Transcription: Traditional narrative about a wise woman Page: 4
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svmareme, "nghi shvtnoe" mv-wa.
svmare-me ngh-f shvt-o-e mv-wa
woman-FEMALE 1 sg-AGT kill-TNP-N.PAST NEG-say
The woman didn't say "I killed it","Ni! lvngarepe sha:tno
ni lvngare-pe-f shvt-o
EXCL man-MALE-AGT kill-TNP
"Here you are, the meat that the man killed,lvngarepe sha:tno
lvngare-pe-f shvt-o
man-MALE-AGT kill-TNP
the meat that the man killed",thn
thn
distribute
she said assha,"
sha
meat
she said,sha,
sha
meatwa
wa
say[1:43]
boa wa, knd,6.
bo-a wa kn-d,6
PFV-TR.PAST do/say DIR-ADV
she gave out the meat, (and continued) like that.Wekvt nO mez
we-kvt nO mez
that-time TOP mezeu
When she had gone tothn boai
thn bo-a
distribute PFV-TR.PAST
distribute the meat,dvga:pmi,
dvgvp-i
time-ADV"Shvwi vgoong detedinonge"
shvwi vgo-long e-dv-te-di-neng-e
bear head-CL N.1-CAUS-boil-DIR-2pl-EXCL
she had said (to them) "Boil the bear's head",eboh ni,
e-bo-a ni
say-PFV-TR.PAST thenshblong ad vcel l:ngi rvt no,
shh-long ya-dO v-cel long-i rvt no
teeth-CL this-ADV INTR-open DIR-I.PAST because PS
(while it was boiling) because the bear's teeth opened up wide (the lips pulled back when
it was cooked)4
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LaPolla, Randy. Transcription: Traditional narrative about a wise woman, text, 2006; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1843352/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.