lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wia . Iperowa=ke senam kekan-e-mik .
Glosses: ADD no middle.aged-CF too.much be.strong-PA-1/3p
Translation: But no. The elders insisted.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kekan-iwkin ma-e-mik , “Aria , iperowa opora wia ook-i-yen .
Glosses: be.strong-2/3p.DS say-PA-1/3p alright middle.aged talk 3p.ACC follow-Np-FU.1p
Translation: They insisted and we said, “Alright, we’ll follow the talk of the elders.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ona owowa p-ikiw-i-yan .”
Glosses: 3s.GEN village Bpx-go-Np-FU.1p
Translation: We’ll take him to his village.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Malala miiw-aasa wia maak-e-mik .
Glosses: Malala land-canoe 3p.ACC tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: We talked to the owners of the Malala truck.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Miiw-aasa wia maak-ep , ekap-eya , kes on-om-a-mik .
Glosses: land-canoe 3p.ACC tell-SS.SEQ come-2/3s.DS coffin make-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1/3p
Translation: We talked to them about the truck and when it came we made a coffin for him.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kes tepak=pa wu-ap p-ikiw-e-mik .
Glosses: coffin inside-LOC put-SS.SEQ Bpx-go-PA-1/3p
Translation: We put him inside the coffin and took him (away).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: P-ikiw-ep Bogia=pa nan wu-a-mik .
Glosses: Bpx-go-SS.SEQ Bogia-LOC there put-PA-1/3p
Translation: We took him and buried him in Bogia.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Bogia=pa nan wu-ap i kiiriw ekap-e-mik .
Glosses: bogia-LOC there put-SS.SEQ 1p.UNM again come-PA-1/3p
Translation: We buried him in Bogia and came back again.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ekap-ep uura owowa kerer-e-mik .
Glosses: come-SS.SEQ night village arrive-PA-1/3p
Translation: We came and arrived in the village at night.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Opora nain muut naap , weeser-e-k .
Glosses: talk that1 only thus finish-PA-3s
Translation: The talk/story is just like that, (it is) finished.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo aakisa opaimika=ko ma-i-nen , pon aaw-e-m nain .
Glosses: 1s.UNM now speech-IF say-Np-FU.1s, turtle get-PA-1s that1
Translation: I will now tell a story about that when I caught a turtle.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo uura arua isim-ap aasa=pa karue-miaw-ik-ok pon sisina=pa ik-eya , piipa unowa=pa soomar-em-ik-eya mik-a-m .
Glosses: 1s.UNM night lantern light-SS.SEQ canoe-LOC run-wander-be-SS turtle shallow.water-LOC be-2/3s.DS seaweed many-LOC walk-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS spear-PA-1s
Translation: At night I lighted a lantern and was paddling in the canoe and I saw a turtle in the shallow water, walking among a lot of seaweed, and I speared it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mik-ap , patot=iw mik-ap , aaw-ep , aasa=pa wu-ap , amap-urup-ep , yena koora=pa wu-ap , uuriw epa wiim-eya or-op , saa=pa pa-ep uup-e-mik .
Glosses: spear-SS.SEQ fishing.spear-INST spear-SS.SEQ take-SS.SEQ canoe-LOC put-SS.SEQ Bpx-ascend-SS.SEQ 1s.GEN house-LOC put-SS.SEQ morning place dawn-2/3s.DS descend-SS.SEQ beach-LOC butcher-SS.SEQ cook-PA-1/3p
Translation: I speared it, speared it with a fishing spear, took it, put it in the canoe, brought it up (to the beach), put it in my house, (and) in the morning when it dawned went down and butchered it on the beach and we cooked it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uup-ep weeser-eya , aria oposia gelemuta wiam erup fain wia wu-om-a-m .
Glosses: cook-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS alright meat little 3p.REFL two this 3p.ACC put-BEN-BNFY2.PA-1s
Translation: When the cooking was finished, alright I put a little (aside) for these two (women).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: En-ep uruf-ap efa maak-e-mik , “No opaimika pon aaw-o-n nain ma-eya i miim-i-yen .
Glosses: eat-SS.SEQ see-SS.SEQ 1s.ACC tell-PA-1/3p 2s.UNM speech turtle get-PA-2s that1 say-2/3s.DS 1p.UNM hear-Np-FU.1p
Translation: They ate and saw (what it was like) and told me, “Tell us the story of how you you caught the turtle, and we’ll listen.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yo aakisa tep=pa ma-i-yem .
Glosses: ADD 1s.UNM now tape.recorder-LOC speak-Np-PR.1s
Translation: And now I speak it on a tape recorder.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yo efa maak-iwkin yo aakisa tep=pa ma-e-m .
Glosses: ADD 1s.UNM 1s.ACC tell-2/3p.DS 1s.UNM now tape.recorder-LOC speak-PA-1s
Translation: And they told me and now I spoke it on a taperecorder.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo opaimika muut nan-e-k .
Glosses: 1s.UNM speech only be.there-PA-3s
Translation: My speech is there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mera aaw-owa sira e era wapen in-aw-i-ya okaiwi=pa kuisow .
Glosses: fish get-NMZ custom or way hand sleep-APPL-Np-PR.3s other.side-LOC one
Translation: There are six ways to do fishing.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kaul=iw aaw-i-mik , arua karu-i-mik , maer puuk-i-mik , patopat=iw mera urum-i-mik , oko galasim-i-mik .
Glosses: hook-INST get-Np-PR.1/3p torch run-Np-PR.1/3p surface cut-Np-PR.1/3p fishing.spear-INST fish watch-Np-PR.1/3p other dive.with.goggles-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They (or: we) catch them with hooks, fish with torches, hit the surface, search the fish with fishing spears and dive with goggles.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Oko soo .
Glosses: other fishtrap
Translation: Another (way) is a fishtrap.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Oko sisina=pa ifemak-i-mik , oko malol=pa ifemak-i-mik .
Glosses: other shallow.water-LOC press-Np-PR.1/3p other deep.sea-LOC press-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: One is that they let it down in the shallow water, the other is that they let it down in the deep sea.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne sisina nain me yoowa akena .
Glosses: ADD shallow.water that1 not hard very
Translation: (Letting it down in) the shallow water is not very hard.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Oo malol lawisiw yoowa .
Glosses: INTJ deep.sea a.little hard
Translation: Oh the deep sea is a bit hard.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Sisina nain , soo ika on-i-nan , soo ika=pa kaik-ap otal opora=pa ifemak-i-nan .
Glosses: shallow.water that1 fishtrap stand make-Np-FU.2s fishtrap stand-LOC tie-SS.SEQ reef mouth-LOC press-Np-FU.2s
Translation: As for the shallow water (style), you make a stand for the fistrap, tie the trap to the stand and let it down at the mouth of the reef.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ifemak-ep nomona iinan=pa wua-i-nan , ikoka ifera me p-ikiw-owa nain .
Glosses: press-SS.SEQ stone on.top-LOC put-Np-FU.2s later sea not Bpx-go-NMZ that1
Translation: You let it down and then put stones on top of it, so that later the sea won’t take it away.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Soo nain ona malin saana=pa ifemak-i-mik .
Glosses: fishtrap that1 3s.GEN calm season-LOC press-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: The fishtrap is let down during the calm season.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Oo ifera ku-owa epa=pa weetak .
Glosses: INTJ sea break-NMZ time-LOC no
Translation: Not during the stormy time.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria malol=pa ifemak-i-mik nain aana puuk-i-mik , makera unowa puuk-ap makera nain anetir-i-mik .
Glosses: alright deep.sea-LOC press-Np-PR.1/3p that1 cane cut-Np-PR.1/3p makera.cane many cut-SS.SEQ cane that1 tie-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: Alright the one that is let down in the deep sea (is like this), they cut cane, and after cutting a lot of makera cane, tie the canes (making a long rope).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Anetir-ikiw-ep uruf-i-mik , makera nain maaya pepek .
Glosses: tie-go-SS.SEQ see-Np-PR.1/3p cane that1 long enough
Translation: They keep tying them and then see that the cane is long enough.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria makera miirifa okaiwi soo=pa kaik-i-mik , okaiwi pia kaik-i-mik , piakina na-i-mik nain .
Glosses: alright cane end other.side fishtrap-LOC tie-Np-PR.1/3p other.side bamboo tie-Np-PR.1/3p piakina say-Np-PR.1/3p RM
Translation: Alright one end of the cane is tied to the trap, to the other end they tie a (piece of) bamboo called piakina.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne soo ifemak-owa epa=pa aasa suuw-i-mik .
Glosses: ADD fishtrap press-NMZ time-LOC canoe push-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: And at the time of letting the trap down they push the canoe out.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aasa suuw-ap soo aasa iinan=pa wu-ap p-ora-i-mik .
Glosses: canoe push-SS.SEQ fishtrap canoe top-LOC put-SS.SEQ Bpx-descend-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They push the canoe out and put the trap on top of the canoe and take it down (to the sea).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Or-op malol=pa soo nain fuurk-i-mik .
Glosses: descend-SS.SEQ deep.sea-LOC fishtrap that1 throw-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They go down and at the deep sea they throw the fishtrap down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Fuurk-ap makera nain op-ap ika-i-kuan .
Glosses: throw-SS.SEQ cane that1 hold-SS.SEQ be-Np-FU-3p
Translation: They throw it and hold on to the cane.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Op-ap lawiliw piipu-am-ika-i-kuan .
Glosses: hold-SS.SEQ a.little leave-SS.SIM-be-Np-FU.3p
Translation: They hold it and let go a little.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Or-op saa=pa pok-aya wi piipua-i-kuan .
Glosses: descend-SS.SEQ sand-LOC sit-2/3s.DS 3p.UNM leave-Np-FU.3p
Translation: When it has gone down and sits on the sand they will let go of it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne soo nainiw muf-owa pun naap , aana=pa neeke mufimik .
Glosses: ADD fishtrap again pull-NMZ also thus cane-LOC there.CF pull-Np-PR-1/3p
Translation: And the pulling (up) of the fishtrap is like that too, it is pulled by the cane there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aana=pa neeke muf-ep , p-urup-ep aasa=pa wua-i-mik .
Glosses: cane-LOC there.CF pull-SS.SEQ Bpx-ascend-SS.SEQ canoe-LOC put-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They pull it by the cane there, bring it up and put it in the canoe.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aasa=pa wu-ap , mera aaw-ep weeser-eya nainiw fuurk-i-mik .
Glosses: canoe-LOC put-SS.SEQ fish get-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS again throw-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They put it in the canoe, get the fish and when that is finished they throw it down again.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain soo era=ke .
Glosses: that1 fishtrap way-CF
Translation: That is the fishtrap way.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria maer pun naap .
Glosses: alright surface also thus
Translation: Alright (hitting the surface) is like that too.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wi emeria kaalal-i-mik , kaalal-ep or-op otal=pa maer ar-i-mik .
Glosses: 3p.UNM woman wade-Np-PR.1/3p wade-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ reef-LOC surface become-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: The women wade, they wade down and at the reef they start the surface-hitting.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maer ar-ep urup-ep urup-ep , pona .
Glosses: surface become-SS.SEQ ascend-SS.SEQ ascend-SS.SEQ shore
Translation: They start hitting the surface and keep coming up towards the shore.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Pona=pa neeke mera nomona ona iw-omak-eya , wi wapen=iw ona nain suuw-i-mik .
Glosses: shore-LOC there.CF fish reef hole enter-DISTR/PL-2/3s.DS 3p.UNM hand-INST hole that1 push-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When they have reached the shore, a lot of fish have entered holes in the reef and they (the women) push their hands in the holes (and pull the fish out).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne mua patopat aaw-ep saa=pa iimar-ep ika-i-kuan .
Glosses: ADD man fishing.spear take-SS.SEQ sand-LOC stand.up-SS.SEQ be-Np-FU.3p
Translation: And the men will take the fishing spears and be standing on the beach.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mera sisina urup-eya patopat=iw mik-i-kuan .
Glosses: fish shallow.water ascend-2/3s.DS fishing.spear-INST spear-Np-FU.3p
Translation: When the fish comes up to the shallow water they will spear it with a fishing spear.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne oko galasim-owa .
Glosses: ADD other dive.with.goggles-NMZ
Translation: And another (way) is diving with goggles.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain iiriw me kerer-e-k , aakisa fan .
Glosses: that1 earlier not appear-PA-3s now here . 
Translation: That didn’t come up in the old days, (but) just recently.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wiena galasim-owa amia on-i-mik , on-ap galasim-i-mik .
Glosses: 3p.GEN dive.with.goggles-NMZ gun make-Np-PR.1/3p make-SS.SEQ dive.with.goggles-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They make their own fishing guns, and having made them they fish diving with goggles.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne oko , mera urum-i-mik , patopat=iw .
