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F. A. de Roepstorff— Tiomheromhi. 
[No. 1, 
Juclitdrende, harelende, liare-A 
elende liie sliinkam. Slieanlerende 
na peit ona tekeri de pomon. 
‘‘ Kaetere kanoeli (^) oroe ieitie, 
tilt slio (^) kapali ka entie, kapak 
tike da tekeri.” 
“ Juclitere tiin lienidatie maka, 
tien tioaka, tiit skp de para, tiit 
sko de komnan.” “ Tim io me ?” 
“ Haa.” “ Jo en me tenmoela ?” 
“ Haa, tilt sko.” “ Jo de tenmoela 
baiukodal ?” “ Jo de tenmoela baiu- 
kooal, dochne we gni, decline we 
tiong, dockne we kifue.” “ Kae 
ta (3) ka.” 
Harelkata en tekeri en Tiombe- 
rombi kompakkange en tekeri. 
* Afterwards ke went skooting 
for tkree days. He saw tke peit 
and tke [tekeri figkting. “ Friend ! 
come ! kelp me to kill (tke tekeri) 
(says tke peit) ; I do not want to 
be killed (entirely), I am being 
killed by tke tekeri.” 
f “ Afterwards wkatkire am I to 
to kave, wkat tkings ? I do not 
want dollars, nor silver plated 
ware.” “ Wkat do you want ?’ 
“I don’t know (no).” “Will you 
kave a looking glass ?” “No, I 
will not. ” “Will you kave a magic 
looking glass ?” “ Yes : I want a 
magic looking glass, tkat can pro¬ 
duce kouses, skips and boats.” 
“ (Well tken) come (to me) bye 
and bye.” 
J Tiomberombi skoots tke tekeri, 
and tke tekeri expires. 
= we two, Tiomberombi is quite Nicobarese. Tiomberombi says tkat ke 
is going to cut firewood, for ke wants to marry tke daugkter of tke old 
man. Tke otker party intimates, tkat ke kas no ckance, ke is a poor 
man and ragged. At tkis T. laugks, for wkat does tkat matter if tke 
girl likes kim. 
^ After tkis ke is out skooting and comes upon tke peit and tke tekeri 
figkting. Peit is used to designate all poisonous snakes. Tke tekeri tke 
Nicobarese cannot identify. Some say it is not found in tkeir islands, 
some say it migkt be a snake. If so, I would suggest the opkiopkagus. 
Tke peit calls in tke assistance of Tiomberombi to save kim from tke 
tekeri, ^ orse ieitie = kelp me to kill, tie is tke form of the 1st per. pron. 
pers. gen, dative and acc. as affix. ^ Kapah ka = die indeed, (ka added 
to make the kapak stronger). 
t In true Nicobar fashion Tiomberombi bargains for remuneration, 
before ke gives tke kelp required, and the peit in his extremity 
promises kim a magic mirror, and tells kim to come and claim it 
bye and bye ^ ka for maka == later in the day, when tke tekeri is killed. 
X This ke succeeds in doing, and tken ke goes (as any Nicoba¬ 
rese would be sure to do) for kis present and walks ok with kis magic 
mirror : but without knowing tke secret of it. Tkis is characteristic of 
