Unknown Stella Kolinski Thiliig Kaakaroom Brugger, Rosemarie and Gilnifrad Lukubyad. 1978. Yaat Nu Waqab.(Stories of Yap) Audio-Visual Center, Yap District Dept. of Education. Feb/Mar 01 T YAP T1 T1.1.AC Kaakaroom long.time ni of kaakaroom long time T1.2.AC ni AdvP nap'an when ea FM ka still gu 1.sg ba stat qachiig, small T1.3.M mea then.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ba ref yakoq storm T1.4.RC ni relpro ri ints ba stat geel. strong A long time ago, when I was still small, a strong storm came. T2 T2.1.AC Tomm'oon first/before ni subcl ngea inc.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ea idf rea sg yakoq storm neam, dist.dmn T2.2.M ma then qer h.prx ea FM yi idfpro bea prog gachoworiy gather.tns ea idf chugum possessions T2.3.AC ni AdvP nga inc ni idfpro yaen go.3.sg.intr T2.4.CC i inf paer settle.intr nga prep reeb one ea idf naqun house T2.5.RC ni ba ba stat geel strong Before that storm came, then everyone gathered possessions and they went to stay in a strong house. T3 T3.1.M ma then gu 1.sg bea prog faafeal play.intr I was playing T4 T4.1.M ma then gu 1.sg bea prog minmin laugh.intr ko prep girdiiq people ni relpro qilal older T4.2.RC ni relpro yaed 3.pl.nom bea prog gachoworiy gather.tns ea idf chugum possessions T4.3.AC yaa because ka perf gu 1.sg naang know.tns T4.4.CC ni cmp ka perf ra 3.nom.non-sg rus scared gaed. pl.nom I was laughing at the older people who were gathering possessions because I knew that they were scared. T5 T5.1.AC Ma then ngiyaal' time neam dist.dmn ea FM T5.2.M daa pst.neg gu 1.sg rus scared T5.3.AC yaa because daa pst.neg.3.sg gu 1.sg naang fean understand.intr ea idf geel strong ea idf yakoq. storm At that time, I wasn't scared, because I didn't understand the strength of the storm. T6 T6.1.AC Ri ints dea pst.neg.sg n'uw long nap'an duration T6.2.M ma then gu 1.sg rungaqag hear lingaan sound.3.sg.poss yuwaan leaf.poss ea idf gaak'iy tree T6.3.RC ni relpro bea prog qaaw hit.intr ea idf nifeeng wind ngaay imper.dat T6.4.AC ni AdvP gowaa as.if kea perf.3.sg qaaw hit.intr beaq somebody T6.5.RC ni relpro ba stat gaaq big ni relpro ba stat gaaq big ma and ba stat geel strong ni relpro ba stat geel strong T6.4.AC ko prep pi pl yuu whole kea clsfr gaak'iy tree neam dist.dmn It wasn't long until I heard the sound of the leaves of the tree which the wind was hitting at as if somebody very very big and very very strong was hitting at the whole tree T7 T7.1.M ni idfpro bea prog ruuruug shake.tns T7.2.AC ni AdvP gowaa as.if ba ref gadaed 1.pl.incl ea idf ti ney pl.dpro.s.prx ni idfpro bea prog ruuruug shake.tns boech bunch i idf paaq branch i idf gaak'iy tree T7.3.RC ni relpro ba stat qachiig. small shaking it as if one of us were shaking a small bunch of branches. T8 T8.1.AC Ngiyaal' moment neam dist.dmn ea FM fin just.now qaram dist. ea FM T8.2.M kea perf.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ea idf marus scared.intr ngoog 1.sg.dat T8.3.RC ni relpro ba stat geel. strong Just at that moment a strong fear came upon me. T9 T9.1.AC Yaa because faqän when raa irr geel strong ea idf nifeeng wind bayaay, again T9.2.M ma then qer h.prx. ea FM qii 3.sg.non-pres moeruur shake.intr ea idf rea sg naqun house T9.3.RC ni relpro ba stat qaram dist. T9.4.RC ni qii qii 3.sg.non-pres gamaed 1.ex.pl baay exist riy locpro T9.5.AC ni AdvP gowaa as.if kea