Fishing text

Spoken by Sylvain Bodji on December 12, 2013

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(1) 0:01

ɲu⁴ water

ka³ IRR

mana^3.1 dry.out

When the river dries out,

Lorsque la rivière s'assèche,

(2) 0:07

e⁴ 1SG.NOM

ja³¹ and

luə^2.3 friend.PL

sɔ⁴ two

my friends and I,

mes amis et moi,

(3) 0:08

a² 1PL.NOM

mɛ² go.IPFV

ɡ^we¹ fishing.line

pa=da^4.2 throw=place.NMLZ

kɔ³ to

we go fishing.

Nous allons à la pêche.

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a² 1PL.NOM

ka³ IRR

mɔk=a^2.3 there=DEF

wɔrɔ^3.1 arrive

When we arrive there,

Quand nous y arriverons,

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a² 1PL.NOM

pa³ throw.IPFV

anɛ-ɡ^we^2.3.1 1PL.POSS-fishing.line

ɲu⁴ water

lo³ toward

we throw our lines into the water,

nous jetons nos lignes à l'eau,

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ne⁴ and

ɔkʊɔkʊnɛ^3.2.3.2.2 each.one

ɡbe² sit.IPFV

dɔkʊ^2.3 PART

ne⁴ and

a² 1PL.NOM

ɟɔ² chat.IPFV

dɛ³¹ PART

and all of us sit down, and we chat.

et nous nous asseyons tous, et nous discutons.

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wa³ 3PL.NOM

ka³ IRR

ɡ^we=a^1.1 fishing.line=DEF

si² pull

When the line is being pulled,

Lorsque la ligne est tirée,

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a² 1PL.NOM

sa¹ remove.IPFV

ɡ^w-a^1.2 fishing.line-PL

ɲu⁴ water

lo³ toward

ne⁴ and

a² 1PL.NOM

sa¹ remove.IPFV

ɟiri=a^3.3.3 fish=DEF

ɲu⁴ water

lo³ toward

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

Nous retirons les lignes de l'eau et nous sortons les poissons de l'eau.

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ne⁴ and

a² 1PL.NOM

ɲ=i³² bring.IPFV=3PL.ACC

ɟɔɡɔ^2.2 village

and we take it back home,

et nous le ramenons à la maison,

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ne⁴ and

a-mana^2.3.3 1PL.POSS.INAL-happiness

bala=aɲɛ^2.2.2.3 hit.IPFV=1PL.ACC

a² 1PL.NOM

mɛ² go.IPFV

truli^3.1 play

and we are happy and go have fun,

et nous sommes heureux et nous allons nous amuser,

(11) 0:37

ne⁴ and

a² 1PL.NOM

li² eat.IPFV

ɟiri=a^3.3.3 fish=DEF

and we eat the fish.

et nous mangeons le poisson.

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