00 ENG - 32 | EDO TEXTS.

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01 AGH - ọ na wẹ (?) rrie owa ; | ọ na wẹ ọvbokhan nii ; | do su (?) ;
01 EDO - o͉nawuneriowa ; | o͉nawawoxani ; | doswino ;

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02 ENG - he said he was going home ; | he said to girl ; | come, lead him ;

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03 AGH - Omẹnẹli ọ na wẹ hẹẹ ; | ọ na gha sue ; | ọ ghi zẹ sue ;
03 EDO - Ome͉ne͉li o͉nawęhe ; | o͉nagasue ; | o͉gize͉sue ;

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04 ENG - Omeneli said all right ; | she went ahead ; | when she led him ;

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05 AGH - ọ sẹ ẹzẹ ; | ọ na wẹ (?) rrie owa ; | evba na mu ughegbe ;
05 EDO - o͉se͉ze ; | o͉nawuneriowa ; | evanamuge͉gbe ;

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06 ENG - he reached river ; | she said she was going home ; | there he took

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07 ENG - mirror ;

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08 AGH - ọba na mu ughegbe ; | ọ na wẹ miẹ ; | ọ na ghee ẹre ; | ọ na wẹ ẹre
08 EDO - o͉banamuge͉gbe ; | o͉nawęmie ; | o͉nage͉le ; | o͉nawęle

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09 ENG - king took mirror ; | he said : take ; | she looked at it ; | he said to her

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10 AGH - u ma dẹghe owa ? | Omẹnẹli | ọ na wẹ ẹre dẹghẹ (?) ;
10 EDO - umwade̽gowa ? | Ome͉ne͉li | o͉nawęle de͉ge͉li ;

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11 ENG - you don't see house ? | Omeneli | said to him she saw it ;

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12 AGH - ọ na gha sue ; | ọ ghi zẹ sue ; | ọ na wẹ ne
12 EDO - o͉nagasue ; | o͉gize͉sue ; | o͉nawę̀n-

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13 ENG - she led the way ; | when she led him [kept ahead], | she said to him

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14 AGH - i rrie owa ; | ọba na na mu ughegbe ; | ọ na mu ne ; | Omẹnẹli
14 EDO - iriowa ; | o͉bananamuge͉gbe ; | o͉namune ; | Ome͉ne͉li

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15 ENG - I go home ; | king took mirror ; | he gave (it) to her ; | Omeneli

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16 AGH - ọ ke ghee ẹre ; | ọ na wẹ ẹre ; | u ma dẹghe owa ?
16 EDO - o͉ke͉ge͉li ; | o͉nawe͉le ; | u̽made͉gowa ?

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17 ENG - looked at it ; | he said to her ; | you don't see the house ?

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18 AGH - Omẹnẹli | ọ na wẹ ẹre | ẹ (?) ohoghe | ọ na ye gha sue ;
18 EDO - Ome͉ne͉li | o͉nawęle | e͉lohoge | o͉na̯iyegasue ;

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19 ENG - Omeneli | said to him, | he did not lie | she began to lead him on ;

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20 AGH - ọ ghi zẹ sue | ọ na wẹ i rrie owa | ọ na mu ughegbe ;
20 EDO - o͉gize͉sue | o͉nawiniriowa | o͉namuge͉gbe ;

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21 ENG - when she kept ahead | she said to him : I go home | he took mirror ;

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22 AGH - ọ na we miẹ, | ọ na ghee ẹre, | ọ na wẹ ẹre ; | u ma dẹghe owa ?
22 EDO - o͉nawe͉mie, | o͉nage͉le, | o͉nawęle ; | umwade͉gowa ?

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23 ENG - he said, take, | she looked, | he said to her ; | you don't see the house ?

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24 AGH - Omẹnẹli ọ na wẹ (?) ohoghe ; | ọ na gha sue, | ọ do sue sẹ ẹdo ;
24 EDO - Ome͉ne͉li o͉nawęlohogi ; | o͉nagasué, | o͉dosuese͉do ;

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25 ENG - Omeneli said he did not lie ; | she led him, | she went led him reach

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26 ENG - [to] Edo ;

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27 AGH - ọ na rhie ẹre la owa ; | Omẹneli | ọ na gha viẹ | ọ na rhie ẹre
27 EDO - o͉narhie͉le͉lawa ; | Ome͉ne͉li | o͉nagavie | o͉narhie͉le

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28 ENG - he took her home ; | Omeneli | cried | he took her

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29 AGH - ọ na mu ọre ; | ne ọ ka gue(?) ; | ọ na yo gha rhie (?) | ọ rhie irẹn ;
29 EDO - o͉namo͉le ; | no͉kagwe ; | o͉niogarhievale | o͉rhiine ;

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30 ENG - he (gave her) to his wife ; | first ; | she took chop | she gave to her ;

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31 AGH - ọ wẹ (?) ; | ọ na gha viẹ | ọ na gha dọn | ọ ke (?) wẹ ẹre,
31 EDO - o͉winǫe͉li ; | o͉nagavie | o͉na͉gadǫ | o͉kweuṅwe͉le,

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32 ENG - she said I don't eat ; | she cried | she got dry skin | she said to her,

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33 AGH - (?), | ma ya khama ọba ; | Omẹneli | ọ ma rhie ema,
33 EDO - o͉lowale, | maiaxamo͉ba ; | Ome͉ne͉li | o͉marhiema,

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34 ENG - mistress, | we go tell the king ; | Omeneli | does not take fufu,

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