Angos Phrasebook

= Le Fem-Bukos =
= Table of Contents =
Phrasebook
Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights
The North Wind and the Sun
The Little Prince - Lafi mono
s1i (sol-ayni) buk-taylos
s2i buk-taylos
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
= Phrasebook =
Essential Phrases
Se – Yes
Nae – No
Sese – Of course/Absolutely
Naenae – Of course not/No way
Bisau – Maybe/Possibly
Lotane – Please/Excuse me
Milo – Thanks
Wo mila to – I thank you
Wo ye mila to – I also thank you
Nae mila – Don’t thank/No problem
Ilemo – Apologies
Wo ilema – I apologize/I’m sorry
Nae ilema – Don’t apologize/No problem
...de ki oyo? – Where is...?
Pasua – Stop
Helea – Help
Hello and Goodbye
Anya - Hello/Goodbye
Hey – Hi/Hey
Kali sabaho – Good morning
Kali hio – Good day
Kali osko – Good evening
Ke kali sabaho – Have a nice morning
Ke kali hio – Have a nice day
Ke kali osko – Have a nice night
Making yourself understood
Ce to ansa...? – Do you speak...?
Wo nae ansa... – I don’t speak...
Wo lafu ansa... – I speak a little...
Lotane sipota – Please slow down
Lotane aksala – Please write it down
Lotane ceu ansa – Please say it again
Wo ba – I understand
Wo nae ba – I don’t understand
Ku isala...? – How do you say...?
Tongwe angos – in Angos/using Angos
Tongwe engul-ango – in English/using English
How are you?
To ku? – How are you?
Wo kalu. - I'm good/I'm doing well
Wo nae kalu. - I'm not so good/ I'm not doing well
Wo dimesu – I’m bad/I’m doing poorly
Wo nae dimesu – Not bad
Oke - Okay/It's okay
Ye to ku? – And how are you?
Wo ye – Me too
Somi – Same
Introductions
Wi namo... - My name is...
Wo me bebea ine... – I was born in...
Wo fe... – I am from...
Wo leisa ine – I live in...
Wi eleteo ... taho – I am ... years old
Fi omo wi akio – This is my friend
Fi omo wi soyuso – This is my husband/wife/partner
Fi omo wi anako – This is my son/daughter
Le to ku me oma? – How did you meet?
Learning about someone
Ti namo ko? - What is your name?
To fe ki oyo? - Where are you from?
To leisa ine ki oyo? – Where do you live?
Ti eleteo ki tah-meno? – How old are you?
Ti kamo ko? – What do you do?
Ce to me oma...? - Do you know...? (a person)
Ce to noa...? - Do you know...? (a fact)
Ce to kala...? - Do you like...?
Ko koda to de fi oyo? – Why are you here?
To de fi oyo hife ki samino? – How long have you been here?
To ke wesea hie ki samino? – When will you leave?
Contact Information
Ti ans-mek-lakamos ko? – What is your phone number?
Ti imel-namos ko? – What is your email address?
Ce to kinoa samac-ipos? – Do you use social media?
Ti web-namos ko? – What is your username?
Commands and Instructions
Nae... – Don’t...
Sefame... – Let’s...
Naefame... – Let’s not...
Fea – Come here
Dea – Go there
Inea - Come in/Enter
Wesea - Go out/Go away/Exit
Idu esa – Sit down/Get comfortable
Idu amana – Calm yourself down
Idu syota – Shut yourself up
Needs and Emotions
To sensa ko? – How are you feeling?
Wo desa ala – I’m hungry
Wo desa nestea – I’m thirsty
Wo desa sona – I’m tired
Wo balaki – I’m happy
Wo gadabi – I’m angry
Opinions
To ku eska kwe...? – What do you think of...?
Wo eska, ... – I think...
Ki kodo? – Why?/What cause?
Isue... – Because...
Wo tafaha – I agree/I agree with...
Wo nae tafaha – I do not agree/I do not agree with...
Wo icaa... – I am against...
Hobbies and Interests
To ka hie ti wakali samino? – What do you do in your free time?
Wo kala... – I like...
Wo nae kala... – I don’t like
Wo sefe kala... – I most like.../My favorite is...
