Urmi, Christian: The Wife who Learns How to Work

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi. 4 vols. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 86. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2016, vol. 4	Nancy George	Turlock, CA, USA

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0:00	xá-yuma mə́drə xá yàlaˈ bábu myàtələˈ xá yə́mma vàyulə.ˈ xína lə́tvalə ʾaxúna xàta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ bábi k̭a-díyyi mùlpələˈ ʾána mujjúrra ʾánnə tòrə lablə́nnun,ˈ ⁺ʾárra ⁺ʾak̭rìla,ˈ mú ʾodíla ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾáha ʾána c-⁺ámsən pàlxən.ˈ yə́mmu꞊da màraˈ ⁺bəzdáyən là ⁺ʾámsət,ˈ xá mə́ndi ʾòyaˈ ʾánnə tórə máxi císux ⁺p̂arṱìla.ˈ mára làˈ ⁺niɟáran là-viˈ p̂ṱ-òdən. ʾáha bərrə̀šxələˈ pəlxànələˈ níxa níxa ɟarvùsələ.ˈ ʾa-yála ⁺ɟùra váyələ.ˈ xà-yumaˈ yə́mmu màraˈ sə̀tva váyələˈ mára brùniˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlan k̭a-⁺xàla.ˈ zúyzə꞊da lə̀tlanˈ dáxila xá mən-dánnə tòrəˈ parmàxlə,ˈ bašláxlə ʾodáxlə k̭àlya?ˈ ʾe-⁺dána sə̀tvaˈ ci-parmíva k̭ənyàna,ˈ ⁺búsra ci-bašlívalə ɟu-mə̀šxa,ˈ ci-mattívalə ɟú ʾátxa k̭adàlə ⁺ɟúrə.ˈ sə́tva mən-dàni c-⁺axlíva.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾána ʾè-⁺danaˈ b-xà tóra lá-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ mára ʾắɟar ʾaláha lá ⁺rxəmlə̀,ˈ mú ɟári ʾòdax ʾáxnan?ˈ ʾána b-xá tóra là-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ k̭a-díyyax b-⁺yásrən də́pnət dá tòraˈ ʾátən꞊da mən-ɟíbət ⁺dávən ɟári pàlxat.ˈ mára pàlxanˈ xób mára tóra pàrmax.ˈ tóra pràmunaˈ jə́ns ⁺ṱuyátə ⁺bixáləna bašùləna.ˈ švavé xəzmané꞊da ⁺bək̭rayèna,ˈ bašúləna ⁺bixàləna.ˈ váyəla bi-nisànə.ˈ xína ⁺dánət pəlxànəla.ˈ màraˈ yə̀mmiˈ ʾadìyyaˈ tóra ⁺bəsyàrunˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺šúla ɟári ʾàtən꞊da ʾátyat.ˈ mára xína ʾána mə́rtən ɟári ʾodànnə.ˈ ⁺bəsyárolə ⁺ʾal-dàhaˈ pəlxànələ.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana b-⁺dárət Šɑ̄h Abbɑ̄̀sˈ ⁺rába ci-⁺xadə́rva ɟu-mdìtaˈ xazíva mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ b-sùysa ci-⁺xadə́rva,ˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ k̭at-là yaṱṱívalə.ˈ bəxzàyələˈ ɟu-ʾúrxa ⁺vàrələ,ˈ bəxzáyələ xá … yála jī̀lˈ ʾína xa-báxta sòtaˈ xa-tóra ⁺sirélə cəs-⁺ʾùydaləˈ ʾáha pəlxànələ.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ màraˈ brùniˈ ʾáha mùt ⁺šúlələ ʾá báxta sóta?ˈ ⁺ʾávva hak̭ùyələ k̭átuˈ mára masála ʾàtxəla.ˈ ʾáha … k̭uvvə̀ltəva ʾátxa ʾodávaˈ ʾána꞊da mə́rri ⁺ʾál ⁺xábrax k̭uvvə̀ltətˈ ɟári ʾodàtlə ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾáha lèla ⁺spáy, ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a dávə yávələ k̭àtuˈ mára ʾázət xa-tóra zònətˈ màyyət.ˈ ʾa-báxta xína là mapləxxə́tta.ˈ xób púš b-šèna,ˈ ʾávət basìma,ˈ bərrə́šxələ.ˈ ⁺bár háda ʾá taxmùnələˈ málca ʾə́tvalə xa-bràtaˈ hə́č mə́ndi lè-ʾodava.ˈ c-⁺axláva ci-damxàva.ˈ hə́č ⁺šúla lè-ʾodava.ˈ málca mə̀rrə ʾá yála honána yàlələ.ˈ ʾána bəxšávən brátan yavváxla k̭a-dàha.ˈ ʾáha ʾa-bráta mayyíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa.ˈ mə́drə bərrə̀šxələˈ xá-yuma mára ʾátən ⁺hála lḕt ɟvíra?ˈ mára là.ˈ mára ʾána xa-bràta ʾə́tli.ˈ ⁺spày brátəla.ˈ ʾáyya b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla꞊da ʾána ɟàni p̂ṱ-odə́nnə k̭áto.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára ʾána lə̀tli xá-ʾaxča zúyzəˈ k̭at-ʾána ⁺ʾámsən ɟòrən.ˈ mára ʾána b-⁺hayyərrə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla p̂ṱ-odə̀nnə,ˈ cúllə-məndi ʾána p̂ṱ-òdən.ˈ bráti yavvə̀nna k̭átux.ˈ mára ⁺rába ⁺spày.ˈ ʾá bəšk̭ála labùlolə,ˈ bráta bəxzàyolə.ˈ mára mú xína ⁺spày꞊la.ˈ bəɟvàroləˈ ⁺xlúyla vàdəna.ˈ bəšk̭álolə màyolə.ˈ màyolə,ˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlun ʾánnə ɟu-béta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾàhaˈ bràtaˈ ʾána mùyyonˈ ɟvìron.ˈ ʾadìyyaˈ ʾá ʾə́n xa-⁺šúla və̀dla,ˈ yávvat k̭átu xá mə́ndi ⁺ʾàxla.