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settayeniderzh”ao nattchyazhenni walessi,
ehounillaho benahou‘lde ille. Tta setssin
honni hettin walessi, se‘l i‘lasin penna walli.
nou‘e‘lni la de‘gaye Mari. Tthi ho”anze edla
hodounnou? Nou‘a sopao addi oyin la. Kou
eyitta adaddi nin la ttanelttenen dene de‘gaye
dapinle: ttassi ‘tai dene, de‘gaye Mari hou-
del”in ‘e‘l, de‘gaye Mari ya ya‘l‘ti walessi,
yedariye slini ‘konen bekkehounni ille.

Ekou tthi ttassi ‘tai dene, eddini de'gaye
Mari padadenna illou; ekou Mari eddini tthi
ya ya‘l‘ti ille walessi, yeddape nehnenkke
nidezhi ‘a ille, heheddi.

Kou eyitta Mari betchilekwiye danlin yin
ba sopa lakou! Yedariye slini ‘konen nidenzhi
‘a ille, ‘e‘lni ille itta ? 2

Eyitta nouhounni, si tthi ekwahwastte,
yeniwoushin oyin walle. Ekwahwastte, yenou-
shenn de, ollane e‘ltssouze naou‘tououhdi ;
eyet otssin ‘adepou‘lna walli la. Lakou! eyi
ya‘ti binniyou -ya‘tiyou, tthi onttlazhe natset
la, nou‘etsseddi ollan ille itta? E‘ltssouze
ya‘tiye tssin’anen dyan nehnenkke ekwa-
neltte hounzon nahopinzhet, zounni ‘a ille sin.
Tta nou‘edayaou'l'‘ti illehe yetta daya‘l‘ti ille
kolou. Lakou! tta bedapade ede‘l ‘taholdehou,