Ch'uAN MIAO songs and stories — GRAHAM 



159 



OgAu' saO' Xa- 



young woman Sang say 



Ta-" 



finished 



OgAu= 

 girl 



saO= 

 Sang 



tja^ ma-~ tJa-° 



not have horses (inheritance) 



bo*^ na" 

 mother 



my 



k'An" 

 opened 



go- 

 my 



girl 



OgAu' 

 girl 



laO^ 

 Lang 



lo-' 

 piece 



not 



nju" 

 mouth 



Ti-' 

 need 



laO^ 

 Lang 



To-' 



inheritance 



njae 

 cry 



bai' ai" 

 clothing 



OgAu= saO' To' bai' Ta-" 



girl Sang inheritance clothing-skirts 



To-^ OgAu" laO^ lo-' fa-' 



discourage girl Lang piece heart 



OgAu" laO' jzei" bjei" hno" 



girl Lang ceased work three suns (days) 



tj3^ 



not 



OgAU^ 



girl 



tf^' 

 not 



OgAu" 



girl 





 mo* 



go 



OgAu^ 



girl 



OgAu' 



girl 



OgAu' 

 girl 



Ogau' 

 girl 



a-^ 

 do 



tS AU 



feed 



bo*^ na" 

 mother 



To-' 

 piece 



saO' 

 Sang 



tjei''" 

 ceased work 



bo-" 

 feed 



jai' tsi-' 

 father 



jaO' 

 Lang 



lai" 

 arose 



ba-' na-'' 



complete year 

 whole 



To-' 

 piece 



tjAn" 

 went 



tja' 

 not 



njo- 

 cow 



bjei' 

 three 



njo- 

 cow 



a-* 



do 

 be 



ntjei^ 

 salt 



hno* 

 days 



3Au' 



grass 

 (vegetables) 



Tei" njaO' 



another daughter- 

 family in-law 



d^ao-" 

 come back 



saO' 

 Sang 



laO' 

 Lang 



laO' 

 Lang 



saO' 

 Sang 



mo - 

 go 



lao* 

 left 



tj3' 



not 



ba-" na-" 



complete year 



Tau' OgAu' laO' 



get girl Lang 



finished 



a-' nToO^ 



tsar 

 able 



na-« 

 mother 



fei' 

 come back 



mother do 

 be 



tree 



maO^ 



name of 

 tree (palm?) 



k'wa 

 dry 



Ogwa' 



(very dry) 



lao' 

 left 



Tau' 



got 



OgAu' 



girl 



saO' 

 Sang 



tsi-" 

 father 



To-' 

 piece 



maO' si- 

 palm 



nToO' 

 tree 



mu-' Tu-" 

 hollow stalk 



k'oO' 

 dry 



