Keira Gebbie Ballantyne Stella Kolinski Beaq Ni Ba Moqon Ngea Ba Raan' I Moongkii Honolulu Corpus of Written Yapese (Yiftheg 1978/1999 in Ballantyne and Kolinski 2001) BALLANTYNE, KEIRA GEBBIE and STELLA KOLINKSI. 2001. Honolulu Corpus of Written Yapese. YIFTHEG, BERNARD. 1978/1999. Beaq ni ba Moqon ngea ba Raan' i Moongkii (A Man and a Troop of Monkeys) 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 Language Materials). CD-ROM. PREL: Honolulu. Also available at http://www.prel.org/PALM/index.asp Feb/Mar 01 M YAP M1 M1.1.AC Kaakaroomlong.time niAdvP kaakaroomlong.time ufrom KoengkoengHongkong M1.2.M mathen qimmoeyexist beaqsomeone M1.3.RC nirelpro baref moqonman M1.4.RC nirelpro keperf.3.sg pilibthir.old Once upon a time there was an old man from Hong Kong. (Note: M1.4RC contains an unusual form of the perfect. The expected form is kea.) Orientation M2 M2.1.M Maruweelwork rook'3.sg.poss eaFM maahbt lifithweave eaidf qurwaech.hats His work is weaving hats. M3 M3.1.AC Yuguevery raaeach reebone eaidf rraanday M3.2.M meathen.3.sg tabaalaawsquat.intr M3.2.AC niAdvP kadbuulmorning ngeaand neap'night M3.3.AC niAdvP goqoalone qurwaech.hats Each day, he squats down from morning until night, alone with his hats. M4 M4.1.M Raairr paersit.intr M5 M5.1.M maand bastat thuumsheaf eaidf bealstraw M5.2.RC nirelpro keaperf.3.sg taayput.tns ngato chareanbeside.3.sg.poss M5.3.RC nirelpro yuguonly/still beaprog lifithweave eaidf qurwaechhats riy.locpro He would sit, and there is a sheaf of straw that he put next to himself, that he keeps weaving hats from. M6 M6.1.AC Raairr m'aayfinished.intr reebone M6.2.M meathen.3.sg taayput.tns ngato but'ground When one is finished, he puts it on the ground M7 M7.1.M mathen kiiperf.3.sg m'aayfinish.intr reebone and then he has finished another M8 M8.1.M meathen.3.sg pilpiliyturn.upside.down.tns ngato dakeanon.top fadef bineam.sg.dpro.dist , and he turns it upside down and puts it on top of that one. M9 M9.1.M Goqoonly qaraays.prx rogonway.3.sg.poss M9.2.CC ii yaengo.3.sg.intr eaDM meathen.3.sg yoqor.a.lot Complicating Action In this way, there are a lot . M10 M10.1.AC Qerh.prx eaFM reebone eaidf rraanday M10.1.M meathen.3.sg leamthink naagtns M10.2.CC nicmp ngeainc.3.sg feektake.tns eaidf pipl qurwaechhats rook'3.sg.poss neamdist.dmn ngato maarket.market One day he thought that he would take his hats to market. M11 M11.1.M Paersit.intr He sat M12 M12.1.M ngeaand leamthink naagtns and thought M13 M13.1.M mathen raairr piiqgive.tns M13.2.AC niinc chuwaey'sell.intr M13.3.AC niinc yogearn eaidf salpiymoney riy,locpro he would give them to sell to earn money from them, M14 M14.1.M mathen ra3.nom.non-sg chuwaey'sell.intr (agr?) ngaof boech,some sell some of them M15 M15.1.M ngeaand feekpick.up.tns eaidf tinthing M15.2.RC irelpro bastat qadaagwant.tns M15.1.M riy,locpro and pick up some things that he wanted from there M16 M16.1 maand raairr magayremain.intr qiinfew eaidf roow.pennies and a few pennies would be left over. M17 M17.1.M Qiinfew M17.2.RC nirelpro bastat qaraays.prx eaFM roowpenny M17.3.RC nirelpro raairr magäyremain.intr M17.1.M eaFM bastat qadaagwant.tns M17.4.CC nicmp ngeainc.3.sg yoen'put ngainto paakeetoopocket rook'3.sg.poss M17.5.AC yaabecause ngainc qiinon-pres.3.sg chubchubjingle.intr lingaan.noise.3.sg.poss A few pennies would be left over and he wanted to put them in his pocket because they would jingle. M18 M18.1.M Qereeh.prx.FM yibcome.3.sg.intr M18.2.CC iinf feekpick.up.tns fadef pipl qurwaechhats rook'3.sg.poss