島の民間伝承はいまだにそのいかだの話を伝えている。

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English Translation

Island folklore still recounts the story of the raft.

Furigana

島(しま)の民間(みんかん)伝承(でんしょう)はいまだにそのいかだの話(はなし)を伝(つた)えている。

Romanji

Shima no minkan denshō wa imadani sono ikada no hanashi o tsutaeteiru.

Words

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

民間 (みんかん)

private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial

伝承 (でんしょう)

transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

未だに (いまだに)

still; even now; until this very day

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

筏 (いかだ)

raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath