A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

Appendix: Texts in Mavea

Appendix A Texts in Mav̋ea A.1 Legend: Megapode and Fowl Item number 06041, recorded on Aore Island, in 2006. Consultant: PSL, born circa 1960. Summary: Fowl and Megapode get ready to go to a party. They decorate themselves, and Fowl paints Megapode entirely black. (1472) Ok ok amma before Malao Megapode ra-r 3PL-DL Kou fowl ra-r-lolo 3PL-DL-inside aima. home ‘Ok, before, Megapode and Fowl were living at home.’ (1473) Ra-r-lo-to 3PL-DL-IMPF-stay aima home mo-lo-v̋a 3SG-IMPF-go na LOC taro time aite one ‘They were staying at home for a while, one day’ (1474) mo-pal 3SG-like tamlo man mo-pal 3SG-like ra-v̋e 3PL-make anan eat aite one ro, then ‘like, men, like they had a party, then’ (1475) rarua 3PL.TWO ra-v 3PL-say ra-r-v̋a 3PL-DL-go ai, PRO ra-r-v̋a 3PL-DL-go na LOC anan. eat ‘they two decided to go there, they went to the party.’ (1476) Re PL m̋asi bird.fish nirev everyone ra-v̋a 3PL-go na LOC anan eat aro. here ‘All the birds went to this party.’ (1477) Na but rarua 3PL.TWO ra-r-lo-to 3PL-DL-IMPF-stay na LOC sara place aitenge, one ro then ra-v 3PL-say ra-r-v̋a. 3PL-DL-go ‘But they two were staying together, then they said they would go (together ).’ (1478) Ro then Kou fowl mo-var 3SG-speak Malao Megapode mo-v: 3SG-say “Polmor like.this da-r-lako∼lako.’ 1PL.INCL-DL-RED∼decorate ‘Then Fowl said to Megapode: “So, let’s decorate ourselves.’ 396 A Texts in Mav̋ea (1479) Ko-la 2SG-take te some pulu dye aite one ko-pulu=ao. 2SG-dye=1SG Mo-ev 3SG-finish ro then nao 1SG ka-pulu=o 1SG.IR-dye=2SG ro, then ‘Take some paint, paint me. When it is done, I will paint you, then’ (1480) da-r-lako∼lako 1PL.INCL-DL-RED∼decorate me FUT da-r-v̋a 1PL.INCL-DL-go ai.” PRO ‘we are decorated, we will go there.”’ (1481) Ro then Kou fowl mo-var 3SG-say Malao Megapode mo-v: 3SG-say “Nno 2SG ko-tan. 2SG-begin ‘Then Fowl said to Megapode: “You start.’ (1482) Ko-pulu=ao 2SG-dye=1SG mo-adia. 3SG-first Mo-ev 3SG-finish ro then ale then nao 1SG ka-pulu=o.” 1SG.IR-dye=2SG Ale then ‘You paint me first. When it is finished, ale, I will paint you.” Ale’ (1483) Io, yes mo-dere. 3SG-no Malao Megapode mo-pul 3SG-dye Kou fowl mo-adia. 3SG-first Ale then Malao Megapode mo-pul 3SG-dye Kou, fowl ‘Yes, no. Megapode paints Fowl first. Ale, Megapode paints Fowl,’ (1484) mo-pul 3SG-dye momos=i=a good=TR=3SG ro then mo-v̋e 3SG-make m̋as∼m̋asi=na RED-∼color=3SG.POSS ‘he paints her well, then he makes her colorful,’ (1485) mo-mas∼masi=ra 3SG-RED∼-color=3PL mo-pal 3SG-like mo-ara, 3SG-red mo-voko, 3SG-white mo-v(i)ria. 3SG-black ‘her colors are like red, white, black’ (1486) Mo-v̋a 3SG-go mo-pul 3SG-dye momos well Kou fowl ro, then mo-v̋e 3SG-make Kou fowl mo-v̋e 3SG-make Kou, fowl ‘He paints Fowl well then, he makes Fowl, he makes Fowl’ (1487) mo-lo-pulu=a 3SG-IMPF-dye=3SG mo-v 3SG-say i-ev 3SG.IR-finish ro then ale, then ‘he is painting her, when it is finished, then,’ (1488) Malao Megapode mo-var 3SG-say Kou fowl mo-v: 3SG-say “Ale, then norto now nno 2SG ko-pulu=ao.” 2SG-paint=1SG ‘Megapode says to Fowl: “Ale, now you paint me.”’ 397 A Texts in Mav̋ea (1489) Kou fowl mo-v̋a 3SG-go mo-tan 3SG-begin mo-la 3SG-take pul dye viria black vat. bare ‘Fowl starts, she takes black paint only.’ (1490) Mo-v̋a 3SG-go mo-lo-pul 3SG-IMPF-dye Malao Megapode ro then mo-pulu=a 3SG-dye=3SG mo-lo-v̋a 3SG-IMPF-go ro then mo-viria 3SG-black evui. all ‘She goes to paint Megapode, then she...