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AMBAI TEXTS
Collected by the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics September-December 2007
Frog Story
Tanari Munu – Building a House
My Studies
A Typical Morning in Ambai
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Ampefe uru u-sera
so 3pl 3pl.search
so they looked for it.
Arikang nini, kaisung nini d-eti to neo sepatu rorongpo,
child this , boy this 3sg.see to his shoes inside
wape kidowa bereri
but frog no to.be
This child , this boy looked into his shoes, but the frog wasn‟t there.
Fiawera s-uba nung poi to botori rorong
dog 3sg.enter head its to bottle inside
The dog put its head into the bottle.
Aha , urutamua u-fai une suwireiyai,
Then, both of them 3pl.open their window
kaisung kutu nei s-ahu weo ne kidowa foi
boy small this 3sg.call for his frog the
Then, both of them opened their window, this boy called for his frog.
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Aha , fiawera konta d-oa na suwireiyai,
Then, frog also 3sg.stand in window
wape nung poi f-iating to woriai ehakaha
but head his 3sg.pull to out no again
Then, the dog also stood at the window, but it couldn‟t get its head.
Nung poi s-atari to botori rorongpo wiro f-iating to woriai ehakaha
Head its 3sg.enter to bottle inside but 3sg.pull to woriai no again
Its head that had been put inside the bottle couldn‟t be pulled out.
Ampefe kaisung ne d-oawo, fiawera s-awing to woriai
So boy this 3sg.still stand, dog 3sg.throw itself to out
na suwireyai
from window
So, while the boy was still standing at the window the dog threw itself out the window.
Aweu na kahofafo botorifo tibau.
until /descend in land bottle .
On reaching the ground the bottle broke.
Aha, kaisung poi s-oiri to ung aweu t-efu ne fiawera
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Then, boy the 3sg.jump to descend below 3sg.catch his dog
s-oruwi kokoi, ne fiawerafoi.
3sg.cuddle koko , his dog
Then, they also jumped down to catch his dog and cuddle it.
Uru u-sera kidowa nariai awarei airorong rabuangtai
3pl 3pl.search frog again sampai forrest middle
They searched for the frog again reaching the middle of a forrest,
Reaching the edge of a forrest.
Na nanai uru u-wati ai bitoya , ampefe uru u-sau mambiriu paria
In there 3pl 3pl.see tree many, so 3pl 3pl.call strong very
There they saw there were trees, so they called loudly.
Uru u-ra to ai rowei, na ai nani aniwa n-yai nai
3pl 3pl.walk to tree one , in tree that bees 3sg.stay with
They came to a tree, at that tree there were bees.
Fiawera nei dawio aniwa foi
dog this tease bees that
This dog teased the bees
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Kaisung nei d-eti kamirei ketui bei, deitarao kidowa foi d-ediwa nai,
Boy this 3sg.see hole small one, 3sg.think frog that 3sg.hide with
ampefe s-uang aweu to kamirei foi tuti s-ahu
so 3sg.ben down to hole that and 3sg.call
This boy, he saw there was a small hole, he thought the frog was hiding inside, so he bent
down to the hole and called.
Kutu, s-ahu nanai fiawera nei n-yai sonihingno aio
Now, 3sg.call progress dog this 3sg.stay 3sg-shake which tree
aniwa n-yai foi
bees 3sg.stay that
Now, while he was calling like this, this dog went and shook the tree that had the bees in it.
Aha mayeai kaisung poi s-ahu na kamirei foi wape kidowa
Then not long boy that 3sg.call in hole that but frog
kewariai kaha, mae karu dino kewariaine ampefe s-oiri.
appear no , but mouse which appear so 3sg.shocked
Then, it wasn‟t long that this boy called in the whole, it wasn‟t a frog that appears, but a
mouse that appeared and he got a fright.
I s-oiri, aha kutu nanai fiawerea nei s-onihingno aio
3sg 3sg.shocked then while progress dog this 3sg.shake tree
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aniwa n-yainai nei, maieai aniwa rotang poi s-awa.
bees 3sg.stay with, not.long bees nest that 3sg. fall
He got a fright, then at that moment this dog was shaking the tree that had bees, so the bees
nest fell.
