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(how do you know what is edible and what is not?)
ig endet
Hooyom heleb igung mee niyo wig noom mu nemb igung
oomo meemee niyo noom oboob nemb igung
mee niyo noom honombulu heb oboob nemb igung
Mee onnol neyim munum endet
bata, avocado heb oboob nemb igung
mee niyo wig noom endet
mee yot ee
migitee mee hutee heb aminim ig o
ambinn hogu holo ig mu nemb igung, mee yot
noom egilog
(how do you know?)
iyoo igel hooyom detee heleb igung
mena niyo noom wes igu mena niyo wig noom wes igu
(so the wild things)
mee ologat noom ambinn
(rater the the wild critters)
(how do they know what is good to eat?)
wog endet holo his (i thought he said heeyis but he corrected). mena noom wog nemb igugund
mena niyo wig noom mu nemb igugund
ambinn eb egee angoom noom noobug wegigee onn nemb igu
o, noobug hiyol oogoo mu nemb igugund
(what do the wild critters need to thrive)
wog endet
noobug mena endet, songoom egee nis
songoom, pabasil, noom noobug nemb igugund
ig mena ubub igung wog nemb igugund
sinnasim mee ig mena galas nemb igugund
hom salab nemb igugund
mena noogul oom hiyol oogoo nemb igugund
(what work do the critters do?)
wog mehomonn hutee nolo wig
hum agamb eb igugund o God
endet, Papa God mena onnol hum neleb pigoot, hala noom hum noongoond yam
(do they make gardens)
mogut og wig
mena hala niyo
(do they make houses?)
tuwol ap nagand yam
(how do they know how to do that?) I asked how do they make it
noom, ooguwol endet. Wog ooguwol animal noomboo hooyom
hooyom oomboo tuwol ab nagand yam
mena noom wog
mena onnol, mena ala
God onnol oogoo ama egee saliboot mena ala noom hum a noongoond
noobug
sobuguwal og i mendegi nog his ig woboob oombootoob igung oomboo endet
hanambulu wogoosoob igung
mendegi wog nemb igugund
anambulu endet ig mena mogut oogoo songoom meemee oom yab pasum hig neleb oo nemb i
(true they don't plant but they take your stuff)
ig wongoo oogoo ubug. ig ubutu (ubusu) wog pasum hig oboob nemb igugund
noom wog homonn yot egee nadand yam noom egeeng
sinnasim endetee his. mena mu egee ubis. mena ala neyim munum otolo oogoo nemb a madis oomo
ig endet, mena ubutu (ubusu) ig yogoo wondoob nis
(what bad critters are there?)
noom endet
ig mohis yongoo lagab igugund
(pigin)
(are the critters good or bad?)
wog endet. noom enn hooyom mu agamb oo
endet sinnol, wog unim sinnol, oomboo ig sinnol tugub wonemb igung oomboo ig yogoo labab igugund
(so are mosquitos good or bad?)
asisil minda yot
(Why are they bad?)
onn yot egee oong yam endet
onn yo oogoomootoob igu ig hes oboob onn noowum sala ig oongoo etilig um igung
oomboo ig oongoo etilig umb igung
(is a frog a good or bad thing?)
pinn sinnol bili
pinn hilyol wig noomboo wes igu, niyo noom wes igu.
(what makes something good?)
sinnol bili oomboo minda oom bili
(what about a snake?)
handu endet, ig ongoo lagab igung
handu bili wig, oomo handu bili niyo noom nemb igung
niyo wig noomoo ig ongoo lagab igung
(and flies?)
menibebee onn ig igisusu (igitutu) yo me looloob mandoob oo ig oongoo holu eb igung