Story bilong Aipitai Petemes (Interview)
(Indigenous perspective)
This interview was conducted by Dr Iwamoto Hiromitsu and transcribed/translated by Pastor Jacob Aramans

Dr Iwamoto: Papa yu kisim dream long skul? Petemes: Nem bilong mi Apitai Petemes. Tiam mipela i pinis long skul, mi nau, ol i kisim mi na mi stap wantaim bos nau long Luburua. Nem bilong em Sinawarong sang. Mi go stap wantaim em. Mi holim gan na mitupela i save wokabaut igo lukluk long ol soldia igo long antap long Patmilap, kambek olsem igo inap long hap bilong Karalo. Mipela kambek ken, kam stap long Luburua. Dr Iwamoto: Long dispela skul yu lainim military training? Petemes: Yes Dr Iwamoto: Plis, tokim mi moa long militri treing? Petemes: Mi lainim olsem long sut. Dr Iwamoto: Yu lainim yusim bainat? Petemes: Mi yusim. Mi lainim tu. Dr Iwamoto: Masin gan, o nogat? Petemes: Nogat. Masin gan nogat. Dr Iwamoto: Yu kisim uniform? Petemes: Mi kisim. Shoe na hat. Dr Iwamoto: Yu kisim namba? Petemes: Nogat. Mi ino kisim namba. Dr Iwamoto: Yu tasol i kamap soldia olsem? Petemes: Yes. Dr Iwamoto: Arapela pikinini ino kamap? Petemes: Nogat, Mi wanpela tasol. Dr Iwamoto: Tasol yu stap wantaim Japanis. Yu go long sampela hap tu? Petemes: Igo olsem long hap bilong Kara. Dr Iwamoto: Wanem kain wok yu mekim? Petemes: Mi wokabaut wantaim em na mi karim gan. Sapos mi lukim wanpela spai nambaut ya na bai mi sutim. Dr Iwamoto: Comanda bilong yupela em bilong Remeta? Petemes: Yes, em bilong Remeta. Dr Iwamoto: Long Remetang, hamaspela soldia olsem yu istap? Petemes: Wanpela em polisman. Planti polisman. Dr Iwamoto: Polis man i kam long ples? Petemes: Yes, ikam long ples. Dr Iwamoto: Olsem tenpela o? Twentipela o? Hamaspela? Petemes: More than that. Dr Iwamoto: More than a hundred? Petemes: Planti ya. Dr Iwamoto: Yu kisim pe long Japanis ami? Petemes: Nogat. Dr Iwamoto: Yu kisim kaikai tasol? Petemes: Kaikai tasol. Dr Iwamoto: Ol Japanis soldia i tritim yupela i gutpela? Petemes: I gutpela Dr Iwamoto: Ol ino paitim yupela? Petemes: Nogat. Em i dipen long tritim prisioner na olsem ol boi bilong ol. Soldia na sumatin. Students they are different. They think differently from the prisioners. Ol i save paitim ol prisoners. Labourer, sapos em ino wok gut. Orait, kam long sumatin bai nogat na polisman ino gat. Dr Iwamoto: Em tasol? Yu save planti moa stori long Japanis? Petemes: Em tasol. Dr Iwamoto: Thank yu tru. Gutpela stori. Mi amamas. ---- THE END ----