nglish gur dee mum'mah tee'dee woar Inglish,
taw borobee'to To'bee, gur zah yuh-woon; tuhmah taw muhpeer klo
dung-ah-rang-us.
_P._ If you go to England you will stop (sleep) there, and not
return to To'bee; this (will be) bad and not friendly, and you
will be a bad man.
_H._ Nang zah beeto Inglish, nang dak mum'mah teedee woar Inglish,
nang zah beeto To'bee.
_H._ If I go to England I will not stop (sleep) there, but
return to To'bee immediately.
_P._ Gur too-ay-go'rah beeto Inglish, gur mo'ree pooruk woar ah
taht, gur tay beeto To'bee.
_P._ You do not know the way to England; you will die (or be
lost) at sea, and not come to To'bee.
_H._ Hah! nang yego'rah beeto Inglish, taw mo'ree pooruk woar ah
taht.
_H._ Aye, I do know the way to England; I shall not die (or be
lost) at sea.
_P._ Gur ahnee ah prow woar Inglish, pee'pee ah pahng-ul, ah lego',
kahrahpah, ah vay-ee'vee pee'pee, ah mahree pee'pee, ah lah'bo?
_P._ Have you got ships in England, and a great deal of iron,
and cloths and cocoa-nuts, and many men, women, and children?
_H._ Eelah, nang yuhwo' ah prow woar Inglish, pee'pee ah pahng-ul,
ah lego', kahrahpah ah vay-ee'vee, pee'pee ah mah'ree, pee'pee ah
lah'bo.
_H._ Yes, I have got ships in England, much iron, and cloths,
and cocoa-nuts, and women, and a great many men and children.
_P._ Gur mukkah woar Inglish pee'pee?
_P._ Do you eat in England a plenty?
_H._ Eelah, nang mukkah woar Inglish pee'pee.
_H._ Yes, in England I eat a plenty, (or much.)
_P._ Tee'mit, gur zah beeto Inglish woshee'to ah pahng-ul woshee'to
ah lego', ah mullebah'dee, ah tepo-ee, ah kah-oo eekah, mo'ree
To'bee zah lee mah'ree To'bee, gur muhpeer, gur yissung ah mah'ree,
muhpeer muhpeer.
_P._ Horace, if you go to England, and fetch us iron, and
cloths, and brass, and axes, and fish-hooks, to To'bee, and
give them to To'bee men, you (will be) our friend, a very
good man, a very great friend; (_literally_, a friend, a
friend.)
_H._ Eelah, nang zah beeto Inglish, nang wosheeto ah pahng-ul,
wosheeto ah lego', ah mullebah'dee, ah tepo-ee, ah kah-oo eekah,
woar To'bee zah lee mah'ree To'bee.
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