111	kakarowan	rana	o	micilipelipehres	do	Ji-Rakwatokon.
	several tens	already	NOM	stay	LOC	PLN
	there were tens of them who stayed on Ji-Rakwatokon.

112	Rarowa	rana	o	mavered.
	two	already	NOM	remain
	Two remained alive.

113	"Ikong	pa	o	lidan	no	tawo	yaha,"
	how	still	NOM	multiply	GEN	people	these
	"How will these people multiply?"

114	kowan	na	no	mangacacileb,
	be-said	by-him	AGT	glance down
	said the one who looked down,

115

to

na

palida

o

asa

ka

tawo

to

na

cita

o

karam,

then

he

make

NOM

one

one

man

then

he

see

NOM

rat

then he made one of the persons see a rat,

117	"Aso	kapi	vahngon	no	vohovohong	ya."
	how come	make	rise	GEN	leaves	this
	"How come the leaves are being stirred up?"

118	Jablis	ri.
	not change	that
	There was no change.

119	To	na	rakepa	o	karam	ri	am,
	then	he	fetch	NOM	rat	that	LI
	Then he caught the rat,

120	kowan	na	am,
	be-said	by-him	LI
	he said,

121	"ikong	ka	ya	to	jangey	napatci	jaken	na	yamalo.
	how	you	this	sudden	go	be-together	me	it	anxious
	"How come you suddenly join me at the time when I am anxious.

122	Komowan	ka	pa	ya,
	since	you	yet	this
	Since it is so,

123	beken	na	siksiknan	ko	ya,
	not	it	luck	I	this
	it is not my luck,

124	pavaken	mo	o	wawa,
	do away	you	NOM	ocean
	I do away with you in the sea,

125	ko	imo	pasalapen	do	wawa	ya.
	I	you	throw upwards	LOC	ocean	this
	I swing you up into the sea.

126	Kacicin	mo	rana	o	wawa
	make water run out	you	already	NOM	ocean
	Make the water go down

127	ta	kaveyayan	ko	rana,
	because	survive	I	already
	so I can survive,

128	ta	ikong	pa	o	kaveyayan	no	tawo,
	because	what	still	NOM	survive	GEN	people
	because how will mankind survive

129	ano	jalag	ko	ya."
	if	fate	my	this
	if I die."

130	Kalima	na	arow	am,
	fifth	its	day	LI
	Five days later,

131	to	na	cita	o	keyvangon	no	vohovohong.
	suddenly	he	see	NOM	stir-up	GEN	leaves
	suddenly he saw the leaves stirring up.

132	Ji	na	pa	ngilani	ta	ji	pa	ngavak.
	not	he	still	suspect	because	not	still	retreat
	He still did not suspect anything because it hasn't retreated.

133	Makatlowa	vehan	am,
	already third	month	LI
	Three months later,

135	citahen	na	o	asin	na,	ji	rana	makakemkem.
	to-be-seen	he	NOM	salt	his	not	aready	handful
	when he saw that his remaining salt was only a handful.

136	Ji	rana	miyahahey	amvaken	do	tazetesan	na,
	not	already	slow	descend	LOC	move	it
	It was not ebbing slowly already,

137	"Yakmi	omavak	rana	o	wawa,"	kowan	na.
	like	retreat	already	NOM	ocean	be-said	by-him
	"Looks like if the sea is ebbing," he said.

138	Tongvak	am,	tomingi	rana	Ji-Peyrarapoyan,
	again retreat	LI	emerge	already	PLN
	It retreated, Ji-Peyrarapoyan emerged already,

139	o	ercip	am	tod	a	ngey	nekseki.
	NOM	cave	LI	then	LI	go	stay
	then they went to stay in the caves.

140	Abo	rana	o	asa	ka	tawo,
	there is no	already	NOM	one	LI	man
	One of the persons died,

141	mavakes	rana	o	ameyan.
	woman	already	NOM	there is
	what was left was woman.

142	Tomimat	o	mohing	no	anak	na	am,	mavakes.
	appear	NOM	face	GEN	child	her	LI	woman
	The face of her child appeared, it was a girl.

