Hotcâk Syllabic Text -- The Twins Disobey Their Father, Version 1
narrated by Sam Blowsnake|
A Ko se d.
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ni Ke
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rii doKo ni de.
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A Ko se d
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w[K] n K
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hagoréjâ
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nîge
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s'îcgunije.
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hagoréjâ
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wâknâka
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Once upon a time,
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time
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it must have been long,
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in due course of time,
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the man**
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The first line of this page concludes the Hotcâk Syllabic Text -- The Birth of the Twins, Version 1.
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we de.
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Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
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m n Kse
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A ttiAi tt
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Ao s w deAe se Ktt wi K.
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weje,
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"hinîkhaxdjîwira,
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mânâkre
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hatcîdja
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horawacerekdjawiga,
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he said,
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"My sons,
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in the world
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this
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wherever you want to go,
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doo A s tt wi n.
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ni Ke
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Ki s xitti
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so ni Ki xi Ktt ni A wi n.
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c'uharadjawinâ.
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Nîge
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kiraxdjî
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ronigighikdjanihawinâ.
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you are doing it.
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Place
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only one
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I am going to forbid you.
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rA niKi
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te Ki.
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xeAeyi d.
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mi Ks.
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di Ke
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Sanîk
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dégi
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xeijâ
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mîkra.
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Jigé
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Direction
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over here
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a hill
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[it lies.]
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Again
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e tt
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Ao s w dA s wiy Ke.
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e de.
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A Ko se d.
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Ai tt ne
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édja
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horawacarawiage,"
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éje.
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hagoréjâ
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hidjane
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there
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do not go over,"
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he said.
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In due time
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this other
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niKi tt ne
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we de.
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Ko te.
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w so s.
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Ai att s K.
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nîkdjâne
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weje,
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"Kodé
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Warora,
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hi'âtcraga
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this little fellow
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he said,
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"Say
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Flesh,
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your father
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ni Ke
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Ao w se
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w K diAi s.
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xeAeyi d
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te Ki
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nîge
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howare
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wâgacira.
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Xeijâ
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dégi
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a certain place
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to go
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he told us.
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A hill
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over here
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n Ki di
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e tt
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Ao w se
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w K diAi s.
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Ko te
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nâgiji
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édja
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howare
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wâgacira."
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"Kodé
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somewhere
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where
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to go
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he told us."
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"Say
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ni di
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so xi we d se.
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A Ke
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e tt
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Ao wy s ni Kette
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niji,
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roghiwejare.
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Hâké
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édja
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howairanîkdje,
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[say,]
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to tell us not to go.
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Not
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there
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we should not go,
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e
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we d se.
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a
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no ni Ke.
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A K a do.
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e
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wejare,"
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a.
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"Nunige
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hak'aju.
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he
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he meant,"
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he said
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"But
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it is not so.
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e tt
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Ao w se
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w K diAi we n.
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Ko te
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Ai Kow n
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Édja
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howare
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wâgaciwenâ.
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Kodé,
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higûwânâ
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There
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to go
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he told us.
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Say,
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now
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Ai ne Kette n.
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Ai Ko Ai s.
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s xoAo so Ki se de.
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w so K.
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e rKe
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hinekdjenâ.
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Higûhira,
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raxurugireje,
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Waroga.
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Ésge,
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let us go.
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Eventually,
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he was persuaded,
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Flesh.
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Therefore,
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A sy se de.
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A Ai se Ki.
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xeAe s
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Ao ti se K tt.
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w K s
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haraíreje.
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Hahiregi,
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xera
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hodiregadjâ,
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wakâra
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they went.
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When they got there,
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the hill
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when they climbed,
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snakes
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so K n de.
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Ko te
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Ao K Ki
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ay se doAo no s
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de rKe
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rokanaje.
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"Kodé,
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hokagi
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airecûnûra,
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jesge
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numerous.
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"Say,
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gar-fishes
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they call,
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these
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w o nK dA n.
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w so s.
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Ai rKe
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tee Ai Ai Kette n.
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m dtt
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wa'ûnâcanâ.
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Warora,
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hisgé
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t'ehihikdjenâ.
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Mâcdjâ
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[they are.]
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Flesh,
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some
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let us kill.
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Very
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ar ri se ra de.
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ay se n.
