lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: waisamen (.) waisamen ane kar yf rä mobo zwamnzrm (.) mrab fr thd=en
Glosses: waisamen (.) waisamen DEM place name 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be where.ALL 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell (.) bamboo grove middle=LOC
Translation: Waisamen … Waisamen is the name of that place where she was living … in the middle of a bamboo grove.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: krär (.) nafa-fis zräs be ra=nzo kayé thwanfiyokwr
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/do (.) 3.POSS-husband 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:IRR:PFV/ask 2SG.ERG what=ONLY yesterday 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:RPST:IPFV:VENT/make
Translation: He got up. Her husband asked “Just what have you done to them yesterday?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra kwa thanfiyokwé
Glosses: what FUT 1SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:RPST:IPFV:VENT/make
Translation: She replied “What do you think I have done?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra kwan we rä ah
Glosses: what sound also 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be ah
Translation: He asked “and what is that sound, eh?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nzu-kar bana=fa borbor bana sathor kma borbor u_kwan zfrärm zufsgwrm fof
Glosses: 1SG.POSS-place poor=ABL thunderstorm poor 3SG.MASC:RPST:PFV/arrive POT thunderstorm roaring.sound 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/be SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:DUR/blow EMPH
Translation: She replied “The thunderstorm is coming from my poor village. It must be the sound of the storm blowing.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mni kwarsirm mni komnzo zöfthé zethkäfa
Glosses: fire SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/burn fire just before SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/start
Translation: It was the fire burning. The fire which has just started to burn.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima sräzigrm nafa-fis bana fof zänmätra fof mni zbo z zamara
Glosses: like.this 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:PFV/look 3.POSS-husband poor EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/exit EMPH fire PROX.ALL IAM SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/see
Translation: He looked around. Her poor husband stepped outside and saw the fire close by.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: rürä fthé zagathifa nima sathfärako
Glosses: alone when SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/leave like.this 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV:AND/jump
Translation: That was when he left her alone. He jumped out.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima fi fthé sathfärako yak=ä=sü (.) trtha zuthorakwrm
Glosses: like.this 3.ABS when 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV:AND/jump run=ASSOC=ETC (.) life SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:DUR/search
Translation: When he jumped out in a rush, he was running for his life.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba näbi fthé zanmatha fof
Glosses: DIST.ABL one when SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/ran EMPH
Translation: From there, he ran for good.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: emoth fäth nima ämnzr ote=n
Glosses: girl DIM like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell ote=LOC
Translation: The daughters are living there in Ote.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: komnzo zena bobo rä ane kar we nä fof rä trik-si kar fof
Glosses: still today MED.ABL 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be DEM village also INDF EMPH 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be tell-NMLZ village EMPH
Translation: This place is still there and there is also a story about that place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: dödö fr rä kafar dödö fr zbo thd=en rä
Glosses: tree.species grove 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be big tree.species grove 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be middle=LOC 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: näbi-wä fthé zanmatha ote emoth fäth=nm thrätrif
Glosses: one=EMPH when SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/run ote girl DIM=DAT.NSG 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:IO:IRR:PFV/tell
Translation: Then he ran off for good to Ote. He told the girls:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: be-ŋame ausi (.) b=zaföfth (.) nafane=ma=wä
Glosses: 2NSG.POSS-mother old_woman (.) MED=2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/burn (.) 3SG.POSS=CHAR=EMPH
Translation:  “Your mother, the old woman … they burned her there! It was all her own fault!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kafar yam zwafiyokwr (.) kabe nä z swanathr
Glosses: big event 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:RPST:IPFV/make (.) man INDF IAM 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:RPST:IPFV/eat
Translation:  “She has made a big mistake. She ate a man!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi nima=nzo fefe yarako
Glosses: 3.ABS like.this=ONLY really 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:AND/be
Translation: He had left just like this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi nima mni zewaräfa (.) ŋarsira
Glosses: but like.this fire SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/burn.down (.) SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn
Translation: But the fire burned down … it was burning
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ŋarsira kma zräzigrm moba kwa krämätré moba
Glosses: SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn POT 3SG.F:SBJ:IRR:PFV/burn where.ABL FUT 1SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/exit where.ABL
Translation: It was burning and she tried to escape and said “Where will I get out? Where?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: näbi fefe zaföfath ŋarsira eee kwot zäbtha
Glosses: one really 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.F:PST:PFV/burn.down SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn until properly SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/finish
Translation: They really burned her for good. The fire burned until she was finished.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kuka kuka fä mane wänor kuka kuka
Glosses: kuka kuka DIST who 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/shout kuka kuka
Translation:  “kuka kuka” the one that shouts out “kuka kuka” over there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: krärth ane bthan woga ane kuka kuka zrämgth krätr
Glosses: 2|3PL:SBJ:IRR:PFV/do DEM magic man DEM kuka kuka 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.F:IRR:PFV/shoot 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/fall
