Introduction
This children's tale about volcanoes, lava monsters, and giant mushrooms is a typical Tatari Faran legend that incorporates recurring themes in the oral tradition of the san faran. It contains the obligatory reference to the Quests of Tekekuhakirakisan, a well-known collection of stories about the legendary ancestor of the san faran.
This tale is presented as follows. In the first section we provide the romanization of the original Tatari Faran text, followed by an interlinear in the second section. Finally, a smooth English translation of the tale is given in the last section.
Tatari Faran Text
maharan kutakaraniman.
fipe'an ma'asanan iti kibas diru jiras sei ham, minein sei kumbi ai. tara' sei airis nueri, sijini dam. asuen tara'an sa tapa nara keisa fifin nei bata, arap utu buneis sei ikat, paka sa tapa be umai mubun titiran eke beibata. amaa kei hena tsana kumbi nei e, asuen na mahinai huu kei kiki, simatsite' era dunan. tapa tsat bata, tsuni utu tara' na ira, e'aniin.
kumbi sei hena tapa ha keisa fifin nei, hena sei upitai marai nei dakat. kikia' titiran sei fafa upa' upau heinei, kikitsit tara' nei tsam. tara' kei antai sahu nei pika ara, saipam marai erui itan, hena sei upitai tun hiranas no dakat. tara' sei ues kana ihia, hena sei berana diti ham. tara' kei juerat anui tun dusa, henan dei hamra keisa fifin kei pata' titiran akun, hena kei tsana sahu nei e, huu kei kibas beman kibeiri sei beiham, tapa beman keisa nei beibata. sii so habat ta? aniin.
kibeiri iti parama ahi kara, tara' sei hena paritam utu'. heparat so turai kurat ko anan, kokaro'a atsam. kumbi nei kukai aha', hena sei saba anan, sipamra buja tunis ipi itan. diti akun dutan tara' nei apai sa inin. san ka bafa tara' nei e, sita' tse! huu sa upi ipai, eraa. tara' sei uine san na, henan dei hamra asuen ka hora ifi aram. hena kei dana e, asuen tse! sii so tse ka pai kukas mei ipai kakai? tapa kana buta' nei bata! aniin.
tara' ka tsana e, sita' tse! tapa tsat upau kana, kutakaranim so upitai dakat! aniin. tara' kei hena tsuta tara' na aibai, sitsana e, kutakaranim so kibas be! tsana be kakari so! aniin. asuen ka araf umai e, sita' tse! tapa tsat! fei so tse akun ai! eraa.
tara' sei uine akun, hena kei isi bafa ihai sei daa, isi nei hamra da'ue kuta' kero' ka. fei sa ekas parat ka akan, parat ka ena karo'a atsam. fei ka hamra pikutsa' basa-baasa sa aram, fei sa himas ei puru samat di'as na tutu. fei kisi tsuni kutsi mamaan ni'as sa ira, jam feis ka hamra ei saipia' daharan sa aram. tanta sa tafa irei buja feis ko hiu.
kumbi kei bafa e, matsai! kamat huu sei! aniin, hena sei pamra asuen na hora na itan. tara' sei asuen sa ei bama hora imi juju', kutakaranim so ati kuritas parat horan iri pini. paraf so tafa diin no dafan. kumbi kei tsana e, asuen tse! faan so matsite' upi ipai dunan! e'aniin. asuen ka paka tsana e, bai! fei so akitai anui, kinap era faan so. aniin. tara' kei hena tsana beman bahai so bei'aniin, kisuran jihe atan.
diin so berana pein duru eke nisue, mubun hena murimuun. diin no hamra epan sinasu kei hora ifi aram, fei sei ena karo'a parat ka atsam. kumbi kei buaha asuen na e, huu nei kukas aha', kura ei kuru. faan so matsite' dunan! e'atan. asuen ka tsana e, mahinai be, jat kutakaranim so akitai kana anui. ka'am buneis misei, tapa hena faan so upa', e'aniin. hena ka kira sita' nei buneis basa-baasa sei esan. tara' nei aha'ai beitata, kitsana e, sii ipai buneis baasa mei atai sei tsuni? aniin. asuen ka tsana e, jat kairatuhan teke'an i'i tsuni buneis basa-baasa sei kapi iri ira, kapi ipai ena kibas kutakaranim sa ham. aniin. diin no hena ka'am buneis sei tsa, hena so suhitai airan, hena so pamra hora ko fara erui mubun eke buta' nei asu.
