Urmi, Christian: The Bald Child and the Monsters

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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	Yosəp bet Yosəp	Turlock, CA, USA

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0:00	ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ xá yàla ʾə́tvaˈ ⁺mə́sta ⁺ʾal-ríšu ⁺rába lə̀tva.ˈ ci-⁺k̭arívalə cačalùnaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə naxùpəvaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ⁺zadùyəva.ˈ hə́c mən-béta léva ⁺pláṱa ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ xá-yuma bábu yə́mmu xína … bəxzáyəna bruné ɟarvùsələ,ˈ ⁺bəzdàyələ,ˈ har-lé ⁺báyyə ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾázəl ⁺ʾal-də̀štaˈ ⁺ṱávəl mən-⁺xavəryátu ⁺xoravàtu.ˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ɟərdèyə ci-maġġə́bva,ˈ ɟərdéyə yán cècəˈ məndyánət k̭át yə́mmu ʾé-⁺dána bašlàva.ˈ xá-yuma yə̀mmaˈ mən-⁺ɟòro,ˈ mən-bàbaˈ m-⁺údalə taxmùnənaˈ múdi ʾódi ʾá yàlaˈ mavvəddílə k̭át ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ márələ bàba,ˈ márələ bášəllə cècə,ˈ xrùzlun,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾan-ɟərdéyə xrúzlun ⁺ʾál ɟu-dàrta ʾátxa,ˈ ⁺xárta xa-tre-⁺ṱlá dánə꞊zə ⁺ʾál váddar mən-dàrtaˈ k̭át ʾàhaˈ bə́t … ⁺ʾàxəl mənnéˈ ⁺xárta p̂ṱ-àzəl,ˈ bət-⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ yə́mma mára háda vàdəla,ˈ ʾá dána dána mə́n dánnə ⁺bixalèlə.ˈ ʾáni cécə ⁺bixalèləˈ ⁺tárrət dàrta꞊zə švə́k̭tula ptíxa.ˈ bəxzáyələ ⁺tárrət dárta꞊zə ʾə̀ttən.ˈ cut-⁺dána ʾák̭lu mattùyoləˈ xáč̭č̭a ɟašùk̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bəzdáyələ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ʾína mə̀drəˈ sódu bitàyələˈ vélə céca ⁺támma pìša.ˈ b-cúl ʾùrxaˈ xá-dana jáldə jáldə bəɟnàvulə,ˈ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾo-xìnaˈ bəɟnàvulə.ˈ ɟu-dó ⁺xàrayaˈ yə́mma vítəla ⁺ṱušíto ɟànoˈ ⁺bár ⁺tàrra,ˈ ⁺tárra ⁺bəxlàsula.ˈ ⁺ʾávun č̭arč̭ùrələˈ tílə ⁺tàla ṱ-⁺axə́lli!ˈ dìva p̂ṱ-⁺axə́lli.ˈ mára làʾˈ lé šók̭an ⁺òrət.ˈ xína ɟurvə̀ssələˈ ʾádi yála ɟurvə̀ssəl.ˈ vìyyələˈ ⁺tmanəssár ʾəč̭č̭asár šə̀nnənaˈ ʾe-⁺dánət k̭át … ʾá-⁺šula vádula yə́mma b-rìšu.ˈ márələ bás ʾádi k̭at … lḗt bəšvák̭a ⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltiˈ mə́n de-scə̀ntiˈ ⁺ráppilun l-á-pāt ɟùydaˈ k̭át ʾáni ⁺bári b-dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta xá … ʾə́n ⁺tála tílə ⁺ʾal-ɟáni bət-maxə̀nnəˈ yán b-scə̀nta.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺rappuyéla k̭àtuˈ ʾáha xína bəšk̭álolə scə̀ntuˈ ʾu-ʾe-⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltu,ˈ bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ xa-dúcta ⁺rába šaršùyələ.ˈ míyyət ⁺ʾàynaˈ bəxzáyələ xá ⁺ʾàyna.ˈ ʾìtaˈ bəštáyələ xáč̭č̭a mən-de-⁺ʾàyna.ˈ də́pnət de-⁺ʾáyna bədmàxəlˈ sáb ⁺rába šuršìyyəvaˈ ⁺bəṱlàyəl.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́tva ⁺šavvá dèvə.ˈ šavvá ʾaxunvàtəva.ˈ ʾàniˈ šábta xà-caˈ xá-mənne c-atìva,ˈ ɟu-xa-mzída ⁺ɟùrtaˈ míyya ci-malíva mən-de-⁺ʾàynaˈ labə́lva k̭á … k̭a-štetè.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾé-mzida ci-xazyáva k̭a … cúllə xa-šábta diyyè.ˈ xá mən-ʾaxunvátə tíyyələ mìyya lábəlˈ xa-b-xá bəxzáyələ márzət ⁺ʾáyna xá … xa-nàša dúlə dmíxa.ˈ ⁺há ⁺maxlètaˈ mə́n k̭am-⁺dána ṱ-íva … ṱ-íva sk̭ída márzət da-⁺ʾàynaˈ ⁺bək̭yàrələˈ b-de-scə́ntu ⁺bək̭yàrəlˈ dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltuˈ xácma … məndyànə ⁺bək̭yárələˈ k̭á sòduˈ k̭át ⁺dánu talə̀k̭laˈ ⁺bək̭yárələ k̭át mára šə́mmət díyyi ʾílə ⁺pə́llan … ⁺pə̀llan cás,ˈ ⁺yánə šə̀mmu ⁺bək̭yàruləˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta ʾána … ʾarp̂í dánə dévə ⁺másən ⁺k̭aṱlə̀nnun.ˈ b-xá mxétət dá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾáyya víyyələ ctívo ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾíta ʾax-šḕr꞊ila ʾáyən.ˈ vìyyələˈ šuršíyya ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ʾáy꞊zə vítəla də̀pnu.ˈ ʾá-deva ʾíman bitáyələ k̭at-xázzə ʾá-naša mùdiləˈ ⁺báyyə ⁺ʾaxə̀lləˈ yán b-labə́llə ⁺ʾaxunvátu m-⁺úydalə ṱ-⁺axlìlə.ˈ ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál de-ctə̀vta,ˈ xa-b-xá bəxzàyələˈ ʾá màraˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾá ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə bət-⁺k̭áṱəl.ˈ bás ʾáxnan ʾívax ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺yánə hə̀č-məndivax k̭a-dá.ˈ níxa b-níxa ⁺marrùšuləˈ mára yá ⁺bar-nàšaˈ ʾána parpùləvən b-díyyuxˈ k̭a-díyyan là ⁺k̭aṱlət.ˈ ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ láxxa cum-⁺báyyət b-yavvàxlux.ˈ ʾát꞊zə ta-ví ʾaxúnət tmànya k̭a-díyyan.ˈ halbátta ʾá ʾe-⁺dā́n ⁺bərràšəlˈ k̭ámta bəxjàlələˈ ʾína ʾíman bəxzáyələ ʾa-déva dúlə parpùləˈ k̭at-là ⁺k̭aṱə́lləˈ mára mú p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾána lè ⁺k̭aṱlə́nnoxunˈ sáb ⁺bəddáyələ k̭át ʾé ctə́vta ⁺k̭ə̀ryolə.ˈ ʾíta hak̭ùyələˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ mən-dá ⁺ʾáyna c-àtaxˈ mìyya ci-šák̭laxˈ ʾa-mzída ci-màlyaxˈ k̭a-xá šábtət dìyyan.ˈ mára k̭ú ʾázax bèta.ˈ bás ʾázax lábəlli betòxunˈ xína ʾaxunvátux màxzilun k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ʾá-mzida mlàyoləˈ ʾa-déva ⁺bəṱṱánola ⁺ál-⁺xàsu.ˈ túrvənte m-⁺údalə bərrə́xšəna bèta,ˈ bərrə́xšəna cə́s dèvə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dā́n ⁺várəna ɟú dé ɟəppìtaˈ ⁺yánə ʾé ġā̀rˈ ɟu-⁺ṱùraˈ ʾán xínə cùlləˈ cicé maxrupèna dévəˈ k̭át dúlə ʾaxúnan muyyílə xá ⁺séda ṱ-⁺axlàxləˈ mára là ʾaxunváti,ˈ là.ˈ ʾá꞊ilə xá ⁺bar-nàša.ˈ ʾáxnan ɟári ⁺rába ⁺myak̭ràxlə.ˈ ʾána múyyəvən xá ʾaxúnət tmánya k̭a-ɟànanˈ ʾə́n macərbàxləˈ ⁺ʾáv hár parpə̀slanˈ hár ⁺dardə̀k̭lanˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂áltu ⁺masə máxə ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə.ˈ cullanaʾìtˈ ʾáni꞊zə cúllə hammùnənaˈ pyàšələ cəsléˈ xà-šabtaˈ trè šabáyˈ ⁺ṱlà šabáy.ˈ dévə k̭a-ɟané bərrə̀xšənaˈ ⁺sèda vádəna,ˈ ʾá švík̭una bèta.ˈ ⁺xárta bəxzàyənaˈ xácma ɟáhə bəxzáya bitàyənaˈ ʾína núyra lə́t ⁺šìraˈ k̭ésə lə́ttən másalan k̭át … ɟárə ʾé-⁺danət sə́tva tìyyələˈ tàlɟələˈ cúl dúyca k̭àrtəla,ˈ k̭ésə lə̀tlunˈ ɟári ʾé-⁺dana ʾázi k̭èsə máyyi.