2	am	maniring	siamen-koito	so	am,
	LI	say	he	ACC	LI
	he said about that,

3	"nimetak	ta	do	Lalitan."
	broke out	we	LOC	hard rock
	"We broke out from the hard rock."

4	Beken	na	jabo	o	minaketak	ta	do	Lalitan	na.
	not	it	is not	NOM	break out	we	LOC	hard rock	it
	Our ancestors did not break out from the hard rock.

5	Kapatan	sira	nimivahey	do	Tabedeh,
	forty	they	lived	LOC	PLN
	They were forty, and they lived at Tabedeh,

6	minatateng	am	to	sira	bzak	do	dow	ri.
	afterwards	LI	then	they	propagate	LOC	place	that
	afterwards, they prospered there.

7	O	nikapowan	da	nira	ri	am,
	NOM	origin	their	those	that	LI
	As for their origin,

8	o	todavahavahangso
	NOM	generation after generation
	generation after generation,

9	a	ipanci	da	no	tawo	no	kakwa.
	LI	say	they	AGT	people	GEN	old times
	old people talked about it.

10	Manireng	o	tawo	do	Ilawod	am,
	say	NOM	people	LOC	PLN	LI
	The person from overseas said,

11	ji	kamo	angey	do	pimohamohan	ta,
	not	you	go	LOC	plantation	our
	do not go to our plantation,

12	ta	to	kamo	angan	so	kalelenden	kano	pali,"
	because	then	you	eat	ACC	FRN	and	FRN
	because then you will eat the fruits of kalelenden and pali,"

14	"Nohon,	ta	to	namen	ahan	ta	ikong,"
	yes	because	then	we	eat	because	what
	"Yes, why would we eat that,"

15	kowan	na	no	ananak,
	be-said	by-him	AGT	younger child
	said the children,

16	kangey	da	do	daw	ri.
	go	they	LOC	there	that
	they went there.

17	Minatateng	am,	romyag	sira	am,
	afterwards	LI	breakfast	they	LI
	Afterwards, when they were having breakfast,

18	ananak	am	to	na	ngadkada	o	otod	na.
	younger child	LI	suddenly	he	scratched	NOM	knee	its
	the younger one suddenly scratched his knee.

19	"O,	kamakong	mo	koimon	kajimohangaman,"
	NOM	what	you	child	you not eat
	"Oh, my child how come you are not eating?"

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

21	"Ya	miyngen	o	otod	ko"	kowan	na	no	ananak.
	this	hurts	NOM	knee	my	be-said	by-him	GEN	child
	"My knee hurts," the child said.

23	"Oya	rana	manganak	ko	am,
	this	already	children	my	LI
	"This, my child

24	ya	kamo	nikoman	so	pali,"
	this	you	ate	ACC	FRN
	you ate pali,"

26	"Nohon,	yaken	rana	mo	ama	am,
	yes	I	already	you	father	LI
	"Yes, I, my father,

27	ko	nikoman	so	kalelenden."
	I	ate	ACC	FRN
	I ate kalelenden."

29	"sikoito	am,	ya	nikoman	so	pahli.
	he	LI	this	ate	ACC	FRN
	"He also ate pali.

31	kowan	na	no	ama	da.
	be-said	by-him	AGT	father	their
	said their father.

32	Ipacikakanig	na	no	tawo	do	Ilawod	am,
	ashamed	he	GEN	man	LOC	foreigner	LI
	The man from overseas was ashamed,

33	to	mangeneneb	rana	so	kavangan,
	then	close	already	ACC	wooden box
	he closed the wooden box,

34	"yako	imo	patokaden	na,
	I	you	drift	it
	"I let you drift in it,

35	mi	ka	mazadow	do	peyvavanowan	na	no	rakowa	keygeygahngan,
	go	you	drift	LOC	bay	it	GEN	big	cliff on shore
	you go drifting to the shore of the great rock,

36	ta	mi	ka	tomakad	do	Tabedeh."	kowan	na.
	because	go	you	drift ashore	LOC	PLN	be-said	by-him
	you go and wash up on the shore at Tabedeh." he said.

37	"Ano	simeyan	so	masazi	mo	a	tarek	so	kavavangan	am,
	if	there is	ACC	meet	you	LI	other	ACC	wooden boxes	LI
	"If you meet other wooden boxes,

38	manireng	ka	am,
	say	you	LI
	you say,

39	"makarahi	ka,
	go far	you
	'You stay far away,

40	ta	pamosotan	ka	no	obot	ni	Lovolovoin,
	because	spray	you	GEN	shit	GEN	PSN
	because the excrement of Lovolovoin will spray you,'

41	kowan	mo	am,"	kowan	na.
	be-said	by-you	LI	be-said	by-him
	you will say," he said.