Interlinear
Orthography |
| Morpheme breakdown |
| IPA pronunciation |
| Gloss |
English translation |
maharan kutakaraniman.
| maharan |
| maˈhaɾan |
| story |
| kutakaranim-an. |
| kuˈtakaɾaniman |
| Kutakaranim-GEN |
The Legend of the Kutakaranim.
fipe'an ma'asanan iti kibas diru jiras sei ham,
| fipe'an |
| ˈfipɛʔan |
| season |
| ma'asan-an |
| maˈʔasanan |
| ancestors-GEN |
| iti |
| ʔiti |
| at |
| kibas |
| kibas |
| breathe |
| diru |
| ˈdiɾu |
| girl |
| jiras |
| ʣiɾasej |
| one |
| sei |
| CVY:F |
| ham, |
| ham |
| exhale(FIN) |
Once upon a time, there lived a girl,
minein sei kumbi ai.
| minein |
| miˈnejn |
| name |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| ai. |
| ʔaj |
| FIN |
her name was Kumbi.
tara' sei airis nueri, sijini dam.
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sɛj |
| CVY:F |
| airis |
| ajˈɾis |
| young.and.fresh |
| nueri, |
| nɯɾi |
| small(FIN) |
| si-jini |
| siˈʣini |
| CONJ.CVY:F-thin.and.tall |
| dam. |
| dam |
| graceful(FIN) |
She was young and fresh, and thin and tall.
asuen tara'an sa tapa nara keisa fifin nei bata,
| asuen |
| asɯn |
| younger.brother |
| tara'-an |
| ˈtaɾaʔan |
| 3SG-GEN |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| nara |
| naɾa |
| PAST |
| keisa |
| kejsa |
| field |
| fifi-n |
| ˈfiˈfinej |
| geyser-GEN |
| nei |
| RCP:F |
| bata, |
| bata |
| walk(FIN) |
Her younger brother went to the geyser fields
arap utu buneis sei ikat,
| arap |
| aˈɾap |
| pick |
| utu |
| utu |
| with.goal.of |
| buneis |
| buˈnejsej |
| mushroom |
| sei |
| CVY:F |
| ikat. |
| ʔikat |
| take(FIN) |
to pick mushrooms,
paka sa tapa be umai mubun titiran eke beibata.
| paka |
| paˈka |
| but |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| be |
| bɛ |
| not |
| umai |
| ʔumaj |
| returning(ADV) |
| mubun |
| mubun |
| night |
| titiran |
| tiˈtiɾan |
| many |
| eke |
| ɛkɛ |
| for |
| bei-bata. |
| ˈbejbata |
| NEG-walk(FIN) |
but did not return for many nights.*
*for many nights
has the sense of for
the length of many long days
.
amaa kei hena tsana kumbi nei e,
| amaa |
| ˈaˈmaː |
| mother |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| tsana |
| ʦana |
| said |
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
And Mother said to Kumbi:
asuen na mahinai huu kei kiki, simatsite' era dunan.
| asuen |
| aˈsɯna |
| younger.brother |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| mahinai |
| maˈhinaj |
| worry |
| huu |
| huː |
| 1SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| kiki, |
| kiki |
| agitated(FIN) |
| si-matsite' |
| simaˈʦitɛʔ |
| CONJ.CVY:F-perish |
| era |
| ɛɾa |
| maybe |
| dunan. |
| dunan |
| expire(FIN) |
I'm worried about younger brother; he may have perished in some calamity.
tapa tsat bata, tsuni utu tara' na ira, e'aniin.
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| tsat |
| ʦat |
| quick |
| bata, |
| bata |
| FIN |
| tsuni |
| ˈʦuni |
| seek |
| utu |
| ʔutu |
| for |
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| na |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| ira, |
| ʔiɾa |
| FIN |
| e-aniin. |
| ʔɛʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
Go quickly to search for him.
kumbi sei hena tapa ha keisa fifin nei, hena sei upitai marai nei dakat.
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| then |
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| ha |
| ha |
| begin |
| keisa |
| kejsa |
| field |
| fifi-n |
| fiˈfinej |
| geyser-GEN |
| nei, |
| RCP:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| upitai |
| ʔuˌpitaj |
| come |
| marai |
| maˈɾaj |
| forest |
| nei |
| nɛj |
| RCP:F |
| dakat. |
| dakat |
| come(FIN) |
Then Kumbi started her way towards the geyser fields and came to a forest.
kikia' titiran sei fafa upa' upau heinei, kikitsit tara' nei tsam.
