Urmi, Christian: A Dragon in the Well

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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	Frederic Ayyubkhan	Los Angeles, CA, USA

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0:00	ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ ɟu-māt-⁺Spùrġānˈ xá-dana náša k̭at-pəlxànəva.ˈ ⁺báyyəva bàxta ɟavə́rva.ˈ ⁺ṱavvúyələ ⁺ṱavvùyələˈ xa-bàxta bəɟvárələˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ ʾá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺ʾúxča k̭a-da-náša ⁺ʾajjùzəla.ˈ lá pəlxànəla,ˈ ⁺ṱarṱùməla,ˈ hátta cìpə ⁺rappúyəla b-rī́š da-náša.ˈ ʾíman bitáyələ bèta,ˈ xùrraɟ léla yávu.ˈ ⁺xulása ʾá hár-xina bəsk̭àdələ,ˈ mən-xáyu sk̭ìdələ.ˈ xá-yuma pálɟət lélə k̭a-⁺Máhə ⁺marrùšələˈ mára ⁺Màhəˈ xá-dana … marɟanìtəlaˈ ɟu-xá-dana k̭ùnya vélaˈ ⁺ɟùrtaˈ ⁺ʾúxča ɟùrtəlaˈ k̭át … bəxšávən k̭a-díyyax xòšax ʾátya mə́nno.ˈ ta-xzílə mù꞊ilə.ˈ mára ʾàzəx.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ xa-⁺xòlaˈ ⁺bəsyárələ ⁺ʾal-dá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺sára ⁺báru ⁺rappúyələ ɟu-de-k̭ùnyaˈ máx marɟanìtaˈ ⁺rába ⁺ɟùrta mabyúnəla.ˈ xá-⁺xóla ⁺ʾál da-⁺Máhə ⁺bəsyàrələˈ ⁺šadúrolə ɟu-dé k̭únya k̭át ʾé … marɟaníta ⁺palṱàla.ˈ ⁺Máhə bərrə́xšəla hal-ʾə̀ltəx ⁺mṱáyəla.ˈ màraˈ ʾídax k̭ə̀tla?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺xóla ⁺rappùyulə.ˈ xá-dana cípa ⁺ɟúra꞊zə mattúyələ ⁺ʾal-dé ⁺bə̀zza.ˈ ⁺Màhe bəšvák̭olə ⁺tàma.ˈ bərrə́xšəl xa-nafas-⁺ràhat mən-xayyútu bəɟràšələ.ˈ xína màraˈ mánši básət báxta xìna.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺vàrəla.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺və̀rtəlaˈ xá-dana ⁺čòbanˈ vélə ʾə̀rbəˈ ⁺marrúyə ⁺tàma.ˈ dū́z bətyávələ cə́s do-cìpaˈ cə́s do-cípət k̭at-ʾe-⁺Máhə ɟu-do-⁺bə̀zzəla.ˈ ʾátxa k̭at-bətyàvələ,ˈ cípa dúlə bəjvàja.ˈ xáč̭č̭a xarbùsulə.ˈ xa-b-xá-ɟa xá-dana tanína mən-do-⁺bə́zza bək̭yámələ ⁺ʾùllul,ˈ bəsyák̭ələ ⁺ùllulˈ ʾú cípa ʾálbal mattúyulə šòpu.ˈ mára ʾávət basìma.ˈ k̭a-díyyi xàyyi purk̭élux ʾátən.ˈ mắɟar mú vìtəla?ˈ màraˈ xá cmá-šənnə m-k̭ám-ʾadi xa-báxta ⁺pušṱàlun mən-⁺tàma,ˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ xá ⁺rába ⁺muxə́ltəla bìyyiˈ k̭át lḕt ⁺bəddá xína.ˈ ʾádi cú-m ⁺báyyət ɟu-da-dúnyə ʾána k̭a-díyyux yàvvən,ˈ k̭át xàyyi purk̭élux.ˈ mára lḗn-⁺bədda mu-tánən mu-⁺bàyyən.ˈ mára ʾána ⁺bəddàyən mú ṱ-ódən k̭átux.ˈ xá-dana bràtəlaˈ ɟu-dé ⁺ʾátra xìta.ˈ brāt-màlcəla.ˈ ṱ-ázən xárdən marzanánət de-bràta.ˈ cút tílə ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnə,ˈ mak̭də̀nnə.ˈ ʾína ʾíman ʾàt tílux,ˈ ɟáni park̭ə̀nna,ˈ ⁺ʾázad ṱ-odə̀nnaˈ k̭át bráti yavvíla k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ʾávət brūn-màlca.