The Rhetoric of Kinship: 'Doing kinship' - some Mambila cases. Appendices

Forthcoming 2021. In Rhetoric in Social Relations, 98-115 edited by J. Abbink and Shauna LaTosky. Oxford: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78920-977-8 hardback ISBN 978-1-78920-978-5 ebook

Appendix 1

Example Two: the presentation of genealogies. Sample data -Talking about the arrival of missionaries: T9306A #335 recorded on 15 Oct 1993

Speakers DM= Diko Madeleine, MS = Sondue Michel
DM; jaŋdi dɔng bɔ́ lè yila gi.	DM; Everyone entered school.
Ŋuna mò Ndi jangdi də, à lè yila naa Catholique.	My child, Ndi, he entered the Catholic school.
MS; Tue Ndi yə ne nguna bi yəə?	MS; You say that Ndi was your child?
DM; Ndi mə bɔ́ sie bú.	DM; Ndi that was chosen.
MS; Amà mì kɔ ngwə.	MS; But I didn’t know.
DM; Né nguna mò ma.	DM; He was my child.
MS; Ooo mì kɔ ngwə.	MS; Ooo I didn’t know.
DM; Né ŋuna mò fə to to. Bô Kolaka.	DM; He was my very first child. With Kolaka.
Aa sá bí kɔɔ́, bí na hi wa?	But then you were nowhere, where were you?
Aa sá bí kɔɔ́, bí na hi wa?	But then you were nowhere, where were you?
Weeheee, sâ né fə huan mò to.	Weehee, that was my first child.
Bùò mgbe Kolaka.	Me and chief Kolaka.
Mì jə ma Menandi kuo baá, mì baá mə...	I said when Menandi died, I was with...
Mì baá mə (.) húán ama à gu baá də kən,	I was with (.) child but when he was walking,
à baá mun (gestures with hand)	when he was about so high,
Mì naa jumu lì də yila cu Menandi	I was pregnant with the one who was also called Menandi.
Dia kuo.	The other died.
Mì ngar su di, bɔ́ yila su yə də gi yiə (up at Banyo)	I gave birth again who they named again [Menandi], who is now up there (in Banyo).
MS; Sâ da ba ten	MS; Who’s survived.
DM; Ooo ho ho hoish. Né baga sen
DM; Ooo ho ho hoish.	That’s ok.
Kuŋ bili ba bu	Kuŋ came after him
MS; Kuŋ si Mia hən də?	MS; Kuŋ the husband of Mia here? (Mia Pauline now wife of Wuwiya)
Də Kuŋ mì naá bú ŋene kwa ten.	Kuŋ I have seen him.
Sâ mì baá manji. Mì naá bú ŋene kwa ten.	It was when I was small. I saw him.
Sâ mì baá manji. Mì naa manji mì né	It was when I was small. I was small I was
Mì ŋene mvunu mvunu.	[Then] I understood a bit, just a bit.
Naá baá ten mvunnu mvunnu mvunnu mba mani.	It was partial, vague, like so.
DM; Né ka mena.	DM; That’s how it was.

Another example from the same conversation. from diko_kin file diko t1 p29 of handwritten transcript

MS; Də ne nguna bi yə də yə mi na bɔ́ bə̀ cene ka lɔɔ́ Swawe.	MS; What about your children? I was together with them at Swawe’s place.
DM; Mə di mə mi yila Menandi kuo sa ma Kuŋ sa ne də sen be, ma à ne də sen be ma Ndi də sen ba mun (indicates with hand). Ndi də sen ba tətɔr mani. Kuŋ sa mə di bɔ́ yila Nuaga.	DM; And another one which I called Menandi died, that was when Kuŋ was in my arms, when he was in my arms, when Ndi was himself like so (indicates his height). Ndi was just little. Kuŋ and another that they called Nuaga.
MS; Di bɔ́ yila Nuaga.	MS; Another that they called Nuaga.