Wo naefe kala... – I least like.../My least favorite is...
...wia wi-mekos – to watch television
...wia gemos – to watch games/sports
...gemas – play games/sports
...ela musikos – to listen to music
...laksa ine laks-oyos – to dance in a dance club
...wia le bukos – read books
...mag-ten-eyfa - gardening
Are you free?
To ka? – What are you doing?
Ce to ya? - Are you doing anything?/Are you free?
Wo ma - I'm doing something/I'm busy
Wo nae ya – I’m not doing anything/I’m free
Se, wo bisaa ma – Yes, I can do something
Ilemo, wo nae bisaa ya – Sorry, I can’t do anything
Wo kama – I’m working
Wo kona – I’m studying
More useful phrases
Ne – so/then/well
Ce istini? - Really?
Kali meno – That’s enough/That’s a good amount
Nae wedi – It’s not important/It doesn’t matter
Fi caso ko? - What time is it?
Ce yi ando? - Anything else?
= Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights =
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
taylos ayn fe om-pilaf-ipos
osi omo te bebea kotayi ye beseli kwe patifo ye pilafo. de le lo, tae logiko mwe kod-senso ye sefame sisu osa de osi ando.
= The North Wind and the Sun =
In this section, each line of the fable will be broken up into four parts. The first is the original translation in English. Second is the Angos translation. Third is a direct translation from Angos back to English. The fourth part is a grammatical gloss of the Angos translation, detailing each aspect used.
The North Wind boasted of great strength
has-ku-bafelo me aolana, lo sefe makti
left-direction-wind boasted that he most powerful
left-direction-wind(n) [past] pride(v), [3rd] most power(adj)
The Sun argued that there was great power in gentleness
yango me sukoba, tae makto tongwe kulameo
sun conflicted that there is power using tact
sun(n) [past] conflict(v), [exst] power(n) using tact(n)
“We shall have a contest,” said the Sun
“le wo ke tahada”, te ansa fe yango
“we will have a challenge”, said by sun
[pl] [1st] [fut] challenge(v), [pass] speech(v) from sun(n)
Far below, a man traveled a winding road
ake le lo, na-omo safala dafale ofidi hodos
below them, male-human travels across snake-like road
below [pl] [3rd], male-human(n) journey(v) across snake(adj) path(n)(art)
He was wearing a warm Winter coat
de lo, me tae tepuli ays-seson-wolos
at him, there were warm ice-season-clothes
at [3rd], [past] [exst] heat(adj) ice-season-wool(n)(art)
“As a test of strength,” said the Sun
“mate makt-tahado”, te ansa fe yango
“for power-challenge”, said by sun
for power-challenge(n), [pass] speech(v) from sun(n)
“Let us see which of us can take the coat off that man”
“le wo sefame atempa wesea wolos fe di na-omo”
“we ought try move away clothes from that male-human”
[pl] [1st] [suggst] attempt(v) away(v) wool(n)(art) from that(adj) male-human(n)
"It will be quite simple for me to force him to remove his coat," bragged the Wind
"wo ke wakalu da, wo maktu koda lo wesea li le wolos", te aolana fe bafelo
“I will easily do that, I strongly cause him move away his clothes” bragged by wind
[1st] [fut] nothingness(adv) that(v), [1st] power(adv) action(v) away(v) [3rd](adj) [pl] wool(n)(art), [pass] pride(v) from wind(n)
The Wind blew so hard, the birds clung to the trees
bafelo sefe maktu me bafela, le cilo me panha de le fao
wind most strongly blew, birds fly to trees
wind(n) most power(adv) [past] wind(v), [pl] bird(n) [past] wing(v) to [pl] tree(n)
The world was filled with dust and leaves
me tae hauco mwe ipo lae me mena ealo
there was dust and leaf which filled air
[past] [exst] dust(n) with leaf(n) [rel] [past] quantity(v) air(n)
But the harder the wind blew down the road
mice hie ceo lae lo maktu me bafela de hodos
but at moment which he strongly blew to road
but at(time) instance(n) [rel] [3rd] power(adv) [past] wind(v) to path(n)(art)
The tighter the shivering man clung to his coat.