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ hár ʾà-⁺šula vádulə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ ⁺xardúyələ ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ k̭óšun bərrə́xšəla mən-⁺ʾatravày xínə,ˈ xelánə nášə bərrə̀xšəna,ˈ léna ⁺bašúrə k̭a-dá tanína majvə̀jji.ˈ ʾa-⁺čóban níxa níxa ʾúrxa bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ ⁺mṱáyələ ⁺ʾal-dé mdìta.ˈ bərrə́xšələ k̭a-màlca márələˈ ʾána bràtux park̭ə́nna.ˈ mára ʾə́n bráti purk̭àlux,ˈ ʾána màlcən,ˈ malcùyti k̭a-díyyux yavvə́nna.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾá ⁺čóban bəsyàk̭ələ,ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál dá ⁺čòbanˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ k̭a-⁺čóban꞊zə màrələ,ˈ mára ʾə́n xá-ɟa xìtaˈ ʾána xà-ɟa ʾa-⁺šúla k̭átux ṱ-odə́nnə,ˈ čún ʾát xá-ɟa xáyyi purk̭ḕt.ˈ ʾína ʾə́n xá-ɟa xíta tílux xa-mdíta xìtaˈ ʾá ⁺šúla ⁺báyyət nášə xínə park̭ə̀ttun,ˈ ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux.ˈ lá-ʾatət ⁺bàr-diyyiˈ ⁺bár-diyyi là-ʾatətˈ fák̭at xà-ɟa ʾátət.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾá bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ málca k̭a-da-⁺čòbanˈ malcùyta yávolə.ˈ brū́n màlca váyələ.ˈ màlca váyələ.ˈ cma-šə̀nnə mə́drə ⁺várəla.ˈ cma-šə́nnə ⁺vàrəla,ˈ ⁺xábra máyəna k̭a-da-málca k̭át … málca, ʾávət basìma.ˈ ɟu-de-mdíta xìta꞊zəˈ ʾó tanínət k̭át … brátux xurdìyyəvaˈ xíšələ xa-bráta xìta xurdìyələ.ˈ ⁺hayyàrta ⁺báyyax.ˈ málca màraˈ báh xə́tna dìyyiˈ xá ⁺pahlúvvan nàšələ,ˈ ⁺šadrə́nnə ⁺tàmaˈ k̭át brátux parə̀k̭la.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ bitáyələ k̭a-da-xə́tnu màrələˈ k̭ə́ssat màrolə.ˈ márələ k̭át xúš ɟu-de-mdíta xìta.ˈ xá tanína vélə ⁺ʾál xa-brāt-málca xíta purtə̀llələ.ˈ pàrək̭la.ˈ ʾána mə́nnux ⁺bəṱlàbənˈ čún ʾáni ⁺rába dòst꞊ina.ˈ k̭ùrba mdítəla mən-díyyan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾùrxa bərrə́xšələ.ˈ bərrə́xšelə b-cmá racàvə.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾal-de-mdíta ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ bərrə̀xšeləˈ bəsyák̭ələ ʾo-dúctət k̭át tanína bráta xurdìyyolə.ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáyno ⁺ʾal-da-⁺čóban ⁺bəmṱàyəlaˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə,ˈ bitáyələ k̭át k̭a-⁺čóban ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ partúlələ marzanánət ⁺čòban.ˈ ⁺čóban tanína clìˈ clí ʾána tánən mən-k̭am-⁺ʾaxlə́tti tanə̀nnox.ˈ ʾát xáyyi purk̭ḕtˈ k̭a-díyyi màlca vídət.ˈ ʾána šidána lḕn k̭at-ʾátən k̭a-díyyux mə́ndi … ʾət-ʾát ⁺ʾaxlə̀tti.ˈ bás mára k̭a-mù tílux?ˈ ʾána lḕn míra k̭átux k̭átˈ xá-ɟa ʾána k̭átux ʾátxa ṱ-òdənˈ ɟát tré ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺bəddáyən ʾát mìrətˈ ʾína ʾána tíyyən k̭a-dìyyux párk̭ən.ˈ mára mút k̭a-díyyi pàrk̭ət?ˈ màraˈ ⁺šə̀myənˈ ʾo-cípa bətxàrət?ˈ mára hì.ˈ mára xa-náša xína vélə xurbə̀ssuˈ ⁺Máhe ɟu-ʾùrxəlaˈ véla bitáya k̭a-⁺ʾal-ɟánət dìyyux.