42	Oya	ano	makasazi	so	kavangan	am,
	thus	if	meet	ACC	wooden box	LI
	Thus, if he met another wooden box,

43	to	na	pinirhis	sa	o	kavavangan	ri,
	suddenly	it	along current	it	NOM	wooden boxes	that
	there were several wooden boxes in the current,

44	jingeyan	rana	so	panganinowon	na.
	have	already	ACC	glass	his
	glass existed already.

45	Mangey	rana	mazadow	do	Tabedeh.
	go	already	drift	LOC	PLN
	He drifted to Tabedeh.

46	Sira	ri	am	Ikbalat	sira	ri.
	they	those	LI	PLN	they	those
	They were people from Ikbalat.

47	Minatateng	am,	mitagitaginanak	am,
	afterwards	LI	multiplied	LI
	Afterwards, he multiplied

48	asa	o	anak	na.
	one	NOM	child	he
	he had one child.

49	"Oya	nakeyngen	no	otod	ko"	kowan	na.
	this	hurts	GEN	knee	my	be-said	by-him
	"This is why my knee hurt," she said.

51	Ori	da	jimakabnebnehki	nira	kaka
	that	they	can't speak	they	brothers
	"My brothers cannot speak,

52	ta	nikoman	so	kalelenden."
	because	ate	ACC	FRN
	because they ate kalelenden."

54	to	sira	macipazagzagpit,	to	sira	bezak	am,
	then	they	intermarry	then	they	prosper	LI
	then they inter-married, and kept on prospering,

55	kapatan	sira	do	Tabedeh.
	forty	they	LOC	PLN
	they were forty at Tabedeh.

56	"Manamed	o	ya	tamo	bezakan,
	stay	NOM	this	we	prosper
	"If we prosper like this,

57	do	anjin	o	ongayan	takamo	a	miniylislis."
	LOC	where	NOM	go	we	LI	move
	where are we going to move in the future?"

58	"To	tamo	peypalatagi	sawon	o	ili	ta	ya	am."
	then	we	stay	indeed	NOM	village	our	this	LI
	"We will stay only here in this village of ours."

59	Sira	ri	am,	ngaran	da	am,	Si-Mawawa.
	they	those	LI	name	their	LI	PSN
	They were all called after Si-Mawawa.

61	Asa	na	ka	arow	am,	no	kanonan	am,
	one	it	LI	day	LI	GEN	that time	LI
	One day, by that time

62	nimangaz	rana	sira	do	Kasamrangan,
	move up	already	they	LOC	beach
	they had moved up already to Kasamrangan,

63	to	mikawo	o	keysakan.
	suddenly	ebb	NOM	shore
	the ocean ebbed at the shore.

64	"Yamakong	ya	ji	mipehnep"
	how come	this	not	ebb
	"What is this, isn't it low tide?"

65	"Nohon."
	yes
	"Yes."

66	Tongvak	ri,	"ya	na	nimvahak	o	wawa."
	go down	that	this	it	go down	NOM	ocean
	It ebbed, "The ocean keeps ebbing."

67	"To	na	ivak	no	wawaha."
	suddenly	it	retreat	GEN	ocean
	"Suddenly the ocean is retreating."

68	"Tawen,	ya	mipanngonngo	ya."
	do not know	this	bottom	this
	"We do not know what is happening, it is going down to the bottom."

69	Tongyan	do	angangazan	na.
	sudden	LOC	normal low limit	its
	Suddenly it reached its lowest normal limit.

70	O	nivakan	no	wawa	am,	pangpehan	da	so	amwamong.
	NOM	ebb	GEN	ocean	LI	pile up	they	ACC	fishes
	As the ocean ebbed, they picked up the fish.

71	Minatatengam,	tongyan	do	nanadan.
	afterwards	suddenly go	LOC	low beach
	Afterwards, suddenly it went down to the middle part of the shore.

72	"Yamakong	o	wawa	ka	to	na	angvakan."
	how come	NOM	ocean	LI	then	it	descend
	"How come ocean does not stop going down?"

73	Sira	ri	am,	abo	pa	o	pizipoziposan	da
	they	those	LI	there is no	yet	NOM	blood relatives	they
	At this time they did not know yet about blood relatives,

74	to	sira	micakadowan	o	nimikakakteh.
	then	they	intermarry	NOM	brothe and sister
	because brothers and sisters inter-married.

75	Minatateng	am,
	afterwards	LI
	Afterwards,

76	malawlahwodan	nanadan	o	avakan	no	wawa.
	surpass	middle of island	NOM	retreat	GEN	ocean
	the ocean went passed the middle part of the shore, and kept retreating.

