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Page 35
... Nanchohami did not seem to remem- ber that they had to repay two kurunies of kurak- kan for every kuruni lent to them . The Nanchohami had touched the mainspring upon which the life of the village worked - debt . villagers lived upon ...
... Nanchohami did not seem to remem- ber that they had to repay two kurunies of kurak- kan for every kuruni lent to them . The Nanchohami had touched the mainspring upon which the life of the village worked - debt . villagers lived upon ...
Page 55
... Nanchohami and Babehami , as he and his brother- in - law were eating the evening meal . " Sister , " he said , " it is time that I took a wife . ” Nanchohami laughed . " There is no difficulty . When you go to the chena the women look ...
... Nanchohami and Babehami , as he and his brother- in - law were eating the evening meal . " Sister , " he said , " it is time that I took a wife . ” Nanchohami laughed . " There is no difficulty . When you go to the chena the women look ...
Page 56
... Nanchohami , " it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the ...
... Nanchohami , " it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth Colombo compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko