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Text 13: DOU APUSE "A SONG FOR GRANDCHILDREN"

Text in Biak : Suriel Mofu

Audio Recording:

Narrator : Bernece Mofu
Age : 55
Dialect of Biak: Mandori (Numfor Island)
Date : Monday, 13 September 2004
Location: Orwer village, East Biak

Audio:

Biak text:

Apuse kokon dao mgora be soren Enggeres. Yob foto mgobanine ma yamam bo yakanes. Apuse kokon dao mgora be soren Enggeres. Yob foto mgobanine ma yamam bo yakanes. Ara fabye mgoswara kwar. Ara fabye mgoswara kwar.

Indonesian translation:

Cucu-cucuku kita hidup bersama-sama sampai kalian pergi ke Inggris. Kuangkat foto-fotomu, melihatnya dan menangis. Cucu-cucuku kita hidup bersama-sama sampai kalian pergi ke Inggris. Kuangkat foto-fotomu, melihatnya dan menangis. Sungguh sayang, kalian telah pergi. Sungguh sayang, kalian telah pergi.

English translation:

Grandchildren we sat (together) until you departed to England. I picked up your photos, saw them, and cried. Grandchildren we sat (together) until you departed to England. I picked up your photos, saw them, and cried. It's a pity, you have already left. It's a pity, you have already left.

Aligned text:

T13.001
ApusekokondaomgorabesorenEnggeres.
Apus-ekokonra-omgorabesorenEnggeres
grand.child-E1PL.INCLsituntil-O2PLmovetoseaEngland
n-FILLpronvprep-FILLPronvprepnn
Grandchildrenwesat(together)untilyoudepartedtoEngland.
Cucu-cucukukitahidupbersama-samasampaikalianpergikeInggris.
 

T13.002
Yobfotomgobaninemayamamboyakanes.
y+ob{v}fotomko-be+aninemaya-mamboya-kanes
1SG pick.upphoto2PL-POSS GIVthistowards.here1SG-seeand1SG-cry
pronnpron-v detdemDIRPron-vconjPron-v
Ipickedupyourphotos,sawthem,andcried.
Kuangkatfoto-fotomu,melihatnyadanmenangis.
 

T13.003
ApusekokondaomgorabesorenEnggeres.
Apus-ekokonra-omgorabesorenEnggeres
grand.child-E1PL.INCLsituntil-O2PLmovetoseaEngland
n-FILLpronvprep-FILLPronvprepnn
Grandchildrenwesat(together)untilyoudepartedtoEngland.
Cucu-cucukukitahidupbersama-samasampaikalianpergikeInggris.
 

T13.004
Yobfotomgobaninemayamamboyakanes.
y+ob{v}fotomko-be+aninemaya-mamboya-kanes
1SG pick.upphoto2PL-POSS GIVthistowards.here1SG-2SG.seeand1SG-cry
pronnpron-v detdemIRPron- vconjPron- v
Ipickedupyourphotos,sawthem,andcried.
Kuangkatfoto-fotomu,melihatnyadanmenangis.
 

T13.005
Arafabyemgoswarakwar.
arafa-byemko-s-warakwar
pityto-be.good2PL-be-that.over.theremove.towards.therealready
nprep-vpron-v-DEMvadv
It'sapity,youhavealreadyleft.
Sungguhsayang,kaliantelahpergi.
 

T13.006
Arafabyemgoswarakwar.
arafa-byemko-s-warakwar
pityto-be.good2PL-be-that.over.theremove.towards.therealready
nprep-vpron-v-DEMvadv
It'sapity,youhavealreadyleft.
Sungguhsayang,kaliantelahpergi.