ningke ne-so bàng-phili tàng-dèt-le." "Adàkvàm-adun, myself also my children four have got already." "Second sister-next-to,
nàng-le do-nòn tàngte." "Kopusi kedo-thèk-ji? ne ningke do you marry him then." "How can I possibly marry him? I also
ne-so bàng-kethòm tàng-dèt-le." "Tàngte my children three have got already." "Then
adàkvàm-àdun-le-thòt, nàngle do-nòn." "Ne-ta ne-so bàng-hini second sister-next-to-next, do you marry him." "I too children two
tàng-dèt-le, kopusi kedo-po?" "Nàng have got already, how should I marry him?" "You
adàk-vàm-adun-le-thòt, nàng-le do-nòn." second-sister-next-to-next following, do you marry him."
"Do-thèk-the, ne-ta ne-so inut tàng-dèt-le-ma?" "Tàngte "I cannot marry him, I too my child one have I not already?" "Then
nàng akibi-si-le do-nòn." Akibi-si thàk-dèt-- you the youngest, do you marry him." The youngest answered--
"Ne-tu, Mòn Recho asopo-aphàn ne kerai-dun tàng-dèt-le: "As for me, Mon Raja his son-for me is asking in marriage already:
hòr-bòng hòr-te nàng-le-koi-lo; pusi the gourds of beer there arrived all have; how
kedo-thèk-po?" Aklèng-atum pudèt-- "Bònta nàng can I possibly marry him?" The elder sisters said-- "But you
pàngri-re-dèt-làng-le-ma: nàng-le do-nòn-èt! Ingting-po, are not married yet: do you marry him, dear! It will be dark soon,
netum dàm-po: ha hèm-ta e-vo e-phàk we must be going: there at home our fowls our pigs
ingrèng-jo-si-do-po; aphu-thàk-ta e-pi e-po will all be calling out for us; moreover our mother our father
nàng-làng-phròng-si-do-po. Netum-ta there will be looking out for us. We also,
vàng-bòm-ji-le-ma?" Ànsi akibi-ta pulo-- shall we not continue to come and see you?" Then the youngest said--
"Pu làng-ma te-marli? do-po, nàng-tum dàm-nòn; "What is to be done, sisters? I will marry him, do you go;
e-pi e-po aningthi-dèt-ji." Ànsi aklèng-abàng pulo-- our mother our father will be very angry." Then the eldest one said--
"H. K., nàng thàn-bòm-ta arju-je-dèt-lo, "H. K., you (our) instruction from time to time would not listen to,
apòtke ne-mu nàng-tekàng-po; bònta aduk therefore our youngest sister here we are leaving; nevertheless grief
pi-ri alàk pi-ri; ketun toi-ri, kedàng give her not, trouble give her not; to cook send her not, to serve up