Semi-guided: Frog, Where Are You?
SG0050 Uitxok tvah thah ptih?
Semi-guided response. Narration of "Frog Where Are You?" (Mercer Mayer, New York: Dial Books [1969]). Collected by Shobhana L. Chelliah with Sumshot Khular, Magnolia St., 25 July 2016. Transcribed by Sumshot Khular using SayMore, annotated in FLEx; translated in FLEx by Shobhana L. Chelliah and Tyler P. Utt.
Where a 2nd free transl. is given in the notes in { } brackets, that represents Orig.; version in Free tr. by TPU (Sep 2016). PDF online at <https://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Institute/Allgemeine_Sprachwissenschaft/Frogstory-2_01.pdf> (acc. 20sep2016 TPU). Rec.: lmk_20160725_FrogWhereAreYou_Source(.wav).
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tun
now
kdo saam ra
to be told by me
paomin
story
avah
that
,
2
"
Uitxok
"Frog
tvah thah
where
ptih
are you?"
"
tdit ki ava
the one we call that
thee ni
I will tell it
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nao khat'a
a child
mloo paa rek
his friends
,
uui suun
a puppy
leh
and
uitxok
frog
khat
one
mplap
friends
hep'i
like
thlooi da
he had them
mbih
then
,
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mplung kngam you kcha ngi
with great happiness
antoh
thus
m'uui
his dog
tuh
with
,
uitxok
frog
avah
that
liklii
bottle
thung ki
from
buur
container
ril thah
in
mdo thiik
which he kept
ava
that
antoh
thus
suu da
he looked at it
,
knpaa sok-sok'i
happily
am da
being
,
arlaan'i
while
,
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m'mik khuu da
he was sleepy
mbi
then
tun'u
now
,
mhang ii
he slept up there
thungbi
when
,
mkoom'a
his bed
kchuung
up high
tdit
[?]we say it
,
mkoom
his bed
leen'i
on
ma
he
m'uui suun
his puppy
tuh
with
iip lam da
they slept
,
6
m'ii chaak
he was sleeping
arlaan'u
while
,
uitxok
frog
avah
that
mliklii
the bottle
thung ki
from inside
arhang knchoom da
it jumped out
,
antoh
thus
,
thuk chda
it came out
,
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mbih
then
tung'u
later
,
mnao
the child
leh
and
uui suun ava
the puppy
krdel lam da
they woke up
mryuk sut khot thuu
they looked down at it
thuunbi
when
mbuur
container
thung ki
from
uitxok
frog
ava
that
am khot mda
it was not there
--
am dok mda
it was not there
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mbih
then
"
ohoo
"oh
hau
this
uitxok
frog
ruk'a
also
thah
where
ktxooi daa
is it gone?"
"
di lam da
they said it
,
aryung txum da
he came down
,
mkhuung hup
his shoes
,
saap pao'ih
in English
"
buut
"boot"
"
tdit
we call it
au luu
like those
thuh
in
,
klut dok moo
did it enter it?
mta
then
mkhuung hup'a
his shoe
han phel da
he lifted it
,
hang khiing da
he lifted it up
ktxhik da
he shook it off
msut
he looks at it
am meh
it is not there
,
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arlaan'i
in the meantime
m'uui suun
his puppy
vah
that
buur
container
thuh
into
mluu
his head
rool dok da
put in
msut
it looks (at it)
am meh
there is not
,
mbih
then
tun'u
now
,
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"
thah
where
ktxooi daat'a
has it gone?
"
di da
he said it
mnao vah
the boy
,
mihut thoong
the window
han laai thi da
he opened it and then
,
mryuk sut
he looked down at it
thi da
and then
,
"
Uitxok'o
"O frog
thah
where
ktxooi chti plei
have you gone?
"
da
he said it
aryuk oon da
he called down
,
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mbih
then
uisuun
puppy
avah
that
buur
container
tuh
with
arhei ksuu
which looked
ava
that
aryung krlooi da
it fell down
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mihut thoong
the window
thung kih
from
mryung krlooi
he fell
thungbih
when
mliklii
the bottle
kui phek'i
breaking
krlooi chda
it has fallen
mbih
then
mnao vah
the boy
arhei thuk da
he came out
m'uui suun'a
his dog
kdom da
he carried it
,
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kltxhii lam da
they were together
,
vang lam da
they went
,
anto
like that
mhei in'a
they are going
tun'u
now
,
nao vah
the boy
,
noom
forest
thah
to
anto
like that
arvaa lam da
they came
,
m'uitxok
frog
kthlaam rang'a
to search for it
,
uitxok
frog
ruk'a
also
oong da
he shouted it
"
uitxok'o
"O frog
,
tvah thah
where
k'am pti lei
are you?"
