KanayongbaKanayongbaIn Samba village, before, there was a man-eating ogre.SambavillageLOChow.ADJonebe.S2PACOMPbeforemanACTeat.S1NOMonebe.S2PAHis name was Kanayongba.Kanayongba3PLsay.S23SG.O3SGnameTOPDay by day, one by one, this Kanayongba was finishing off the people.butthatK.DEF.ERGthusone.dayoneINSTone.dayINSToneoneoneoneeat.S2finish.S1NOMmanPLEach day they would set someone out for him as his meal.thenthatK.say.S1GERCJTOPthusone.dayoneoneoneone3SG3SGmeal3PLput.down.S23SG.O3PLgive.S23SG.O3PLput.down.S23SG.O3PLgive.S23SG.ONOMThen a hunter came wandering down [one day to the place where a girl had been left for K.]thenTOPonehuntersay.S1GERNOMoneREPPVwander.S1SOCPVwander.S1SOCREPcome.down.S2PAREP[[The hunter asked, "Child, is there a householder here or not?"thenTOPthathunterDEF.ERGTOPREPINTERJchildherehouseholder2be.S1Q2not.be.S2PAQTOPCOMPTOPPVask.S23.O.NSGSUBTOP"We're here, grandfather," she said.]] [seems confused.]be.S21PL.EXEXPRg'fatherVOCsay.S23.O.NSGsay.S23SG.OThen, "Are you staying here alone?"then2SGone2stay.S1Qchildsay.S23SG.OSUBEMPH"They've set me here as a meal for Kanayongba, grandfather," she said.1SGTOPK.DEF.GEN3SGmeal3PLput.down.S21SG.SO.PACJstay.S11SG.SO.PRNOMg'fatherVOCsay.S23SG.O"Well now you go inside and start up the fire. Don't be afraid! I'll kill that Kanayongba for you," he said.INTERJthen2SGinsidego.S2IMPCJfirekindle.S2IMPNEGfear.S1IMP1SGthatK.DEFkill.S21SG→3SGgive.S11SG→2SGsay.S23SG.OSo she went in and kindled the fire.then3SGTOPhouseinsidego.S2PACJfirekindle.S2PA"Now later, as soon as Kanayongba starts roaring, you hide inside the house and stay there!thenlaterTOPK.DEFexactlyshout.S1SUBtime2SGhouseinsidehide.S12SG.REFL.IMPCJstay.S2IMPI'll stay rolled up inside a mat," said the hunter.1SGmatDEF.INSTroll.S11SG.REFLstay.S11SG.SO.PRsay.S23SG.OthathunterDEF.ERGTOPThen when Kanayongba gave his first cry — he roared down beside the river.thenK.DEFfirstshout.S2PASUBREPriverDEF.GEN3SGsideLOCshout.S2PAIt was like an earthquake.thenearthquakeACTarrive.S1NOMlikeREPdo.S2PAREPThen when he roared again, he roared higher up.againonceshout.S2PASUBTOPREPup.hereshout.S2PAAgain it was like an earthquake.againearthquakeACTarrive.S1NOMlikeREPdo.S2PAThen when he roared again, it was in the front yard.againonceshout.S2PASUBTOPfront.yardLOCshout.S2PAThe hunter made as if to go inside his mouth.thenTOP3SGmouthLOCACTenter.S1NOMACTgo.S1NOMlikeREPdo.S2PAREPThe hunter came out and told him,thenTOPcome.out.S2PACJthathunterDEF.ERGREPsay.S23SG.OREP"OK, you're a man-eater, it seems,INTERJ2SGTOPmanACTeat.S1NOM2SG.COPEVID2SGINTERJso now eat me!thennow1SGeat.S22SG→1SG.IMP2SGEat me! You've come to my house all the way up from your house.2SGeat.S22SG→1SG.IMP2SG2SGhouseLOCABL2come.up.S2PANOM1SGhere1SGhouseLOCup.toClose your eyes!2SGeyeDEFblink.PVdo.S2IMPOpen your mouth and hold still! I'll jump into your mouth!" said the hunter.2SGmouthopening.PVdo.S2IMPCJstay.S2IMP1SG2SGmouthinsidejump.S11SG.SO.PRenter.S11SG.SO.PRsay.S23SG.OhunterDEF.ERGThen Kanayongba opened his mouth and closed his eyes and stood there.thenTOP3SGTOPK.DEF.ERGTOP3SGmouthopening.PVdo.S23SG.OCJ3SGeyeDEFblink.PVdo.S23SG.OCJstand.S2PAThen when the hunter took up his bow, he lay down and stretched it with his legs. He pulled it back with his hands.thenarrowbowwieldDEF.INSTTOP3SGlie.S123.REFLCJ3SGlegDEF.INSTdraw.S23SG.O3SGhandDEF.INSTpull.S23SG.OHe shot the arrow — he shot it so that it went into Kanayongba's throat reaching his heart.thenarrowDEF.INSTshoot.S23SG.Owhenacross3SGthroatLOCenter.S2PACJTOP3SGliverLOCreach.S2PAPROGshoot.S23SG.OEVIDHe fell over.thenfall.over.S2PAWhen he fell over, it was like an earthquake.fall.over.S2PASUBTOPearthquakeACTarrive.S1NOMlikedo.S2PAHis head went into the river Mewa.3SGheadDEFTOPdownMewainwaterLOCenter.S2PAThe water was blocked for a time.thenwaterDEFmomentblock.S23SG.Okeep.S23SG.OThe flow was blocked, and then what happened