143	Makacita	so	wakey,	so	ngikahvit,
	see	ACC	PTN	ACC	PTN
	She saw the yams, the ngikahvit,

145	Ori	o	ngikavehih	da.
	that	NOM	make survive	they
	That was what they survived on.

146	Mitagitaginanak	am,
	multiplied	LI
	They prospered,

147	nipacipayokan	(Niapen-Mapapo	nimangey	do	Beleng)
	blood relative	PSN	went	LOC	PLN
	there were blood relatives (Niapen-Mapapo went to Beleng).

148	no	tawo	do	ili	kano	Ivatas.
	GEN	person	LOC	village	and	PLN
	The people in the village and in Ivatas.

149	"Misey	ta	mo	kaka."
	separate	we	you	elder brother
	"Elder brother, let's separate."

150	"Ken,	ji	ko	ngahi	do	ja."
	no	not	I	come	LOC	here
	"No, I will not leave here."

151	Misey	sira,	miyanak	do	Ji-Minareyag.
	separate	they	multiply	LOC	PLN
	Then, they separated. The one who went to Ji-Minareyag had children.

152	Rarowa	sira,
	two	they
	They were two,

153	jatengi	o	mina	kapi	tagitaginanak
	not know	NOM	in the past	did	multiply
	it is not clear if he had offspring

154	na	no	meyan	do	Minakavogo	do	Benen.
	he	GEN	live	LOC	PLN	LOC	PLN
	the one who was at Minakavogo do Benen.

155	Mosok	sira	Ji-Minaveyagan,
	move down	they	PLN
	They came down to Ji-Minaveyagan,

156	to	sira	balinas	o	rarakeh	a	nimapo	Ji-Peyratayan.
	then	they	all die	NOM	old ones	NOM	came from	PLN
	then all the old ones who came from Ji-Peyratayan died.

157	Ananak	na,	mitagitaginanak	am,	Si-Reyagan,
	child	his	multiply	LI	PSN
	His youngest child had a child, Si-Reyagan,

158	maniring	sira	o	tawo	do	ilawod	am,
	say	they	NOM	man	LOC	outside	LI
	people who lived west of the village said,

159	"toda	mangaranan	Si-Reyagan
	then	be-named	PSN
	"Then he was named Si-Reyagan

160	ta	sa	maciinapo	jamen,"	kowan	da,
	because	they	same ancestry	with us	be-said	by-them
	because he was of the same ancestry with us?" they said.

161	ta	beken	a	kalovotan	pa	no	tawo	no	kakowa.
	because	not	LI	public property	yet	GEN	people	GEN	old times
	because people of old times had no public property.

162	Miyalislis	rana	sira	Ji-Minareyagan.
	move	already	they	PLN
	They moved down to Ji-Minareyagan.

163	Mey	na	rana	itnek	do	Kavogow
	go	he	already	settle	LOC	PLN
	He went to settle down in Kavogow

165	Miyananak	Si-Kavogow	am,	pacipayokan	Niapen-Matomid,
	multiply	PSN	LI	directly related	PSN
	Si-Kavogow had children, was directly related to Niapen-Matomid,

166	ka	da	akey	icalow	Siapen-Kingasan
	and	they	grandfather	late	PSN
	and to my late grandfather Siapen-Kingasan

167	ka	nira	do	Ranom,
	and	they	LOC	PLN
	and akin to those at Ranom,

168	ka	Niapen-Mapapo	mapiyakakawan	so	meyan	Ji-Mongya.
	and	PSN	possess land	ACC	at	PLN
	and to those ancestors of Niapen-Mapapo who had land at Ji-Mongya.

169	Miyaloslos	sira	Jiminakeytan	am,
	move down	they	PLN	LI
	When they moved down to Ji-Minakeytan,

170	rarowa	sira	rana	ameyan.
	two	they	already	there is
	they were two already.

171	"Makon	ta	ya	mo	kaka,"	kowan	na	no	ananak.
	what	we	this	you	elder brother	be-said	by-him	AGT	younger
	"What are we going to do? Elder brother," said the younger one.

