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An old woman and her tiger cub (1)
uta bagäza-la ñu:-me-i do:-ni-ni t'aŋki-le-ni to: ila-si:, ila-sien-zi: bi:-ni, mo:=de zuke gada-i, bagäza-la nede:-ni.
that opposite:side-LOC get-PST.ACC-REFL in-DAT-3SG middle-LOC-3SG fire kindle-IMPF.PRES.PTC kindle-IMPF.PST.PTC-INST.SS be-3SG wood=FOC hardly bring-PRES.PTC opposite:side-LOC put.PST-3SG
тот opposite:side-ЛОК получить-ПРОШ.АКК-РЕФЛ в-ДАТ-3ЕД середина-ЛОК-3ЕД огонь kindle-ИМПФ.PRES.ПРИЧ kindle-ИМПФ.ПРОШ.ПРИЧ-INST.SS быть-3ЕД wood=ФОК hardly принести-PRES.ПРИЧ opposite:side-ЛОК положить.ПРОШ-3ЕД
She entered her house, made a fire in the middle, brought some wood with difficulty, and put the tiger on the other side of the fire.
Вошла в дом, посередине разожгла огонь, еле дров принесла, положила тигрёнка на противоположной стороне за очагом.
The gesture 'along' illustrates the shape and position of the fireplace in the traditional Udihe dwelling: in the middle, dividing the space into two parts, like a river.