M18.3.RC nirelpro gubiinall.of.them(.intr?) So he went to pick up the hats, all of them, M19 M19.1.M ngeaand.3.sg sufeegdivide, separate.tns and divided them up M20 M20.1.M ngeaand.3.sg taayput.tns toogafaanhanging.rope boechsome and hung some on a rope M21 M21.1.M ngeaand theqhang.tns ngato balëyend.of eaidf maat'.carrying pole and hung it on the end of a pole. M22 M22.1.M Meathen.3.sg theqhang.tns eaidf tipl.dpro M22.2.RC nirelpro kaperf baayexist ngaat balëyend eaidf maat'rope Then he hung those (other) ones that were there on the end of the carrying pole. M23 M23.1.M Meathen.3.sg yibcome.3.sg.intr M23.2.CC iinf chuwmove.intr ngafrom taangginunder He comes up underneath it (i.e. he hoists the pole on his shoulders), M24 M24.1M ngeaand.3.sg yaen.go.3.sg.intr and he leaves. M25 M25.1M Bastat maal'aaffar.intr eaidf giloc M25.2RC nirelpro baayexist eaidf maarketmarket riylocpro The market is far away. M26 M26.1M Qereeh.prx.FM yibcome.3.sg.intr M26.2.CC iinf taawreach.intr ngato baref keaclsfr naechsheoak M26.3.RC nirelpro bastat gaaqbig keanclsfr.dmn He reaches a big sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia, also known as ironwood) M27 M27.1.M ngeaand.3.sg yibcome.3.sg.intr M27.2.CC iinf talstop.intr and he stops M28 M28.1M ngeaand tooffaanrest.intr M28.2.AC yaabecause kaperf riints magaer.exhausted.intr to rest because he is really tired. M29 M29.1 Yibcome.3.sg.intr M29.2.CC iinf giifrest.intr ngato taanunder fadef keaclsfr naech.sheoak He goes to rest under the sheoak. M30 M30.1M Meathen.3.sg taayput.tns fadef pipl qurwaechhats ngato chareanbeside.3.sg.poss ngaon but'.ground He puts his hats next to himself on the ground. M31 M31.1.M Meathen.3.sg maagreqlean.back.intr koto fadef keaclsfr naech ...sheoak He leans back against the sheoak ... M32 M32.1.M eaDM mathen deapst.neg.3.sg naangknow.tns and he doesn't realize M33 M33.1.M meathen.3.sg feektake.tns earef chuuchuwsleepy.intr ufrom qawocheaneyes.3.sg.poss that he's getting sleepy (lit. 'sleep is taking it from his eyes') M34 M34.1.M meathen.3.sg moolsleep.intr M34.2.AC niAdvP riyuul'.real and then he's sleeping for real. M35 M35.1.M Moolsleep.intr ea...DM He sleeps ... M36 M36.1.AC mathen faqänwhen isubcl qoodawoke.intr M36.2.M mathen daariynot.there fadef pipl qurwaechhats rook'.3.sg.poss then when he wakes up, his hats aren't there. M37 M37.1.M Mathen riints damuumuw,angry He gets angry, M38 M38.1.M mathen qereeh.prx.FM qii3.sg.non-pres paersit.intr M38.2.AC ngainc qii3.sg.non-pres tooluulshout naagtns eaidf moroqroq.thief and he settles into shouting "thief". M39 M39.1.M Beaprog tooluulshout.intr M39.2.AC niAdvP qaramdist rogonway.3.sg.poss He shouts a long way away. M40 M40.1M meathen.3.sg chubsound.intr ban'eansomething ngafrom laangabove ngafrom raan'foliage fadef keaclsfr naech.sheoak Then something makes a noise from above, from in the foliage of the sheoak. M41 M41.1.M Meathen.3.sg changarlook.intr ngato laang,above He looks up, M42 M42.1.M mathen riints geelstrong eaidf damuumuwangry rook'.3.sg.poss and his anger gets really strong. M43 M43.1 Riliig-ngea-qaningeegfourteen eaidf moongkiimonkey M43.2.RC nirelpro baayexist M43.1.M/M43.3.RC ufrom l'igin?mouth fadef keaclsfr naech.sheoak There are fourteen monkeys in the crown of the sheoak. M44 M44.1.M Raeach baref gayaed3.pl.ref mathen baayhave reebone fadef pipl qurwaechhats uon loelugean.head.3.sg.poss Each one of them has one of his hats on its head. M45 M45.1.M Riints damuumuw,angry He's really angry, M46 M46.1.M