Hotcâk Syllabic Text -- The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee
narrated by Sam Blowsnake|
e tt.
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Ai att Ai se s.
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n xi se de.
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w n K s Ke we de.
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e tt.
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Édja
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hi'âtchirera
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naxireje.
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Wanâkarakeweje.
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Édja
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Then
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their father
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he became fearful of his own.
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He began to fear them.
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[Then]
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Ay ni Ki di
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Ay ni xitti
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n Ki K s
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s se de.
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w so s.
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hainigíji
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hainixdjî
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nâkíkara
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rareje.
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"Warora,
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in the morning,
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very early in the morning,
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hunting
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he went.
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"Flesh,
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Ai att s K.*
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Kiyr
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w o n.
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w K n Ke we n.
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Ko te
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hi'âtcraga
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kias
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wa'ûnâ.
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Wâganâkewenâ.
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Kodé,
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your father
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to flee
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he has done it.
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He is afraid of us.
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Say,
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w di
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Ki o Kette n.
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e de.
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w o de.
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Ai s se xitti
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wajî´
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ki'ûkdjenâ,"
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éje.
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Wa'ûje.
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Hiraréxdjî
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something
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let us do to him,"
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he said.
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He did thus.
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A little way
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Aiy n K.
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e tt
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m s.
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w Kx Ko de.
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e tt
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hianâga
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édja
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mâra
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wagaxâkuje.
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Édja
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he went and
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[there]
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the ground
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he marked it.
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There
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ttiAi so le tt.
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ny d.
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n di Ki
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Aoyi tte tt
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Ai s Ke se Ai de.
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tciropedja
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nâijâ
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nâjîgi,
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hoidjedja
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hirakerehije.
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[at the lodge door]
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a tree
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it stood,
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at the bottom
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he brought it to an end.
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Ai att Ai s tt K.
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Al reAe se ttiAi*
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no K wK deAe.
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rA niKi
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Hi'âtchiradjaga
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hâpséretcî
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nûgíwâkce.
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Sanîk
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That father of theirs
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all day long
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he ran.
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[The direction]
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wiy xele Ao s
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so ttA xitti
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A lA Ai
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w o de.
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e tt
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wiaghéphura
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rotcâxdjî
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hapahí
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wa'ûje.
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Édja
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the rising sun
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directly
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he went toward
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[he did.]
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[There]
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A Ae
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Ae Ki di.
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m s.
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e tt
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Kodow n K.
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hâhé
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hegiji,
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mâra
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édja
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kcuanâga
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night
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when it overtook him,
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his arrows
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there
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he put away and
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n Aoyi tti d
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e tt
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Ai leAe iy n K.
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n de.
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Ay ni ne Ki
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nâhoidjijâ
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édja
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hipe'ianâga
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nâjé.
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Haininegi,
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the base of a tree
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at
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he laid his head and
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he slept.
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In the morning,
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te we s Ki.
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Ai d
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s xiAiKi deAe.
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Ko te
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w so s.
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dewéraki,
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hijâ
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raxîkce.
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"Kodé
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Warora,
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to his surprise,
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someone
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he awoke him by speaking.*
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"Say
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Flesh,
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Ai a tti Ai s.
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A Ki si o xitti n
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Ao so xotto se.
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a tte de.
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te we s Ki.
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hi'âtcîhira
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hakiri'ûxdjînâ.
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Horuxudjre,"
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adjeje.
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Dewéraki,
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our father
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he did a grave thing.
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Look at him,"
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he was saying.
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To his surprise,
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ttiAi so le tt.
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nyi d
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n di Ki.
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e tt
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A leAe iy n K
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tciropedja
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nâijâ
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nâjîgi
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édja
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hâpe'ianâga
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at the door
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a tree
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it stands
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there
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he had lain his head and
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n nK Kde.
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tt Ko o
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w doo de.
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Ai Ky se de.
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A K K rKeyi d.
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nânâkce.
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"Djagu'û
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wac'ûje?"
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higaíreje.
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"Hagagasgeijâ,
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he was sleeping.
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"Why
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you do this?"
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they inquired of him.
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"That's too bad,
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Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
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Ai tteKe n.
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A Ko so ttiri
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w o n.
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e lA
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hinîkhaxdjîwira,
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hîtcgenâ.
