Identifier Genre Topic Speaker code Age range Sex Duration Year
BL-FRE Narration Re-tellings FRE 35-54 Male 00:08:08 2004
  • 1
    T: A long time ago, in Central America, in Nicaragua, in that country.
    R: PAST(2Hsuc) CENTRAL-AMERICA WHERE SIGN NICARAGUA DL:NICARAGUA INDX.DEM COUNTRY
    L: PAST(2Hsuc) CENTRAL-AMERICA B B NICARAGUA
  • 2
    T: There was a village.
    R: INDX.DEM TOWN
    L:
  • 3
    T: This village was among lush mountains.
    R: MOUNTAIN FOREST TOWN cl
    L: MOUNTAIN FOREST cl
  • 4
    T: Among the people living there
    R: LIVE PERSON
    L: LIVE B
  • 5
    T: was the village chief,
    R: ONE cl RESPONSIBLE BOSS
    L: RESPONSIBLE
  • 6
    T: called Kuma,
    R: NAME DL:KUMA
    L: NAME
  • 7
    T: I have assigned him this sign.
    R: SIGN GIVE(2H) NS:KUMA
    L: GIVE(2H)
  • 8
    T: Kuma was a strong and courageous person
    R: INDX.PRO:3sg PERSON STRONG SPORT G
    L: STRONG SPORT G
  • 9
    T: He could face animals such as the tiger, the puma and many more.
    R: CAN CONFRONT CONFRONT ANIMAL2 G TIGER cl DL:PUMA ETC
    L: CONFRONT CONFRONT ANIMAL2 G TIGER cl
  • 10
    T: He could face these animals
    R: ANIMAL2 CONFRONT CONFRONT CAN
    L: ANIMAL2 CONFRONT CONFRONT
  • 11
    T: because he was strong and brave.
    R: STRONG SPORT
    L: STRONG SPORT
  • 12
    T: How/what happened?
    R: HOW PASS
    L: PASS
  • 13
    T: One night, Kuma was at home sleeping,
    R: NIGHT SLEEP HOME
    L: NIGHT HOME
  • 14
    T: He was asleep and
    R: G SLEEP G
    L: G
  • 15
    T: He felt a roar
    R: SOUND(2H)
    L: SOUND(2H)
  • 16
    T: He woke up.
    R: WAKE-UP
    L: WAKE-UP
  • 17
    T: went out,
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 18
    T: looked down on (the place)
    R: LOOK
    L:
  • 19
    T: and found a girl
    R: LOOK INDX.PRO:3sg WOMAN SMALL2
    L:
  • 20
    T: who was crying and
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 21
    T: naked.
    R: G NAKED G
    L: G NAKED G
  • 22
    T: Kuma looked at her and
    R: NS:KUMA LOOK
    L:
  • 23
    T: he felt sorry for the girl.
    R: HEART cl
    L: HEART cl
  • 24
    T: and decided to pick her up.
    R: G cl
    L: cl
  • 25
    T: "I will take care of you and my seven children,
    R: WANT TAKE-CARE MORE.SUM INDX MINE(2H) SEVEN BE-BORN
    L: TAKE-CARE MINE(2H) SEVEN BE-BORN
  • 26
    T: I will take care of the seven and this girl.
    R: SEVEN MORE.SUM INDX WOMAN INDX TAKE-CARE
    L: SEVEN TAKE-CARE
  • 27
    T: You will be called Arua."
    R: INDX NAME DL:ARUA
    L: NAME
  • 28
    T: meaning "star of the night,"
    R: MEAN TITLE STAR NIGHT
    L: MEAN TITLE STAR NIGHT
  • 29
    T: in short.
    R: SHORT
    L: SHORT
  • 30
    T: He assigned Arua,
    R: DL:ARUA GIVE(2H)
    L: GIVE(2H)
  • 31
    T: (her) sign "Star".
    R: SIGN NS:ARUA INDX.PRO
    L:
  • 32
    T: Kuma took Arua home and looked after her.
    R: G cl
    L: G cl
  • 33
    T: Kuma took Arua home and looked after her.
    R: TAKE-CARE
    L: TAKE-CARE
  • 34
    T: Years passed,
    R: PASS
    L: PASS
  • 35
    T: Arua and Kuma’s boys grew up together.
    R: GROW(2H) SMALL2(2H) GROW(2H)
    L: GROW(2H) SMALL2(2H) GROW(2H)
  • 36
    T: Arua, was obedient, good-hearted and very pretty.