Translation: They got up. The sorcerers shot that kuka kuka bird and it fell down.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati fefe zaföfath ane fobo fä zäbtha
Glosses: then really 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.F:PST:PFV/burn.down DEM DIST.ALL DIST SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/finish
Translation: They burned the bird over there until that it was finished.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane thrma mni fthé zäbtha wati nagawa ŋabrigwa si=r
Glosses: DEM after fire when SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/finish then nagawa SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/return eye=PURP
Translation: After the fire had finished, Nagawa went back to see.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: komnzo rä o z kwarsir mni=n
Glosses: sill 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be or IAM SG:SBJ:RPST:IPFV/burn fire=LOC
Translation: He asked himself “Is she still alive or did she burn in the fire?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ŋabrigwa bobomr we waisam (.) wäsü thé sanmara watik fi nafa-zfth=en=wä
Glosses: SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/return until also waisam (.) wäsü when SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/see then 3.ABS 3.POSS-fault=LOC=EMPH
Translation: He walked until Waisam. When he saw the wäsü tree he said “Well, it was her own fault.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ya=nzo bobo yanora (.) nafa-ŋare=ane=ma (.) wati fi näbi zäbrima
Glosses: cry=ONLY MED.ALL 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/shout (.) 3.POSS-woman=POSS=CHAR (.) then 3.ABS one SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/return
Translation: He was crying badly for his wife. Then he returned for good.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zbo yamnzr ane woga ote=n emoth fäth=ä ämnzr
Glosses: PROX.ALL 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell DEM man ote=/Loc girl DIM=ASSOC.PL 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell
Translation: That man lives here in Ote. He lives together with his daughters.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik kabe=yé komnzo fä nomai sumarwrth ymarwre fthé
Glosses: then man=ERG.NSG still DIST always 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:RPST:IPFV/see 1NSG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:RPST:IPFV/see when
Translation: The people still see him there, we see him when…
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: tnz fäth ane kabe yé
Glosses: short DIM DEM man 3SG.MASC:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: He is a short guy.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane nzürna ŋare=ane (.) zokwasi nima=me fof rä fof
Glosses: DEM nzürna woman=POSS (.) speech like.this=INS EMPH 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be EMPH
Translation: This nzürna woman's story really happened like this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mane bobo firra=n zwamnzrm
Glosses: who MED.ALL firra=LOC 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell
Translation: The nzürne who was living there in Firra.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: tüfr yam nä ffé thwafiyokwrm
Glosses: many event INDF really SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/make
Translation: She did many things,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi fath=fa ane fof wäfiyokwa
Glosses: but clear.place=ABL DEM EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:IPFV/make
Translation: but she did this one thing in public.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kar=ma kabe mane yanatha mogarkam=ma .
Glosses: INDF village=CHAR man who SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/eat mogarkam=CHAR
Translation: Eating this man from another village from Mogarkam.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafane zokwasi (.) ane trik-si fobo=nzo wythk fof b=rä (.) ane nzürna ŋare=ane=ma
Glosses: 3SG.POSS words (.) DEM tell-NMLZ DIST.ALL=ONLY 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/come.to.end EMPH MED=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) DEM nzürna woman=POSS.SG=CHAR
Translation: Her story story finishes there, the one about that nzürna woman.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fobo fof zräkoré
Glosses: then DIST.ALL EMPH 1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/speak
Translation: Well, I have told it from there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kar=en nima nä .bun=é bäne=ma
Glosses: INDF village=LOC like.this INDF=ERG.NSG RECOG=CHAR
Translation: In other villages, others can tell
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä nzürna ŋare zokwasi trik-si bä räro fi ane kar woga mane erä fi ane miyatha erä
Glosses: INDF nzürna woman words tell-NMLZ MED 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/be but DEM village man who 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be 3.ABS DEM knowledgeable 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: other nzürna stories there. But it is those other village people who know about these.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nze=wä nz=wäbragwé nima ni miyatha nrä
Glosses: 1SG.ERG=EMPH IPST=1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/follow like.this 1NSG knowledgeable 1PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: I just followed the story as we know it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nze-kar=en ane yam kwafiyokwrm nzenme ŋafe=yé mä thwamnzrm
Glosses: 1NSG.POSS-village=LOC DEM event SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/make 1NSG.POSS father=ABS.NSG where 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell
Translation: She was doing this in our village, where our fathers were living
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ŋafe=yé we nzenm natrikwath
Glosses: father=ERG.NSG also 1NSG.DAT 2|3PL:SBJ>1PL:IO:PST:IPFV/tell
Translation: and our fathers also told us about it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima zbo zf zakoré (.) fof zäbthé .
Glosses: like.this PROX.ALL IMM 1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:RPST:PFV/speak (.) EMPH 1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:RPST:PFV/finish
Translation: I said it like this and I finished it.' tci20120901-01
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: moba zrathkäfe
Glosses: where.ABL 1DU:SBJ:IRR:PFV/start
Translation: Where do we start?
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wawa moba enrära
Glosses: yam where.ABL 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be
Translation: Where did the yams come from?
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay kwa zöbthé zrathkäfe nima=me trik-si fof (.) kwafar (.)
Glosses: okay FUT first 1DU:SBJ:IRR:PFV/start like.this=INS tell-NMLZ EMPH (.) kwafar (.)