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Hakurudjís
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wa'ûnâ.
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Epa
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my own sons,
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I was tired.
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Only this far from home
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I made it.
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This far
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Ki s
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A Ae s[e]
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A Ki nili dA n.
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A Ae se.
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s n wi se Ki.
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kira
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hâher[e]
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hakînîpcanâ.
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Hâhére
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ranâwiregi,
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[only]
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last night
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I was able to reach.
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Last night
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when you were asleep,
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ttA
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to xeAe n.
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e rKe
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Ai tteKe
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A Ki K tt.
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tca
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duxenâ.
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Ésge,
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hîtcgé
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hagigadjâ.
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deer
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I chased.
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Therefore,
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tired
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I made myself.
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e rKe
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ttiAi s
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A Ko so ttiri rK tt.
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Ai leAe s[e]re nK
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no ni Ke.
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Ésge,
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tcira
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hakurudjisgadjâ."
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Hiperesnâk,
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nunige
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Therefore,
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home
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I was unable to reach."
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They knew about him,
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but
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w tte de.
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Ao ni Ki Ay se de.
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e Ki
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di Ke
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o de.
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wadjeje.
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Honîgihaireje.
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Égi
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jigé
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'ûje.
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he was saying this.
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They expressed their aye for him.*
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And
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again
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he tried.
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Ay ni xitti
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n Ki K s s
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se de.
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di Ke
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Kiyr
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w o de
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Hainixdjî,
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nâkikarara
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reje.
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Jigé
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kias
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wa'ûje.
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Early in the morning,
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hunting
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he went.
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Again
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to flee
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he did it.
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Ai leAe se ri se de
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di Ke.
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di Ke
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e de.
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w so s.
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Hiperesireje,
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jigé.
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Jigé
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éje,
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"Warora,
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They knew it,
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again.
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[Again]
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[he said,]
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["Flesh,]
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Ai att
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tti Ai s.
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Kiyr
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w o n.
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di Ke*
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hi'âtc´
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djihira
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kias
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wa'ûnâ.
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Jigé
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father
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[causing to leave]
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to flee
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he has done it.
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Again
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w di
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Ki o Kette n.
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di Ke
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de rKe
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Ai de.
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wajî´
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ki'ûkdjenâ."
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Jigé
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jesge
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hije.
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something
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[let us do to him."]*
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Again
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the same
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he did.
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m s
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w Kx x n K.
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n xA mi Ki d
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e tt Ki
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ett
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Mâra
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wagaxânâga
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nâxamîkijâ
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édjagi
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édja
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The ground
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he marked and
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a laying log
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[thereto]
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there
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Ai s Ke se
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Ai de.
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di Ke.
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wK Kette K.
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Ai s tty s
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hirakere
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hije.
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Jigé
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wâkdjega
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hiradjaira
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to reach
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he made it.
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Again
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that man
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to move
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w o de.
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no wK Kitti de.
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Ai Ko
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di Ke.
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rA niKi
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wa'ûje.
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Nowâkdjîje.
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Higû
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jigé
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sanîk
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he did.
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He ran very hard.
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[Yet]
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again
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[direction]
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Ao so ttA tte s.
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ttA we
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w o de.
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di Ke.
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e tt
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horotcadjera
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tcawe
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wa'ûje.
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Jigé
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édja
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south
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he was going towards
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[he did it.]
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Again
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there
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n de.
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n xAy d
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e tt
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Ai leAe iy n K.
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A Ae s
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nâjé.
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Nâxaijâ
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édja
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hipe'ianâga
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hâhéra
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he slept.
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A log
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there
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he used it for a pillow, and
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the night
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deKe
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ni Ke
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Ai s rA
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Ai o
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w o de.
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cke
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nîge
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hirasá
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hi'û
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wa'ûje.
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also
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part
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also
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to use
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[he did it.]
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Ay ni K tt.
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te we s Ki
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di Ke
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s xiAi Ki se de.
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Ko te
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hainigádjâ,
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dewéraki,
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jigé
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raxîkireje.
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"Kodé
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When it was morning,
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to his surprise,
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again
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he was awakened by talking.
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"Say
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w so s.
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Ai a tt Ai s.*
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di Ke
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e Ki
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w d
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Warora,
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hi'âtchira
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jigé
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égi
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wajâ
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Flesh,
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our father
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again
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here
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something
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o nK dA n.