Aha, kaisung nei d-etio karu kewariai na kamirei,
Then, boy this 3sg.see mouse appear in hole
ampefe d-ahea d-autai na ai siai rowei
so 3sg.go 3sg.clim in tree other one
Then this boy saw a mouse come out of the whole he climbed up another three.
Kokoi, I s-era dohonaio n-yaina ai foi fe,
Koko, 3sg 3sg.search don‟t until 3sg.stay in tree that which,
aio fuba rowei.
which tree big one
He searched lest it was in the tree, a big tree.
Tonanai I s-obu ai foi, romu bompai kewaraiai
Like.that 3sg 3sg.until tree that, bird ghost appeared
na kamirei foi, ampefe I s-oiri.
in hole that, so 3sg 3sg.shocked
Just as he reached the tree an owl came out from inside a hole and he got a fright.
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Soiri, ampefe s-awa
3sg.shocked, so 3sg. fall
He got a shock, so he fell.
Nanai s-awai aweu fo aniwa nei s-ifo kontaifa,
When 3sg.fall down that bees this 3sg.fly also
fiawera nei m-itai kontai ampefe m-ito.
dog this 3sg.scared also so 3sg. run
When he fell the bees also flew, the dog was also scared and ran.
Aha, kaisung nei m-ito to kamia fuba bei, d-eo d-ediwa teai
Then, boy this 3sg.run to rock big a , 3sg.want 3sg.hide maybe
Then the boy ran to a big rock, maybe he wanted to hide.
Deo d-ediwa
3sg.want 3sg.hide
He wanted to hide
Wape kutuo I m-ito nanai, romu pinang foi,
But when 3sg 3sg.run progress bird big that,
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s-ifo na nung wowong po.
3sg.fly in head above his
But when he ran thus, the big bird flew above his head.
Aha, I m-itoa d-autai d-oanao kamiai wowong foi ambori s-ahu.
Then, 3sg 3sg.run 3sg.climb 3sg.stand rock above that then 3sg.call
Then, he ran up and stood on top of the rock, then called.
Wape wiro s-ahu weo kidowa foi kaha, I s-ahu we ne
But not 3sg.call for frog the that, 3sg 3sg. call for his
fiawera foi, weo fiawera foi m-ito ampa
dog that, because dog that 3sg.run already
But, he didn‟t call the frog, he called his dog, because the dog had run away.
Maeai andowa faura manei dama, s-oroai arikang
No.long.time deer horn one come, 3sg.take child
nei d-oa na kamiai wowong
this 3sg.stang in rock above.
It wasn‟t long that a large deer arrived, its horn above the rock where the boy stood.
Faura foi , s-oroai arikang nei w-iana nunggkamiai foi, k-iari mito.
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Horn that, 3sg.make climb child this 3sg.stay head that 3sg.take 3sg.run
The horn lifted him up onto the deer‟s head and run away with him.
Weo fiawera d-etio ampefe fiawera foi m-ito d-awi i
Because dog 3sg.see so dog that 3sg.run 3sg.chase it
Because the dog saw , it also followed, chasing.
Awao taterai dereung, andowa faura foi k-ebio arikang poi
Until valley edge , deer horn that 3sg.throw child that
na we taterafo, aha fiawera kontai weo m-itofo d-etio wetatera fo
in which valley, then dog also because 3sg.run 3sg.see valley that
dofongpo kaha ampefe s-awa konta to kofa
infront not so 3sg.fall also to descend
Reaching the edge of a valley the deer threw the child in the valley, then the dog also fell,
because when running it didn‟t see the valley in front, so it also fell with the child into the
valley.
C-etawai na wetatera foi aweu mani c-osobu katai wemereafo
3pl.fall in edge that descend that 3pl.find place water
The fell into the valley into the water.
we katai mereafo moruto kaha, ampefe cerarang
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because place water deep not , so safe
because the water wasn‟t not deep , they were safe.
Arikang poi j-uai fiawera foi s-oduati wiana warabeawa foi,
Child that 3sg.lift dog that 3sg.make clibe 3sg.stay shoulder that,
nungkamiai foi s-oi to rei
head his 3sg.go to / aim for land
The boy lifted his dog onto his shoulder, his head, then walked aiming for land.