ˈ mára ʾát ʾe-⁺dā́n b-nòšux꞊ivətˈ k̭át ɟánux꞊zə là sák̭dətˈ másalan xúš k̭èsə mélanˈ mə́n dáyya mèša,ˈ véla méša k̭ùrba,ˈ ʾázət xácma k̭èsə mayyə́tlan,ˈ k̭át ʾe-⁺dā́n bitáyəvax mən-⁺sèdaˈ ʾáxnan ⁺másax jáldə ʾa-⁺sédan bašlàxləˈ m-⁺ùdalə ⁺ʾáxlaxˈ yán ʾe-⁺dánət lḕx béta,ˈ xíša ⁺bar-⁺sèda,ˈ ʾátən míyyan pràk̭ənaˈ ʾázət xá xáč̭č̭a mìyya mayyə́tlan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy. ⁺yánə b-nobánə ⁺báyyi ʾáha꞊zə ʾáx ṱ-ən-pàləx.ˈ xá-yuma ʾe-mzída bəšk̭álolə bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyna,ˈ k̭át mìyya malíla.ˈ mlàyoləˈ ʾína ʾíman bəɟràšoləˈ ʾày bəɟrášəla k̭átuˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ lə́tlə xèla.ˈ taxmúnələ mú ʾàvədˈ ʾáni mìyya ⁺bəṱlàbənaˈ ʾádi ɟári mìyya lábəl k̭até.ˈ míyya sapùk̭oləˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ ⁺yak̭ùrtəla.ˈ sapùk̭olə,ˈ mláyolə pòxa.ˈ mláyolə pòxaˈ ⁺bəṱṱánolə ⁺ʾál-⁺rùyšuˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ dévə꞊zə ⁺sìyyənaˈ ʾá màrələˈ là!ˈ ʾána ⁺hála šuršìyyənˈ ɟári k̭ámta ʾána šàtən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùrələ꞊zə k̭atéˈ ⁺yánə ʾaxúnət tmànya víduna.ˈ ⁺p̂úzət póxa xáč̭č̭a ptàxuləˈ ʾé-⁺hàvaˈ póxo cúllə bəsp̂àk̭ələ.ˈ ʾánnə bəxzáyəna cúllə mzìda šətyálə.ˈ ʾá mára ʾáyya ci-xazyáva k̭a-díyyan … k̭a-xá šàbtaˈ ʾína ʾàhaˈ dúlə xà-ɟa,ˈ hár xà-ɟa šətyáləˈ b-xá bìna.ˈ bás ʾáha ṱ-⁺axə̀llan.ˈ ləbbé p̂k̭àyəna.ˈ hár ʾè-⁺dánaˈ ⁺šadúrəna xa-xína xáč̭č̭a ʾázəl míyya mayyìlun,ˈ mára mu-p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾát tùyˈ mànyəx.ˈ xá-yuma xína꞊zə k̭èsə xíšəva mayyívaˈ mə́rrə hálloli ⁺xòləˈ ṱ-ázən k̭èsə máyyən.ˈ yuvvə́llun xáč̭č̭a ⁺xólə k̭àtuˈ mə́rrun k̭a-mú꞊ina ⁺ràba?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ xzílun ⁺rába murk̭ə̀llə.ˈ xə́šlun ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxuˈ mə̀rrunˈ xázax … k̭a-mù ʾá xá-xč̭a murk̭ə́llə.ˈ xə́šlun xzílun ⁺xóla ⁺sírulə mə́n xa-k̭èsaˈ bərrə́xšələ cúllə marzanánət mèšaˈ ʾàtxa,ˈ vélə hár ⁺xóla ⁺bəsyàraˈ bərrə̀xša.ˈ ⁺jánam ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾát k̭a-mùˈ xá-xča murk̭ə̀llux?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlux꞊ilə?ˈ mə́rrə k̭á-mu cúl-yum ʾátax k̭èsə máyyax?ˈ ʾána ⁺báyyən cúllə ʾa-méša xá-ɟa hár ⁺ṱenə́nna ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsi,ˈ mayyə́nna ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān ⁺bílan maplə̀xxaxˈ mə́nno maplə̀xxax.ˈ ʾáni mə́rrun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ ʾát hár ʾída là drí,ˈ hár lè ⁺báyyax k̭a-díyyan pálxət.ˈ tá šák̭lax làblaxˈ k̭ésə ɟànan ⁺jámmax.ˈ cúl dàxiˈ xzílun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ tílun mə̀rrunˈ və́dlun meètinɟ ⁺mudáləˈ k̭át ʾáha xá-yuma xa-⁺cə̀tra ṱ-ávə k̭a-díyyan.ˈ témun ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə.ˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ʾàyya meétinɟ váduva,ˈ ʾáha mə́n … xá dúcta xìta,ˈ léva ⁺bəddá k̭át ʾá ⁺rìšələ.ˈ lélə ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ⁺bəšmayèlə heməzmané.ˈ mút ⁺pə́sla ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə?ˈ xá marə́ɟla ⁺ɟùra ʾə́tlan,ˈ ⁺martəxxáxlə mìyyaˈ ⁺martə́xxax mìyya ɟávuˈ míyya ⁺bərdàxa dárax ⁺ʾálluˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya.ˈ márəna ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺mardúxəna mìyyaˈ ⁺házər vadèna,ˈ ʾe-dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya. ⁺ʾávun ɟánu ⁺ṱùšyoləˈ šópu švík̭ələ xá … xá k̭èsaˈ xá-məndi xína mùttələˈ ʾànnəˈ yán júllə ⁺šúlə múttələ ʾátxa vidèləˈ ʾáx ṱ-ən-dmìxələˈ ʾánnə míyya ⁺maxduréna ⁺ʾàlluˈ ʾu-bərràk̭əna.ˈ ɟané ⁺ṱašùyonaˈ har-lèna mabyúnə.ˈ ⁺bár … xà-⁺saʾat,ˈ trè ⁺saʾáttə,ˈ bitáyəna k̭at-xázzi ʾádi šlìk̭ələˈ bšìlələˈ bəxzáyəna là,ˈ dúlə ⁺ʾáynu praxéˈ ⁺hála táza ⁺bərràša.ˈ ʾaybó ʾá dúlə lèlə mítaˈ mùdyux꞊iva?ˈ mə́rrə ⁺rába ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ xə̀mməva.ˈ bəxzáyəna xá-xča míyya ⁺bərdàxa də́ryənaˈ ʾá ⁺hála mára dū́n ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾax-ṱ-ə́n ʾánna míyya mə́n ⁺ṱàta tíyyəna.ˈ xá-yuma xína xá decìsion vádənaˈ mára xa-cípa ⁺ɟùra bət-⁺ráppax ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ mə́drə ɟánu ṱašùyolə,ˈ mə́n-dò cípa꞊zə prák̭ələ.ˈ bəxzáyəna ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺rába dàvəˈ ṱ-íva ⁺júmmə mə́n … šk̭ilé mə́n ducánə xìnə.ˈ mayéna yavéna k̭àtu.ˈ màrənaˈ bàsmaluxˈ ʾàtənˈ xína xúš ɟu-nášət ɟànux.ˈ ʾánnə dávə ⁺šúlə cúllə šk̭ùl,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾáxnan là-⁺amsax mə́nnux xáyyax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəx.ˈ yávuna dàvəˈ bədráyuna ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa,ˈ bitáyələ bḗt bábu yə̀mmu.ˈ mə́drə mən-šmàyya pə́llunˈ ⁺ṱlá xabùyšə.ˈ xá k̭a-dó cačalùna,ˈ xá k̭a-bàba yuvvə́llə,ˈ xá k̭a-yə̀mma yuvvə́lləˈ ʾíta k̭a-díyyan là pə́šlun xína mə́n dán xabúyšə.ˈ ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ xá yàla ʾə́tvaˈ ⁺mə́sta ⁺ʾal-ríšu ⁺rába lə̀tva.ˈ ci-⁺k̭arívalə cačalùnaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə naxùpəvaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ⁺zadùyəva.ˈ hə́c mən-béta léva ⁺pláṱa ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ xá-yuma bábu yə́mmu xína … bəxzáyəna bruné ɟarvùsələ,ˈ ⁺bəzdàyələ,ˈ har-lé ⁺báyyə ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾázəl ⁺ʾal-də̀štaˈ ⁺ṱávəl mən-⁺xavəryátu ⁺xoravàtu.ˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ɟərdèyə ci-maġġə́bva,ˈ ɟərdéyə yán cècəˈ məndyánət k̭át yə́mmu ʾé-⁺dána bašlàva.ˈ xá-yuma yə̀mmaˈ mən-⁺ɟòro,ˈ mən-bàbaˈ m-⁺údalə taxmùnənaˈ múdi ʾódi ʾá yàlaˈ mavvəddílə k̭át ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ márələ bàba,ˈ márələ bášəllə cècə,ˈ xrùzlun,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾan-ɟərdéyə xrúzlun ⁺ʾál ɟu-dàrta ʾátxa,ˈ ⁺xárta xa-tre-⁺ṱlá dánə꞊zə ⁺ʾál váddar mən-dàrtaˈ k̭át ʾàhaˈ bə́t … ⁺ʾàxəl mənnéˈ ⁺xárta p̂ṱ-àzəl,ˈ bət-⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ yə́mma mára háda vàdəla,ˈ ʾá dána dána mə́n dánnə ⁺bixalèlə.ˈ ʾáni cécə ⁺bixalèləˈ ⁺tárrət dàrta꞊zə švə́k̭tula ptíxa.ˈ bəxzáyələ ⁺tárrət dárta꞊zə ʾə̀ttən.ˈ cut-⁺dána ʾák̭lu mattùyoləˈ xáč̭č̭a ɟašùk̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bəzdáyələ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ʾína mə̀drəˈ sódu bitàyələˈ vélə céca ⁺támma pìša.