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Ai att s K
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Ai rKe
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A K ni
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'âsires'aje,
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aírenâ.
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Hi'âtcraga
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hisgé
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hakani
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they are delicious,
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they say.
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Your father
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some
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to take
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Ai Ke se Kette n.
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e tt
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Ai rKe
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Ki rA Ki se de.
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so A
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hikerekdjenâ."
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Édja
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hisgé
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kisagireje.
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Roha
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[let us go home."]
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There
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some
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they clubbed to death.
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Many
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tee Ai se K tt.
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A so xA
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e ttA
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so K n
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A se de.
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t'ehiregadjâ,
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haruxa
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étcâ
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rokana
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hareje.
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they killed, but
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more and more
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[indeed]
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[many]
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[as it went.]
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A so xA
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xeAe te
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A sy se de.
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o nK Koo
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w so K.
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Haruxa
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xede
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haraíreje.
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'Ûnâk'û,
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Waroga
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[More and more]
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large
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[they were getting.]
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While they were doing this,
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Flesh
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w K
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tee Ai se de.
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K tt.
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ti tt ne.
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we de
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wakâ´
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t'ehireje.
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Gadjâ
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didjâne
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weje,
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snakes
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he was killed.
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When
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this other one
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he said,
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Ko te.
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Ao
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tee Ai s Ki
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liAiye rK Kese Ki
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tt Ko o
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"Kodé,
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ho
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t'eehiragi
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pieskeregi,
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djagu'û
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"Say,
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fish
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in killing
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it is such a pleasure,
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why
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te Ki
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s n dA nK.
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Ki K w a se.
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a n K.
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ay tt
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dégi
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ranacánâk?
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Kikaware,"
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ánâga
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aidja
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here
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you are sleeping?
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Get up,"
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he said and
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by the arm
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A ni tti n K n K.
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n di Ki Ki de.
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A so xA
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xeAe te xitti
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hanidjinâkanâga
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najîgigije.
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Haruxa
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xedexdjî
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he took hold
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he made him stand up.
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[More and more]
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very large
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A sy se de.
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o tt o
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Ai dK K.
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tee Ai se de.
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Ko te
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haraíreje.
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'Ûdja'û,
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hicgaga
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t'ehireje.
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"Kodé
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[they were getting.]
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Finally,
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in turn
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he was killed.
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"Say
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Ai ni A xitti
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Ao
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tee Ai s.
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Ki liAiye rK Kese Ki.
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tt Ko o
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hinihaxdjî,
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ho
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t'eehira
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gipieskeregi,
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djagu'û
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my older brother,
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fish
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killing
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it is such pleasure,
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why
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te Ki
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s n dA nK deAe.
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a n K.
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ay tt
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A so Ko r n K
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dégi
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ranacánâkce?"
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ánâga
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aidja
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harukosanâga
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here
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you are sleeping?"
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he said and
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by the arm
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he took him and
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n di Ki Ki de.
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A Ai
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wo Ki roKo
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xeAe te se de.
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w K s.
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najîgigije.
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Hahi
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wogizok
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xedereje,
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wakâra.
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he made him stand up.
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Finally,
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really
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they got large,
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the snakes.
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di Ke
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w so K
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tee Ai se de.
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di Ke
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Ai Ke de.
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Jigé
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Waroga
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t'ehireje.
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Jigé
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higeje,
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Again
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Flesh
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he was killed.
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Again
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he said to him,
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tt Ko o
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e Ki
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s n dA nK.
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Ao Ai Ki deAe se s
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Ki liAiye rK K tt.
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"Djagu'û
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égi
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ranacánâk
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hohigicerera
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gipiesgagadjâ?"
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"Why
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here
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you are sleeping
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fishing
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when it is fine and enjoyable?"
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a n K.
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n di Ki Ki de.
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Ai tt ne s.
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n di Ki Ki K deKe.*
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ánâga
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najîgigije.
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hidjanera
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najîgigigacke,
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he said and
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he made him stand up.
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The other
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he would help to stand up one another,
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di Ki
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Ai tt ne s.
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tee Ai Ai s wi ra de.
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wo Ki roKo
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w K s
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jigi
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hidjanera
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t'ehihirawis'aje.
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wogizok
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wakâra
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but
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the other
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he would be killed by them.
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Really
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the snakes
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xeAe te
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Ai se de.
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so A xitti
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tee Ai
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Ai se de.
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xede
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hireje.
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Rohaxdjî
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t'ehi
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hireje.
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large
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they had gotten.
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Very many
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to kill
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they had.
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e Ki
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w K s.
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m Ao tt xitti Ai wi de.
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Ai Kii Ki
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Ai se de.
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Égi
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wakâra
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mahodjaxdjîhiwije.
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Hik'îgi
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hireje,
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And
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the snakes
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they had killed great numbers of them.
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To give up
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they did,
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w K n K.
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e Ki.
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e tt
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leAe tto too
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e de.
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wakânâga
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égi
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édja
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pedjot'û.
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Éje,
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the snakes, and
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[then]
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there
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he built a fire.
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He said,
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w so s.
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leAe tts
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Ai d
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Ao too Kette n.
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"Warora,
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pedjra
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hijâ
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hot'ûkdjenâ.
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"Flesh,
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fire
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a
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you build.
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Ao
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Ai so tti Kette n.
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Ao
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w roAo no s.
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Ho
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hirudjikdjenâ.
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Ho
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wasûnûra
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Fish
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we will eat.
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Fish
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the roasted ones*
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ari ri se ra de
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ay se n.
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so xi xi
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no ni Ke.
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'âsisires'aje
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aírenâ."
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Roghighi,
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nunige
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they are very delicious
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they say."
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He forbade it,
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but
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Ao n tteAe Ke
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w tte K tt.
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Ai ni s.
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n K s Ke we deKe
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honâtcege.
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Wadjegadjâ,
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hiníra
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nâkarakewecge
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his objections were not effective.
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[Why he says it,]
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his older brother
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he was afraid of him
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w o tte de.
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Ai ni ni rKe
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w o tte de.
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e rKe.
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e tt
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wa'ûdjeje.
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Hininisge
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wa'ûdjeje.
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Ésge,
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édja
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he was.
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He was in a way forced
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to do these things.
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Therefore,
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there
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leAe tto too Ai s n K.
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w K.
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xeAe te n K.
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de rKe
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w roAo no
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pedjot'ûhiranâga
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wakâ´´
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xedenâka
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jesge
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wasûnû´
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they built a fire and
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snakes
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those big ones
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[that kind]
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to roast
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Ai se de.
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e Ki.
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totto
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w Ai se Ki
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w so tts
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hireje.
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Égi
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dutc
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wahiregi,
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warutcra
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they did.
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And
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cooked
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when they were,
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[eating]
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o xitti se de.
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de Ko
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Ai wi Ki di
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e Ki.
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Ko te
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'ûxdjîreje.
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Jegû
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hiwigiji.
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Égi,
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"Kodé
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[they did much.]
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Thus
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they had done.
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Then,
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"Say
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w so s.
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Ai att s K.
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ni Ke
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Ai K ni Ai Ke se Kette n.
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w d
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Warora
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hi'âtcraga
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nîge
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higanihikerekdjenâ.
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Wajâ
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Flesh,
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your father
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piece
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let us take it home for him.
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Any
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A K
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Ao
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sotto tte de
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Ki liAi Ktt ne n.
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e de.
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hâka
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ho
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rutceje.
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Gipîkdjanenâ,"
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éje.
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not
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fish
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he eats.
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He will like it,"
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he said.
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e rKe
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ni Ke
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dA n
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Kii Ai s n K
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A Ko Ai se de.
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Ésge,
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nîge
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cana
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k’îhiranâga
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haguhireje.
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Therefore,
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piece
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each
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they packed and
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they came home.
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A Ki si se Ki.
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Ko te
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w so s.
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Ai att s K.
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Ao
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Hagiriregi,
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"Kodé
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Warora,
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hi'âtcraga
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ho
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When they had gotten home,
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"Say
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Flesh,
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your father
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fish
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Ao Ki A Kette n.
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e
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to Ke we Ai xitti
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Ki si K tt.
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Ao
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hokihâkdjenâ,
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e
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dokewehixdjî
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kirigadjâ,
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ho
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let us boil,
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so
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very hungry
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when he comes home,
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fish
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totto tte Kette n.
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e de.
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e rKe.
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se xi d
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Ai o Ai s n K
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dutcekdjenâ,"
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éje.