ˈ ⁺čóban har-ʾá ⁺tàma,ˈ tanína ʾe-bráta ⁺rappùyoləˈ xína bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ ɟu-māt-⁺Spùrġānˈ xá-dana náša k̭at-pəlxànəva.ˈ ⁺báyyəva bàxta ɟavə́rva.ˈ ⁺ṱavvúyələ ⁺ṱavvùyələˈ xa-bàxta bəɟvárələˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ ʾá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺ʾúxča k̭a-da-náša ⁺ʾajjùzəla.ˈ lá pəlxànəla,ˈ ⁺ṱarṱùməla,ˈ hátta cìpə ⁺rappúyəla b-rī́š da-náša.ˈ ʾíman bitáyələ bèta,ˈ xùrraɟ léla yávu.ˈ ⁺xulása ʾá hár-xina bəsk̭àdələ,ˈ mən-xáyu sk̭ìdələ.ˈ xá-yuma pálɟət lélə k̭a-⁺Máhə ⁺marrùšələˈ mára ⁺Màhəˈ xá-dana … marɟanìtəlaˈ ɟu-xá-dana k̭ùnya vélaˈ ⁺ɟùrtaˈ ⁺ʾúxča ɟùrtəlaˈ k̭át … bəxšávən k̭a-díyyax xòšax ʾátya mə́nno.ˈ ta-xzílə mù꞊ilə.ˈ mára ʾàzəx.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ xa-⁺xòlaˈ ⁺bəsyárələ ⁺ʾal-dá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺sára ⁺báru ⁺rappúyələ ɟu-de-k̭ùnyaˈ máx marɟanìtaˈ ⁺rába ⁺ɟùrta mabyúnəla.ˈ xá-⁺xóla ⁺ʾál da-⁺Máhə ⁺bəsyàrələˈ ⁺šadúrolə ɟu-dé k̭únya k̭át ʾé … marɟaníta ⁺palṱàla.ˈ ⁺Máhə bərrə́xšəla hal-ʾə̀ltəx ⁺mṱáyəla.ˈ màraˈ ʾídax k̭ə̀tla?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺xóla ⁺rappùyulə.ˈ xá-dana cípa ⁺ɟúra꞊zə mattúyələ ⁺ʾal-dé ⁺bə̀zza.ˈ ⁺Màhe bəšvák̭olə ⁺tàma.ˈ bərrə́xšəl xa-nafas-⁺ràhat mən-xayyútu bəɟràšələ.ˈ xína màraˈ mánši básət báxta xìna.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺vàrəla.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺və̀rtəlaˈ xá-dana ⁺čòbanˈ vélə ʾə̀rbəˈ ⁺marrúyə ⁺tàma.ˈ dū́z bətyávələ cə́s do-cìpaˈ cə́s do-cípət k̭at-ʾe-⁺Máhə ɟu-do-⁺bə̀zzəla.ˈ ʾátxa k̭at-bətyàvələ,ˈ cípa dúlə bəjvàja.ˈ xáč̭č̭a xarbùsulə.ˈ xa-b-xá-ɟa xá-dana tanína mən-do-⁺bə́zza bək̭yámələ ⁺ʾùllul,ˈ bəsyák̭ələ ⁺ùllulˈ ʾú cípa ʾálbal mattúyulə šòpu.ˈ mára ʾávət basìma.ˈ k̭a-díyyi xàyyi purk̭élux ʾátən.ˈ mắɟar mú vìtəla?ˈ màraˈ xá cmá-šənnə m-k̭ám-ʾadi xa-báxta ⁺pušṱàlun mən-⁺tàma,ˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ xá ⁺rába ⁺muxə́ltəla bìyyiˈ k̭át lḕt ⁺bəddá xína.ˈ ʾádi cú-m ⁺báyyət ɟu-da-dúnyə ʾána k̭a-díyyux yàvvən,ˈ k̭át xàyyi purk̭élux.ˈ mára lḗn-⁺bədda mu-tánən mu-⁺bàyyən.ˈ mára ʾána ⁺bəddàyən mú ṱ-ódən k̭átux.ˈ xá-dana bràtəlaˈ ɟu-dé ⁺ʾátra xìta.ˈ brāt-màlcəla.ˈ ṱ-ázən xárdən marzanánət de-bràta.ˈ cút tílə ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnə,ˈ mak̭də̀nnə.ˈ ʾína ʾíman ʾàt tílux,ˈ ɟáni park̭ə̀nna,ˈ ⁺ʾázad ṱ-odə̀nnaˈ k̭át bráti yavvíla k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ʾávət brūn-màlca.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ hár ʾà-⁺šula vádulə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ ⁺xardúyələ ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ k̭óšun bərrə́xšəla mən-⁺ʾatravày xínə,ˈ xelánə nášə bərrə̀xšəna,ˈ léna ⁺bašúrə k̭a-dá tanína majvə̀jji.