Usus kepodonones

Interlinear

Usus kepodonones, podono kekutanowe, noŋino kejedu kecamenowe ya.

usu
then
=s
=at
ke=
1EX.O=
podono
be_sick
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
podono
be_sick
ke=
1EX.O=
kuta
strongly
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0
noŋino
die
ke=
1EX.O=
da
go
-ye
-NP.1>0
=du
=to
ke=
1EX.O=
came
sense
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0
aya
and

The time I was sick, I was very sick, I thought I was going to die.

Mudu jas ledagiñe, kemododanowe.

mudu
mat
ja
thing
=s
=at
le=
1SG.A=
dagi
lie
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
ke=
1EX.O=
mododa
dream
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0

I lay down on the mat, and I dreamed.

Kemododanes.

ke=
1EX.O=
mododa
dream
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0

I dream.

Mudu jas dagis kedagines, udu edena manoneda ya.

mudu
mat
ja
thing
=s
=at
dagi
lie
=s
=at
ke=
1EX.O=
dagi
be_at
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
udu
wind
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
ma=
3PL.A=
no
come
-neda
-RP.REP.3>0
aya
and

I was lying on the mat, and the wind spirits came.

Keye makumeneje, jidi bududu kume madaneje.

keye
1SG.O
ma=
3PL.A=
kume
take
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1
jidi
dry_wash
Ø=
3INAN.A=
budu
mouth
=du
=to
kume
take
ma=
3PL.A=
da
go
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

They grab me and take me to the bottom of a dry wash.

Di edena jidi edenan majedeñedas.

di
these
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
jidi
dry_wash
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
=n
=OBJ
ma=
3PL.A=
jedeñe
play
-das
-NP.3>3

These spirits play with the dry wash spirits.

Mada bulu dalo mabelinoda, udu edenadu eke madañeda, udu edena eke dañe madusuda.

mada
3PL.A
bulu
sand
dalo
rise
ma=
3PL.A=
belino
twist
-da
-NP.3>0
udu
wind
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
=du
=to
eke
3INAN.O
ma=
3PL.A=
dañe
send
-da
-NP.3>0
udu
wind
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
eke
3INAN.O
dañe
send
ma=
3PL.A=
dusu
back
-da
-NP.3>0

They twist up the sand and send it to the wind spirits, and the wind spirits send it back.

Pespesis ebe gadadu maduñedan, zo sudu da dibodoni galos, eke madañeda ya.

pespesi
distant
=s
=at
ebe
pool
gada
water
=du
=to
ma=
3PL.A=
duñe
show
-dan
-NP.3>2
zo
that
su
place
=du
=to
da
go
di=
2SG.A=
bodo
finish
-ni
-2P
galos
before
eke
3INAN.O
ma=
3PL.A=
dañe
send
-da
-NP.3>0
aya
and

They show you water in the distance, and then before you get there, they take it away.

Kudis kidi giŋis makuloneje.

kudi
thorn
=s
=at
kidi
rock
Ø=
3INAN.A=
giŋi
nose
=s
=at
ma=
3PL.A=
kulo
pull
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

They dragged me over thorns and sharp rocks.

Leŋeye sumadus makuyeneje.

le=
1SG.A=
ŋe
body
-ye
-1P
sumadu
everywhere
=s
=at
ma=
3PL.A=
kuye
hit
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

They hit me all over my body.

Sumadus piŋi kecamenes, gobogobo basi kecamenes.

sumadu
everywhere
=s
=at
piŋi
pain
ke=
1EX.O=
came
sense
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
gobogobo
all_kinds
basa
bad
-ye
-1P
ke=
1EX.O=
came
sense
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0

I felt pain all over, I felt all kinds of bad.

Lesenezes, "Odo! Dike odo! Gepe keye kuñe!"

le=
1SG.A=
se
say
-nezes
-RP.REP.1>3
odo
stop
dike
these
odo
stop
ge
good
=pe
=from
keye
1SG.O
kuñe
give

I said to them, "Stop! Stop these things! Be good to me!"