Glosses: ADD other fish search-Np-PR.1/3p fishing.spear-INST
Translation: And another (way): they watch for fish (and spear them) with a fishing spear.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain ona mua taraka nain=ke mera mik-i-nan , patopat opo-wa nain .
Glosses: that1 3s.GEN man accuracy that-CF fish spear-Np-FU.2s fishing.spear hold-NMZ that1 . 
Translation: If you are an accurate man, you will spear the fish, (accurate in) holding the spear.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: O mua naap nain ikoka ufer-i-nan .
Glosses: 3s.UNM man thus that1 later miss-Np-FU.2s
Translation: A man with poor aim (literally: so-so) will miss.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne oko , afukar-i-mik .
Glosses: ADD other fish.with.torch-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: And another (way): they do torch-fishing.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Parina isim-ap afukar-i-mik .
Glosses: lamp light-SS.SEQ fish.with.torch-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They light lamps and do torch-fishing.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Parina isim-ap afukar-ep , nain ona kak saana=pa .
Glosses: lamp light-SS.SEQ fish.with.torch-SS.SEQ that1 3s.GEN flying.fish season-LOC
Translation: They light lamps and do torch-fishing and – that (takes place) in the flying fish season.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kak saana=pa wi parina isim-ap or-op kak isak-i-mik .
Glosses: flying.fish season-LOC 3p.UNM lamp light-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ flying.fish spear-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: In the flying fish season they light lamps and go down (to the sea) and spear flying fish.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kak , pirit , mera papako .
Glosses: Flying.fish longtom fish other
Translation: Flying fish, longtom and other fish.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Tokol gelemutitik , kookari , nain isak-i-mik .
Glosses: dussumier’s.garfish, small-RDP fish.sp that1 spear-Np-PR.3p
Translation: They spear small dussumier’s garfish, kookari fish, (all) those.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne kak saana=pa kak ora-i-mik , ne parina ona wakesim-owa onaiya ika-i-ya .
Glosses: ADD flying.fish season-LOC flying.fish descend-Np-PR.3p ADD lamp 3s.GEN cover-NMZ with be-Np-PR.3s
Translation: And in the flying fish season they go down for flying fish, and the lamp has a covering.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikoka wakesim-eya mera mamaiya ekap-i-non , aasa mamaiya .
Glosses: later cover-2/3s.DS fish close come-Np-FU.3s canoe close
Translation: Later when you cover it the fish will come close, close to the canoe.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aasa mamaiya ekap-eya aria parina kiiriw mauwa on-e .
Glosses: canoe close come-2/3s.DS alright lamp again what do-IMP.2s
Translation: When they come close to the canoe, then again do what (reveal the lamp).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mauwa on-ap mera isak-e .
Glosses: what do-SS.SEQ fish spear-IMP.2s
Translation: Do that and spear the fish.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Isak-ep weeser-eya kiiriw wakesim-i-nan .
Glosses: spear-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS again cover-Np-FU.2s
Translation: When you have finished spearing them you will cover it again.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain arua karu-i-mik .
Glosses: that1 lamp run-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: That is how they fish with a lamp.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria oko , kaul wafur-owa .
Glosses: alright other hook throw-NMZ
Translation: Alright another way is throwing the hook.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kumin wiim-ep , uuriw or-op kaul wafur-i-mik , aasa suuw-ap , o papako uura .
Glosses: hermit.crab gather-SS.SEQ morning descend-SS.SEQ hook throw-Np-PR.1/3p canoe push-SS.SEQ or some night
Translation: They gather hermit crabs and go down in the morning and throw the hook, having pushed the canoe out – or some (do it) at night.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kaul wafur-owa maa eneka , ona mera maa eneka , kumin , wutkekela , ne mera gelemuti-tik , nain kaul wafur-i-mik .
Glosses: hook throw-NMZ food tooth 3s.GEN fish food tooth hermit.crab, calamari ADD fish small-RDP that hook throw-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: Fish-throwing bait, fish-bait, hermit crabs, calamari and small fish – with those they throw the hook.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne emeria wiena pona=pa iimar-ep kaul wafur-i-mik , ifer pona=pa .
Glosses: ADD woman 3p.GEN shore-LOC stand.up-SS.SEQ hook throw-Np-PR.1/3p sea shore-LOC
Translation: And the women themselves stand on the shore and throw the hook, on the seashore.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: O mua=ke aasa suuw-ap kaul wafur-i-mik .
Glosses: 3s.UNM man-CF canoe push-SS.SEQ hook throw-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: The men push the canoe and throw the hook (out in the sea).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne kaul wafur-owa mera aaw-owa eliw , maa marew .
Glosses: ADD hook throw-NMZ fish get-NMZ well thing none
Translation: And the hook-throwing is a good way to get fish, there is nothing to it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: O galasim-owa lawisiw yoowa .
Glosses: INTJ dive.with.goggles-NMZ a.little hot/hard
Translation: Diving with goggles is a bit hard.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kemawisa puk-i-nan , mua bug maaya nain=ke eliw mera unowa isak-i-non , mua bug iiwa nain weetak .
Glosses: breath break-Np-FU.2s man wind long that1-CF well fish many spear-Np-FU.3s man wind short that1 no
Translation: You will be out of breath, a man with big lungs will spear many fish, a man with small lungs won’t.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Soo eliw .
Glosses: fishtrap well
Translation: Fishtrap is good.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo aakisa opora gelemuta=ko ma-i-yem .
Glosses: 1s.UNM now talk little-NF say-Np-PR.1s
Translation: Now I tell a little story.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Emer en-ow(a) mua=ko emeria fan aaw-o-k .
Glosses: sago eat-NMZ man-NF woman here take-PA-3s
Translation: A Sepik man married a woman from here.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manina=pa nan koka iw-a-mik , pika ifara muf-owa na-ep .
Glosses: garden-LOC there jungle go-PA-1/3p fence vine pull-NMZ say-SS.SEQ
Translation: From the garden there they went to the jungle to pull vines for the fence.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Pika ifara mufe-wiaw-ikok ifa maneka=ke siowa wiar aaw-o-k .
Glosses: Fence vine pull-move.around-be.SS snake big-CF dog 3.DAT take-PA.3s
Translation: When he was moving around (and) pulling the vines, a big snake grabbed his dog.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Siowa ikos irak-em-ika-iwkin siowa wiawi nain=ke siowa alu-owa miim-ap karu-(o)w(a)=iw ekap-o-k .
Glosses: dog with fight-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS dog 3s/p.father that1-CF dog make.noise-NMZ hear-SS.SEQ run-NMZ-INST come-PA-3s
Translation: When it was fighting with the dog, the dog’s owner heard the dog’s noise and came running.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Karu-(o)w(a)=iw ekap-ep uruf-a-k=na ifa maneka=ke siowa wasi-ep-pu-eya , aria nainiw baurar-ep ikiw-ep nomokowa maaya war-ep , ekap-ep , ifa nain ifakim-o-k .
Glosses: run-NMZ-INST come see-PA-3s-TP snake big-CF dog wrap-SS.SEQ-CMPL-2/3s.DS alright again flee-SS.SEQ go-SS.SEQ tree long cut-SS.SEQ come-SS.SEQ snake that1 kill-PA-3s
Translation: He came running and saw (to his surprise) a big snake wrapped around the dog; alright he ran away again and cut a long stick, came and killed the snake.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ifakim-em-ik-eya ifa nain=ke siowa wasirk-a-k .
Glosses: kill-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS snake that1-CF dog release-PA-3s
Translation: As he was killing it, the snake released the dog.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Siowa wasirk-ap ifa nain baurar-e-k .
Glosses: dog release-SS.SEQ snake that1 flee-PA-3s
Translation: The snake released the dog and fled.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Baurar-ep iki(w-e)m-ik-eya siowa wiawi ikos pun baurar-e-mik .
Glosses: flee-SS.SEQ go-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS dog 3s/p.father with too flee-PA-1/3p
Translation: As it was fleeing, the dog with its owner ran away too.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Baurar-ep owowa or-o-mik .
Glosses: flee-SS.SEQ village descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: They ran away and came down to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Opaimika muut nan-e-k , weeser-e-k .
Glosses: talk only be.there-PA-3s finish-PA-3s
Translation: The talk/story is there, it is finished.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Tunde=pa fikera kuum-iwkin ikiw-ep waaya mik-a-m nain ma-i-yem .
Glosses: Tuesday-LOC kunai.grass burn-2/3p.DS go-SS.SEQ pig spear-PA-1s that1 say-Np-PR.1s
Translation: I tell about that when on Tuesday they burned kunai grass and I went and speared a pig.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Tunde uuriw kiikir akena iwera fook-ap ikiw-e-mik .
Glosses: Tuesday morning first very coconut split-SS.SEQ go-PA-1/3p
Translation: On Tuesday morning we split a coconut and (then) went.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne iwera fook-owa garanga nain wiena owow ara=pa wiar ik-ua , ne fikera pun wiena nain=ke .
Glosses: ADD coconut split-NMZ family that1 3p.GEN village part-LOC 3.DAT be-PA.3s ADD kunai.grass also 3p.GEN that1-CF
Translation: And the coconut splitting was in that family’s section of the village, and the kunai grass (area ) was theirs too.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwera fook-owa epa=pa maa uup-e-mik .
Glosses: coconut split-NMZ place-LOC food cook-PA-1/3p
Translation: They cooked food in the coconut splitting place.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa en-emi iwera op-ap fook-a-mik .
Glosses: food eat-SS.SIM coconut hold-SS.SEQ split-PA-1/3p
Translation: We ate and held a coconut and split it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain weeser-eya woowa akua aaw-ep ikiw-e-mik .
Glosses: that1 finish-2/3s.DS spear shoulder take-SS.SEQ go-PA-1/3p
Translation: When that was finished, we carried spears on our shoulders and went.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikiw-ep fikera onaiya=pa nan pok-ap , wi yapen mua unow=iya pok-ap , nainiw neeke iwera fook-a-mik , maa en-e-mik .
Glosses: go-SS.SEQ kunai.grass with-LOC there sit-SS.SEQ 3p.UNM inland man many-COM sit-SS.SEQ again there.CF coconut split-PA-1/3p food eat-PA-1/3p
Translation: We went and sat down there among the kunai grass, we sat down together with the inland men, and again there we split a coconut and ate food.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Weeser-eya ama kuisow naap mukuna enek-a-mik .
Glosses: finish-2/3s.DS sun one thus fire light-PA-1/3p
Translation: When that was finished at about one o’clock the fire was lighted.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Uma kiikir mukuna enek-a-mik .
Glosses: top/ridge first fire light-PA-1/3p
Translation: The fire was first lighted at the top/ridge.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Neeke awe-or-om-ik-eya i fiker saakia or-op fikera epia ook-a-mik .
Glosses: there.CF burn-descend-be-2/3s.DS 1p.UNM kunai.grass ashes descend.SS.SEQ kunai.grass fire follow-PA-1/3p
Translation: From there it was burning down and we went down (along) the ashes and followed the grass fire.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ook-ap or-op ema mamaiya=pa waaya gelemuta urup-o-k .
Glosses: follow-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SEQ hill near-LOC pig small ascend-PA-3s
Translation: We followed it down and near the hill a small pig came up.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Me maneka , muuka , kia gelemuta .
Glosses: not big, child, white small
Translation: It was not big, it was a small light-coloured piglet.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua arow akena epa nain iimar-e-mik , yos=ke erepam .
Glosses: man three very place that1 stand-PA-1/3p 1s.FC-CF four
Translation: Exactly three men stood at that place, I was the fourth.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Waaya gelemuta nain urup-em-ik-eya mua arow naap ufer-a-mik .
Glosses: pig small that1 ascend-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS man three thus miss-PA-1/3s
Translation: When the small pig was coming up those three men missed it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ufer-iwkin urup-em-ik-eya yos=ke mik-a-m .
Glosses: miss-2/3p.DS ascend-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS 1s.FC-CF spear-PA-1s
Translation: When they missed it and it was coming up I speared it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mik-ap yena inasina unuma unuf-a-m .
Glosses: spear-SS.SEQ 1s.GEN spirit name call-PA-1s
Translation: I speared it and called my spirit name.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne sira naap ik-ua: waaya mik-ap , inasina unuma unuf-eya mua unowa miim-ap ma-i-kuan , “O waaya mik-a-k .“
Glosses: ADD custom thus be-PA.3s pig spear-SS.SEQ spirit name call-2/3s.DS man many hear-SS.SEQ say-Np-FU.3p 3s.UNM pig spear-PA-3s
Translation: And the custom is like that: when you spear a pig and call your spirit name, many men will hear it and say, “He has speared a pig.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: No inasina unuma me unuf-i-nan mua oko=ke waaya nain mik-ap nefar aaw-i-non .