ˈ b-cúl ʾùrxaˈ xá-dana jáldə jáldə bəɟnàvulə,ˈ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾo-xìnaˈ bəɟnàvulə.ˈ ɟu-dó ⁺xàrayaˈ yə́mma vítəla ⁺ṱušíto ɟànoˈ ⁺bár ⁺tàrra,ˈ ⁺tárra ⁺bəxlàsula.ˈ ⁺ʾávun č̭arč̭ùrələˈ tílə ⁺tàla ṱ-⁺axə́lli!ˈ dìva p̂ṱ-⁺axə́lli.ˈ mára làʾˈ lé šók̭an ⁺òrət.ˈ xína ɟurvə̀ssələˈ ʾádi yála ɟurvə̀ssəl.ˈ vìyyələˈ ⁺tmanəssár ʾəč̭č̭asár šə̀nnənaˈ ʾe-⁺dánət k̭át … ʾá-⁺šula vádula yə́mma b-rìšu.ˈ márələ bás ʾádi k̭at … lḗt bəšvák̭a ⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltiˈ mə́n de-scə̀ntiˈ ⁺ráppilun l-á-pāt ɟùydaˈ k̭át ʾáni ⁺bári b-dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta xá … ʾə́n ⁺tála tílə ⁺ʾal-ɟáni bət-maxə̀nnəˈ yán b-scə̀nta.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺rappuyéla k̭àtuˈ ʾáha xína bəšk̭álolə scə̀ntuˈ ʾu-ʾe-⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltu,ˈ bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ xa-dúcta ⁺rába šaršùyələ.ˈ míyyət ⁺ʾàynaˈ bəxzáyələ xá ⁺ʾàyna.ˈ ʾìtaˈ bəštáyələ xáč̭č̭a mən-de-⁺ʾàyna.ˈ də́pnət de-⁺ʾáyna bədmàxəlˈ sáb ⁺rába šuršìyyəvaˈ ⁺bəṱlàyəl.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́tva ⁺šavvá dèvə.ˈ šavvá ʾaxunvàtəva.ˈ ʾàniˈ šábta xà-caˈ xá-mənne c-atìva,ˈ ɟu-xa-mzída ⁺ɟùrtaˈ míyya ci-malíva mən-de-⁺ʾàynaˈ labə́lva k̭á … k̭a-štetè.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾé-mzida ci-xazyáva k̭a … cúllə xa-šábta diyyè.ˈ xá mən-ʾaxunvátə tíyyələ mìyya lábəlˈ xa-b-xá bəxzáyələ márzət ⁺ʾáyna xá … xa-nàša dúlə dmíxa.ˈ ⁺há ⁺maxlètaˈ mə́n k̭am-⁺dána ṱ-íva … ṱ-íva sk̭ída márzət da-⁺ʾàynaˈ ⁺bək̭yàrələˈ b-de-scə́ntu ⁺bək̭yàrəlˈ dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltuˈ xácma … məndyànə ⁺bək̭yárələˈ k̭á sòduˈ k̭át ⁺dánu talə̀k̭laˈ ⁺bək̭yárələ k̭át mára šə́mmət díyyi ʾílə ⁺pə́llan … ⁺pə̀llan cás,ˈ ⁺yánə šə̀mmu ⁺bək̭yàruləˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta ʾána … ʾarp̂í dánə dévə ⁺másən ⁺k̭aṱlə̀nnun.ˈ b-xá mxétət dá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾáyya víyyələ ctívo ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾíta ʾax-šḕr꞊ila ʾáyən.ˈ vìyyələˈ šuršíyya ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ʾáy꞊zə vítəla də̀pnu.ˈ ʾá-deva ʾíman bitáyələ k̭at-xázzə ʾá-naša mùdiləˈ ⁺báyyə ⁺ʾaxə̀lləˈ yán b-labə́llə ⁺ʾaxunvátu m-⁺úydalə ṱ-⁺axlìlə.ˈ ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál de-ctə̀vta,ˈ xa-b-xá bəxzàyələˈ ʾá màraˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾá ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə bət-⁺k̭áṱəl.ˈ bás ʾáxnan ʾívax ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺yánə hə̀č-məndivax k̭a-dá.ˈ níxa b-níxa ⁺marrùšuləˈ mára yá ⁺bar-nàšaˈ ʾána parpùləvən b-díyyuxˈ k̭a-díyyan là ⁺k̭aṱlət.ˈ ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ láxxa cum-⁺báyyət b-yavvàxlux.ˈ ʾát꞊zə ta-ví ʾaxúnət tmànya k̭a-díyyan.ˈ halbátta ʾá ʾe-⁺dā́n ⁺bərràšəlˈ k̭ámta bəxjàlələˈ ʾína ʾíman bəxzáyələ ʾa-déva dúlə parpùləˈ k̭at-là ⁺k̭aṱə́lləˈ mára mú p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾána lè ⁺k̭aṱlə́nnoxunˈ sáb ⁺bəddáyələ k̭át ʾé ctə́vta ⁺k̭ə̀ryolə.ˈ ʾíta hak̭ùyələˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ mən-dá ⁺ʾáyna c-àtaxˈ mìyya ci-šák̭laxˈ ʾa-mzída ci-màlyaxˈ k̭a-xá šábtət dìyyan.ˈ mára k̭ú ʾázax bèta.ˈ bás ʾázax lábəlli betòxunˈ xína ʾaxunvátux màxzilun k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ʾá-mzida mlàyoləˈ ʾa-déva ⁺bəṱṱánola ⁺ál-⁺xàsu.ˈ túrvənte m-⁺údalə bərrə́xšəna bèta,ˈ bərrə́xšəna cə́s dèvə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dā́n ⁺várəna ɟú dé ɟəppìtaˈ ⁺yánə ʾé ġā̀rˈ ɟu-⁺ṱùraˈ ʾán xínə cùlləˈ cicé maxrupèna dévəˈ k̭át dúlə ʾaxúnan muyyílə xá ⁺séda ṱ-⁺axlàxləˈ mára là ʾaxunváti,ˈ là.ˈ ʾá꞊ilə xá ⁺bar-nàša.ˈ ʾáxnan ɟári ⁺rába ⁺myak̭ràxlə.ˈ ʾána múyyəvən xá ʾaxúnət tmánya k̭a-ɟànanˈ ʾə́n macərbàxləˈ ⁺ʾáv hár parpə̀slanˈ hár ⁺dardə̀k̭lanˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂áltu ⁺masə máxə ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə.ˈ cullanaʾìtˈ ʾáni꞊zə cúllə hammùnənaˈ pyàšələ cəsléˈ xà-šabtaˈ trè šabáyˈ ⁺ṱlà šabáy.ˈ dévə k̭a-ɟané bərrə̀xšənaˈ ⁺sèda vádəna,ˈ ʾá švík̭una bèta.ˈ ⁺xárta bəxzàyənaˈ xácma ɟáhə bəxzáya bitàyənaˈ ʾína núyra lə́t ⁺šìraˈ k̭ésə lə́ttən másalan k̭át … ɟárə ʾé-⁺danət sə́tva tìyyələˈ tàlɟələˈ cúl dúyca k̭àrtəla,ˈ k̭ésə lə̀tlunˈ ɟári ʾé-⁺dana ʾázi k̭èsə máyyi.ˈ mára ʾát ʾe-⁺dā́n b-nòšux꞊ivətˈ k̭át ɟánux꞊zə là sák̭dətˈ másalan xúš k̭èsə mélanˈ mə́n dáyya mèša,ˈ véla méša k̭ùrba,ˈ ʾázət xácma k̭èsə mayyə́tlan,ˈ k̭át ʾe-⁺dā́n bitáyəvax mən-⁺sèdaˈ ʾáxnan ⁺másax jáldə ʾa-⁺sédan bašlàxləˈ m-⁺ùdalə ⁺ʾáxlaxˈ yán ʾe-⁺dánət lḕx béta,ˈ xíša ⁺bar-⁺sèda,ˈ ʾátən míyyan pràk̭ənaˈ ʾázət xá xáč̭č̭a mìyya mayyə́tlan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy. ⁺yánə b-nobánə ⁺báyyi ʾáha꞊zə ʾáx ṱ-ən-pàləx.ˈ xá-yuma ʾe-mzída bəšk̭álolə bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyna,ˈ k̭át mìyya malíla.ˈ mlàyoləˈ ʾína ʾíman bəɟràšoləˈ ʾày bəɟrášəla k̭átuˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ lə́tlə xèla.ˈ taxmúnələ mú ʾàvədˈ ʾáni mìyya ⁺bəṱlàbənaˈ ʾádi ɟári mìyya lábəl k̭até.ˈ míyya sapùk̭oləˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ ⁺yak̭ùrtəla.ˈ sapùk̭olə,ˈ mláyolə pòxa.ˈ mláyolə pòxaˈ ⁺bəṱṱánolə ⁺ʾál-⁺rùyšuˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ dévə꞊zə ⁺sìyyənaˈ ʾá màrələˈ là!ˈ ʾána ⁺hála šuršìyyənˈ ɟári k̭ámta ʾána šàtən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùrələ꞊zə k̭atéˈ ⁺yánə ʾaxúnət tmànya víduna.ˈ ⁺p̂úzət póxa xáč̭č̭a ptàxuləˈ ʾé-⁺hàvaˈ póxo cúllə bəsp̂àk̭ələ.ˈ ʾánnə bəxzáyəna cúllə mzìda šətyálə.ˈ ʾá mára ʾáyya ci-xazyáva k̭a-díyyan … k̭a-xá šàbtaˈ ʾína ʾàhaˈ dúlə xà-ɟa,ˈ hár xà-ɟa šətyáləˈ b-xá bìna.ˈ bás ʾáha ṱ-⁺axə̀llan.ˈ ləbbé p̂k̭àyəna.ˈ hár ʾè-⁺dánaˈ ⁺šadúrəna xa-xína xáč̭č̭a ʾázəl míyya mayyìlun,ˈ mára mu-p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾát tùyˈ mànyəx.ˈ xá-yuma xína꞊zə k̭èsə xíšəva mayyívaˈ mə́rrə hálloli ⁺xòləˈ ṱ-ázən k̭èsə máyyən.ˈ yuvvə́llun xáč̭č̭a ⁺xólə k̭àtuˈ mə́rrun k̭a-mú꞊ina ⁺ràba?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ xzílun ⁺rába murk̭ə̀llə.