DM; Di bɔ́ yila Nuaga bɔ̂ Nde le na mə ki. ama bi ne bu. Nde ne jumu sen. Nde le kuo hən də. Sa ne bɔ̀ nguna mò. Bɔ́ le na tin.	DM; Another that they called Nuaga who was just like Nde. They were the same! Nde was after him. Nde that died just now. Those were my children. They were five.

Appendix 2

Sound recording MD9805#4 2 May 1998

0.45	MS	‘Vɔɔ̀h nyí, vɔɔ̀h nyí, lɔɔ́ yila baá dùà nomo, nyí bɔɔ́ nde ye naàn wa?’	‘My wife, my wife has entered the water what can I do?’ [reported speech]
	WI	nde ye naàn wa?	can I do?
	MS	Bɔ̀ Kwùè ndeè bèh dɔɔ́ng pár	The Kwanja have moved in everywhere
		Bɔ́ fɔné te bɔ́ há cú.	They look for somewhere they dont have to return
	WI	Bɔ́ ŋene ŋwéh	They couldn’t see her
	MS	Bɔ́ weh baá-re Kéa	so they took Kea
		Mɔ Kéa né maânjí à du le beh te tabe.	When Kea was small she stayed here at the place
1.00		mií bɔ́ yila beh bú Wòùwèà deêh	The mother that they call Wuwea there
		à weh a ngunà biì	she took the child of her elder sister
		à ndeè nji ká lɔ.	and brought her to the village
		à yeé nji ká lɔ Ndeba	Once she had come to Ndeba (Somie)
		nde nde nde nde Kea, baá nùàr	Slowly, slowly Kea grew up
		Nùà bà suagà bɔ́ yila Cùmgbè	A Nigerian Mambila came down that they call Cumgbe
	BJ	Cùmgbè	Cùmgbè
	WI	Cùmgbè	Cùmgbè
1.15	MS	jɔgɔ weh baá-re bú. À jɔgɔ baá bú déh; à ngar	and married her. He married her then she bore
	NF	Wò sɔɔ́ a jám nndɔ hà maàn gè lo	And how are you too? How is the house?
	MS	À ngar né bɔ̀ (2) əəə bɔ̀ Makuû, à ngar Makulû, à ngar Gàgéré, à ngar Mgbar	She bore (2) mmmm Maku, Makulû, She bore Gàgéré, She bore Mgbar
	BJ	Yɔrmgbe	Yɔrmgbe
1.30	MS	à ngar () Tomokeh, à ngar Ŋgeaá,	She bore () Tomokeh, she bore Ŋgeaá,
	NM	xxxxx	xxxx
	GS	Den aa né bò yota. Mar-a wò gwan aá bò njai béh wa?	There is the talk. Mar do you want to disturb it?
	BJ	Mami. No Mami sám	And Mami? No not Mami
	MS	à ngar Mami; té jɔgɔ à ngar Mami, à ngar Mami, à ngar Tomokeh à ngar	She bore Mami; first she bore Mami then Tomokeh, she bore
1.45	BJ	Yiyi. Bɔ́ yilaá beh bú Yiyi mà	Yiyi. She was often called Yiyi
	MS	Yiyi né dé gougûn Tomokeh	Yiyi is a nickname. Tomokeh
	BJ	Tomokeh bɔ́ yila naá bú Yiyi ma	Tomokeh they called her Yiyi
	MS	Yiyi né dé gougûn yili seèn né Tomokeh	Yiyi is a nickname. Her name was Tomokeh
	WI	Wò sab baá, wò sab baá	You’re wrong you’re wrong
	MS	Tomokeh. Yiyi bɔ́ gougû né gougûn Tomokeh	Tomokeh. Yiyi they are nicknaming Tomokeh
2.00		bii né Maàmi, bɔ́ yila naá Maàmi, à ngar Maàmi, à ngar Tomokeh,	Maami was the eldest, she bore Maami then Tomokeh
		Jomo à ngar Mgbar, () à ngar Gàgéré, à ngar () Yoomgbè	After that were Mgbar, Gàgéré, Yoomgbè
		à ngar Yoomgbè, à kuó	She bore Yoomgbè he died
	MM	nùà Bà-re kuó wa	Did the Nigerian Mambila die?