meathen.3.sg paersit.intr and he settles into M47 M47.1M ngainc qii3.sg.non-pres waqcharshout.words.intr koto fadef pipl chiyegmonkeys ngatowards laang.above shouting at the monkeys up high. M48 M48.1M Mathen kiiperf.3.sg paersit.intr fadef pipl chiyegmonkeys Then the monkeys start M49 M49.1.M ngainc qunon-pres.prog ra3.nom.non-sg waqcharshout.words.intr gaedpl.nom ngato but'.ground to shout down to the ground. M50 M50.1M Finjust.then qereeh.prx.FM riiints chingdrunk.intr loelugean,head.3.sg.poss Right then, he gets really mad, M51 M51.1.M meathen.3.sg feengcollect.tns eaidf malaangstones he collects some stones, M52 M52.1M ngainc qii3.sg.non-pres paagthrow.tns koto fadef pipl chiyegmonkeys ngain raan'leafy.part eaidf naech.sheoak and he starts to throw them at the monkeys in the foliage of the tree. M53 M53.1M Riints deapst.neg.3.sg kaenhit.intr baref gayaed3.pl.ref fadef pipl chiyegmonkeys rook'3.sg.poss qadow,unfortunately M53.2.AC yaabecause keaperf.3.sg meqewaerweak.intr paaqarm Unfortunately, none of the stones hit his monkeys because his arm is weak M54 M54.1M qereeh.prx.FM riints bastat chalof.miss.intr so he really misses. M55 M55.1M Mathen kustill daarpres.neg.3.sg taawreach.intr eaidf malaangstone rook'3.sg.poss ngato laang.above His stones still can't reach up there. M56 M56.1.AC Faqänwhen irelpro yoodromlike.that M56.2.M meathen.3.sg qereeh.prx.FM kiiperf.non-pres.3.non-sg t'aerbreak.tns fadef pipl chiyegmonkey waqamnginfruit fadef keaclsfr naechsheoak While he was doing that, the monkeys break some fruit from the sheoak M57 M57.1M ngainc qunon-pres.prog ra3.nom.non-sg paag-eedthrow.pl.tns ngaak'dat.3.sg ngato but'.ground and begin to throw it at him on the ground. M58 M58.1.M Riiints gaafgowpitiful.intr qadow,unfortunate M58.2.AC yaabecause qurnginall fadef pipl waqamnginfruit eaidf naechsheoak mathen qii3.sg.non-pres qaawhit.intr ngaak'.dat.3.sg. Poor thing, because all the sheoak fruit, it hits him. M59 M59.1AC Riints finjust.then qaramdist eaFM M59.2.M riiints geelstrong eaidf damuumuwanger rook'.3.sg.poss Just then, his anger really gets strong. M60 M60.1M Meathen.3.sg qunguyclench.tns eaidf tuugfist He clenches his fist, M61 M61.1M ngainc qii3.sg.non-pres foeleegsize.up.(tns?) koat fadef pipl moongkiimonkey and begins sizing up the monkeys (lit. 'measuring it at the monkeys'). M62 M62.1M Mathen kiiperf.3. qunguyclench.tns fadef pipl moongkiimonkey eaidf tuugfist And the monkeys clench their fists M63 M63.1M ngainc qunon-pres.prog ra3.nom.non-sg foeleegeedsize.up.pl.(tns?) ngaak'.3.sg.dat and begin sizing up him. M64 M64.1M Riiints maenclose.intr loelugeanhead.3.sg.poss He looses his temper (lit. 'his head closes') M65 M65.1M meathen.3.sg paersettle.intr and starts M66 M66.1M ngainc qii3.sg.non-pres buukeyjump.up.and.down.intr ngato laangabove to jump up and down. M67 M67.1.M Qereeh.prx.FM kiiperf.3.non-sg paersettle.intr fadef pipl moongkiimonkeys The monkeys start M68 M68.2.M ngainc qunon-pres.prog ra3.nom.non-sg qogjump.intr gaedpl.nom ngato laang.up to jump up and down. M69 M69.1.M Daapst.neg kiiperf.3.non-sg yogcan.intr M69.2.CC nicmp ngeainc.3.sg k'adaen'hold.in fadef reasg moqonman The man can't hold it in any longer, M70 M70.1.M meathen.3.sg luftake.off.tns eaidf qurwaechhat rook'3.sg.poss ufrom loelugeanhead.3.sg.poss he takes his hat off his head M71 M71.1.M ngeainc.3.sg maroothiycast.tns ngato buut'.ground and casts it on the ground. M72 M72.1.M Meathen.3.sg qogjump.intr ngato dakeanon.top M72.2.AC niAdvP kaperf riiints