na-omo he sele muskolu me ba li wolos
male-human just more strongly grasped his clothes
male-human(n) just more muscle(adv) [past] grasp(v) [3rd](adj) wool(n)(art)
Then, the Sun came out from behind a cloud.
hie di ceo, yango idu me wesea fe mego.
at that moment, sun itself moved away from cloud
at(time) that(adj) instance(n), sun(n) self(adv) away(v) from cloud(n)
Sun warmed the air and the frosty ground
lo me tepula ealo mwe aysi nehaso
he warmed air and cold earth
[3rd] [past] heat(v) air(n) with ice(adj) earth(n)
The man on the road unbuttoned his coat.
na-omo lae dafe hodos me wes-botaa li le wolos.
male-human which on road away-buttoned his clothes
male-human(n) [rel] on path(n)(art) [past] away-button(v) [3rd](adj) [pl] wool(n)(art)
The sun grew slowly brighter and brighter
yango sipotu sele otu me lusa
sun slowly more fire-like shone
sun(n) snail(adv) more fire(adv) [past] light(v)
Soon the man felt so hot
na-omo gatiu me sensa tepulo
male-human quickly sensed heat
male-human(n) speed(adv) sense(v) heat(n)
He took off his coat and sat in a shady spot
lo sayu me wesea li le wolos ye idu esa ake fao
he therefore moved away his clothes and sat below tree
[3rd] result(adv) [past] away(v) [3rd](adj) [pl] wool(n)(art) and self(adv) position(v) below tree(n)
“How did you do that?” asked the wind
“to ku me da?”, te cimuna fe bafelo
“you how did that”, asked by wind
[2nd] what(adv) [past] that(v), [pass] question(v) from wind(n)
“It was easy,” said the Sun. “I lit the day”
“wo wakalu me da”, te ansa fe yango. “wo me lusa hio”
“I easily did that”, said by sun. “I lit day”
[1st] nothingness(adv) [past] that(v), [pass] speech(v) from sun(n). [1st] [past] light(v) day(n)
“Through gentleness I got my way”
“tongwe kulameo, wo me liana”
“using tact, I succeeded”
using tact(n) [1st] [past] success(v)
= The Little Prince - Lafi mono =
== s1i (sol-ayni) buk-taylos ==
hie ceo lae wo me sen taho, wo me wia diwii wegos ine bukos lae Istini Sago fe Natulo, kwe seyni fa-oyo. me tae wegos lae tae ofido lae nifeu koneca ala hefo. fo kopios:
te ansa ine bukos <le fi ofidos ala le li saliso lae entayo, ede tisa lo. hiposte, le lo nae bisaa idu esa, ye le lo sona hibye sen yino lae talua mate weya>
wo sayu me oletaa kwe le wentulo ine fa-oyo. ye hiposte wo me kama tongwe am-aksal-olos, wo me liana kasa wi sol-ayni witos. besela fo:
wo me bokaa wi diwii witos de le wayasko ye me cimuna, ce le lo te baysua fe los.
mice le lo me ansa <te baysua? ki kodo lae te baysua fe kofios?>
wi witos nae me kofios. me ofido lae weya timbo. isue le wayasko nae me bisaa ba los, wo me kasa andi witos. wo me wita ine ofido mate wayasko bisaa kalisu wia. hie osi ceo le lo talua ela kinoo. wi sol-doni witos besela fo:
hie fi ceo, le wayasko me ansa de wo, wesea wi le wito lae tae ofido (ine oe twe) ye kona eyf-kono, sag-kono, liada-kono, ye ang-lag-mekos. mate fi kodo, hie ceo lae wo me he sen taho, wo awkela tapya kamo lae bisau wo kali kalom-omo. tapy-senso fe wi le wito koda wo senya. wayasko nae aynu bisaa no-ba yo, ye anako te tekana fe talua ansa kwe osi wistalo hie osi ceo.
wo sayu me awkela andi kamo ye wo me kona netana yel-hayos. wo me yal-haya dafe osi nehas-taylo ye eyf-kono istinu kinoi de wo. tongwe ayn wi-ceo wo bisaa wistala cong-kalayo mwe alisona-kalayo. be omo tapya hodos, fi bo wedi.
hibye wi eleteo, wo me finda fali omo lae he idu selena. wo me eletea bene le wayasko hie bali samino. wo me wia le li amao. ye wi esko kwe le lo nae olose sele te kala.
hie ceo lae wo oma mi omo lae besela noi ye bi, wo kopita lo tongwe wi sol-ayni witos lae mwe wo hie osi ceo. wo desa finda, ce fi omo bisaa istinu ba. mice osi omo ansa <dos kofios>
wo sayu neu ansa de lo kwe ofido oe seyni fa-oyo oe yutuso. wo akea de li lefelo. wo bisau ansa kwe le gemos ye alukos ye galon-naluos. ye le wayasko balu kala oma fi noi om-tipo.