| kikia' |
| kiˌkjaʔ |
| black.fly |
| titiran |
| tiˈtiɾan |
| many |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| fafa |
| ˈfafa |
| fly |
| upa' |
| ʔupaʔ |
| hither |
| upau |
| upao |
| thither |
| heinei, |
| hejnej |
| airborne(FIN) |
| ki-kitsit |
| kikiˈʦit |
| CONJ.ORG:F-bite |
| tara' |
| taɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| tsam. |
| ʦam |
| bite(FIN) |
Many black flies swarmed around and bit her.
tara' kei antai sahu nei pika ara,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| antai |
| ʔantaj |
| defend |
| sahu |
| saˈhu |
| REFL |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| pika |
| ˈpika |
| hand |
| ara, |
| ʔaɾa |
| with |
She defended herself with her hands
saipam marai erui itan,
| s-aipam |
| ˌsajpam |
| CONJ.CVY-run |
| marai |
| maˈɾaj |
| forest |
| erui |
| ʔɛɾuj |
| through |
| itan, |
| ʔitan |
| stumbling(FIN) |
and ran through the forest
hena sei upitai tun hiranas no dakat.
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| upitai |
| ʔuˌpitaj |
| come |
| tun |
| tun |
| flanks |
| hirana-s |
| ˈhiɾanas |
| volcano.mountain-PTV |
| no |
| nɔ |
| RCP:N |
| dakat. |
| dakat |
| come(FIN) |
and came to the flanks of a mountain.
tara' sei ues kana ihia,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| ues |
| ˈɯs |
| tired |
| kana |
| kana |
| now |
| ihia, |
| ʔihja |
| out.of.breath(FIN) |
She was now exhausted,
hena sei berana diti ham.
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| berana |
| ˈbeɾana |
| pause |
| diti |
| diti |
| little.while |
| ham. |
| ham |
| exhale(FIN) |
and she paused for a little while.
tara' kei juerat anui tun dusa,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| juerat |
| ʣɯˈɾat |
| look |
| anui |
| ʔanuj |
| upwards |
| tun |
| ˈtun |
| slope |
| dusa, |
| dusa |
| along |
She looked up along the slope,
henan dei hamra keisa fifin kei pata' titiran akun,
| hena |
| ˈhɛnandej |
| and |
| nei |
| RCP:F |
| hamra |
| ˈhamɾa |
| see |
| keisa |
| kejsa |
| field |
| fifi-n |
| ˈfifin |
| geyser-GEN |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| pata' |
| paˌtaʔ |
| step |
| titiran |
| tiˈtiɾan |
| many |
| akun, |
| ʔakun |
| behind |
and saw the geyser fields a long way off,
hena kei tsana sahu nei e,
| hena |
| ˈhɛna |
| and |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| sahu |
| sahu |
| self |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
and said to herself:
huu kei kibas beman kibeiri sei beiham,
| huu |
| ˈhuː |
| 1SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| kibas |
| ˈkibas |
| breathe |
| beman |
| bɛman |
| unable |
| kibeiri |
| kiˈbejɾi |
| breath |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| bei-ham |
| ˈbejham |
| NEG-breathe(FIN) |
I'm out of breath,*
*This is an idiom for "I don't have the strength to ...".
tapa beman keisa nei beibata.
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| beman |
| bɛman |
| not.able |
| keisa |
| ˈkejsa |
| field |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| bei-bata. |
| ˈbejbata |
| NEG-walk(FIN) |
I cannot walk to the [geyser] fields.
sii so habat ta? aniin.
| sii |
| ˌsiː |
| what |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| habat |
| ˈhabat |
| suitable(FIN) |
| ta? |
| ta |
| Q |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
What should I do?
kibeiri iti parama ahi kara,
| kibeiri |
| kiˈbejɾj |
| breath |
| iti |
| ʔiti |
| at |
| parama |
| ˈpaɾama |
| earthquake |
| ahi |
| ʔahi |
| suddenly |
| kara, |
| kaɾa |
| shatter(FIN) |
At that moment (in that breath), suddenly there was an earthquake,
tara' sei hena paritam utu'.
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| paritam |
| paˈɾitam |
| fall |
| utu'. |
| ʔutuʔ |
| sitting(FIN) |
and she fell sitting down hard.
heparat so turai kurat ko anan, kokaro'a atsam.
| he-parat |
| hɛpaˈɾat |
| PL-crater |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| turai |
| tuɾaj |
| sprout |
| kurat |
| kuˈɾat |
| ground |
| ko |
| kɔ |
| ORG:N |
| anan, |
| ʔanan |
| upwards(FIN) |
| ko-karo'a |
| kɔkaˈɾɔʔa |
| CONJ.ORG:N-erupt.lava |
| atsam. |
| ʔaʦam |
| FIN |
Craters appeared in the ground, and erupted lava.
kumbi nei kukai aha', hena sei saba anan, sipamra buja tunis ipi itan.