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A K K rKeyi d.
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Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
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Ai A Ae s.
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'ûnâkcanâ."
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"Hagagasgeijâ,
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hinîkhaxdjîwira,
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hîhahera.
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he is doing."
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"It is too bad,
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my own sons,
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night had overtaken me.
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Ai dot[t]o w s
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soyi K n n.
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e rKe
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e lA
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Ki s
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Hîcdjûwâ´ra
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roikananâ.
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Ésge
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epa
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kira
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I was sleepy
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[I was very much so.]
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[Therefore,]
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thus far
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[only]
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A Ki niKi dA n.
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di Ke
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e de.*
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A.
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Ai Ky se de.
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hakinikcanâ,"
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jigé
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éje.
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"Hâ,"
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higaíreje.
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I have reached,"
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again
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he said.
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"Yes,"
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they answered him.
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tt rKe
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w o tte s
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Ai leAe se riti nK deAe.
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no ni Ke
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w tte de.
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Djasge
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wa'ûdjera
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hiperesdînâkce,
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nunige
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wadjeje.
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What
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his circumstances
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they knew very well,
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but
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he says this.
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Ai Ko
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di Ke
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o de.
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K tt K.
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w Ki o
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Higû
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jigé
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'ûje.
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Gadjâga
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waki'û
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[Yet]
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again
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he did.*
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This time
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to mark it
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Ai se de.
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no w xiAi ne tt.
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A s Ke se Ki
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w Kx
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Ai se de.
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hireje,
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nowaxinedja.
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Harakeregi,
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wagax
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hireje.
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they did,
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to the woodpile.
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[When he had it on,]
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[to mark]
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they did.
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di Ke.
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e tt
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Ai leAe iy n K.
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n n Koo s
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xAi Ki se de.
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di Ke
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Jigé
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édja
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hipe'ianâga
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nânâk'ûra
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xîkireje.
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Jigé
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Again
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there
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[he was found and]
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when he was asleep
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they awoke him by talking.
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Again
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i so d[K] deAe.
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Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
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Ao wy d.
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ni xA
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A o n.
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iruca[k]ce.
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"Hinîkhaxdjîwira,
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hûwaijâ
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nîxa
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ha'ûnâ.
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he made great exclamation.
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"My own sons,
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an elk
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stomach
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[I did.]
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de e
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tee
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A n i
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Ke
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Al reAe sette*
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to xeAe n.
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e rKe
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Ai tteKe n.
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Jee
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t'e
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hana'î,
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ge
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hâpseretc
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duxenâ.
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Ésge,
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hîtcgenâ.
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That
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to kill
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I tried,
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so
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all day long
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I chased it.
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Therefore,
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I was worn out.
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wy Ke we n
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y se n.
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ttAi se Ki
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A Ki si Ke
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wy o doKi ni*
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Waikewénâ,
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yarénâ.
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Tciregi
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hakirige,
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[wai'ûcguni.]
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I went in,
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I thought.
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Home
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because I had gotten back,
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[it is why I did it.]
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ttiAiye tt
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Aoyi Ke we de.
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e Ki.
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Ai rKe xitti
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w n K s Ke we de
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Tciedja
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hoikeweje.
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Égi
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hisgexdjî
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wanâkarakeweje,
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Into the house
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he went.
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And
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very truly
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he was afraid of them,
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Ai niKi w Ai s.
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e rKe
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w o tte de.
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di Ke
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de Ko
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hinîkwahira.
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Ésge,
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wa'ûdjeje.
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Jigé
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jegû
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his sons.
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Therefore,
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he was doing this.
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Again
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[now]
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Ai o tt Kette
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Ai se Ki di.
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di Ke
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o de.
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Ay ni xitti
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hi'ûdjakdje
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hiregiji,
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jigé
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'ûje.
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Hainixdjî,
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[that he would try it]
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he decided
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again
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[he did.]
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Very early in the morning,
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no wK deAe
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di Ke
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Al seAe sette
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no wK Kitti ni Ae de.
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di Ke
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nowâkce.
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Jigé
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hâpseretc
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nowâkdjînîheje.
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Jigé
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he fled.
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Again
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all day long
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he had run hard.