ˈ ʾa-⁺čóban níxa níxa ʾúrxa bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ ⁺mṱáyələ ⁺ʾal-dé mdìta.ˈ bərrə́xšələ k̭a-màlca márələˈ ʾána bràtux park̭ə́nna.ˈ mára ʾə́n bráti purk̭àlux,ˈ ʾána màlcən,ˈ malcùyti k̭a-díyyux yavvə́nna.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾá ⁺čóban bəsyàk̭ələ,ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál dá ⁺čòbanˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ k̭a-⁺čóban꞊zə màrələ,ˈ mára ʾə́n xá-ɟa xìtaˈ ʾána xà-ɟa ʾa-⁺šúla k̭átux ṱ-odə́nnə,ˈ čún ʾát xá-ɟa xáyyi purk̭ḕt.ˈ ʾína ʾə́n xá-ɟa xíta tílux xa-mdíta xìtaˈ ʾá ⁺šúla ⁺báyyət nášə xínə park̭ə̀ttun,ˈ ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux.ˈ lá-ʾatət ⁺bàr-diyyiˈ ⁺bár-diyyi là-ʾatətˈ fák̭at xà-ɟa ʾátət.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾá bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ málca k̭a-da-⁺čòbanˈ malcùyta yávolə.ˈ brū́n màlca váyələ.ˈ màlca váyələ.ˈ cma-šə̀nnə mə́drə ⁺várəla.ˈ cma-šə́nnə ⁺vàrəla,ˈ ⁺xábra máyəna k̭a-da-málca k̭át … málca, ʾávət basìma.ˈ ɟu-de-mdíta xìta꞊zəˈ ʾó tanínət k̭át … brátux xurdìyyəvaˈ xíšələ xa-bráta xìta xurdìyələ.ˈ ⁺hayyàrta ⁺báyyax.ˈ málca màraˈ báh xə́tna dìyyiˈ xá ⁺pahlúvvan nàšələ,ˈ ⁺šadrə́nnə ⁺tàmaˈ k̭át brátux parə̀k̭la.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ bitáyələ k̭a-da-xə́tnu màrələˈ k̭ə́ssat màrolə.ˈ márələ k̭át xúš ɟu-de-mdíta xìta.ˈ xá tanína vélə ⁺ʾál xa-brāt-málca xíta purtə̀llələ.ˈ pàrək̭la.ˈ ʾána mə́nnux ⁺bəṱlàbənˈ čún ʾáni ⁺rába dòst꞊ina.ˈ k̭ùrba mdítəla mən-díyyan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾùrxa bərrə́xšələ.ˈ bərrə́xšelə b-cmá racàvə.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾal-de-mdíta ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ bərrə̀xšeləˈ bəsyák̭ələ ʾo-dúctət k̭át tanína bráta xurdìyyolə.ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáyno ⁺ʾal-da-⁺čóban ⁺bəmṱàyəlaˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə,ˈ bitáyələ k̭át k̭a-⁺čóban ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ partúlələ marzanánət ⁺čòban.ˈ ⁺čóban tanína clìˈ clí ʾána tánən mən-k̭am-⁺ʾaxlə́tti tanə̀nnox.ˈ ʾát xáyyi purk̭ḕtˈ k̭a-díyyi màlca vídət.ˈ ʾána šidána lḕn k̭at-ʾátən k̭a-díyyux mə́ndi … ʾət-ʾát ⁺ʾaxlə̀tti.ˈ bás mára k̭a-mù tílux?ˈ ʾána lḕn míra k̭átux k̭átˈ xá-ɟa ʾána k̭átux ʾátxa ṱ-òdənˈ ɟát tré ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺bəddáyən ʾát mìrətˈ ʾína ʾána tíyyən k̭a-dìyyux párk̭ən.ˈ mára mút k̭a-díyyi pàrk̭ət?ˈ màraˈ ⁺šə̀myənˈ ʾo-cípa bətxàrət?ˈ mára hì.ˈ mára xa-náša xína vélə xurbə̀ssuˈ ⁺Máhe ɟu-ʾùrxəlaˈ véla bitáya k̭a-⁺ʾal-ɟánət dìyyux.