perf.3.sg moqulung clsfr ea idf girdiiq people nga prep ba lëy end of s.thing T9.6.RC ni relpro yi idfpro bea prog piqpiiq push.tns T9.7.CC i inf yaen go.3.sg.intr ko to ngael west T9.6.RC ma then ku also ni idfpro cheal go.around.intr ko to ngael west T9.7.RC nga inc ni idfpro suuluweeg return.tns.pl ko to ngeak. east Because when the wind strengthened again, it shook that house over there that we were in as if a bunch of people at the end of something, they pushed it too the west and then they went around to the west side and returned it to the east. T10 T10.1.AC Ngiyaal' moment neam dist.dmn ea FM T10.2.M dea pst.neg.3.sg riyuul' true/real u from wan'uug mind.1.sg.poss T10.3.CC ni cmp nifeeng wind ea FM bea prog yoodorom doing.that.thing naag tns ea idf rea sg naqun house neam. dist.dmn At that moment it wasn't real in my mind that it was the wind that was doing that to that house. T11 T11.1.M Wan'ug mind.1.sg.poss ea FM ba ref kaan, ghost T11.2.AC yaa because ka still yigii idf.loc paag let.go.tns geelngin. strength To my mind, it's a ghost because of the strength emerging from it. T12 T12.1.M Raa each reeb one ea idf rean posts ko prep rea sg naqun house neam dist.dmn ma then kea clsfr moqulung clsfr ea idf pi pl qa clsfr T12.2.RC ni cmp pumoqon man T12.1.M ngaay imper.dat T12.3.AC ni yi yi idfpro bea prog koel hold.tns T12.4.AC ni AdvP yi idfpro bea prog duugiliy. still.tns Each post of the house there, there's a bunch of men at it who are holding it still. T13 T13.1.AC Faqän when bayaay again nii subcl yaen go.3.sg.intr fa def rea sg naqun house ko to ngeal west T13.2.M mea then.3.sg chöb explode.intr lingaan sound.3.sg.poss ea idf rea sg n'ean thing neam dist.dmn T13.3.AC ni AdvP wan'uug mind.1.sg.poss ea FM ba ref booyoch, gunshot When it goes to the west again, a sound explodes from something, to my mind like a gunshot, T14 T14.1.AC ma then faqän when gu 1.sg changar look.intr nga prep laang up T14.2.M ma then kea perf.3.sg yib come.3.sg.intr ea idf chigiy ceiling ko prep rea sg naqun house neam dist.dmn nga prep but' ground T14.3.AC ni subcl gowaa as.if ba ref yaang piece i idf faaylen sky ni relpro kea perf.3.sg m'ing broke.intr T14.4.AC kea perf.3.sg muul come.down.intr nga prep dakeanmaed on.top.of.1.pl.ex.poss and when I look up, the ceiling of that house has come down toward the ground, come down on top of us T15 T15.1.M ma then gu 1.sg taay put.tns u from wan'uug mind.1.sg.poss T15.2.AC ni AdvP qaram dist. ea FM nga inc guum' die.intr.1.sg I came to my mind that I was going to die. T16 T16.1.M mu then.1.sg gu 1.sg qunguy close.tns qawocheeg eyes.1.sg.poss ea ... DM ea ... DM ea ... DM T16.2.AC ngea and.3.sg paag let.tns nap'an. duration I close my eyes, and ... and ... and ... a little time passes. T17 T17.1.AC Ma then faqän when gu 1.sg pithig open.tns qawocheeg eyes.1.sg.poss T17.2.AC ni subcl gu 1.sg changar look.intr ko to fa def rea sg chigiy ceiling T17.3.M ma then kea perf.3.sg duugil stable.intr T17.4.AC ni inc daa neg.prog.sg kiir yib come.down nga to but'. ground. And when I open my eyes to look at the ceiling, it has stabilized, it didn't come down to the ground. T18 T18.1.M Kea perf.3.sg tal stop.intr T18.2.AC ni AdvP goonopan how.long ea idf qaningeeg four ea idf fiit feet u from dakean top.of ea idf but' ground nga prep laang. above It had stopped about four feet above the ground.