00 ENG - EDO TEXTS. | 65

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01 AGH - ọre egui ọ na wẹ ọvbokhan | gha mu ema gie ; | ọvbokhan na,
01 EDO - o͉le͉gwi o͉nawawoxa | gamwema̽gie ; | awoxana,

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02 ENG - tortoise said to boy | for whom do you bring fufu ; | the boy said,

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03 AGH - ọ wẹ vbe uwa ehia | ne mu ema gie. | Ọre egui ne ọ na tie uwa ehia
03 EDO - o͉węwowa̽ihia | nemwema̽gie. | O͉le͉gwinonatiowa̽ihia

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04 ENG - "for you all" | he brings fufu. | So tortoise who was called

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05 ENG - "We all"

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06 AGH - ọ na rhie ema re. | Erriọ (?) | (?) | erriọ na
06 EDO - o͉narhiemale. | E͉ria̽lue | be͉gbe̽hiabe͉gbe̽hia | e͉rio͉na

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07 ENG - took yams and ate. | It happened | every day | so

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08 AGH - ohanmwẹn gbe ovbi-akota ; | ọ na sẹ ẹdẹ ọkpa | ovbi-akota ghi họn koikoi ;
08 EDO - ohame͉gboviakota ; | o͉nasedo͉kp̠a | oviakotagihokoikoi ;

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09 ENG - hunger devoured dog ; | one day | dog heard beating fufu ;

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10 AGH - ọ na ghe rrie evba ; | ọ wẹ do dinna uhunmwun otiku ;
10 EDO - o͉nagarieva ; | owedodinuhumutiku ;

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11 ENG - he went there ; | he said he would go up refuse heap ;

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12 AGH - ọ na wẹ ọvbokha nii | mu ikun (?). | Ọvbokhan nii na wẹ | uwa ehia
12 EDO - o͉nawawoxani | mukume͉zo. | Awoxaninawę̀ | owa̽ihia

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13 ENG - he said to boy | give me peelings. | Boy said : | to you all

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14 AGH - ọre mu ema gie ; | ọre ovbi-akota na wẹ : | egui ọre uwa ehia ;
14 EDO - o͉le͉mwema̽gie ; | o͉loviakotanawę̀ : | e͉gwilo͉le owai̽ihia ;

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15 ENG - he brought fufu ; | so dog said : | Tortoise is we all ;

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16 AGH - ọ na wẹ (?), | ovbi-akota | Ologotogo ; | ọvbokan nii
16 EDO - o͉nawe͉lo̯i, | oviakota | O͉logotogo ; | awoxani

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17 ENG - he said he, | dog, | is Quick runner ; | boy

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18 AGH - ọ na gha khama erha vbe iye. | Ọre iran na wẹ | ologotogo : gha dee ;
18 EDO - o͉nagaxamerha̯iwiye. | O͉linawę̀ | ologotogo : gade ;

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19 ENG - went tell his father and mother. | So they said | to dog : | come ;

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20 AGH - iran na gha mue ema gie. | Ọ ma kpẹẹ evba | a na (?) mu ema mu rre.
20 EDO - i͉nagamwema̽gie. | O͉makp̠eva | anage͉lemwemamure.

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21 ENG - they took fufu gave him. | Not long after as | they said they brought

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22 ENG - fufu.

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23 AGH - Ọ na wẹ ọvbokhan nii : | a gha (?) mu ema gie ? | Ologotogo.
23 EDO - O͉nawawoxani : | agamamwema̽gie ? | Ologotogo.

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24 ENG - He said to boy : | For whom do you bring fufu ? | For Quick runner.

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25 AGH - Ọ na wẹ ta ; | ọ na ma gue a kha vbe erha vbe iye gie ẹre.
25 EDO - O͉nawę̀ ta ; | onamagwaxawerhaiwiye͉gie͉le.

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26 ENG - He said "ta" ; | he does not know how to give message of father and

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27 ENG - mother.

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28 AGH - Ọvbhokhan ọ na wẹ : | i gua kha. | Ololologotogo
28 EDO - Awoxan o͉nawę̀ : | igwaxa. | O͉lolologotogo

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29 ENG - Boy said | I know how to give message. | So Quick runner

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30 AGH - ọ na rhie ema. | Uwa ehia | ologotogo = | u (?) rri ema ?
30 EDO - o͉narhiema. | Owaihia | ologotogo : | u̽gwariema ?

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31 ENG - took his fufu. | We all said to | Quick runner : | "You don't go eat

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32 ENG - yams ?

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33 AGH - iran rhie ema ; | ọ fian ema igbava ; | ema fo ọkpan ;
33 EDO - i͉narhiema ; | o͉fie͉magbava ; | emafo͉kma ;

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34 ENG - they bring fufu" ; | he cut fufu in two ; | fufu finished on plate ;

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35 AGH - Ọre ẹvbo na tie na | iran do (?) ọhẹn ne iran. | Iran ke do mu ẹmila
35 EDO - O͉lewonatina | inado͉kp̠ehe͉nina. | Inakedomwe͉mila

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36 ENG - So the place said | they go give presents to them | They brought cow

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37 ENG - II. | F

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