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Search: mele. 7 total hits in 2 transcripts.
The alder tree girl (5)
uti mele wonde-mi=de xai ute diana-te-i=ze “mele mele, jemi juo simukto ni=de ñuxana-mi uti bagdi-te-i=ze”.
this two:sided:comb throw-INF=FOC again that say-PERM-2SG=HORT two:sided:comb two:sided:comb ... grow thicket who=FOC go:through-INF this grow PERM-2SG=HORT
этот two:sided:comb бросать-INF=ФОК снова тот сказать-PERM-2ЕД=ХОРТ two:sided:comb two:sided:comb ... расти thicket кто=ФОК go:through-INF этот расти PERM-2ЕД=ХОРТ
When you throw the two sided comb say: «Comb, let a thicket grow such that nobody can go through it.»
Бросая двусторонний гребень, скажи: «Гребень, гребень, пусть вырастет такая чащоба, чтобы никто не прошел.»
The seven sisters (2)
ge uti aŋi mele-we wuende, xai ute diana-te-u-ze.
INTJ this INDEF comb-ACC throw.IMP again that say-PERM-2PL-HORT
МЕЖД этот INDEF comb-АКК бросать.ИМП снова тот сказать-PERM-2МН-ХОРТ
“Then throw this tooth-comb and say again.
«Тогда бросайте – этот, как его – двусторонний гребень, и опять скажите.