Translation: Okay, first we will start the story really … with Kwafar.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima=me fof nzranyan e zbo zrabthe
Glosses: like.this=INS EMPH 1DU:SBJ:IRR:IPFV:VENT/walk until PROX.ALL 1DU:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish
Translation: We will go like this until we finish the story here:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra nzigfu enfathwath
Glosses: what magic.stone 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/hold
Translation: about what magic rain stones were they holding
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra fofosa nzigfu enfathwath
Glosses: what heart magic.stone 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/hold
Translation: and what magic yam stones were they holding.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik zbo zf zrabthe ane=me fof
Glosses: then PROX.ALL IMM 1DU:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish DEM=INS EMPH
Translation: We will finish with this topic right here.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: trik-si näbi kwa wänyak
Glosses: tell-NMLZ one FUT 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:VENT/walk
Translation: In this way, it will come as one story.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zrethkäfé
Glosses: 1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/start
Translation: Should I start?
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay zane mane rä (.) zane trik-si (.) ŋafe=f bäi=f mane ŋatrikwa
Glosses: okay DEM:PROX who 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) DEM:PROX tell-NMLZ (.) father=ERG.SG bäi=ERG.SG who SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/tell
Translation: As for this one, this story, it was father Bäi who told it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nzenm natrikwa (.) watik ane trik-si fof zena ŋaritakwr
Glosses: 1NSG.DAT SG:SBJ>1PL:IO:PST:IPFV/tell (.) then DEM tell-NMLZ EMPH today 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/cross.over
Translation: He told it to us and today it will pass on.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: trik-si mane rä kwafar=ma rä
Glosses: tell-NMLZ which 3SG.F:NONPAST:IPFV/be kwafar=CHAR 3SG.F:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: This story is about Kwafar.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwafar ŋafe=f nima fof kwatrikwrm kwafar mane rära thd=en rära
Glosses: kwafar father=ERG.SG QUOT EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/tell kwafar which 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be middle=LOC 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be
Translation:  “Kwafar”, father was telling us, “Kwafar was in the middle.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zane zena mane bad mane wythk
Glosses: DEM:PROX today which ground which 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/come.to.end
Translation: Here, where this land ends today,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mazo mä ŋakonzr a australia=ane bad mä wythk
Glosses: ocean where 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/become until australia=POSS.SG ground where 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/come.to.end
Translation: where the ocean begins until where the Australian continent ends:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä mä fi zfrärm ane kwafar fof (.) kabe mä kwamosinzrmth
Glosses: DIST where 3.ABS 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/be DEM kwafar EMPH (.) people where 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/gather
Translation: that's where Kwafar was located and where the people were gathering.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wäsi warfo thfrugrm
Glosses: wäsi above 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/sleep
Translation: People were sleeping on top of the wäsi tree (Ficus elastica).
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wäsi bäne ykonzrth nä bä b=ykogro (.) zär=karä
Glosses: wäsi DEM:MED 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/speak INDF MED MED=3SG.MASC:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/stand (.) shade=PROP
Translation: They call this one wäsi. There is one standing over there … the one with shade.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe fä fof thwamnzrm fof
Glosses: people DIST EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell EMPH
Translation: The people were living there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zokwasi f-frü=me=nzo (.) nä zfth=en thwamnzrm nä thd=en thwamnzrm nä kerker thwamnzrm
Glosses: language REDUP-single=INS=ONLY (.) INDF base=LOC 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell INDF middle=LOC 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell INDF tail 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell
Translation: They spoke different languages … some people were living at the base, some people were living in the middle and some people were living up in the branches.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik zokwasi ane f-frü=me=nzo kwanafrmth
Glosses: then language DEM REDUP-single=INS=ONLY 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/talk
Translation: Well, they were speaking different languages.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kayé wäsi ane zäföfa fof (.) zästha fof
Glosses: INDF yesterday wäsi DEM SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn EMPH (.) SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/set.alight EMPH
Translation: One day that wäsi tree burned down. It really went up in flames.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kabe nima kwakwikwrmth
Glosses: INDF people like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/run
Translation: Some people ran away this way.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kabe nima mni=n kwarsirwrmth
Glosses: INDF people like.this fire=LOC 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/burn
Translation: Some people burned in the fire.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik wäsi ane kwot ŋarsira (.) zäbtha
Glosses: then wäsi DEM properly SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn (.) SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/finish
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe bä mane thwägrm warfo nä mrmr (.) fi we nima=wä kwarsirwrmth
Glosses: people MED who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/be.on.top above INDF inside (.) 3.ABS also like.this=EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/burn
Translation: The people who lived on top and some who lived inside, they burned.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik (.) ezi (.) kabe ane frü=me=nzo tnäg-si zäthkäfath (.) bä frü=me=nzo thwamnzrm
Glosses: then (.) morning (.) people DEM single=INS=ONLY lose-NMLZ 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV/start (.) MED single=INS=ONLY 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell
Translation: Then, in the morning, the people began to scatter all over the place. They were living by themselves.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik mni fthé ŋarsira (.) kar ane bramöwä ŋarsira fof (.) thgathg zfrärm (.) fath thefath fath
Glosses: then fire when SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn (.) place DEM all SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/burn EMPH (.) scorched.place 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/be (.) clear.place burned.place clear.place
Translation: When the fire burned, it burned really the whole area. It became a scorched landscape, a clear place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik menz-menz ane fof yabun kafar (.) thgathg bänemr ane fof zenfara (.)