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Again
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Ki oyi se de.
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K tt K.
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n o rete tt
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Ai s Ke se Ki Ki se de
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e Ki.
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ki'ûireje.
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Gadjâga,
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nâ'ûsdedja
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hirakeregigireje.
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Égi
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they did the same to him.
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This time,
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to the fire wood
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they made it reach.
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Then
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wy se de.
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Ai att tt Ai s.
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w n tto tty rKe
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w o tte n.
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A ro Ai
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waíreje,
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"Hi'âtchira
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wanâdjodjaîsge
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wa'ûdjenâ.
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Hasuhi
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they said,
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"Our father
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pitiable
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he is.*
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In a quiet way
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ni Ke
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Ao w se
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liAi
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no ni Ke
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w o tte K tt.
|
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nîge
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howare
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pî,
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nunige
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wa'ûdjegadjâ,"
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[someplace]
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to go away
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[it is good,]
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but
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he acts in this way,"
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ay se de.
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w so s.
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Ai att tti Ai s.
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ni Ke
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A Ai
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aíreje.
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"Warora,
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hi'âtcîhira
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nîge
|
hahi,
|
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they said.
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"Flesh,
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our father
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somewhere
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he gets to,
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w n tto tty rKe Ktt ne.
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y se Ke
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w o A tte n.
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A ro Ai
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ni Ke
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wanâdjodjaisgekdjane,
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yarége,
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wa'ûhadjenâ.
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Hasuhi
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nîge
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he will be in a bad position,
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I think,
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so I am doing this.
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In a proper way
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where
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liAi n s
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e tt
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Ao w se
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Ai Ki Ki Kette n.
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ay se de.
|
|
pînara,
|
édja
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howare
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higigikdjenâ,"
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aíreje.
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it will be good,
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there
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to go
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[he will do,"]
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they said.
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e Ki.
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di Ke
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Ay ni K tt.
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n o rete tt
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Ai leAe i nK Koo
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Égi
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jigé
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hainigádjâ,
|
nâ'ûsdedja
|
hipe'inâk'û,
|
|
And
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again
|
in the morning,
|
on the fire wood
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[while he was resting,]
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s xiAi Ki se de.
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e Ki
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K tt K.
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w Ky se de.
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tt tti.
|
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raxîkireje.
|
Égi
|
gadjâga
|
wagaíreje,
|
"Djadji,
|
|
he was awakened by talking.
|
And
|
at this time
|
they said to him,
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"Father,
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tt Ko o
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w doo s tte.
|
y leAe s r tt wi n.
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Ao rKe
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de rKe
|
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djagu'û
|
wacuradje?
|
Yaperasadjawinâ.
|
hosgé
|
jesge
|
|
why
|
you should do this?
|
We knew all the time.
|
Just
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these things
|
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ni Ki Ki A tte n.
|
ni Ke
|
liAi n s
|
e
|
Ao s
|
|
nîgigihadjenâ.
|
Nîge
|
pînara,
|
e
|
hura
|
|
we did them to you.
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[Somewhere]
|
it is good,
|
there
|
to go
|
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w deAe se Ki di
|
liAi n n.
|
doo s tt ne o
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ni Ki Ki wi Ki di.
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ni Ke
|
|
waceregiji,
|
pînanâ.
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C'ûradjane'û,
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nîgigiwigiji,
|
nîge
|
|
if you will go,
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it will be good.
|
What you are doing,
|
if we let you go on,
|
somewhere
|
|
A Ai
|
w n tto ni tty rKe Ktt n Ae Ke
|
e rKe
|
w ni Ki o A tte n.
|
|
hahi,
|
wanâdjonîdjaîsgekdjanahege.
|
Ésge,
|
wanigi'ûhadjenâ.
|
|
[he gets to,]
|
you will get in bad circumstances.
|
Therefore,
|
we have been doing this to you.
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ne
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w ni o A tte n.
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e rKe
|
e Ki
|
s Ki si s tte n.
|
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Ne
|
wani'ûhadjenâ.
|
Ésge,
|
égi
|
ragiriradjenâ.
|
|
We
|
we were the cause of all this.
|
Therefore,
|
here
|
you always return.
