The Relay Museum

Ng'weo-Gb'u ù-nwòoda kpè

u-ndop' shwaò sé m-hleqa ù-hlu' hlwàè-kpi mi.
u-ndop' shwaò sé m-ngu-kpi ù-hlu' vâ mi.
u-ndop' cùta sé m-gbwiqo-kpi ù-xwohl' qwèumà mi.
xia-î, xia-î Ngweò-Gbu ù-ndii-ndii

u-ndop' hlelè sé m-lwà-xùì ù-gbwèugbà ndwegà mi.
ù-ndop' hlelè sé m-ndài ù-ngùtwi ngwoa ù-kpwe-pki mi.
ù-ndop' mba c'wox'wu-kpi kpè wé ù-gbahlù cwikò ù-tao ù-x'òi kpè mi
xia-î, xia-î Ngweò-Gbu ù-via-via 

About Broken Leg.

1. They used to hear that wind gives health.
2. They used to hear that stream gives food.
3. They used to listen that separation saddens the belly.
4. Praise, praise to Broken Legs' ears.
5. They used to see that the forest strengthens the home.
6. They used to see that the fear covers the child's darkness.
7. They used to look at the richness of the neighbour that breaks the wife's
love for her husband.
8. Praise, praise to Broken Legs' eyes.

Ng'weo-Gb'u    ù-nwòoda    kpè
OBL 'Broken Leg'                    3s-phrase                      about

Broken Leg is an important Gbwìà god. He is kind and good and once was a witch doctor. He
became immortal and thus a god and still helps people out.

1. u-ndop'  shwaò  sé  m-hleqa  ù-hlu'  '-hlwàè-pki  mi.
      3p-use_to                     hear        SUB            E-wind              
3s-give               O-health-NOM           END

->ndopà loses the 'a' because of 3 person conjugation. Hluù loses 'ù'
because of the same reason. ->there is a ' (downstep) before hlwàè-pki indicating
Object. You can't hear the downstep of course because the following toneme is low
(downstep is only audible between two high tones, the second being a little lower than the
first)

2. u-ndop'  shwaò  sé  m-ngu-kpi  ù-hlu'  '-vâ  mi.
     3p-use_to               hear              SUB       E-stream-NOM           3s-give   
        O-food        END

3. u-ndop'  cùta  sé  m-gbwiqo-kpi  ù-xwohl'  '-qwèumà  mi.
      3p-use_to             listen_to    SUB      E-separate-NOM                 3s-sadden
               O-belly                  END

(The full form of xwohl' is xwohlò.)

4. xia-î,  xia-î  '-Ngweò-Gbu  ù-ndii-ndii
     praise-IMP                                    O-Broken Leg              3s-ear-DUP

5. u-ndop'  hlelè  sé  m-lwà-xùì ù-gbwèugbà  '-ndwegà mi.
    3p-use_to                   see            SUB         E-tree-COLL         
3s-strengthen                 O-house           END

6. ù-ndop' hlelè sé  m-ndài  ù-ngùtwi  '-ngwoa ù-kpwe-pki mi.
     3p-use_to            see            SUB      E-fear               3s-cover           
          O-child            3s-dark-NOM        END

7. ù-ndop'  mba  c'wox'wu-kpi  kpè  wé  ù-gbahlù
      3p-use_to               look              rich-NOM                          at      
   SUB          3s-break
'-cwikò  ù-tao  ù-x'òi  kpè  mi
    O-wife               3s-love         3s-husband         for       END

8. xia-î,  xia-î  '-Ngweò-Gbu   ù-via-via
      praise-IMP                                  O-Broken Leg                  3s-eye-DUP

Word-order is SOV.