Fishing text

Spoken by Sylvain Bodji on December 12, 2013

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(1)

ɲu⁴

ka³

mana^3.1

When the river dries out,

(2)

e⁴

ja³¹

luə^2.3

sɔ⁴

my friends and I,

(3)

a²

mɛ²

ɡ^we¹

pa=da^4.2

kɔ³

we go fishing.

(4)

a²

ka³

mɔk=a^2.3

wɔrɔ^3.1

When we arrive there,

(5)

a²

pa³

anɛ-ɡ^we^2.3.1

ɲu⁴

lo³

we throw our lines into the water,

(6)

ne⁴

ɔkʊɔkʊnɛ^3.2.3.2.2

ɡbe²

dɔkʊ^2.3

ne⁴

a²

ɟɔ²

dɛ³¹

and all of us sit down, and we chat.

(7)

wa³

ka³

ɡ^we=a^1.1

si²

When the line is being pulled,

(8)

a²

sa¹

ɡ^w-a^1.2

ɲu⁴

lo³

ne⁴

a²

sa¹

ɟiri=a^3.3.3

ɲu⁴

lo³

we remove the lines from the water, and we take the fish from the water,

(9)

ne⁴

a²

ɲ=i³²

ɟɔɡɔ^2.2

and we take it back home,

(10)

ne⁴

a-mana^2.3.3

bala=aɲɛ^2.2.2.3

a²

mɛ²

truli^3.1

and we are happy and go have fun,

(11)

ne⁴

a²

li²

ɟiri=a^3.3.3

and we eat the fish.

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