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| kukai |
| ˈkukaj |
| scare |
| aha', |
| ʔahaʔ |
| shock(FIN) |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| sei |
| sɛj |
| CVY:F |
| saba |
| ˈsaba |
| rise |
| anan, |
| ʔanan |
| up(FIN) |
| si-pamra |
| siˈpamɾa |
| CONJ.CVY:F-run |
| buja |
| buʣa |
| lower |
| tun-is |
| ˈtunis |
| flank-PTV |
| ipi |
| ʔipi |
| beside |
| itan. |
| ʔitan |
| stumbling(FIN) |
Kumbi was frightened, and arose, and she ran along the foot of the slope.
diti akun dutan tara' nei apai sa inin.
| diti |
| ˈditi |
| little.while |
| akun |
| ʔakun |
| afterwards |
| dutan |
| dutan |
| hear |
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| apai |
| ʔaˈpaj |
| shout(N) |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| inin. |
| ʔinin |
| hear(FIN) |
Soon, she heard a shout.
san ka bafa tara' nei e, sita' tse!
| san |
| ˈsan |
| person |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| bafa |
| bafa |
| shout |
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| sita' |
| ˈsitaʔ |
| older.sister |
| tse! |
| ʦɛ |
| VOC |
A person shouted to her: "Older Sister!
huu sa upi ipai, eraa.
| huu |
| ˈhuː |
| 1SG |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| upi |
| ʔuˈpi |
| here |
| ipai, |
| ʔipaj |
| at |
| e-daa. |
| ʔɛɾaː |
| END.QUOT-shout |
I am over here!"
tara' sei uine san na,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| uine |
| ʔujnɛ |
| turn |
| san |
| ˈsanːa |
| person |
| na, |
| RCP:M |
She turned to the person,
henan dei hamra asuen ka hora ifi aram.
| hena |
| hɛnandej |
| and |
| nei |
| RCP:F |
| hamra |
| ˈhamɾa |
| see |
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| hora |
| ˈhɔɾa |
| cave |
| ifi |
| ʔifi |
| outside |
| aram. |
| ʔaɾam |
| seen(FIN) |
and saw [her] younger brother outside a cave.
hena kei dana e, asuen tse!
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| dana |
| ˈdana |
| answer |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| tse! |
| ʦɛ |
| VOC |
And [she] answered: "Younger Brother!
sii so tse ka pai kukas mei ipai kakai?
| sii |
| ˈsiː |
| what |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| tse |
| ʦɛ |
| 2SG |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| pai |
| ˌpaj |
| place |
| kukas |
| kuˈkas |
| fearful |
| mei |
| mej |
| this |
| ipai |
| ʔipaj |
| at |
| kakai? |
| kaˈkaj |
| do |
What are you doing in this awful place?
tapa kana buta' nei bata! aniin.
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| kana |
| kana |
| now |
| buta' |
| buˈtaʔ |
| hut |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| bata! |
| bata |
| walk(FIN) |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
Come home right now!"
tara' ka tsana e, sita' tse!
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| tsana |
| ʦana |
| say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| sita' |
| ˈsitaʔ |
| older.sister |
| tse! |
| ʦɛ |
| VOC |
He said: "Older Sister!
tapa tsat upau kana,
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| tsat |
| ʦat |
| quick |
| upau |
| ʔupao |
| to.here |
| kana, |
| kana |
| now |
Come over here quickly, now!
kutakaranim so upitai dakat! aniin.
| kutakaranim |
| kuˈtakaɾanim |
| Kutakaranim |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| upitai |
| ʔuˈpitaj |
| come(V) |
| dakat! |
| dakat |
| come(FIN) |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
The Kutakaranim is coming!
tara' kei hena tsuta tara' na aibai,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| tsuta |
| ˈʦuta |
| rebuke |
| tara' |
| ʔtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| na |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| aibai, |
| ʔajbaj |
| yes.no(FIN) |
And she rebuked him,
sitsana e, kutakaranim so kibas be!
| si-tsana |
| siˈʦana |
| CONJ.CVY:F-say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| kutakaranim |
| kuˈtakaɾanim |
| Kutakaranim |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| kibas |
| ˈkibas |
| breathe |
| be! |
| bɛ |
| not |
and said: "The Kutakaranim doesn't exist!
tsana be kakari so! aniin.