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|
Al te e.
|
A ro Ai
|
Ai Ko
|
so Aow n K
|
s se.
|
e Ki
|
|
Hâp dee
|
hasuhi
|
higû
|
ruhoanâga
|
rare.
|
Égi
|
|
Today
|
take time
|
[yet]
|
get ready and
|
go.
|
And
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|
ttAi n Ki d
|
nK dA n.
|
e tt
|
A Ai
|
Ai noKo s
|
|
tcinâkijâ
|
nâkcanâ.
|
Édja
|
hahi
|
hinûkra
|
|
a village
|
there is.
|
There
|
go
|
[the woman]
|
|
K n Ki Ktte n.
|
e
|
Ai deKe
|
A Ko se d.
|
ni Ko no ni wi Ki di.
|
|
kanâkikdjenâ.
|
E
|
hicge
|
hagorejâ
|
nikonuniwigiji,
|
|
you will marry her.
|
So
|
also
|
sometime in the future
|
if we get lonesome for you,
|
|
Ai tt
|
A Ai Ktt wi n.
|
Ai deKe
|
m n Ks.
|
Ao we
|
|
hidja
|
hahikdjawinâ.
|
Hicge
|
mânâkra
|
howe
|
|
there
|
we can come.
|
We also
|
the world
|
[to go about]
|
|
w o Ktt ni A wi n.
|
A Ke
|
e Ki
|
A ttAi ni Ktt ni A wi n.
|
e Ki.
|
|
wa'ûkdjanihawinâ.
|
Hâké
|
égi
|
hatcinikdjanîhawinâ.
|
Égi
|
|
we shall do it.
|
Not
|
here
|
we will not live.
|
And
|
|
rA niKi.*
|
wiy xele Ao se Ki
|
Ae se n.
|
ttiAi nK n K.
|
a deKe niKi
|
|
sanîk
|
wiaghephuregi
|
herenâ.
|
Tcinâknâka
|
acgenîk
|
|
direction
|
the rising sun
|
it is.
|
That town
|
near here
|
|
Ae se n.
|
e Ki
|
deAe se Ki di.
|
Ao xtt n K tt
|
s Ai Ktt ne n.
|
|
herenâ.
|
Égi
|
ceregiji,
|
hoxdjanagadjâ,
|
rahikdjanenâ.
|
|
it is.
|
Here
|
when you go,
|
in the evening,
|
you will get there.
|
|
e Ki.
|
Ao w Ai se Ki.
|
ttiAi nK
|
Ai lA se Ki.
|
Ai to Ke ni Ki d.
|
|
Égi
|
howahiregi
|
tcinâk,
|
hiparegi,
|
hidokenîkíjâ
|
|
And
|
at this end
|
village,
|
at the edge,
|
an old woman
|
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ttiAi nK Ks.
|
e tt
|
Ao s Ke we Kette n.
|
e tt.
|
Ai to Ke niKi n K
|
|
tcinâkra,
|
édja
|
horakewekdjenâ.
|
Édja
|
hidokenîknâka
|
|
she lives,
|
there
|
you will enter.
|
There
|
the old woman
|
|
Ao Ki wi s.
|
n Ki Kii nK dA n.
|
e tt
|
A ni tt Ai se Ktt n Ae n.
|
de e
|
|
hûgiwira
|
nâkik'înâkcanâ.
|
Édja
|
hanidjahirekdjanahenâ.
|
Jee
|
|
the queens*
|
they are packing wood for her.
|
There
|
they will see you.
|
These
|
|
Ai d
|
s K n Ki Ktt ne n.
|
Ai Ky se Ki di
|
de tt K.
|
se de.
|
|
hijâ
|
rakânâkikdjanenâ."
|
Higairegiji,
|
jedjâga
|
reje.
|
|
one
|
you will marry."
|
When they had directed them,
|
[then]
|
he went.
|
|
Ao w se s.
|
a n K
|
de tt n K tt
|
Ai de.
|
e tt.
|
|
Howarera
|
ánâga
|
jedjanâkadjâ
|
hije.
|
Édja
|
|
Truly
|
as he had said
|
at the time mentioned
|
he got there.
|
There
|
|
ttAi
|
loAo so Ke ni Ki d
|
nK deAe.
|
n A Ai
|
ttiAi ni Ki d.
|
|
Tci
|
porokenîkijâ
|
nâkce.