2.15	BJ + MS	nùà Bà-re kuó.	the Nigerian Mambila died.
	MS	À yeé kuú a ken, jomo sâ Kea nde jɔgɔ () bii ()	Once he had died, after that Kea married () um
	BJ	À jɔgɔ tele bɔ̀ Ya Philippe hən	She married the father of Ya Philip
	MS	Tele bɔ̀ Ya Philippe, bɔ́ yila beh bú Didiaâ.	the father of Ya Philip who they call Didiaâ.
2.30	MS	À jɔgɔ Didiaâ, ngar ye Ŋguiaá, ngar Guì	she bore Ŋguiaá, then Guì
	BJ	ehe Guì bɔ̂ɔ mé mií cén sam	No Guì didn’t have the same mother
	MS	xxxxx à ngar Guì	xxxx she bore Guì
	XX	Makúlû	Makúlû
		Makúlû. À ceré naâ yoòr Makúlû	Makúlû. Her last child was Makúlû
2.45	MS	Ceré naâ yoòr Makúlû	her last child was Makúlû
	MM	À ngar Ŋguiaá, à ngar Guì	She had Ŋguiaá, she had Guì
	MS	Ehe Guì bɔ̂ɔ né gwà dé hín	No Guì was from another house
	BJ	Bɔbɔ. Guì-re bɔ̂ Vɔɔ̀hfeê, bɔ́ né dé bɔɔ̀n lè gwà dé h´ín.	Guì andVɔɔ̀hfeê were from another house
3.00	MS	Né faá nyeen yeè, à ndeè baá wò kuluú	It’s like if you brother-in-law tries to court you
		à nde yí gwò mbeî	He goes to the house of a friend
		à nde, à waà jɔgɔ weh veèh nyen	He goes he takes the wife of his brother-in-law
	BJ	Faá kenê hên deê, kwá mì tueé wò.	Like actually there, let me tell you.
	MM	Faá Siewe wa	Like Siewe?
	BJ	Faá Siewe, Bòùndèlè hên,	Like Siewe, Bòùndèlè here,
		Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè hên	Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè Bòùndèlè here
	BJ	Siewe à nde jumu mií sen	Siewe follows her mother
		{speaking to someone else about something from market:} kwa nji ka guo useni	put it in the house please
	MS	Faá Siewe,	Like Siewe,
3.15		Siewe nde né lɔ yeè wa?	Didn’t Siewe go to my place?
		Kwúé à yila lè gwà déì à jɔgɔ weh veèh yeè	Tomorrow he enters another house and marries another woman
		Nye, né mân, Nye, né mân,	Mmm its like that, mmm its like that
	xx	Wò feh maâ bú kɔɔ́ mà	Didn’t you yourself show him
	GS	Ŋgui wò ngene aá mà	Didn’t you see him?
		hên bɔ́ ye	there they said
	BJ	Wò kɔ né dé kɔ né, baá jomo sâ déh	You know how it is, after that then
3.30		Veèh yeè je: myí gɔ haá naâ Siewe véh kɔɔ́ sela	Your wife says she helped Siewe’s wife
		Ndeé ma Siewe kuú baá kèén	If Siewe is already dead then
	XX	Martin jɔgɔ nde né bú kɔ	Martin will marry him off
	MM?	Martin, Martin, à kuú a ken	But Martin, Martin’s already dead
	BJ	Non! à jɔgɔ nde né, Moïse bɔ̂ Nicodème, ŋuí wò né ŋweé nà	No! he will go and marry, Moïse and Nicodème haven’t you understood
3.45	GS	Entre bɔ̀ fà duâ-re neí à jɔgɔɔ́ nde bɔ́	Entre the two there, she will marry one of them
	MS	Naâ mân	That’s it.
