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A legend
Folk tale of Udehe/(Udihe)
by Kamandiga, Anatolij Ivanovich
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анана мамасанафи, э-бэдэ гэгбэситигиэни, удиэҙигэ.
њаула ниива～ маӈга ниива-да илакпасими-да. ''гээ, кава дуихини эмэиҙэ-гэ.''
таа～ малала тээнэини, jэгдигэ-дээ,
амини гунэини, ''сии jэу, мамасанами гээнээ jэу.''
''суу баадигини-э～ jэу баадигини-э～
чиндаа-даа, чиэ эини гунэ, гаи-да гаа эини гунэ-дэ.
гээ, мамасанами гэгбэнээми. гээнээми
оло сии ситэвэи. аҙигама ситэвэи.''
''бии ситэҙи мамасалаа бими, бии ҙаӈтаҙиjи уилэлиэ бубунэ,
бууҙэӈэи синду. ситэjи, сии мамасанаи, элиэ уилэ, анчи.
мне таа, эҙэӈэи буу, мамасанаи эҙэӈэи буу, мамасанаи.''
мэнэ хаталаӈии. ''jэу-дэ,'' гунэи,
гээ, гээ, аӈи, моовони, сиэгдэ моовони-дээ
моолоҙофи таак таак хуаӈими-а гаиту-гдэ тугбуи-лиэ,
кава тааӈкилаини, илагиак, сиэгдэ моовони чиататак
чиататак чиататак хуаӈинэини-гиэни. утааси-тэнэ чикпасиани.
тас тас тас тас ӈэнэми ӈэнэми уилээни,
њаӈга-да эини гигбавана. тэу тоо сугээ.
''гээ, ути-кэ маӈга нии уиликэ. jаани-даа катаа-даа.
туу утаду мамасалаи бисини. мамасанами ҙавагиак эини.
утаду, мэнтиги гаҙиак эини-тэнэ. на этом конец.
A legend
The Udehe used to decide on engagements with young women in a certain way. The daughters’ fathers would try to choose healthy and strong young men. They would say, ‘Come into the inner part of the cottage.’ The young man would sit down. The father would say, ‘So, young man. You’ve come to find a wife for yourself. Do you come from the direction of sunrise, or some other direction?’ ‘I’ve come to be engaged to the person who will be my wife. That person is your daughter.’ ‘If you want to take my daughter as your wife, shoot an arrow. If you hit the mark, I will give her to you. If you miss, I will not.’ He would cut down a Far Eastern Acacia tree quickly, and light a fire next to the cottage, chopping the wood into many pieces with an axe. The young man would shoot arrow after arrow. The arrows would travel over the wood and the young man would not let it fall. Then the fire would burn itself out. ‘This is a strong man indeed. His eyes are also very good.’ Then they would get married. After that the young man would bring the daughter back to his own home. The end.