62 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 1 23 



na** OgAu' a*' Jai*' p'ai' Tau^ ndsy' (ntza') 



(woman's name) arose break got finished (name of deity) 



god 

 Ngii (or Ntzif) 



njoO' Iau' glei' la*' nts'a*' 



foundation old water field clear 

 Niong Leo 



nd^Au= a*' oO' Jai" p'ai' Tau' nd5y' (or ntz9=) njoO' IW 



name of a woman arose broke Ntzi' Nyong Leo 



glei' la*' nTo*' 

 water field muddy 



t'Au' glei= g^' OGai' d^ao'' nTo*' 



formerly water yellow come down return sky 



DaO' TaO' la*=' Tei' bo*" nTo*= nTi*' 



covered finished field earth filled sky dark 



(flooded) land 



nd^'ao' Tei* t'o*' dsm' bo*^ nTo*^ nTAu'' 



inside earth everywhere filled sky strike 



(in the world) meet 



ao" Un' ma*" no*" nTu*' Tau' ndVa*'- =* glaO" 



two piece sister brother entered drum wooden 



nTaO^ jo*' 5a*' nTao' ndsy' njoO' W 



float back and forth up (to) Ntzi Nyong Leo's 



Tei' gAu* nTo*' 



land above sky 



country 