Glosses: then REDUP-story.man DEM EMPH fat big (.) burned.place RECOG.PURP DEM EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/set.off (.)
Translation: Well, that big, fat creature went to the burned place to get and eat those ones …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe mane thfthnm kwosi
Glosses: people who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/lie.down dead
Translation: the people who were lying around dead.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik (.) gwam=f ŋatha thäsa (.) ezi (.) ane (.) thefath thgathg=en fof (.) yase=r
Glosses: then (.) gwam=ERG.SG dog SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV/call.for (.) morning (.) DEM (.) burned.place scorched.place=LOC EMPH (.) meat=PURP
Translation: Well, Gwam called for the dogs for hunting, in the morning at that scorched place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ŋatha ane=nzo fof sathkäfa
Glosses: then dog DEM=ONLY EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:PFV/start
Translation: Well, he started hunting with that one dog only.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ŋatha ane swaruthrm gwam mon nima yarära
Glosses: dog DEM SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:PST:DUR/bark gwam how like.this SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:PST:IPFV/do
Translation: The dog was barking at the creature and Gwam noticed it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: eda erna kabe kafar yf mane thfrnm (.) nafa-ngth=r=wä gwam (.) muri
Glosses: two 2|3DU:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be man big name who 2|3DU:SBJ:PST:DUR/be (.) 3.POSS-younger.sibling=ASSOC.DU=EMPH gwam (.) muri
Translation: They were two men who had well-known names Gwam with his small brother Muri.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: gwam yara nafa-nane (.) muri nafa-ngth
Glosses: gwam 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be 3.POSS-older.sibling (.) muri 3.POSS-younger.sibling
Translation: Gwam was his older brother and Muri the younger brother.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati gwam=f ane fof ezi ŋatha thäsa thgathg=en e
Glosses: then gwam=ERG.SG DEM EMPH morning dog SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:PFV/call.out burned.place until
Translation: Well, that Gwam was calling out for the dogs in that burned place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane=nzo fof ŋatha yayamgwa (.) yayamgwa
Glosses: DEM=ONLY EMPH dog SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/shock (.) SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/shock
Translation: That creature shocked the dog, it shocked him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane menz=nzo fof kabe maf änatha fof
Glosses: DEM story.man=ONLY EMPH people who.ERG.SG SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV/eat EMPH
Translation: that creature which ate the people.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fewa=kaf kwosi thwanathrm
Glosses: stench=PROP dead SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/eat
Translation: It was eating the rotten corpses.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: muri=f zagr ymarwa fof (.) maf yé gwam=f
Glosses: muri=ERG.SG far SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/see EMPH (.) who.ERG.SG 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be gwam=ERG.SG
Translation: Muri was seeing him from a distance … Who's that? Gwam! (not Muri)
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra bäne yé nima n samara (.) o ra menz-menz yé
Glosses: what DEM:MED 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be like.this IMN SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:PFV/see (.) or what REDUP-story.man 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation:  “What is this?” he was about to see it “What creature is this?”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe nr=ma fi fobo fof ŋagathikwa fof (.) ane menz-menz
Glosses: people stomach=CHAR 3.ABS DIST.ALL EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/stop EMPH (.) DEM REDUP-story.man
Translation: Because its stomach was full with people, it stopped there … that creature.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ŋatha mane kwaruthrm tifr (.) yf ŋatha yara ane tifr
Glosses: dog who SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/bark tifr (.) name dog 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be DEM tifr
Translation: As for the barking dog, it was Tifr. The dog's name was Tifr.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati sathkäfath
Glosses: then 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/start
Translation: Then, they started engaging the creature.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe=yé ane dunzi kma sfruthrmth (.) keke
Glosses: man=ERG.NSG DEM arrow POT 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:DUR/shoot (.) NEG
Translation: The people were trying to shoot arrows at the creature without success.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: gwam=f nafa-ngth sräkor muri zba känrit nzu-zawe nze=wä b=yruthro
Glosses: gwam=ERG.SG 3.POSS-younger.sibling 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/speak muri PROX.ABL 2SG:SBJ:IMP:PFV/cross.over 1SG.POSS-side 1SG.ERG=EMPH MED=SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/shoot
Translation: Gwam said to his small brother: “Muri! Come over to my side! I will shoot it there.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zirkn thfrnm nä_bun kwanafrm nä_bun kwanafrm
Glosses: persistent 2|3DU:SBJ:PST:DUR/be INDF SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/talk INDF SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/talk
Translation: They were going back and forth. One was talking and then the other was talking.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ngth b=yruthé
Glosses: then younger.sibling MED=1SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/shoot
Translation: Well, (Gwam said) “Brother, I shoot it now!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fam=karä=sü gnräré (.) nafa-nana=f ane fof
Glosses: thought=PROP=ETC 2SG:SBJ:IMP:IPFV/be (.) 3.POSS-older.brother=ERG.SG DEM EMPH
Translation: (Muri said) “You must watch out!” His big brother (was the one who shot).