Glosses: 2s.UNM spirit name not call-Np-FU.2s man other-CF pig that1 spear.SS.SEQ 2s.DAT take-Np-FU.3s
Translation: If you do not call (your) spirit name, another man will spear that pig and take it from you.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nain opora marew , no inasina unuma me unuf-a-n .
Glosses: that talk no(ne) 2s.UNM spirit name not call-PA-2s
Translation: You have no say, (because) you did not call the spirit name.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria mik-amkun me um-o-k , woowa onaiya iki(w-e)m-ik-eya Olas=ke ekap-emi woowa wafur-om-a-k .
Glosses: alright spear-1s/p.DS not die-PA-3s spear with go-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS Olas-CF come-SS.SIM spear throw-BEN-BNFY2.PA-3s
Translation: Alright when I speared it, it didn’t die; when it was going with the spear Olas came and threw a spear for it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ufer-ap nainiw burir aaw-ep woosa=pa aruf-eya waaya nain in-e-k .
Glosses: miss-SS.SEQ again axe take-SS.SEQ head-LOC hit-2/3s.DS pig that1 sleep-PA-3s
Translation: He missed and again took an axe and when he hit it in the head the pig fell.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: In-eya yena ikiw-emi nainiw woowa erup ar-ow-amkun iiwawun um-o-k .
Glosses: sleep-2/3s.DS 1s.GEN go-SS.SIM again spear two become-APPL-1s/p.DS altogether die-PA-3s
Translation: It fell and I myself went and speared it again twice and it died altogether.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ume-ya merena ere-erup ifara aaw-ep kaik-ap nabena suuw-ap akua aaw-ep or-o-m .
Glosses: die-2/3s.DS leg RDP-two vine take-SS.SEQ tie-SS.SEQ carrying.pole push-SS.SEQ shoulder take-SS.SEQ descend-PA-1s
Translation: It died, and having taken a vine I tied its legs two and two (together) and pushed it onto a carrying pole and carried it on my shoulder and came down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Or-om-ik-ok Pauli ame era=pa wia uruf-ap Pauli ikos waaya nain akua aaw-e-mik .
Glosses: descend-SS.SIM-be-SS Pauli ASS road-LOC 3p.ACC see-SS.SEQ Pauli with pig that1 shoulder take-PA-1/3p
Translation: Coming down I saw Pauli and others on the road and (then) I carried it with Pauli on our shoulders.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Akua aaw-ep owowa or-o-mik .
Glosses: shoulder take-SS.SEQ village descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: We carried it on our shoulders and came down to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Urera waaya gelemuta nain pa-ep , kio-kiowa naap aaw-ep uup-ep en-e-mik .
Glosses: afternoon pig small that1 butcher-SS.SEQ RDP-piece thus take-SS.SEQ cook-SS.SEQ eat-PA-1/3p
Translation: In the afternoon we butchered the small pig, took the pieces like that, cooked and ate.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yiena iisow yiena garanga muutiw aaw-ep uup-ep en-e-mik .
Glosses: 1p.GEN 1p.ISOL 1p.GEN family only take-SS.SEQ cook-SS.SEQ eat-PA-1/3p
Translation: Just our family by ourselves took and cooked and ate it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Opaimika muut naap , weeser-e-k .
Glosses: talk only thus, finish-PA-3s
Translation: The talk is only like that, it is finished.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua nain ona emeria onaria ik-ua , ne mua nain urema osarena ikiw-o-k .
Glosses: man that1 3s.GEN woman with be-PA.3s ADD man that1 bandicoot path go-PA-3s
Translation: There was that man with his wife, and the man went to hunt bandicoots.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ikiw-ep ik-eya ona soma emeria nain kukusa nain=ke ekap-ep ona emeria nain maa wiar wafu-fur-eya naap maak-e-k , “Nena mua=na urema osarena ikiw-o-k”.
Glosses: go-SS.SEQ be-2/3s.DS 3s.GEN lover woman that1 spirit that1-CF come-SS.SEQ 3s.GEN woman that1 thing 3.DAT throw-RDP-2/3s.DS thus say-PA-3s 2s.GEN man-TP bandicoot path go-PA-3s
Translation: When he was gone and his lover’s spirit came and threw around his wife’s things she told her, “Your man went to hunt bandicoots.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap maak-eya aria ona womar emeria nain kukusa nain miim-a-k .
Glosses: thus tell-2/3s.DS alright 3s.GEN friend woman that1 spirit that1 heard-PA-3s
Translation: When she told her like that alright the spirit of his lady friend heard that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Miim-ap ikiw-o-k , ikiw-ep mua nain urema osarena=pa iimar-ep ik-eya ona mua nain ifakim-o-k .
Glosses: hear-SS.SEQ go-PA-3s go-SS.SEQ man that1 bandicoot path-LOC stand-SS.SEQ be-2/3s.DS 3s.GEN man that1 kill-PA-3s
Translation: She heard it and went; she went and, as the man was standing on the bandicoot path, killed his man.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ifakim-eya pu-ep ik-eya om-em-ik-ua .
Glosses: kill-2/3s.DS die-SS.SEQ be-2/3s.DS cry-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s
Translation: She killed him and as he was dead she was crying.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Sawur emeria nain=ke ona soma mua nain ifakim-o-k .
Glosses: spirit woman that1-CF 3s.GEN lover man that1 kill-PA-3s
Translation: The spirit woman killed her lover.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Om-em-ik-eya sawur emeria ona wiawi onak=ke ekap-emi naap maak-e-mik , “No moram naap om-em-ika-i-n ?
Glosses: cry-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS spirit woman 3s.GEN 3s/p.father 3s/p.mother-CF come-SS.SIM thus tell-PA-1/3p 2s.UNM why thus cry-SS.SIM-be-Np-PR.2s
Translation: As she was crying the spirit woman’s father and mother came and told her, “Why are you crying like that?
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: A=na naap ma-emi omom-e na , ‘Mua yii , mua yee .’
Glosses: INTJ-TP thus say-SS.SIM cry-IMP.2s INTJ man INTJ man INTJ
Translation: Cry like that, ‘Man yii, man yee.’
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap ma-emi om-em-ika-i-nan na .”
Glosses: thus say-SS.SIM cry-SS.SIM-be-Np-FU.2s INTJ
Translation: Keep crying and saying like that.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Naap maak-e-mik .
Glosses: thus tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: They told her like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne mauwa nain aaw-ep iima=pa wu-om-ap om-em-ik-ua , sawur emeria nain=ke .
