00 ENG - 18  | EDO TEXTS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 ENG - Enyai ;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ;

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

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

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

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

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

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 :

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

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

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