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: trik-si nima rä
Glosses: tell-NMLZ like.this 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: The story is like this:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafa-ngth kma markai näbi=karä sfrärm
Glosses: 3.POSS-younger.sibling POT white.man bow=PROP 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/be
Translation: His small brother must have had a shotgun.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nafa-ngth mane yara naf keke samga (.) nafa-nana=f=nzo
Glosses: then 3.POSS-younger.sibling who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be 3SG.ERG NEG SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:PST:PFV/shoot (.) 3.POSS-older.brother=ERG.SG=ONLY
Translation: But his small brother did not hit the creature, only his older brother.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: näbi ŋathunza (.) zf sfthnm
Glosses: bow SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/fold (.) IMM 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/lie.down
Translation: He drew the bow while the creature was laying down here,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: yo .kwan (.) fof sargosira fofosa ffe=n
Glosses: sound.of.arrow (.) EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/penetrate heart real=LOC
Translation: Wham! The arrow poked right through to the heart.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: no fof zärfetha
Glosses: water EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/burst
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: no ane zamatha
Glosses: water DEM SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/run
Translation: That water was gushing out.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati no mane kwakwirm fof
Glosses: then water which SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/run EMPH
Translation: Well, the water that was flowing
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wäsi zrminz mä ŋanrsira fof (.) mni mä ŋanrsira
Glosses: wäsi root where SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/burn EMPH (.) fire where SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/burn
Translation: to the place where the wäsi roots had burned, where the fire had burned.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: no fä kwanthorthrm fof (.) ane zrminz fof
Glosses: water DIST SG:SBJ:PST:DUR:VENT/enter EMPH (.) DEM root EMPH
Translation: The water went inside there … into those roots.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: no=f nä nima thäkothmako nä nima thänkothma nze-zawe
Glosses: water=ERG INDF like.this SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:PFV:AND/chase INDF like.this SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/chase 1NSG.POSS-side
Translation: The water chased some people that way and it chased others here to our side.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: gwam=ane nima zenmathath (.) muri=ane nima
Glosses: gwam=POSS.SG like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/run (.) muri=POSS.SG like.this
Translation: Gwam's people ran this way. Muri's people ran that way (towards Australia).
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mane ŋankwirwath zentnäthath
Glosses: who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/run 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/scatter
Translation: Those who came running started to go in different directions.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä enrära bawi
Glosses: INDF SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be bawi
Translation: Some came to Bawi.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wartha nima b=ämnzr wartha a kondomarin (.) smärki
Glosses: wartha like.this MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell wartha and marind (.) smärki
Translation: Like the Wartha people living there. The Wartha and Marind … and the Smärki.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafanme (.) foba fof ŋankwira fof
Glosses: .POSS (.) DIST.ABL EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/run EMPH
Translation: Their ancestor was coming really from there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi foba fof ŋankwirwath (.) bawi
Glosses: 3.ABS DIST.ABL EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/run (.) bawi
Translation: They came from Bawi.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik gwam=f fä fof mni (.) bäne zafrafa fof no
Glosses: then gwam=ERG.SG DIST EMPH fire (.) RECOG.ABS SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/extinguish EMPH water
Translation: Okay, Gwam extinguished the fire there … I mean the water.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: dödö=me zakwra
Glosses: dödö=INS SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/hit
Translation: He hit the water with the dödö plant (Melaleuca sp).
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik no fä fof zäkora (.) keke kwa no=f zanmäyofa
Glosses: then water DIST EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/become (.) NEG FUT water=ERG SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/continue
Translation: Okay, the water stopped there. It did not continue to come our way.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fobo fof no ŋagathikwa fof
Glosses: DIST.ALL EMPH water SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/stop EMPH
Translation: The flood stopped there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fi mane enrära e (.) zwari (.) wartha fof
Glosses: then 3.ABS who SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be until (.) zwari (.) wartha EMPH
Translation: Those who came until Zwari (= Bawi) were really the Wartha people.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fä fof zwari=n zämsath
Glosses: then DIST EMPH zwari=LOC 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV/dwell
Translation: They settled there in Zwari.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zokwasi fthé emarwath f-frü=me=nzo (.) watik kondomarin nima f=eräro
Glosses: language when 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV/see REDUP-single=INS=ONLY (.) then marind like.this DIST=2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:AND/be
Translation: When they saw that people spoke different languages, then the Marind moved on that way.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zena boba wazi fi b=erä merauke=n
Glosses: today MED.ABL side 3.ABS MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be merauke=LOC
Translation: Today, they are on the other side, there in Merauke.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä mane erära zwari=fa ŋafrezath thoro
Glosses: INDF who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be zwari=ABL 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/come.up.from.river thoro
Translation: As for others, they came up from Zwari to Thoro.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik thoro=n fä fthé zemarath we nima=wä fof (.) zokwasi f-frü=me=nzo
Glosses: then thoro=LOC DIST when 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/see also like.this=EMPH EMPH (.) language REDUP-single=INS=ONLY
