The Tuma Underworld of Love [book]

Gunter Senft
2011 Culture and Language Use   unpublished
Natugu, natugu, latuge My child, my child, my child, gwadegu, tuda, toka'utu, they cry, my child, fine figure of a man, tokabobu, toveyami, intelligent man, decorated man, tomigile'u, igadegu, honest man, it hurts me, Gionavana, tokwebagula Gionavana, best gardener, tokanoku, tobwetukula, man with many garden plots, hard working man, igadegu, latugu, it hurts me, my child, ulu bwetuduva, ulu bweka'utu, my beautiful son, my dear child, ulu bwekabobu, ulu bwetata my caring child, my well educated
more » ... son, i, e, igadegu, Gionavana, e... ih, eh, it hurts me, Gionavana, eh... His sister recited this formula: Akoveaka, lugute, akoveaka, My strong fire, my brother, my strong fire, agu kobau, agu kogugula my big heap [of yams], my heap of food, ulisiyela, ulitabe'u, my everything, my collector of food, agu kema. Luguta, kaipe'ula my axe. My brother, strong,
doi:10.1075/clu.5 fatcat:uwe5tjmxjzgm7cctc6hysrmvym