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| be |
| bɛ |
| not |
| kakari |
| kaˈkaɾi |
| nonsense |
| so! |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
Don't talk nonsense!"
asuen ka araf umai e, sita' tse!
| asuen |
| aˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| araf |
| ʔaˈɾaf |
| shout |
| umai |
| ʔumaj |
| again |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| sita' |
| ˈsitaʔ |
| older.sister |
| tse! |
| ʦɛ |
| VOC |
Younger Brother shouted again: "Older sister!
tapa tsat! fei so tse akun ai! eraa.
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| tsat! |
| ʦat |
| quick |
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| tse |
| ʦɛ |
| 2SG |
| akun |
| aˈkun |
| behind |
| ai! |
| ʔaj |
| it.is.so.FIN |
| e-daa. |
| ʔeɾaː |
| END.QUOT |
Come quickly! It is behind you!"
tara' sei uine akun,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| uine |
| ˈujnɛ |
| turn |
| akun, |
| ʔakun |
| behind |
She turned around,
hena kei isi bafa ihai sei daa,
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| isi |
| ʔisi |
| CNSQ |
| bafa |
| ˈbafa |
| scream(V) |
| ihai |
| ʔihaj |
| scream(N) |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| daa, |
| daː |
| scream(FIN) |
and screamed loudly,
isi nei hamra da'ue kuta' kero' ka.
| isi |
| isi |
| because |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| hamra |
| ˈhamɾa |
| see |
| da'ue |
| daʔɯ |
| terrible.being |
| kuta' |
| kuˈtaʔ |
| deformed |
| kero' |
| ˈkɛɾɔʔ |
| warped |
| ka. |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
because she saw a deformed, warped monster.
fei sa ekas parat ka akan, parat ka ena karo'a atsam.
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| ekas |
| ʔɛkas |
| emerge |
| parat |
| paˈɾat |
| crater |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| akan, |
| akan |
| come.out(FIN) |
| parat |
| paˈɾat |
| crater |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| ena |
| ʔɛna |
| REL:OBJ |
| karo'a |
| kaˈɾɔʔa |
| erupt |
| atsam. |
| aʦam |
| FIN |
It was emerging from a crater which was erupting.
fei ka hamra pikutsa' basa-baasa sa aram,
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| hamra |
| hamɾa |
| see |
| pikutsa' |
| pikuˈʦaʔ |
| spider |
| basa~baasa |
| basaˈbaːsa |
| very~large |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| aram, |
| ʔaɾam |
| appear(FIN) |
It appeared as a huge spider,
fei sa himas ei puru samat di'as na tutu.
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| himas |
| ˈhimas |
| tall |
| ei |
| ej |
| and |
| puru |
| puɾu |
| more |
| samat |
| samat |
| man |
| di'as |
| ˈdiʔas |
| three |
| na |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| tutu. |
| tutu |
| high.reaching(FIN) |
and it was taller than three men.
fei kisi tsuni kutsi mamaan ni'as sa ira,
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| kisi |
| kisi |
| attached.to |
| tsuni |
| ʦuni |
| find |
| kutsi |
| ˈkuˈʦi |
| leg |
| mamaan |
| mamaːn |
| mottled |
| ni'as |
| ˈniʔasa |
| four |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| ira, |
| iɾa |
| found(FIN) |
It had* four mottled legs,
*This is the usual idiom for description of body parts: "attached to it was found four mottled legs".
jam feis ka hamra ei saipia' daharan sa aram.
| jam |
| ˈʣam |
| teeth |
| fei-s |
| fejs |
| DIST-PTV |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| hamra |
| ˈhamɾa |
| see |
| ei |
| ʔej |
| and |
| saipia' |
| sajpjaʔ |
| spear |
| dahara-n |
| daˈhaɾan |
| champion-GEN |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| aram. |
| ʔaɾam |
| seen(FIN) |
and its teeth were like the spears of the champions.
tanta sa tafa irei buja feis ko hiu.
| tanta |
| ˈtanta |
| embers |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| tafa |
| ˈtafa |
| drop |
| irei |
| ʔiɾej |
| continually |
| buja |
| ˈbuʣa |
| lower.part |
| fei-s |
| fejs |
| DIST-PTV |
| ko |
| kɔ |
| ORG:N |
| hiu. |
| hju |
| falling(FIN) |
Embers were dropping from its lower half.
kumbi kei bafa e, matsai! kamat huu sei! aniin,
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| bafa |
| ˈbafa |
| scream |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| matsai! |
| maˈʦaj |
| calamity |
| kamat |
| ˈkamat |
| rescue |
| huu |
| huː |
| 1SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| aniin, |
| aniːn |
| FIN |
Kumbi screamed: Calamity! Save me!
hena sei pamra asuen na hora na itan.