	BJ	Sé ndèé, à jɔgɔɔ́ ba´á-re Moïse ou Nicodême	So it goes, she must marry Moïse or Nicodême
		Bɔ́ kela, bɔ́ ngar ba´á-re Ŋguiáa.	They went and they bore Ŋguiáa
	MM	Ŋguiáa, kadi	Ŋguiáa, then
	BJ	Ŋguiáa né huaán cèrè mbâng	Ŋguiáa was the last child
	MM	Tɔò yili nuaré, wò ye yilí seèn né neì wa?	So the name of the person, what were they called?
		Huaán siíb kàdì	The man there
4.00	MS	Didiaâ, kàdì Didiaâ, kàdì Didiaâ, kàdì Didiaâ, kàdì	Didiaâ then Didiaâ then Didiaâ then Didiaâ then
	BJ	Tele Ya Philip, non? Nye né Didiaâ	The father of Ya Philip, non? He was Didiaâ
		Didiaâ yilí né fà, dé wúsóúr né teèn	Didiaâ had two names, there was his true name
4.15	MS	Dé sâ mì kɔ ŋwéh	For that I don’t know
	NM	Bó yila bú gougû né gougûn	They name him with a nickname
	MM	Dé mò mì gwaán ne bieé ngweê	For me I want to ask is for just
	NM	Yilí seèn nùà njèh	His real name
	MM	Né ŋòr bagaà dé gècên	the truth clearly stated
	XX	Béh tueé njií né wò	We are asking that of you
	BJ	Tia, Tia Tia mé bɔ́ yila naá bii Ya Philip. Né Gò () go Gògo	Tia, Tia Tia who they are naming was the elder brother of Ya Philip. It was Gò () go Gògo
4.30	XX	Nye né Gògo	Yes it was Gogo
	MS	Nye né Gògo né Gògo né Gògo à jɔgɔ baá-re	Yes it was Gogo, it was Gogo, it was Gogo, that married
	WI	Ŋgàm né parceque Ya Philip	Because it was parceque Ya Philip
	BJ	Gogo né nguna () Aii parceque Gogo né nguna Mbán	Gogo was the son of () Aii parceque Gogo was the son of Mban
	MS	Ŋgwé ye wâ Ŋgwé ye wâ	Listen there, listen
	BJ	Muf! Mbán gò ha naá ()	Move! Mban wooed ()
4.45		Dia (1) mé bɔ́ yila Cùmgbè déh	Dia (1) that they call Cùmgbè
	MS	à né bɔ̀ Liâng,	he was Tikar,
	BJ	Gogo-re dé () Ndá veèh seèn lé naâ Mbán	For Gogo() his wife was Mban
	MS	à né bɔ̀ Liâng,	he was Tikar,
	GS	à né bɔ̀ Liâng	he was Tikar
	MS	à né bɔ̀ Liâng	he was Tikar
	BJ	Mbán gò ha naá Dia	Mbán wooed Dia
	MS	Dia	Dia
5.00	BJ	(1) Kia mé Cùmgbè kɔ	Dia (1) Kia with Cùmgbè
	MS	Cùmgbè	Cùmgbè
	BJ	Tɔ̀ ndèé Cúmgbè kuú a	So when Cùmgbè died
	MS	Bɔ́ tue na bɔɔ́ mena oo	They say do thus oo
	BJ	Bɔ̀ dére je wa: faá kenê deêh wò né mé véh fà	The others said. Like now you have two wives
5.15		Bɔ̀ ngunà dé Barmì je: bɔ́ sagá nde né () veèh dé Siewe deêh kɔ	The children of Barmì said they would go to () the wife of Siewe there
	MM	veèh dé Siewe Né kaá faá beh ménâ nɔ	wife of Siewe That’s how it was
	BJ	Sé veèh yeè deéh je: zèrŊ veèh malɔ wa: zero.	The wife said no, the first wife said no
		Cucu dé bɔ́ sagá wâ	Come back and inherit
		nguna nyî fehto -o-re	her first child
5.30		Gogo-re à sagá nde bú kɔ	So Gogo would inherit her
		Kɔ́ à né mene maánjíh à sagá nde bú kɔ ménà	Even if he was small he would have inherited her
		Ndèé mé Gògo sagá baá bú, wò né ngweé	So then Gogo inherited her, are you following?
