00 ENG - 64 | EDO TEXTS.

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01 AGH - a na wẹ ogiso ; | okhuo na | ọ rẹn emwin ne ọ rrọọ rre ẹvbẹe ;
01 EDO - anawogiso ; | oxwona | ǫleminǫrorie͉ve ;

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02 ENG - they said to Ogiso ; | this woman | knows what is in kola dish ;

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03 AGH - do viẹ ẹfe ne ẹre ; | ọ na wẹ amwẹn irẹn nọ | ẹ i zẹdẹ rhie emwin ne ẹre ;
03 EDO - dovie͉fene ; | ǫnawamineno͉ | ezede͉rhie͉mine ;

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04 ENG - go give her wealth ; | he said she is his wife | he would give her

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05 ENG - nothing ;

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06 AGH - a na wẹ u ma rhie emwin ne ẹre | otọ vbe ukhunmwun ọ gha kugbe,
06 EDO - anawumarhiemine | otǫwuxumu o͉gakugbe,

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07 ENG - they said if you don't give her things | ground and sky go mix,

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08 AGH - u ma rhie emwin ne ẹre ? | ọ na wẹ hẹẹ ; | ke erhan, ke ẹwe, ke ọkhọkho,
08 EDO - umarhie͉mine ? | o͉nawęhé ; | kerha, ke͉wé, ko͉xo͉xo͉,

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09 ENG - you don't give her things ? | he said all right ; | wood, goat, fowl,

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10 AGH - ke ẹmila, | ke ọmwan ; | ọ na vaa ye eva ; | iran na gba ghae ;
10 EDO - ke͉mila, | ko͉ma ; | o͉navwaleva ; | i͉nanagbagale ;

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11 ENG - cow, | persons ; | he divided into two ; | they shared it ;

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12 AGH - ovbiogue (?) | ọ na ya kpọnmwẹ ọmọ ọmada | ọre ogiso ọ ghi na wu ;
12 EDO - oviugwesasa | o͉na̯iakmo͉mo͉mada | o͉logiso͉ginawu ;

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13 ENG - poor sick woman | goes thank small omada | so when Ogiso died ;

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14 AGH - okhuo na ovbiogue (?) | ọ na la owa ọmada | ọre ọ ghi re ọdọ ọ na ghi rọnmwẹn.
14 EDO - oxwona oviugwesasa | o͉nalawo͉mada | o͉lo͉gilo͉do͉nagino͉me.

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15 ENG - the poor sick woman | went to omada | that is the husband she

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16 ENG - married.

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17 AGH - Umaranmwẹn ọ de wu.
17 EDO - Umalemo͉dewu.

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18 ENG - Story falls down dead.

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19 ENG - XXVI.

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20 AGH - (?) | a ma tie | (?)
20 EDO - E͉ria̽lue, | amati | e͉ria̽lue

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21 ENG - Once upon a time, | if we don't say | once upon a time

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22 AGH - ẹmwẹn ne ẹdo | ẹ gia kha | Ogiso | ọ na do gie ukọ ;
22 EDO - e͉me͉ne͉do | e͉giaxa. | Ogiso | o͉nadogiuko ;

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23 ENG - in language of Edo | we can't tell a story. | Ogiso | sent a messenger :

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24 AGH - ọ na gie | egui | vbe ovbi-akota. | Ẹdẹ na a khian
24 EDO - o͉nagie | e͉gwi | woviakota. | Edena . axia

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25 ENG - he sent | tortoise | and dog. | The day they started

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26 AGH - egui na wẹ ovbi-akota : | a gha (?). | Ọre egui
26 EDO - e͉gwinawoviakota : | agadiova. | O͉le͉gwi

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27 ENG - tortoise said to dog : | let [them, i.e.] us take titles. | So tortoise

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28 AGH - ọ na tie | wa ehia ; | Ọre ovbi-akota | ọ na tie Ologotogo.
28 EDO - o͉natie | owa̽ihia ; | O͉loviakota | o͉natie Ologotogo.

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29 ENG - called himself | "We all" ; | Dog | called himself "Quick

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30 ENG - runner."

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31 AGH - Ọ ye (?) | a ghi dunmwun ema mu rre ;
31 EDO - O͉ye͉le͉rǫ | agidumemamu͉re ;

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32 ENG - The provider | when they beat, brought fufu ;

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