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Ésge,
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reghijâ
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hi'ûhiranâga
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there will be cooked,"
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he said.
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Therefore,
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a kettle
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they had used and
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w K
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Ki Ko no Ko noKo
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Ao A
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Ai se de.
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to ttK tt
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wakâ´
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gikunukunûk
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hohâ
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hireje.
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Dutcgadjâ,
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snakes
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to cut up
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to boil
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they did.
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When they were cooked,
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Ki si de.
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Ai Kow n
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Ao Ki s Ki se de.
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tt tti.
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w s Ke s
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kirije.
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higûwânâ
|
hogirákireje,
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Djadji,
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waragera
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he came home.
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[Immediately]
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they began to tell him,
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"Father,
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you meant
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e tt
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A Ai wi n.
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Ao s
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so K n n.
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m dtt
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édja
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hahiwinâ.
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Hora
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rokananâ,
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mâcdjâ
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there
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we have [gone].
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The fish
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there were a lot,
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very
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Ao t
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Ao s
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xeAe te
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Ai se n.
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Ki liAiye rKe xitti n.
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hodá
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hora
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xede
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hirénâ.
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gipiesgexdjînâ,
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some
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the fish
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big
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they were.
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It was such a great pleasure,
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Ao
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te[e] Ai s.
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no ni Ke.
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w so K
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n
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ho
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t'ehira,
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nunige
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Waroga
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nâ
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fish
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killing,
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but
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Flesh
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to sleep
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n i doAo no n.
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a nK deAe.
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Ai Ko
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A Ki ttA wi de
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wo s Ks.
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na'îcûnûnâ,"
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ánâkce.
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Higû
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hakitcawije,
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worakra.
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he tried,"
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he was saying.
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[Yet]
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with great eagerness they told it,
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the story.
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te e
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deKe
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ni Ke
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ni Ki Kii
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A Ki si wi n.
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"Dee
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cke
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nîge
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nîgik’i
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hakiriwinâ.
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["This]
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[also]
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piece
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packing for you
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we have come home.
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m dtt
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ar rA n.
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te e de.
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e tt.
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Ao
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Mâcdjâ
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'âsanâ.
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Deeje
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édja
|
ho
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Very
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it is delicious.
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But
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there
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fish
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lA roAo no wiy n K.
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Ao
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so tts
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A o xitti wi n.
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no ni Ke.
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A Ke
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pasûnûwianâga
|
ho
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rutcra
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ha'ûxdjîwinâ,
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nunige
|
hâké
|
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we roasted and
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fish
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the eating
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we did much,
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but
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not
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ttAe ls ni deKe.
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di Ke
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ni Ke
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A tti Ktt n A wi n.
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tcapranîcke,
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jigé
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nîge
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hadjikdjanahawinâ,
|
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if you do not eat it all,
|
again
|
piece
|
we will eat,
|
|
wo ni Ki A wi se.
|
a n Ke
|
Ao so xoKo ttK tt
|
te we s Ki.
|
w K.
|
|
wonigihâwire,"
|
anâke.
|
Horughutcgadjâ
|
Dewéraki,
|
wakâ´
|
|
what we have boiled for you,"
|
they said.
|
Then when he had looked,
|
To his surprise,
|
snakes
|
|
w K nK deAe.
|
A K K rKey d.
|
Ai Ke
|
te e
|
Ao
|
|
wagánâkce.
|
"Hagagasgeijâ
|
hîké
|
dee
|
ho
|
|
they meant.
|
"Oh this is awful,
|
not
|
this
|
fish
|
|
w o ni tte n.
|
w K
|
ay se n.
|
w K ttA Ki se n.
|
A Ai
|
|
wa'ûnîdjenâ,
|
wakâ´
|
aírenâ.
|
Wakâtcâkirenâ.
|
Hahi
|
|
it is not,
|
'snakes'
|
they are called.
|
They are holy.
|
To go out
|
|
ni Ke
|
mo reKe tt.
|
w xoAo wi se
|
e de.
|
t ni
|
|
nîge
|
moskédja
|
waxûwire,"
|
éje.
|
"Dani
|
|
somewhere
|
on pure ground
|
pour them out,"
|
he said.
|
"Tobacco
|
|
te e
|
Ai s ra
|
dA w xoAo Ktt wi n
|
a n K.
