1	Iha     tempu  ida,   labarik       ida  ajuda     lafaek      ida nebee latan          hela     iha raimaran.
	upon  a time  once young boy  a     helped   crocodile one that    strand      PROG in   land
	'Once upon a time, a young boy helped a crocodile that stranded in a land.'
2	Tanba     labarik       nee ajuda    lafaek      nee, lafaek       hakarak  lori   labarik        nee       haleu mundo.
	Because young boy  that  helped  crocodile that, crocodile want      take  young boy   that      travel world
	'Because the young boy helped the crocodile, the crocodile wanted to take him travel around the world'
3	Iha dalan, sira   hasoru animal     sira     hanesan  lenuk, bibi,    manu,   nst.
	on   way   3.PL  meet  animal     PL      such as   turtle  sheep   birds    etc
	'On their way, they met several animals such as turtle, sheep, birds, etc.'
4	Too tempu ida, lafaek       nee      hamlaha   no   hakarak atu haan   labarik        nee.
	until  time   one crocodile   that     hungry     and  want      to  eat     young boy   that
	'Until one time, the crocodile were hungry and he wanted to eat the young boy'
5	Nee duni       lafaek       husu      ba  animal sira seluk, nia      bele    haan   labarik      nee  ka lae?  so                crocodile  ask        to   animal PL other   3.SG could  eat      young boy that Q  NEG?
	'So, the crocodile asked to the other animals, if he could eat the young boy?'
6	Maibee, sira    hatan     labele, tanba        labarik       nee     ajuda  ona        nia.
	but        3.PL   answer  NEG   because   young boy   that    help    PERF    3.SG
	'But, they answered NO, because the young boy had helped him.'
7	Nunee    lafaek      no  labarik           kontinua lao     nafatin, too   lafaek      nee mate no    nakfilak   ba    illa     ida.
	Then      crocodile and young boy     continue travel  PROG until  crocodile  be   die   and  turn out   into  island  one
	'Then they continued their journey, until the crocodile died and turned out into an island.'
8	Illa          nee  mak agora hanaran Timor-Leste.
	island      that  be    now   name     Timor-East
	'Now, the island is named East-Timor.'
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