Glosses: ADD what that1 take-SS.SEQ chest-LOC put-BEN-BNFY2-SS.SEQ cry-SS.SIM-be-PA.3s spirit woman that-CF
Translation: And she took this thing whatever and put it on his chest and cried, the spirit woman (did).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Om-em-ik-eya om-em-ik-eya epa wiim-o-k .
Glosses: cry-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS cry-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS place dawn-PA-3s
Translation: As she was crying and crying it dawned.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Epa wiim-eya sawur emeria nain ikiw-eya , o iikir-ami owowa ekap-o-k .
Glosses: place dawn-2/3s.DS spirit woman that1 go-2/3s.DS 3s.UNM get.up-SS.SIM village come-PA-3s
Translation: When it dawned and the spirit woman went, he got up and came to the village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ekap-emi ona emeria maak-e-k , “Yo soma emeria nain=ke efa ifakim-eya pu-ep ik-omkun efa om-em-ik-eya epa wiim-o-k .
Glosses: come-SS.SIM 3s.GEN woman tell-PA-3s 1s.UNM lover woman that1-CF 1s.ACC kill-2/3s.DS die-SS.SEQ be-1s/p.DS 1s.ACC cry-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS place dawn-PA-3s
Translation: He came and told his wife, “My lover came and killed me, and when I was dead and she was crying over me it dawned.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne yo aakisa fan epa wiim-eya uuriw ekap-i-yem .”
Glosses: ADD 1s.UNM now here place dawn-2/3s.DS morning come-Np-PR.1s
Translation: And just now that it has dawned in the morning I come.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Opora muut naap .
Glosses: talk only thus
Translation: The story is like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yiena emeria mia damol-al-i-mik nain mia aka nain aaw-ep p-ikiw-ep manina=pa upuna=pa wu-a-k , mia aka nain aaw-ep .
Glosses: 1p.GEN woman body bad-APPL-Np-PR.1/3p that1 body blood that1 take-SS.SEQ Bpx-go-SS.SEQ garden-LOC furrow-LOC put-PA-3s body blood that1 take-SS.SEQ
Translation: We women have menstruation (and a woman) took that menstrual blood and took it to the garden and put it in a furrow, having taken that menstrual blood.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Upuna=pa wu-eya muuka wiip=iya kerer-e-mik .
Glosses: furrow-LOC put-2/3s.DS son daughter-COM appear-PA-1/3p
Translation: When she put it in the furrow both a son and a daughter appeared.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kerer-ep onak maak-e-mik , “Aite , i aaya=ko yia aaw-om-aya enim-i-yan .”
Glosses: appear-SS.SEQ 3s/p.mother tell-PA-1/3p 1s/p.mother 1p.UNM sugarcane-NF 1p.ACC get-BEN-BNFY2.2/3s.DS eat-Np-FU.1p
Translation: They appeared and told their mother, “Mother, get sugarcane for us and we will eat it.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne onak=ke aaya wia aaw-om-aya enim-or-om-ik-e-mik .
Glosses: ADD 3s/p.mother-CF sugarcane 3p.ACC get-BEN-BNFY2.2/3s.DS eat-descend-SS.SIM-be-PA-1/3p
Translation: And their mother got sugarcane for them and they went down eating it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Onak owawiya owowa or-o-mik .
Glosses: 3s/p.mother with village descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: They went down to the village with their mother.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Owowa or-op owowa=pa onak maa uup-o-k .
Glosses: village descend-SS.SEQ village-LOC 3s/p.mother food cook-PA-3s
Translation: They went down to the village and in the village their mother cooked food.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa uup-ep fofola urup-eya maa op-iya iiw-o-k .
Glosses: food cook-SS.SEQ foam rise-2/3s.DS food be.done-2/3s.DS dish.out-PA-3s
Translation: She cooked the food and it boiled and was done and (then) she dished it out.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iiw-ep wiipa muuka nain wia maak-e-k , “Ni auwa maa p-ikiw-om-aka .”
Glosses: dish.out-SS.SEQ daughter son that1 3p.ACC tell-PA-3s 2p.UNM 1s/p.father food Bpx-go-BEN-BNFY2.IMP.2p
Translation: She dished it out and said to the son and daughter, “Take food to father.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maa p-ikiw-om-iwkin wiawi=ke wia mokak-urup-o-k wia mokak-or-o-k , “I muuka marew a , wiipa marew a”, naap wia maak-e-k .
Glosses: food Bpx-go-BEN-2/3p.DS 3s/p.father-CF 3p.ACC stare-ascend-PA-3s 3p.ACC stare-descend-PA-3s 1p.UNM son none INTJ daughter none INTJ thus 3p.ACC tell-PA-3s
Translation: When they took food to him, their father stared them up and down, “We have no son, no daughter,” he told them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wiawi=ke maa nain aaw-emi mia iinan=pa wiar sawik-a-k .
Glosses: ADD 3s/p.father-CF food that1 take-SS.SIM body on.top-LOC 3.DAT pour-PA-3s
Translation: And taking the food their father poured it on them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Sawik-eya ep-ap onak maak-e-mik , “I auwa=ke maa mia iinan=pa yiar sawik-a-k .”
Glosses: pour-2/3s.DS come-SS.SEQ 3s/p.mother tell-PA-1/3p 1p.UNM 1s/p.father-CF food body on.top-LOC 1p.DAT pour-PA-3s
Translation: When he poured (food on them) they came and told their mother, “Father poured food on top of us.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Om-emi maak-e-mik .
Glosses: cry-SS.SIM tell-PA-1/3p
Translation: Crying they told her (that).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne naap ik-ok in-e-mik .
Glosses: ADD thus be-SS sleep-PA-1/3p
Translation: And then they slept.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: In-ep , epa wiim-eya onak maak-e-mik , “Aite , i kemuka=ko yia kemi-om-a .”
Glosses: sleep-SS.SEQ place dawn-2/3s.DS 3s/p.mother tell-PA-1/3p 1s/p.mother 1p.UNM string-NF 1p.ACC roll-BEN-BNFY2.IMP.2s
Translation: They slept, and in the morning when it dawned they told their mother, “Mother, roll string for us.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Na-iwkin onak kemuka wia kemi-om-a-k .
Glosses: say-2/3p.DS 3s/p.mother string 3p.ACC roll-BEN-BNFY2.PA-3s
Translation: They said (like that) and their mother rolled string for them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wia kemi-e-k kemi-e-k kemi-e-k , kemuka nain maay-ar-e-k .