== s2i buk-taylos ==
Wo sayu eletea ede ando, ede omo lae wo istinu bisaa ansa mwe lo, hiante me tae nafas-ceo mwe wi yel-hayos ine sahal-lahol-eyfo hiante sen taho. Mi taylo lae ine makt-mekos nae me kinoa. Isue mek-omo oe andi omo nae mwe wo, wo me aynu atempa entayas los. Wi entaya isala eleteo oe defeto de wo. He me tae pani-meno mate ayn hi-meko.
Hie sol-ayni osko, wo sayu me sona dafe noyo. Me tae ayn-syon maylo fe yi om-leiso, kye pani-hay-omo ine laut-selao. To sayu bisaa oletaa wi diwio hie sabaho hie ceo lae wo te esa fe otali lafi om-awaso. Te ansa:
<lotane, wita oyso mate wo!>
<ko?>
<wita oyso mate wo!>
Wo me igela, me te ilata. Wo kalisa wi le wio. Wo wia eyfo lae nife wo. Ye wo me wia sefe diwii lafi omo lae idu esa ye wasnu wia wo. Fi wi sefe kali wito lae hiposte, wo bisaa wita. Mice wi wito balu naele sabi de lis layweno.
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Fo nae wi seleno. Le wayasko tayla wi kalom-kamo hie ceo lae wo sen taho, ye wo nae me kona wita yo salie twe ofido ye ine ofido.
Hie fi ceo wo wia de fi hanto hibye wi le wio bisau twe wi hedo fe fi ilato. Yada, wo me iska ine lahol-eyfos lae ayn-syon maylo fe yi om-leisos. Ye wi lafi na-omo nae me besela, lo desa alo oe panio, lo nae fela. Neo koda wo eska, fi anako idu te tapya ine lahol-eyfo lae ayn-syon maylo fe yi om-leisos. Hie ceo lae wo me bisaa ansa, wo me ansa de le lo
<mice, to ka de fi oyo?>
Lo ceu sipotu me ansa de wo, kye lo ansa kwe mo lae wedi.
<lotane. wita oyso mate wo>
Hie ceo lae cimuno sela to, to sefame eskola lo. Elike fi otali ceo ye ayn-syon maylo fe yi om-leisos ye bisau nifea dafeto, wo ba ipos mwe wi ink-olos. Mice hie di ceo wo me yada, eyf-kono ye sag-kono ye liada-kono ye ang-lag-mekos me wi le kono. Wo sayu me ansa de lafi omo (lafu gadabu), wo nae bisaa wita. Lo me ansa de wo:
<nae wedi. wita oyso mate wo>
Mice wo nae me wita oyso hiante fi ceo. Wo sayu wita wi sol-ayni witos lae wo wita hie fali ceo. Me tae twe ofido. Ye li anso sayu me ilata wo:
<nae nae nae! wo nae desa timbo ine ofido. ofido istinu weseyi ye timbo istinu wasni. Oyo lae wo leisa istinu lafi. Wo talua oyso. Wita oyso mate wo>
Wo sayu me wita.
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Lafi omo selenu me wia los. Lo sayu me ansa:
<nae. fi oyso olose istinu sewki. wita ando>
Wo sayu me wita ando.
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Wi akio kulameu me laha.
<to bisaa wia, fo nae oyso. tae cuno>
Wo sayu wo ceu me wita.
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Mice fi wito te wesea kye le ando.
<fi oyso sefe seyni. wo desa osyo lae eletea hie bali samino>
Hie fi ceo wi sahano me wesea isue wo me desa begina tayla wi makt-mekos. wo sayu me dala fi wito.