ˈ ⁺čóban har-ʾá ⁺tàma,ˈ tanína ʾe-bráta ⁺rappùyoləˈ xína bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ	Once in the village of Spurǧān there was a man who used to work hard. He wanted to marry. He searches and searches and marries a woman whose name is Mahə. This Mahə annoys this man so much. She does not work, she moans, she even throws stones at the man. When he comes home, she does not give him food. In the end he gets fed up, he is fed up with his life. One day in the middle of the night he wakes Mahə and says ‘Mahə, there is a pearl, it is in a well, big, it is so big, which I think you would like. Come and see what it is.’ She says ‘Let’s go.’ He goes and ties a rope to Mahə. The moon is casting its light in the well and appears like a huge pearl. He ties a rope to Mahə and sends her into the well in order for her to take out the pearl. Mahə goes until she reaches the bottom. He says ‘Has your hand touched (it)?’ She says ‘Yes.’ He throws down the rope. He puts a large stone on the hole. He leaves Mahə there. He goes and breathes a sigh of relief concerning his life. He says ‘Forget about the wife from now on.’ Several years go by. Several years have gone by and a shepherd is grazing sheep there. He sits exactly by that stone, by the stone of the hole where Mahə is. As he is sitting in this way, the stone moves. He pushes it a little. Suddenly a dragon rises upwards from the hole. It goes upwards (into the air) and immediately puts the stone back into its place. He says ‘Thank you. You have saved my life for me.’ ‘What has happened?’ He says ‘Several years ago they sent from there a woman whose name was Mahə. She has made me so fed up, that you cannot understand. Now I’ll give you anything you want in this world, since you have saved my life.’ He says ‘I do not know what to say, what I want.’ He says ‘I know what I shall do for you. There is a girl in another land. She is the daughter of a king. I shall go and wrap myself around that girl. I shall eat and burn anybody who comes. But when you come, I shall release myself and free her, so that they will give the girl to you and you will become the son of the king.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He does this very thing. He goes and wraps himself around the girl. An army marches (there) from other countries, strong men go (there), but they cannot remove the dragon. The shepherd slowly walks along the road. He reaches that town. He goes and says to the king ‘I shall save your daughter.’ He says ‘If you save my daughter, I am a king, I shall give you my kingdom.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd goes up. As soon as the dragon notices the shepherd, he releases the girl. He says to the shepherd, he says ‘If once more—I shall do this for you only once, since you saved my life once. But if you come once more to another town on similar business and want to save other people, I shall eat you. