Text 6: WOS BYAK RO RAS-RAS 2 (CASUAL CONVERSATION 2)

Text in Biak : Suriel Mofu

Audio Recording:

Narrators :

1. Henoch Mofu (59 yrs old)
   Dialect of Biak: Swandiwe (West Biak)
2. Elihut Rumkorem (32 yrs old)
   Dialect of Biak: Nyampun/Bosnik (East Biak)
3. Kumi Mofu (28 yrs old)
   Dialect of Biak: Nyampun/Bosnik (East Biak)
4. William Mofu (27 yrs old)
   Dialect of Biak: Nyampun/Bosnik (East Biak)
5. Sergius Rumkorem (35 yrs old)
   Dialect of Biak : Nyampun/Bosnik (East Biak)

Date : Friday, 22 October 2005 at 09.00am
Location: Orwer Village, East Biak

Audio:

The tape is addressed to Suriel Mofu, who is the son of Henoch Mofu (HM), the brother of William Mofu (WM), and the cousin of Kumi Mofu (KM). HM addresses Suriel as "son", and the other speakers address Suriel as "brother" and Suriel's wife as "sister-in-law". All speakers also address Suriel as "Hannah's father" and Suriel's wife as "Hannah's mother", referring to their eldest child. The use of names to refer to adults is impolite, and this allows for reference without the use of names.

Biak text:

SR: Ye wawos ba e?
KM: Wawos e!
KM: Wobe rob ine.
ER: Robine oras samfur sesr eser naek benainggo nggofarem dow nggobena mufa be au naek nggobedi au ro sup bondi, sup England iya. Kuker dow fararyor nggobena nggokyar kaku na ras nayama rwama naek kosrow ko ma kokam kokkunm be Manseren kobedya ro nanggi iyaswa.
KM: isoine naek insande beyawos beponya Elihut Rumkorm i, bepau bassi. Befnak gitarya naeko Yani Rumbiak i, be melodiya naek Sergius Rumkorm i, vokal naek Asartiel Inggamer i, befnak gitarya Eli Rumbiak i, ra ro aya Kumi Mofu i, nufnak juk. Do vokal e suminya Yusuf Rumere i, do vokal e suminya wer naek Williams i, do vokal Rumawi Rumawi Rumkorm i, Yunus Rumbiak i, Salmon Inggamer i, Raymond Rumere i, Frengki Usior i. Nggorya kwar boi dow nane nggofarem na be au insamande ras nayama mgorama kofarsrow ko ra rob mun mandira nggodisn ine. Tabea mu fa.
HM: Imbo a imande beba banirya boi imbo ipar banya ido.
WM: Fawar mop ari.
KM: Oh tabea mufa yob ipar au.
HM: Hannah Snari.
KM: Hannah snari. Dow nane nggodisn na nggokyar kaku na raso ido mgokyam ma kosrow ko ro mnu nane. Bapa i, mama su, nggokyar kaku na mgorama.