"
da
he said it
,
oong da
he shouted it
,
thlaam da
he searched for it
,
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m'uui
the dog
ruk va
also
kruun da
it barked
,
oon da
it called it
,
anto
like that
mrhei thuunbi
when they came
noom
forest
laai
into
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ding bul
a tree
klin paa
very big
khat
one
phaa lam da
they reached it
,
mding bul'a
the tree
,
mthuh
there
ding ktrkuu
tree hole
k'am
there is
alraang ki
long ago (called)
sumbi--
(false start)
Sumphaai
Sumphai
yuu ning
best of the wine
prlei na
(place) where she poured
dit
say
luu chaat'i
sort of
ktrkuu
hole where water collects
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"
au thuh
there
k'am
it is
moo
I wonder
"
da
he said it
msut
he looked for it
am meh
it is not there
.
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mrhei bong in
they went awhile
ki'a
from that
vei khat
once
dultii
ground
thah
in
khor
hole
khat
one
dei da
he saw it
,
mbih
then
au
that
khor
hole
thung'u
in
"
uitxok'o
"O frog
k'am pti mo'i
are you there?
na
you?
,
ha
this
thuun tah
when
"
da
he said it
myuk oon
he called down to it
thungbi
when
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arlaan'i
in the meantime
pyuu
rat
khat
one
arhang thuk khot da
it came out unexpectedly
mbih
then
piir leet da
it startled him
,
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au
that
mtlot bing
still doing it
arlaan'i
in the meantime
uui suun va
the puppy
ding
a tree
leen'i
on
pkhuui buu
beehive
khat
one
han dei da
it looked up and saw it
,
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mhan kruun
it barks (upward)
thungbih
when
,
au
that
ding
tree
thung ki
from inside
mpkhuui rek'a
the bees
yaam prvel lam da
they started to come out
,
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tun'u
now
nao va
that boy
snung ki
aforementioned
ding trkuu
tree hole
avah
that
,
ding ktrkuu
tree hole
khor
hole
thung'u
in
"
uitxok'a
the frog
kal da
it climbed
mthuh
in there
k'am daat
it is there
ngaal moo
is it?
"
da
QUOT
,
tun'u
now
yuk suu da
he looked down (into it)
"
uitxok'o
"O frog
hau thuh
here
k'am ptih mo'i
are you?
"
da
he said it
myuk kheel
he asked it (downward)
thungbih
when
,
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myuk oon chaak leh
the moment he called down
,
sumbuu
owl
khat
one
arhang thuk da
it came out
mbih
then
msumbuu ngi
the owl
kpiir leet'i
startling
anto
like that
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mnao vah
the boy
dultii
the ground
thah
onto
yung ktluu
fallen down
phang'i antoh
found thus
,
aryung krlooi chda
he fell down
aryung tlaa da
he fell
,
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arlaan nool'u
meanwhile
m'uisuun'a
the dog
talu
what
mtlot'a
it did it
mthungbi
then
snung ki
earlier
pkhuui buu
beehive
mdo kruun
which it barked at
avah
that
pkhuui'a
the bees
yaam lam da
they came out
,
pkhuui
bees
mluung'i
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mluung
swarm
daat'i
only
rei prvel da
they chased him
mbih
then
mchen-mchen
it ran and ran
,
tun'u
now
mnao nool ruk'a
the boy also
au
that
tun ki
now
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sumbuu vah
the owl
mrei
it chased him
thungbi
when
tun'u
now
,
lung
stone
khat
one
leen
onto
hang kal khot da
he climbed up
.