Wape u-tarami amani kidowa manei d-ohong rarutu
But 3pl.hear there frog one 3sg.make rarotu
But they hear the sound of frog.
Ampefe arikang nei d-eisarai we fiawera fo k-iamangtawani,
So child this 3sg.make know for dog that 3sg.make sign
nemboru
quiet
So the boy told – made a sign for his dog”quiet”
Ampefe fiawera nemboru
So dog quiet
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Ururuhia u-rauna ai robong tibata rowei,
Two 3pl.climb tree trunk fall one
w-iarurang waya dereung.
3sg.stay river edge
The two of them climbed a tree trunk that was at the edge of the river.
Arikang mang nei d-autai to ai raing, na ai raing poi
Child boy this 3sg.climb to tree above, in tree above that
d- eti aweu mani kidowa mandu u-minohi na ai neung poi
3sg.see descend that frog two 3sg. sit in tree below that
The boy climbed up onto the tree then from the top of the tree there they looked down therewere two frogs sitting under the tree there.
Kidowa m-inohi na ai neung poi maeai
Frog 3sg.sit in tree below that no.long.time
mani ne arikangposa e-ra e-fauma
that its child-child 3sg.come 3sg.many
Frogs sat below the tree there, after not lon many other baby frogs came.
Arikang mang nei d-etio weo neo kidowa kontai ria sa fe
Child boy this 3sg.see for his frog also with they perhaps
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The boy watched, perhaps his frog was there.
I d-etia mani tarai kontai ampefe I s-uan aweu
3sg 3sg.see that right also so 3sg 3sg.bent down
k-ia ne kidowa foi.
3sg.take his frog that
He looked , it was there, so he bent down and picked it up.
I s-uan aweu k-iari, aha u-rawa nina
3sg. 3sg.bent down 3sg.take, then 3sg.go already.
He bent down and picked it up, and then those two went home.
Ure u-rawa mani aringkan poi d-eti berahi
3pl.want 3pl.walk that child that 3sg.see return
tuti j-uai warang weo kidowa manei fosa
and 3sg.lift arm for frog which other
na e-minohi na ai robong w-ia rurang mereha foi.
In 3sg.sit in tree trunk 3sg.stay edge water that
As they were going home the boy turned and raised his hand to the other frogs that were
sitting on the big tree by the edge of the water.
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Tanari Munu
1pl.make house
(1) taha aisiang fafong tatahoni wiatai
06s
taha aisiang fafong tatahoni wiatai
1plin.take wood first 1plin.stack 3pl.stay
“First we take the pieces of wood and stack them.”
(2) tatato aisiang poi, piaru-te piarusura-te ainanaja mano njiari munu poi i deisa
11s aisiang poi
tatato aisiang poi piaru-te piarusura-te ainanaja
1in.pl.count wood DET 40-or 50-or then
mano njiari munu poi i deisa aisiang poi
??? 3sg.make house DET 3sg.PRON 3sg.sharpen wood DET
“We count 40 or 50 pieces of wood and then the man who makes the house sharpens
he wood.”
(3) aisiang poi deisa-ra da kia wai na airorong weo ehase aisiang poi
26s
aisiang poi deisa-ra da kia wai na airorong
wood DET 3sg.sharpens-completely 3sg.go 3sg.take rope to forest
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weo ehase aisiang poi
to 3pl.tie wood DET
“He finishes sharpening the wood and takes rope into the forest to tie the wood [to the
tops of the beams.”
(4) wiorio pahu kontai weo epahu aisiang poi wiori antarnung kontai
38s
wiorio pahu kontai weo epahu aisiang poi wiori antarnung
3sg.buy nail and/also to 3sg.nail wood DET 3sg.buy roof
kontai
also
“He also buys nails to nail the wood and also buys a roof.”
(5) fuinana mani etadung munu na antaraung
48s
fuinana mani etadung munu na antaraung
a.long.time.ago ??? 3pl.cover house with roof
“A long time ago, they used to cover the house with roof.”
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(6) antaraung mani enari na anang reraung enari weo etadung munu
53s
antaraung mani enari na anang reraung enari weo
roof ???? 3pl.make from sago leaf 3pl.make to
etadung munu
3pl.cover house
“The roof they made from sago leaves to make to cover the house.”
