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Imi-Xili (6)
nu atul. śiti ńŏχaj-ə-ŋ lapət χŏl-li-j-ə-s, lŏw-ə-ŋ lapət χŏl-li-j-ə-s. itta lapət-mət χătl-na mŏsa pŭti pălŋ-ə-t śi et-li-li-ti pit-s-ə-t. pŭti pălŋ-ə-t et-li-li-j-ə-m χŭw ăntam, jelən ul-l-ə-ŋən pa χɔt săs-na mŏsa śi pit-m-al śat-l, mŭw iśi-met ńŏχ-li-li-j-ə-s. “ɔj, itta law-ə-l, jaj-l-am ilampa, im-el law-i-li-j-ə-l, jŏχət-s-ə-t, law-ə-l.” “ja jŏχət-s-ə-t ki, lŭw jŏχət-l-ə-t.” jina χɔt kat pelk-ə-l ewəlt χul-l-ə-lən kat neŋχuj śi jŭw-m-al śat-l. ur χɔt uw pŏs-s-a pa jŏχi lăŋ-ə-s lapət neŋχuj. i pălat-et i lŏwat-et. i weśpi-t i χɔraśpi-t. “wŭśa u-l-ə-t, wŭśa, wŭśa, wŭśa, mɔjəŋ jŏχ” imi χili law-i-li-j-ə-l. “pa χŏti, law-ə-l, ul-l-ə-ti?” “pa χŏti ul-l-uw? law-ə-l. ul-l-uw, jăməś ul-l-uw. taś-ew ul-l-ə-t, taś tăj-l-uw, χɔt-l-uw ul-l-ə-t, χɔt tăj-l-uw.”
INTJ ever so flesh-0-PROPR seven be:exhausted-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST bone-0-PROPR seven be:exhausted-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST that seven-ORD day-LOC what black cloud-0-PL FOC come:forth-IMPF-IMPF-NMLZ.IMPF start-PST-0-3PL black cloud-0-PL come:forth-IMPF-IMPF-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF long not:be at home be-NONPST-0-3DU and house back-LOC what FOC fall-NMLZ.PF-3SG hear-NONPST land same-SUPER tremble-IMPF-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST INTJ DP say-0-NONPST brother-PL-1SG perhaps woman-3SG say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST arrive-PST-0-3PL say-0-NONPST DP arrive-PST-0-3PL if 3 arrive-NONPST-0-3PL DP house two half-0-3SG from hear-NONPST-0-PL.3DU two person FOC come-NMLZ.PF-3SG hear-3SG forest house door open-PST-PAS and homewards enter-0-PST seven person one height-PL one size-PL one face-PL one countenance-PL greeting be-NONPST-0-3PL greeting greeting greeting guest man woman grandson say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST and how say-0-NONPST be-NONPST-0-2PL and how be-NONPST-1PL say-0-NONPST be-NONPST-1PL well be-NONPST-1PL herd-1PL be-NONPST-0-3PL herd have-NONPST-1PL house-PL-1PL be-NONPST-0-3PL house have-NONPST-1PL
МЕЖД ever так flesh-0-ПРОПР семь be:exhausted-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ кость-0-ПРОПР семь be:exhausted-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ тот семь-ОРД день-ЛОК что черный cloud-0-МН ФОК come:forth-ИМПФ-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-ПРОШ-0-3МН черный cloud-0-МН come:forth-ИМПФ-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ длинный not:be у home быть-NONPST-0-3ДВ and дом назад-ЛОК что ФОК fall-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST земля same-SUPER tremble-ИМПФ-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ МЕЖД DP сказать-0-NONPST брат-МН-1ЕД perhaps женщина-3ЕД сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3МН сказать-0-NONPST DP прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3МН if 3 прибыть-NONPST-0-3МН DP дом два half-0-3ЕД от слышать-NONPST-0-МН.3ДВ два человек ФОК прийти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД слышать-3ЕД лес дом дверь открыть-ПРОШ-ПАС and homewards войти-0-ПРОШ семь человек один height-МН один size-МН один face-МН один countenance-МН greeting быть-NONPST-0-3МН greeting greeting greeting гость мужчина женщина grandson сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST and как сказать-0-NONPST быть-NONPST-0-2МН and как быть-NONPST-1МН сказать-0-NONPST быть-NONPST-1МН хорошо быть-NONPST-1МН herd-1МН быть-NONPST-0-3МН herd have-NONPST-1МН дом-МН-1МН быть-NONPST-0-3МН дом have-NONPST-1МН
Well, fine. A week with meat passed, a week with bones passed. On the seventh day some sort of black clouds started to appear. The black clouds had not passed for long, they were sitting in the house and behind the house they could hear something fall, the earth trembled. “Oh, that must be my brothers,” said his wife, “they have arrived.” “If they have come, they have come.” And really, from two sides of the house they hey pushed open the door of the house and seven people entered the house, all of one size and stoutness, of one face and countenance. “Greetings, greetings, greetings, guests,” said the grandmother’s grandson. “So, how are you doing?” they asked. “How are we doing?” he said. “We’re alive, we’re doing fine. We have a herd, we possess a herd, there is a house, we have a house.”
Hunter Grandson (1)
atul. lajləs-l, śiti ɔməs-l, kim et-li-j-ə-l, jŏχi lăŋt-ij-ə-l. imŏsaj-na χul-l-ə-lli: kamən lŏχ-ə-ŋ neŋχuj śi jŏχət-m-al śat-l. uj, jŏχi et-ə-s pa eŋəm-ti neŋχuj ul-m-al pa ăntəp-l-al wɔj-na tel eχət-m-al, śi kem arat wel-m-al. “ɔj, jire-m iki, law-ə-l, năŋ jŏχət-l-ə-n, law-ə-l, wŭśa wu-l-a!” “wŭśa.” wŭśa-l-ə-n wer-s-ə-ŋən, li-s-ŋən mŏlaj-na pa tăm ɔχɔtńik-en wɔj-l-al χŏr-ə-s, wɔj sŏχ-l-al nŏχ eχət-s-ə-lli. li-s-ŋən, jiś-s-ə-ŋən. il χuj-ə-s. il χuj-s-ə-ŋən. ittam iki wer-ti χuj-ə-l. numəs-ij-ə-l: “ittam ăt χătl χŏti wɔj wel-ə-m, wɔj wel-ti sus-ə-m neŋχuj nărkaχɔrka wŏjəm-s-a. ittam iki numəs-ij-ə-l, tăm wɔj wel-ti ńawrem χŏti, law-ə-l, χŏtaś wel-l-ə-m ki lulən, tăm wɔj sŏχ-l-al măn-em śi χiś-l-ə-t. jŏχi jŏχt-ə-pt-ə-l-lam ki tăm arat wɔj tu-l-ə-m pa im-em elti, im-em χŏl-na jăm jasəŋ-na law-l-aj-ə-m.”
ever wait-NONPST so sit-NONPST out come:forth-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST homewards enter-FREQ-0-NONPST one-LOC hear-NONPST-0-SG.3SG outside ski-0-PROPR person FOC arrive-NMLZ.PF-3SG hear-NONPST INTJ homewards come:forth-0-PST and grow-NMLZ.IMPF person be-NMLZ.PF-3SG and belt-PL-3SG animal-LOC hang-NMLZ.PF-3SG DP after all kill-NMLZ.PF-3SG INTJ gradfather-1SG old:man say-0-NONPST 2SG arrive-NONPST-0-2SG say-0-NONPST greeting take-NONPST-PAS greeting greeting-PL-0-3DU make-PST-0-3DU eat-PST-3DU what-LOC and this [hunter]-2SG animal-PL-3SG draw-0-PST animal hide-PL-3SG up hang-PST-0-SG.3SG eat-PST-3DU drink-PST-0-3DU down lie-0-PST down lie-PST-0-3DU that old:man make-NMLZ.IMPF lie-0-NONPST think-FREQ-0-NONPST that night day how animal kill-0-NMLZ.PF animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF step-0-NMLZ.PF person snore sleep-PST-PAS that old:man think-FREQ-0-NONPST this animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF child how say-0-NONPST how kill-NONPST-0-1SG if SBJV this animal hide-PL-3SG 1SG-ACC/DAT FOC remain-NONPST-0-3PL homewards arrive-0-CAUS-0-NONPST-PL.1SG if this all animal take-NONPST-0-1SG and woman-1SG from woman-1SG where-LOC good speech-LOC speak-NONPST-PAS-0-1SG
ever ждать-NONPST так сидеть-NONPST из come:forth-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST homewards войти-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST один-ЛОК слышать-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД снаружи ski-0-ПРОПР человек ФОК прибыть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST МЕЖД homewards come:forth-0-ПРОШ and расти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ человек быть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД and belt-МН-3ЕД животное-ЛОК hang-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД DP после весь убить-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД МЕЖД gradfather-1ЕД старик сказать-0-NONPST 2ЕД прибыть-NONPST-0-2ЕД сказать-0-NONPST greeting взять-NONPST-ПАС greeting greeting-МН-0-3ДВ делать-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ есть-ПРОШ-3ДВ что-ЛОК and этот [hunter]-2ЕД животное-МН-3ЕД draw-0-ПРОШ животное прятать-МН-3ЕД вверх hang-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД есть-ПРОШ-3ДВ drink-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ down лежать-0-ПРОШ down лежать-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ тот старик делать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ лежать-0-NONPST think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST тот ночь день как животное убить-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ шаг-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ человек snore спать-ПРОШ-ПАС тот старик think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST этот животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ребенок как сказать-0-NONPST как убить-NONPST-0-1ЕД if СОСЛ этот животное прятать-МН-3ЕД 1ЕД-АКК/ДАТ ФОК остаться-NONPST-0-3МН homewards прибыть-0-CAUS-0-NONPST-МН.1ЕД if этот весь животное взять-NONPST-0-1ЕД and женщина-1ЕД от женщина-1ЕД где-ЛОК хороший speech-ЛОК говорить-NONPST-ПАС-0-1ЕД
Fine. He waited, he sat there, he went out and came back in. All of a sudden he heard something. From outside one could hear a man coming on skis. A young man entered the house. His belt was hung with animals, he had killed so many. “Oh, grandfather,” he said. “You’ve come, greetings!” “Greetings.” They greeted each other, had something to eat and the hunter skinned his animals and hung up their skins. They ate and drank. He lay down. The old man pretended to sleep. He thought: “He killed animals all day long, he was hunting, he has fallen asleep and is snoring.” The old man thought: “If I were to kill this young hunter, these animal skins would remain for me. I would take them home to my wife. I will bring so many skins, my wife will have good words for me.”
The man of tales and the squirrel (1)
nu śikəńśa, mɔś χŏti mŏla χŭw aləŋ săχajət-ti ji-l śikəńśa. śiti wan numəs-ij-ə-s χŭw numəs-ij-ə-s, măn-ə-s. iśi jus-l χŭwat măn-ə-s. jus-l χŭwat măn-ə-s pa śikəńśa wɔj-ə-t ńŏχs-ə-t met iśi il rij-l-ə-t, śiti wɔj jăm-ə-s weləl. nu śikəńśa, ittam laŋki niŋ-ə-l χŏśa pa jŏχt-ə-s. niŋ tɔŋχa. lŭw χŏti χŭnti uś-l niŋ. nu śikəńśa, itta laŋki niŋ-ə-l law-i-li-j-ə-l, wŭśaj-ŋən, mŏla pit'śaj-ŋən wer-s-ə-ŋən. law-i-li-j-ə-l: “χŏti, law-ə-l, ma, law-ə-l, jasŋ-em wer-s-en?” “ma χŏti, law-ə-l, al χŏtaś χŭnti ma năŋ, law-ə-l, jasŋ-en wer-s-em śi.” “nŏms-en χŏti pit-ti wŭtśij-ə-l? nŏms-en χŏti, lawəl, seŋk jăm-ə-s pit-ə-s.” “śiti ki u-s-ə-m lulən mŏsa aŋk-em jus, mŏsa aś-em jus u-s-ə-m tɔŋχa.” ŋu, śi wan wɔj wel-ə-s, χŭw wɔj wel-ə-s, śikəńśa itta laŋki niŋ-ə-l law-i-li-j-ə-l, laŋk-en law-i-li-j-ə-l ătti: “măn-a pa, law-ə-l, pa pa sŭkat-i-l-a lapət nɔχr-en. śikəńśa, law-ə-l, pa kat lapət nɔχr-en, law-ə-l, śep-na pŏn-i-l-a. śep-na ili mŏla χŏra tăj-l-ə-n pa śi pŏn-i-l-a pa śiti al-l-i-ti pit-i-l-a, al sŭkat-i-l-a. χălewət pŏraj-na, law-ə-l, wɔj wel-ti ji-l-ə-n pa χŭnti pa ăn jăŋχ-ə-l-ij-ə-m ur ńel-en-na, law-ə-l, śi lipi-na lăŋ-a.”