ˈ ʾə́n là və́dla,ˈ lá yávvat hə̀č mə́ndi k̭áto ⁺ʾáxlaˈ hál ʾána ʾàtən.ˈ mára mə́jjət dáx c-óya ʾá ⁺šúla ʾodànnə?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána mə́rri ʾátxəla ʾàtxəla.ˈ ⁺xábrət díyyi ʾàhələ.ˈ ʾá mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾáha bərrə́šxələ mə́drə pəlxànələ.ˈ xína málca yúvvələ k̭átu zùyzəˈ ⁺šúlu ⁺spày꞊lə xína.ˈ xíšələ ⁺ʾal-də́šta pəlxànələ,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ⁺bak̭úrələ yə̀mmiˈ ʾá bráta xá ⁺šúla və̀dtəla yan-lá?ˈ mə́rra dū̀z tanyánnuxˈ dmə̀xtəla hal-ʾadíyya.ˈ hə́č-məndi lèla və́dta.ˈ márələ k̭àtoˈ hál꞊ət lá pàlxatˈ hə́č-məndi là-⁺ʾamsat ⁺ʾáxlat ʾát ɟu-da-béta.ˈ ʾánnə mattúyəna xúrraɟ ⁺bixàlənaˈ k̭a-dáyən lèna yáva.ˈ ʾáha bədmáxəla cpə̀nta.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bitàyələˈ màraˈ yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾá bráta plə̀xtəla yan-lá?ˈ mára hìˈ ʾána tanúyra ⁺šə́rtənva ʾánnə xáč̭č̭a k̭èsə ⁺ruppíla ɟu-tanúyra.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a láxma mé yàvvax k̭a-dá.ˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a xùrraɟ də́ryəna k̭átoˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a꞊da làxma,ˈ ʾáxči ʾà p̂ṱ-⁺axlátla,ˈ là zóda. níxa níxa ʾá bəlyàpəla.ˈ ⁺šúlət bèta vádəla.ˈ cúllə mə́ndi vàdəla.ˈ xína vítəla m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-tàmmaˈ ʾá málca mára k̭a-bàxtuˈ ʾáxnan ʾé brátan yuvválan xə̀šlaˈ ⁺xábra là vilálan mə́nno.ˈ xa-yúma ʾázax xázzax ʾáha dàxila.ˈ ʾé mə́drə yə́mma bábət bráta bitàyənaˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ t-lá yáṱṱi ʾánnə màlcələ ʾáha.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺rába xə̀dyənaˈ ⁺xábra yúvvəna k̭até k̭át yə́mma bábət dá bráta bitáyəna xazzìla.ˈ ʾánnə xa-dárya labúləna pašcàšə k̭áto,ˈ ⁺šúlə labùləna.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺hùdrəna k̭atéˈ ⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ k̭at-màtti.ˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺xoravátu꞊da ⁺k̭əryèləˈ tíyyəna tìvənaˈ ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ k̭át ⁺ʾàxliˈ ʾe-bráta bitáyəla brāt-málca k̭a-bábo mára bàbiˈ ʾáha xašùltəla,ˈ ʾáx dàha,ˈ ʾáha túyma xšùllə.ˈ drítola ⁺tàmma.ˈ ʾátxa ɟári ʾòdətˈ ʾá tùyma xašlə́tlə.ˈ mára bàbaˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlələ ʾána-ʾodən?!ˈ mára ɟári ʾodə̀tlə ʾáha.ˈ ⁺čára lə̀t.ˈ k̭a-yə́mmo꞊da máyəla cmá ⁺lavášə láxma barùyzə.ˈ mára ʾánnə꞊da xáč̭č̭a míyya ⁺máryəs ⁺ʾallèˈ máccəslun k̭át ràcxiˈ ʾánnə ⁺xa-⁺ràmša ⁺ʾáxlax.ˈ mára k̭a-mú ʾáxnan ʾá ⁺šùla ʾódax?ˈ mára ʾáha lélə ʾò béta.ˈ láxxa xá náša lá pàləxˈ lè-⁺ʾaməs ⁺ʾáxəl.ˈ ⁺yúxsa xúrraɟ lè yávvi k̭atóxun ⁺ʾaxlítun.ˈ málca ⁺ʾávva bəxšàluləˈ báxtu꞊da láxma marcùxula.ˈ mattúyəna ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ málca mára k̭a-do-yàlaˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ ʾáxnan cmá šə́nnə lá ⁺mə́slan ʾáha malpàxvala.ˈ ʾáha dúla cúllə ʾá béta šap̂ìraˈ cúllə mə́ndi ⁺spày.ˈ ʾáha ⁺rába xə̀dyaˈ xá-ʾaxča zúyzə ⁺palùṱələˈ yávələ dàvə k̭átu.ˈ mára cú-məndit ⁺báyyət ʾódət vùd.ˈ xá-yuma mə́drə xá yàlaˈ bábu myàtələˈ xá yə́mma vàyulə.ˈ xína lə́tvalə ʾaxúna xàta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ bábi k̭a-díyyi mùlpələˈ ʾána mujjúrra ʾánnə tòrə lablə́nnun,ˈ ⁺ʾárra ⁺ʾak̭rìla,ˈ mú ʾodíla ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾáha ʾána c-⁺ámsən pàlxən.ˈ yə́mmu꞊da màraˈ ⁺bəzdáyən là ⁺ʾámsət,ˈ xá mə́ndi ʾòyaˈ ʾánnə tórə máxi císux ⁺p̂arṱìla.ˈ mára làˈ ⁺niɟáran là-viˈ p̂ṱ-òdən. ʾáha bərrə̀šxələˈ pəlxànələˈ níxa níxa ɟarvùsələ.ˈ ʾa-yála ⁺ɟùra váyələ.ˈ xà-yumaˈ yə́mmu màraˈ sə̀tva váyələˈ mára brùniˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlan k̭a-⁺xàla.ˈ zúyzə꞊da lə̀tlanˈ dáxila xá mən-dánnə tòrəˈ parmàxlə,ˈ bašláxlə ʾodáxlə k̭àlya?ˈ ʾe-⁺dána sə̀tvaˈ ci-parmíva k̭ənyàna,ˈ ⁺búsra ci-bašlívalə ɟu-mə̀šxa,ˈ ci-mattívalə ɟú ʾátxa k̭adàlə ⁺ɟúrə.