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| pamra |
| ˌpamɾa |
| run |
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯna |
| younger.brother |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| hora |
| ˈhɔɾa |
| cave |
| na |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| itan. |
| ʔitan |
| stumbling(FIN) |
and ran to Younger Brother, to the cave.
tara' sei asuen sa ei bama hora imi juju',
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| ei |
| ej |
| and |
| bama |
| bama |
| hug |
| hora |
| ˈhɔɾa |
| cave |
| imi |
| ʔimi |
| in |
| juju', |
| ʣuʣuʔ |
| shivering(FIN) |
She and Younger Brother hugged each other in the cave.
kutakaranim so ati kuritas parat horan iri pini.
| kutakaranim |
| kuˈtakaɾanim |
| Kutakaranim |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| ati |
| ʔati |
| meanwhile |
| kuritas |
| kuˈɾitas |
| stomp |
| parat |
| paɾat |
| entrance |
| hora-n |
| ˈhɔɾan |
| cave-GEN |
| iri |
| ʔiɾi |
| near |
| pini. |
| pini |
| flatten(FIN) |
Meanwhile, the Kutakaranim stomped around the cave entrance.
paraf so tafa diin no dafan.
| paraf |
| ˈpaɾaf |
| volcanic.ash |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| tafa |
| tafa |
| drop |
| diin |
| ˈdiːn |
| 3PL |
| no |
| nɔ |
| RCP:N |
| dafan. |
| dafan |
| dusty(FIN) |
Volcanic ash fell on them.
kumbi kei tsana e, asuen tse!
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| asuen |
| aˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| tse! |
| ʦɛ |
| VOC |
Kumbi said: "Younger Brother!
faan so matsite' upi ipai dunan! e'aniin.
| faan |
| ˈfaːn |
| 1PL.INCL |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| matsite' |
| maʦitɛʔ |
| perish |
| upi |
| uˈpi |
| here |
| ipai |
| ʔipaj |
| at |
| dunan! |
| dunan |
| expire(FIN) |
| e-'aniin. |
| ʔeʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT-say(FIN) |
We will perish in this place!"
asuen ka paka tsana e, bai!
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| paka |
| paka |
| however |
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| bai! |
| ˈbaj |
| no |
However, Younger Brother said: "No!
fei so akitai anui, kinap era faan so. aniin.
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| akitai |
| ʔaˈkitaj |
| depart |
| anui, |
| ʔanuj |
| away(FIN) |
| kinap |
| ˈkinap |
| quieten |
| era |
| ʔeɾa |
| if |
| faan |
| faːn |
| 1PL.INCL |
| so. |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
It will go away, if we keep quiet."
tara' kei hena tsana beman bahai so bei'aniin,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and.then |
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| beman |
| bɛman |
| unable |
| bahai |
| ˌbahaj |
| nothing |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| bei-'aniin, |
| ˈbejʔaniːn |
| NEG-say(FIN) |
Then she could say nothing,
kisuran jihe atan.
| ki-suran |
| kiˈsuɾan |
| CONJ.ORG:F-weep |
| jihe |
| ʣihɛ |
| only |
| atan. |
| ʔatan |
| sad(FIN) |
and only wept.
diin so berana pein duru eke nisue, mubun hena murimuun.
| diin |
| ˈdiːn |
| 3PL |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| berana |
| beɾana |
| wait |
| pein |
| ˈpejn |
| time |
| duru |
| duɾu |
| long |
| eke |
| ʔeke |
| for |
| nisue, |
| nisɯ |
| anxious(FIN) |
| mubun |
| muˈbun |
| night |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| murimuun. |
| muɾimuːn |
| enveloping(FIN) |
They waited anxiously for a long time, and night fell.
diin no hamra epan sinasu kei hora ifi aram
| diin |
| ˈdiːnːɔ |
| 3PL |
| no |
| RCP:N |
| hamra |
| ˈhamɾa |
| see |
| epan |
| ʔɛpan |
| able |
| sinasu |
| ˈsinasu |
| lava |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| hora |
| hɔɾa |
| cave |
| ifi |
| iˈfi |
| outside |
| aram |
| aɾam |
| FIN |
They could see lava outside the cave,
fei sei ena karo'a parat ka atsam.
| fei |
| ˈfej |
| DIST |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| ena |
| ɛna |
| REL:OBJ |
| karo'a |
| karɔʔa |
| erupt |
| parat |
| ˈpaɾat |
| crater |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| atsam. |
| aʦam |
| FIN |
erupting from the craters.