|
t ni
|
|
dee
|
hiras'á
|
cawaxûkdjawinâ,"
|
ánâga,
|
dani
|
|
this
|
also
|
you pour out,"
|
he said, and
|
tobacco
|
|
wo K de.
|
di so Ki Ki nK.
|
Ai se de.
|
sexe tte K.
|
t ni s
|
|
wogáje.
|
Jirogiginâk
|
hireje.
|
Reghdjega
|
daníra
|
|
he gave them.
|
Helping one another
|
they did.
|
The kettle
|
the tobacco
|
|
A ni s n K.
|
Ai Ko
|
Ai s m ni
|
deKe
|
sotto Ai se
|
|
haniranâga
|
higû
|
hiramânî
|
cke
|
rutchire
|
|
they took and
|
[still]
|
as they went along
|
[also]
|
they ate
|
|
se Ai se de.
|
e Ki
|
w xoAo Ai s n K.
|
A Ki si s n K.
|
e Ki.
|
|
rehireje.
|
Égi
|
waxûhiranâga
|
hakiriranâga,
|
égi
|
|
they began to do it.
|
And
|
they poured it out and
|
after they had gotten home,
|
then
|
|
w[K] n K
|
se xs
|
Ko so d de.
|
e Ki.
|
m dtt
|
|
wâ[k]nâka
|
reghra
|
kurujaje.
|
Égi
|
mâcdjâ
|
|
that man
|
the kettle
|
he washed it.
|
And
|
a great deal
|
|
m n
|
A nl li se de.
|
Al lK
|
m s
|
xeAe te Ai xitti
|
|
mâna
|
hanabireje.
|
Hâpga
|
mâra
|
xedehixdjî
|
|
[the earth]
|
they roved around.
|
Each day
|
the land
|
a great piece
|
|
Ao w?* Ai se ra de.
|
e
|
di Ke.
|
A Ko se d
|
we de.
|
|
ho[wa]hires'aje.
|
E
|
jigé
|
hagoréjâ
|
weje,
|
|
they would go over.
|
And
|
again
|
in the course of time
|
he said,
|
|
Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
|
ttAo ni
|
te de rKe
|
Ai Ae s.
|
e ttA
|
|
hinîkhaxdjîwira,
|
tconi
|
dejesge
|
hihéra,
|
étcâ
|
|
My sons,
|
the first time
|
this
|
I had said,*
|
instead
|
|
doo wi n.
|
Ai Ke
|
te e
|
Ai no l A s.
|
de rKe
|
|
c'ûwinâ.
|
Hîké
|
dee
|
hinûpáhâra
|
jesge
|
|
you do it.
|
Not
|
this
|
the second time
|
that
|
|
Ai wi niy tte.
|
m s.
|
w K s Ke sK dA n.
|
|
hiwinîadje.
|
Mâra
|
wakaragerakcanâ.
|
|
do not do it.
|
The world
|
there is plenty of room.
|
|
w so Kidi
|
e tt
|
Ao s w deAe se Ktt wi.
|
A Ke
|
|
Warugiji
|
édja
|
horawacerekdjawi.
|
Hâké
|
|
[Perhaps]
|
there
|
you should go.
|
Not
|
|
e tt
|
Ao w s wi niy tte.
|
rA niKi
|
wi Ao so ttA tte se Ki.
|
|
édja
|
howarawinîadje.
|
Sanîk
|
wihorotcadjeregi
|
|
there
|
don't go.
|
Toward
|
the south
|
|
teyi d
|
mi nK Ks.
|
de e
|
w Ke n.
|
A Ke
|
|
deijâ
|
minâkra
|
jee
|
wagénâ.
|
Hâké
|
|
a lake
|
there is
|
that
|
I mean.
|
Not
|
|
e tt
|
Ao w s wi niy tte.
|
Ao ttiy
|
a nK deAe
|
n Ki K s s
|
|
édja
|
howarawinîadje."
|
"hodjia,"
|
ánâkce.
|
Nâkikarara
|
|
there
|
don't go."
|
"All right,"
|
they answered.
|
Hunting
|
|
s Ki Ki ni de.
|
e Ki.
|
tt tti ne tt.
|
w so s.
|
Ai att s K.
|
|
ragiginîje.