ˈ sə́tva mən-dàni c-⁺axlíva.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾána ʾè-⁺danaˈ b-xà tóra lá-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ mára ʾắɟar ʾaláha lá ⁺rxəmlə̀,ˈ mú ɟári ʾòdax ʾáxnan?ˈ ʾána b-xá tóra là-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ k̭a-díyyax b-⁺yásrən də́pnət dá tòraˈ ʾátən꞊da mən-ɟíbət ⁺dávən ɟári pàlxat.ˈ mára pàlxanˈ xób mára tóra pàrmax.ˈ tóra pràmunaˈ jə́ns ⁺ṱuyátə ⁺bixáləna bašùləna.ˈ švavé xəzmané꞊da ⁺bək̭rayèna,ˈ bašúləna ⁺bixàləna.ˈ váyəla bi-nisànə.ˈ xína ⁺dánət pəlxànəla.ˈ màraˈ yə̀mmiˈ ʾadìyyaˈ tóra ⁺bəsyàrunˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺šúla ɟári ʾàtən꞊da ʾátyat.ˈ mára xína ʾána mə́rtən ɟári ʾodànnə.ˈ ⁺bəsyárolə ⁺ʾal-dàhaˈ pəlxànələ.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana b-⁺dárət Šɑ̄h Abbɑ̄̀sˈ ⁺rába ci-⁺xadə́rva ɟu-mdìtaˈ xazíva mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ b-sùysa ci-⁺xadə́rva,ˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ k̭at-là yaṱṱívalə.ˈ bəxzàyələˈ ɟu-ʾúrxa ⁺vàrələ,ˈ bəxzáyələ xá … yála jī̀lˈ ʾína xa-báxta sòtaˈ xa-tóra ⁺sirélə cəs-⁺ʾùydaləˈ ʾáha pəlxànələ.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ màraˈ brùniˈ ʾáha mùt ⁺šúlələ ʾá báxta sóta?ˈ ⁺ʾávva hak̭ùyələ k̭átuˈ mára masála ʾàtxəla.ˈ ʾáha … k̭uvvə̀ltəva ʾátxa ʾodávaˈ ʾána꞊da mə́rri ⁺ʾál ⁺xábrax k̭uvvə̀ltətˈ ɟári ʾodàtlə ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾáha lèla ⁺spáy, ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a dávə yávələ k̭àtuˈ mára ʾázət xa-tóra zònətˈ màyyət.ˈ ʾa-báxta xína là mapləxxə́tta.ˈ xób púš b-šèna,ˈ ʾávət basìma,ˈ bərrə́šxələ.ˈ ⁺bár háda ʾá taxmùnələˈ málca ʾə́tvalə xa-bràtaˈ hə́č mə́ndi lè-ʾodava.ˈ c-⁺axláva ci-damxàva.ˈ hə́č ⁺šúla lè-ʾodava.ˈ málca mə̀rrə ʾá yála honána yàlələ.ˈ ʾána bəxšávən brátan yavváxla k̭a-dàha.ˈ ʾáha ʾa-bráta mayyíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa.ˈ mə́drə bərrə̀šxələˈ xá-yuma mára ʾátən ⁺hála lḕt ɟvíra?ˈ mára là.ˈ mára ʾána xa-bràta ʾə́tli.ˈ ⁺spày brátəla.ˈ ʾáyya b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla꞊da ʾána ɟàni p̂ṱ-odə́nnə k̭áto.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára ʾána lə̀tli xá-ʾaxča zúyzəˈ k̭at-ʾána ⁺ʾámsən ɟòrən.ˈ mára ʾána b-⁺hayyərrə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla p̂ṱ-odə̀nnə,ˈ cúllə-məndi ʾána p̂ṱ-òdən.ˈ bráti yavvə̀nna k̭átux.ˈ mára ⁺rába ⁺spày.ˈ ʾá bəšk̭ála labùlolə,ˈ bráta bəxzàyolə.ˈ mára mú xína ⁺spày꞊la.ˈ bəɟvàroləˈ ⁺xlúyla vàdəna.ˈ bəšk̭álolə màyolə.ˈ màyolə,ˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlun ʾánnə ɟu-béta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾàhaˈ bràtaˈ ʾána mùyyonˈ ɟvìron.ˈ ʾadìyyaˈ ʾá ʾə́n xa-⁺šúla və̀dla,ˈ yávvat k̭átu xá mə́ndi ⁺ʾàxla.ˈ ʾə́n là və́dla,ˈ lá yávvat hə̀č mə́ndi k̭áto ⁺ʾáxlaˈ hál ʾána ʾàtən.ˈ mára mə́jjət dáx c-óya ʾá ⁺šúla ʾodànnə?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána mə́rri ʾátxəla ʾàtxəla.ˈ ⁺xábrət díyyi ʾàhələ.ˈ ʾá mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾáha bərrə́šxələ mə́drə pəlxànələ.ˈ xína málca yúvvələ k̭átu zùyzəˈ ⁺šúlu ⁺spày꞊lə xína.ˈ xíšələ ⁺ʾal-də́šta pəlxànələ,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ⁺bak̭úrələ yə̀mmiˈ ʾá bráta xá ⁺šúla və̀dtəla yan-lá?ˈ mə́rra dū̀z tanyánnuxˈ dmə̀xtəla hal-ʾadíyya.ˈ hə́č-məndi lèla və́dta.ˈ márələ k̭àtoˈ hál꞊ət lá pàlxatˈ hə́č-məndi là-⁺ʾamsat ⁺ʾáxlat ʾát ɟu-da-béta.ˈ ʾánnə mattúyəna xúrraɟ ⁺bixàlənaˈ k̭a-dáyən lèna yáva.ˈ ʾáha bədmáxəla cpə̀nta.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bitàyələˈ màraˈ yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾá bráta plə̀xtəla yan-lá?ˈ mára hìˈ ʾána tanúyra ⁺šə́rtənva ʾánnə xáč̭č̭a k̭èsə ⁺ruppíla ɟu-tanúyra.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a láxma mé yàvvax k̭a-dá.ˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a xùrraɟ də́ryəna k̭átoˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a꞊da làxma,ˈ ʾáxči ʾà p̂ṱ-⁺axlátla,ˈ là zóda. níxa níxa ʾá bəlyàpəla.