Iatmul – The House

Told by: James Kogong (Korogu Village)

Collected by: Dr. Gerd Jendraschek

(See Dr. Gerd Jendraschek translated version HERE)

 

Kan babla gaai kutti’navaak bukkatti’kawun.

Kan ti’li’ge kokoge kutti’navaak gabukatti’kawun.

Taak, gaai kupmakak yinan ma’m tolaa,

keviyo kevinka, kuttaa wa’gu valaa,

wuba kabi’li’ki’k si’laa,kakkakkwaali’k di’kak si’badi’sadalaa,

wuba di’kak kukka viyasoukani’n,sakwatni’ba yalaa viyasoukani’n,

yika taudi’ vi’laa gakkwali’k kunattaa

wuba nat naagi’ kakkakkwaali’k

si’la-ki’ta o ainak ti’kiya gaai tolaa wuba di’kak waswak wakka

kasakuka, wuba klokwe waswak lakalaa, pabagi’ tolaa,

sabi’mi klawattaa, wuba li’li’ge kwaali’k di’kak toka gi’li’laa,

wuba di’kak kablak kasakulaa, wuba lavan sakilaa,

wuba salak yakilaa, nyakyawa sakilaa,

wuba bauyawa sewukka geigayalaa,

wuba nyagebau takaka gi’li’laa, wuba toyawa toka,

wuba sebak sadalaa, wuba sa’va kladaka gi’li’laa,

wuba maanji’k wakkaika gi’li’di’, maanji’k geigaya

tava gi’li’laa, wuba kwapbakukji’k tava geigayalaa,

wuba ji’k tavaka, aagagi’ tavaka kukka gi’li’laa,

ta’bu ta’buge kukka gi’li’ka, agiyabak waige waige puma’k

kavakka agiyabak,

taba gi’li’kadi’, laba gaaiba li’kadi.

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