(7) mae fuinina mani etadung munu na antaraung ambe
60s
mae fuinina mani etadung munu na antaraung ambe
but now ???? 3pl.cover house with roof zinc
“But now they cover houses with zinc roofs.”
(8) kaiwo Indonesia mani tatejo “ seng ”
kaiwo Indonesia mani tatejo “seng”
66s language Indonesia ??? 1inpl.call seng
“In Indonesian, we call it „seng‟ [zinc].”
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(9) antaraung poi wiori-a, wioro airepa kontaj weo tabuai wonggang nai
68s
antaraung poi wiori-a, wioro airepa kontaj weo tabuai
roof DET 2.sg-already 3sg.buys frame? also for 3.pl.put.down
wonggang nai
board with
“He has already the rood wood and (beams of) wood to put down with boards.”
(10) munu foi etadung kontai na wonggang te ampehi te ferendaung te mantauni
78s
munu foi etadung kontai na wonggang-te ampehi-te
house DET 3pl.cover also with wooden.board-or palm.branch-or
ferendaung-te mantauni
palm.frond-or choose.3sg
“They cover the house with boards, or palm branches, or fronds - It‟s up to him.”
(11) fiangeng poi, maia, mano ne munu poi sahu ne tahtui roromang sa weo kontai i
89s enari munu waworu
fiangeng poi, maia, mano ne munu poi sahu
things DET completely ??? 3sg.poss house DET 3sg.call
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ne tahtui roromang sa weo kontai i enari
3sg.poss sibling brother them for also 3sg.PRON 3pl.build
munu waworu
house new
“After this is done, the person whose house it is calls his brothers to also build the
new house.”
(12) aisiang poi ehena fafong ainanaja ebuai aibua foi wiatai rurang aisiang ehena
104s poi
aisiang poi ehena fafong ainanaja ebuai aibua foi
wood DET 3pl.plant first then 3pl.put branch DET
wiatai rurang aisiang ehena poi
3sg.stay across beams 3pl.tie them
“First the plant the wood[en posts] and then lay the branches across the beams.”
(13) aisiang poi ehasena wai kontai
114s
aisiang poi ehasena wai kontai
beam DET 3pl.tie rope too
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“They tie the wood to the rope.”
(14) wonggang poi ebuai saifa na aibua foi
119s
wonggang poi ebuai saifa na aibua foi
board DET 3.pl cover over wood DET
“They put the boards over the smaller beams [on the floor].”
(15) airepa foi etohani doa epahu nao pahu
125s
airepa foi etohani doa epahu nao pahu
beam DET 3pl.put 3sg.stand 3pl.nail with nail
“They stand up the wood and nail it together.”
(16) kapi munu poi eruaise doa kontai ambori etadung nao antaraung
133s
kapi munu poi eruaise doa kontai ambori
roof.frame house DET 3pl.raise 3sg.stand also so.that
etadung nao antaraung
3pl.cover with palm.leaves
“They raise the frame of the roof in order to cover with palm leaves.”
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(17) wongang poi epahu rurang airepa foi
142
wongang poi epahu rurang airepa foi
board DET 3pl.nail between frame DET
(18) enari kiai mano ne munu poi dama minohi nai
146s
enari kiai mano ne munu poi dama minohi nai
3pl.make completely ???? his house DET 3sg.comes 3sg.stay with
“They finish his home and the person whose house it is comes to live.”
(19) djeisarai weo enari munu mani padiramo nei eruasai doa kontai
153s
djeisarai weo enari munu mani padiramo nei eruasai
1sg.tell for 3pl.make house ???? flag DET 3pl.raise
doa kontai
3sg.stands too
“I tell that they build and the lift the flag too.”
(20) ambori tawati enari munu waworu
163
ambori tawati enari munu waworu
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so.that 1pl.see 3pl.build house new
“So that we see they built a new house.”
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My studies
1. i-minohi na Ambai j-enaung na Ambai.
1SG-stay LOC Ambai 1SG-study LOC Ambai
“I stayed in Ambai (and) I studied in Ambai.”
2. j-ontai-to Urui.
1SG-travel-DIR Serui.
