Keira Gebbie Ballantyne Stella Kolinski L'agruw i Maabgol Brugger, Rosemarie and Gilnifrad Lukubyad, 1978. Yaat Nu Waqab. (Stories of Yap) Audio-Visual Center, Yap District Dept. of Education. (Anon 1978/1999 in Ballantyne and Kolinski 2001) Ballantyne, Keira Gebbie and Stella Kolinski. 2001. Honolulu Corpus of Written Yapese. Anon. 1978/1999. L'agruw i Maabgol (The Married Couple) In Rosemarie Brugger and Gilnifrad Lukubyad (eds) Yaat nu Waqab. (Stories of Yap.) Colonia: Audio-Visual Center, Yap District, Dept. of Education. Republished in PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning) 1999. PALM (Pacific Area LanguageMaterials). CD-ROM. PREL: Honolulu. Also available at http://www.prel.org/PALM/index.asp Feb/Mar 01 L YAP L1 L1.1.AC Kaakaroom long.time ni AdvP kaakaroom long.time L1.2.M ea FM qimmoey exist l'agruw two i idf maabgol marry.intr L1.3.RC ni relpro ra 3.nom.non-sg diyean bear.intr nageew cause.du dalip three i idf pagäl boys ngea and ba ref buulyal. young girl Once upon a time, there was a married couple, who gave birth to three boys and a little girl. L2 L2.1.M Qer h.prx. ea FM qu non-pres.prog ra 3.nom.non-sg chugöliyeew raise.tns.du raed 3.pl.Acc They raised them up L3 L3.1.M nga inc ra 3.nom.non-sg gaaq big gaed pl.nom until they were big L4 L4.1.M mea then.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ea idf m'aar sick.intr ko prep fa def rea sg piin woman L4.2.RC ni relpro niinaeq mother rooraed 3.pl.poss Then a sickness came to the woman who is their mother L5 L5.1.M nga inc ni idfpro taliiliy nurture naag tns ea... DM ea... DM ea... DM they started taking care of her, but ..., but ..., but ... L6 L6.1.M mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr L6.2.CC i inf yim' die.3.sg.intr she went and died. L7 L7.1.M Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM ku still ra 3.nom.non-sg paereed settle.down.intr.pl(agr?) boech some L7.2.AC nii AdvP n'uw long nap'an duration Then they settled down for a long time L8 L8.1.M ma then kii perf.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ea idf m'aar sick.intr L8.2.RC ni relpro ba stat geel strong L8.1.M ko prep fa def rea sg paapaaq father rooraed 3.pl.poss then a strong sickness came to their father L9 L9.1.M nga inc kii perf.3.sg yim'. die.3.sg.intr and he died. L10 L10.1.M Qer h.prx. ea paer paer settle.intr fa def pi pl bitiir children L10.2.RC ni relpro yaed 3.pl.nom walaag siblings L10.3.RC ni relpro goqo only ka perf yaed 3.pl.nom L10.4.RC ni relpro ka perf ri ints ra 3.nom.non-sg gaafgow pitiful.intr gaed. pl.nom The sibling children, all alone, settled down together, very pitifully. L11 L11.1.M Qer h.prx. ea FM fa def chii dimin piin woman L11.1.RC ni relpro walaagraed sibling.3.pl.poss L11.1.M ea FM qiir 3.sg.nom ea FM paer settle.intr L11.3.AC ni AdvP qii 3.sg.non-pres luum cook.intr ngooraed. 3.pl.dat There is the woman who is the sister, she is the one who settles into cooking for them. L12 L12.1.M Ma then fa def dalip three i idf pagäl boys ea FM qu non-pres.prog ra 3.nom.non-sg paereed settle.intr.pl Then the three boys stayed there L13 L13.1.M nga inc qu non-pres.prog ra 3.nom.non-sg qayuweegeed help.tns.pl fa def chii dimin piin girl L13.2.RC ni relpro walaag-raed sibling.3.pl.poss L13.1.M ko prep tagbëy taro patch/garden in order to help the girl their sibling in the garden L14 L14.1.MC127 Ma then ku also yaed 3.pl.nom ea FM qu non-pres.prog raanoed go.3.pl.intr nga prep madaay ocean ko for fitqaeq fish.intr They also went to the ocean for fishing L15 L15.1.M nga inc qu non-pres.prog ra 3.nom.non-sg koeleed catch.pl.tns ea idf niig fish in order to catch fish L16 L16.1.M nga inc qu non-pres.prog ra 3.nom.non-sg kaayeed. eat.pl.tns in order to eat them. L17 L17.1.MC330 Mea then.3.sg m'aay finished.intr ea idf ggaan food rooraed. 