172	"Mangey	ta	do	likey	a	pasalan
	go	we	LOC	little	LI	bay
	"Let's go to the small bay

173	ta	kabezakan	no	tawo	ri,"
	because	prosper	GEN	people	that
	because people are prosperous there,"

175	Maniring	o	ananak,
	say	NOM	younger
	The younger one said,

176	"ken,	makowan	ta	o	rakowa	pasalan	dito!
	no	better	we	NOM	big	bay	there
	"No, we better go to the big bay over there."

177	Minatateng	am,	misey	sira	miketeh,
	afterwards	LI	separate	they	brothers
	Afterwards, the brothers separated,

178	rakrahkeh	am	nimahi	do	ili	ta	ya.
	elder	LI	came	LOC	village	our	this
	the elder one came to our village.

179	Ananak	am	nimangey	do	Ji-Vatas.
	younger	LI	went	LOC	PLN
	The younger one went to Ivatas.

180	Ka	angaz	da	do	Ji-Sopi.
	and	move up	they	LOC	PLN
	They moved up to Ji-Sopi.

181	Miyananak	o	meyan	do	ili	ta	ya	am,
	multiply	NOM	at	LOC	village	our	this	LI
	The one in our village had child,

182	ngaran	na	Si-Jingonot,
	neme	his	PSN
	his name was Si-Jingonot,

183	ta	kaji	na	nimonotan	do	ananak.
	because	not	he	along	LOC	younger
	because he had not followed his younger brother.

184	Akemey	cinonbadan	o	vahey	da	no	meyan	do	Ji-Sopi	ri.
	like	big	NOM	house	they	GEN	at	LOC	PLN	that
	Their house was like really big one, of those Ji-Sopi.

185	"Mivazey	ta	manganak	ko,"
	work	we	children	my
	"Let's work my child,"

186	kowan	na	no	ama	na.
	be-said	by-him	AGT	father	his
	his father said.

187	Tabtahban	da	o	pasek	a	kakali	da.
	sharpen wood	they	NOM	point	LI	digging rod	their
	They sharpened the point of their digging rod.

188	Minatateng	am,
	afterwards	LI
	Afterwards,

189	o	pineysapsap	da	pinanlagan	no	kapivazey	da	am,
	NOM	put water	they	be-blessed	GEN	work	their	LI
	on the land which they watered and blessed with their work,

191	Mowney	am,
	long after	LI
	After long time,

192	to	sira	abo	o	vahawo	a	mitanatanang.
	suddenly	they	there is not	NOM	ant	LI	crowd
	suddenly the crowd of ants disappeared.

193	Tona	cita	apat	a	tarokok,
	suddenly	see	four	LI	cuckoos
	then suddenly he saw four cuckoo birds,

195	O	pineysapsep	da	am,
	NOM	put water	they	LI
	When they irrigated it,

196	to	da	ngey	malimolimoci	a	makakaley.
	then	they	go	surround	LI	hand in hand
	they made a circle, so that their wings touched.

197	"Aso	to	mo	ama,"	kowan	na.
	how	then	father	be-said	by-him
	"What is this, my father?" he said.

198	"To	sira	nita	manganak	ko	ta	oya	rana	am,
	then	they	gaze	child	my	because	that	already	LI
	"Let's gaze at them, my child, because this

199	sa	mapason	ya	so	meyhahama,
	they	attract	this	ACC	worship
	encouraged worship,

200	am	apiya	no	ikapiya	ta	ya	am,
	LI	nice	GEN	make good	we	this	LI
	but who knows if this is good for us,

201	maganam	ko	ka	panzangkey	ta,"	kowan	no	ama	na.
	dance	I	then	dry taro	we	be-said	AGT	father	his
	so I first dance, then hang taro on the bamboo pole," his father said.

203	mi	sira	manba	so	adwa	ka	kawalan,
	go	they	cut down	ACC	two	pieces	bamboo
	they went to cut down two pieces of bamboo,

204	o	nipangey	da	do	ercip	do	Ji-Sopi.
	NOM	put	they	LOC	cave	LOC	PLN
	and put them in the cave at Ji-Sopi.

