Dohok, Christian: A man and a snake

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Dorota Molin	Lourd Hanna fieldwork	Yawsip Elisha Ishaq

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0:00	ʾana Yawsəp ʾEliša ʾIsḥaq mən Dŭ̀hok꞊iwən.ˈ yəmmi našət Mar Yàqu꞊la, šəmmaḥ Maryam Toma Jubràʾəl.ˈ ʾətti xa maθalŭke g-əbən ʾamrənna ṭáloxun, ʿan wằfaˈ dət barnaša꞊w xùwe.ˈ ʾana Yawsəp ʾEliša ʾIsḥaq mən Dŭ̀hok꞊iwən.ˈ yəmmi našət Mar Yàqu꞊la, šəmmaḥ Maryam Toma Jubràʾəl.ˈ ʾətti xa maθalŭke g-əbən ʾamrənna ṭáloxun, ʿan wằfaˈ dət barnaša꞊w xùwe.ˈ	I am Yusip Elisha Ishaq, from Dohok. My mother is from Mar Yaqou, her name is Miryam Toma Jibrail. I have a tale to tell to you, about trust between a man and a snake.
	k-əmray xà yoma,ˈ xa făqira k-izəlwa l-qàyse.ˈ băθər mət xaleṣwa m-qàyse,ˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ yătuwa reš kartət qayse dìyeḥ.ˈ ʾu mapəqwa maṣula dìyeḥ,ˈ zùrna.ˈ ʾu maxèwa.ˈ k-əmray xà yoma,ˈ xa făqira k-izəlwa l-qàyse.ˈ băθər mət xaleṣwa m-qàyse,ˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ yătuwa reš kartət qayse dìyeḥ.ˈ ʾu mapəqwa maṣula dìyeḥ,ˈ zùrna.ˈ ʾu maxèwa.ˈ	They say that one day, a poor man went to cut wood. After he had finished, he would sit on top of his load of wood, would take his flute out, his zurna, and play.
	xà xuwe g-napə̀qwaˈ g-raqə̀ðwa ṭaleḥ.ˈ mà raqəðwa ṭaleˈ ḥèl xaləṣwa mən mxayət zùrna.ˈ xuwe g-ʾawerwa l-nùqbeḥ.ˈ mapəqwa trày lire ṭaleḥ,ˈ ta ʾằbu l-zurna, dàw făqira.ˈ xà xuwe g-napə̀qwaˈ g-raqə̀ðwa ṭaleḥ.ˈ mà raqəðwa ṭaleˈ ḥèl xaləṣwa mən mxayət zùrna.ˈ xuwe g-ʾawerwa l-nùqbeḥ.ˈ mapəqwa trày lire ṭaleḥ,ˈ ta ʾằbu l-zurna, dàw făqira.ˈ	A snake would come out and would dance for him. He would dance for him until he finished playing the flute. [The snake would then] go into its hole, get two coins for him, for the man with the flute, the poor man.
	zə̀lle yoma,ˈθèle yoma,ˈ kùd yom k-izəlwa꞊w pəšle šùleḥ.ˈ har b-aθe b-xaləṣ b-awədlay qàyse.ˈ b-àθeˈ b-yatu rəš qayse ʾu màxe,ˈ hənna, zùrna.ˈ ʾu xuwe b-nàpəqˈ b-raqəð ṭàleḥ.ˈ băθər mət xàləṣ, xuwe g-ʾawer mapəq trày lireˈ b-yàwəl ṭaleḥ.ˈ zə̀lle yoma,ˈθèle yoma,ˈ kùd yom k-izəlwa꞊w pəšle šùleḥ.ˈ har b-aθe b-xaləṣ b-awədlay qàyse.ˈ b-àθeˈ b-yatu rəš qayse ʾu màxe,ˈ hənna, zùrna.ˈ ʾu xuwe b-nàpəqˈ b-raqəð ṭàleḥ.ˈ băθər mət xàləṣ, xuwe g-ʾawer mapəq trày lireˈ b-yàwəl ṭaleḥ.ˈ	Many days passed. [The poor man] would go every day, it became his job. He would come and, after finishing his woodcutting, he would come, sit on top of his wood and play the flute. The snake would come out and dance for him. After finishing, the snake would go in, bring two coins out and give them to [the man].