Glosses: 3p.ACC roll-PA.3s roll-PA.3s roll-PA.3s string that1 long-APPL-PA-3s
Translation: She rolled and rolled and rolled it (for) them and the string became long.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Maay-ar-eya wia maak-e-k .
Glosses: long-APPL-2/3s.DS 3p.ACC tell-PA-3s
Translation: It became long and she told it to them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Ae , aite , i uurika ora-i-yan , ifera un-owa ora-i-yan .”
Glosses: Yes 1s/p.mother 1p.UNM tomorrow descend-Np-FU.1p saltwater fetch-NMZ descend-Np-FU.1p
Translation: Yes, mother, tomorrow we’ll go down, we’ll go down to fetch saltwater.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne onak=ke , “A , ifera feeke un-eka .”
Glosses: ADD 3s/p.mother INTJ saltwater here.CF fetch-IMP.2p
Translation: And their mother (said), “Oh, fetch the water (from) right here.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wi maak-e-mik , “Wia , i oro-or-op un-i-yan .”
Glosses: ADD 3p.UNM tell-PA-1/3p no 1p.UNM RDP-descend-SS.SEQ fetch-Np-FU.1p
Translation: But they told her, “No, we’ll go right down (=out to the sea) and fetch it.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “A neeke-r=iw un-eka .”
Glosses: INTJ there.CF-Ø-INST fetch-IMP.2p
Translation: Oh, fetch it (from) right there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: “Weetak , i oro-ora-i-yan .”
Glosses: no 1p.UNM RDP-descend-Np-FU.1p
Translation: No, we’ll go right down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kemuka feekiya op-ap or-om-ik-e-mik .
Glosses: string with hold-SS.SEQ descend-SS.SIM-be-PA.1/3
Translation: They held onto the string and went down.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne kemuka nain pepek-er-eya onak ona wiar puuk-a-k .
Glosses: ADD string that1 enough-go-2/3s.DS 3s/p.mother 3s.GEN 3.DAT cut-PA-3s
Translation: And when the string was long enough their mother herself cut it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Puuk-eya wi erup nain onoma or-o-mik .
Glosses: cut-2/3s.DS 3p.UNM two that1 horizon descend-PA-1/3p
Translation: She cut it and the two of them went down to the horizon.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria epa wiim-eya ama urup-o-k .
Glosses: alright place dawn-2/3.DS sun rise-PA-3s
Translation: Alright when it dawned the sun rose.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ama urup-emi wiawi kuum-o-k .
Glosses: sun rise-SS.SIM 3s/p.father burn-PA-3s
Translation: The sun rose and burned their father.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wiawi kuum-eya , kuum-eya , kuum-eya aw-ep eka iw-a-k na wia , eka=ke saan-ar-e-k .
Glosses: 3s/p.father burn-2/3s.DS burn-2/3s.DS burn-2/3s.DS burn-SS.SEQ river go-PA-3s TP no river-CF dry-PA-3s
Translation: It burned and burned and burned their father and when he burned he went into a river but no, the river dried.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Eka oko iw-a-k na wia , eka oko=ke saan-ar-e-k .
Glosses: river other go-PA-3s TP no river other-CF dry-PA-3s
Translation: He went into another river but no, the other river dried.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne wiawi kuum-eya kuum-eya um-o-k , ama=ke kuum-eya .
Glosses: ADD 3s/p.father burn-2/3s.DS burn-2/3s.DS die-PA-3 sun-CF burn-2/3s.DS
Translation: And when it burned and burned their father he died; when the sun burned him.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo aakisa iwera mauw-owa nain ma-i-yem .
Glosses: 1s.UNM now coconut work-NMZ that1 say-Np-PR.1s
Translation: Now I talk about coconut/copra work.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kiikir akena iwera opa aaw-ep up-i-mik .
Glosses: first very coconut seedling get-SS.SEQ plant-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: First of all we get coconut seedlings and plant them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Up-ep mokoma ikur naap ikiw-eya maken-ar-i-ya .
Glosses: plant-SS.SEQ year five thus go-2/3s.DS fruit-APPL-Np-3s
Translation: We plant them and when about five years have gone they bear fruit.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwera maken-ar-ep ififa wua-i-ya , ne ififa ora-eya fiirim-i-mik .
Glosses: coconut fruit-APPL-SS.SEQ dry put-Np-PR.3s ADD dry descend-2/3s.DS gather-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: Coconut (trees) bear fruit and develop dry coconuts, and when dry coconuts drop we gather them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Emeria=ke fiir-im-ikiw-ep aria ikoka mua=ke kais-i-mik .
Glosses: woman-CF father-SS.SIM-go-SS.SEQ alright later man-CF peel-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: The women have go around and gather them, alright later the men husk them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua=ke kais-ap neeke wu-ap miiw-aasa nop-ap miiw-aasa=ke iwer ififa nain aaw-ep p-ekap-ep epia koora mamaiya=pa wu-eya fook-i-mik .
Glosses: man-CF peel-SS.SEQ there.CF put-SS.SEQ land-canoe search-SS.SEQ land-canoe-CF coconut dry that1 take-SS.SEQ Bpx-come-SS.SEQ fire house close-LOC put-2/3s.DS split-Np-1/3p
Translation: Men husk them and leave them there and look for a truck, and when the truck takes the dry coconuts and brings them and puts them close to the to the drying shed we split them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Fook-ap p-urup-ep koora=pa wua-i-mik .
Glosses: split-SS.SEQ Bpx-ascend-SS.SEQ house-LOC put-Np-PR.1/3s
Translation: We split them and take them up and put them in the shed.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Koora=pa wu-ap weeser-eya uurikona=pa epia wua-i-mik .
Glosses: house-LOC put-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS next.day-LOC fire(wood) put-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When we put them in the shed and it is finished, the following day we light the fire.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Epia wu-ap ikiw-ep iwera kuuf-am-ik-eya iwera reen-eya iwer urupa anum-i-mik .
Glosses: fire put-SS.SEQ go-SS.SEQ coconut look-SS.SIM-be-2/3s.DS coconut dry-2/3s.DS coconut shell knock-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We light the fire and go and (the watchman) watches the coconuts, and when the coconuts have dried we knock (the copra out of) the coconut shells.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Iwer urupa anum-ap weeser-eya p-or-op , owaruma p-or-op mik-i-mik .
Glosses: coconut shell knock-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS Bpx-descend-SS.SEQ outside Bpx-descend-SS.SEQ hit-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We knock the coconut shells and when that is finished we take it (copra) down, we take it down outside and hit it (into the sacks).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mik-ap weeser-eya owow maneka sesek-ap maamuma aaw-i-mik .