KM: Beee malam bae mufa beyo iparo Hannah snam au. Wobo nggofarem mop rya. Mop o yafawar fa kombrif kam ro arwo ke mesr ke mandira ke. Inja mop i moprya isoine: Fafisu ya siwarki yo mansar Manggaprowi, bapatua i. Imbare e sobo fyarem ker robean munde be yo mansar Konsupi ro sup. Imbarya tentara srama sifukn nja sisewar rao sismai indo sifukn i. Sifukn i boi bapatua Manggaprow dakfawi o wos o Indonesia kermgun kermgun boi rya sobo kaki kapala ke. Imbare dawos kwar. Suni rao pos ido sifukn i. Sifukn i bo sobo, "Bapa yang kasih makan Indo bapatua kyarm bo dobo, "Bukan".
HA: "Ah bapa tipu bapa yang pasti kasih makan." "Ini ada laporan dari kepala desa bapa kemarin ada kasih makan untuk bapa Konsup."
BM: "Tidak saya tidak kasih makan."
HA: "Bapa tipu."
BM: Tidak.
HA: Ah bapa tipu.
BM: "Tidak!."
HA: "Bapa bohong."
BM: "Iya!."
KM: Kyarm iya fa skor i ma skorip i fa imbran baberi. Mbe bebur randa ro mnu ido ryama ro Bosnik isrow bapa i, almarhum. Isrow bapa inja, almarhum Isak i. Isrow bapa inja fyar fa bapa dakrower. Inja bapa ifukn i
IM: "Imbo ro sai efnai fa skorip au besyani?" Indo bapatua dobe, "a imbo iryama wos Melayu na yafawi na kam rao wos kermkun sobe bohon ker ne i yakfawi ba."
BM: Skokofn bo skob e bohon ja yakarm bo yobe ya.
BM: Yobe ra da bohon ido tidak.
BM: Yakarm fa yobe iya rya iso ima yakofn ya imbarya skorab aya fa ima yambran baberi. Inja iya. Mura bapa Isak dobe bohon ido sama saja kamu tipu.
BM: Mboi yakarm iya fa ima skorip aya fa yamam boi yambran fa.
KM: Ne mop ya isya wer. Guru Banci. Guru Inggamer i. Yakor i be tete rya yakmam i rye yafar i ma muyakmbrif ari. Inde ro dawos na dawos be banci boi dawos ra dine dobe: Rya ma ifukn mama i. Dobe mama. Dor be mama bape kaka. Dobe, "Kaka kira-kira bisa ido buk o saran usul pendapat atau masukan ma yakfarkor o bar bin ansiyas u." Trus mama tanya "bar bin di sai siri" "Ibu ibu yang mana?" Indo guru Simon dobo, "Wafukn sei si? Saudara saudara kita yang di pulau sana. Mios Mangguandi. Ibu ibu kita di Myos Mangguandi beakbe PKK. Ibu ibu PKK ansi. Jadi saya kasih latihan kursus, sulam menyulam, jahit menjahit, menjahit taplak meja. Boi sebentar saya toki loncing mereka dengar tapi malas tau jadi yabe pikir boi tidak bisa skali. Jadi bagaimana ya? Saya sudah siap rotan. Yabe siap warar ya kwar ma yobe yakrab si tapi tidak sampe hati yamun si kukro mereka juga saudara saudara saya. Irya kwar monda. Tabea mu fa boi kombrif boi irya kwar. Inja mop ine Kumi i aya, aya ebefar i. Irya kwar. Tabea mu fa. Nggofar do yo nggofar e trus lagu yo e... nggodisn insanja nana nakame nggodisn na ro Manuren. Bapa i mansar i ro yo Manuren. Ba yo mamasu. Nggodisen do yo rumi dori. Nggoberekam. Imbare irya kwar monda.

