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94 A C O M P A R A T IV E S T U D YA. 1. hâe hâlibaqgé2. tosàndü natocébelo3. lisâqgà liboUkalimelümbéIV. — SO gongManioc puddindgs are :litindi lltolembo4. lifayafaya5. sûkü ebainàG. Tjgùtii esombo7. likisâ lisüe8. Uoko etiehtiâ botikano9. moindiakoko11. mosânja molùka libaijgé13. litukatümbé lôfalim â15. lifaya libolondo18. likoko libotuola22. mbilé eboisé23. sôrjgé litâmbola nielfho24. limbùté libotolóme25 and 26. lihâli nalilarçga27. mosea moendâ liijginda29. likalü namelondo32. kümi naniafoa33. helâkâtüké hésôqgé35. bâlôijgâ mesâmbo36. qgùtù asombo eéndà lalifitalâbosio46. General name for European :botutu bôliqgoliqgo marjgenéoliùla limetÈName for the missionary :botutu bôlir)golii]goektndâ nalimbimba liijgôtoemaisia lifita nâboslola n g u a g e t e x t s .water from the riversticks to be eut uppieces of manioc from thegroundfeet of ?plantain(two words for oil)(cf. Kele phrase)piece of fishfow l is not left an orphan (someoneclaims it)(probably same dérivation as theKele word)paddle which paddles the riverhouse of shingles, widegong of the bolondo treeshield of botuola wood (cf. Kele)sun in the skymoon looks at corpsesforeskin of the maiew ife with a yam(cf. Kele)child (but dérivation of the gongwordsis obscure)chief (elder) of wealthpieces of forge métal of the moon(possibly refers to the roundnessof the coins now used)(as for Olombo A 35)the animal who goes about withwith a cloud on its face (refers tobeard)white man masterof the countrywhite manwho travel s with a leafwhich puts a cloud over the face(probably referring to the strangenessof reading matter whichthe missionary brings with him)
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 9548. bólite bólite mbülaekbutü naqgandi émaisialifita nâbosiolook out, look out, rain(first two elements obscure)which puts a cloud on the face(possibly referring to blindingforce of tropical rain)B. 1. libarçgé nasambi2. libarjgé nasambi lyâbaitobâlibâqga libolombo3. likalü namelondo libambombaliseijge nabaito bâlinibùtéluâ luà luà luàkaqga simbà ebolitaelirjgâ baito bâlbjgiafurjgaqgâine âtitie libarçgé nasambilibambomba liseqge nabaitobâlimbüté4. motobohâli ébâiya lalitütüserjgü lim aiya yalifandélibolomboémaluseâ likalü nomelondolimotobolóme (motobohâli)dancingriver)(like the waves of thethe dance of the men of theOlombo tribechildren to be eutin the génital organ of mencome come come comethe witch-doctorwants the villagersthat he may carry out thedance of the cutting of thegénital organ of menthe woman who has been pregnanthas finished pregnancyshe has born a childmaie (female)5. Call to relatives to makebetrothal of a girl :kûmi namafoa luâe luâe luâetôsümâ nabaito bâbaqgfcnelômbusé bémâluâ nabimanabilâkâtûké namoseamoendâlirçgindaCall to tell villagers that theaccepted by both parties :lihilihilihilihilihilibéyâtüqgâkâiya naliùla limet£mbusésósumbi motémanalikoko libotuola inéliahùayâ qgûtû esombolindóto njâlilimbimba molemba sombopreliminaryarrangements for theelders of wealth, come come comelet us talk with menwho have come with foodand money to the girlarrangements have been made andopening signalthose who stayed in thevillagedo not be cast downthe war which came to mehas killed an animalof fine bodythe net I cast has been blessedwith good fortune (the referenceto war here is probably an allusionto the asperity with whichbargaining is carried on duringbetrothal arrangements)
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