was, when those who had gone up and stayed over in the forest looked down,block.S23SG.Okeep.S23SG.OSUBTOPwhatEMPHbecome.S2PATOPCOMPaboveforestLOCjungleLOCACTgo.S1NOMCJACTstayNOMPLERGbelowlook.PV3PLdo.S23SG.OSUBTOPthey said, "Well, by now he's already eaten her up," and they wept.INTERJnowbeforeeat.S2dispatch.S23SG.OEVID1PL.INchildDEFTOPCOMP3NSG3PLweep.S2PACJ3PLstay.S2PAThey went on weeping and then a bit later when they looked again there was smoke wafting up from the house.3PLweep.S2PACJ3PLstay.S2PASUBTOPlatermomentagainhere.belowlook.PV3PLdo.S23SG.OSUBTOPhouseLOCTOPsmokeREPwaft.S2PAREPSmoke wafted up.thensmokewaft.S2PAEven so, they sat silently.thenCONCESSsilently3PLstay.S2PA3NSGTOP"Has Kanayongba gone or not?" they wondered.nowK.DEFgo.S2QNEGgo.S1GERbe.S1QCOMPTOPKanayongba had fallen, and in the house, the one who had been left for Kanayongba's meal kindled the fire.K.DEFfall.over.S2PASUBTOPfall.over.S2PASUBTOPfall.over.S2PACJthathouseLOCK.DEF.GEN3SGmeal3PLput.down.S23SG.ONOMDEF.ERGTOPgo.S2CJhouseinsidefirekindle.S23SG.OShe gave millet beer to the hunter.thenhunterACTdo.S1NOMmanDEFTOPmilletbeergive.S23SG.OHe stayed drinking beer.beerdrink.S2PAstay.S2PAWhen the smoke wafted up, her parents saw it and said, "Well! There's smoke.smokewaft.S2PASUBTOP3SGfather3SGmotherERG3PLsee.S23SG.OCJTOPINTERJsmokewaft.S1Let's go have a look what's going on in the house." When they came down, their daughter was sitting there,go.S21PL.HORTtest.S21PL.HORThouseLOCwhatbecome.S2PAQCOMPaboveABL3PLcome.down.S2PAwhen3SGchildDEFCJstay.S2PAand a man they didn't recognize — an old man — was there too.identity3PL.SA.NEGsee.S23SG.O.NEGNOMmanoneCJold.manoneCJtherestay.S2PAAUX.S2PAThey talked: "Where do you live? Which way are you going?"thenEMPHPV3PLdiscuss.S2PAPROG3PLgo.S2when2SGwhereACTstay.S1NOM2SG.COPwhereABL2go.S23PLsay.S23SG.OSUBEMPH"I'm a hunting man.1SGthushuntACTdo.S1NOMman1SG.COPYou left your daughter here as food for Kanayongba.2PLchildDEFthusK.DEF.GEN3SGmeal2put.down.S212PL→3SGCJstay.S2PAI killed Kanayongba.K.DEF1SGkill.S21SG→3SGI killed him and here I am," he told them.kill.S21SG→3SGCJthusstay.S11SG.SO.PRCOMPsay.S23.O.NSG"Well, then, killer of Kanayongba, take her, our youngest daughter!"INTERJthen2SGK.ACTkill.S1NOMDEF.ERGthus1PL.EXchildDEFsmall.S1NOM.FDEFtake.S2IMP2SGthey said and they gave her to him — her parents gave her to him.3PLsay.S23SG.OCJ3NSG3PLgive.S23SG.O3SGfather3SGmotherERG3PLgive.S23SG.OThen when their daughter was leaving, the old man and the old woman took counsel and said, "Now what should we give her?"then3PLgive.S23SG.OCJtherebe.S2PAgo.S2SUBTOPthat3SGchildDEFTOPnowwhatDEFgive.S1INF1PL.INchildDEFCOMP3SGfatherold.manSOCold.womancounselold.manSOCold.woman3NSGcounselmake.S2PA.DUThey took counsel, "Now we'll miss our daughter.counselmake.S2PA.DUSUBTOPINTERJnow1PL.INchildDEFheart1INhurt.S1What to give her?heart1INhurt.S1SUBTOPwhatEMPHgive.S1INFWe don't have anything.1PL.INwhatCJ1IN.NEGhave.S212PL→3SG.NEGWe'll give her a ball of wool," they said, and they gave a ball of wool (? pang) to their daughter.thenTOP?wooloneEMPHgive.S1INFCOMPTOPagainwool3PLgive.S23SG.O3SGchildDEFThey gave her a ball of wool and afterwards her clan became pangbohang libang — their daughter's sons' clan.wool3PLgive.S23SG.OCJTOP3PLgive.S23SG.OSUBTOPlaterPangbohangLibangclanoneagain3SG3SGclancome.out.S2PA3SGchildfemaleDEF.GEN3SGchildmaleREPSo a clan was born — the sons of the killer of Kanayongba — their name — their clan was called Pangbohang Libang.suchclanonecome.out.S2PACJK.ACTkill.S1NOMDEF.GEN3SGchildDEF.GEN3SGnameTOP3SGclanTOPPangbohangLibang3PLsay.S23SG.OSince he had a bow, it became Libang.bowhave.S23SG.OSUBLibangbecome.S2PANOMAnd since they threw in a ball of wool as dowry, it became Pangbopma.woolDEF3PLadd.S23SG.O3PLgive.S23SG.OSUBdowry3PLgive.S23SG.OSUBPangbopmabecome.S2PANOMEXCLCOMPThat's all I know, sir.thusonlyknow.S21SG→3SGsir