00 ENG - 44 | EDO TEXTS.

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01 AGH - a viọ (?) ukpo ; | a ya do mu orinmwin yo ; | a ghi fi ye otọ
01 EDO - aviowa̯iukbo ; | a̯idomolimiyo ; | a͉gi͉fiotǫ

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02 ENG - we put it for bed ; | we put it on the body ; | we dig ground

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03 AGH - a ghu mu ẹre ye ọ ; | a ghi rri ema ; | a yan ne ẹre(?) ; | a gha fi osisi.
03 EDO - agimweyo ; | agiriema ; | aiya͉ne͉li ; | a͉gafiosisi.

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04 ENG - we put it in ; | we cook fufu ; | we give to chop, | we fire guns.

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05 AGH - a ghi fi osisi | a ghi (?) orinmwin | a ya le ema
05 EDO - a͉gifioisi | a̯igi͉kugalimi | a̯ilema

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06 ENG - When we fire guns | we dance round the body | we cook fufu

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07 AGH - a ya ru (?) owẹ ; | ota | vbe owiẹ | ẹdẹhinrọn ;
07 EDO - a̯iyaluwe͉lowe ; | ota | wowie͉ | e͉dehino ;

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08 ENG - we take sacrifice to feet ; | in evening | and morning | seven days ;

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09 AGH - ọ gha gba, | a ya fi osisi, | vbe uhunmwun (?). | a gha (?)
09 EDO - o͉ga͉gba, | a̯iyafioisi, | buhumuge. | a̯igaku ikeva

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10 ENG - (seven days) gone, | we fire gun, | at road boundary. | We dance from

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11 ENG - there

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12 AGH - gha de | do sẹ unu urho ; | a yo(?) ke evba | i viọ orhue | a rrie owa
12 EDO - gade | dosunu͉rhu ; | a̯ikeva | ivio͉rhue | ariowa

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13 ENG - come | reach gate ; | from there | draw chalk | into the house

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14 AGH - a mu orhue ye otọ, | a (?) igho (?) | a le ema | a ya rue
14 EDO - amo͉rho̯iotǫ, | asegoyǫ, | a̯ialema | a̯iyalue

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15 ENG - we put chalk down, | we put cowries, | we cook fufu | we sacrifice

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16 AGH - a gha tie erha mwan. | A gha rue (?) owẹ, | a rhie iguẹ okpa ye otọ.
16 EDO - a̯igatie͉lęhrama. | Agaluwelowe, | arhigwo͉kp̠a yotǫ.

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17 ENG - we call it our father. | When we sacrifice to feet, | we put one knee on

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18 ENG - ground.

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19 AGH - Iguẹ ọkpa ye otọ | ma gha wua ; | a gha rhie ye otọ,
19 EDO - Eguo͉kp̠a yotǫ | magwa ; | agarhieyotǫ,

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20 ENG - To kneel on one knee | we forbid ; | when we put it down,

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21 AGH - ma (?) emwin; | ma gha (?) | evbare, | ẹko gha fian ma re(?) ; | a ya wọn afọ,
21 EDO - ma̯igi͉die͉mi; | magadioi | evale͉, | e͉ko͉gafie͉male ; | aiyawafo,

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22 ENG - we don't eat ; | if we chop | food, | belly bites us ; | we take afo,

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23 AGH - a ya ke unu, | ọ ghi fo.
23 EDO - a̯iykunu, | o͉gi͉fo.

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24 ENG - we take it in mouth, | that's all.

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25 ENG - XVII.

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26 AGH - Ahianmwẹn erhumohi, | ahianmwẹn ọ do tuẹ ; | Erhumohi
26 EDO - Ahiame e͉rhumoyi, | ahiame o͉dotu ; | Erhumoyi

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27 ENG - Bird plantain eater, | bird went and saluted him ; | Erhumoyi

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28 AGH - na khama ẹre | ke akhuẹ | gha khian ; | ma i rri emwin
28 EDO - naxamale | kaxwe | gaxia ; | ma̯irii͉mi

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29 ENG - said to him | from to-morrow | go ; | we don't eat anything

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30 AGH - ẹdẹhinrọn ; | ne ọ ka wu | agbọn mioi(?) ; | ahianmwẹn wẹ hẹẹ ;
30 EDO - edehino ; | nokawu | a͉gmo͉ñmio̯i ; | ahiame węhé ;

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31 ENG - seven days | who first dies | world sees him ; | bird said all right ;

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