Hunting and Fishing
William Kalang Alang discusses the Sa'ban practices of hunting and fishing in the Sa'ban language. The recording explains different methods of hunting for wild boar and catching fish. It was recorded in Long Banga on 28th November 2017.
mau, lem alam nai, éek la' madei' ciek
this afternoon, I am going to say a bit
lem ayoo' papah lún Sa'ban alaak aka
about how the Sa'ban hunt for wild boar
mai alaak awiit
and hunt for fish
abiin Bulan nai nsúek cerita ciek
because Bulan asked me to say something
lem ayoo' papah lún mraal Sa'ban mai alaak awiit
about how our Sa'ban elders went to catch fish
ataupun mai alaak aka, nonoh
and hunt for wild boar, like that
pu'uen-pu'uen amai
in the beginning
lem amai, lún mraal amai ma'oen
our elders
am deh waan selapang
they did not have guns
deh pakai kuu' mai raat aka
they used dogs to hunt for wild boar
kai kuu' ai mangang aka ai tau
if the dogs bark at the wild boar
an yeh mrueng yeh tau
then they trap it
dei yeh mataai aka ai pakai lataap
then they kill the wild boar using a spear
pi nah, waan selapang lún
afterwards, when people had guns
parap lún mai mpuet aka
they were able to hunt with guns
dan parap deh mai raat yeh breu
and use dogs as well
nonoh ddúet si' cara
so that's one way
parap tah lún mraal amai aroo' lút breu
the elders could also set traps
nah naan deh alaak aka, alaak payau
that was a way they caught wild boar or deer
kai deh ttoo' lem lút ai
when they fall into the trap
ai si' weh, acara amai mai alaak awiit
the second thing is how we catch fish
amai pakai bilei'
we use fishing nets
amai pakai ma'at
we use fishing hooks
amai pakai beu
we use fish traps
amai pakai talep
we use talep traps
amai pakai pokat
we use fishing nets
loe' cara-cara amai kaap awiit nah
there are many ways that we catch fish
kai amai la' mai kaap awiit ai
if we go and look for fish
anok ciek nah lah
so that's a little bit about that