    R: INDX WOMAN NS:ARUA ALREADY G OBEY GOOD.HEART PRETTY^WONDER G
    L: NS:ARUA OBEY
  • 37
    T: One of the children, the eldest, approached Kuma
    R: INDX MAN hhh FIRST PRINCIPAL
    L: G
  • 38
    T: and said to him: "I want to marry Arua"
    R: WANT BOTH MARRY
    L: MARRY
  • 39
    T: Kuma: "Wait, wait."
    R: G NS:KUMA G
    L: G G
  • 40
    T: Later, another brother also said he’d want to marry her:
    R: OTHER BROTHER AFTER ASK-FOR(1H) ALSO
    L: BROTHER
  • 41
    T: "I want to marry Arua"
    R: WANT BOTH MARRY
    L: MARRY
  • 42
    T: Kuma: "Wait, wait."
    R: WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 43
    T: The seven brothers stood before Kuma,
    R: EXPLAIN- SOME.PEOPLE SEVEN cl
    L: EXPLAIN- SEVEN cl
  • 44
    T: and so did Arua.
    R: NS:ARUA cl
    L: NS:ARUA
  • 45
    T: Kuma: "Wait, wait."
    R: WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 46
    T: All were arguing,
    R: ARGUE
    L: ARGUE
  • 47
    T: "Wait, wait."
    R: WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 48
    T: Let’s make a deal, let her decide
    R: INDX WELL DIRECTOR CHOOSE
    L: CHOOSE
  • 49
    T: Whether she wants to marry or not.
    R: FEEL YES-OR-NOT INDX MARRY
    L: MARRY
  • 50
    T: I should not decide, she should".
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg FEEL NO INDX.PRO
    L:
  • 51
    T: Arua: "Wait"
    R: NS:ARUA G WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 52
    T: She thought about it a little
    R: G THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: G THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 53
    T: "I want to wait,
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg WANT WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 54
    T: When I think about it
    R: FUTURE THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 55
    T: I will let you know,
    R: RESPOND
    L: RESPOND
  • 56
    T: in the mean time, wait."
    R: WAIT2(2H)
    L: WAIT2(2H)
  • 57
    T: "I feel happy,
    R: G FEEL GLAD
    L: G
  • 58
    T: I think waiting is good," thought Kuma.
    R: THINK(2Hsuc) WELL(2H) WAIT2(2H)
    L: THINK(2Hsuc) WELL(2H) WAIT2(2H)
  • 59
    T: Years passed, and
    R: PASS
    L: PASS
  • 60
    T: The eldest son went again to Kuma
    R: INDX.PRO:3sg AGAIN INDX.PRO:3sg SON
    L: AGAIN SON SENIOR G
  • 61
    T: "(What) does (Arua) want?
    R: WANT G
    L:
  • 62
    T: She did not speak a word.
    R: INDX.PRO:3sg NOTHING G
    L: NOTHING G
  • 63
    T: I would like to ask her again to marry me"
    R: WANT SAY AGAIN MARRY
    L:
  • 64
    T: (but) [Arua] (stayed) silent,
    R: SILENCE
    L:
  • 65
    T: Arua has not said anything."
    R: NOTHING INDX.PRO:3sg NS:ARUA G
    L: NOTHING NS:ARUA G
  • 66
    T: This son and the other sons (asked themselves): "How do we resolve this?
    R: INDX.PRO:3sg INDX.PRO:3sg INDX.PRO:3sg SON OTHER G HOW SOLUTION WHICH
    L: SON G SOLUTION WHICH
  • 67
    T: (because) Arua (has not said) anything about marriage,
    R: INDX NS:ARUA MARRY NOTHING
    L: NS:ARUA MARRY
  • 68
    T: (she continues) to be silent".
    R: SILENCE^GROUND
    L: SILENCE^GROUND
  • 69
    T: All present there said: "Okay,
    R: INDX.PRO:1pl G AGREEMENT
    L: AGREEMENT
  • 70
    T: The seven of us will have to fight each other,
    R: INDX.PRO:1pl SEVEN cl
    L: SEVEN cl
  • 71
    T: the one who wins in strength and skills will marry Arua".
    R: VICTORY STRONG SPORT INDX.PRO:3sg TAKE MARRY INDX NS:ARUA
    L: VICTORY STRONG SPORT MARRY NS:ARUA
  • 72
    T: The father (was) behind them hiding and
    R: FATHER cl HIDE
    L: cl HIDE
  • 73
    T: he listened.
    R: LISTEN
    L: B
  • 74
    T: "(My) children want to ((?))", he said to himself concerned.