kumbi kei buaha asuen na e,
| kumbi |
| ˈkumbi |
| Kumbi |
| kei |
| kej |
| ORG:F |
| buaha |
| ˈbwaha |
| sob |
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯnːa |
| younger.brother |
| na |
| RCP:M |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
Kumbi sobbed to Younger Brother:
huu nei kukas aha', kura ei kuru.
| huu |
| ˈhuː |
| 1SG |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| kukas |
| kuˈkas |
| scare |
| aha', |
| ʔahaʔ |
| shock(FIN) |
| kura |
| ˈkuɾa |
| hunger |
| ei |
| ʔej |
| and |
| kuru. |
| kuɾu |
| hungry(FIN) |
"I'm scared and hungry.
faan so matsite' dunan! e'atan.
| faan |
| ˈfaːn |
| 1PL.INCL |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| matsite' |
| maˈʦitɛʔ |
| perish |
| dunan! |
| dunan |
| expire(FIN) |
| e-'atan. |
| ʔɛʔatan |
| END.QUOT-sob(FIN) |
We are perishing!"
asuen ka tsana e, mahinai be,
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| tsana |
| ˈʦana |
| say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
| mahinai |
| maˈhinaj |
| worry |
| be, |
| bɛ |
| not |
Younger Brother said, "Don't worry;
jat kutakaranim so akitai kana anui.
| jat |
| ˈʣat |
| behold |
| kutakaranim |
| kuˈtakaɾanim |
| Kutakaranim |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| akitai |
| ʔaˈkitaj |
| leave |
| kana |
| kana |
| now |
| anui. |
| ʔanuj |
| away(FIN) |
look, the Kutakaranim is leaving now.
ka'am buneis misei,
| ka'am |
| ˈkaʔam |
| eat |
| buneis |
| buˈnejs |
| mushroom |
| mei-sei, |
| misej |
| PROX-CVY:F |
Eat this mushroom,
tapa hena faan so upa', e'aniin.
| tapa |
| taˈpa |
| walk |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and.then |
| faan |
| ˈfaːn |
| 1PL.INCL |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| upa', |
| ʔupaʔ |
| away |
| e-'aniin. |
| ʔɛʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
then we will leave!"
hena ka kira sita' nei buneis basa-baasa sei esan.
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| kira |
| kiɾa |
| give |
| sita' |
| ˈsitaʔ |
| older.sister |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| buneis |
| buˈnejs |
| mushroom |
| basa~baasa |
| basaˈbaːsa |
| very~large |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| esan. |
| ʔɛsan |
| hand.over(FIN) |
and he gave [his] older sister a very huge mushroom.
tara' nei aha'ai beitata, kitsana e,
| tara' |
| ˈtaɾaʔ |
| 3SG |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| aha'ai |
| ʔaˈhaʔaj |
| surprise |
| beitata, |
| bejtata |
| speechless(FIN) |
| ki-tsana |
| kiˈʦana |
| CONJ.ORG:F-say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
She was [very] surprised, and said:
sii ipai buneis baasa mei atai sei tsuni? aniin.
| sii |
| ˈsiː |
| what |
| ipai |
| ʔipaj |
| place |
| buneis |
| buˈnejs |
| mushroom |
| baasa |
| ˈbaːsa |
| huge |
| mei |
| mej |
| PROX |
| atai |
| ataj |
| similar.to |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| tsuni? |
| ˈʦuni |
| find |
| aniin. |
| ʔaniːn |
| END.QUOT |
"Where did [you] find a mushroom as huge as this?"
asuen ka tsana e,
| asuen |
| ʔaˈsɯn |
| younger.brother |
| ka |
| ka |
| ORG:M |
| tsana |
| ʦana |
| say |
| e, |
| ʔɛ |
| QUOT |
Younger brother said,
jat kairatuhan teke'an i'i tsuni buneis basa-baasa sei pai iri ira,
| jat |
| ˈʣat |
| DEM |
| kairatuhan |
| kajɾaˌtuhan |
| epic |
| teke-an |
| ˈtɛˈkɛʔan |
| Teke-GEN |
| i'i |
| ʔiʔi |
| according.to |
| tsuni |
| ˈʦuni |
| find |
| buneis |
| bunejs |
| mushroom |
| basa~baasa |
| basaˈbaːsa |
| very~large |
| sei |
| sej |
| CVY:F |
| pai |
| ˈpaj |
| place |
| iri |
| ʔiɾi |
| near |
| ira, |
| iɾa |
| FIN |
"See, according to the Quests of Tekekuhakirakisan,* very large mushrooms are found near the place ...