ˈ xə́šlun ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxuˈ mə̀rrunˈ xázax … k̭a-mù ʾá xá-xč̭a murk̭ə́llə.ˈ xə́šlun xzílun ⁺xóla ⁺sírulə mə́n xa-k̭èsaˈ bərrə́xšələ cúllə marzanánət mèšaˈ ʾàtxa,ˈ vélə hár ⁺xóla ⁺bəsyàraˈ bərrə̀xša.ˈ ⁺jánam ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾát k̭a-mùˈ xá-xča murk̭ə̀llux?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlux꞊ilə?ˈ mə́rrə k̭á-mu cúl-yum ʾátax k̭èsə máyyax?ˈ ʾána ⁺báyyən cúllə ʾa-méša xá-ɟa hár ⁺ṱenə́nna ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsi,ˈ mayyə́nna ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān ⁺bílan maplə̀xxaxˈ mə́nno maplə̀xxax.ˈ ʾáni mə́rrun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ ʾát hár ʾída là drí,ˈ hár lè ⁺báyyax k̭a-díyyan pálxət.ˈ tá šák̭lax làblaxˈ k̭ésə ɟànan ⁺jámmax.ˈ cúl dàxiˈ xzílun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ tílun mə̀rrunˈ və́dlun meètinɟ ⁺mudáləˈ k̭át ʾáha xá-yuma xa-⁺cə̀tra ṱ-ávə k̭a-díyyan.ˈ témun ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə.ˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ʾàyya meétinɟ váduva,ˈ ʾáha mə́n … xá dúcta xìta,ˈ léva ⁺bəddá k̭át ʾá ⁺rìšələ.ˈ lélə ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ⁺bəšmayèlə heməzmané.ˈ mút ⁺pə́sla ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə?ˈ xá marə́ɟla ⁺ɟùra ʾə́tlan,ˈ ⁺martəxxáxlə mìyyaˈ ⁺martə́xxax mìyya ɟávuˈ míyya ⁺bərdàxa dárax ⁺ʾálluˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya.ˈ márəna ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺mardúxəna mìyyaˈ ⁺házər vadèna,ˈ ʾe-dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya. ⁺ʾávun ɟánu ⁺ṱùšyoləˈ šópu švík̭ələ xá … xá k̭èsaˈ xá-məndi xína mùttələˈ ʾànnəˈ yán júllə ⁺šúlə múttələ ʾátxa vidèləˈ ʾáx ṱ-ən-dmìxələˈ ʾánnə míyya ⁺maxduréna ⁺ʾàlluˈ ʾu-bərràk̭əna.ˈ ɟané ⁺ṱašùyonaˈ har-lèna mabyúnə.ˈ ⁺bár … xà-⁺saʾat,ˈ trè ⁺saʾáttə,ˈ bitáyəna k̭at-xázzi ʾádi šlìk̭ələˈ bšìlələˈ bəxzáyəna là,ˈ dúlə ⁺ʾáynu praxéˈ ⁺hála táza ⁺bərràša.ˈ ʾaybó ʾá dúlə lèlə mítaˈ mùdyux꞊iva?ˈ mə́rrə ⁺rába ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ xə̀mməva.ˈ bəxzáyəna xá-xča míyya ⁺bərdàxa də́ryənaˈ ʾá ⁺hála mára dū́n ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾax-ṱ-ə́n ʾánna míyya mə́n ⁺ṱàta tíyyəna.ˈ xá-yuma xína xá decìsion vádənaˈ mára xa-cípa ⁺ɟùra bət-⁺ráppax ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ mə́drə ɟánu ṱašùyolə,ˈ mə́n-dò cípa꞊zə prák̭ələ.ˈ bəxzáyəna ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺rába dàvəˈ ṱ-íva ⁺júmmə mə́n … šk̭ilé mə́n ducánə xìnə.ˈ mayéna yavéna k̭àtu.ˈ màrənaˈ bàsmaluxˈ ʾàtənˈ xína xúš ɟu-nášət ɟànux.ˈ ʾánnə dávə ⁺šúlə cúllə šk̭ùl,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾáxnan là-⁺amsax mə́nnux xáyyax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəx.ˈ yávuna dàvəˈ bədráyuna ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa,ˈ bitáyələ bḗt bábu yə̀mmu.ˈ mə́drə mən-šmàyya pə́llunˈ ⁺ṱlá xabùyšə.ˈ xá k̭a-dó cačalùna,ˈ xá k̭a-bàba yuvvə́llə,ˈ xá k̭a-yə̀mma yuvvə́lləˈ ʾíta k̭a-díyyan là pə́šlun xína mə́n dán xabúyšə.ˈ	Once up on a time, there was a lad who did not have much hair on his head. They used to call him Baldy. He was very shy and very timid. He never used to go outside of the house. One day, his father and mother notice that their son is growing up, but he is afraid and does not at all want to go outside, that is go into the field and play with friends. He very much used to like round loaves, round loaves or cakes, things that his mother used to cook at that time. One day, the mother together with her husband, with the father, think together as to what they could do to make him go outside. The father says, he says ‘Bake him cakes, lay them out together, that is lay out the round loaves in a line in the courtyard like this, then two or three outside of the courtyard, which he will eat, then will go along and go outside.’ The mother does just that. He eats them one by one. He eats the cakes. She has left the door of the courtyard open. He sees that there are some at the courtyard door. Every so often he places his foot (outside of the gate) and looks (outside). He is afraid and comes back inside. But again he is tempted, (he sees) there is still a cake remaining there. By any means (he can) he quickly snatches one, and comes back inside. Then he snatches the other one. By the last one, the mother had hidden herself behind the door and she shuts the door. He screams ‘A fox has come to eat me! A wolf will eat me!’ She says ‘No! I will not allow you to enter.’ Well, he has grown up, the lad has now grown up. He has become eighteen, nineteen years old, when the mother does this to him. He says ‘Now that you do not allow me to enter, at least throw that staff of mine together with the knife of mine to this side of the wall, so that those coming after me … if a fox comes after me I shall hit it with this staff or with the knife.’ She throws these to him. He takes his knife and the staff of his and goes on his way. He goes along and at a certain place becomes very tired. He sees a spring of water, a spring. So he drinks a little from that spring. He falls asleep at the side of that spring, because he was very tired, and he sleeps. There were there seven monsters. They were seven brothers. Once a week one of them would come and fill up a big waterskin with water from that spring, and would take it for them to drink. That is, that waterskin would suffice them for a whole week. One of the brothers has come to take some water, all of a sudden he sees that there is a man asleep by the side of the spring. O sorry, beforehand when he was bored by the spring he carves, he carves with his knife, with his staff, he carves some things for his amusement to pass the time. He carves saying ‘My name is so-and-so … such-and-such a person,’ that is he carves his name ‘With one staff I can kill forty monsters, with one blow of this staff.’ He had written that there. It was a like a poem. He had become tired and fallen asleep, and that was beside him. When this monster comes to see what man this is, he wants to eat him or to take him so his brothers would eat him together. His eye falls on that writing and suddenly sees that this man says that with one staff he would kill forty monsters. ‘But we are (only) seven, so we are nothing (compared) to him. He gently wakes him saying ‘O human, I beg you not to kill us. We are seven brothers. Here we will grant you whatever you wish. You come and be the eighth brother for us.’ Of course when he wakes he is startled at first, but when he sees the monster begging him not to kill him, he says ‘What does it matter? I will not kill you,’ because he knows that he has read that writing. Then he tells him saying ‘We are seven brothers. We come and take water from this spring. We fill this waterskin for us for one week.’ He says ‘Get up, let us go home.’ ‘Then let us go, take me to your home, show your brothers to me.’ The monster fills the waterskin and lifts it onto his back. The two of them go home, they go to the monsters. When they enter the cave, that is the cave, in the mountain, all the other monsters are sharpening their teeth thinking that ‘our brother has brought a prey for us to eat.’ He says ‘No my brothers, no. This is a human. We should show him great respect. I have brought an eighth brother for us. If we upset him, he will totally destroy us, he will totally shatter us. He can strike forty monsters with just his one staff.’ All in all, they all believe this and he stays with them for one week, two weeks, three weeks. The monsters go and hunt for themselves, having left him at home. Then they notice that sometimes they come back but no fire is lit, there are no logs of wood ... they must, when winter has come, there is snow and everywhere is cold, and there are no logs of wood, they must then go and bring logs of wood. They say ‘When you are alone, so that you also do not become bored, go, for example, and bring logs from that forest—the forest is over there nearby. You should go and bring us some logs so that when we come back from hunting, we can quickly cook our prey and eat together, or when we are not at home, having gone out to hunt, and our water is running out, you should go and bring us some water.’ He says ‘Very well.’ That is they want him to work as it were in turns. One day he takes that waterskin and goes to the spring in order to fill it with water. He fills it but when he pulls it, it pulls him, because he is not able to pull it, he has no strength. He thinks what he could do. They are asking for water, he must now take water for them. He empties the water because he is not able to pull it, it is heavy. He empties it and fills it with wind. He fills it with wind, lifts it onto his shoulder, and he returns home. The monsters are thirsty. He says ‘No! I am still tired, I must drink first.’ He is indeed the eldest brother in relation to them, that is they have made him the eighth brother. He opens the mouth (of the bag of) wind a little, and that air, its wind, all empties out. They see that he has drunk the whole waterskin. They say ‘That used to be sufficient for one week for us, for a week, but he has drunk it all at once, with just one breath. Surely he will eat us.’ They are terrified. They then send another one to go and get some water for them. They say ‘Don’t worry. You sit down and rest.’ On another day he had gone to bring logs, he said ‘Give me ropes I will go and bring logs. They gave some ropes to him. They said ‘Why (do you want) so many?’ He said ‘Don’t worry.’ They noticed that he took a long time. They went along his path and said ‘Let us see why has he has taken so long.’ They went and saw that he has tied the rope to a branch and is going all around the forest. He keeps on tying the ropes like this as he goes. ‘Oh dear, why have you delayed so much, what are you up to?’ He said ‘Why should we come every day and bring logs. I want to carry all this forest on my back and bring it there in one go. Whenever we want to use some of it, we can use it.’ They said ‘It doesn’t work like that. Don’t you touch anything. We no longer want you to work for us. Come, let us carry logs and gather them by ourselves.’ Anyway, they realized that it does not work like this. They came back and said—they held a meeting together—‘This one would be a problem for us one day. Come, let us kill him.’ When they were holding this meeting, he (the bald man) he hears their words from another place—they did not know that he is awake and he is not asleep. ‘How should we kill him? We have a huge cauldron. We should make it boil with water, we should boil water in it, and pour boiling water on him when he is asleep.’ They say ‘Very well.’ They boil water. They prepare it when he is asleep. He has hidden himself and has left a piece of wood in his place, (or) he has put something else, he has placed clothes or the like, and arranged them as if he is asleep. The others pour the water out over on him and run away. They hide and do not show themselves at all. After an hour or two, they come to see if he has been boiled and cooked by now, but they see that no, he is rubbing his eyes and is just now waking up. Alas, he is not yet dead. ‘What was wrong with you?' He said ‘I sweated a lot. It was hot.’ They see that they have poured so much boiling water, while this one just says ‘I have sweated,’ as if this water has come from sweat. On another day they make a decision, saying that we will throw a huge rock on him. He again hides and he is saved from that rock also. They realize that it would not work like this. They had a lot of gold coins, which they had gathered from …, they had taken from other places. They bring them and give them to him. They say ‘Please go now to your own folk. Take all this gold and go. We cannot live with you. We are afraid.’ They give him the gold coins, they set him on the road and he comes home to the house of his father and mother. Again three apples fell from the heaven. He (the story-teller) gave one to that bald man, one to the father, he gave another one to the mother. So then none remains for us of those apples.