3.pl.poss Then their food was finished. L18 L18.1.M Mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr i NPC reeb one ea idf rraan day L18.2.AC ni AdvP kadbuul, morning Then they went one day in the morning L19 L19.1.M mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr fa def dalip three i idf pagäl boys nga prep madaay. open.ocean the three boys then went to the ocean. L20 L20.1.M Mea then.3.sg feek pick.up.tns fa def chii dimin buulyal girl ea idf duug basket The little girl picked up her basket L21 L21.1.M mea then.3.sg they' hang.tns nga prep poen shoulder.3.sg.poss and hung it on her shoulder L22 L22.1.M mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr ko prep gi loc L22.2.RC ni relpro k'eeyaag bury.tns fa def rea sg niinaeq mother ngea and paapaaq father rooraed 3.pl.poss riy. locpro and went to where her mother and father are buried. L23 L23.1.M Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM feek carry.tns fa def rea sg duug basket She took the basket L24 L24.1.M mea and.3.sg taay put.tns nga prep thiliin between fa def gäl du malangean stone.du.poss ea idf yaam'. death and put it between the two gravestones. L25 L25.1.M Mea then.3.sg gaqar, said Then she said, L26 L26.1.QS "Nga inc gu 1.sg moleag close.tns qawocheeg eyes.1.sg.poss "I'm going to close my eyes L27 L27.1.QS mu then.1.sg gu 1.sg pithig open.tns then open them L28 L28.1.QS ma then kea perf.3.sg sug full.intr ea idf rea sg duug basket roog 1.sg.poss ney s.prx.dmn ko prep p'aaw banana L28.2.RC ni relpro kea perf.3.sg loel, ripe.intr L28.1.QS yowgil, taro balls ngea and niig fish L28.3.RC ni relpro ka perf ni idfpro liith." cook.tns and this basket of mine will be filled with ripe bananas, taro balls, and fish that has been cooked." L29 L29.1.AC Ma then faqän when i subcl pithig open.tns qawochean, eyes.3.sg.poss L29.2.M ma then kea perf.3.sg sug full.intr fa def rea sg duug basket ko prep fa def pi pl n'ean thing L29.3.RC ni relpro kea perf.3.sg yoeg. say And when she opened her eyes, the basket was filled with the things she had said. L30 L30.1.M Mea then.3.sg qathamagiliy struggle.tns fa def rea sg duug basket Then she struggled to pick up the basket L31 L31.1.M ngea and they' hang.tns nga on poen, shoulder.3.sg.poss to hang it on her shoulder L32 L32.1.M ma then qer h.prx i FM qii 3.sg.non-pres giifeeg rest.tns L32.2.CC i inf yib come.3.sg.intr ea... DM ea... DM then she rested it there to come to ... L33 L33.1.M ngea and.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr L33.2.CC i inf madaq reach naag caus nga prep tabinaew, home she came to reach home L34 L34.1.M mea then.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr L34.2.CC i inf they' hang.tns fa def rea sg duug basket nga prep laang. high she came to hang the basket up high. L35 L35.1.M Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM qii 3.sg.non-pres paer settle.intr Then she settled down L36 L36.1.M nga inc qii 3.sg.non-pres soen wait naag tns fa def dalip three i idf pagäl boys L36.2.RC ni relpro walaagean. brothers.3.sg.poss in order to wait for the three boys her brothers. L37 L37.1.AC Ma then faqän when i subcl suul return.intr fa def pi pl pagäl brothers u from madaay ocean L37.2.M ma then qer h.prx. ea FM ra 3.nom.non-sg baed come.3.pl.intr Then when the boys returned from the ocean, they came L38 L38.1.M ra 3.nom.non-sg qabiich eat.intr gaed pl.nom to eat L39 L39.1.M ngea and.3.sg muuq, finish.intr and when they are finished L40 L40.1.M mea then.3.sg deqeriy ask.tns qa clsfr L40.2.RC ni relpro ba stat nganniiq eldest ko prep fa def dalip three i idf