Glosses: hit-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS village big send-SS.SEQ money get-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We hit it and when it is finished we send it to town and get money.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aakisa opora muut naap , weeser-e-k .
Glosses: now talk only thus finish-PA-3s
Translation: Now the talk is only like that, it is finished.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Yo aakisa manina uuw-owa opora ma-i-nen na-ep .
Glosses: 1s.UNM now garden work-NMZ talk say-Np-FU.1s say-SS.SEQ
Translation: Now I want/intend to talk about garden work.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kiikir akena emeria=ke manina nop-i-mik .
Glosses: first very woman-CF garden clear.bush-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: First of all the women clear the bush for the garden.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nop-ap weeser-eya mua=ke ikiw-ep nomokowa war-i-mik .
Glosses: clear.bush-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS man-CF go-SS.SEQ tree cut-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When they have finished clearing the bush the men go and cut the trees.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nomokowa war-ep or-omak-eya naap ik-ok nomokowa reen-eya saama kuum-i-mik .
Glosses: tree cut-SS.SEQ descend-DISTR/PL-2/3s.DS thus be-SS tree dry-2/3s.DS cleared.bush burn-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When they have cut the many trees down and they have stayed like that and the trees have dried they burn the cleared bush.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Saama kuum-ep weeser-eya kafa ik-i-mik .
Glosses: cleared.bush burn-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS unburnt.wood roast-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: When they have finished burning the cleared bush they burn the unburnt wood.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Kafa ik-ep wakoria fo-fook-i-mik .
Glosses: unburnt.wood roast-SS.SEQ section RDP-split-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They burn the unburnt wood and split the garden into sections.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Wakoria fo-fook-ap weeser-eya weria faker-i-mik .
Glosses: section RDP-split-SS.SEQ finish-2/3s.DS planting.stick raise-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They split the sections and when it is finished they raise the planting sticks (to make planting holes).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Weria faker-ap mua unowa wiinar-iwkin emeria uupura up-i-mik .
Glosses: planting.stick raise-SS.SEQ man many make.planting.holes-2/3p.DS woman taro.seedling plant-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: They raise the planting sticks and many/all men make planting holes and women plant taro seedlings.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Moma nan miiwa=pa ik-ok siiwa erepam=i ikur naap moma parew-eya perek-i-mik .
Glosses: taro there ground-LOC be-SS moon four-QM five thus taro mature-2/3s.DS harvest-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: The taro is there in the ground and in about four or five months it matures and is harvested.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne manina erup on-i-mik .
Glosses: ADD garden two make-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: And we make two (kinds of) gardens.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manin maneka , manin gelemuta .
Glosses: garden big garden small
Translation: Big garden(s) and small garden(s).
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manin maneka unuma ekina , aria manin gelemuta unuma esewa .
Glosses: garden big name ekina alright garden small name esewa . 
Translation: The name of the big garden is ‘ekina’, the name of the small garden is ‘esewa.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Esewa naap: mua kuisow erup , arow , naap on-i-mik .
Glosses: esewa thus man one two three thus make-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation:  ‘Esewa’ is like that: one man (makes) two (or) three, we do/make like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria manin maneka , ekina , pun naap: mua kuisow manina erup=i arow=i naap .
Glosses: alright garden big ekina also thus man one garden two-QM three-QM thus
Translation: Alright the big garden, ‘ekina’, is also like that: one man (makes) two or three, like that.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ona mua oona ook-i-mik .
Glosses: 3s.GEN man bone follow-Np-PR.1/3p
Translation: We work according to (each) man’s strength (lit: We follow man’s bone(s))
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne manin gelemuti-tik , esewa , nena kookal-owa=pa perek-i-nan .
Glosses: ADD garden small-RDP esewa 2s.GEN like-NMZ-LOC harvest-Np-FU.2s
Translation: And the small gardens, ‘esewas’, you will harvest at your own liking.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nena kuuf-i-nan , parew-i-non , eliw perek-i-nan .
Glosses: 2s.GEN look-Np-FU.2s mature-Np-FU.3s well harvest-Np-FU.2s
Translation: You watch it yourself, it will mature, (and) you may harvest it.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manin maneka , ekina , naisow nena kookal-owa=pa perek-owa weetak .
Glosses: garden big ekina 2s.ISOL 2s.GEN like-NMZ-LOC harvest-NMZ no
Translation: you are not allowed to harvest the big garden, ‘ekina’, by yourself at your own liking.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Nena owowa onaiya aakun-ep perek-owa=ke ik-ua .
Glosses: 2s.GEN village with talk-SS.SEQ harvest-NMZ-CF be-PA.3s
Translation: The harvesting must take place (only) after you have talked with your village.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Waaya ika-i-non waaya uup-i-nan naap , e owowa oko wienak-owa pun naap , nena waaya ik-ok eliw wienak-i-nan .
Glosses: pig be-Np-FU.3s pig cook-Np-FU.2s thus or village other feed.them-NMZ also thus 2s.GEN pig be-SS well feed.them-Np-FU.2s
Translation: If you have a pig, you will cook pork, (it is) like that; or giving food to other villages is also like that: when you have a pig you may feed (it to) them.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Ne manina pun naap , manina mauw-ap manina uruf-ow(a) mua onaiya ika-i-ya .
Glosses: ADD garden also thus garden work-SS.SEQ garden look-NMZ man with be-Np-PR.3s
Translation: And the garden is like this too: when the garden is done, it has (lit: is with) a guardian.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manina waisow mauw-ap neeke wafur-ap-pu-owa nain weetak .
Glosses: garden 3s.ISOL work-SS.SEQ there.CF throw-SS.SEQ-CMPL-NMZ that1 no
Translation: You may not make the garden by yourself and (just) leave it there.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Manina kuuf-owa mua onaiya ika-i-ya .
Glosses: manina look-NMZ man with be-Np-PR.3s
Translation: The garden has a guardian.
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Mua nain=ke , “Aakisa moma parew-o-k .
Glosses: man that1-CF now taro mature-PA-3s
Translation: That man (will say), “Now the taro has matured.”
Language: Mauwake
Transcription: Aria opora fiirim-ep , fofa wu-ap , iir nain perek-i-yan .”
Glosses: alright talk gather-SS.SEQ day put-SS.SEQ time that1 harvest-Np-FU.1p
Translation: Alright, we will discuss it, set a date and at that time harvest it.”