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ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ xá yàla ʾə́tvaˈ ⁺mə́sta ⁺ʾal-ríšu ⁺rába lə̀tva.ˈ ci-⁺k̭arívalə cačalùnaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə naxùpəvaˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ⁺zadùyəva.ˈ hə́c mən-béta léva ⁺pláṱa ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ xá-yuma bábu yə́mmu xína … bəxzáyəna bruné ɟarvùsələ,ˈ ⁺bəzdàyələ,ˈ har-lé ⁺báyyə ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾázəl ⁺ʾal-də̀štaˈ ⁺ṱávəl mən-⁺xavəryátu ⁺xoravàtu.ˈ ⁺rába꞊zə ɟərdèyə ci-maġġə́bva,ˈ ɟərdéyə yán cècəˈ məndyánət k̭át yə́mmu ʾé-⁺dána bašlàva.ˈ xá-yuma yə̀mmaˈ mən-⁺ɟòro,ˈ mən-bàbaˈ m-⁺údalə taxmùnənaˈ múdi ʾódi ʾá yàlaˈ mavvəddílə k̭át ⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ márələ bàba,ˈ márələ bášəllə cècə,ˈ xrùzlun,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾan-ɟərdéyə xrúzlun ⁺ʾál ɟu-dàrta ʾátxa,ˈ ⁺xárta xa-tre-⁺ṱlá dánə꞊zə ⁺ʾál váddar mən-dàrtaˈ k̭át ʾàhaˈ bə́t … ⁺ʾàxəl mənnéˈ ⁺xárta p̂ṱ-àzəl,ˈ bət-⁺páləṱ ⁺ʾal-vàddar.ˈ yə́mma mára háda vàdəla,ˈ ʾá dána dána mə́n dánnə ⁺bixalèlə.ˈ ʾáni cécə ⁺bixalèləˈ ⁺tárrət dàrta꞊zə švə́k̭tula ptíxa.ˈ bəxzáyələ ⁺tárrət dárta꞊zə ʾə̀ttən.ˈ cut-⁺dána ʾák̭lu mattùyoləˈ xáč̭č̭a ɟašùk̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bəzdáyələ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ʾína mə̀drəˈ sódu bitàyələˈ vélə céca ⁺támma pìša.ˈ b-cúl ʾùrxaˈ xá-dana jáldə jáldə bəɟnàvulə,ˈ ⁺várələ ɟavày.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾo-xìnaˈ bəɟnàvulə.ˈ ɟu-dó ⁺xàrayaˈ yə́mma vítəla ⁺ṱušíto ɟànoˈ ⁺bár ⁺tàrra,ˈ ⁺tárra ⁺bəxlàsula.ˈ ⁺ʾávun č̭arč̭ùrələˈ tílə ⁺tàla ṱ-⁺axə́lli!ˈ dìva p̂ṱ-⁺axə́lli.ˈ mára làʾˈ lé šók̭an ⁺òrət.ˈ xína ɟurvə̀ssələˈ ʾádi yála ɟurvə̀ssəl.ˈ vìyyələˈ ⁺tmanəssár ʾəč̭č̭asár šə̀nnənaˈ ʾe-⁺dánət k̭át … ʾá-⁺šula vádula yə́mma b-rìšu.ˈ márələ bás ʾádi k̭at … lḗt bəšvák̭a ⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltiˈ mə́n de-scə̀ntiˈ ⁺ráppilun l-á-pāt ɟùydaˈ k̭át ʾáni ⁺bári b-dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta xá … ʾə́n ⁺tála tílə ⁺ʾal-ɟáni bət-maxə̀nnəˈ yán b-scə̀nta.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺rappuyéla k̭àtuˈ ʾáha xína bəšk̭álolə scə̀ntuˈ ʾu-ʾe-⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltu,ˈ bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ xa-dúcta ⁺rába šaršùyələ.ˈ míyyət ⁺ʾàynaˈ bəxzáyələ xá ⁺ʾàyna.ˈ ʾìtaˈ bəštáyələ xáč̭č̭a mən-de-⁺ʾàyna.ˈ də́pnət de-⁺ʾáyna bədmàxəlˈ sáb ⁺rába šuršìyyəvaˈ ⁺bəṱlàyəl.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́tva ⁺šavvá dèvə.ˈ šavvá ʾaxunvàtəva.ˈ ʾàniˈ šábta xà-caˈ xá-mənne c-atìva,ˈ ɟu-xa-mzída ⁺ɟùrtaˈ míyya ci-malíva mən-de-⁺ʾàynaˈ labə́lva k̭á … k̭a-štetè.ˈ ⁺yánə ʾé-mzida ci-xazyáva k̭a … cúllə xa-šábta diyyè.ˈ xá mən-ʾaxunvátə tíyyələ mìyya lábəlˈ xa-b-xá bəxzáyələ márzət ⁺ʾáyna xá … xa-nàša dúlə dmíxa.ˈ ⁺há ⁺maxlètaˈ mə́n k̭am-⁺dána ṱ-íva … ṱ-íva sk̭ída márzət da-⁺ʾàynaˈ ⁺bək̭yàrələˈ b-de-scə́ntu ⁺bək̭yàrəlˈ dé ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltuˈ xácma … məndyànə ⁺bək̭yárələˈ k̭á sòduˈ k̭át ⁺dánu talə̀k̭laˈ ⁺bək̭yárələ k̭át mára šə́mmət díyyi ʾílə ⁺pə́llan … ⁺pə̀llan cás,ˈ ⁺yánə šə̀mmu ⁺bək̭yàruləˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂álta ʾána … ʾarp̂í dánə dévə ⁺másən ⁺k̭aṱlə̀nnun.ˈ b-xá mxétət dá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾáyya víyyələ ctívo ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾíta ʾax-šḕr꞊ila ʾáyən.ˈ vìyyələˈ šuršíyya ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ʾáy꞊zə vítəla də̀pnu.ˈ ʾá-deva ʾíman bitáyələ k̭at-xázzə ʾá-naša mùdiləˈ ⁺báyyə ⁺ʾaxə̀lləˈ yán b-labə́llə ⁺ʾaxunvátu m-⁺úydalə ṱ-⁺axlìlə.ˈ ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál de-ctə̀vta,ˈ xa-b-xá bəxzàyələˈ ʾá màraˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂àltaˈ ʾá ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə bət-⁺k̭áṱəl.ˈ bás ʾáxnan ʾívax ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺yánə hə̀č-məndivax k̭a-dá.ˈ níxa b-níxa ⁺marrùšuləˈ mára yá ⁺bar-nàšaˈ ʾána parpùləvən b-díyyuxˈ k̭a-díyyan là ⁺k̭aṱlət.ˈ ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ láxxa cum-⁺báyyət b-yavvàxlux.ˈ ʾát꞊zə ta-ví ʾaxúnət tmànya k̭a-díyyan.ˈ halbátta ʾá ʾe-⁺dā́n ⁺bərràšəlˈ k̭ámta bəxjàlələˈ ʾína ʾíman bəxzáyələ ʾa-déva dúlə parpùləˈ k̭at-là ⁺k̭aṱə́lləˈ mára mú p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾána lè ⁺k̭aṱlə́nnoxunˈ sáb ⁺bəddáyələ k̭át ʾé ctə́vta ⁺k̭ə̀ryolə.ˈ ʾíta hak̭ùyələˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺šavvá ʾaxunvàtəvax.ˈ mən-dá ⁺ʾáyna c-àtaxˈ mìyya ci-šák̭laxˈ ʾa-mzída ci-màlyaxˈ k̭a-xá šábtət dìyyan.ˈ mára k̭ú ʾázax bèta.ˈ bás ʾázax lábəlli betòxunˈ xína ʾaxunvátux màxzilun k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ʾá-mzida mlàyoləˈ ʾa-déva ⁺bəṱṱánola ⁺ál-⁺xàsu.ˈ túrvənte m-⁺údalə bərrə́xšəna bèta,ˈ bərrə́xšəna cə́s dèvə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dā́n ⁺várəna ɟú dé ɟəppìtaˈ ⁺yánə ʾé ġā̀rˈ ɟu-⁺ṱùraˈ ʾán xínə cùlləˈ cicé maxrupèna dévəˈ k̭át dúlə ʾaxúnan muyyílə xá ⁺séda ṱ-⁺axlàxləˈ mára là ʾaxunváti,ˈ là.ˈ ʾá꞊ilə xá ⁺bar-nàša.ˈ ʾáxnan ɟári ⁺rába ⁺myak̭ràxlə.ˈ ʾána múyyəvən xá ʾaxúnət tmánya k̭a-ɟànanˈ ʾə́n macərbàxləˈ ⁺ʾáv hár parpə̀slanˈ hár ⁺dardə̀k̭lanˈ b-xá ⁺č̭ap̂p̂áltu ⁺masə máxə ʾarp̂í dánə dèvə.ˈ cullanaʾìtˈ ʾáni꞊zə cúllə hammùnənaˈ pyàšələ cəsléˈ xà-šabtaˈ trè šabáyˈ ⁺ṱlà šabáy.ˈ dévə k̭a-ɟané bərrə̀xšənaˈ ⁺sèda vádəna,ˈ ʾá švík̭una bèta.ˈ ⁺xárta bəxzàyənaˈ xácma ɟáhə bəxzáya bitàyənaˈ ʾína núyra lə́t ⁺šìraˈ k̭ésə lə́ttən másalan k̭át … ɟárə ʾé-⁺danət sə́tva tìyyələˈ tàlɟələˈ cúl dúyca k̭àrtəla,ˈ k̭ésə lə̀tlunˈ ɟári ʾé-⁺dana ʾázi k̭èsə máyyi.ˈ mára ʾát ʾe-⁺dā́n b-nòšux꞊ivətˈ k̭át ɟánux꞊zə là sák̭dətˈ másalan xúš k̭èsə mélanˈ mə́n dáyya mèša,ˈ véla méša k̭ùrba,ˈ ʾázət xácma k̭èsə mayyə́tlan,ˈ k̭át ʾe-⁺dā́n bitáyəvax mən-⁺sèdaˈ ʾáxnan ⁺másax jáldə ʾa-⁺sédan bašlàxləˈ m-⁺ùdalə ⁺ʾáxlaxˈ yán ʾe-⁺dánət lḕx béta,ˈ xíša ⁺bar-⁺sèda,ˈ ʾátən míyyan pràk̭ənaˈ ʾázət xá xáč̭č̭a mìyya mayyə́tlan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy. ⁺yánə b-nobánə ⁺báyyi ʾáha꞊zə ʾáx ṱ-ən-pàləx.ˈ xá-yuma ʾe-mzída bəšk̭álolə bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyna,ˈ k̭át mìyya malíla.ˈ mlàyoləˈ ʾína ʾíman bəɟràšoləˈ ʾày bəɟrášəla k̭átuˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ lə́tlə xèla.ˈ taxmúnələ mú ʾàvədˈ ʾáni mìyya ⁺bəṱlàbənaˈ ʾádi ɟári mìyya lábəl k̭até.ˈ míyya sapùk̭oləˈ sáb lèlə ⁺msáya ɟarə́šla,ˈ ⁺yak̭ùrtəla.