00 ENG - EDO TEXTS.  | 33

01 AGH - ọ gha viẹ, | ọba na wẹ | rẹn họn | ọ tie ẹre rre ; | ọ ke rre ;
01 EDO - o͉gavie,  | o͉banawę̀  | leho̯i  | o͉tie͉lere ;  | o͉kwere ;

02 ENG - she cries,  | king said  | he heard  | he told to come ;  | she came ;

03 AGH - ọ ghi sẹ evba | ọba ke ghee ẹre ; | ọ dọn ; | ẹmwanta ;
03 EDO - o͉giseva  | o͉bake͉ge͉le ;  | o͉do̯i ;  | be͉mata ;

04 ENG - when he was there,  | king looked at her ;  | she's dry ;  | true, true ;

05 AGH - ọban na kha ẹre | gha die ; | ọ na gha die | ọ ghi sẹ owa ;
05 EDO - mo͉banaxale  | gadie ;  | o͉nagadie  | o͉gisowa ;

06 ENG - king said to her  | go ;  | she went  | when she got home ;

07 AGH - ehra vbe iye | iran na ghọghọ ; | a ke do le ema ;
07 EDO - ęhra̯iwiye  | i͉nago͉go͉ ;  | ake͉dolema ;

08 ENG - her father and mother  | they were glad ;  | they came and cooked fufu ;

09 AGH - iran na mu ne ; | ọ (?) ẹre ; | ẹdẹ ghi gbe
09 EDO - i͉nanamune ;  | o͉kwe͉le ;  | e͉de͉gi͉gbe

10 ENG - they brought it and gave to her ;  | she ate it ;  | at daybreak

11 AGH - erha de ugho | iye | ọ rrie ẹzẹ ; | (?) ọkpa
11 EDO - e͉hra̯ideugbo  | iye  | o͉rie͉ze ;  | lo͉kp̠a

12 ENG - her father went to farm  | her mother  | went to river ;  | she alone

13 AGH - ọ rre owa ; | ọ na tota ; | ọ ghi ya ghee ;
13 EDO - o͉rowa ;  | o͉natota ;  | o͉giyage ;

14 ENG - was at home ;  | she sat down ;  | when she went to look ;

15 AGH - ya ghee ọvbokhan ọkpa ; | ọ de ; | ọ ghi sẹ evba | ọ na tuẹ
15 EDO - yagawoxo͉kp̠a ;  | o͉dé ;  | o͉gisineva  | o͉natuo̯i

16 ENG - went to look one boy ;  | he came ;  | when he got there  | he saluted

17 AGH - ọvbokhan nii ; | ovbiogue ; | ọ na su ọvbokhan nii obọ
17 EDO - awoxani ;  | oviugwena ;  | o͉nasuawoxani obǫ

18 ENG - the girl ;  | he was a poor boy ;  | she took boy's hand

19 AGH - ọ na kaan oko nẹ ; | ọ na ye ẹvbẹe enẹ ; | ọ viọ nẹ
19 EDO - o͉nakaokone ;  | o͉na̯iyeve ine͉ ;  | o͉vio͉ne ;

20 ENG - she filled pipe and gave it ;  | she took kola four ;  | she gave to him

21 AGH - iran na . aku ; | ọ na wẹ uwẹ | (?) gha rọnmwẹn ;
21 EDO - inana . aku ;  | o͉nawuwe  | legalome ;

22 ENG - they copulated ;  | she said "You  | I am going to marry

23 AGH - ọ khama vbe ọvbokhan nii | ọvbokhan nii na wẹ hẹẹ ; | iran na . aku ; | iye
23 EDO - uxamawoxani  | awoxani͉nawęhe ;  | inana . aku ;  | iye

24 ENG - she told the boy  | the boy said all right ;  | they copulated ;  | mother

25 AGH - ọ ke ẹze ree ; | erha | ọ ke ugbo ree ; | ọ na tama iye ;
25 EDO - o͉keze͉re ;  | ęhra̯i  | o͉kugbore ;  | o͉natamiye ;

26 ENG - came from river ;  | father  | came from farm ;  | she told mother ;

27 AGH - tama erha ; | ọvbhokhan na, | ọre i gha rọnmwẹn ; | iran wẹ hẹẹ ;
27 EDO - tamęhra̯i ;  | awoxana,  | o͉line͉galo͉me ;  | inawęhe ;

28 ENG - she told father ;  | boy,  | she said I marry him ; | they said all right ;

29 AGH - ẹdẹ ghi mu, | ọ na wẹ ọvbokhan nii ; | iran la ukpo ; | iran na lovbiẹ ;
29 EDO - e͉degimu,  | o͉nawawoxani ;  | i͉nalakbo ;  | i͉nalovie ;

30 ENG - day dark,  | she said to boy ;  | they go to bed ;  | they slept ;

31 AGH - iran na . aku ; | ẹdẹ ghi gbe ; | iran ya khuẹ ;
31 EDO - i͉nana . aku ;  | ędegi͉gbe ;  | i͉na̯iyaxwe ;

32 ENG - they copulated ;  | at daybreak ;  | they went to wash ;

33 AGH - ne okhuo nii | ọ ke dia ; | ọ ke ye usẹn la owa ;
33 EDO - noxwoni  | o͉kwedia ;  | o͉kwie use lawa ;

34 ENG - the girl  | menstruated ;  | she came home for five days

35 ENG - II.  | D
