Tultul , ni kaaneke ikeman oo , ni ekapomakeka oo !”
Glosses: ascend-SS.SEQ RDP-jungle-LOC there inland INTJ Luluai Tultul 2p.UNM where be-PA-2p INTJ 2p.UNM come-DISTR/PL-IMP.2p INTJ
Translation: They came up and (shouted) all over the jungle: “You in the inland, local administrators, wherever you are – come!”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi Amerika fan “Epa eliwa” naeekapemik , “Yaapan weeseremik .”
Glosses: 3p.UNM America here time good say-come-PA-1/3p Japan finish-PA-1/3p
Translation: The Americans came here saying, “It is peace, the Japanese are finished.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap yia maakemiawemik .
Glosses: thus 1p.ACC tell-go.around-PA-1/3p
Translation: They went around telling us like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I amirik=iw yapen yiena Gawar wiar ikiwemik .
Glosses: 1p.UNM daytime-INST inland 1p.GEN Gawar 3.DAT go-PA-1/3p
Translation: In the daytime we went to our (relatives at) Gawar.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne Sarak ikos Gawar=pa ikemkun yia maakemik “Sarak oo , Amerika ekapep Ulingan nan ikemik , nefa ikumimik naimik oo .”
Glosses: ADD Sarak with Gawar-LOC be-1s/p.DS 1p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p Sarak INTJ America come-SS.SEQ Ulingan there be-PA-1/3p 2s.ACC wonder.about-Np-PR.1/3p say-Np-PR-1/3p INTJ
Translation: And when Sarak and I were at Gawar they told us, “Sarak oh, the Americans have come and are there in Ulingan and they say that they are wondering about you.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Aria , Kalina , Amerika ekapemik naimik .
Glosses: alright Kalina America come-PA-1/3p say-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation:  “Alright, Kalina, they say that the Americans have come.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: I oru”.
Glosses: 1p.UNM descend-IMP.1d
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria i yapen=pa ikok owowa oromik .
Glosses: alright 1p.UNM inland-LOC be-SS village descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: Alright, after having stayed inland we went down to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Oromi yo koka koora=pa nan efa wuami maek , “No feeke ike , yo Amerika wia akupikiwiyem .”
Glosses: descend-SS.SIM 1s.UNM jungle house-LOC there 1s.ACC put-SS.SIM say-PA-3s 2s.UNM here.CF be-IMP.2s 1s.UNM America 3p.ACC search-go-Np-PR.1s
Translation: When we were coming down he put me in (our) jungle house and said, “Stay here, I go and look for the Americans.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikiwok=na wi Amerika maneka unuma Magerka , o kererep nan ikua .
Glosses: go-PA-3s-TP 3p.UNM America big name MacArthur 3s.UNM arrive-SS.SEQ there be-PA.3s
Translation: He went, and the chief of the Americans, whose name was MacArthur. he had arrived and was there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: O ikip urufeya maakek , “O Sarak , no kaaneke ikok kereren a ?
Glosses: 3s.UNM go-SS.SEQ see-2/3s.DS tell-PA-3s INTJ Sarak 2s.UNM where be-SS arrive-PA-2s INTJ
Translation: He (Sarak) went and saw him, and he (MacA.) said, “Sarak, where have you been?”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Yo koka=pa ikem .”
Glosses: 1s.UNM jungle-LOC be.PA-1s
Translation:  “I have been in the jungle.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naeya Magerka=ke Ø , “No kamenap ikon noma ?
Glosses: say-2/3s.DS MacArthur-CF Ø 2s.UNM how be-PA-2s INTJ
Translation: He said that and MacArthur asked, “Well, how are you?
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo irakowa nomakem .
Glosses: 1s.UNM fight-NMZ win-PA-1s
Translation: I won the war.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nomakep fan kererem .”
Glosses: win-SS.SEQ here arrive-PA-1s
Translation: I won and I arrived here.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Yo bom yo kateres koor miira=pa efar oromikua .
Glosses: 1s.UNM bomb 1s.UNM cartridge house front-LOC 1s.DAT descend-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation:  “Bombs and cartridges kept dropping in front of my house.