ˈ sapùk̭olə,ˈ mláyolə pòxa.ˈ mláyolə pòxaˈ ⁺bəṱṱánolə ⁺ʾál-⁺rùyšuˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ dévə꞊zə ⁺sìyyənaˈ ʾá màrələˈ là!ˈ ʾána ⁺hála šuršìyyənˈ ɟári k̭ámta ʾána šàtən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùrələ꞊zə k̭atéˈ ⁺yánə ʾaxúnət tmànya víduna.ˈ ⁺p̂úzət póxa xáč̭č̭a ptàxuləˈ ʾé-⁺hàvaˈ póxo cúllə bəsp̂àk̭ələ.ˈ ʾánnə bəxzáyəna cúllə mzìda šətyálə.ˈ ʾá mára ʾáyya ci-xazyáva k̭a-díyyan … k̭a-xá šàbtaˈ ʾína ʾàhaˈ dúlə xà-ɟa,ˈ hár xà-ɟa šətyáləˈ b-xá bìna.ˈ bás ʾáha ṱ-⁺axə̀llan.ˈ ləbbé p̂k̭àyəna.ˈ hár ʾè-⁺dánaˈ ⁺šadúrəna xa-xína xáč̭č̭a ʾázəl míyya mayyìlun,ˈ mára mu-p̂ṱ-àvə,ˈ ʾát tùyˈ mànyəx.ˈ xá-yuma xína꞊zə k̭èsə xíšəva mayyívaˈ mə́rrə hálloli ⁺xòləˈ ṱ-ázən k̭èsə máyyən.ˈ yuvvə́llun xáč̭č̭a ⁺xólə k̭àtuˈ mə́rrun k̭a-mú꞊ina ⁺ràba?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ là-ʾaviloxun ⁺šúla.ˈ xzílun ⁺rába murk̭ə̀llə.ˈ xə́šlun ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxuˈ mə̀rrunˈ xázax … k̭a-mù ʾá xá-xč̭a murk̭ə́llə.ˈ xə́šlun xzílun ⁺xóla ⁺sírulə mə́n xa-k̭èsaˈ bərrə́xšələ cúllə marzanánət mèšaˈ ʾàtxa,ˈ vélə hár ⁺xóla ⁺bəsyàraˈ bərrə̀xša.ˈ ⁺jánam ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾát k̭a-mùˈ xá-xča murk̭ə̀llux?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺šùlux꞊ilə?ˈ mə́rrə k̭á-mu cúl-yum ʾátax k̭èsə máyyax?ˈ ʾána ⁺báyyən cúllə ʾa-méša xá-ɟa hár ⁺ṱenə́nna ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsi,ˈ mayyə́nna ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān ⁺bílan maplə̀xxaxˈ mə́nno maplə̀xxax.ˈ ʾáni mə́rrun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ ʾát hár ʾída là drí,ˈ hár lè ⁺báyyax k̭a-díyyan pálxət.ˈ tá šák̭lax làblaxˈ k̭ésə ɟànan ⁺jámmax.ˈ cúl dàxiˈ xzílun ʾátxa lè-ʾoyaˈ tílun mə̀rrunˈ və́dlun meètinɟ ⁺mudáləˈ k̭át ʾáha xá-yuma xa-⁺cə̀tra ṱ-ávə k̭a-díyyan.ˈ témun ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə.ˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ʾàyya meétinɟ váduva,ˈ ʾáha mə́n … xá dúcta xìta,ˈ léva ⁺bəddá k̭át ʾá ⁺rìšələ.ˈ lélə ⁺ṱə̀lya,ˈ ⁺bəšmayèlə heməzmané.ˈ mút ⁺pə́sla ⁺k̭aṱlàxlə?ˈ xá marə́ɟla ⁺ɟùra ʾə́tlan,ˈ ⁺martəxxáxlə mìyyaˈ ⁺martə́xxax mìyya ɟávuˈ míyya ⁺bərdàxa dárax ⁺ʾálluˈ ʾe-⁺dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya.ˈ márəna ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺mardúxəna mìyyaˈ ⁺házər vadèna,ˈ ʾe-dā́n ṱ-ílə ṱə̀lya. ⁺ʾávun ɟánu ⁺ṱùšyoləˈ šópu švík̭ələ xá … xá k̭èsaˈ xá-məndi xína mùttələˈ ʾànnəˈ yán júllə ⁺šúlə múttələ ʾátxa vidèləˈ ʾáx ṱ-ən-dmìxələˈ ʾánnə míyya ⁺maxduréna ⁺ʾàlluˈ ʾu-bərràk̭əna.ˈ ɟané ⁺ṱašùyonaˈ har-lèna mabyúnə.ˈ ⁺bár … xà-⁺saʾat,ˈ trè ⁺saʾáttə,ˈ bitáyəna k̭at-xázzi ʾádi šlìk̭ələˈ bšìlələˈ bəxzáyəna là,ˈ dúlə ⁺ʾáynu praxéˈ ⁺hála táza ⁺bərràša.ˈ ʾaybó ʾá dúlə lèlə mítaˈ mùdyux꞊iva?ˈ mə́rrə ⁺rába ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ xə̀mməva.ˈ bəxzáyəna xá-xča míyya ⁺bərdàxa də́ryənaˈ ʾá ⁺hála mára dū́n ⁺ṱə̀tli,ˈ ⁺yánə ʾax-ṱ-ə́n ʾánna míyya mə́n ⁺ṱàta tíyyəna.ˈ xá-yuma xína xá decìsion vádənaˈ mára xa-cípa ⁺ɟùra bət-⁺ráppax ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ mə́drə ɟánu ṱašùyolə,ˈ mə́n-dò cípa꞊zə prák̭ələ.ˈ bəxzáyəna ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺rába dàvəˈ ṱ-íva ⁺júmmə mə́n … šk̭ilé mə́n ducánə xìnə.ˈ mayéna yavéna k̭àtu.ˈ màrənaˈ bàsmaluxˈ ʾàtənˈ xína xúš ɟu-nášət ɟànux.ˈ ʾánnə dávə ⁺šúlə cúllə šk̭ùl,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾàxnan,ˈ ʾáxnan là-⁺amsax mə́nnux xáyyax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəx.ˈ yávuna dàvəˈ bədráyuna ⁺ʾal-ʾùrxa,ˈ bitáyələ bḗt bábu yə̀mmu.ˈ mə́drə mən-šmàyya pə́llunˈ ⁺ṱlá xabùyšə.ˈ xá k̭a-dó cačalùna,ˈ xá k̭a-bàba yuvvə́llə,ˈ xá k̭a-yə̀mma yuvvə́lləˈ ʾíta k̭a-díyyan là pə́šlun xína mə́n dán xabúyšə.ˈ

Translation:

Once up on a time, there was a lad who did not have much hair on his head. They used to call him Baldy. He was very shy and very timid. He never used to go outside of the house. One day, his father and mother notice that their son is growing up, but he is afraid and does not at all want to go outside, that is go into the field and play with friends. He very much used to like round loaves, round loaves or cakes, things that his mother used to cook at that time. One day, the mother together with her husband, with the father, think together as to what they could do to make him go outside. The father says, he says ‘Bake him cakes, lay them out together, that is lay out the round loaves in a line in the courtyard like this, then two or three outside of the courtyard, which he will eat, then will go along and go outside.’ The mother does just that. He eats them one by one. He eats the cakes. She has left the door of the courtyard open. He sees that there are some at the courtyard door. Every so often he places his foot (outside of the gate) and looks (outside). He is afraid and comes back inside. But again he is tempted, (he sees) there is still a cake remaining there. By any means (he can) he quickly snatches one, and comes back inside. Then he snatches the other one. By the last one, the mother had hidden herself behind the door and she shuts the door. He screams ‘A fox has come to eat me! A wolf will eat me!’ She says ‘No! I will not allow you to enter.’ Well, he has grown up, the lad has now grown up. He has become eighteen, nineteen years old, when the mother does this to him. He says ‘Now that you do not allow me to enter, at least throw that staff of mine together with the knife of mine to this side of the wall, so that those coming after me … if a fox comes after me I shall hit it with this staff or with the knife.’ She throws these to him. He takes his knife and the staff of his and goes on his way. He goes along and at a certain place becomes very tired. He sees a spring of water, a spring. So he drinks a little from that spring. He falls asleep at the side of that spring, because he was very tired, and he sleeps. There were there seven monsters. They were seven brothers. Once a week one of them would come and fill up a big waterskin with water from that spring, and would take it for them to drink. That is, that waterskin would suffice them for a whole week. One of the brothers has come to take some water, all of a sudden he sees that there is a man asleep by the side of the spring. O sorry, beforehand when he was bored by the spring he carves, he carves with his knife, with his staff, he carves some things for his amusement to pass the time. He carves saying ‘My name is so-and-so … such-and-such a person,’ that is he carves his name ‘With one staff I can kill forty monsters, with one blow of this staff.’ He had written that there. It was a like a poem. He had become tired and fallen asleep, and that was beside him. When this monster comes to see what man this is, he wants to eat him or to take him so his brothers would eat him together. His eye falls on that writing and suddenly sees that this man says that with one staff he would kill forty monsters. ‘But we are (only) seven, so we are nothing (compared) to him. He gently wakes him saying ‘O human, I beg you not to kill us. We are seven brothers. Here we will grant you whatever you wish. You come and be the eighth brother for us.’ Of course when he wakes he is startled at first, but when he sees the monster begging him not to kill him, he says ‘What does it matter? I will not kill you,’ because he knows that he has read that writing. Then he tells him saying ‘We are seven brothers. We come and take water from this spring. We fill this waterskin for us for one week.’ He says ‘Get up, let us go home.’ ‘Then let us go, take me to your home, show your brothers to me.’ The monster fills the waterskin and lifts it onto his back. The two of them go home, they go to the monsters. When they enter the cave, that is the cave, in the mountain, all the other monsters are sharpening their teeth thinking that ‘our brother has brought a prey for us to eat.’ He says ‘No my brothers, no. This is a human. We should show him great respect. I have brought an eighth brother for us. If we upset him, he will totally destroy us, he will totally shatter us. He can strike forty monsters with just his one staff.’ All in all, they all believe this and he stays with them for one week, two weeks, three weeks. The monsters go and hunt for themselves, having left him at home. Then they notice that sometimes they come back but no fire is lit, there are no logs of wood ... they must, when winter has come, there is snow and everywhere is cold, and there are no logs of wood, they must then go and bring logs of wood. They say ‘When you are alone, so that you also do not become bored, go, for example, and bring logs from that forest—the forest is over there nearby. You should go and bring us some logs so that when we come back from hunting, we can quickly cook our prey and eat together, or when we are not at home, having gone out to hunt, and our water is running out, you should go and bring us some water.’ He says ‘Very well.’ That is they want him to work as it were in turns. One day he takes that waterskin and goes to the spring in order to fill it with water. He fills it but when he pulls it, *it* pulls him, because he is not able to pull it, he has no strength. He thinks what he could do. They are asking for water, he must now take water for them. He empties the water because he is not able to pull it, it is heavy. He empties it and fills it with wind. He fills it with wind, lifts it onto his shoulder, and he returns home. The monsters are thirsty. He says ‘No! I am still tired, I must drink first.’ He is indeed the eldest brother in relation to them, that is they have made him the eighth brother. He opens the mouth (of the bag of) wind a little, and that air, its wind, all empties out. They see that he has drunk the whole waterskin. They say ‘That used to be sufficient for one week for us, for a week, but he has drunk it all at once, with just one breath. Surely he will eat us.’ They are terrified. They then send another one to go and get some water for them. They say ‘Don’t worry. You sit down and rest.’ On another day he had gone to bring logs, he said ‘Give me ropes I will go and bring logs. They gave some ropes to him. They said ‘Why (do you want) so many?’ He said ‘Don’t worry.’ They noticed that he took a long time. They went along his path and said ‘Let us see why has he has taken so long.’ They went and saw that he has tied the rope to a branch and is going all around the forest. He keeps on tying the ropes like this as he goes. ‘Oh dear, why have you delayed so much, what are you up to?’ He said ‘Why should we come every day and bring logs. I want to carry all this forest on my back and bring it there in one go. Whenever we want to use some of it, we can use it.’ They said ‘It doesn’t work like that. Don’t you touch anything. We no longer want you to work for us. Come, let us carry logs and gather them by ourselves.’ Anyway, they realized that it does not work like this. They came back and said—they held a meeting together—‘This one would be a problem for us one day. Come, let us kill him.’ When they were holding this meeting, he (the bald man) he hears their words from another place—they did not know that he is awake and he is not asleep. ‘How should we kill him? We have a huge cauldron. We should make it boil with water, we should boil water in it, and pour boiling water on him when he is asleep.’ They say ‘Very well.’ They boil water. They prepare it when he is asleep. He has hidden himself and has left a piece of wood in his place, (or) he has put something else, he has placed clothes or the like, and arranged them as if he is asleep. The others pour the water out over on him and run away. They hide and do not show themselves at all. After an hour or two, they come to see if he has been boiled and cooked by now, but they see that no, he is rubbing his eyes and is just now waking up. Alas, he is not yet dead. ‘What was wrong with you?' He said ‘I sweated a lot. It was hot.’ They see that they have poured so much boiling water, while this one just says ‘I have sweated,’ as if this water has come from sweat. On another day they make a decision, saying that we will throw a huge rock on him. He again hides and he is saved from that rock also. They realize that it would not work like this. They had a lot of gold coins, which they had gathered from …, they had taken from other places. They bring them and give them to him. They say ‘Please go now to your own folk. Take all this gold and go. We cannot live with you. We are afraid.’ They give him the gold coins, they set him on the road and he comes home to the house of his father and mother. Again three apples fell from the heaven. He (the story-teller) gave one to that bald man, one to the father, he gave another one to the mother. So then none remains for us of those apples.