Indonesian translation:

SR: Hey kenapa tidak bicara?
KM: Bicara sekarang!
KM: Katakan, malam ini.
ER: Malam ini jam sebelas kami saudara-saudaramu mengirimkan lagu-lagu kami kepada engkau saudara kami di luar negeri, negeri Inggris. Dengan lagu-lagu pujian kami kami percaya sungguh bahwa di waktu-waktu yang akan datang saudara kita akan berjumpa satu sama lain dan kita semua akan sujud menyembah kepada Tuhan kita di Sorga.
KM: Yang bicara ke muka tadi adalah Elihut Rumkorem yang memainkan bas. Yang bermain gitar adalah saudara Yani Rumbiak, yang bermain melodi adalah Sergius Rumkorem, penyanyi vokal adalah saudara Asartiel Inggamer, yang bermain gitar Eli Rumbiak, sampai kepada saya Kumi Mofu, kami bermain ukulele. Satu anggota vokal yang lain adalah Yusuf Rumere dan anggota vokal yang lainnya adalah saudara Williams, Rumawi Rumkorem, Yunus Rumbiak, Salmon Inggamer, Raymond Rumere dan Frengki Usior. Hanya kami ini saja, tetapi kami mengirim lagu-lagu ini kepada engkau supaya pada waktu-waktu yang akan datang kalian akan datang dan kita akan bertemu seperti pada malam hari ini. Salam bagi mu.
HM: Ya, mmm itu baik, itu kakak mu tetapi bagaimana dengan iparmu.
WM: Cerita MOP dulu.
KM: Oh salam buat ipar.
HM: Mamanya Hannah. Mamanya Hannah. Lagu-lagu ini kami nyanyikan dan kami percaya sungguh pada satu saat nanti kalian akan datang dan kita akan bertemu di kampung-kampung ini. Bapa dan mama, kami percaya sunggu nanti kalian akan datang.
KM: Hai! Selamat malam ipar, Mama Hannah. Engkau minta kami kirimkan Mop. Mop yang saya ceritakan untuk kita semua tertawa di pagi atau sore hari. Jadi Mop ini seperti demikian. Pada satu saat mereka menahan Bapa Manggaprouw, Bapatua. Katanya dia terus menerus mengirim makanan untuk Bapa Konsup di hutan. Jadi tentara datang untuk menanyakan dia, jadi mereka mencari sampai menmukan dia dan menanyakannya. Mereka menanyakan dia akan tetapi Bapatua Manggaprouw tahu bahasa Indonesia sedikit-sedikit saja tetapi seperti kata orang (bahasa Indonesianya) kaki kapala. Oleh karena itu dia lalu berbicara. Mereka membawanya ke pos penjagaan dan kemudian menanyakannya. Mereka menanyakannya dan berkata,"Bapa yang kasih makan dia." Lalu Bapatua menjawab, "Tidak!"
HA: "Ah Bapa tipu bapa yang pasti kasih makan." "Ini ada laporan dari kepala desa bapa kemarin ada kasih makan untuk bapa Konsup."
BM: "Tidak, saya tidak kasih makan."
HA: "Bapa tipu."
BM: "Tidak"
HA: "Ah Bapa tipu!"
NM: "Tidak!"
HA: "Bapa bohong!"
BM: "Ya!"
KM: Dia menjawab ya akibatnya mereka memukul dia hingga akhirnya ia tidak dapa berjalan sama sekali. Kemudian dia pulang ke kampung dan datang ke Bosnik bertemu dengan Bapa, (yang sudah) almarhum. Dia bertemu Bapa jadi... almarhum Bapa Isak. Dia bertemu bapa jadu dia ceritakan (pengalamannya) kepada bapa. Jadi bapa tanya dia.
IM: "Jadi hal apa yang menyebabkan mereka memukulimu? Lalu Bapatua menjawab, "Mmm, memang saya tahu bahasa Melayu semua sampai kata sedikit yang disebut bohong itu yang saya tidak tahu." Mereka bilang bohong jadi saya jawab, "Ya!"
BM: Saya pikir bohong artinya tidak!
BM: Saya jawab... saya bilang "Ya".... karena saya jawab "Ya" akhirnya mereka pukul saya sampai saya tidak bisa jalan sama sekali. Jadi, Ya! Bapa Izak kemudian bilang bohong itu sama dengan "Kamu tipu."
BM: Ya tetapi saya jawab Ya jadi mereka pukul saya sampai saya bisa melihat... tetapi saya jalan ke....
KM: Hei... ada sebuah Mop lagi. Guru Banci. Pak guru Inggamer. Saya juga panggil dia sebagai kakek karena saya juga melihat dia jadi saya cerita tentang dia supaya kamu tertawa. Jadi hal-hal yang dia katakan di bicara seperti banci dan dia bicara begini dan katakan: Dia datang bertanya pada mama. Dia bilang, "Mama." Dia tidak panggil mama tetapi kaka. Dia bilang,"Kakak kira-kira bisa kasih saran, usul, pendapat atau masukan agar saya pakai ajar kelompok wanita di atas sana. Kemudian mama tanya, "Kelompok perempuan yang mana?" "Ibu-ibu yang mana?" Lalui pak guru Simon berkata, "Tidak tahukah engkau akan saudara-saudara kita yang di pulau sana?" Dip pulau Miosmangguandi. Ibu-ibu kita yang di Pulau Myos Mangguandi yang anggota PKK. Ibu-ibu PKK. Jadi saya kasih latihan kursus ,sulam menyulam, jahit-menjahit, menjahit taplak meja. Tetapi sebentar saya toki loncing mereka dengar tapi malas tau jadi saya pikir tapi tidak bisa skali. Jadi bagaimana ya? Saya sudah siap rotan. Saya sudah siap rotan untuk pakai pukul mereka tapi tidak sampe hati saya pukul mereka karena mereka juga suadara-saudara saya. Itu saja. Salam untuk kamu dan kita tertawa tetapi sampai di situ saja. Jadi Mop ini saya Kumi yang menceritakannya. Itu saja. Salam. Kami cerita di... kami cerita kemudian lagu..e... yang kami nyanyikan tadi semuanya kami nyanyikan di Manuren. Bapa di Manuren. Jadi, ya, dan mama, keduanya. Kami menyanyi di dalam rumah. Jadi itu saja.

