Akono kidi sesekeya

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Sunittu ledatahaŋi tanatana sukini gaba patana deni, ledabbasatanu sukono kidi sesekeya

su
at
=n
=SG
=ittu
=event
le
1SG
=da
=go
-ta
-P.FH
=haŋi
=CONTINUOUS
tanatana
along
su
at
=kini
=land
gaba
edge
pa
belonging.to
=tana
=flowing/blowing
deni
river
le
1SG
=dabbasa
=stumble
-ta
-P.FH
=nu
=next
su
at
=kono
=rounded
kidi
rock
sese
speech
=keya
=have/do

One time I was going along the edge of the river, and then I stumbled on a speech-having rock.

Ledalata wolo kono, leseta “Hu, ŋilakeŋi kono kidipa dasadolatele?”

le
1SG
=dala
=take
-ta
-P.FH
wolo
up
kono
rounded
le
1SG
=se
=say
-ta
-P.FH
hu
hey!
ŋi
2SG
=la
=spend.time
=keŋi
=QUERY
kono
rounded
kidi
rock
=pa
=that
da
3NR
=sadola
=talk
=tele
=can

I picked it up, and I said, “Hey! Are you a rock that can talk?”

Kono daseta, “Yala, lelada kono kidi sesekeya?”

kono
rounded
da
3NR
=se
=say
-ta
-P.FH
yala
yes
le
1SG
=la
=spend.time
-da
-NP.FH
kono
rounded
kidi
rock
sese
speech
=keya
=have/do

It said, “Yes, I am a speech-having rock.”

Lekeŋeta dukono, “Ŋitutotekeŋi waseme dule lewuddatila ŋiyawa?”

le
1SG
=keŋi
=QUERY
-ta
-P.FH
du
to
=kono
=rounded
ŋi
2SG
=tutu
=intend
-te
-P
=keŋi
=QUERY
wa
NEG
=se
=say
=me
=COMPLEMENT
du
to
=le
=1SG
le
1SG
=wudda
=avoid
=tila
=should
ŋiya
2SG
=wa
=OBJECT

I asked it, “Did you intend not saying to me, I should avoid you?”

Daseta yididi, “Leladatowa akono kidi sesekeya basa.”

da
3NR
=se
=say
-ta
-P.FH
yididi
back/again
le
1SG
=la
=spend.time
-da
-NP.FH
=towa
=because
a
SG
=kono
=rounded
kidi
rock
sese
speech
=keya
=have/do
basa
bad

It said back, “Because I am a bad speech-having rock.”

Daŋosese sodo nodu dawuŋiyeneta leyawa, lekudatatoyo dakono dutana deni.

da
this
=ŋo
=many
=sese
=speech
sodo
word
nodu
anger-inducing
da
3NR
=wa
=NEG
=ŋiyene
=please
-ta
-P.FH
leya
1SG
=wa
=OBJECT
le
1SG
=kuda
=throw
-ta
-P.FH
=toyo
=RESULT
da
this
=kono
=rounded
du
to
=tana
=flowing/blowing
deni
river

These anger-inducing words displeased me, so I threw the rock into the river.

Lewadoŋeta yididi dakono kidi sesekeya.

le
1SG
=wa
=NEG
=doŋi
=see
-ta
-P.FH
yididi
back/again
da
this
=kono
=rounded
kidi
rock
sese
speech
=keya
=have/do

I did not see the speech-having rock again.

 

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