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134 (RSh) kogà kogà go edèxte tovà

When – when did you use to eat this dish?

135 (a) mi sɛ̀nga go edème i vèč'er i na òbet i sɛ̀nga

Oh, we eat it all the time! In the evening, at midday, any time.

4 (a) səbàjle še stàne še izmet'è̝ še svarɤ̀j še ublečè decàtə

In the morning you’ll get up, sweep out, cook up [food], you’ll dress the kids

7 (a) əšəmdàn pà gi vràškame pà pwòčvame še svərɤ̀jm fəsul'

In the evening we bring them back, and begin again. We’ll cook beans,

9 (a) səbàjle ut p'èt čəsò pà sme nə nug'ìte

At five in the morning we’re up on our feet again.

12 (a) bàle kətu stànət ut p'èt čəsò

-ning when they get up at five o’clock –

16 (a) i ə zəmòrknuvà li se pà slòncetu də sə nəved'è̝

And when it gets dark, when the sun [starts] to set,

20 (a) nətərkàl'ət sə səbàjle pà stàvət ud rànutu tvà e

[who are] racing about. In the morning you get up again early, and that’s it.

50 (c) i kò š’e ràbutiš’ š’e ràbutiš’ dòde li slɤ̀nceno təkà vìkəm

And what will you do? You’ll work until the sun gets to be – as I say –

51 (c) dušlòlu v’èč’e nəkrivìlu sə ə tr’àvə

[till] it’s come to be all “tilted” (dusk). [But we still] have to …

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