00 ENG - 44  | EDO TEXTS.

01 AGH - a viọ (?) ukpo ; | a ya do mu orinmwin yo ; | a ghi fi ye otọ
01 EDO - aviowa̯iukbo ;  | a̯idomolimiyo ;  | a͉gi͉fiotǫ

02 ENG - we put it for bed ;  | we put it on the body ;  | we dig ground

03 AGH - a ghu mu ẹre ye ọ ; | a ghi rri ema ; | a yan ne ẹre(?) ; | a gha fi osisi.
03 EDO - agimweyo ;  | agiriema ;  | aiya͉ne͉li ;  | a͉gafiosisi.

04 ENG - we put it in ;  | we cook fufu ;  | we give to chop,  | we fire guns.

05 AGH - a ghi fi osisi | a ghi (?) orinmwin | a ya le ema
05 EDO - a͉gifioisi  | a̯igi͉kugalimi  | a̯ilema

06 ENG - When we fire guns  | we dance round the body  | we cook fufu

07 AGH - a ya ru (?) owẹ ; | ota | vbe owiẹ | ẹdẹhinrọn ;
07 EDO - a̯iyaluwe͉lowe ;  | ota  | wowie͉  | e͉dehino ;

08 ENG - we take sacrifice to feet ;  | in evening  | and morning  | seven days ;

09 AGH - ọ gha gba, | a ya fi osisi, | vbe uhunmwun (?). | a gha (?)
09 EDO - o͉ga͉gba,  | a̯iyafioisi,  | buhumuge.  | a̯igaku ikeva

10 ENG - (seven days) gone,  | we fire gun,  | at road boundary.  | We dance from

11 ENG - there

12 AGH - gha de | do sẹ unu urho ; | a yo(?) ke evba | i viọ orhue | a rrie owa
12 EDO - gade  | dosunu͉rhu ;  | a̯ikeva  | ivio͉rhue  | ariowa

13 ENG - come  | reach gate ;  | from there  | draw chalk  | into the house

14 AGH - a mu orhue ye otọ, | a (?) igho (?) | a le ema | a ya rue
14 EDO - amo͉rho̯iotǫ,  | asegoyǫ,  | a̯ialema  | a̯iyalue

15 ENG - we put chalk down,  | we put cowries,  | we cook fufu  | we sacrifice

16 AGH - a gha tie erha mwan. | A gha rue (?) owẹ, | a rhie iguẹ okpa ye otọ.
16 EDO - a̯igatie͉lęhrama.  | Agaluwelowe,  | arhigwo͉kp̠a yotǫ.

17 ENG - we call it our father.  | When we sacrifice to feet,  | we put one knee on

18 ENG - ground.

19 AGH - Iguẹ ọkpa ye otọ | ma gha wua ; | a gha rhie ye otọ,
19 EDO - Eguo͉kp̠a yotǫ  | magwa ;  | agarhieyotǫ,

20 ENG - To kneel on one knee  | we forbid ;  | when we put it down,

21 AGH - ma (?) emwin; | ma gha (?) | evbare, | ẹko gha fian ma re(?) ; | a ya wọn afọ,
21 EDO - ma̯igi͉die͉mi;  | magadioi  | evale͉,  | e͉ko͉gafie͉male ;  | aiyawafo,

22 ENG - we don't eat ;  | if we chop  | food,  | belly bites us ;  | we take afo,

23 AGH - a ya ke unu, | ọ ghi fo.
23 EDO - a̯iykunu,  | o͉gi͉fo.

24 ENG - we take it in mouth,  | that's all.

25 ENG - XVII.

26 AGH - Ahianmwẹn erhumohi, | ahianmwẹn ọ do tuẹ ; | Erhumohi
26 EDO - Ahiame e͉rhumoyi,  | ahiame o͉dotu ;  | Erhumoyi

27 ENG - Bird plantain eater,  | bird went and saluted him ;  | Erhumoyi

28 AGH - na khama ẹre | ke akhuẹ | gha khian ; | ma i rri emwin
28 EDO - naxamale  | kaxwe  | gaxia ;  | ma̯irii͉mi

29 ENG - said to him  | from to-morrow  | go ;  | we don't eat anything

30 AGH - ẹdẹhinrọn ; | ne ọ ka wu | agbọn mioi(?) ; | ahianmwẹn wẹ hẹẹ ;
30 EDO - edehino ;  | nokawu  | a͉gmo͉ñmio̯i ;  | ahiame węhé ;

31 ENG - seven days  | who first dies  | world sees him ;  | bird said all right ;