		Gògo sagá baá bú, Kia bɔ́ bú ngar baá-re Ŋguia	Gogo inherited her, they then bore Ŋguia
	MS	Gì	Gì
5.45	BJ	Dé ŋwə Gì. Né lom Ŋguia	Not Gì. Just Ŋguia
	MS	Né né () Né né Ŋguia bɔ̀ le fà	It it () it it was Ŋguia, there was two of them
		né lom mé Gángfi	It was with Gangfi
	BJ	Gángfi dé seèn kuú a	Then Gangfi died
		Gángfi siì Munókeèh	G´ángfi the husband of Munókeèh
	MM	Nji bú sâ laa kuú a dap	these things died long agao ago
	MS	Bɔ́ ngar Ŋguia, bɔ́ ngar Gángfi, à kuú a	They bore Ŋguia, they bore Gángfi, he died
6.00	BJ	Gángfi dé seèn lé gɔ̀ɔ́ Munókeèh, nye	Gángfi who wooed Munókeèh
	WI	Wò saáb baá dèé	You are mistaken there
	MS	Mì kɔɔ́ sáb ŋwéh, à sa´áb kɔ	I’m not wrong, he is wrong
	BJ	Hoye () Wò sáb ŋwéh	No () You’re not wrong
	MS	à ngar Ŋguia, à ngar Gángfi, à kuó	She had Ŋguia, and Gángfi he died.
6.15	BJ	Gángfi, Gángfi kuó lɔgɔ́ naâ kɔ.	Gángfi, Gangfi died first,
		Gángfi () gɔ̀ɔ́ Munókeèh, n’est ce pas	Gángfi wooed Munókeèh, n’est ce pas
	MS	tele bɔɔ̀n Gògo,	their father Gògo
	BJ	əhə	No
	MS	mì jue tele bɔɔ̀n h^á-re	I am talking about their father
	WI	j’ai connais ma	j’ai connais ma
		Mì je wò-a Gògo né tele Nani kɔ̀!	I said to you that Gògo was the father of Nani
	BJ	Gògo bɔ̂ bɔ̀ Gì né bɔ̀ tele cén	Gògo and Gì had one father
	MS	Ŋgweé à yuo baá, à sagá baá Ŋgiáh wâ,	Didn’t he go and inherit Ŋgiáh,
	BJ	mií cén	one mother
6.30	MS	à sagá baá Ŋgiáh?	didn’t he go and inherit Ŋgiáh?
	BJ	əhə à sagá baá Kia	No he inherited Kia
	MS	à sagá baá Kia	he inherited Kia
		à ngar Mami, à ngar Ŋguia, à ngar Gangfi	he bore Mami, Ŋguia, and Gangfi
	WI	Bí ŋwe yéeh	You listen there
6.45	MS	à kuo yéh, à kuo	he died, he died
	WI	Ká mì bieé ke wò mé bí jɔgɔ baâ Guì-re naâ dé naàn?	Let me ask you when you marrried Gui what was the state of affairs?
	MM	Naâ nùàr jomo neì?	He was kin following who?
	BJ	Gùi de ní, () Gùi dé he fáí	Where is Gùi? () Which Gui is that?
	MS	Bí vúlɔ́ á bɔ̀̀ ju diâ	You leave that affair
		Né bi seèn, né bi Guì	It’s his elder brother, it’s his elder brother of Gui
7.00		À dieé le ter re, à dieé le ter re,	He fell from a palm tree, he fell from a palm tree,
	BJ	Guì wa?	Guì?