205	Zasingen	da	o	ora	da,
	arrange	they	NOM	taro field	their
	They arranged their taro field,

206	mi	na	akaten	o	kaketeh	na.
	go	he	invite	NOM	brothers	his
	then went to invite his brother.

207	"Ya	to	mivazey	siwari,
	this	how	celebrate	younger brother
	"How come little brother wants to celebrate,

209	ta	mivahey	ananak	do	rakowa	mahwo,
	because	live	younger brother	LOC	big	stone
	because the younger one lived in a big stone cave,

210	am	ameyan	do	Jayo	a	kaketeh	na	am,
	LI	there is	LOC	PLN	LI	brothers	his	LI
	and his brother who lived in Yayo,

211	to	sira	mapeypasakeb
	then	they	cover
	then they had covered

212	so	malalahet	a	pipasadongen	da	vahey.
	ACC	ugly	LI	interwoven	their	house
	their house with ugly thatch.

213	Miyanak	o	ameyan	do	Jayo,
	bear child	NOM	is	LOC	PLN
	One who lived in Yayo had a child,

214	kabenekan	na	am,	Si-Mabezak,
	eldest son	he	LI	PSN
	his eldest child was Si-Mabzak,

215	o	anak	na	ni	Mabezak	am,
	NOM	child	his	GEN	PSN	LI
	and the children of Si-Mabzak

216	ori	nimikalitolitod	rana.
	that	was prosperous	already
	were prosperous already.

217	Manzangkey	o	inapo	ta	Jayo
	hang taro	NOM	grandfather	we	PLN
	Our grandfather from Yayo hung taro from a bamboo pole,

218	nimaganama	nimikates.
	dance	worshiped
	danced and worshiped.

219	Ikong	o	ji	da	nimasapasapa.
	what	NOM	not	they	experienced
	There was nothing they did not experience.

220	Abo	rana	o	ama	da
	there is not	already	NOM	father	their
	When their father was no more,

221	toda	na	masinonohngi	o	inapo	ta	am
	then	he	go independently	NOM	grandfather	our	LI
	then our grandfather went on his way,

222	nimangey	sira	do	Samrangan,	do	Savatan.
	went	they	LOC	PLN	LOC	PLN
	they went to Samrangan, at Savatan.

223	Ingato	da	no	Ivatas	am,
	move up	they	GEN	PLN	LI
	They moved up from Ivatas,

224	mangey	sira	do	Ji-Makangingivit,
	go	they	LOC	PLN
	they went to Ji-Makangingivit,

225	am	manivit	o	ananak	da.
	but	crooked mouth	NOM	children	their
	but then their children all had crooked mouth.

226	"Ya	malahet	ja,
	this	bad	here
	"It's bad here,

227	ta	ya	miraworawey	o	anak	takamo,
	because	this	morbid	NOM	child	our
	because our children look terrible,

228	mangey	ta	pala	do	yamzahon	jisinasta."
	go	we	try	LOC	above	to our brother
	let's go and try to move above the place of our brother."

229	Mangey	sira,	am	mapasilap	sira,
	go	they	but	askew eye	they
	They went there, but then they had askew eyes.

230	"Ya	marahet,	ya	tamo	mipanhngonhngo
	this	bad	this	we	how come
	"It's bad, how come

231	ya	do	ya	da	tongonongi	nira	sinasta."
	this	LOC	this	they	peaceful	they	our brother
	that at this place everything is peaceful with our brother."

232	Minatateng	am,	oli	da	o	Maworod,
	afterwards	LI	return	they	NOM	PLN
	Afterwards, they returned to Maworod,

233	miyangey	ya	micaraworawey	sira.
	same	this	morbid	they
	but they looked just as terrible.

234	To	sira	angey	do	Kanavan	am	maneyvekehad	am,
	then	they	go	LOC	PLN	LI	good-situation	LI
	Then, when they went to Kanavan the situation improved,

235	"do	anjin	pa	o	ngayan	takamo,"
	LOC	where	yet	NOM	go	we
	"where else could we go?"