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Ye wo sayu me ansa:
<fos he li dohios. oyso lae to desa ine>
Wo istinu me te ilata fe kao lae fe wi akio.
<fo se wito lae wo desa! ce to eska, fi oyso talua ala fali kusao?>
<ki kodo?>
<isue oyo lae wo leisa istinu lafi…>
<se ke tae kali meno lae tae kusao> te ansa fe wo <wo me dala istinu laft osyo de to>
Lo me esa li hedo dafe wito.
<nae fu lafi— wia! lo sona…>
Ye fo me kodo lae wo me oma lafi mono.
= Alice's Adventures in Wonderland =
alisei wentulo lae ine diwi-kalayo
1. ake usagi-holo
aliseo me begina sensa soni hibye idu esa nife li ni-siso dafe yoke-ondo. aliseo nae me ya, lo solu aynu oe donu me wia ine bukos lae tae li ni-siso, mice nae tae wegos oe witos oe anso lae ine los, “ye kinoo ko fe bukos” te eska fe aliseo “lae ede wegos oe witos oe anso?”
ne lo me eska (mwe sefe kali bisao, isue oti pogodo koda lo sensa soni ye no-wakali), be hawsko lae fe kasa nas-kofios balansa atempo ye ba le naso. hie di ceo, lus-ami usagio lae tae mey-ami wio me gia nife lo.
nae tae yo lae ISTINU otali kwe fo, ye aliseo nae me eska, ISTINU otali ela usagio ansa “nae, nae, wo ke yefei!” (hie ceo lae aliseo hiposteu eska kwe fo, lo sefame me diwia kwe fo, mice hie hiantei ceo, me besela natuli). mice hie ceo lae usagio ME BA CASOS FE LI WOL-BAGOS ye me wia los ye solu me gatia, aliseo idu dafea, isue lo nae hianteu me wia usagio lae tae wol-bagos oe casos. de aliseo me tae cimuno ye lo me eskola usagio dafale palano ye bahatu me wia lo gatia inale bali usagi-holo lae ake le teno.
aliseo me eskola lo inale holo ede noa kwe hodo lae koda lo twea.
usagi-holo kye lokao ye solu kaela akei hie sefe lafi ceo ye aliseo nae me bisaa idu pasua hiante begina gelaa ake istinu okopi holo.
holo istinu me okopi oe aliseo sipotu me gelaa isue me tae bali samino mate wia nife lo ye diwia solu ka. aliseo sol-aynu akeu wia ye finda do lae fea, mice sefe oski mate wia. ne lo me wia wal-ondo ye me finda, me tae fali kup-lefelo mwe buk-lefelo. lo me wia le eyf-ipos mwe le wegos lae te gulua tongwe lafi opolo. aliseo me ba yulios lae dafe lefelos hibye gelaa ye lae te namas ‘OLANG-GELYOS’, mice los seynu wakali. aliseo nae me desa gelaa yulios isue felo fe katila mi omo. lo sayu me esa los ine lefelos hibye lo gelaa.
“ne!” aliseo idu me eska “hiposte fi gela-kodo, wo nae ke eska kwe gelaa ake gi-lefelos. wi semyao ke eska, wo makti! wo nae ke ansa kwe fi kodo, elike wo gelaa fe leis-patyanos!” (kodo lae tae bali nafaso)
ake, ake, ake. gelao ke pasua hie nei ceo! “wo koponaa, wo gelaa hibye ki mayl-meno?” te ansa fe aliseo. “wo bisau nifea nehas-selao. sefame oletaa: wo eska, di kyolio nifeu kan-syon maylo – (isue, to sefame noa, aliseo me kona feti fiomb-tipo kye fo ine li le femos lae ine fem-oyos. elike fi ceo nae ISTINU kali nafaso mate bokaa li no-bo, isue nae me tae omo mate ela lo, ansa lo kali cinpoo) – se, di kyolio istini – mice wo sayu koponaa, wo de ki nehas-eso?” (aliseo nae me noa lendo mate finda fo, mice fi kalimo kali mate ansa.)
