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1 0 0 A C O M P A R A T IV E S T U D Y3. LÉkolésâ, son of Alendekelo :lekalésâ tâlelima llmâtâboléqgâwàalendekelo binjâsokolaakambohe who arranges palavers wellson ofAlendekelo (see above)F. 1. Call to witch-doctor :eselesele yâkarçga ókoko kulikulfnaqgôlâkâ loékonaijgôlâkâ likarnbolyâalimô kotâlokondaââkândé bolombólombówâokéqgé2. Chief retums to village afterliâla âsâqgôakikf lakendaâlé bosorjgo olimô kotâlokondaasôoinôlâ bakolo mbisakondâbokéijgé wâmbâkâ aiséwitch-doctor oh !of the fow l (reference to sacrificeof fowls)tell forth the mattertell forth the affairof the spirits of the forestwhich were men of the villagevisit to State post :the fatherwent on a journeyto the Europeanhe has returned his legsto the village belonging to usYalikoka area.This area is not always considered to be a part of the Mboie tribe’sterritory but is sometimes included in the area occupied by the Fomatribe, a forest people whose spoken and gong-languages are almostidentical with those of the riverine Lokele. It w ill be noticed that thetexts given below often show an intermediate stage between the gonglanguageof other Mbale régions (e. g. Botuijga) and Kele.A. 1. bâye bâtaselerçge2. tokolokolo twâtoâla3. lomata otikala kôndo4. ifofi Jalikondo5. baitâ bâlitoko lyâolemba6. otéka wambólókó7. okosâkâ olórjgó lalilurjgalyâotimâwater of the small beaches (probablyreferring to small foreststreams whence water is drawn)little sticks of firewoodmanioc which remains in the old,fallow gardenbunch of plantainoil from the palm, the evil spirit(probably referring to the thornsand jagged leaf-bases of the palmwhich often lead to serious accidentsamong palm climbers whocollect the nuts)joint of antelopecray-fish from the stream
OF SOME C E N T R A L A F R IC A N G O N G -LA N G U A G E S 1018. koko olóijgó laltikokükelele12. balom bóoki ebatótólaisim à layekayâbosoqgô okümâkâ atâle13. akótó landâko15. boqgürjgü laolondó16. yeétó yâkem be yâofulufulu17. osorjgo w âlikoqgà18. likoke lyâotukola20. balémbualembü”21. bité, llombatuka22. lin yan ya elltikâllkilalombo24. botolóm e otolombo25. otom ali otolombo26. bohali labalaijga27. boseka ótikendE liijgin da28. litllâkâ loékolw âotolôm e otolom bo31. eselesele yakaijga33. yeétó yalofalArjgayâlisôm ba sómbélé34. loâso... likam bo35. bofulufulu36. m büli olóqgó lafefè37. lisokusoku llsilâkéeleqgo41. otéka wâtofulü latonoli42. bokolo w âkatakala utâ43. lokonda liketeke46. F or any European :bosoi]go olim ó kondâlokondaF or the m issionary :bosoqgo olim ó kondâlokondaw aosoqgó okümâkà O kili48. tofofelE toükola mbülaa itó liq ga lalikoloatóm atéla kondânyEkfowl, child which makes acrowing noisemen of the town who carry thegoodsof the European of the Statesides (?) of the housegong of the bolondó treemetal of the knife, the giantshaft of the spearshield of botukola woodnetwar watches for opportunitiesthe sun remains in the villagesquare (even when the people areaway at work)male personfemale personwoman with yamsthe girl does not go to the liqgindanetson of a male? witch-doctormoney, namely francsused for buying thingstwo words for palavergiantgoat child of a fooi (i.e. the goatcannot defend itself against attack)elephant which destroysgardensjoint of birdsthe young man who runs about inthe ashes of the fireforest of ?European spirit from the forestthe Europeanthe white man sent by Mokilistorm which overthrows thingsnamely rain; it does not stayabove, it tramples the ground
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