236	ka	toda	angeyanan	do	dang,	Ji-Vatas.
	thus	then	settle down	LOC	there	PLN
	and they went there, to Ivatas.

237	Ikakza	no	inapo	ta	do	Jayo	am,
	admire	GEN	grandfather	our	LOC	PLN	LI
	Our grandfather from Yayo liked them,

239	apiya	sira	so	lagag.	Manmanma	ka	paganam	da.
	nice	they	ACC	luck	first	then	dance	they
	their luck was good. They danced first.

240	"Inarahen	takamo	o	zipos	ta	Ji-Vatas,
	learn	we	NOM	relatives	our	PLN
	"We take example from our blood- relatives from Ivatas,

241	ta	ori	ya	da	ibezak"	kowan	da.
	because	that	this	they	prosper	be-said	by-them
	because it makes them prosperous," they said.

242	Meybangbang	rana	o	tawo	do	Jayo.
	live together	already	NOM	people	LOC	PLN
	People of Yayo lived together.

243	Miratateng	am,	kakaliman	sira	tawo	do	Ji-Vatas
	afterwards	LI	fifty	they	people	LOC	PLN
	Afterwards, the population increased fifty in Ivatas

244	do	nipraciracitan	da	rana,
	LOC	complex division	they	already
	they were socially organized already.

245	apo	do	Kanavan	am,
	grandfather	LOC	PLN	LI
	Starting from Kanavan on,

246	ji	da	rana	nicilan	no	akey	da	Ji-Vatas,
	not	they	already	ignore	GEN	grandfather	their	PLN
	they ignored their grandfather of Ivatas,

248	mi	da	pasasaroken	sira	Jayo	do	nibezak	da	rana.
	go	they	be-hidden	they	PLN	LOC	prospered	they	already
	they made those people hide in Yayo because they had more men.

249	Ori	o	nipisinan	da	no	akey	ta	ya.
	that	NOM	separate	they	GEN	grandfather	our	this
	This is why our grandfather separated.

250	Ipanmanma	na	no	Ivatas	a	mivazey.
	first	it	GEN	PLN	LI	celebrate
	It was Ivatas that had the first celebration.

251	Mirarawod	sira,	miparek	sira,
	sing	they	sprinkled	they
	They chanted and sprinkled the parek,

253	ano	mivazey	sira	am,	to	sira	mitavatavaz
	if	celebrate	they	LI	then	they	fight
	whenever they had celebrations, they always had fights,

254	asa	ka	tawo	rana	mavezed	do	teyhesa	ka	vehey.
	one	LI	person	already	remain	LOC	every	LI	household
	so that only one man remained in every household.

255	O	Ivatas	am,	nimeybangbang	sira
	NOM	PLN	LI	all villagers	they
	Ivatas incorporated them

256	o	tawo	Ji-Kanalan	kano	Ji-Morod,
	NOM	people	PLN	and	PLN
	the villagers of Ji-Kanalan and Ji-Morod,

257	ori	o	nikaro	da.
	that	NOM	increased	they
	this is why they increased.

258	Pasazosazoken	da	o	tawo	do	Jayo.
	chase and kill	they	NOM	people	LOC	PLN
	They chased and killed the people of Yayo.

259	Somawod	sira	Jayo	am,
	increase	they	PLN	LI
	When they increased in Yayo to

260	kakaliman	so	ikarowapowo,
	fifty	ACC	more then hundred
	hundred and fifty,

261	o	likey	ya	kahasan	do	Ji-Kalilingtan	am,
	NOM	small	this	jungle	LOC	PLN	LI
	in the small jungle of Ji-Kalingtan,

262	ori	o	mi	da	pasazosazokan	so	Ivatas.
	that	NOM	go	they	chase and kill	ACC	PLN
	they chased and killed the Ivatas.

263	Asa	ka	angey	na	mangna	no	anak	da	no	Ivatas	am,
	once	LI	go	he	angle	GEN	child	their	GEN	PLN	LI
	Once, when a boy from Ivatas went fishing,

264	to	na	cita	somalasalap
	suddenly	he	see	fly back and forth
	suddenly he saw something flying back and forth,

265	to	na	pasagit	ta	o	panid	do	kozong	no	kakawan.
	then	it	hook	because	NOM	wing	LOC	hole	GEN	reef
	then, it got its wings hooked in a small hole of the reef.

