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01 AGH - ọ na viọ iran, | ọ na viọ akhe amẹ ; | ọ ke gue ẹre ;
01 EDO - o͉navina, | o͉naviaxame ; | o͉ke͉gwele ;

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02 AGH -
02 EDO -

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03 ENG - she took them, | put them in water pot ; | she covered it ;

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04 AGH - ọ ghi kpaegbe nẹ, | atalakpa na gha de ; | ọ ke gualo (?) ehia
04 EDO - o͉gi͉kpa̯igbene, | atalakpanagade ; | o͉ke͉gwanowa̽ihia

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05 ENG - when she got up, | leopard came ; | she looked all about

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06 AGH - ọ ma miẹ iran ; | ọ na wẹ (?) | la sẹ amẹ ne wọn ;
06 EDO - o͉mamina ; | o͉nawi͉li | lasame͉ṅwo ;

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07 ENG - did not see them ; | she said | She was going to take water drink ;

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08 AGH - ọ ghi fi obọ ye akhe (?) la sẹ amẹ | ovbi àwa ne ọ (?)
08 EDO - o͉gifiubo̯iaxegolasame | oviawano͉kbizo

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09 ENG - when she put hand for pot take water | the pups

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10 AGH - ọ ke fian obọ ẹre. | Ọ na wẹ : | Ọmwa nia(?) i maa ;
10 EDO - o͉ke͉fianubo͉le. | O͉nawę̀ : | O͉mania̯ima ;

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11 ENG - cut her hand. | She said : | This person is no good ;

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12 AGH - àwa rri ehẹn nẹ, | ọ ke viọ igban ẹre, | ọ ke viọ gaga akhe amẹ ;
12 EDO - awariehene͉, | o͉kwevii͉gmale, | o͉ke͉viogagaxame ;

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13 ENG - dog has eaten fish, | she takes their bones, | she puts them round

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14 ENG - water pot ;

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15 AGH - i wẹ a gha sẹ amẹ evba, | igban ke sọ (?) obọ ; | ne ọ na guan nii ;
15 EDO - iwagasamema, | i͉gmake͉se͉mobǫ ; | no͉nagwani ;

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16 ENG - I say, if you take water here, | bones prick your hand ; | as she spoke ;

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17 AGH - ọ na họn gha àwa de, | ọ na lẹẹ ghee iyekowa ; | irẹn gha rrie.
17 EDO - o͉nahogawade, | o͉nale͉giye͉kowa ; | ilegarie.

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18 ENG - she heard dog coming, | she went into back house ; | she ran went home.

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19 AGH - Awa ke la owa, | ovbi àwa ne ọ (?) | ọ ke lẹẹ ne a dia, | ọ na wẹ iye :
19 EDO - Awake͉lawa, | o͉viawano͉kbizo | o͉ke͉le͉nadia, | o͉nawiye :

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20 ENG - Dog reached house, | pup | came out to her | said : mother

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21 AGH - atalakpa rrie evba ; | ọ gualo otọ ghee odukhunmwun | ọ ma rẹn vbuwe akhe amẹ
21 EDO - atalakparie͉ma ; | o͉gwalotǫgo͉loxumu | o͉malewuwaxame

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22 AGH -
22 EDO -

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23 ENG - leopard came here | looked down, looked up, | did not know water pot,

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24 AGH - ọre u viọ ima yiin(?) | ọ ghi (?) amẹ ; | iran fian obọ ẹre ;
24 EDO - o͉luvie͉ma̯ihi | o͉gilamwame ; | i͉nafiamobo͉le ;

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25 ENG - there you keep us | she wanted to drink water ; | they pinched her hand ;

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26 AGH - ọ na wẹ : | ọmọ dan u khin ; | ovbi (?) igban ehẹn ye akhe.
26 EDO - o͉nawę̀ : | o͉mǫda̯uxi ; | oviǫyoi͉gmeheyaxe.

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27 ENG - she said : | bad sons you are ; | suns put fish bones for pots.

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28 AGH - Iye wẹ : | (?) ; | ọmọ dan u khin. | Ẹdẹ ghi (?) gbe,
28 EDO - Iyewę̀ : | Giaha̯ime ; | o͉mo͉da̯uxi. | E͉degivi͉gbe,

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29 ENG - Mother said : | Shut up, | son bad you are. | At dawn,

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30 AGH - àwa na (?) rrie ẹki. | Vbe ọ gha viọ(?) dọlọ ẹre yi ?
30 EDO - awanawi͉rie͉ki. | Wogavio͉do͉lehi ?

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31 ENG - the dog went to market. | Which side I keep them safe ?

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32 AGH - ọ na wẹ ; | (?) | ovbi àwa ne ọ (?) | ọ na wẹ :
32 EDO - o͉nawę̀ ; | wogavina̯ihi ? | O͉loviawano͉kbizo | o͉nawę̀ :

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33 ENG - she said ; | where keep them ? | so pup | said :

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34 AGH - iye mu oru ne iran ; | iye na wẹ (?) ya ru ? | iye mu nẹ
34 EDO - iyemolunina ; | iyenawuwa̯iyalu ? | iyemune

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35 ENG - Mother give them thread ; | mother said what to do ? | Mother gave it :

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36 AGH - ọ na baa ukeke gie(?) adesẹ (?) | ọ na do oru ye ọ ;
36 EDO - o͉nabakuke͉kegiade͉segodo ; | o͉nado͉luyo ;

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37 ENG - he put pegs for middle of mud ; | he tied thread for it ;

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