Elisabeth Kahiiko who died in 1983 tells in this recording about the Snake’s Wife fairy tale.

“Bernhard and Elisabeth Kahiiko came from Karibib already in the morning. They already drove off in the evening at 9 o’clock and at 4 o’clock they were in Okahandja. On our part nothing is done for their catering, which I don’t find right”

Ruth Dammann diary page 55

Ovakazendu va sekama okuyenda kOmbotozu okukasa otjize. Omukazendu umwe wa ri otjingundi nu ovakwao ave tjaera kutja, “Kara pehi konakuyenda kotjize orondu kasemba. Nu eye a panda,” Kako matu i pamwe.” “Kara pehi…ove u nokanatje pehuri. Kona okusora okuyenda kotjize.” Eye a panda ave i pamwe. Tji va ya pamwe, ave kaenda ave kaenda nga mOmbotozu, motjize. Tji ve ya mOmbotozu ave rara nu mependukirwa ave sekama okukaenda ve kase otjize. Ovakwao ave tjaere, “ Kara pehi, pozondanda. O i okukasa otjize.” Eye a panda, a ire wina. Tja ire wina otji va kahita motjitoto tjotjize pu na ovak- wao. Eye wa ri komukuma we. Ngunda amave se otjize, amave se otjize otjikere a rire tji tja wire kombanda ye. Tji tja wire kombanda ye ovakwao ave munu. Omuatje wa tu i yotjikere tjotjize. Ovakwao ave piti.

Tji va piti ave kakara pehi pona pu va ri. Omuatje komuhingo mbwi otja karira omukazendu wonyoka. Nambano otja imburwa koutjina amave tja nai:

Owa Kotjiue musuk’onyoka
Owa Kotjiue musuk’onyoka
Owa Kotjiue mutumbo’nyoka

Owa Kotjiue mutumbo’nyoka
Wa kohona ya Mujenda
Musuko’nyoka

Owa Kotjiue musuk’onyoka

Ave kara nao ngandu ooihe na ina yomuatje tji ve hina okuvanga omuatje wavo ma imburwe koutjina. Ovo a rire tji ve rizepa. Imba ovase votjize otji va sa otjize tjazumba ave yaruka konganda. Omuatje otja kupwa i yonyoka. Ku ndinondi nga nai o tje ri mOmbotozu, otje kwata ozonyoka.

Mba yanda.

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