	xà yomaˈ ʾay făqira k-ìmər, ‘ma ʾana, là,ˈ hàtxa b-awðən.ˈ xùwe,ˈ kud yom b-aθe mapəqli trày lire.ˈ hatxa là k-awe.ˈ xăzənta kulla šaqlə̀nna!ˈ ʾana, mà kud yom tre lire yawəlli?ˈ har qaṭlə̀nne ʾu kulla dìyi꞊la.’ˈ xà yomaˈ ʾay făqira k-ìmər, ‘ma ʾana, là,ˈ hàtxa b-awðən.ˈ xùwe,ˈ kud yom b-aθe mapəqli trày lire.ˈ hatxa là k-awe.ˈ xăzənta kulla šaqlə̀nna!ˈ ʾana, mà kud yom tre lire yawəlli?ˈ har qaṭlə̀nne ʾu kulla dìyi꞊la.’ˈ	One day, that poor man thought, ‘No, [this is what] I shall do. The snake brings me [only] two coins every day. This is not right. I shall take the entire treasure! I... why should he give me two coins every day? As soon as I kill him, it is all mine.’
	hàm ʾawaˈ zə̀lle ʾu muḥðere gyàneḥˈ wədle xa kepa ʿădŭ̀la ta gyaneˈ gəm-mătule kartèḥ,ˈ ʾè.ˈ băθər ma də-xlə̀ṣle xuwe m-rqàða, qəmle zale maθe lìre.ˈ ʾu awa šaqəl kèpa,ˈ g-màxe gaweḥ.ˈ g-màxe gàweḥˈ ʾu là gəm-qaṭəlle.ˈ xuwe ráʿsan θele ʾu gəm-mnaʾə̀sle.ˈ gəm-mnaʾəsle ʾu pəšle zòpeke tama.ˈ hàm ʾawaˈ zə̀lle ʾu muḥðere gyàneḥˈ wədle xa kepa ʿădŭ̀la ta gyaneˈ gəm-mătule kartèḥ,ˈ ʾè.ˈ băθər ma də-xlə̀ṣle xuwe m-rqàða, qəmle zale maθe lìre.ˈ ʾu awa šaqəl kèpa,ˈ g-màxe gaweḥ.ˈ g-màxe gàweḥˈ ʾu là gəm-qaṭəlle.ˈ xuwe ráʿsan θele ʾu gəm-mnaʾə̀sle.ˈ gəm-mnaʾəsle ʾu pəšle zòpeke tama.ˈ	So that man went and got ready. He prepared a flat rock for himself and put his bundle on, yes. After [the snake] finished dancing, he went to get the coins. The man seized the rock and hit him with it. He hit him with it, but did not kill him. Immediately, the snake went and bit [the man]. He bit him and the man fell dead on the spot.
	nəhàye,ˈ ṭămăʿuθət barnàša,ˈ xzi hàtxa꞊yla.ˈ yaʿni ʾawa kud yoma b-yawəllux trày lireˈ ʾu šwaqa labole qàysux.ˈ ʾe, ṭămăʿùθaˈ g-əbe, hənna, šaqə̀lwala xăzəntət hə̀nna, e.ˈ yaʿni ʾay ṭămàʿhum qaṭəllu,ˈ dàx k-əmrila.ˈ ʾe naqla ʾay qeṣəttət xuwe꞊w barnàšaˈ ʾày꞊ila.ˈ nəhàye,ˈ ṭămăʿuθət barnàša,ˈ xzi hàtxa꞊yla.ˈ yaʿni ʾawa kud yoma b-yawəllux trày lireˈ ʾu šwaqa labole qàysux.ˈ ʾe, ṭămăʿùθaˈ g-əbe, hənna, šaqə̀lwala xăzəntət hə̀nna, e.ˈ yaʿni ʾay ṭămàʿhum qaṭəllu,ˈ dàx k-əmrila.ˈ ʾe naqla ʾay qeṣəttət xuwe꞊w barnàšaˈ ʾày꞊ila.ˈ	In the end, see what man’s greed is like. This is to say, he gives you two coins every day and [even] lets you take some wood. Indeed, [this is] greed: he wanted to take the whole treasure. That is, it is their own greed that kills [people], as they say. This is the tale of the man and the snake.

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(1 0:00)ʾana Yawsəp ʾEliša ʾIsḥaq mən Dŭ̀hok꞊iwən.ˈ yəmmi našət Mar Yàqu꞊la, šəmmaḥ Maryam Toma Jubràʾəl.ˈ ʾətti xa maθalŭke g-əbən ʾamrənna ṭáloxun, ʿan wằfaˈ dət barnaša꞊w xùwe.ˈ(2)k-əmray xà yoma,ˈ xa făqira k-izəlwa l-qàyse.ˈ băθər mət xaleṣwa m-qàyse,ˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ yătuwa reš kartət qayse dìyeḥ.ˈ ʾu mapəqwa maṣula dìyeḥ,ˈ zùrna.ˈ ʾu maxèwa.ˈ(3)xà xuwe g-napə̀qwaˈ g-raqə̀ðwa ṭaleḥ.ˈ mà raqəðwa ṭaleˈ ḥèl xaləṣwa mən mxayət zùrna.ˈ xuwe g-ʾawerwa l-nùqbeḥ.ˈ mapəqwa trày lire ṭaleḥ,ˈ ta ʾằbu l-zurna, dàw făqira.ˈ(4)zə̀lle yoma,ˈθèle yoma,ˈ kùd yom k-izəlwa꞊w pəšle šùleḥ.ˈ har b-aθe b-xaləṣ b-awədlay qàyse.ˈ b-àθeˈ b-yatu rəš qayse ʾu màxe,ˈ hənna, zùrna.ˈ ʾu xuwe b-nàpəqˈ b-raqəð ṭàleḥ.ˈ băθər mət xàləṣ, xuwe g-ʾawer mapəq trày lireˈ b-yàwəl ṭaleḥ.ˈ(5)xà yomaˈ ʾay făqira k-ìmər, ‘ma ʾana, là,ˈ hàtxa b-awðən.ˈ xùwe,ˈ kud yom b-aθe mapəqli trày lire.ˈ hatxa là k-awe.ˈ xăzənta kulla šaqlə̀nna!ˈ ʾana, mà kud yom tre lire yawəlli?ˈ har qaṭlə̀nne ʾu kulla dìyi꞊la.’ˈ(6)hàm ʾawaˈ zə̀lle ʾu muḥðere gyàneḥˈ wədle xa kepa ʿădŭ̀la ta gyaneˈ gəm-mătule kartèḥ,ˈ ʾè.ˈ băθər ma də-xlə̀ṣle xuwe m-rqàða, qəmle zale maθe lìre.ˈ ʾu awa šaqəl kèpa,ˈ g-màxe gaweḥ.ˈ g-màxe gàweḥˈ ʾu là gəm-qaṭəlle.ˈ xuwe ráʿsan θele ʾu gəm-mnaʾə̀sle.ˈ gəm-mnaʾəsle ʾu pəšle zòpeke tama.ˈ(7)nəhàye,ˈ ṭămăʿuθət barnàša,ˈ xzi hàtxa꞊yla.ˈ yaʿni ʾawa kud yoma b-yawəllux trày lireˈ ʾu šwaqa labole qàysux.ˈ ʾe, ṭămăʿùθaˈ g-əbe, hənna, šaqə̀lwala xăzəntət hə̀nna, e.ˈ yaʿni ʾay ṭămàʿhum qaṭəllu,ˈ dàx k-əmrila.ˈ ʾe naqla ʾay qeṣəttət xuwe꞊w barnàšaˈ ʾày꞊ila.ˈ

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(1 0:00)I am Yusip Elisha Ishaq, from Dohok. My mother is from Mar Yaqou, her name is Miryam Toma Jibrail. I have a tale to tell to you, about trust between a man and a snake.(2)They say that one day, a poor man went to cut wood. After he had finished, he would sit on top of his load of wood, would take his flute out, his zurna, and play.(3)A snake would come out and would dance for him. He would dance for him until he finished playing the flute. [The snake would then] go into its hole, get two coins for him, for the man with the flute, the poor man.(4)Many days passed. [The poor man] would go every day, it became his job. He would come and, after finishing his woodcutting, he would come, sit on top of his wood and play the flute. The snake would come out and dance for him. After finishing, the snake would go in, bring two coins out and give them to [the man].(5)One day, that poor man thought, ‘No, [this is what] I shall do. The snake brings me [only] two coins every day. This is not right. I shall take the entire treasure! I... why should he give me two coins every day? As soon as I kill him, it is all mine.’(6)So that man went and got ready. He prepared a flat rock for himself and put his bundle on, yes. After [the snake] finished dancing, he went to get the coins. The man seized the rock and hit him with it. He hit him with it, but did not kill him. Immediately, the snake went and bit [the man]. He bit him and the man fell dead on the spot.(7)In the end, see what man’s greed is like. This is to say, he gives you two coins every day and [even] lets you take some wood. Indeed, [this is] greed: he wanted to take the whole treasure. That is, it is their own greed that kills [people], as they say. This is the tale of the man and the snake.