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p. 18

Q!ô'na qê'gawa-i.

22.

Hao tcî'nAñ lanâ'ga gua dâ dâ'ga.
Your grandfather's | town | ? | you | own.
Ga'godiya-i gua sgâ'naga, Ga'godiya-i gua sgâ'naga.
Lies | large | ? | is it powerful, Lies | large | ? | is it powerful.
Hao tcî'nAñ lanâ'ga gua dâ dâ'ga.
Your grandfather's | town | ? | you | own.
Qî'ngodiya-i gua sgâ'naga, Qî'ngodiya-i gua sgâ'naga.
Lies down greatly | ? | is it powerful, Lies down greatly | ? | is it powerful.
Hao tcî'nAñ xal tc!â'anuga dâ dâ'ga uyâ'te gâ'djuyañ.
Your grand-father's | copper | fire | you | own | you only are fit | to sit | greatly.

Do you own your grandfather's town ?
Lying large, has it supernatural power? Lying large, has it supernatural power'
Do you own your grandfather's town?
Lying greatly, has it supernatural power? Lying greatly, has it supernatural power?
You only are fit, sitting greatly, to own your grandfather's copper-fire.


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