ə walo gədi gorjanteɖ
ə
Teret Teret
walo
means
Teret Teret
gorjante meetəw
gorjante
This story is about
meetəw
k'k'aro lekki hassa wəlgadhe
k'k'aro
Two wise men compete
lekki
hassawəlgade
k'k'aro ləkki hadigoi wəlgatema
How the two wise compete each other
k'k'arlatʃa tt'okko ?ana wai gəɖe mete
One of the wise men said
keehee belee ʔajee ʔɨrraa k'k'arlatʃ ʔanta
keehee
If you are wise more than me
belee
ʔajee
ʔɨrraa
k'k'arlatʃ
ʔaanta
ʔaaluná ʔee bé'lé ?áron hagaa bəri tʃenlee ̀ hagas bəri tomon lee ʔanaa ʔaron kanʔɔlo haigànɖe
Let's stay in thirsty for five days , ten days, He said to him
bísègə̀dí ʔaimegə̄ɖé ʔaj hattaji ʔanta ʔee kəgi ?ak'arlaaɟaa
bísègə̀dí
The other one said, if it is like that , you also wise
ʔaimegə̄ɖé
ʔaj
hattaji ʔanta
ʔee
kəgi
?ak'arlaaɟaa
jegi ʔank'k'arladʒa
jegi
I also wise
ʔank'k'arladʒa
bele ee jihee ɔsoka kehe mo baro
Esti who will be thirsty, you or me?
mó bare kanooolo bɨtʃe bɨtʃe ʔígí hasaná dhɔnaʔee
We are going to see who is going to stay without drinking water for the long time. The other pwrson said, ok.
ʔaj hataj ʔanta meete jehee ɔ́soka kehe bele ʔaluna wɔldhono haasɔ geɖe ʔalaga ʔunfoaɖu ʔasoo hatas wəl ʔade guralo lakləw ʔasɔ hatajkɔ baree kan ʔole
If it is like that, they said each other lets compete each other, After they said that, the two men stayed thirsty for too long.
bare ʔole bare ʔole ʔaran ʔaran ʔaran ʔaran ʔɔle
They stayed in thristy for too long
gonkɔ ʔɔsɔ ləki ʔasɔ wəluk jetʃe
Then the two met each other
ʔabo wəj ʔe ʔee ʔe kəgika ʔak'arolatʃaa
My fried , yes, You are wise too.
jəgi ʔank'ar latʃa Endɨna wəlganɨkoo
I am also wise. We have competed each other
kəgi ʔalaka ʔɨndi ʔaran kan ʔule jegi ʔɨndin ʔaran ʔolee
You stayed in thisrty. I also stayed in thirsty. That is enogh for us.
bele ʔalaka ʔaluna hek'ebɨtʃ ʔukarnoo jəhe ʔosoka kehe ʔee moo modho bɨtʃe bal ʔigo hasanaa dhona hasɔ gədhe
lets now go to water place. Who is going to drink water first, you or me? who is going to drink first, they said each other.
ʔunfoaɖu ʔalaka ʔusɔlakí ʔasɔ hatas wəlgadhee bisigi ʔalakâa ʔinkeɖejee ʔee bele ʔaritika ʔana neʔeno
Then , after they compete each other, one of them, I heard , ok.. come lets go.
mela bɨ́tá bitʃes ʔana ʔukarno
lets go to the place of water
bele ʔalaka jihe ʔosɔka kehee mo modho bitʃe bal ʔigo hasana dhona
Lets now we will see that who is going to drink the water, you or me.
haso geɖe ʔunfoaɖu hatas walgeɖ
they said this, after saing that each other ,
ʔɔ́sɔlaki
The two men
haa ʔasɔ melənaa bitʃe kaʔiga hasɔkare
Then, they went to the place where they drink water
?alaka ʔunfoaɖo sɔ melas ŋore hato ʔalaka
Then After they arrive to the place, the other, next
ʔee ʔe ʔusu ʔalaakaa hadi malasut ʔajga k'arolatʃ ʔani ʔaime wəluka huje
Next , as he was wise, he took off his cloth from him systemically..
bisəgi ʔilɔwatəlo koj ʔisu kadhoja
The other looks at him silently.
gɔnko ʔalaaka halɔ ʔunfoaɖoj meh wuluka hujee fuluko bitʃe ʔilindʒiʔe
on the way, after he took of his cloth , immediatly entered into the water
jəhee ʔee nəfə hasa jenib ʔɔtee ʔee bitʃen ɖiɖa malee ʔe bitʃen ʔama ʔigo gədhə fuluko bitʃe ʔilindʒiʔe
He said, I am very hot, I will take bathe but I don't drink water, immediately entered into the water.
bisee gədhi c̛uc̛ gədhi magedhɔ ʔilo watalo koj kadhoja
The other looks quietly.
gɔnkoj hato ʔalaka haj bitʃe ʔilindʒiʔe ʔunfoadhu bitʃe ʔilindʒije bitʃe ʔiltato ka ʔige
then the other ientered into the water, After he entered into the water, he drank the water inside
ʔʔigge kangajte
He drank and satisfied.
haa ʔalaka ʔunfolo ʔunfoadhɔ hatto hagalo haj bitʃe ʔigolo lamat haɖo ʔamale bitʃe guƥa gɨre bitʃe guƥa ka ʔige
Next, the other one who entered into the water is drinking water inside. The other one who is on the top of the water is drinking water at the top.
bitʃe guƥa ʔige ʔusugi barəbehe haʔalaka hato ʔarbehe
After the one who was on the top drank water ,the other get out of the water
ʔaa ʔaa (sharpening the voice) jihe bitʃen ɖiɖe malee bitʃee ʔama ʔigi
I took bath but I didn't drink the water.
ʔiti nane ʔeto haso gədhe gonko ʔalaka ʔiso mal ɖəgijʔite alaka ʔusugi ʔajga k̛arolatʃ ʔani gonko
Lets go, they said each other. The other hide his system, the other also is wise.
hinkaka meetee rəko magɨrtu ʔiti ʔana neno haso wəlin jete
So there is no problem, let go together
gonko haɖo ʔamale məh wəluka huje bitʃe ʔilindʒiʔe (?aha ʔa) ʔabo wəj k̛arlum jiheje ʔindinke ʔɨrra c̛ale
This mean, the first person who took off his cloth from himself said I exceed in wiseness from you
jehee ʔunfoaɖɔn bitʃe ʔilindʒiʔe ba ʔindhin ʔiltato kaʔigee kehe ʔamalo ʔajgɨto bare kok̛ata
as I entered into the water, I drank from inside, you are still in thirsty
hanke ʔira gɨra ʔinde ʔarte haso gəɖe
You see, I exceed you like this, Said each other
ʔisa geɖe hada mele