aliseo solu me begina. “wo koponaa, ce wo ke gelaa INALE nehaso?!” ke hawski be le omo lae dafe andi nehas-ondo wia wo! wo eska, le lo antipatiso –“ (lo me balaki, nae me tae yi omo lae ela de lo hie di ceo isue nae me istini kalimo) “ – mice wo ke talua yocena kalay-namo de le lo. lotane, ce fi kalayo otali selando oe awstulalyo?” (ye aliseo me atempa patifa de koponai omo – eska kwe PATIFA hibye to gelaa! Ce to eska, to bisaa da?) “ye lo ke eska, wo wakali omo isue wo yocena namo! nae, naefame yocena. namo bisau te aksala de mi oyo.”
ake, ake, ake. aliseo bisaa nea. lo sayu ceu me begina idu ansa. “wo eska, dinao istinu ke desa wo hie fi osko!” (dinao mao.) wo hopa, le lo ke yada dinai molok-kupos hie cay-ceo. dinao wi haleti! wo desa, to mwe wo de fi oyo! nae tae nesumo lae ine ealo, mice to bisau peta sawyo, ye sawyo istinu kye nesumo. mice, ce mao ala sawyo?” ye hie fi ceo, aliseo me begina sensa soni, ye yumeu idu me ansa “ce mao ala sawyo? ce mao ala sawyo?” ye hie mi ceo “ce sawyo ala mao?” isue, mate to no-ba, aliseo nae me bisaa maftea fi le cimuno, lendo lae cimuno te cimuna nae wedi. aliseo me sensa, lo nifea sono ye me begina yumea, lo gia mwe dinao, ye istinu me ansa de lo “dinao, istinu ansa de wo. ce to me ala sawyo?” hie di ceo, dum! dum! aliseo akea de balo lae tae fimbo mwe laholi ipo, ye aliseo pasua gelaa.
de aliseo, nae me tae kipuo, ye lo igela ye esa hie lafi ceo. lo dafeu me wia, mice he osko. Ante lo, tae andi kyolii lokao, ye olose bisaa wia lus-ami usagio lae weseu gatia. aliseo nae me bisaa sahana. lo bafelu me gatia ye me ela usagio ansa “o wi le elo mwe gal-keyo, ke oski!” lo me nifea usagio hie ceo lae aliseo dea soba-doto, mice hie di ceo usagio me hanta. aliseo me ine kyolii akei lokaos lae te lusas fe solo lae me tae le ot-lus-olos lae te funda de patyanos.
me tae fali dolos lae ine lokaos, mice osi dolos me te talaa. hie ceo lae aliseo me gia dafale lokaos hibye atempa hesa osi dolos, lo seynu me gia de selao ye diwia, lo ku twea.
aliseo ilatu me finda lafi masaos lae tae tin opolos lae te kasa tongwe yulios. Dafe los, nae me tae yo salie lafi emas-ami mafteos. aliseo sol-aynu me eska, los maftea mi dolos lae ine lokaos, mice nae! le talaos me sefe bali oe mafteos me sefe lafi, mice los neu me maftea yi dolos. mice hie sol-doni atempo, aliseo me finda akei wolos lae lo nae hianteu me wia. poste lo, tae lafi dolos. aliseo me atempa kinoa mafteo ye balaku me liana!
aliseo me hesa dolos lae netana de lafi lokaos lae nae sele bali de nesum-holo. aliseo me akea ye me wia sefe sabi mag-ten-eyfo lae dafale lokaos. lo me desa twea oski lokaos ye gia bene le lusi naso mwe aysi isumio, mice nae me bisaa he esa li hedo inale dolos ‘ye be wi hedo se inalea’, te eska fe aliseo, ‘nae kinoi ede wi le ketefo. o wo desa bisaa idu esa kye wi-kyoli-olos! wo eska, wo bisaa da be wo he noa lendo lae begina.’ isue, mate to no-ba, fali otali ceo me cea hie fi samino ye aliseo me begina eska, feti kodo nae bisai.
nae tae kinoo mate sahana nife lafi dolos. aliseo sayu me gia de masaos ye me hopa, me tae andi mafteos oe lag-bukos lae fema lendo lae idu esa kye wi-kyoli-olos. Mice hie fi ceo, lo me finda lafi dohios (‘lae bewisu nae hianteu de fi oyo’, te ansa fe aliseo). ye dafe galonos, me tae ipos lae mwe kalimo ‘NESTEA WOS’ lae sabu me aksalas tongwe bali aksalos.