English translation:

SR: Hi why don't you speak?
KM: Speak now!
KM: Please say: this evening.
ER: This evening at eleven (pm), we your brothers send our songs to you, you our brother in the foreign land, the UK land over there. With our songs of prayer we do believe (that) in the days to come, you will come brother (and) we will meet each other and we all pray to our God in the heaven above.
KM: Our brother who has just spoken earlier was Elihud Rumkorem who played the bass strings. The one who played the guitar was brother Yani Rumbiak, the one who played the melody was brother Sergius Rumkorem, the singer was brother Asartiel Inggamer, the one who played guitar was brother Eli Rumbiak, then me, Kumi Mofu, the two of us (EXCL) played ukulele. Then,one member of the singers was Yusuf Rumere, then, the other member was brother Williams, (and) then the singers Rumawi, Rumawi Rumkorem, Yunus Rumbiak, Salmon Inggamer, Raymond Rumere (and) Frengki Usior. Only us were (here), however, we send these songs to you so that (in the) future (lit: in the days to come) you come here (and) we (will) meet each other just like (the time) we were singing this evening. Greetings to (you).
HM: Yes, mmm that's fine, it's your eldest brother but how about your sister in law.
WM: Please tell (a) joke.
KM: Oh, greetings to you sister in law.
HM: Hannah's mother.
KM: Hannah's mother. We sang these songs (and) we believe (that) one day you will come and we will meet each other in these villages. Father and mother, we do believe (that) you will come.
KM: Hi! Good evening to (you) sister in law, Hannah's mum. You asked us to send you jokes. The joke (that) I will tell for all of us to laugh about in the morning, dawn, or afternoon. So the joke goes like this. At one time they arrested elder Manggaprouw, the eldest uncle. They said that he continuously sent food to Konsup in the jungle. Therefore, the soldiers came to question (him) so they searched until they found him and then questioned him. They questioned him, however, eldest uncle although he also knew a very little of the Indonesian language, it was like what people said (lit:they said): feet-head (have a very little knowledge of something). Therefore, he spoke. They took him to the military post, then, questioned him. They questioned him and said, "You fed (him)." So the eldest uncle replied and said, "No!"
HA: "Ahh! You lie. You certainly fed (him)." "Here is a report from the head of the village (that) yesterday you were feeding Elder Konsup."
BM: "No, I did not feed (him)."
HA: "You lie."
BM: "No!"
HA: "Ahh, you lie!"
BM: "No!"
HA: "You lie!"
BM: "Yes!"
KM: He answered yes, and, (that caused them to) call him (and) beat him until he could not walk at all. Then, (he) went home to the village, he came to Bosnik to meet (my) father who is now deceased. He met (my) daddy, the late Izak. He met daddy, so he told daddy so that daddy could listen (to his story). So daddy asked him.
IM: "So what caused them to beat you like that?" So the eldest uncle said, "Mmm yes, I knew all (of what they were saying in the) Malay language until (I came to) this part of word, "bohon". That was the word that I did not know." They said bohon so I answered and said, "Yes!"
BM: I thought bohon means No!
BM: I answered, I said, "Yes!" Because I said, "Yes!", they bet me until I could not walk at all. So, Yes! Thus, father Izak said bohon is the same as "You lie."
BM: Yes (but) I answered yes, it has caused them to beat me until I saw... but I walked for...
KM: Hey.., there is another joke. The transvestite teacher. Teacher Inggamer. I also called him grandfather, because I also saw him so I will talk about him (so) you will also laugh. So the things he speaks, he speaks effeminately and he spoke like this, he said, He came to ask mummy. He said, "Mummy." He did not call mummy but Elder. He said, "Elder, could you give advice, suggestions, opinions, or input for (me) to use to teach the group of women up there." Then, mummy questioned (him): "Which group of women were they?" "Which ladies?" Then, teacher Simon said, "Did you ask who they are? (Don't you know) our relatives who (live) in the island there?" The Mangguandi island. Our ladies in Mangguandi island who are also PKK (members of Family Welfare Association). The PKK ladies. So I give them training, courses in sewing, sewing table cloth. But in a moment I am going to knock the bell (and) they might listen but pretend (that) they do not hear ( lit: they do not know) so I thought this could not be accepted at all. So, what (am I going to do?). I have prepared the rattan. I have prepared the rattan so that I would use it to spank them but I feel that its is hard to beat them because they are also my relatives. That's it. Greetings to you, and we laugh, but that's it. So, this joke, I am Kumi, I who told it. That's it. That's it. Greetings to you. We told (the joke) at... we told (the joke) then the song mmm we sang just now all of them we sang them in Manuren. Father, the Elder in Manuren. So, Yes, mummy both of them. We sang inside the house. We were recording. So, that's it.

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