*Here Younger Brother uses the short form of the name, Teke. The formal title of the Quests uses the full name, but in colloquial speech this is rarely done.
kapi ipai ena kibas kutakaranim sa ham.
| kapi |
| kaˈpi |
| there |
| ipai |
| ʔipaj |
| at |
| ena |
| ɛna |
| REL.OBJ |
| kibas |
| kibas |
| breathe |
| kutakaranim |
| kuˈtakaɾanim |
| Kutakaranim |
| sa |
| sa |
| CVY:M |
| ham. |
| ham |
| FIN |
... where the Kutakaranim lives.
diin no hena ka'am buneis sei tsa,
| diin |
| ˈdiːnːɔ |
| 3PL |
| no |
| RCP:N |
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| ka'am |
| kaʔam |
| eat |
| buneis |
| buˈnejsːej |
| mushroom |
| sei |
| CVY:F |
| tsa, |
| ʦa |
| eaten(FIN) |
And they ate the mushroom(s),
hena so suhitai airan,
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| suhitai |
| suˈhitaj |
| strengthen |
| airan, |
| ʔajɾan |
| refresh(FIN) |
and were refreshed,
hena so pamra hora ko fara erui mubun eke buta' nei asu.
| hena |
| hɛna |
| and |
| so |
| sɔ |
| CVY:N |
| pamra |
| pamɾa |
| run |
| hora |
| ˈhɔɾa |
| cave |
| ko |
| kɔ |
| ORG:N |
| fara |
| ˈfaɾa |
| plains |
| erui |
| ʔɛɾuj |
| across |
| mubun |
| muˈbun |
| night |
| eke |
| ʔɛkɛ |
| through |
| buta' |
| buˈtaʔ |
| hut |
| nei |
| nej |
| RCP:F |
| asu. |
| ʔasu |
| swiftly(FIN) |
and ran from the cave across the plains through the night back home.
Smooth English Translation
The Legend of the Kutakaranim.
Once upon a time, there lived a girl, her name was Kumbi. She was young and fresh, and thin and tall. Her younger brother went to the geyser fields to pick mushrooms, but did not return for many nights. So Mother said to Kumbi: I'm worried about Younger Brother; he may have perished in some calamity. Go quickly to search for him.
So Kumbi started her way towards the geyser fields and came to a forest. Many black flies swarmed around and bit her. She fended them off with her hands, ran through the forest, and came to the flanks of a mountain. She was now exhausted, and she paused for a little while. She looked up along the slope, and saw the geyser fields a long way off, and said to herself: I'm out of breath, I cannot get to the geyser fields. What should I do?
At that moment, there was suddenly an earthquake, and she fell sitting down
hard. Craters appeared in the ground, and erupted lava. Kumbi was frightened,
and arose, and she ran along the foot of the slope. Soon, she heard a shout.
Someone shouted: Older Sister! I am over here!
She turned and saw
Younger Brother outside a cave. She answered: Younger Brother! What are
you doing in this awful place? Come home right now!
He said: Older Sister! Come over here quickly! The Kutakaranim is
coming!
And she scolded him, and said: The Kutakaranim doesn't exist!
Don't talk nonsense!
Younger Brother shouted again: Older sister! Come
quickly! It is behind you!
She turned around, and screamed loudly, because she saw a deformed, warped monster. It was emerging from an erupting crater, and appeared as a huge spider, taller than three men. It had four mottled legs, and its teeth were like the spears of the champions. Embers were dropping from the lower half of its body.
Kumbi screamed: Calamity! Save me!
and ran to the cave to Younger
Brother. She and Younger Brother hugged each other in the cave. Meanwhile,
the Kutakaranim stomped around the cave entrance. Volcanic ash fell on them.
Kumbi said: Younger Brother! We will perish in this place!
However,
Younger Brother said: No! It will go away if we keep quiet.
Then she
could say nothing, and only wept.
They waited anxiously for a long time, and night fell. They could see lava
outside the cave, erupting from the craters. Kumbi sobbed to Younger Brother:
I'm scared and hungry. We are perishing!
Younger Brother said, Don't
worry; look, the Kutakaranim is leaving now. Eat this mushroom, then we will
leave!
and he gave Older Sister a huge mushroom. She was very surprised,
and said: Where did you find such a huge mushroom?
Younger brother said,
See, according to the Quests of Tekekuhakirakisan, very large
mushrooms are found near the place where the Kutakaranim lives.
And they
ate the mushroom, and were refreshed, and ran from the cave across the plains
through the night back home.