INTJ DP story how what long morning time-TRANS come-NONPST DP so short think-FREQ-0-PST long think-FREQ-0-PST go-0-PST same road-3SG along go-0-PST road-3SG along go-0-PST and DP animal-0-PL sable-0-PL SUPER same down fall-NONPST-0-PL so animal good-0-ADV kill-0-NONPST INTJ DP that squirrel woman-0-3SG to and arrive-0-PST woman DP 3 how when find-NONPST woman INTJ DP that squirrel woman-0-3SG say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST greeting-DU what greeting-DU make-PST-0-3DU say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST how say-0-NONPST 1SG say-0-NONPST speech-1SG make-PST-SG.2SG 1SG how say-0-NONPST how when 1SG 2SG say-0-NONPST speech-2SG make-PST-SG.1SG DP mind-2SG how start-NMLZ.IMPF want-0-NONPST mind-2SG how very good-0-ADV start-0-PST so if be-PST-0-1SG SBJV what mother-1SG road father-1SG road be-PST-0-1SG DP INTJ DP short animal kill-0-PST long animal kill-0-PST DP that squirrel woman-0-3SG say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST squirrel-2SG say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST DP go-IMP and say-0-NONPST and and break-0-IMPF-IMP seven cone-2SG DP say-0-NONPST and two seven cone-2SG say-0-NONPST pocket-LOC put-0-IMPF-IMP pocket-LOC [or] what opening have-NONPST-0-2SG and DP put-0-IMPF-IMP and so carry-0-IMPF-NMLZ.IMPF start-0-IMPF-IMP NEG break-0-IMPF-IMP tomorrow time-LOC say-0-NONPST fat kill-NMLZ.IMPF come-0-2SG and when and NEG walk-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF forest nose-2SG-LOC say-0-NONPST DP inside-LOC enter-IMP
МЕЖД DP story как что длинный утро время-TRANS прийти-NONPST DP так short think-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ длинный think-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ идти-0-ПРОШ same road-3ЕД вдоль идти-0-ПРОШ road-3ЕД вдоль идти-0-ПРОШ and DP животное-0-МН sable-0-МН SUPER same down fall-NONPST-0-МН так животное хороший-0-ADV убить-0-NONPST МЕЖД DP тот squirrel женщина-0-3ЕД к and прибыть-0-ПРОШ женщина DP 3 как когда найти-NONPST женщина МЕЖД DP тот squirrel женщина-0-3ЕД сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST greeting-ДВ что greeting-ДВ делать-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST как сказать-0-NONPST 1ЕД сказать-0-NONPST speech-1ЕД делать-ПРОШ-ЕД.2ЕД 1ЕД как сказать-0-NONPST как когда 1ЕД 2ЕД сказать-0-NONPST speech-2ЕД делать-ПРОШ-ЕД.1ЕД DP ум-2ЕД как начать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ хотеть-0-NONPST ум-2ЕД как очень хороший-0-ADV начать-0-ПРОШ так if быть-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД СОСЛ что мать-1ЕД road отец-1ЕД road быть-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД DP МЕЖД DP short животное убить-0-ПРОШ длинный животное убить-0-ПРОШ DP тот squirrel женщина-0-3ЕД сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST squirrel-2ЕД сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST DP идти-ИМП and сказать-0-NONPST and and break-0-ИМПФ-ИМП семь cone-2ЕД DP сказать-0-NONPST and два семь cone-2ЕД сказать-0-NONPST pocket-ЛОК положить-0-ИМПФ-ИМП pocket-ЛОК [or] что opening have-NONPST-0-2ЕД and DP положить-0-ИМПФ-ИМП and так нести-0-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-0-ИМПФ-ИМП НЕГ break-0-ИМПФ-ИМП завтра время-ЛОК сказать-0-NONPST толстый убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ прийти-0-2ЕД and когда and НЕГ идти-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ лес nose-2ЕД-ЛОК сказать-0-NONPST DP inside-ЛОК войти-ИМП
After short or long the morning of tales arrived. He thought for a long or a short time and left. He went on the same path. He went on the same path and the animals, sables just fell, he hunted so well. Again he came to the same squirrel. Actually it was a woman. He did not know that it was a woman. The squirrel talked, they greeted one another, they hailed one another. She said: “How did you fulfil my words?” “I,” he said, “fulfilled your words somehow.” “What do you intend to do now? Your mind,” she said, “has become very good.” “If I were to take the path of my mother, the path of my father.” He hunted for a long or a short time, the squirrel said: “ Go still, break open another seven cones. Put two more groups of seven cones into your pocket. Put them into a pocket or some such opening you have, start carrying them, don’t break them open. Tomorrow you’ll catch fish, go into the forest where you have never been.”