	WI	Mì né kɔ nji mé duɔm né kɔ sa deh	I know the place it started
	MS	à dieé le ter re, à dieé le ter re.	he fell from a palm tree, he fell from a palm tree.
		Guì weh ye veèh dìm	Gui took his younger brother’s wife.
7.15	BJ	Ká mì tueé wò: mì je wâ wò tueé né Guì wa kɔ Ya Philippe wa?	Let me tell you: I said are you talking of Gui or of Yar Philip?
	MS	À tueé né mií yeè Téà, Téà Téà Téà	He is talking of Téà’s mother, Téà Téà Téà.
		Téà dieé lè tére	Téà fell from the palm tree
	NM	Bí le kɔ naá wa, Téà lɔ go na véh seèn	You know it, Téà wooed his wife
		gɔ nâ véh seèn ham gia	his wife grew up
	BJ	Téà, ma wò kɔ́ ŋwéh mì tueé wò	Téà, if you don’t know about it I will tell you.
		Téà-re né bi Guì dé Ya Philippe	Téà was the elder brother of Guì of Ya Philippe
	MS	Ŋgwé ye: ma à gwaán a ŋòr hên, ŋwé ye	Listen there: if he wants this talk, listen there
7.30	BJ	à gɔ̀ɔ́ baá veèh seèn	he woed his wife
		Bɔ́ soú a veèh seèn	They had arranged the marriage of his wife
	MS	Bí ngòr hâ ŋwé nyegé ŋwéh	You aren’t following what is being said
	BJ	Bɔ̂ veèh seèn ba´á gwò, à ndeè à ngaá ter, à kuó.	His wife was living with him, he went to climb the palm, he died.
	MS	Ŋgwé à nde naá tou, à nde	Listen he went in front, he went
	BJ	Ya Philippe né maànjíh-re	Ya Philip was small
		wò né ngene	You see
	MS	Wò ŋòr hâ kɔ́ ŋwéh	You don’t know about this thing
7.45	BJ	Ya Philippe né maànjíh dé	Ya Philip was small
	MS	Kwá ye dèn nɔɔ́ng, kwá mì se nde bú ndɔ	Stay quiet, let me explain it to you
	BJ	Si yeè né hên, Ya Philippe né maànjíh, veèh né koósi	Your husband is this, Ya Philippe is small, his wife is big!
	MS	Nda Ya Philippe Ya Philippe	There was Ya Philippe Ya Philippe
	BJ	Bɔ́ ye veèh a: wò gwaán a bú wa?	They asked the wife if she wanted him.
	MS	Ya Philippe	Ya Philippe
8.00	BJ	wa nyí mɔm nde bú mónà	she said she would wait for him [to grow up}
	MS	Ya Philippe Ya Philippe Ya Philippe ŋwé nyégé bagasi dèé	Ya Philippe Ya Philippe That’s Ya Philippe, are you paying attention here
		Ŋgwe ye, bí dèn nɔɔ́n	Listen, you stay quiet
	GS	B´ə nde wa?	Let’s go
	MS	Ya Philippe Ya Philippe Ya Philippe yuo aá bi die a lè teér-re	Ya Philippe Ya Philippe Ya Philippe departed, his elder brother fell from a palm tree
8.15		Bɔ́ jue à die naâ beh naàn wa?	They asked how he came to fall
		bi seèn reêh à jɔgɔɔ̀ tieé seèn, bi seèn reêh à jɔgɔɔ̀ tieé seèn	His elder brother, he had married his sister, his elder brother, he had married his sister,
		Dámá má à tueé sæm nde cieé tam cu	Having said this there was no escaping it
8.30		À nde ké ya dueè, à ngaá tér, à die	he went to the bush and he climbed a palm from which he fell
		à kúu,	He died,
	MM	Ní	Who?
	MS	Bìi Tea	Thingy - Tea
	NM	Wo bu ngene ŋweh njulu- to wong	You didn’t see him with your very eyes in the world
	NM	??mì naá ngene, né jù mò??	??I saw that, it’s my business??
	MS	Mar - ma b´ə né ŋòr bɔng beh tuee , wo de yə ten kɔ ne ki wa?	Since they have split the discussion, they know it
		ma bɔ̀ Njéreêb den bili	when the Njerep gather together
	NM	M´ə naá furú naá kɔ, né bi mò	That buried him, it was my elder brother
8.45		Né bi mò furú naá bú kɔ	My elder brother buried him
	MS	Bɔ́ bɔ̀ dim den a fà hên deêh	Those two they stayed with their younger brother
		mì jɔgɔ́ nde Yâ Philippe	I went to Yâ Philip
		veèh dìm jɔgɔ́ baá le Yâ Philippe,	The wife of the younger brother married Yâ Philip,
9.00		à jɔgɔ́ baá le Yâ Philippe	she married Yâ Philip
	WI	beh go, beh nde	xxxx xxxxx xx (In distance)
	BJ	Wo kɔ ne ka? Bɔ́ ngar naâ wo kè Taga	What do youknow? They bore you at Atta
	WI	Cak bò nji cak me kela ne deni mi ne kɔ gi
	BJ	Yùò duâ	Leave then
	DZ	Né mən	That’s it
	MS	Nye biì Teâ-re jɔgɔɔ́ naâ telé seèn	Yes, that Tea married his sister
	MS	Bɔ́ bú mii cên, lɔb cên	They had the same mother, the same witchcraft (matrilateral kin)
9.15		Veèh Carle	The wife of Charles
	WI	Mì né gi kɔɔ́ giì	I know it all (in distance)
	MS	Wò né kɔ, le naá mân. Sé la né mân	You know it was like that. It was like that
		bɔ̀ veèh né tiekeré mbaá ma à né màn, ma à né màn, ma à né màn	with the wife he was small, he was small, he was small.
		Á à kɔɔ́ né ŋòr bɔ̀ kokoŋ bɔ̀ kɔ̀?	Did he know the discourses of the elders?
		Bɔ́ bɔ̀ kokoŋ bɔ̀ bɔ́ sùàgà mà	They the elders they blessed
	BJ	Wò waà njolò mò, úsèní	You are in front of me, excuse me
9.30	WI	Allàh ndá mé yilí Mgbè Càng	Allah, in the name of god
	MS	Wò bɔ̀ ŋòr bilkidgo déì túén	You are talking futile (Fulf.) discourses
		Bɔ́ tueé né gècên	They spoke truly
		ŋàam keêh, ŋwé ye	Because, listen
		Béh tueé né ye, te kwúé-re	We said because tomorrow
		te njií sâ yuo dé gècên	so that thing came out truly
9.45	WI	Wò ŋwé dùɔ̀m nùà koɔ̂ yeè lé	You start to listen to your senior
	MS	Ya Philippe bii seèn lé jɔgɔ́ naâ Mawùyùà	Ya Philippe’s elder brother married Mawùyùà
		A yeé jɔgɔɔ́ Mawùyùà tie seèn die baá le lè tér-re	After marrying Mawùyùà her brother fell from the palm
10.00		À jɔgɔ su dìm seèn, () naá mánî	She married his younger brother, () it was thus
	WI	Sá mì né gi kɔɔ́ gi Pat pat pat	Yes I know all about that. All all all
	MS	Feh braa ɔɔ??ájì??	With a head like ??
	BJ	Allàh wò njeré dèì kɔ́ ŋwéh mé yili càng, wò njeré dèì kɔ́ ŋwéh mé yili càng	Allah, you know nothing in the name of god, you know nothing in the name of god
10.15	MS	Wò né jomo mò	You are behind me