|
Nâhahi
|
tcinîkijâ
|
|
Hut
|
a little round-shaped one
|
there was.
|
Bark wood
|
a little hut
|
|
A Ai
|
Aoy rii de.
|
K tt.
|
Ai to Ke ni K[i] d
|
Ai tt n[K] deAe
|
|
hahi
|
hois'îje.
|
Gadjâ
|
hidokenîkíjâ
|
hidjanâ[k]ce,
|
|
[going]
|
he peeped in.
|
When
|
the old woman
|
she was there,
|
|
we de.
|
a
|
ttAo dK no
|
Ao K w se
|
tt Ko
|
|
weje,
|
"A,
|
tcûcgánu,
|
hokaware;
|
djagu
|
|
she said,
|
"Ah,
|
grandson,
|
come in;
|
why
|
|
Ao sy rii s tte
|
e de.
|
Ao Ke we de.
|
Ai s se xitti K tt.
|
ttA Kese Ki.
|
|
horais'îrâdje,"
|
éje.
|
Hokeweje.
|
Hirarexdjîgadjâ,
|
tcâkeregi
|
|
you are peeping in,"
|
she said.
|
He entered in.
|
In a little while,
|
outside
|
|
n
|
w xiAi sy se de.
|
Ai Kd
|
Ai se de.
|
tt Ko o
|
|
nâ
|
waxiraireje.
|
Hikca
|
hireje.
|
"Djagu'û
|
|
wood
|
they let it down.
|
Cough
|
they did.
|
"Why
|
|
w o A tte Ko ni.
|
Ai to Ke niKi n Kese.
|
Ai ttAo deKe
|
w Ai ttoAow n K
|
|
wa’ûhadjegûnî?
|
Hidokenîknâkere
|
hitcûcgé
|
wahîtcûanâga
|
|
I am doing this?
|
The old woman
|
grandsons
|
she had some and
|
|
w o A tte Ki
|
deKe
|
Ai so AeKe n
|
e de.
|
a n K.
|
|
wa'ûhadjegi,
|
cke
|
hirohegenâ,"
|
éje.
|
Ánâga
|
|
if I were doing this,
|
[also]
|
it would be better,"
|
she said.
|
Thus saying
|
|
Aoyi rii K tt
|
te we s Ki.
|
w Ki d
|
Ai tt
|
nK deAe.
|
|
hois'îgadjâ,
|
dewéraki,
|
wâkijâ
|
hidja
|
nâkce.
|
|
she peeped in,
|
to her surprise,
|
a man
|
there
|
there was.
|
|
Ai Kd
|
tti K s n K.
|
A Ktt
|
Ao so ttiAili
|
tti Ke se de.
|
|
Hikca
|
djikaranâga
|
hakdja
|
horutcíp
|
djikereje.
|
|
Cough
|
she uttered and
|
[back]
|
she pulled herself away
|
[she went] quickly.
|
|
e Ki.
|
Ai s se xitti K tt.
|
Ke ttA Ke K.
|
A tti
|
Ao Ke we de.
|
|
Égi
|
hirarexdjîgadjâ,
|
Ketcâkega
|
hadji
|
hokeweje.
|
|
And
|
in a little while,
|
Turtle
|
[to come]
|
he came in.
|
|
Ao Ao.
|
Ai ttA Ko so A s.
|
ny di xitti
|
Ao tti s
|
Ae se
|
|
"Hohó,
|
hitcakorohara,
|
naijixdjî
|
hotcira
|
here,
|
|
"Well, well,
|
my friend,
|
it is about time
|
[the lodge]
|
[to be,]
|
|
y se Ke
|
w o Ao s.
|
Ao w se s.
|
e de.
|
rii
|
|
yarége,
|
wa'ûhura.
|
Howarera,"
|
éje.
|
S'i
|
|
I thought,
|
I had come.
|
It is as I expected,"
|
he said.
|
For a long time
|
|
Ai tt o de.
|
Ai Ko
|
Ao Ki ta ta nK deAe.
|
e Ki.
|
A Ae Ki
|
|
hidja'ûje.
|
Higû
|
hokit'at'anâkce.
|
Égi
|
hâhégi,
|
|
he remained.
|
[Still]
|
they were talking with each other.
|
And
|
when it was night,
|
|
|