pagäl boys L40.1.M fa def chii dimin piin girl the eldest of the three boys asked the girl L41 41.1.QS "U from quw where ea FM ka perf mu 2.nom feek pick.up.tns ea idf ggaan food riy locpro L41.2.RC ni relpro qiir h.prx. ea FM raay exist.loc L41.3.RC ni relpro ka perf da 1.pl.inc.nom kaayeed?" eat.pl.tns "Where did you get the food from that's here that we eat?" L42 L42.1.M Mea then.3.sg gaqar say fa def chii dimin piin, woman The girl said, L43 L43.1.QS "Daariy not.have faan reason.3.sg.poss L43.2.CC ni cmp nga inc mu naang-eed naang-eed know.pl.tns ea idf gi loc L43.3.RC ni relpro ka perf gu 1.sg feek pick.up.tns ea idf ggaan food roodaed 3.pl.inc.poss riy!" locpro "There's no reason that you know where I got our food from!" L44 L44.1.QS "Daariy not.have faan reason.3.sg.poss L44.2.CC ni relpro gu 1.sg bea prog fiith? ask.tns "There's no reason for me to ask? L45 L45.1.QS Gu 1.sg bea prog fiith ask.tns L45.2.AC ni AdvP nga inc gu 1.sg naang know.tns L45.3.AC yaa because ri ints qu non-pres.prog mu 2.nom qiring steal.tns ea idf ggaan food L45.4.AC nga inc qu non-pres.prog da 1.pl.inc kayeed." eat.pl.tns I'm asking in order to know whether you stole the food we ate." L46 L46.1.QS "Qaram dist. ea FM daawor be.not gu 1.sg maroqroq." thief "I'm not a thief."L47 L47.1.QS "Kea perf.3.sg feal' good.intr L47.2.AC yaa because ka perf gu 1.sg naang faan." understand.ints "Okay, I understand." L48 L48.1.M Ma then qaram dist. ea FM raanoed go.3.pl.intr nga prep naqun house L48.2.AC ni AdvP nga inc ra 3.nom.non-sg moloed. sleep.intr.pl Then they went to the house in order to sleep. L49 L49.1.AC Ma then nap'an once ni subcl mool sleep.intr fa def chii young piin, girl L49.2.M mea then.3.sg gaqar say fa def bi sg.dpro L49.3.RC ni relpro nganniiq oldest L49.2.M fa def pi pl. pagäl, boys Then, once the little girl had gone to sleep, the eldest of the boys said, L50 L50.1.AC "Ngea and gabuul tomorrow L50.2.M mea then.3.sg qun go.with ba ref gadaed us.pl u uprep dakean follow ea idf chaaq that.one niir h.prx.dmn "Tomorrow, one of us will follow that one L51 L51.1.M ngea and.3.sg naang know.tns ea idf gi loc L51.2.RC ni relpro bea prog yaen go.3.sg.intr L51.3.CC i inf feek pick.up.tns ea idf pi pl ggaan food niir h.prx.dmn riy." locpro in order to know where she is going to pick up our food from." L52 L52.1.AC Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM faqän when i subcl kadbuul morning ni subcl ka perf ra 3.nom qod awake.intr gaed, pl.nom L52.2.M mea then.3.sg gaqar say fa def chii dimin piin woman ngooraed, 3.pl.dat When it was morning and they awoke, the little girl said to them, L53 L53.1.QS "Nga inc gu 1.sg waen go.1.sg.intr nga prep maqut taro.patch "I'm going to the taro patch L54 L54.1.QS nga inc guub." return.1 and I'll return" L55 L55.1.M Mea then.3.sg gaqar say fa def pii pl chaaq, those.ones And they said, L56 L56.QS "Kea feal' goodbye "Bye, L57 L57.QS mu 2.nom maen go.2.sg.intr you go L58 L58.QS nga inc muub return.2 L58.2.AC yaa because ka perf gu 1.nom k'iy hungry.intr gaed." pl.nom then come back because we are hungry." L59 L59.1.AC Ma then faqän when i subcl yaen go.1.sg.intr L59.2.M mea then.3.sg qun go.with.intr ba ref gayaed 3.pl.ref u prep dakean. follow When she went, one of them followed her. L60 L60.1.M Ma then dea pst.neg.3.sg guy see.tns fa def chii dimin piin woman fa def chii dimin pagäl boy L60.2.RC ni relpro walaagean brother L60.3.RC ni relpro bea prog qun go.with.intr u uprep dakean. follow The little girl didn't see the little boy, her brother, who was following her. L61 L61.1.M Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM yaen go.1.sg.intr fa def chii dimin piin girl The little girl went L62 L62.1.M ngea and yaen go.3.sg.intr L62.2.CC i inf taaw reach.intr ko prep fa def gäl du i idf malangean stone.du.poss ea idf yaam' death she went and reached the two gravestones L63 L63.1.M mea then.3.sg taay put.tns fa def rea sg duug basket nga prep thiliin between fa def gäl malaang malaang graves she put the basket between the graves L64 L64.1.M ma and kii perf.3.sg yoeg say fa def bug clsfr i idf thiin. words and said the words. L65 L65.1.AC Ma and faqän when i subcl pithig open.tns qawochean eyes.3.sg.poss L65.2.M ma and ku also kea perf.3.sg sug full.intr fa def rea sg duug. basket And when she opened her eyes, the basket was full again. L66 L66.1.M Ma and baay exist fa def chii dimin pagäl boy L66.2.RC ni relpro kea perf.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr L66.3.CC i inf miith hide L66.4.RC ni relpro bea prog guy see.tns ea idf n'ean thing L66.5.RC ni relpro bea prog riin' do.tns And there's that boy who came and hid, who saw the things she did L67 L67.1.M ma and bea prog matooyil listen ko prep n'ean thing L67.2.RC ni relpro bea prog yoeg. say and listened to the things she said. L68 L68.1.AC Ma and nap'an once ea FM deeg start.intr fa def piin girl ni subcl ngea inc.3.sg suul, return.intr L68.2.M mea then.3.sg miil run fa def chii dimin pagäl boy And when the girl started to return, the little boy ran L69 L69.1.M ngea inc.3.sg m'oon first rook' 1.sg.poss to be the first L70 L70.1.M ngea inc.3.sg suul. return.intr to return L71 L71.1.AC Ma and faqän when i subcl yib come.3.sg.intr fa def chii dimin piin girl L71.2.AC ni subcl? yib come.3.sg.intr i inf taaw, reach.intr L71.3.M mea then.3.sg taay put.tns fa def rea sg duug basket i idf ggaan food nga prep but' ground And when the little girl arrives, she puts her basket of food on the ground L72 L72.1.M mea then.3.sg gaqar, say then she says, L73 L73.1.QS "Mireed come.2.pl "You (pl) come L74 L74.1.QS nga inc da 1.inc.nom qabiich eat.intr gaed." pl.nom and we'll eat". L75 L75.1.M Mea then.3.sg gaqar say.intr fa def chii dimin pagäl boy L75.2.RC ni relpro qun go.with.intr u uprep dakean, follow And the boy who had followed her said, L76 L76.1.QS "Mireew come.2.du o emph galiy you.guys "Come on you guys L77 L77.1.QS nga da qabiich eat.intr gaed." pl.nom let's eat." L78 L78.1.M Ma and qer h.prx ea FM yib come.3.sg.intr fa def gäl du neam dist.dmn ea idf pagäl boy and those two boys came L79 L79.1.M nga inc ra 3.nom.non-sg qabiich eat.intr gaed. pl.nom in order that they (all) eat. L80 L80.1.AC Ma then nap'an once ea FM raa 3.nom.non-sg muuq finish.intr gaed pl.nom ko prep qabiich, eat.intr L80.2.M mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr fa def chii dimin piin girl L80.3.CC ni subcl ngea inc.3.sg luk wash naag tns paaq. hand Then once they had finished eating, the little girl went to wash her hands. L80 L81.1.AC Ma and qer h.prx. i FM fin just.then L81.2.M i FM yoeg say fa def rea sg pagäl boy L81.3.RC ni relpro qun go.with u uprep dakean follow L81.2.M ea idf nean thing L81.4.RC ni relpro qii 3.sg.non-pres riin' do.tns fa def chii dimin piin girl L81.2.M ngea and nean thing L.81.5.RC ni relpro qii 3.sg.non-pres yoeg. say Just then, the boy who had followed her said the things that the girl had done and the things that she had said. L82 L82.1.M Ma and qaram dist ea FM roeg say.3 need pl.nom L82.2.CC ni cmp nga inc ra 3.nom.non-sg liiqeed kill.tns.pl ngea inc yim' die.3.sg.intr L82.3.AC yaa because ngea inc.3.sg paer settle.intr ni AdvP goqo alone yaed 3.pl.nom ea DM L82.4.AC nga inc qu non-pres.prog raanoed go.3.pl.intr L82.5.CC ra 3.nom.non-sg feekeed pick.up.tns.pl ea idf ggaan food u from roem. dist.loc And they said that they were going to kill her so they could settle down alone and go and pick up food from there. L83 L83.1.AC Ma and nap'an once ea FM suul return fa def chii dimin piin, girl L83.2.M ma and yaed 3.pl.nom loeg send L83.3.CC ni cmp ngea inc.