Sagei abiri (Sageiese mythology) - Sageiese

Sagei abirigaba o biri itosagei kura.

Sagei mythology consist of myths in the Sageiese culture.

Gudax (Gods)
Isagai abiri anamei te gudax. To-umei Abudeina, toko uda nawa-o-seita. Susemei toguda o tozhaniruwana. To-lomei Nana, toko uda nawa-o-zhoru. Susemei toguda o tokosa. To-temei Gitole, toko uda nawa-o-sanate. Susemei toguda o zhani-awana.

''In Sageiese mythology there are thee gods. The first is Abudeina, a man with a sheep’s head. He is the god of the zhaniruwana (meaning: upperworld or heaven). The second god is Nana, a man with a dog’s head. He is the god of the people. The third god is Gitole, a man with a goat’s head. He is the god of zhani-awana (meaning: lowerworld or hell).''

Tokana o tozhani (The creation of the world)
Abudeina, Nana na Gilote emei kanax o tozhani. Neme nazhu itozhani Gitole o Abudeina eige munax. Gitole-ebuwawi Abudeina neme suse-ezhei. Nana batata Gitole do abuwawi suse. Abudeinaige toguda o Zhaniruwana ta Gitoleige toguda o Zhani-awana. Nana-ekana to-u alinix ra towawix o Abudeina ta Gitole. Suse-ekana u alini lali Abudeina nene ekane lobewa suse uda ro. Suse-ekana alini lali Gilote nene emei kuna alini.

''Abudeina, Nana and Gitole were the creators of the world. While living in the world Gitole and Abudeina became enemies. Gitole killed Abudeina while he was sleeping. Nana punished Gitole by killing him. Abudeina became the god of heaven and Gitole became the god of hell. Nana made the first animals after the deaths of Abudeina and Gitole. First he made an animal that looks like Abudeina which could provide him with wool. He also made an animal that looks like Gilote which was a inferior animal''.

Tokax (Humans)
Ra kana seitax ta sanatex Nanakana tokax. Nana-ewelete tokax zhale. Ra-wa, Nana-ewawi ta beizhige goru. Ewa goru og zhoru keidi Nana.

''After creating sheep and goats Nana made humans. Nana learned humans to survive. After this, Nana died and turned into a wolf. Every wolf and dog is descended from Nana.''