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	Yulia Davudi	Sydney, AU

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0:00	xá-yuma xa-bràtaˈ mən-madràsaˈ bálcət ṱ-avívala ʾəštassár šə̀nnəˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺ṱalbìlaˈ k̭a-brunè.ˈ bába yə́mmət bráta màrənaˈ k̭át hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá,ˈ hə́č mə̀ndi,ˈ lá bašùləla,ˈ lá júllə msàyəla,ˈ lá xyàpta,ˈ la msèta,ˈ la cnàšta.ˈ hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá brátan.ˈ mújjar maɟvərràxla?ˈ màraˈ brúnan ⁺byàyoləˈ ʾàxnan꞊da ⁺byáyox.ˈ ʾax-xa-bráta b-xamàxla.ˈ ʾáxtun hàllunlaˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ bəlʾaxarèˈ cúl-⁺danta bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ k̭abúlona k̭at-braté yavvìla.ˈ mára cú-məndit ʾoyàniˈ b-k̭dálət diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáxnan màrəxˈ bŕatan həč-məndi-lèla ⁺bədda.ˈ ⁺hála brāt-madràsəla.ˈ ʾáxči ⁺bəddáyəla ⁺k̭réta ctùyta.ˈ labúlona bèta.ˈ xá-yuma bəxzàyəlaˈ ʾìnaˈ dúna k̭ìmə,ˈ ⁺xìlə,ˈ šə̀tyə,ˈ ʾáyya pə́štəla cpə̀nta.ˈ yúmət d-tré hàda,ˈ yúmət d-⁺ṱlá hàda.ˈ hal-ṱ-íla bək̭yàmaˈ ʾína ʾánnə cúllə ⁺xilə šə̀tyə.ˈ ⁺ɟóro márəl k̭àto,ˈ yàla,ˈ màraˈ k̭am-ʾátxa ránɟax zurdə̀nnələ?ˈ màraˈ cpə̀ntən.ˈ dàx cpəntət?ˈ xá-xča mə̀ndi ɟu-bèta!ˈ mára ʾána cpə̀ntən.ˈ ʾána lḗn lə́pta b-nóši ⁺ʾàxlan,ˈ hál bək̭yámən꞊da k̭at-⁺ʾàxlana,ˈ cúllə váyəna ⁺xìlə.ˈ láxma lə̀t k̭áy.ˈ yàla márələ,ˈ ⁺ɟòro,ˈ màraˈ k̭édamta k̭at-bək̭yàmət,ˈ k̭ú xáč̭č̭a də̀k̭k̭a,ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyra,ˈ ʾánnə dáyk̭ə máyk̭ə k̭át mən-⁺p̂aṱùxə,ˈ mən-càmrəˈ ci-tanílun də̀k̭k̭a.ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyraˈ ʾádi ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺ṱàmta.ˈ ⁺dā́n ⁺cavə́tra vàyəlaˈ k̭u-xáč̭č̭a cnùš,ˈ k̭àrk̭əz,ˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat cavə̀tra.ˈ ⁺bèrašə k̭at-váyəla,ˈ xáč̭č̭a mánə ⁺xàlləlˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺xa-⁺ràmša.ˈ láxxa ɟu-da-béta cúl-xa náša ɟári pàləx.ˈ ⁺ʾé-⁺dān lá pàlxat, lè ⁺ʾáxlat.ˈ bráta móriša jáldə bək̭yàməla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a də́k̭k̭a bədráyəla ɟu-tanùyra.ˈ bəxzàyəlaˈ ⁺ṱàmta yuvvə́llun k̭áto.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bək̭yáməla móriša jàldə.ˈ mən-k̭am꞊t ʾáni k̭émi bək̭yáma bəxyàpəlaˈ ʾu-mìyya pyášəna k̭áto.ˈ k̭ámta míyya lè pešíva k̭áto.ˈ ⁺cavə́tra bək̭yàməla,ˈ tammùzəla,ˈ bəcnàša,ˈ k̭ark̭ùzəla.ˈ ʾu-⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ mánə càmcə ⁺xállulla.ˈ ʾa-bráta níxa níxa lə́pla ⁺ʾal-dánnə k̭at-ɟarə-pálxa mənnèˈ cúllə pəlxànəˈ ʾáy꞊da pàlxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺xə̀lla,ˈ štìla,ˈ ⁺rába ⁺ràhat víla.ˈ ʾarp̂í yumáne ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bàxtaˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòro márəlaˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-vila b-ríšo.ˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-tila b-ríšo.ˈ ʾánnə ʾarp̂í yumáne xə̀štəla.ˈ bálcət mə̀ttəla,ˈ pə̀štəla,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìlona.ˈ lḗx ⁺bəddá mú-tila b-rìšo,ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ɟu-béta ⁺vàrəna.ˈ har-ɟu-béta ɟu-⁺vartè,ˈ bráta máyəla xáč̭č̭a tùyma,ˈ mattúyəla k̭am-bàboˈ k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ mára šk̭ùlunˈ ⁺ʾávva k̭àlpullə.ˈ ʾən-là,ˈ lè-⁺ʾaxlitun láxma,ˈ lé yavvíloxun làxma.ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ plùxun!ˈ ʾánnə xa-k̭a-do-xína màraˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ cút la-pàləxˈ lé ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ xá-yuma xa-bràtaˈ mən-madràsaˈ bálcət ṱ-avívala ʾəštassár šə̀nnəˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺ṱalbìlaˈ k̭a-brunè.ˈ bába yə́mmət bráta màrənaˈ k̭át hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá,ˈ hə́č mə̀ndi,ˈ lá bašùləla,ˈ lá júllə msàyəla,ˈ lá xyàpta,ˈ la msèta,ˈ la cnàšta.ˈ hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá brátan.ˈ mújjar maɟvərràxla?ˈ màraˈ brúnan ⁺byàyoləˈ ʾàxnan꞊da ⁺byáyox.ˈ ʾax-xa-bráta b-xamàxla.ˈ ʾáxtun hàllunlaˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ bəlʾaxarèˈ cúl-⁺danta bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ k̭abúlona k̭at-braté yavvìla.ˈ mára cú-məndit ʾoyàniˈ b-k̭dálət diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáxnan màrəxˈ bŕatan həč-məndi-lèla ⁺bədda.ˈ ⁺hála brāt-madràsəla.ˈ ʾáxči ⁺bəddáyəla ⁺k̭réta ctùyta.ˈ labúlona bèta.ˈ xá-yuma bəxzàyəlaˈ ʾìnaˈ dúna k̭ìmə,ˈ ⁺xìlə,ˈ šə̀tyə,ˈ ʾáyya pə́štəla cpə̀nta.ˈ yúmət d-tré hàda,ˈ yúmət d-⁺ṱlá hàda.ˈ hal-ṱ-íla bək̭yàmaˈ ʾína ʾánnə cúllə ⁺xilə šə̀tyə.ˈ ⁺ɟóro márəl k̭àto,ˈ yàla,ˈ màraˈ k̭am-ʾátxa ránɟax zurdə̀nnələ?ˈ màraˈ cpə̀ntən.ˈ dàx cpəntət?ˈ xá-xča mə̀ndi ɟu-bèta!ˈ mára ʾána cpə̀ntən.ˈ ʾána lḗn lə́pta b-nóši ⁺ʾàxlan,ˈ hál bək̭yámən꞊da k̭at-⁺ʾàxlana,ˈ cúllə váyəna ⁺xìlə.ˈ láxma lə̀t k̭áy.ˈ yàla márələ,ˈ ⁺ɟòro,ˈ màraˈ k̭édamta k̭at-bək̭yàmət,ˈ k̭ú xáč̭č̭a də̀k̭k̭a,ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyra,ˈ ʾánnə dáyk̭ə máyk̭ə k̭át mən-⁺p̂aṱùxə,ˈ mən-càmrəˈ ci-tanílun də̀k̭k̭a.ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyraˈ ʾádi ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺ṱàmta.ˈ ⁺dā́n ⁺cavə́tra vàyəlaˈ k̭u-xáč̭č̭a cnùš,ˈ k̭àrk̭əz,ˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat cavə̀tra.ˈ ⁺bèrašə k̭at-váyəla,ˈ xáč̭č̭a mánə ⁺xàlləlˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺xa-⁺ràmša.ˈ láxxa ɟu-da-béta cúl-xa náša ɟári pàləx.ˈ ⁺ʾé-⁺dān lá pàlxat, lè ⁺ʾáxlat.ˈ bráta móriša jáldə bək̭yàməla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a də́k̭k̭a bədráyəla ɟu-tanùyra.ˈ bəxzàyəlaˈ ⁺ṱàmta yuvvə́llun k̭áto.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bək̭yáməla móriša jàldə.ˈ mən-k̭am꞊t ʾáni k̭émi bək̭yáma bəxyàpəlaˈ ʾu-mìyya pyášəna k̭áto.ˈ k̭ámta míyya lè pešíva k̭áto.ˈ ⁺cavə́tra bək̭yàməla,ˈ tammùzəla,ˈ bəcnàša,ˈ k̭ark̭ùzəla.ˈ ʾu-⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ mánə càmcə ⁺xállulla.ˈ ʾa-bráta níxa níxa lə́pla ⁺ʾal-dánnə k̭at-ɟarə-pálxa mənnèˈ cúllə pəlxànəˈ ʾáy꞊da pàlxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺xə̀lla,ˈ štìla,ˈ ⁺rába ⁺ràhat víla.ˈ ʾarp̂í yumáne ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bàxtaˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòro márəlaˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-vila b-ríšo.ˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-tila b-ríšo.ˈ ʾánnə ʾarp̂í yumáne xə̀štəla.ˈ bálcət mə̀ttəla,ˈ pə̀štəla,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìlona.ˈ lḗx ⁺bəddá mú-tila b-rìšo,ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ɟu-béta ⁺vàrəna.ˈ har-ɟu-béta ɟu-⁺vartè,ˈ bráta máyəla xáč̭č̭a tùyma,ˈ mattúyəla k̭am-bàboˈ k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ mára šk̭ùlunˈ ⁺ʾávva k̭àlpullə.ˈ ʾən-là,ˈ lè-⁺ʾaxlitun láxma,ˈ lé yavvíloxun làxma.ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ plùxun!ˈ ʾánnə xa-k̭a-do-xína màraˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ cút la-pàləxˈ lé ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ	One day (some people) go and ask for the hand of a school-girl, perhaps sixteen years old, for their son. The mother and father of the girl say ‘She knows nothing, nothing, she does not cook, she does not wash clothes, (she does not know anything about) bathing, washing laundry, sweeping. Our daughter knows nothing. How can we give her in marriage?’ They say ‘Our son wants her and we also want her. We shall look after her like a daughter. Give her (to us) and you need not worry.’ In the end, they (the parents of the suitor) go back and forth, back and forth, and they (the parents of the girl) agree to give their daughter (in marriage). They say ‘Whatever happens is your responsibility. We say that our daughter knows nothing. She is still a school-girl. She only knows reading and writing.’ They take her home. One day she sees that they have got up, eaten and drunk, but she has remained hungry. The second day the same, the third day the same. By the time she gets up (she sees) that they have all eaten and drunk. Her husband, the young man, says to her ‘Why has your colour become so pale?’ She says ‘I am hungry.’ ‘Why are you hungry? There are so many things in the house!’ She says ‘I am hungry. I am not used to eating by myself, but before I get up to eat everybody has eaten. There is no food for me.’ The young man, her husband, says ‘When you get up in tomorrow morning, go and put some little pellets of dung (_dək̭k̭a_) in the oven—those small pieces of dung, of droppings, are called _dək̭k̭a_. Put pellets of dung in the oven, then you shall eat breakfast. When lunchtime comes, go and sweep, clear up, and you shall eat lunch. When evening comes, wash some dishes, and you shall eat dinner. Here in this house everybody must work. When you do not work, you do not eat.’ The girl gets up early in the morning. She puts some pellets of dung in the oven. She sees that they gave her breakfast. The next day she gets up early. Before they get up, she gets up and she washes herself and water is left for her. Previously water was not left for her. At lunchtime, she gets up, she cleans, she sweeps, she clears up. At dinnertime she washes the dishes and spoons. The girl gradually learnt about the jobs that she had to do with them, all the jobs that she also had to do. She ate, she drank and became very content. Forty days pass. The wife says to her husband ‘Let’s go and see what has become of that daughter of ours. Let’s go and see what has happened to that daughter of ours. She went away forty days ago. Perhaps she has died, or is alive, or they have killed her. We do not know what has happened to her. Let’s go.’ They go and enter the house. As soon as they enter the house, the girl brings some garlic and puts it in front of her father and mother. She says ‘Take this and peel it. If not, you will not eat any food. They will not give you food. Peel it! Peel it!' They say to one another ‘They have taught her. They have taught her. Whoever does not work does not eat.’

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xá-yuma xa-bràtaˈ mən-madràsaˈ bálcət ṱ-avívala ʾəštassár šə̀nnəˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺ṱalbìlaˈ k̭a-brunè.ˈ bába yə́mmət bráta màrənaˈ k̭át hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá,ˈ hə́č mə̀ndi,ˈ lá bašùləla,ˈ lá júllə msàyəla,ˈ lá xyàpta,ˈ la msèta,ˈ la cnàšta.ˈ hə́č mə́ndi lèla ⁺bəddá brátan.ˈ mújjar maɟvərràxla?ˈ màraˈ brúnan ⁺byàyoləˈ ʾàxnan꞊da ⁺byáyox.ˈ ʾax-xa-bráta b-xamàxla.ˈ ʾáxtun hàllunlaˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ bəlʾaxarèˈ cúl-⁺danta bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ bərrə́xšəna bitàyəna,ˈ k̭abúlona k̭at-braté yavvìla.ˈ mára cú-məndit ʾoyàniˈ b-k̭dálət diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáxnan màrəxˈ bŕatan həč-məndi-lèla ⁺bədda.ˈ ⁺hála brāt-madràsəla.ˈ ʾáxči ⁺bəddáyəla ⁺k̭réta ctùyta.ˈ labúlona bèta.ˈ xá-yuma bəxzàyəlaˈ ʾìnaˈ dúna k̭ìmə,ˈ ⁺xìlə,ˈ šə̀tyə,ˈ ʾáyya pə́štəla cpə̀nta.ˈ yúmət d-tré hàda,ˈ yúmət d-⁺ṱlá hàda.ˈ hal-ṱ-íla bək̭yàmaˈ ʾína ʾánnə cúllə ⁺xilə šə̀tyə.ˈ ⁺ɟóro márəl k̭àto,ˈ yàla,ˈ màraˈ k̭am-ʾátxa ránɟax zurdə̀nnələ?ˈ màraˈ cpə̀ntən.ˈ dàx cpəntət?ˈ xá-xča mə̀ndi ɟu-bèta!ˈ mára ʾána cpə̀ntən.ˈ ʾána lḗn lə́pta b-nóši ⁺ʾàxlan,ˈ hál bək̭yámən꞊da k̭at-⁺ʾàxlana,ˈ cúllə váyəna ⁺xìlə.ˈ láxma lə̀t k̭áy.ˈ yàla márələ,ˈ ⁺ɟòro,ˈ màraˈ k̭édamta k̭at-bək̭yàmət,ˈ k̭ú xáč̭č̭a də̀k̭k̭a,ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyra,ˈ ʾánnə dáyk̭ə máyk̭ə k̭át mən-⁺p̂aṱùxə,ˈ mən-càmrəˈ ci-tanílun də̀k̭k̭a.ˈ də́k̭k̭a drí ɟu-tanùyraˈ ʾádi ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺ṱàmta.ˈ ⁺dā́n ⁺cavə́tra vàyəlaˈ k̭u-xáč̭č̭a cnùš,ˈ k̭àrk̭əz,ˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat cavə̀tra.ˈ ⁺bèrašə k̭at-váyəla,ˈ xáč̭č̭a mánə ⁺xàlləlˈ ṱ-⁺áxlat ⁺xa-⁺ràmša.ˈ láxxa ɟu-da-béta cúl-xa náša ɟári pàləx.ˈ ⁺ʾé-⁺dān lá pàlxat, lè ⁺ʾáxlat.ˈ bráta móriša jáldə bək̭yàməla.ˈ xáč̭č̭a də́k̭k̭a bədráyəla ɟu-tanùyra.ˈ bəxzàyəlaˈ ⁺ṱàmta yuvvə́llun k̭áto.ˈ ʾó-yuma xína bək̭yáməla móriša jàldə.ˈ mən-k̭am꞊t ʾáni k̭émi bək̭yáma bəxyàpəlaˈ ʾu-mìyya pyášəna k̭áto.ˈ k̭ámta míyya lè pešíva k̭áto.ˈ ⁺cavə́tra bək̭yàməla,ˈ tammùzəla,ˈ bəcnàša,ˈ k̭ark̭ùzəla.ˈ ʾu-⁺xa-⁺ràmšaˈ mánə càmcə ⁺xállulla.ˈ ʾa-bráta níxa níxa lə́pla ⁺ʾal-dánnə k̭at-ɟarə-pálxa mənnèˈ cúllə pəlxànəˈ ʾáy꞊da pàlxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺xə̀lla,ˈ štìla,ˈ ⁺rába ⁺ràhat víla.ˈ ʾarp̂í yumáne ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bàxtaˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòro márəlaˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-vila b-ríšo.ˈ k̭u-ʾázax xázzax ʾe-brátan mù-tila b-ríšo.ˈ ʾánnə ʾarp̂í yumáne xə̀štəla.ˈ bálcət mə̀ttəla,ˈ pə̀štəla,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìlona.ˈ lḗx ⁺bəddá mú-tila b-rìšo,ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ɟu-béta ⁺vàrəna.ˈ har-ɟu-béta ɟu-⁺vartè,ˈ bráta máyəla xáč̭č̭a tùyma,ˈ mattúyəla k̭am-bàboˈ k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ mára šk̭ùlunˈ ⁺ʾávva k̭àlpullə.ˈ ʾən-là,ˈ lè-⁺ʾaxlitun láxma,ˈ lé yavvíloxun làxma.ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ k̭àlpullə!ˈ plùxun!ˈ ʾánnə xa-k̭a-do-xína màraˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ ʾa-xíta mùlpona.ˈ cút la-pàləxˈ lé ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ

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One day (some people) go and ask for the hand of a school-girl, perhaps sixteen years old, for their son. The mother and father of the girl say ‘She knows nothing, nothing, she does not cook, she does not wash clothes, (she does not know anything about) bathing, washing laundry, sweeping. Our daughter knows nothing. How can we give her in marriage?’ They say ‘Our son wants her and we also want her. We shall look after her like a daughter. Give her (to us) and you need not worry.’ In the end, they (the parents of the suitor) go back and forth, back and forth, and they (the parents of the girl) agree to give their daughter (in marriage). They say ‘Whatever happens is your responsibility. We say that our daughter knows nothing. She is still a school-girl. She only knows reading and writing.’ They take her home. One day she sees that they have got up, eaten and drunk, but she has remained hungry. The second day the same, the third day the same. By the time she gets up (she sees) that they have all eaten and drunk. Her husband, the young man, says to her ‘Why has your colour become so pale?’ She says ‘I am hungry.’ ‘Why are you hungry? There are so many things in the house!’ She says ‘I am hungry. I am not used to eating by myself, but before I get up to eat everybody has eaten. There is no food for me.’ The young man, her husband, says ‘When you get up in tomorrow morning, go and put some little pellets of dung (_dək̭k̭a_) in the oven—those small pieces of dung, of droppings, are called _dək̭k̭a_. Put pellets of dung in the oven, then you shall eat breakfast. When lunchtime comes, go and sweep, clear up, and you shall eat lunch. When evening comes, wash some dishes, and you shall eat dinner. Here in this house everybody must work. When you do not work, you do not eat.’ The girl gets up early in the morning. She puts some pellets of dung in the oven. She sees that they gave her breakfast. The next day she gets up early. Before they get up, she gets up and she washes herself and water is left for her. Previously water was not left for her. At lunchtime, she gets up, she cleans, she sweeps, she clears up. At dinnertime she washes the dishes and spoons. The girl gradually learnt about the jobs that she had to do with them, all the jobs that she also had to do. She ate, she drank and became very content. Forty days pass. The wife says to her husband ‘Let’s go and see what has become of that daughter of ours. Let’s go and see what has happened to that daughter of ours. She went away forty days ago. Perhaps she has died, or is alive, or they have killed her. We do not know what has happened to her. Let’s go.’ They go and enter the house. As soon as they enter the house, the girl brings some garlic and puts it in front of her father and mother. She says ‘Take this and peel it. If not, you will not eat any food. They will not give you food. Peel it! Peel it!' They say to one another ‘They have taught her. They have taught her. Whoever does not work does not eat.’