Fox (1)
aχa. ăsa lin taś-l-ə-n-ni ji-s-ə-t, χuləm taś uś-ə-li-s-ŋən. itta ɔχ-ti wɔj wɔs-na mŭw χɔr-ŋən wɔs-na jŏχət-s-ə-ŋən itta ɔχsar ik-eŋən χɔr mŭs-ŋən. tŏχi jŏχət-s-ə-ŋən, wŭśa mŏlaj-na wer-s-ə-t, jăχa pŏtər-s-ə-t. śiti χŏti śiti pa i law-ə-l: “jŏχət-ti χŏti śi jŏχət-s-uw, mɔjl-ə-ti śi mɔjl-ə-s-uw, li-ti śi li-s-uw, jiś-s-uw. i wer ittam ma tăj-l-ə-m păltap jasəŋ.” ittam ɔχ-ti wɔj iki law-i-li-j-ə-l, ińśəs-l-ə-lli: “mŏla-ji, mŏla păltap jasəŋ?” mŭw χɔr iki mŏlaj-na χul-ant-l pa: “śiməś wer tăm itta l'al' jălta ji-l pa năŋ χŏś-en tăm wɔs-en părat-ti-ji.” “pa mŏla śir-na χŏl χăńem-ə-l-uw? l'al'-na, law-ə-l, śi părat-l-aj-uw, law-ə-l, śi χɔrpi l'al' pŏrmas-ə-t tăj-l-ə-t pa mŭw sŭkat-ti, wɔs sŭkat-ti pŏrmas-ə-t.”
INTJ all 3DU herd-PL-0-3DU-TRANS come-PST-0-3PL three herd find-0-IMPF-PST-3DU that croak-NMLZ.IMPF animal town-LOC land male-DU town-LOC arrive-PST-0-3DU that fox old:man-DU male cow-DU to:there arrive-PST-0-3DU greeting what-LOC make-PST-0-3PL together speak-PST-0-3PL so how so and one say-0-NONPST arrive-NMLZ.IMPF how FOC arrive-PST-1PL feast-0-NMLZ.IMPF FOC feast-0-PST-1PL eat-NMLZ.IMPF FOC eat-PST-1PL drink-PST-1PL one thing DP 1SG have-NONPST-0-1SG afraid speech that croak-NMLZ.IMPF animal old:man speak-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST ask-NONPST-0-SG.3SG what-TRANS what afraid speech land male old:man what-LOC hear-FREQ-NONPST and such thing this DP war ahead come-NONPST and 2SG to-2SG this town-2SG kill-NMLZ.IMPF-TRANS and what way-LOC where hide-0-NONPST-1PL war-LOC say-0-NONPST DP kill-NONPST-PAS-1PL say-0-NONPST DP like war means-0-PL have-NONPST-0-3PL and land break-NMLZ.IMPF town break-NMLZ.IMPF means-0-PL
МЕЖД весь 3ДВ herd-МН-0-3ДВ-TRANS прийти-ПРОШ-0-3МН три herd найти-0-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-3ДВ тот croak-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ животное город-ЛОК земля male-ДВ город-ЛОК прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ тот лиса старик-ДВ male корова-ДВ to:there прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ greeting что-ЛОК делать-ПРОШ-0-3МН together говорить-ПРОШ-0-3МН так как так and один сказать-0-NONPST прибыть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ как ФОК прибыть-ПРОШ-1МН feast-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ФОК feast-0-ПРОШ-1МН есть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ФОК есть-ПРОШ-1МН drink-ПРОШ-1МН один вещь DP 1ЕД have-NONPST-0-1ЕД afraid speech тот croak-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ животное старик говорить-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST спросить-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД что-TRANS что afraid speech земля male старик что-ЛОК слышать-ФРЕКВ-NONPST and such вещь этот DP война вперед прийти-NONPST and 2ЕД к-2ЕД этот город-2ЕД убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS and что way-ЛОК где прятать-0-NONPST-1МН война-ЛОК сказать-0-NONPST DP убить-NONPST-ПАС-1МН сказать-0-NONPST DP любить война средство-0-МН have-NONPST-0-3МН and земля break-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ город break-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ средство-0-МН
Aha. All the herds were theirs, they had found three herds. Old man fox and old man bull arrived in the city of the snake and old man mammoth. They got there, made their greetings, talked a bit. They said: “So, we’ve arrived, we’re having a nice visit, we’ve eaten, we’ve drunk. There’s only one thing, a horrible thing to tell.” Old man snake started to talk. He asked: “Why? What sort of horrible thing?” Old man bull listened: “This sort of thing: war is coming to you from behind to kill this city.” “But how and where shall we hide? War,” they said, “will finish us off. War means that the city will be destroyed, the land will be destroyed.”