Uncle pours honey into the bottle, then stoppers up the bottle with corn husk. in Tetun
Tiu fui bani been ba botir, depois sulan botir ho batar kain.
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depoisCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
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- Ferik balu dehan, se sukaer musan kona, entaun foti batar kose hadulas dala hitu. Depois tuku rahun tiha batar ne'e, se lae, hodi batar ne'e soe tiha ba fahi han.Some older women say, if you have swollen glands, then you should take a (cob of) corn and swirl it around the gland seven times. Then smash the corn, or else throw it to the pigs to eat.
- Imi kuda batar oin hira? - Ami kuda oin rua: batar lais ho batar boot.How many types of corn did you plant? - We planted two types: ‘quick’ corn and ‘big’ corn.
- Ha'u nia apá uluk atu fuma, sempre foti batar kulit hodi lulun tabaku.When my father was about to smoke, he would always get some corn husk and use it to roll tobacco (into a cigarette).
- Tiu hatama mina rai hosi Indonézia mai Timor ho ílegál.Uncle brings kerosene from Indonesia into Timor illegally.
- Habosok labarik toba tiha lai mak ó han.Distract the child into sleeping first, and then you can eat.
- Tiu Peu ne'e lori maninga hodi dada feto sira laran monu ba nia.Uncle Peu carries magic charms to attract women into falling in love with him.