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- Mon adha', ebu'-eng a-bali pole nyare kakan.
if not.exist mother-DEF AV-return again AV.seek eat
If the rice ran out, the mother went back again to look for more to eat. - Terros dha' iya ban are, katha jiya.
continue like.this every day like this
It continued like this day after day. - Klambi-na, la lo' mekker-e klambi.
clothes-DEF already not AV.think-DUR clothes
And her clothes. She did not even think about clothes. - Klambi-na la compang-camping, beddha bara' temor.
cloth-DEF already RED-tear tear west east
Her dress was really raggedy, with holes everywhere. - La lo' mekker-en; mekker-en se nyare kakan-an.
already not AV.think-DUR AV.think-DUR REL AV.seek eat-NOM
She did not think about her dress; what she thought about was looking for
food. - A-lako la lo' kowat a-lako sowal-la la towa aba'eng.
AV-work already not strong AV-work problem-DEF already old she
She was not strong enough to work because she was really old. - Settong are badha oreng se terro dha' Siti Lalumba bi'
one day exist person REL want to Siti Lalumba with
tan-taretan-na.
RED-sibling-DEF
One day there were some men who wanted Siti Lalumba and her sisters. - Oreng jiya oreng sogi, empa', empa' oreng.
person this person rich four four person
They were four rich men. - Oreng jiya nyendem-en pan-barampan are.
person this AV-spy-DUR RED-how.many day
They were spying on the house for several days. - Dha'ramma cara-na terro e-bukka'-a labang-nga bi' na'-kana' jiya.
how way-DEF want OV-open-IRR door-DEF with RED-child this
They wanted to find a way to get the children to open the door for them.