    R: SON WANT INDX.PRO:3pl G
    L: SON G
  • 75
    T: The seven kids left.
    R: LEAVE(2Hsuc)
    L: LEAVE(2Hsuc)
  • 76
    T: The father (stayed) thinking.
    R: FATHER THINK(2Hsuc) G
    L: THINK(2Hsuc) G
  • 77
    T: "I'm going to go to consult the wizard."
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg MIND GO HOME SORCERER G
    L: GO HOME SORCERER G
  • 78
    T: "I want to ask you the wizard...
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg CALL SORCERER G
    L: SORCERER G
  • 79
    T: Let me explain
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg EXPLAIN
    L: EXPLAIN
  • 80
    T: My seven children want to fight each other to death,
    R: INDX.PRO:3pl MINE(2H) SEVEN SON WANT DIE(2Msuc)
    L: MINE(2H) SEVEN SON DIE(2Msuc)
  • 81
    T: The one who wins
    R: ONE VICTORY
    L: VICTORY
  • 82
    T: will get married to Arua.
    R: MARRY INDX.PRO:3sg NS:ARUA G
    L: MARRY NS:ARUA G
  • 83
    T: I need your advice.
    R: HOW ADVISE G
    L: ADVISE G
  • 84
    T: Help me, please."
    R: PLEASE HELP G
    L: HELP G
  • 85
    T: (The wizard looked at him) "You...".
    R: G INDX.PRO:2sg G
    L: G G
  • 86
    T: I'm going to give you a solution
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg GIVE(L)(2H) SOLUTION
    L: GIVE(L)(2H) SOLUTION
  • 87
    T: There is a solution and
    R: HAVE ONE
    L:
  • 88
    T: I'm going to give it to you,
    R: GIVE(L)(2H)
    L: GIVE(L)(2H)
  • 89
    T: but it is very painful,
    R: THEN PAIN STRONG
    L: THEN STRONG
  • 90
    T: Not as bad as the death of your children,
    R: INDX.PRO DIE(2Msuc) EQUAL2 SON NO
    L: DIE(2Msuc) EQUAL2 SON
  • 91
    T: a little less painful."
    R: PAIN LESS(2H) G
    L: LESS(2H) G
  • 92
    T: "What?
    R: WHICH
    L: WHICH
  • 93
    T: Please advise!", (said Kuma.)
    R: ADVISE G
    L: ADVISE G
  • 94
    T: "Kill Arua, it should be better for you."
    R: G INDX.PRO:2sg NS:ARUA INDX.PRO:2sg WELL INDX.PRO:3sg DIE(PH) INDX.PRO:3sg
    L: G NS:ARUA DIE(PH)
  • 95
    T: (Kuma) reflected on the words.
    R: G THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: G THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 96
    T: "It’s quite clear! You had adopted her,
    R: G G INDX.PRO:2sg INDX.PRO:3sg INDX.PRO:3sg cl
    L: G G cl
  • 97
    T: You brought her up
    R: TAKE-CARE
    L: TAKE-CARE
  • 98
    T: and now, what?
    R: G HOW END WHICH G
    L: G END WHICH G
  • 99
    T: Are you happy for adopting her?"
    R: INDX.PRO:2sg HAPPY cl G
    L: HAPPY cl G
  • 100
    T: (Kuma) reflected on the words.
    R: THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 101
    T: Night approached,
    R: ALREADY NIGHT
    L: NIGHT
  • 102
    T: (Kuma) walked away
    R: LEAVE
    L:
  • 103
    T: into the distance
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 104
    T: thinking all along.
    R: THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 105
    T: "How [can this be possible]?
    R: HOW
    L:
  • 106
    T: When I saw (the child), I had felt sorry for her,
    R: PAST LOOK
    L:
  • 107
    T: I felt sorry for that child and
    R: PITY SMALL2 G
    L:
  • 108
    T: I took her into my arms.
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 109
    T: If another [child] appeared in the future, I would (likewise) take it in..
    R: FUTURE OTHER cl MIND G
    L: cl G
  • 110
    T: Kuma (continued to) think about the solution.
    R: SOLUTION THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: SOLUTION THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 111
    T: He went home.
    R: GO HOME(M-DW) G
    L: GO HOME(M-DW) G
  • 112
    T: The next day, at sunrise,
    R: TOMORROW DAY
    L: DAY
  • 113
    T: (Kuma) went to the wizard’s house again.
    R: AGAIN GO HOME(M-DW) SORCERER
    L: AGAIN GO HOME(M-DW) SORCERER
  • 114
    T: and called out (to the wizard).
    R: CALL
    L:
  • 115
    T: "I have found another solution,
    R: ALREADY SOLUTION HAVE
    L: SOLUTION
  • 116
    T: I give you other solution."
    R: GIVE(L)(2H) OTHER SOLUTION
    L: GIVE(L)(2H) SOLUTION
  • 117
    T: "Do you have [another solution]?
    R: HAVE
    L: G
  • 118
    T: What is it?
    R: WHICH
    L: WHICH
  • 119
    T: Explain the other solution to me."
    R: EXPLAIN G OTHER G
    L: EXPLAIN G G
  • 120
    T: "It would be better leave Arua in the middle of the forest"
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg WELL(2H) NS:ARUA THROW MOUNTAIN THROW
    L: WELL(2H) NS:ARUA MOUNTAIN
  • 121
    T: "But how are you going to leave her (in the forest)?
    R: G HOW G THROW
    L: G G
  • 122
    T: You know that there are animals there: tigers, pumas...
    R: KNOW INDX ANIMAL2 G TIGER cl G
    L: ANIMAL2 G TIGER cl G
  • 123
    T: They will eat her,
    R: EAT2
    L:
  • 124
    T: They will catch
    R: TAKE
    L:
  • 125
    T: her and kill her.
    R: ANNIHILATE G
    L: ANNIHILATE G
  • 126
    T: You are cold blooded. [?]
    R: ICE G
    L: G
  • 127
    T: G
    R: G
    L: G
  • 128
    T: Moreover, (your) seven sons will miss (her) company,
    R: MORE.SUM SON SEVEN NEED(PH) GUARANTEE
    L: SON SEVEN NEED(PH)
  • 129
    T: and they will surely go looking for her.
    R: SEARCH(2Hsuc) SURE(1H) G
    L: SEARCH(2Hsuc) G
  • 130
    T: (Kuma was) thoughtful.
    R: G THINK(2Hsuc)
    L: G THINK(2Hsuc)
  • 131
    T: [And finally] went (and)
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 132
    T: left her on mount.
    R: THROW MOUNTAIN
    L: MOUNTAIN
  • 133
    T: to her fate.
    R: ALREADY G DIE(PH) ABANDON
    L: G DIE(PH) B
  • 134
    T: The next morning she was alone in the forest.
    R: PASS DAY G INDX ALONE2 MOUNTAIN
    L: PASS DAY MOUNTAIN
  • 135
    T: Arua was alone (and scared).
    R: ALONE2 NS:ARUA ALONE2
    L: NS:ARUA
  • 136
    T: In the evening, (Arua feared the approaching) night.
    R: EVENING NIGHT
    L:
  • 137
    T: and walked (terrified),
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 138
    T: She felt a pain in her heart.
    R: FEEL HEART PAIN STAB G
    L: HEART B
  • 139
    T: (Arua) walked,
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 140
    T: The forest became darker,
    R: DARK FOREST
    L: DARK FOREST
  • 141
    T: and shadows covered her.
    R: SHADOW
    L: SHADOW
  • 142
    T: As she walked
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 143
    T: She looked around,
    R: LOOK
    L:
  • 144
    T: stopped,
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 145
    T: She looked around,
    R: LOOK
    L: B
  • 146
    T: She had felt the presence [of something],
    R: FEEL HAVE
    L:
  • 147
    T: A tiger was approaching,
    R: ANIMAL2 TIGER cl
    L: ANIMAL2 TIGER cl
  • 148
    T: (but) she saw (nothing),
    R: SEE-BAD
    L:
  • 149
    T: She looked in all directions;
    R: LOOK
    L:
  • 150
    T: She felt comforted,
    R: FEEL GLAD
    L:
  • 151
    T: There was nothing.
    R: HAVE-NOT
    L:
  • 152
    T: What a melancholy! How painful!".
    R: DEPRESSION PAIN G
    L: DEPRESSION G
  • 153
    T: (Arua) walked,
    R: WALK(PH)
    L: WALK(PH)
  • 154
    T: and she stopped again,
    R: AGAIN STOP
    L: AGAIN STOP
  • 155
    T: She couldn't (walk any more).
    R: CAN2
    L: B
  • 156
    T: and sat scared,
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 157
    T: It was completely dark.
    R: G DARK BLACK G
    L: G DARK BLACK G
  • 158
    T: and there was a ray of light in the forest and
    R: FOREST cl
    L: FOREST cl
  • 159
    T: the moon lit up over her.
    R: cl ILLUMINATE
    L:
  • 160
    T: (Arua) looked at the moon.
    R: G LOOK
    L: G
  • 161
    T: "I will help you.
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg HELP
    L:
  • 162
    T: Let me explain
    R: INDX.PRO:1sg EXPLAIN
    L:
  • 163
    T: I will give you shelter and take care of you.
    R: INDX.PRO:2sg HOME TAKE-CARE INDX.PRO:2sg
    L: B HOME TAKE-CARE
  • 164
    T: I will defend you from the animals, from the tiger.
    R: INDX ANIMAL2 TIGER G INDX.PRO:2sg DEFEND
    L: ANIMAL2 TIGER G DEFEND
  • 165
    T: Calm down, I will help you."
    R: QUIET HELP
    L: QUIET HELP
  • 166
    T: (Arua gazed up at the moon amazed) "You are talking to me."
    R: G EXPLAIN
    L: EXPLAIN
  • 167
    T: A flower blossomed in front of the dumbfounded Arua,
    R: FLOWER cl
    L:
  • 168
    T: illuminated by the light of the moon.
    R: ILLUMINATE cl
    L:
  • 169
    T: I do not recognise this (she thought)
    R: KNOWLEDGE NO
    L:
  • 170
    T: while she looked at the flower.
    R: LOOK FLOWER LOOK
    L:
  • 171
    T: The petals opened more and more
    R: cl cl cl cl
    L: cl
  • 172
    T: and wrapped around her completely.
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 173
    T: Arua fell asleep inside the flower,
    R: FALL-ASLEEP
    L:
  • 174
    T: She did not feel any pain and
    R: PAIN HAVE-NOT
    L:
  • 175
    T: relaxed
    R: EMOTION RELAX
    L: EMOTION RELAX
  • 176
    T: as the flower closed completely around her.
    R: cl cl
    L: cl cl
  • 177
    T: The next day, at sunrise,
    R: DAY SUNRISE
    L: SUNRISE
  • 178
    T: The seven sons of Kuma [began] looking for her and
    R: SON SEVEN NS:KUMA SEARCH(2Hsuc)
    L: SON SEVEN SEARCH(2Hsuc)
  • 179
    T: searched everywhere
    R: LOOK(2H)
    L: LOOK(2H)
  • 180
    T: "Where could Arua be?" (they asked).
    R: WHICH NS:ARUA WHERE(2H) WHICH
    L: WHICH WHERE(2H) WHICH
  • 181
    T: (And started) to search.
    R: SEARCH(2Hsuc)
    L: SEARCH(2Hsuc)
  • 182
    T: There were a few foot prints in the ground
    R: cl THE-PREVIOUS
    L: cl
  • 183
    T: They followed the footprints,
    R: cl cl
    L: cl cl
  • 184
    T: They walked in a row following the footsteps
    R: cl cl
    L: cl cl
  • 185
    T: (to the point where) the footprints disappeared.
    R: cl DISAPPEAR
    L: cl DISAPPEAR
  • 186
    T: "She is not here", they said astounded upon reach that point.
    R: cl HAVE-NOT(2H) G
    L: cl HAVE-NOT(2H) G
  • 187
    T: The seven looked for Arua around the place,
    R: SEARCH(2Hsuc) cl G cl
    L: SEARCH(2Hsuc) cl G cl
  • 188
    T: "Where (could she be)?"
    R: NS:ARUA WHERE
    L: NS:ARUA
  • 189
    T: The seven gazed into the distance
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 190
    T: at the flower containing Arua.
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 191
    T: When the seven looked at the flower,
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 192
    T: The flower containing Arua closed
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 193
    T: The petals closed.
    R: G
    L: G
  • 194
    T: with Arua inside.
    R: G cl
    L: G cl
  • 195
    T: Upon seeing this
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 196
    T: The seven headed (towards the flower).
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 197
    T: as they approached it
    R: B
    L: NEAR
  • 198
    T: The seven were transformed into butterflies and
    R: cl BUTTERFLY
    L: cl BUTTERFLY
  • 199
    T: (began to) flit around the flower,
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 200
    T: (but) not close (to it),
    R: NEAR NO
    L: NEAR
  • 201
    T: (That) would kill them,
    R: DIE(PH)
    L: DIE(PH)
  • 202
    T: It was a dangerous flower.
    R: SEE^INTENSE FLOWER
    L:
  • 203
    T: The butterflies rose in the air flying
    R: cl
    L: cl
  • 204
    T: and disappeared into the distance.
    R: DISAPPEAR
    L: DISAPPEAR