266	Ka	oli	na	rana	ononongan	na	do	ama	da	ri,
	then	return	he	already	speak-up	he	LOC	father	their	that
	The boy went home and told his father about that

267	kowan	na	am,	"Libangbang	manganak	ko	ri."
	be-said	by-him	LI	flying fish	child	my	that
	he said: "My child, that was a flyingfish.

270	"Ikong	ya,	libangbang	ya	manganak	ko,
	what	this	flying fish	this	child	my
	"What is this? This is a flyingfish, my child,

272	Karowan	da	ri	am,
	leave	they	those	when
	When they were about to leave

273	"Ya	nio	karowan	jaken	ya,
	this	you	leave	me	this
	the flying fish said: "You are leaving me like this,

274	kamo	jinimapalolo	so	tamtahmek,"	kowan	na.
	you	not bring	ACC	treasure	be-said	by-him
	haven't you brought any precious things?," it said.

275	"Aso	tamtahmek	namen	nimangey	do	yakan	mamen."
	what	treasure	we	went	LOC	food	our
	How could we have precious things on us, we came to look for our food.

276	Papatow	am,	kowan	na	no	anak	na	am,
	flying fish season	when	be-said	he	AGT	child	his	LI
	When it was the end of May, the child said,

277	"Mi	ta	pala	mo	ama	ta	yameyahan,"
	go	we	try	you	father	because	there is again
	"Father let's go and try because it is there again."

278	kowan	na	ni	ama	na	am,
	be-said	he	AGT	father	his	LI
	His father said to him,

279	"Ori	rana	manganak	ko	am,
	that	already	child	my	LI
	"This time, my child

280	piyahen	so	azazanedan	ya	manganak	ko,
	very good	ACC	respond	this	child	my
	let's respond nicely, my child,

281	nawey	no	yako	ninhap."
	if	GEN	I	took
	if I take it."

282	O	ipos	na	am,	pakedkehdan	da	rana	so	mazaponey,
	NOM	tail	it	LI	tie	they	already	ACC	blue bead
	They tied a blue bead to its tail

283	"yako	imo	vageyatan	ta	oya	so	o	ikakza	mo
	I	you	tie	we	this	ACC	NOM	like	you
	"I tie you with this because this is what you like,

284	ji	ka	to	jangey	yandep	do	piceylilihan
	not	you	then	go	enter	LOC	other village
	then do not go and enter any other village

285	ta	aniow	ko	imo	simakteysawan"	kowan	na.
	because	get	I	you	next year	be-said	by-him
	because you are going to be the first I catch next year."

286	"Nohon,	am	apiya	no	kownongan	ko	inio	am,"
	yes	LI	good	GEN	be-found	by-me	you	LI
	"Yes, but can I easily find you?,"

287	kowan	na.
	be-said	by-him
	it said.

288	"Jabo	ka	jimo	ngononngan	ja,
	not	LI	you	find	here
	"you find this place here,

289	ta	jimo	ngakatawa	Jipeyrapoyan	ya."
	because	you	come	PLN	this
	because you come to Ji-Peyrapoyan."

290	"Jakowanata,	jabo	ka	ji	ko	ngatatawon	sa.
	since so	not	LI	not	I	come	here
	"Well then, I shall certainly return here."

291	Asa	ka	pirayonam,	lemohas	sira,
	one	LI	flyingfish season	launch	they
	Once when they were putting out sea during the flyingfish season,

292	masari	da	o	tamtahmek.
	meet	they	NOM	treasure
	they came across the treasure.

293	Kahap	da	so	libangbang	ri,
	catch	they	ACC	flying fish	that
	They caught that flyingfish,

294	"Ikong	yakan	tamo	rana	ya,"	kowan	da.
	what	food	we	already	this	be-said	by-them
	"What, is this all that is going to be our food?" - they said.

295

"Jina

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