Translation: When they looked at themselves in Thoro, it was the same thing again … different languages.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik foba zethkäfath nima=me kwasogwrmth
Glosses: then DIST.ABL 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/start like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/climb
Translation: Then they began walking from there. They came up this way.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay nä mane enrära bäne (.) zwari (.) zwari=fa e bäne . tamgakar
Glosses: okay INDF who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be RECOG.ABS (.) zwari (.) zwari=ABL until RECOG.ABS (.) tamgakar
Translation: Okay, some came until Zwari. From Zwari until Tamgakar.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima bä ämnzr safs
Glosses: like.this MED 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell safs
Translation: like the ones who live there in Safs.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati fi fä fof thfyakm
Glosses: then 3.ABS DIST EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/walk
Translation: Okay, this is how they were going.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nzenme mane yanra (.) mä ŋankwirwath komo fä ŋanfrezath (.) komo
Glosses: 1NSG./Poss who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be (.) where 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/run komo DIST 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/come.up.from.water (.) komo
Translation: As for our ancestor, he was running to Komo. He came up there in Komo.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: we foba (.) thd=en nä kwot we mayawa=ma kabe fof
Glosses: also DIST.ABL (.) middle=LOC INDF properly also mayawa=CHAR people EMPH
Translation: and again … halfway he left some more Mayawa people again.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba (.) bagu=ma kabe (.) zena mifne=n z=ämnzr
Glosses: DIST.ABL (.) bagu=CHAR people (.) today mibini=LOC PROX=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell
Translation: He left some Bagu people there. They live in Mibini today.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: sagara fä thägathinzath okay fi nima erära (.) mogarkam
Glosses: sagara DIST 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV/leave okay 3.ABS like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be (.) mogarkam
Translation: They left some Sagara people there. They used to live in Mogarkam.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä mane erära nima erära bäne (.) drdr (.) nä sagara fof
Glosses: INDF who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be like.this 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be RECOG.ABS (.) derideri (.) INDF sagara EMPH
Translation: Others were there in Derideri … another Sagara clan.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bagu mane enrära bäne (.) mäta
Glosses: bagu who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be RECOG.ABS (.) mäta
Translation: The Bagus who were coming, they went to Mäta.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: sagara mane enrära garaita
Glosses: sagara who 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be garaita
Translation: and the Sagaras continued to Garaita.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mayawa ni zbo zf nnrära
Glosses: mayawa 1NSG PROX.ALL IMM 1PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be
Translation: We Mayawas came right here.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay nzenme bada (.) mrzar=ane bada mane yanra (.) fi fof yanra bäne (.) mathkwi
Glosses: okay 1NSG.POSS ancestor (.) mrzar=POSS.SG ancestor who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be (.) 3.ABS EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be RECOG.ABS (.) mathkwi
Translation: Okay, our ancestor, the Mrzar clan's ancestor who came was Mathkwi.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: yf ane yanra mathkwi
Glosses: name DEM 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be mathkwi
Translation: That was the name, Mathkwi!
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mathkwi=f ane enfathwa (.) wawa fofosa
Glosses: mathkwi=ERG.SG DEM SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/hold (.) yam heart
Translation: Mathkwi was holding those magic yam stones.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: naf ane ynfathwa fof .
Glosses: 3SG.ERG DEM SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/hold EMPH
Translation: He was holding that one.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati näbi ane komnzo fofosa yara wawa=ma (.) nasi (.) duga (.) biskar (.) dagon nä b=erä fof
Glosses: then one DEM only heart 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be yam=CHAR (.) long.yam (.) taro (.) cassava (.) food INDF MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be EMPH
Translation: Okay, there was just one stone for yams, long yams, taro, cassava and the other food there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fi ane=karä fof yanra fof
Glosses: then 3.ABS DEM=PROP EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be EMPH
Translation: He came with this one.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mane yanyaka e (.) wm bä ythn (.) zabrta
Glosses: who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/walk until (.) stone MED 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/lie.down (.) zabrta
Translation: As he came to the place where the stone is lying, there at Zabrta,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä fof ŋanritakwath fof
Glosses: DIST EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/cross EMPH
Translation: they crossed the river.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwanritakwrmth trkr=en
Glosses: 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR:VENT/cross flood=LOC
Translation: They were going across during the rainy season.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nima n fam zära garaita zawe keke nä kabe foba z sfyak
Glosses: then QUOT IMN though SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/do garaita side NEG INDF man DIST.ABL IAM 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/walk
Translation: He was thinking: “Should I go to Garaita? No, another man went this way already.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nima zethkäfa fi (.) safs
Glosses: then like.this SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/start 3.ABS (.) safs
Translation: Then, he started coming this way towards Safs.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima=me ane zethkäfa moth=r mane yanra e (.) akrimogo
Glosses: like.this=INS DEM SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/start walking=PURP who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be until (.) akrimogo
Translation: He started to walk like this, he walked until Akrimogo.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: yam fä fof thremar fof
Glosses: footprint DIST EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see EMPH
Translation: He saw footprints there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: oh nä nima z eräro
Glosses: oh INDF like.this IAM 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/be
