00 ENG - EDO TEXTS. | 5
01 ENG - II.
02 ENG - Records 217-219.
03 AGH - Iya, | ọ ke ghi nọ mwẹẹn ọdọ | ne ọ re ọkpa | ọ rre ne ẹvbo ;
03 EDO - Iya, | o͉ke͉gino͉mo͉dǫ | noo͉kp̠a | o͉re͉ne͉wo ;
04 ENG - Iya, | when she got husband, | who the only one | was in the country ;
05 AGH - ẹvbo hia ; | iran na na wẹ : | ne ọ kue ne iran ; | ọ wẹ : | i rọnmwẹn ;
05 EDO - e͉wo̽hia ; | i͉nananawę̀ : | no͉kwenina ; | o͉wę̀ | i͉no͉me ;
06 ENG - all country | said | let her agree for them ; | she said : | I don't
07 ENG - marry ;
08 AGH - iran na wẹ | ọ ma rọmwẹn iran, | iran gha gbe-rua ; | ọ na wẹ ;
08 EDO - i͉nanawę̀ | o͉mano͉mina, | i͉nagagbe͉lua ; | o͉nawę̀ ;
09 ENG - they said | (if) she did not marry them, | they go kill her ; | she said
10 AGH - "M" | Ọ ke ghi biẹ ọmọ | ọkpa | ne ọdọ ọre | ne ọ rre owa, |
10 EDO - "M" | O͉ke͉gibie o͉mǫ | o͉kp̠a | no͉do͉li | no͉rewa,
11 ENG - "M" | When she bore child | one | for her husband | who was in
12 ENG - the house,
13 AGH - iran na wẹ | do kue ne iran ; | i i kue | vbe (?) lahọ ;
13 EDO - i͉nanawę̀ | dokwe͉nina ; | iikwe | woborǫlaho͉ ;
14 ENG - they said : | go agree for them | I don't agree ; | we all beg you ;
15 AGH - i i kue ; | iran na wẹ ; | u ma kue, | ma gbua ;
15 EDO - iikwe ; | i͉nanawę̀ : | umakwe, | maga͉bwa ;
16 ENG - I don't agree ; | they said : | if you don't agree, | we kill you ;
17 AGH - ọ ke gha rrie ẹki ; | ọ ke do ẹki | iran na muegbe
17 EDO - o͉ke͉garie͉ki ; | o͉ke͉doe͉ki | i͉nanamwe͉gbe
18 ENG - she went to market ; | she reached market ; | they got ready
19 AGH - ya khẹẹ ọre ghee odẹ ; | ọ ghi bẹghe iran ; | iran na wẹ : | kue imẹ ẹrẹ ; | ẹo
19 EDO - yaxo͉le͉gode ; | o͉gige͉gina ; | i͉nanawę̀ : | kwime͉le ; | ę ;
20 ENG - go wait on road | she saw them ; | they said | agree to-day ; | no ;
21 AGH - u ma kue ? | enii khaẹ. | ẹrẹ ghi nọ | ma gha gbua ; | wa lahọ ;
21 EDO - umawukwe ? | e͉dixali. | e͉le͉gino | magagbwa ; | walahǫ ;
22 ENG - you don't agree ? | So I say. | It's to-day | we kill you ; | I beg you ;
23 AGH - ya (?) ọdọ mwẹn ; | iran na wẹ a gha bẹghe | wa kue ne ima ;
23 EDO - yalexwio͉do͉me ; | i͉nanawę̀ agade͉ge | wakwe͉nima ;
24 ENG - go and look for my husband ; | they said we go see | if you agree for us ;
25 ENG - (take palaver to him)
26 AGH - ma ghẹ gbe uwẹ ; | ọ na digue, | lahọ ; | i gha kue ;
26 EDO - ma̯igegbwe ; | o͉nadigwe, | lahǫ ; | igakwe ;
27 ENG - we don't kill you ; | she knelt down, | I beg you ; | I agree ;
28 AGH - gia sẹ owa ; | ẹọ ; | a i sẹ owa | ma ho ruẹ banbaan ;
28 EDO - giasowa ; | ęǫ` ; | aisowa | mahǫluebaba ;
29 ENG - let us go home ; | no ? | don't go home | we wish to have connection now;
30 AGH - ma gha hoẹmwẹn (?). | Ọ na wẹ i kue. | U gha kue.
30 EDO - magaholuewe͉niy̯a. | O͉nawikwi. | Ugakwe.
31 ENG - we wish to copulate so. | She said : I don't agree. | You will agree.
32 AGH - Iran na rhie ọpia, | iran na ke fian uhunmwun ; | ọ ke ghi wu. | Ọdọ ọre ọ na wẹ :
32 EDO - I͉nanarhiopia, | i͉nake͉fialuhumu ; | o͉ke͉giwu. | O͉do͉leo͉nawè :
33 ENG - They took cutlass | they cut her head off ; | she died. | Her husband
34 ENG - said :
