Npaeng Si guadno direction word for 'north' giex Si ngāix tung tiang bāox dix.
Bhaung: Sikuat kiex Singaix thung: thiang: paoxtix.
bʰaɯŋ s.kuat (s.kwat) kɛʔ s.ŋa̤iʔ tʰuŋ tʰiaŋ pa̤uʔ tiʔ.
wind cold and.DU sun argue friend REFL
Abbreviations used in glosses:
ADV adverbial marker
CL classifier
CM comparative marker
COMP complementiser
CONJ conjunction
COP copula
DU dual
NEG negative
PERF perfective
PL plural
PREP preposition
REFL reflexive
REL relative clause marker
SG singular
SP sentence particle
'The North Wind and the sun argued with one another.'
Dīx gaex hmaing dīx gaex dīng rīang kaing bāox dīx.
Tikaux mhaing: tikaux ting riang khaing: paoxtix.
ti̤ʔ kaɯʔ mʰaɲ ti̤ʔ kaɯʔ ti̤ɲ ri̤aŋ kʰaɲ pa̤uʔ ti̤ʔ.
one CL call one CL big strength CM friend REFL
'Each said he was stronger than the other.'
Giex yāox būi ih si nbēix dāi houig dīx gaex.
Kiex yaox pui ih sibex tai hoek tikaux.test...
kɛʔ ʑa̤uʔ (ja̤uʔ) pṳi ʔih s.be̤ʔ ta̤i hoc ti̤ʔ kaɯʔ.
they-3DU see person wear garment cotton come one CL
'They saw a man wearing an overcoat approaching.'
Gīex dom ah nin gah bāox dix,
Kiex tawm: ah nin: ka paoxtix,
kɛ̤ʔ tɔm ʔah nin kah pa̤uʔ tiʔ,
they-3DU CONJ say this.way PREP friend REFL
'They said to one another:'
mgāig yāox mox ba bōun dix beeig si nbēix dāi gō an
gaig yaox mawx pa pon tix peeik sibex tai kaw an:
ga̤c ʑa̤uʔ (ja̤uʔ) mɔʔ pa po̤n tiʔ pɯc s.be̤ʔ ta̤i kɔ̤ ʔan
watch see who REL can COMP take.off garment cotton CL that
'Whoever can remove the overcoat'
son an mōh ba dīng rīang.
sawn: an: mawh pa ting riang.
sɔn ʔan mɔ̤h pa ti̤ɲ ri̤aŋ.
conclude that.one COP REL big strength
'will be considered the stronger.'
Npaeng dom sae rīang dix pru
Bhaung: tawm: sau: riang tix phru:
bʰaɯŋ tɔm saɯ ri̤aŋ tiʔ pʰru
wind CONJ use strength ADV blow
'The Wind blew strongly'
log ba bōun noh dix pru.
lawk pa pon nawh tix phru:.
lɔk pa po̤n nɔh tiʔ pʰru.
manner REL can he ADV blow
'as hard as he could.'
Npaeng nīad dix pru,
Bhaung: niied tix phru:,
bʰaɯŋ ni̤ət (ni̤at) tiʔ pʰru,
wind urgent ADV blow
'The wind blew with urgency'
būi an lag nīad dix nqob si nbēix dāi
pui an: lak niied tix jhawp sibex tai
pṳi ʔan lak ni̤ət (ni̤at) tiʔ dʑʰɔp (ndʑʰɔp) s.be̤ʔ ta̤i
person that CONJ strongly ADV grasp garment cotton
'But the man held his overcoat tightly'
dix dom gaex dom sīed.
tix tawm: kaux tawm: sied.
tiʔ tɔm kaɯʔ tɔm sɛ̤t.
COMP ADV steady ADV tight
'so that it was quite secure.'
Npaeng ang bōun dix beeig si nbēix dāi ba ih būi an.
Bhaung: ang: pon tix peeik sibex tai pa ih pui an:.
bʰaɯŋ ʔaŋ po̤n tiʔ pɯc si be̤ʔ ta̤i pa ʔih pṳi ʔan.
wind NEG can COMP take-off garment cotton REL wear person that
'The Wind was unable to remove the man’s overcoat.'
Ang noh lai dōng gah sang yūh dix.
Ang: nawh lai tawng ka sang yuh tix.
ʔaŋ nɔh lai tɔ̤ŋ kah saŋ ʑṳh (jṳh) tiʔ.
NEG he again know PREP want do REFL
'He did not know what to do next.'
Noh jēen laex dix kaing.
Nawh ceen laux tix khaing.
nɔh tɕɯ̤n laɯʔ tiʔ kʰaɲ.
he-3SG simply rest REFL SP
'So then he just rested.'
Kaix an, Si ngāix log sae jīe dix.
Khaix an:, Singaix lawk sau: cie tix.
kʰaiʔ ʔan, s.ŋa̤iʔ lɔk saɯ tɕɛ̤ tiʔ.
after that sun CONJ use will REFL
'Then the Sun pondered'
Noh sae rīang dix dong.
Nawh sau: riang tix tawng:.
nɔh saɯ ri̤aŋ tiʔ tɔŋ.
he.3SG use strength ADV shine
'and shone strongly.'
Gīeh gouig hax,
Kieh koek hax,
kɛ̤h koc haʔ,
since sunlight burn
'As his rays were hot,'
būi an dom beeig si nbēix dāi dix pao.
pui an: tawm: peeik sibex tai tix phao:.
pṳi ʔan tɔm pɯc s.be̤ʔ ta̤i tiʔ pʰau.
person that CONJ take-off garment cotton REFL now
'So the man removed his overcoat.'
Npaeng Si guad giex Si ngāix dom jū Si ngāix mōh ba dīng rīang.
Bhaung: Sikuat kiex Singaix tawm: cu Singaix mawh pa ting riang.
bʰaɯŋ s.kuat (s.kwat) kɛʔ s.ŋa̤iʔ tɔm tɕṳ s.ŋa̤iʔ mɔ̤h pa ti̤ɲ ri̤aŋ.
wind cold and.DU sun CONJ agree sun COP REL big strength
'The North Wind therefore agreed that the Sun was the stronger.'