Translation: He said “Oh, others were walking along here already.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik keräfi foba fof zäzira fof e (.) kar yf rä ymnz
Glosses: then blackpalm DIST.ABL EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/throw EMPH until (.) place name 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be ymnz
Translation: Then he shot an arrow from there until … the name of the place is Ymnz.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fobo fof oh kabe bä yé (.) watik nima=me wyak
Glosses: then DIST.ALL EMPH oh man MED 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) then like.this=INS 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk
Translation: Okay, there he said: “Oh, there is a man there! Okay, I will go that path then.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik foba fof akrimogo=fa zenfara fof
Glosses: then DIST.ABL EMPH akrimogo=ABL SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/set.off EMPH
Translation: Okay, he set off from there, from Akrimogo.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: akrimogo (.) foba näbi yanyak kar=ane yf rä füsari
Glosses: akrimogo (.) DIST.ABL one 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/walk place=POSS.SG name 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be füsäri
Translation: From Akrimogo he was coming straight to … the name of that place is Füsari.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: füsäri=fa (.) rarafü kar (.) rarafü kar=fa (.) kafrir fä ttfö=n zänrita e (.) bäne (.) zofok
Glosses: füsäri=ABL (.) rarafü place (.) rarafü place=ABL (.) kafrir DIST creek=LOC SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/cross until (.) RECOG.ABS (.) zofok
Translation: From Füsari to Rarafü, from Rarafü to Kafrir, he crossed the creek, until he arrived at Zofok.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zofok fä yamthiza
Glosses: zofok DIST 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/rest
Translation: He rested there in Zofok.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nabi komnzo b=ekogr
Glosses: bamboo still MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:STAT/be.standing
Translation: The bamboos are still standing there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nabi ŋatr fä fof zurärm zwafrmnzrm
Glosses: bow bowstring DIST EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:DUR/do SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:DUR/prepare
Translation: He was fixing his bowstring there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zurzirakwa fof
Glosses: SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:IPFV/tie EMPH
Translation: He tied it properly.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bäne yanatha (.) nasi nömä nasi nömä yanatha
Glosses: RECOG.ABS SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/eat (.) long.yam yamcake long.yam yamcake SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/eat
Translation: He ate that yamcake (from long yams). He ate the yamcake.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: rfar-rfar futh-futh mane erära (.) watik wm=r ane fof ŋakwthenzath fof
Glosses: REDUP-crumb REDUP-scraps which SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be (.) then stone=PURP DEM EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/change EMPH
Translation: As for those crumbs, those scraps, they turned into stones.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zäkwtherath (.) watik komnzo b=erästhgr
Glosses: 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV/change (.) then still MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:STAT/be.erected
Translation: They changed into stones. They are still sticking out there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wm mane yé (.) ynfathwa fof no nzigfu (.) watik ane fof yräza fof (.) zofok kar
Glosses: stone which 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/hold EMPH water magic.stone (.) then DEM EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/erect EMPH (.) zofok place
Translation: As for the stone that he held, the rain magic stone, he pushed it in the ground at Zofok.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik foba yanyaka bäne (.) misa .zfth mäbri misa .zfth yrn
Glosses: then DIST.ABL 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/walk RECOG.ABS (.) misa.zfth mäbri misa.zfth yrn
Translation: Then he went to Misa Zfth from there. Mäbri, Misa Zfth and Yrn.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä zänrsöftha fof (.) yanyaka benzü .zfth
Glosses: DIST SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/descend EMPH (.) 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/walk benzü.zfth
Translation: There he came down and walked to Benzü Zfth.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba fof ymd threnkaris fof (.) afa .kfokfo ythama
Glosses: DIST.ABL EMPH bird 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:IRR:PFV:VENT/hear EMPH (.) afa_kfokfo ythama
Translation: From there he heard those birds … afa kfokfo and ythama.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fam zära kar bä rä ah kar töna fobo fof woyak fof
Glosses: thought SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/do place MED 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be ah place high.ground DIST.ALL EMPH 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk EMPH
Translation: He thought “There is a place there. Ah, I will go there to the high ground.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati fä fof yanyaka fof (.) mä swanyakm (.) mä zänfrefa (.) nömä futh-futh (.) fä fof (.) ŋantnägwath
Glosses: then DIST EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/walk EMPH (.) where 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR:VENT/walk (.) where SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/come.up.from.river (.) yamcake REDUP-scraps (.) DIST EMPH (.) 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/lose
Translation: Well, he walked there. and where he was walking, where he came up, he dropped those crumbs from the yamcake.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mane yanra e z=rä zöfäthak bä b=rä b=rä (.) zafe ŋazi fr (.) nä fof ethn b=erä
Glosses: who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be until PROX=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be zöfäthak MED MED=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be MED=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) old coconut stem (.) INDF EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:STAT/be.lying MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: He walked up right here Zöfäthak, over there by the old coconut trees. There are some stones lying down there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nä fä fof ŋantnägwath fof
Glosses: then INDF DIST EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/lose EMPH
Translation: Well, some more crumbs were dropped there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä fof sakuka oh zane zf zunthorakwé
Glosses: DIST EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV/stand oh DEM:PROX IMM 1SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:RPST:IPFV:VENT/search
