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- “Ebu', engko' a-maen e penggir tase' gella' pas ngatela' olar naga
mother I AV-play at edge sea before then AV.see snake naga
ce' raja-na.”
very big-DEF
“Mother, I was playing at the beach and saw very big dragon snakes.” - “Adhu,” koca'-eng ebu'-eng “Ja' ma'-nyemma' ba'eng dha' olar,
EXCL say-DEF mother-DEF don't RED-AV.approach you to snake
dhaggi' ba'eng e-tanca', e-kakan.
next you OV-strike OV-eat
“Oh dear,” his mother said. “Don't go near the snakes. You will be struck
and eaten. - “Sapa pole se ngancan-na sengko'? Mangkana engko' keng
who again REL AV.friend-IRR me thus I only
wa'-dhuwa'-an bi' ba'eng, tang ana', keng ba'eng.”
RED-two-AN with you my child only you
“If so, who is going to keep me company? Because there are only the two
of us, my child, only you and me.” - Ruwet ebu'-eng pas aher-ra ng-olok Ke Poleng pole, Ke Poleng
perplexed mother-DEF then end-DEF AV-call Ke Poleng again Ke Poleng
ombar.
appear
Troubled, the mother eventually called Ke Poleng and Ke Poleng appeared. - “Badha pa-napa ka'dhinto, Pottre?”
exist RED-what this princess
“What's the matter, Princess?” - “Ya, dha' iya. Tang ana' ban a-maen dha' tase' koca'-eng nemmo
yes like.this my child with AV-play to sea say-DEF^ AV.meet
olar dhuwa' ja-raja, olar naga.”
snake two RED-big snake naga
“Well, it's like this. My child was playing on the beach, and he said that
he came across two very big dragon snakes.” - “Marena ka'dhimma?
after where
“Where are they?