00 ENG - 18 | EDO TEXTS.

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01 AGH - ọ na mu one | ne ẹvbo hia ; | wa mu gie ọba ;
01 EDO - o͉namwone | newo̽hia ; | wamugio͉ba ;

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02 ENG - he took crocodile | and gave (it) to all town ; | take to king ;

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03 AGH - ọ na mu gie ; | ọ ke sẹ ẹdo ; | ọ na wẹ : | ya khama ọba
03 EDO - o͉namu̽gie ; | o͉ke͉se͉do ; | o͉nawę : | yaxamo͉ba

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04 ENG - they took it go ; | they reached Edo ; | he said : | go tell king

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05 AGH - i re nẹ ; | U re nẹ ? | ọba ke gha de ; | ọre (?) :
05 EDO - i͉rene͉ ; | Urene͉ ? | o͉bake͉gade ; | o͉le͉le͉ko :

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06 ENG - I have come ; | You have come ? | king came ; | he : welcome, friend ;

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07 AGH - okpia u khin ; | i gha ruẹse(?) ; | Ẹzọmo wẹ : | ghẹ ruẹse ;
07 EDO - okwiaxu ; | i͉galue͉se ; | Ezo͉mowę̀ : | ge͉lue͉se ;

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08 ENG - you are a man ; | I go dash you ; | Ezomo said : | don't dash him ;

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09 AGH - go ghee miẹ ọkpa | ne uwẹ ru gie ọba.
09 EDO - doge͉mio͉kp̠a | nowelugio͉ba.

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10 ENG - go look one thing ; | which you do for king.

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11 AGH - Amigo rre okẹdo ; | ya mu ẹre ; | ẹ ghi khuẹ(?) ẹdo ye enyai.
11 EDO - Amigo͉roke͉do ; | yamwere ; | e͉gixwe͉doye̽nyai.

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12 ENG - A bull is on Okedo ; | go bring it ; | he doesn't let Edo women go to

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13 ENG - Enyai ;

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14 AGH - ọ na wẹ : | i khian ; | ọ ke sẹ owa, | ọ ke tama iye ; | iye na wẹ
14 EDO - o͉nawę̀ : | ixia ; | o͉kesowa, | o͉ke͉tameiiye ; | iyenawę̀

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15 ENG - he said : | I go ; | he went home ; | he told his mother ; | mother said

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16 AGH - "M" | gha khian ; | ya mu ẹre ; | ọ ke gha khian ; | ọ ke rhie ovu.
16 EDO - "M" | gaxia ; | yamwere ; | o͉ke͉gaxia ; | o͉ke͉rhieovu.

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17 ENG - "M" ; | go ; | bring it ; | he went ; | he took ovu.

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18 AGH - Ọ na rhie umwẹn ye (?) ; | ọ na mu gha khian ; | ọ ke miẹ amigo ;
18 EDO - Onarhiumeyǫdume ; | o͉namugaxia ; | o͉ke͉miamigo ;

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19 ENG - He took salt to beat it ; | he took it and went ; | he saw bull ;

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20 AGH - ọ na mu ne ; | amigo ne gha rri ; | ọ na rhie ukpo (?) ;
20 EDO - o͉namune ; | amigonagario̯i ; | onarhiukbo͉li ;

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21 ENG - he gave [ovu] to him ; | the bull ate it ; | he took a long piece ;

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22 AGH - ọ na si-e ; | ọ na gha de | do sẹ ẹguae ; | ọ na wẹ :
22 EDO - o͉nasie ; | o͉nagade | dose͉gwai ; | o͉nawę̀ :

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23 ENG - he drew it ; | it went | reach palace ; | he said :

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24 AGH - wa tie ọba gu mwẹn ; | i mu rẹn ; | i mu rẹn rre nẹ ; | ọba na do rre
24 EDO - watio͉bagume ; | i͉mwe ; | i͉mwerine͉ : | o͉banadore

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25 ENG - call king for me ; | I caught it ; | I have brought it ; | king came

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26 AGH - ọ na wẹ : | okpia u khin ; | i gha ruẹsẹ ; | Ọre ẹzọmo | ne a ladian ;
26 EDO - o͉nawę̀ : | okwi|au|xi ; | i͉galue͉se ; | Ole͉zo͉mo | nala̽dia ;

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27 ENG - he said | you are a man. | I go dash you ; | Ezomo | came ;

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28 AGH - ọ ma ye ẹse ; | a rhie eva ne a bu ẹre de ke uzẹbu de ; | ọ na wẹ erhẹn
28 EDO - o͉ma̯ie͉se ; | arhievanabwe͉le͉dekuze͉bude ; | o͉nawę̀ ęrhe

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29 ENG - not enough ; | two men came running from Uzebu ; | they said fire

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30 AGH - la owa, | larre ; | ọ na gha khian ; | ọ ghi die ne owa
30 EDO - lawa, | la͉re ; | onagaxia ; | o͉gidinowa

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31 ENG - in your house, | come | he went ; | when he reached house

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32 AGH - ọ wa ehia giẹn (past) ; | ọ na wẹ : | o oghian mwẹn, | vbe i a gha ru ọna he :
32 EDO - o͉wa̽ihiagio͉ ; | o͉nawę̀ : | o͉sogiame, | bia͉galuonahe :

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33 ENG - all was burnt ; | he said ; | Oh, my enemy ; | what I go do with this ;

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34 AGH - i sẹtin; | a ya tama ọba ; | (?) | ọ de fi erhẹn ; | ọ giẹn (past) :
34 EDO - i̽seti ; | a̯iatamo͉ba ; | ino̯i | o͉de͉fięrhe ; | o͉gio͉ :

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35 ENG - I can't ; | go tell king ; | he | he fell into fire ; | he burned ;

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