ˈ ⁺šúlət bèta vádəla.ˈ cúllə mə́ndi vàdəla.ˈ xína vítəla m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-tàmmaˈ ʾá málca mára k̭a-bàxtuˈ ʾáxnan ʾé brátan yuvválan xə̀šlaˈ ⁺xábra là vilálan mə́nno.ˈ xa-yúma ʾázax xázzax ʾáha dàxila.ˈ ʾé mə́drə yə́mma bábət bráta bitàyənaˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ t-lá yáṱṱi ʾánnə màlcələ ʾáha.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺rába xə̀dyənaˈ ⁺xábra yúvvəna k̭até k̭át yə́mma bábət dá bráta bitáyəna xazzìla.ˈ ʾánnə xa-dárya labúləna pašcàšə k̭áto,ˈ ⁺šúlə labùləna.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺hùdrəna k̭atéˈ ⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ k̭at-màtti.ˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺xoravátu꞊da ⁺k̭əryèləˈ tíyyəna tìvənaˈ ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ k̭át ⁺ʾàxliˈ ʾe-bráta bitáyəla brāt-málca k̭a-bábo mára bàbiˈ ʾáha xašùltəla,ˈ ʾáx dàha,ˈ ʾáha túyma xšùllə.ˈ drítola ⁺tàmma.ˈ ʾátxa ɟári ʾòdətˈ ʾá tùyma xašlə́tlə.ˈ mára bàbaˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlələ ʾána-ʾodən?!ˈ mára ɟári ʾodə̀tlə ʾáha.ˈ ⁺čára lə̀t.ˈ k̭a-yə́mmo꞊da máyəla cmá ⁺lavášə láxma barùyzə.ˈ mára ʾánnə꞊da xáč̭č̭a míyya ⁺máryəs ⁺ʾallèˈ máccəslun k̭át ràcxiˈ ʾánnə ⁺xa-⁺ràmša ⁺ʾáxlax.ˈ mára k̭a-mú ʾáxnan ʾá ⁺šùla ʾódax?ˈ mára ʾáha lélə ʾò béta.ˈ láxxa xá náša lá pàləxˈ lè-⁺ʾaməs ⁺ʾáxəl.ˈ ⁺yúxsa xúrraɟ lè yávvi k̭atóxun ⁺ʾaxlítun.ˈ málca ⁺ʾávva bəxšàluləˈ báxtu꞊da láxma marcùxula.ˈ mattúyəna ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ málca mára k̭a-do-yàlaˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ ʾáxnan cmá šə́nnə lá ⁺mə́slan ʾáha malpàxvala.ˈ ʾáha dúla cúllə ʾá béta šap̂ìraˈ cúllə mə́ndi ⁺spày.ˈ ʾáha ⁺rába xə̀dyaˈ xá-ʾaxča zúyzə ⁺palùṱələˈ yávələ dàvə k̭átu.ˈ mára cú-məndit ⁺báyyət ʾódət vùd.ˈ	One day, again a lad—his father dies. He has a mother. He did not have a brother and sister. He says ‘Mother, my father has taught me how to take the oxen to plough the field, and what they do to it and so forth. So I can work.’ But his mother says ‘I am afraid that you will not be able and something will happen, and these oxen will strike and rip your stomach.’ He says ‘No, don’t worry. I shall do it.’ He goes and works. He gradually grows. The boy becomes an adult. One day his mother says—it is winter—she says ‘My son, we have nothing to eat. How about we slaughter one of those oxen, and cook it and make _k̭alya_?’ At that time in winter they used to slaughter cattle, cook the meat in oil and put it in big jars like this. In winter they would eat this. He says ‘Mother, I then shall not be able to work with one ox.’ She says ‘God is merciful.’ He says ‘If God is not merciful, what should we do? I cannot work with one ox. I shall tie you by the side of this ox and you must work in place of the other one.’ She says ‘I shall work.’ ‘Well,’ he said ‘We shall slaughter the ox.’ They slaughter the ox. They cook and eat good grilled meat. They invite their neighbours and their relatives, they cook and eat. Spring comes. It is the time of work. He says ‘Mother, I am now tying up the ox. You also must come to work.’ She said ‘I have said I must do it.’ He ties her onto it and works (in the field). At that time, during the reign of Shah Abbas, he often used to travel around the town to see what was happening. He would travel around on a horse, in some old clothes, so that people would not recognize him. He sees, passes on the road and sees that a young man has tied together an old woman and an ox and he is working. He dismounts and says ‘My son, what is this business with this old woman?’ He tells him and says ‘This is the story. She had promised to do this and I said ‘You have given your word and you must do this job.’ He said ‘No, this is not good, this situation.’ He gives some gold coins to him and says ‘Go and buy an ox and bring it back. Do not make this woman work anymore.’ ‘Well, goodbye and thank you.’ He goes off. After that he thinks. The king had a daughter who did nothing. She ate and slept. She did not work. The king said ‘This lad is a clever lad. I think we shall give our daughter to him.’ He will bring the girl to her senses.’ He goes and says one day ‘Are you not yet married? He says ‘No.’ He says ‘I have a daughter. I shall give her to you. I shall arrange the wedding for her.’ He says ‘I do not have so much money that I can get married.’ He says ‘I shall help you.’ I shall arrange the wedding, I shall do everything. I shall give my daughter to you.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He takes and brings her. He sees her. He says ‘Well, she is good.’ He marries her and they hold a wedding. He takes her and brings her back. He brings her back, but they have nothing in the house. He says ‘Mother, I have brought this girl and married her. Now, if she does a job, give her something to eat. If she does not do it, do not give her anything to eat until I come back.’ She says ‘Really, how can I do this?’ He says ‘No, I have said that it is like this. This is my command.’ She says ‘Very good.’ He again goes to work. The king has given him money and his work is good. He has gone to the field to work and comes back. He asks ‘Mother, has this girl done a job or not?’ She said ‘I’ll tell you the truth, she has slept until now. She has not done anything.’ He says to her ‘So long as you do not work, you cannot eat anything in the house.’ They lay food and eat, but do not give to her. She goes to sleep hungry. The next day he comes back and says ‘Mother, has the girl worked or not?’ She says ‘Yes, I had lit the oven and she threw a few of these logs into the oven.’ He said ‘Bring a little bread for us to give to her.’ (When) they have laid for her a tiny amount of food and a tiny piece of bread, (he said) ‘You will eat only this, no more.’ Gradually she learns. She does the housework. She does everything. After some time, the king says to his wife ‘We gave away that daughter of ours and she went away, but we have not had word from her. One day let’s go and see how she is.’ So, the mother and father of the girl come in some old clothes so they do not know that he is the king. They are very pleased. They have given them the news that the mother and father of the girl are coming to see her. They bring a load of gifts for her, and take things. They have prepared for them dinner, so they can serve it (to them). He has also invited some of his friends and they have come and are sitting eating dinner. In order that they (the parents) can eat, the girl, the daughter of the king, comes to her father and says ‘Father, this is a pestle, like this one pound this garlic.’ She has put it out there. 'You must do like this to pound the garlic.’ He said ‘What kind of job is this for me to do?!’ She says ‘You must do this. There is no way out.’ For her mother she brings a few dry flat-breads. She says ‘Sprinkle some water over these and cover them so that they become soft, so that we can eat them for dinner.’ They said ‘Why should we do this work?’ She says ‘This is not the same house (as I grew up in). Here if a man does not work, he will not be able to eat. (You must work) otherwise they will not give you food to eat.’ The king pounds that (garlic) and his wife softens the bread. They lay dinner and eat. The king says to the young man ‘Well done! Well done! We have not managed for many years to teach her. Now look at all this, this beautiful house, everything very good.’ He (the king) is very happy and takes out a lot of money and gives gold coins to him. He says ‘Do whatever you want to do.’