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr L83.4.CC i inf l'iing draw ea idf raen water u from luweed. well Once the little girl returned, they sent her to go to draw water from the well. L84 L84.1.AC Ma and faqän when i subcl yaen go.3.sg.intr L84.2.M meathen.3.sg leakfollow fa def chiidimin pagäl boy L84.3.RC ni relpro faqän when i subcl leak follow And when she went, the little boy who had followed her before followed herher L85 L85.1.M nga and qii 3.sg.non-pres miith hid rook'. 3.sg.poss and hid himself. L86 L86.1.AC Ma and nap'an when ea FM kea perf.3.sg lumeal bend fa def chii dimin piin girl nga prep luweed well L86.2.AC ni inc bea stat l'iing draw ea idf raen water L86.3.M mea then.3.sg thurury push nga prep luweed well And when the little girl bent over the well to draw the water he pushed her in the well L87 L87.1.M ngea inc.3.sg lumach drown so she drowned L88 L88.1.M ngea inc.3.sg yim'. die.3.sg.intr and she died. L89 L89.1.M Qer h.prx ea FM ra 3.nom.non-sg feekeed pick.up.tns.3.pl There, they picked her up L90 L90.1.M nga inc raanoed go.3.pl.intr and they went L91 L91.1.M ra 3.nom.non-sg k'eeyaageed. bury.3.pl.tns to bury her L92 L92.1.M Qer h.prx. ea FM ra 3.nom.non-sg paereed settle.intr.pl L92.2.AC ni AdvP goqo alone ka also yaed. 3.pl.nom There they settled in, all by themselves L93 L93.1.M Mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr L93.2.CC i inf neap' darken It became dark L94 L94.1.M ma then yaed 3.pl.nom mool. sleep.intr and they went to sleep. L95 L95.1.AC Ma then faqän when i subcl kadbuul, morning L95.2.M mea then.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr fa def chii dimin pagäl boy L95.3.RC ni relpro qii 3.sg.non-pres qun go.with u uprep dakean follow fa def chii dimin piin, girl In the morning, the boy who had folllowed the little girl left L96 L96.M nga inc kii perf.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr ko prep fagäl the.du malaang stones ko prep fagäl the.du yaam'. deaths to go to the two gravestones. L97 L97.1.M Ma and qer h.prx. ea FM kii perf.3.sg yaen go.3.sg.intr L97.2.CC i inf taay put.tns fa def rea sg duug basket nga prep thiliin between fa def gäl du malangean stone.du.poss ea idf yaam' death He had gone and put the basket between the gravestones L98 L98.1.M ma and kii perf.3.sg yoeg say.tns fa def rea sg bug same i idf thiin. words and had said the words. L99 L99.1.M Mea then.3.sg qunguy close.tns qawochean eyes.3.sg.poss He closed his eyes L100 L100.1.AC ma then faqän when i subcl pithig open.tns L100.2.M ma and kea perf.3.sg sug full.intr fa def rea sg duug basket magungaen. excrement and when he opened them the basket had been filled with excrement. L101 L101.1.M Ma then qaram dist. mea then.3.sg suul return.intr L101.2.AC ni AdvP ka perf. rii ints kireebaen'. sad(NI) He returned extremely sadly. L102 L102.1.M Qer h.prx ea FM yib come.3.sg.intr There he came L103 L103.1.M mea then.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr L103.2.CC i inf weeliy tell saalapean what.happened ngaak' 3.pl.dat fa def gäl du i idf chaaq those L103.3.RC ni relpro walaagean. brother.3.sg.poss he came to tell what happened to the other two brothers. L104 L104.1.M Ma then qer h.prx. ea FM ra 3.nom.non-sg paereed settle.intr..nom.pl L104.2.AC ni AdvP ka perf rii ints kireebaen' raed raed 3.pl.Acc And there they settled down and they were very sad L105 L105.1.M ma then ku still ka perf ra 3.nom.non-sg gaafgow pitiful.intr gaed. pl.nom and they were still pitiful.