Edena keye masadunuweneje deme.

edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
keye
1SG.O
ma=
3PL.A=
sadunuwe
listen+NEG
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1
deme
unexpected

But the spirits did not listen to me.

Besadi genedu dunu kecamenes degedege.

besadi
great_uncle
gene
elder
=du
=to
see
ke=
1EX.O=
dunu_came
see
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
degedege
suddenly

Suddenly, I saw my great uncle.

Adi gene adi gene bese gene sada, keye saluguñeneje.

adi
grandmother
gene
elder
adi
grandmother
gene
elder
bese
uncle
gene
elder
Ø
COP
sada
3SG.A
keye
1SG.O
sa=
3SG.A=
luguñe
help
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

He was grandmother's grandmother's uncle, and he helped me.

Keye jedeñeneje ŋena udu edenan sakumenedas, yanna sayodonedas.

keye
1SG.O
jedeñe
play
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1
ŋena
ANIM.PL
udu
wind
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
=n
=OBJ
sa=
3SG.A=
kume
take
-nedas
-RP.REP.3>3
yanna
3PL.O
sa=
3SG.A=
odo
stop
-nedas
-RP.REP.3>3

He grabbed the spirits who were playing with me, and he stopped them.

Sasenedas, "Do ele leye laki. Yada kuye odo! Gepe yada kuñe!"

sa=
3SG.A=
se
say
-nedas
-RP.REP.3>3
do
this
ele
person
Ø
COP
leye
1SG.A
laki
daughter
yada
3SG.O
kuye
hit
odo
stop
ge
good
=pe
=from
yada
3SG.O
kuñe
give

He said to them, "This person is my daughter. Stop hitting her. Be good to her."

Edena keye kuye mayodoneje ya.

edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
keye
1SG.O
kuye
hit
ma=
3PL.A=
odo
stop
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1
aya
and

So the spirits stopped hitting me.

Sasenedas, "Kede ebe gadadu leye lakin kume da!"

sa=
3SG.A=
se
say
-nedas
-RP.REP.3>3
kede
sacred
ebe
pool
gada
water
=du
=to
leye
1SG.A
laki
daughter
=n
=OBJ
kume
take
da
go

He said to them, "Take my daughter to the sacred pool."

Ebe gadadu keye kume madaneje.

ebe
pool
gada
water
=du
=to
keye
1SG.O
kume
take
ma=
3PL.A=
da
go
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

They took me to the pool.

Leŋeye sumadupe piŋi gada maketaneda.

le=
1SG.A=
ŋe
body
-ye
-1P
sumadu
everywhere
=pe
=from
piŋi
pain
wash
ma=
3PL.A=
gada_keta
wash
-neda
-RP.REP.3>0

They washed the pain from all over my body.

Zo supe edena madaneda, zo idis majedeñeneda ya.

zo
that
su
place
=pe
=from
edi
spirit
-na
-ANIM.PL
ma=
3PL.A=
da
go
-neda
-RP.REP.3>0
zo
that
idi
other
=s
=at
ma=
3PL.A=
jedeñe
play
-neda
-RP.REP.3>0
aya
and

Then the spirits left there, and played somewhere else.

Kodu zunus besadi gene keye sasedeneje.

ko
home
=du
=to
zunu
path
=s
=at
besadi
great_uncle
gene
elder
keye
1SG.O
sa=
3SG.A=
sede
stand
-neje
-RP.REP.3>1

Great uncle set me on the path to home.

Kodu lenones aya.

ko
home
=du
=to
le=
1SG.A=
no
come
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
aya
and

And so I came home.

Mudu jas ledagines, ledoñe edalonze.

mudu
mat
ja
thing
=s
=at
le=
1SG.A=
dagi
lie
-nes
-RP.REP.1>0
le=
1SG.A=
doŋi
eye
-ye
-1P
e=
3INAN.A=
dalo
rise
-nze
-RP.REP.0>0

I lay down on the mat, and my eyes opened.

Podoje kebañenowe idus.

podoje
recover
ke=
1EX.O=
bañe
start
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0
idus
after

Afterwards, I started to recover.

podoje is actually 'fail to be sick'.

 

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