damuumuw.anger He jumps on top of it, really angry. M73 M73.1.AC Kaperf chiidimin ngiyaal'moment neamdist.dmn M73.2.M meathen.3.sg gathlalfall.down.intr fadef pipl qurwaechhat ufrom raan'crown fadef keaclsfr naechsheoak ngato but'.ground Right then, the hats fall down from the crown of the sheoak onto the ground. M74 M74.1.M Mathen riiints ginstartled.intr fadef reasg moqonman M74.2.AC yaabecause deapst.neg.3.sg naangknow.tns eaidf n'eanthing nirelpro keaperf.3.sg riin'do.tns The man is really startled, because he doesn't know what has happened, M75 M75.1.M mathen keaperf.3.sg yibcome.3.sg.intr fadef pipl qurwaechhats rook'.3.sg.poss and his hats have come back M76 M76.1M Raeach baref gayaed3.pl.ref fadef pipl moongkiimonkeys mathen keaperf.3.sg luftake.off.tns eaidf bisg.dpro rook'3.sg.poss eaidf qurwaechhat ufrom loelugeanhead.3.sg.poss Each of the monkeys has taken off its hat from its head M77 M77.1.M keaperf.3.sg garpëycast ngato but'.ground and has cast it on the ground. M78 M78.1.M Qereeh.prx.FM yibcome.3.sg.intr M78.2.CC iinf kunuycollect.tns fadef reasg moqonman fadef pipl qurwaechhats The man comes to collect the hats M79 M79.1.M ngeainc.3.sg feekpick up.tns and pick them up and go to market, very happy. M80 M80.1.M ngeainc.3.sg yaengo.3.sg.intr ngato maarketmarket M80.2.AC niAdvP kaperf riiints fal-aen'.happy/pleased go to market, very happy. M81 M81.1.M Bastat qaraays.prx boegsome iinf deqer,questions Here are some questions, M82 M82.1.M mu2.nom fiithask.tns eaidf bitiirchildren riylocpro you ask the children M83 M83.1.M ngaand mu2.nom guysee.tns M83.2.AC kowhether raairr yogcan.intr M83.3.CC nicmp ngainc ra3.nom.non-sg piiqeedgive.pl.tns eaidf fuluweeganswer riyloc M83.2AC faor daabneg M83.4.CC ii yog.say and see whether they can give the answers or not. M84 M84.1.M Mu2.nom qayuweeghelp.tns.sg raed3.pl.acc riy.locpro You help them. M85 M85.1.M Raaeach reebone eaidf pipl deqerquestions neys.prx.dmn maand niidfpro feekpick.up.tns ufrom reebone eaidf pagepage kofrom keaclsfr baabyorbook ney.s.prx.dmn Each question here comes from one page of this book. M86 M86.1.M Deqerquestion M86.2.RC nicmp 11 M86.1.M eaFM yibcome.3.sg.intr kofrom pagepage 1,1, etc.etc Question 1 comes from page 1, etc. M87 M87.1.Q 11 Maangwhat eaFM maruweelwork.intr koprep reasg pilibthirman M87.2.RC nirelpro ba stat qaraaythere M87.3.RC nirelpro yaatstory rook'relpro eaidf raay,exist.loc 1. What work does this man in the story do, and how? M88 M88.1.Q maaand diqiy?how(?) and how? M89 M89.1.Q 22 Maangwhat eaFM leamthink naagtns fadef reasg pilibthirman M89.2.CC nicmp ngeainc.3.sg yoen'put ngato paakeetoopocket rook'?3.sg.poss 2. What does the man think that he will put in his pocket? M90 M90.1.Q 33 Quwwhere eaFM moolsleep.intr fadef reasg labthirman riy?locpro 3. Where does the man fall asleep? M91 M91.1.Q 44 Riliiq-ngea-qaningeegfourteen iidf maangwhat eaFM qimmoeyexist ufrom l'iginmouth/crown eaidf naech?sheoak? 4. What are there fourteen of in the crown of the sheoak? M92 M92.1.Q 55 Maangwhat eaFM qii3.sg.non-pres paagthrow.tns fadef reasg piiibthirman koat fadef pipl moongkii?monkeys 5. What did the man throw at the monkeys? M93 M93.1.Q 66 Miniiqwho eaFM qii3.sg.non-pres buukeyjump.up.and.down ngato laangup M93.2.AC niAdvP soom'oon?first 6. Who jumped up and down first? M94 M94.1.Q 77 Maangwhat eaFM yoen'throw.tns fadef pipl moongkii monkey ufrom raan'crown eaidf naechsheoak ngato but'?ground 7. What did the monkeys throw from the crown of the sheoak to the ground?