|
Égi
|
djadjinedjâ,
|
"Waroga,
|
hi'âtcraga
|
|
he already went.
|
And
|
already,
|
"Flesh,
|
your father
|
|
ni Ke
|
Ao w se
|
w K diAi s.
|
Ko te
|
ni de
|
|
nîge
|
howare
|
wâgacira."
|
"Kodé,
|
nîje.
|
|
someplace
|
to go
|
he told us."
|
"Say,
|
no.
|
|
so xi we d se.
|
Ko te
|
Ai Kow n
|
Ai ne Kette n.
|
tt Ko
|
|
Roghiwejare."
|
"Kodé,
|
higûwânâ
|
hinekdjenâ.
|
Djagu
|
|
He forbade us."*
|
"Say,
|
now
|
let us go.
|
[How]
|
|
se
|
w K diAi d se.
|
o tt o
|
di Ke
|
s xoAo soKo deAe
|
|
re
|
wâgacijare.
|
'Ûdja'û,
|
jigé
|
raxurukce.
|
|
to go
|
he told us.
|
Finally,
|
again
|
he persuaded him.
|
|
A sy se de.
|
o n Koo.
|
te we s Ki
|
te
|
Ki ritti d
|
|
Haraíreje.
|
'ûnâk'û,
|
dewéraki,
|
de
|
gisdjîjâ
|
|
So they went.
|
As they went on,
|
to their surprise,
|
lake
|
a very round one
|
|
e tt
|
nK deAe.
|
Ko te.
|
w so s.
|
A K w d
|
|
édja
|
nâkce.
|
"Kodé
|
Warora,
|
hagáwajâ
|
|
there
|
[it sat.]
|
"Say
|
Flesh,
|
such
|
|
te n Kese
|
Ao Ai s
|
liAi d.
|
e Ki
|
A Ai s Kette n.
|
|
denâkre
|
hohira
|
pîjâ
|
égi
|
hahirakdjenâ."
|
|
this lake
|
swimming place
|
a fine one
|
here
|
let us swim."
|
|
e tt.
|
Ai s wi de.
|
K tt
|
te we s Ki.
|
ttAo rA s s
|
|
Édja
|
hirawije.
|
Gadjâ
|
dewéraki
|
tcûsárara
|
|
There
|
they did it.*
|
When
|
to their surprise,
|
leeches
|
|
so K n de.
|
xeAe te xitti
|
Ai se de.
|
Ko te
|
w so s.
|
|
rokanaje.
|
Xedexdjî
|
hireje.
|
"Kodé
|
Warora,
|
|
a great many.
|
Very large
|
they were.
|
"Say
|
Flesh,
|
|
Ki rotto
|
ay se doAo no s.
|
de rKe
|
w o nK dA n.
|
Ai rKe
|
|
'kisutc'
|
airecžnžra.
|
Jesge
|
wa'žn‰kcan‰.
|
hisgé
|
|
'turtles'*
|
they are called.
|
That is what
|
they are.
|
Some
|
|
tee Ai Ai Kette n.
|
wo Ki ro Kitti
|
a ri se ra de
|
ay se n.
|
ni lA n s deKe.
|
|
t'ehihikdjen‰.
|
Wogizokdj”
|
'âsires'aje,
|
a’ren‰.
|
N”panaracke
|
|
let us kill.
|
Such things
|
they are delicious.
|
they say.
|
Also the soup
|
|
ay se n.
|
e tt
|
m s
|
w Ko so ri s n K.
|
de rKe
|
|
a’ren‰."
|
Édja
|
mâra
|
wakurusiranâga
|
jesge
|
|
they say."
|
There
|
their arrows
|
they took and
|
that kind
|
|
Ko tti se de.
|
K tt
|
A so xA.
|
xeAe te
|
A sy se de.
|
|
gudjireje.
|
Gadj‰
|
haruxa
|
xede
|
haraíreje.
|
|
they shot.
|
[Then]
|
they began
|
[large]*
|
they were.
|
|
A so xA
|
deKe
|
ttAo xitti
|
A se de.
|
K tt K
|
|
Haruxa
|
cke
|
tcoxdj”
|
hareje.
|
Gadj‰ga,
|
|
They began
|
[also]
|
[very blue]*
|
to get.
|
Finally,
|
|
A Ai o xitti
|
Ai se de.