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xá-yuma mə́drə xá yàlaˈ bábu myàtələˈ xá yə́mma vàyulə.ˈ xína lə́tvalə ʾaxúna xàta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ bábi k̭a-díyyi mùlpələˈ ʾána mujjúrra ʾánnə tòrə lablə́nnun,ˈ ⁺ʾárra ⁺ʾak̭rìla,ˈ mú ʾodíla ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾáha ʾána c-⁺ámsən pàlxən.ˈ yə́mmu꞊da màraˈ ⁺bəzdáyən là ⁺ʾámsət,ˈ xá mə́ndi ʾòyaˈ ʾánnə tórə máxi císux ⁺p̂arṱìla.ˈ mára làˈ ⁺niɟáran là-viˈ p̂ṱ-òdən. ʾáha bərrə̀šxələˈ pəlxànələˈ níxa níxa ɟarvùsələ.ˈ ʾa-yála ⁺ɟùra váyələ.ˈ xà-yumaˈ yə́mmu màraˈ sə̀tva váyələˈ mára brùniˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlan k̭a-⁺xàla.ˈ zúyzə꞊da lə̀tlanˈ dáxila xá mən-dánnə tòrəˈ parmàxlə,ˈ bašláxlə ʾodáxlə k̭àlya?ˈ ʾe-⁺dána sə̀tvaˈ ci-parmíva k̭ənyàna,ˈ ⁺búsra ci-bašlívalə ɟu-mə̀šxa,ˈ ci-mattívalə ɟú ʾátxa k̭adàlə ⁺ɟúrə.ˈ sə́tva mən-dàni c-⁺axlíva.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾána ʾè-⁺danaˈ b-xà tóra lá-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ mára ʾắɟar ʾaláha lá ⁺rxəmlə̀,ˈ mú ɟári ʾòdax ʾáxnan?ˈ ʾána b-xá tóra là-ʾamsən pálxən.ˈ k̭a-díyyax b-⁺yásrən də́pnət dá tòraˈ ʾátən꞊da mən-ɟíbət ⁺dávən ɟári pàlxat.ˈ mára pàlxanˈ xób mára tóra pàrmax.ˈ tóra pràmunaˈ jə́ns ⁺ṱuyátə ⁺bixáləna bašùləna.ˈ švavé xəzmané꞊da ⁺bək̭rayèna,ˈ bašúləna ⁺bixàləna.ˈ váyəla bi-nisànə.ˈ xína ⁺dánət pəlxànəla.ˈ màraˈ yə̀mmiˈ ʾadìyyaˈ tóra ⁺bəsyàrunˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺šúla ɟári ʾàtən꞊da ʾátyat.ˈ mára xína ʾána mə́rtən ɟári ʾodànnə.ˈ ⁺bəsyárolə ⁺ʾal-dàhaˈ pəlxànələ.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana b-⁺dárət Šɑ̄h Abbɑ̄̀sˈ ⁺rába ci-⁺xadə́rva ɟu-mdìtaˈ xazíva mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ b-sùysa ci-⁺xadə́rva,ˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ k̭at-là yaṱṱívalə.ˈ bəxzàyələˈ ɟu-ʾúrxa ⁺vàrələ,ˈ bəxzáyələ xá … yála jī̀lˈ ʾína xa-báxta sòtaˈ xa-tóra ⁺sirélə cəs-⁺ʾùydaləˈ ʾáha pəlxànələ.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ màraˈ brùniˈ ʾáha mùt ⁺šúlələ ʾá báxta sóta?ˈ ⁺ʾávva hak̭ùyələ k̭átuˈ mára masála ʾàtxəla.ˈ ʾáha … k̭uvvə̀ltəva ʾátxa ʾodávaˈ ʾána꞊da mə́rri ⁺ʾál ⁺xábrax k̭uvvə̀ltətˈ ɟári ʾodàtlə ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾáha lèla ⁺spáy, ʾa-⁺šúla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a dávə yávələ k̭àtuˈ mára ʾázət xa-tóra zònətˈ màyyət.ˈ ʾa-báxta xína là mapləxxə́tta.ˈ xób púš b-šèna,ˈ ʾávət basìma,ˈ bərrə́šxələ.ˈ ⁺bár háda ʾá taxmùnələˈ málca ʾə́tvalə xa-bràtaˈ hə́č mə́ndi lè-ʾodava.ˈ c-⁺axláva ci-damxàva.ˈ hə́č ⁺šúla lè-ʾodava.ˈ málca mə̀rrə ʾá yála honána yàlələ.ˈ ʾána bəxšávən brátan yavváxla k̭a-dàha.ˈ ʾáha ʾa-bráta mayyíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa.ˈ mə́drə bərrə̀šxələˈ xá-yuma mára ʾátən ⁺hála lḕt ɟvíra?ˈ mára là.ˈ mára ʾána xa-bràta ʾə́tli.ˈ ⁺spày brátəla.ˈ ʾáyya b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla꞊da ʾána ɟàni p̂ṱ-odə́nnə k̭áto.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára ʾána lə̀tli xá-ʾaxča zúyzəˈ k̭at-ʾána ⁺ʾámsən ɟòrən.ˈ mára ʾána b-⁺hayyərrə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺xlúyla p̂ṱ-odə̀nnə,ˈ cúllə-məndi ʾána p̂ṱ-òdən.ˈ bráti yavvə̀nna k̭átux.ˈ mára ⁺rába ⁺spày.ˈ ʾá bəšk̭ála labùlolə,ˈ bráta bəxzàyolə.ˈ mára mú xína ⁺spày꞊la.ˈ bəɟvàroləˈ ⁺xlúyla vàdəna.ˈ bəšk̭álolə màyolə.ˈ màyolə,ˈ hə́č-məndi lə̀tlun ʾánnə ɟu-béta.ˈ mára yə̀mmiˈ ʾàhaˈ bràtaˈ ʾána mùyyonˈ ɟvìron.ˈ ʾadìyyaˈ ʾá ʾə́n xa-⁺šúla və̀dla,ˈ yávvat k̭átu xá mə́ndi ⁺ʾàxla.ˈ ʾə́n là və́dla,ˈ lá yávvat hə̀č mə́ndi k̭áto ⁺ʾáxlaˈ hál ʾána ʾàtən.ˈ mára mə́jjət dáx c-óya ʾá ⁺šúla ʾodànnə?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána mə́rri ʾátxəla ʾàtxəla.ˈ ⁺xábrət díyyi ʾàhələ.ˈ ʾá mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾáha bərrə́šxələ mə́drə pəlxànələ.ˈ xína málca yúvvələ k̭átu zùyzəˈ ⁺šúlu ⁺spày꞊lə xína.ˈ xíšələ ⁺ʾal-də́šta pəlxànələ,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ⁺bak̭úrələ yə̀mmiˈ ʾá bráta xá ⁺šúla və̀dtəla yan-lá?ˈ mə́rra dū̀z tanyánnuxˈ dmə̀xtəla hal-ʾadíyya.ˈ hə́č-məndi lèla və́dta.