Translation: There he stood and said “Oh, this is what I was looking for.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fz zamara afa .kfokfo zakarisa (.) bäne zakarisa ythama
Glosses: forest SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/see butcherbird SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/hear (.) RECOG.ABS SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/hear bird.of.paradise
Translation: He saw the forest, he heard the butcherbird and the bird of paradise.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik krenafth nima woyak zbo kar rä farem kar
Glosses: then 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/speak like.this 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk PROX.ALL place 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be farem place
Translation: Then he said “I will go this way. There is a place here, Faremkar.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fthé yaka bobo foba krekaris oh fütha=n nä zbo kabe yamnzr
Glosses: then when 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/walk MED.ALL DIST.ABL 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/hear oh fütha=LOC INDF PROX.ALL man 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell
Translation: When he walked there, he heard someone from over there “Oh, a man lives here in Fütha.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: we foba krekaris oh faremkar=en kabe yé
Glosses: also DIST.ABL 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/hear oh faremkar=LOC man 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: He also heard someone from over there “Oh, a man lives here in Faremkar.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik yako
Glosses: then 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/walk
Translation: Then he walked away.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: farem=aneme kabe z sathora
Glosses: farem=POSS.NSG man IAM 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV/arrive
Translation: The Farem clan's man had already arrived,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: baf=ane bada fof (.) fatama=ane
Glosses: RECOG=POSS.SG ancestor EMPH (.) fatama=POSS.SG
Translation: that one's ancestor, Fatama's ancestor.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: farem thd=en watik foba fof sräkor foba fof bä fä fof gnamnzé ey fisor bthan=en käms
Glosses: farem middle=LOC then DIST.ABL EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/speak DIST.ABL EMPH 2.ABS DIST EMPH 2SG:SBJ:IMP:STAT/dwell hey fisor bthan=LOC 2SG:SBJ:IMP:PFV/dwell
Translation: In the middle of Farem, he told him from there: “You stay right there! Hey, you settle at Fisor Bthan!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati we nä sräthoro (.) bäne (.) wazu
Glosses: then also INDF 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:PFV:AND/arrive (.) RECOG.ABS (.) wazu
Translation: Then, another one arrived … that one … Wazu.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä fof sräkor watik foba fof käms wazu=fa
Glosses: DIST EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/speak then DIST.ABL EMPH 2SG:SBJ:IMP:PFV/dwell wazu=ABL
Translation: He told him there: “Okay, you settle there at Wazu!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fthé zamara katan fäth ane zfrärm
Glosses: then when SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:PST:PFV/see small DIM DEM 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:DUR/be
Translation: He looked at the place. It was a small patch.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwa nzä zä zf kwramnzr nima ŋabrigwé
Glosses: FUT 1SG.ABS PROX IMM 1SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/dwell like.this 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/return
Translation:  “Will I stay right here? I will go back this way.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: boba fthmäsü zänbrima watik (.) nasi nömä ane fof tnäg-si thenthkäfa r-rfar (.) futh-futh
Glosses: MED.ABL while SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/return then (.) long.yam yamcake DEM EMPH lose-NMLZ SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/start REDUP-crumb (.) REDUP-scrap
Translation: While he was coming back from there, he started dropping this yamcake crumbs … the scraps.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zä zf e zane zf z=ethno z=erä
Glosses: PROX IMM until DEM:PROX IMM PROX=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:STAT:AND/be.lying PROX=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: Right here to these these stones right here.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä fof ane futh-futh thuntnägwrm
Glosses: DIST EMPH DEM REDUP-scrap SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR:VENT/lose
Translation: Over there he was dropping the scraps.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä bä enthn e nima z=yaro e masu
Glosses: INDF MED 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:STAT:VENT/be.lying until like.this PROX=3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:AND/be until masu
Translation: There are some stones lying there. and then he walked that way until Masu.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba fof sathora nzu-kar zä zf ämnzr
Glosses: DIST.ABL EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV/arrive 1SG.POSS-place PROX IMM 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell
Translation: He arrived over there and said “This is my place. My people will live right here!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik menz kar ane fof zräkorth bäne (.) yari
Glosses: then myth place DEM EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/call RECOG.ABS (.) yari
Translation: Well, they call this story place Yari.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: yari sathora fof
Glosses: yari 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV/arrive EMPH
Translation: He had arrived at Yari.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fä fof (.) no nzigfu=karä fi fof sathora fof
Glosses: then DIST EMPH (.) rain rain.stone=PROP 3.ABS EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:PFV:VENT/arrive EMPH
Translation: Over there … he arrived with the magic rain stone.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi mane yanra nzigfu nä fofosa yfathwa fof nasi wawa duga fiskar (.) ra=nzo fä dagon eräro
Glosses: 3.ABS who 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be rain.stone INDF heart SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:IPFV/hold EMPH long.yam yam taro cassava (.) what=ONLY DIST food 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/be
Translation: As he came, he had this rain stone and another stone … for long yams, yams, taro and cassava … all the crops.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane=karä=sü swamnzrm fof
Glosses: DEM=PROP=ETC 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/dwell EMPH
Translation: He was staying with these ones.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé wawa thuworthrmth
Glosses: when yam 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/plant
Translation: Whenever the people were planting yams,