|
xeAe te xitti
|
Ai se Ki.
|
w so K.
|
|
hahi'žxdj”
|
hireje.
|
Xedexdj”
|
hiregi.
|
Waroga
|
|
a great time
|
they were having.
|
Very big
|
they got.
|
Flesh
|
|
tee Ai se de.
|
Ko te
|
w so s.
|
tt Ko o
|
s n dA nK deAe
|
|
t'ehireje.
|
"KodŽ
|
Warora,
|
djagu'ž
|
ranacánâkce?
|
|
he was killed.
|
"Say
|
Flesh,
|
why
|
you are sleeping?
|
|
Ki rotto
|
tee Ai s
|
Ki liAiye rK Kese K.
|
a n K
|
n di
|
|
Kisutc
|
t'ehira
|
gipiesgerega,"
|
ánâga.
|
Naj”
|
|
Turtles
|
killing
|
it is so fine,"
|
[he said.]
|
To stand up
|
|
Ki Ki de.
|
Ai deKe
|
Ke ni wi rii ni
|
tee Ai se de.
|
Ko te
|
|
gigije.
|
Hicge
|
keni wis'”n”
|
t'ehireje.
|
"KodŽ,
|
|
he made him.
|
Again
|
before very long
|
he was killed.
|
"Say,
|
|
tt Ko o
|
s n dA nK deAe.
|
Ki ro tts
|
K tt K
|
so K n n.
|
|
djagu'û
|
ranacánâkce?
|
Kisutcra,
|
gadjâga,
|
rokanana
|
|
why
|
you are sleeping?
|
The [red] turtles,
|
[now,]
|
[the many]
|
|
Ki liAiye rKe n.
|
d n K
|
n di Ki Ki de.
|
ow ttiy sy se Ke se.
|
|
gipiesgenâ,"
|
janâga
|
najîgigije.
|
'ûwadjiarairegere,
|
|
it is getting to be a great pleasure,"
|
thus he spoke and
|
he stood him up.
|
Thus they did repeatedly,
|
|
A K Ki tteAe dA n
|
n di Ki Ke se wi de.
|
A Ai
|
m dtt
|
xeAe te
|
|
hagakitcecanâ
|
najîkigerewije.
|
Hahi,
|
mâcdjâ
|
xede
|
|
alternately
|
they stood one another up.
|
Finally,
|
[mighty]
|
large
|
|
Ai se de.
|
A Ai K tt K.
|
te n K.
|
Ao Ki liAi
|
Ai d
|
|
hireje.
|
Hahi gadjâga,
|
denâka
|
hokipî
|
hijâ
|
|
he got.
|
In the end,
|
the lake
|
as big as
|
one
|
|
a tti nK deAe
|
a tti nK Ki di.
|
w so xeAe de.
|
A Ke
|
w d
|
|
adjinâkce.
|
Adjinâkgiji,
|
waruxéje.
|
Hâké
|
wajâ
|
|
he came out.
|
When it had come out,
|
it chased them.
|
[Not]
|
[anything]
|
|
de rK ni de.
|
Ai d
|
Ai Ki o K.
|
o Ks.
|
lA Ai xitti de.
|
|
jesganîje.
|
Hijâ
|
hikioga
|
ukra
|
pahixdjîje.
|
|
[it is like.]
|
One of them
|
it touched
|
its edges
|
they were very keen.
|
|
e rKe.
|
so s
|
Ki rAK
|
wy Ko noKo ra de.
|
K tt K.
|
|
Ésge
|
rora
|
kisak
|
waikûnûks'aje.
|
Gadjâga,
|
|
Therefore,
|
their bodies
|
in two
|
it cut them.
|
Finally,
|
|
Ai Ko
|
te tt Ki xitti
|
n di Ki Ke se Ai s
|
K deKe.
|
di Ke
|
|
higû
|
dedjâkixdjî
|
najîkîkerehira,
|
gacge
|
jigé
|
|
thus
|
very often
|
[they made each other stand,]
|
but
|
[again]
|
|
Ai tt ne s
|
so
|
Ki rAK
|
Ki Ko noKo ra de.
|
ttAe Ke tt.
|
|
hidânera
|
ro
|
kisak
|
gikûnûks'aje.
|
Tcegédja
|
|
the other's
|