elike de dohios, me tae ‘nestea wos’, aliseo no-bi aliseo nae me gatiu DA. ‘nae, wo ke sol-aynu wia’, te ansa fe lo, ‘ye wia be te isala kye “poyso” oe nae’, isue aliseo me wia mi lafi le sagos lae kwe le anako lae me te ota oe lae me te ala fe bali hefo oe andi dimesi ceo isue le lo nae me yada le wakali lago lae le li akio me fema de le lo. mate bokaa, oti metal-fimbos ke ota to be to ba los hibye bali samino, ye be to ISTINU opoli bicaka ti dakto, dakto ke sanga, ye hie osi ceo, aliseo yada, be to nestea mo lae fe te isala ‘poyso’, lo sayu ke yefeu ica-sopia kwe to.
mice fi dohios nae me te isala mwe ‘poyso’. aliseo sayu me wentula sawea lo. aliseo me finda, istinu kali (me tae, istinu, sawe-halato lae me tae kelasi mwe molok-sugos mwe ananaso mwe pakito mwe oti woyi nanos). aliseo gatiu me ala lo.
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‘tae otali senso!’, te ansa fe aliseo, ‘wo bewisu ide esa kye wi-kyoli-olos.’
ye me istini. hie fi ceo, aliseo me lafi ye li kao me lusa isue lo me eska, lo kali kibo mate inalea dolos lae dea sabi mag-ten-eyfo. mice aliseo sol-aynu me sahana hibye feti minuto mate finda, be lo sele lafas. lo tekani ‘isue bisau koneca, mate to ba’, idu te ansa fe aliseo, ‘wo koneca kye ot-momos. wo diwia, wo ke besela ko?’ ye aliseo me oletaa kwe oto lae koneca ine momos isue lo nae me bisaa yada hianteu wia fi kodo.
hiposte lafi samino lae nei kodo me cea, aliseo awkela gatiu gia de mag-ten-eyfo, mice ica-bahati aliseo! hie ceo lae lo me gia de dolos, lo nae me yada lafi emas-ami mafteos, ye hie ceo lae lo me gia de masaos, aliseo me finda, lo sefe lafi mate bisaa ba los. aliseo me bisaa wia los inale yulios, ye lo me atempa dafea masaos, mice sefe panii. hie ceo lae kaela soni, ica-bahati aliseo me akea ye tola.
‘ne, nae tae kinoo mate tola!’, idu te ansa (lafu macalu) fe aliseo, ‘to sefame wesea hie fi minuto!’ lo kuwiu idu dala kali anso (mice lo idu sopia hie feti ceo), ye hie mi ceo aliseo dimesu idu ekaba, lo tola. lo me yada, lo me atempa patyana li le elo isue idu yalana hibye gemos lae lo aynu gema, isue fi otali anako me kala koponaa, lo don omo. ‘mice hie fi ceo, nae tae kinoo’, te eska fe ica-bahati aliseo, ‘mate koponaa, wo don omo! nae tae kali meno fe wo mate kasa AYN patifi omo!’
aliseo solu me wia lafi yulii dohios lae me ake masaos. lo me ica-patyana los ye me finda istinu lafi sug-nanos lae me tae kalimo ‘ALA WOS’ tongwe hwao. ‘ne, wo ke ala los’, te ansa fe aliseo, ‘ye be los koda wo kaela chahai, wo sayu bisaa ba mafteos. be los koda wo kaela lafi, wo sayu bisaa akea dolos. wo osu bisaa gia de mag-ten-eyfo, ye nei sayo wedi de wo!’
aliseo me ala feti meno ye tekanu idu me ansa, ‘ki kuo? ki kuo?’. lo me esa li mano dafe li hedo mate sensa kuo lae kaela, mice lo ilatu me somi kibo. istinu, fi kodo nae otali hie ceo lae omo ala sug-nanos, mice aliseo me oletaa, mi otali kodo cea, ye besela istinu wakali mate li eleteo ica-otalu cea.
aliseo sayu gatiu me begina koneca sug-nanos.