ˈ márələ k̭àtoˈ hál꞊ət lá pàlxatˈ hə́č-məndi là-⁺ʾamsat ⁺ʾáxlat ʾát ɟu-da-béta.ˈ ʾánnə mattúyəna xúrraɟ ⁺bixàlənaˈ k̭a-dáyən lèna yáva.ˈ ʾáha bədmáxəla cpə̀nta.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bitàyələˈ màraˈ yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾá bráta plə̀xtəla yan-lá?ˈ mára hìˈ ʾána tanúyra ⁺šə́rtənva ʾánnə xáč̭č̭a k̭èsə ⁺ruppíla ɟu-tanúyra.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a láxma mé yàvvax k̭a-dá.ˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a xùrraɟ də́ryəna k̭átoˈ xa-p̂ə́rc̭a꞊da làxma,ˈ ʾáxči ʾà p̂ṱ-⁺axlátla,ˈ là zóda. níxa níxa ʾá bəlyàpəla.ˈ ⁺šúlət bèta vádəla.ˈ cúllə mə́ndi vàdəla.ˈ xína vítəla m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-tàmmaˈ ʾá málca mára k̭a-bàxtuˈ ʾáxnan ʾé brátan yuvválan xə̀šlaˈ ⁺xábra là vilálan mə́nno.ˈ xa-yúma ʾázax xázzax ʾáha dàxila.ˈ ʾé mə́drə yə́mma bábət bráta bitàyənaˈ b-xáč̭č̭a júllə ʾatìk̭əˈ t-lá yáṱṱi ʾánnə màlcələ ʾáha.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺rába xə̀dyənaˈ ⁺xábra yúvvəna k̭até k̭át yə́mma bábət dá bráta bitáyəna xazzìla.ˈ ʾánnə xa-dárya labúləna pašcàšə k̭áto,ˈ ⁺šúlə labùləna.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ⁺hùdrəna k̭atéˈ ⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ k̭at-màtti.ˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺xoravátu꞊da ⁺k̭əryèləˈ tíyyəna tìvənaˈ ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ k̭át ⁺ʾàxliˈ ʾe-bráta bitáyəla brāt-málca k̭a-bábo mára bàbiˈ ʾáha xašùltəla,ˈ ʾáx dàha,ˈ ʾáha túyma xšùllə.ˈ drítola ⁺tàmma.ˈ ʾátxa ɟári ʾòdətˈ ʾá tùyma xašlə́tlə.ˈ mára bàbaˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlələ ʾána-ʾodən?!ˈ mára ɟári ʾodə̀tlə ʾáha.ˈ ⁺čára lə̀t.ˈ k̭a-yə́mmo꞊da máyəla cmá ⁺lavášə láxma barùyzə.ˈ mára ʾánnə꞊da xáč̭č̭a míyya ⁺máryəs ⁺ʾallèˈ máccəslun k̭át ràcxiˈ ʾánnə ⁺xa-⁺ràmša ⁺ʾáxlax.ˈ mára k̭a-mú ʾáxnan ʾá ⁺šùla ʾódax?ˈ mára ʾáha lélə ʾò béta.ˈ láxxa xá náša lá pàləxˈ lè-⁺ʾaməs ⁺ʾáxəl.ˈ ⁺yúxsa xúrraɟ lè yávvi k̭atóxun ⁺ʾaxlítun.ˈ málca ⁺ʾávva bəxšàluləˈ báxtu꞊da láxma marcùxula.ˈ mattúyəna ⁺xa-⁺rámša ⁺bixàləna.ˈ málca mára k̭a-do-yàlaˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ bàsma ɟánux!ˈ ʾáxnan cmá šə́nnə lá ⁺mə́slan ʾáha malpàxvala.ˈ ʾáha dúla cúllə ʾá béta šap̂ìraˈ cúllə mə́ndi ⁺spày.ˈ ʾáha ⁺rába xə̀dyaˈ xá-ʾaxča zúyzə ⁺palùṱələˈ yávələ dàvə k̭átu.ˈ mára cú-məndit ⁺báyyət ʾódət vùd.ˈ

Translation:

One day, again a lad—his father dies. He has a mother. He did not have a brother and sister. He says ‘Mother, my father has taught me how to take the oxen to plough the field, and what they do to it and so forth. So I can work.’ But his mother says ‘I am afraid that you will not be able and something will happen, and these oxen will strike and rip your stomach.’ He says ‘No, don’t worry. I shall do it.’ He goes and works. He gradually grows. The boy becomes an adult. One day his mother says—it is winter—she says ‘My son, we have nothing to eat. How about we slaughter one of those oxen, and cook it and make _k̭alya_?’ At that time in winter they used to slaughter cattle, cook the meat in oil and put it in big jars like this. In winter they would eat this. He says ‘Mother, I then shall not be able to work with one ox.’ She says ‘God is merciful.’ He says ‘If God is not merciful, what should we do? I cannot work with one ox. I shall tie you by the side of this ox and you must work in place of the other one.’ She says ‘I shall work.’ ‘Well,’ he said ‘We shall slaughter the ox.’ They slaughter the ox. They cook and eat good grilled meat. They invite their neighbours and their relatives, they cook and eat. Spring comes. It is the time of work. He says ‘Mother, I am now tying up the ox. You also must come to work.’ She said ‘I have said I must do it.’ He ties her onto it and works (in the field). At that time, during the reign of Shah Abbas, he often used to travel around the town to see what was happening. He would travel around on a horse, in some old clothes, so that people would not recognize him. He sees, passes on the road and sees that a young man has tied together an old woman and an ox and he is working. He dismounts and says ‘My son, what is this business with this old woman?’ He tells him and says ‘This is the story. She had promised to do this and I said ‘You have given your word and you must do this job.’ He said ‘No, this is not good, this situation.’ He gives some gold coins to him and says ‘Go and buy an ox and bring it back. Do not make this woman work anymore.’ ‘Well, goodbye and thank you.’ He goes off. After that he thinks. The king had a daughter who did nothing. She ate and slept. She did not work. The king said ‘This lad is a clever lad. I think we shall give our daughter to him.’ He will bring the girl to her senses.’ He goes and says one day ‘Are you not yet married? He says ‘No.’ He says ‘I have a daughter. I shall give her to you. I shall arrange the wedding for her.’ He says ‘I do not have so much money that I can get married.’ He says ‘I shall help you.’ I shall arrange the wedding, I shall do everything. I shall give my daughter to you.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He takes and brings her. He sees her. He says ‘Well, she is good.’ He marries her and they hold a wedding. He takes her and brings her back. He brings her back, but they have nothing in the house. He says ‘Mother, I have brought this girl and married her. Now, if she does a job, give her something to eat. If she does not do it, do not give her anything to eat until I come back.’ She says ‘Really, how can I do this?’ He says ‘No, I have said that it is like this. This is my command.’ She says ‘Very good.’ He again goes to work. The king has given him money and his work is good. He has gone to the field to work and comes back. He asks ‘Mother, has this girl done a job or not?’ She said ‘I’ll tell you the truth, she has slept until now. She has not done anything.’ He says to her ‘So long as you do not work, you cannot eat anything in the house.’ They lay food and eat, but do not give to her. She goes to sleep hungry. The next day he comes back and says ‘Mother, has the girl worked or not?’ She says ‘Yes, I had lit the oven and she threw a few of these logs into the oven.’ He said ‘Bring a little bread for us to give to her.’ (When) they have laid for her a tiny amount of food and a tiny piece of bread, (he said) ‘You will eat only this, no more.’ Gradually she learns. She does the housework. She does everything. After some time, the king says to his wife ‘We gave away that daughter of ours and she went away, but we have not had word from her. One day let’s go and see how she is.’ So, the mother and father of the girl come in some old clothes so they do not know that he is the king. They are very pleased. They have given them the news that the mother and father of the girl are coming to see her. They bring a load of gifts for her, and take things. They have prepared for them dinner, so they can serve it (to them). He has also invited some of his friends and they have come and are sitting eating dinner. In order that they (the parents) can eat, the girl, the daughter of the king, comes to her father and says ‘Father, this is a pestle, like this one pound this garlic.’ She has put it out there. 'You must do like this to pound the garlic.’ He said ‘What kind of job is this for me to do?!’ She says ‘You must do this. There is no way out.’ For her mother she brings a few dry flat-breads. She says ‘Sprinkle some water over these and cover them so that they become soft, so that we can eat them for dinner.’ They said ‘Why should we do this work?’ She says ‘This is not the same house (as I grew up in). Here if a man does not work, he will not be able to eat. (You must work) otherwise they will not give you food to eat.’ The king pounds that (garlic) and his wife softens the bread. They lay dinner and eat. The king says to the young man ‘Well done! Well done! We have not managed for many years to teach her. Now look at all this, this beautiful house, everything very good.’ He (the king) is very happy and takes out a lot of money and gives gold coins to him. He says ‘Do whatever you want to do.’