”I went to Serui.”
3. j-enaung kontai na Urui.
1SG-study also LOC Serui.
“I also studied in Serui.”
4. j-eunaung kiai j-ontai-to
Jaya-Pura.
1SG-study COMPL 1SG-travel-DIR Jaya-Pura
“I finished my studying and traveled to Jaya-Pura.”
5. i-minohi na Jaya-Pura j-eunaung kontai.
1SG-sit LOC Jaya-Pura 1SG-study
also.
“I stayed in Jaya-Pura and studied also there.”
6. ainana-ya j-eunaung kiai j-ontai-to
Mano-Kwari.
then 1SG-study COMPL 1SG-travel-DIR
Mano-Kwari
“Then I finished my studying and went to Mano-Kwari.”
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7. i-minohi na Mano-Kwari.
1SG-sit LOC Mano-Kwari
”I stayed in Mano-Kwari.”
8. j-eunau na Mano-Kwari
kontai na universitas Negri-Papua.
1SG-worked LOC Mano-Kwari also LOC
university Negri-Papua.
”I teached also in Mano-Kwari at the University of Negri-Papua.”
9. i-minohi ya j-enatu-o kaiwo bei to
Jakarta.
1SG-sit then 1SG-send-O letter IND DIR
Jakarta
“I stayed there and then I sent a letter to Jakarta.”
10. ainana-ya, mano Indonesia nesa e-teio dento.
then NOM Indonesia they 3PL-say yes
“Then (the government of) Indonesia said yes.”
Note: the word /mano/ is a kind of nominalizer similar to /mani/ or a relativizer.
However, here it seems to function as a nominal head of a genitive expression,
simil ar to demonstrative in “those of Indonesia”.
11. anto-hari ne-mu kaiwo b-onatu
fefe.
1TR-take POSS-2SG letter 2SG-give IND
”We received a letter you sent.”
12. anto-re yo b-ontai to Waranda b-oinaung
na
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A typical morning in Ambai
1. ahabua kamihai j-oa
bari jauTomorrow morning 1SG-stand REFL 1SG
“Tomorrow morning I will get up.”
2. i-fatan-o ne-hu
rorong poi. i-fatang kiai.
1SG-make-O POS-1SG bedroom DEF 1SG-make
COMPL
“I organize my bedroom, (till) I finish”
3. i-ra-to refui
fo. i-rawa i-nari adia.
1SG-go-DIR kitchen DEF 1SG-go 1SG-make fire
“I go to the kitchen. I go and make a fire.”
Note: the word /refui/ which is g lossed here as “kitchen” means literally “behind”,
as the kitchen is behind the house.
4. i-fafi warangguai. i-ruai si.
1SG-wash plate. 1SG-wash
3SG.ACC
“I wash a plate. I wash it.”
5. ainanaya i-rang-o romang.
i-nari
anang.
then 1SG-cook-O boiling-water 1SG-make
sago-pudding
“Then I boil water. I make a sago pudding.”
6. i-rang diang. feaifa i-ran-ai
kiai.
1SG-cook fish. also 1SG-cook-3SG
COMPL.
“I cook a fish, (till) I finish cooking.”
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7. i-sahu ne-hu dai, ne-
hu aí
1SG-call POS-1SG father POS-1SG mother
ne-hu roromang tuti ne-hu rorowing.
POS-1SG brother with POS-1SG sister.
“I call my father, my mother, my brother and my sister.”
8. i-sahu we coru kiai. co-
roma.
1SG-call for 3TR COMPL 3TR-come.
“I call to them all, and they come.”
Note: We would expect here the usage of /ea/ (3PL) instead of /coru/ (3TR).
9. tat-ampi, ta-tampi kiai.
4PL-eat, 4PL-eat COMPL.
“We eat, (till) we finish eating.”
Note: surprisingly the 4th
person is used, instead of the 1 st
person, thus implying the
inclusion of the addressee. This might be a narrative technique.
j-utang-o ne-hu rorowing katui nei.
j-eo tu-wo to
romi fo.
1SG-ask-O POS-1SG sister small
DEF. 1SG-tell 4DL-row DIR field DEF.
“I ask my small sister, that we row to the field.”
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