77	Nimabzo	rana	o	nimazadow	do	Tabedeh	a	ina	da.
	died	already	NOM	drifted	LOC	PLN	LI	mother	their
	Their mother who drifted to Tabedeh died already.

78	Tongyan	do	pacicipan,
	then went	LOC	shore
	Then, went to the shore,

79	"apiya	ya,"	kapangpeh	da	so	amwamong.
	nice	this	continue picking	they	ACC	fishes
	"This is nice," they continue picking up fish.

80	Vezaveza	rana	o	akpehen	da.
	mixed	already	NOM	pick	they
	What they picked up was all mixed.

81	Amvak	am	pamindan	na	do	karaywan	o	nivakan	na,
	descend	LI	arrive	it	LOC	far from beach	NOM	descend	its
	The ocean ebbed to far away from the beach,

83	Jiatengi	o	kapakatlo	na	kapakapat	na	kawoang,
	do not know	NOM	thirty	it	forty	it	generation
	It is not clear if it was after thirty or forty generations,

84	"ya	mipehnep	o	wawa,"	kowan	da.
	this	come up	NOM	ocean	be-said	by-them
	"The ocean is rising again," they said.

85	"Aso	ka	pipehnep	naha."
	how come	LI	tide	INT
	"How come it is rising again?"

86	Tongyan	do	karaywan,	tongyan	do	nanadan.
	then went	LOC	far from shore	then went	LOC	middle of the island
	It went passed that point far away from the shore, went to the middle of the shore.

88	"To	na	pala	anpongpahngi	no	si	mamindan,
	suddenly	it	try	wait	GEN	if	reach
	"Let's wait and see if it will reach,

89	do	oyod	na	pamsan	ri."
	LOC	true	its	beach	that
	its real beach."

90	To	na	zagpita	oyod	na	pamsan,
	suddenly	it	surpass	real	it	beach
	Suddenly it reached its original beach,

91	apnezak	am	to	na	zagpita	o	peyvawon	no	pasalan.
	next morning	LI	suddenly	it	surpass	NOM	mouth	GEN	stream
	next day in the morning the mouth of the stream on the beach.

92	"Ya	mabagbag	ta	ya	miparako	o	wawa,
	this	devil	because	this	grow bigger	NOM	ocean
	"To hell, the ocean is getting bigger,

93	oya	vogavogan	na,"	kowan	da.
	this	happen suddenly	it	be-said	by-them
	it is happening suddenly," they said.

94	To	na	pangatowa	rana	sira.
	then	it	gradually-up	already	they
	Then they moved upwards.

95	"Ji	tamo	avehih	mangapisagsahgadan."
	not	we	survive	villagers
	"We are not going to survive villagers."

96	Akmey	yawoken	o	sahi-sahid	na	am,	mamahamaha.
	like	find	NOM	elevated land	it	LI	stop
	As they found some elevated land, they often stopped.

97	"Ya	pa	mipenehep."
	this	yet	high-tide
	"The tide is still growing."

98	To	na	paknaknama	do	kanavaken	na,
	then	it	gradually advancing	LOC	land	its
	Then it gradually advanced towards the middle of the land,

99	micangangato	o	tawo,	aro	o	kanen	da.
	all go uphills	NOM	people	much	NOM	food	their
	people kept going up-hill, they had a lot of food.

100	O	nimacamizing	do	rarakeh	am,
	NOM	heard	LOC	old people	LI
	I heard from old people,

101	asin	o	palolwen	da,
	salt	NOM	bring	they
	they took salt along,

102	tamtahmek	da	ji	da	na	niyahap.
	treasure	their	not	they	he	took
	their treasures they did not take.

103	"Oya	vogavogan	na,"	kowan	da.
	this	develop	it	be-said	by-them
	"It keeps going," they said.

104	To	sira	ragpit	do	karatayan
	then	they	climbed	LOC	plain
	Then they climbed to the plain

105	do	teyngato	no	Ji-Rakowatokon	Jicakowyan.
	LOC	top	GEN	PLN	PLN
	on the top of Ji-Rakowatokon, to Ji-Cakowyan.

106	Ji	na	mamahamaha,	to	na	pangaza	rana	sira,
	not	it	stop	then	it	chase	already	they
	It did not stop, it kept chasing them,

107	micateyteyras	sira	mabagbag.
	one after the other	they	die
	they died one after the other.

108	"Manngo	Ji-Peygahngen."
	how	PLN
	"How is it at Ji-Peygahngen?"

109	"Ya	tod	a	jahango."
	this	then	LI	covered
	"It is getting covered."