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mbih
then
mhang kal khot
he climbed up it
arlaan'i ngu
in the meantime
ma va
he
noom
forest
ki
thereof
ding
tree
ktxong
dry
kdung'i
very
dei da
he saw it
,
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ding
tree
ktxong
dry
baak
BARK
hep'i
like
dei da
he saw it
,
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toh
like that
kyoong tot thi da
holding it (and then)
"
uitxok'o
"O frog
tva thuh
where
k'am pti lei
are you?"
"
da
he said it
m'oon
he shouted
thungbih
when
tun'u
now
"
au
that
ding
tree
moo
is it?
"
da
QUOT
mdo kyoon ava
the one he held
,
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hm
HES
tyuuk
reindeer
arkii
horn
krthuk da
it happened to be
,
mbih
then
tyuuk
reindeer
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mah
him
anto
like that
kdom da
it lifted him
chen da
running
mbih
then
m'uui
the dog
ruk va
also
kruun da
it barked
anto
like that
mrvang chen in
they came running
ki'a
from (that)
,
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loon
hill
pang khuu
out of sight
mryung thlaak in'a
they fell out of sight
tun'u
now
,
33
au
that
mtyuuk'i
the reindeer
anto
like that
aryun ktxum rang ki
about to lower [itself]
ngi
as it was
yung kthlaa rang ki ngi
about to fall
mluu
its head
myuk dit khot ki'a
it was about to lower it
tun'u
now
nao
the boy
leh
and
m'uui
the dog
ava
that
dii
water
thuh
into
yung thlaa pum chlam da
they fell, splashing
,
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mbih
then
anto
like that
kdi ngi
thus thinking
tun'u
now
,
nao
the boy
leh
and
m'uui suun
his dog
ava
that
dii
(in the) water
anto
like that
thap lam da
they swam
mnao'i
the child
m'uui suun
his dog
ava
that
mluu kou
his shoulder
thah
on
kdom da
he carried it
anto
like that
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dii
water
ava
that
van vaan lam da
they crossed it
anto
thus
vang lam da
they went
mbih
then
mvaan meek
they were crossing it
arlaan'i
while
,
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ding
tree
ktxong
dry
khat
one
dei da
he saw it
,
mbih
then
ava
that
ding
tree
ava
that
leen'i
on
hang kbiiu da
he leaned on it
"
ooh
"Oh,
,
hau
this
leen'i
on
tkal rang'a
let's climb it!"
"
da
he said it
,
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avah
that
dii
water
laai
middle
ki
its
ding
tree
ktxong
dry
anto
like that
dii ngi
with water
mdo yuu
that which is carried away
khat
one
leen'u
on it
m'uui
the dog
tuh
with
hang kbiiu lam da
they leaned upward on it
,
anto
like that
loon lam da
they climbed it
tun'u
now
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au
that
mding
the tree
mdo loon in
which they climbed
ava
that
anto
like that
yung
…
,
m'uui suun
his dog
tu ngu
with
anto
like that
mleen'i
on that
iip lam da
they slept
.
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anto
like that
m'am in'a
they were (there)
,
krngaa lam da
they rested
khat
one
ktong
side
thah
on
myuk sut khok
he looked at it
thungbih
when
,
uitxok
frog
knii
two
yuk dei da
he saw them (looking down)
,
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mbih
then
,
mplung ngam you chda
he was very happy
,
msut nool
he looks at it again
thungbih
when
tun'u
now
m'uitxot rek'a
frogs
knem pok
plenty
dei da
he saw them
,
mbih
then
krlou lam da
they left
,
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avah
those
uitxok rek
frogs
myaam
all
arlak ki'a
from among
mah
his (own)
uitxot
frog
hee-hee
only
ava
that
sin thi da
he took it and then
,
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anto
like that
uitxot
frogs
mrson
other
knem pok'a
plenty
maa pthii da
he left them behind
,
snung ki
aforementioned
mah
his (own)
uitxot
frog
ava
that
anto
like that
kdom da
he lifted it
sin da
carrying
anto
like that
m'uui
his dog
tu ngu
with
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m'uitxok rek
the frogs
mrson'a
the other
mkheng
all
anto
like that
mdil pang thah
behind him
dil
after
maa pthii lam da
he left them
,
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anto
like that
mbih
then
m'uitxok'a
his frog
anto
like that
thlaam da
he searched for it
phang da
he found it
,
ha
this
arveel'i
around
anto
like that
ktxuu kcha
it has ended
.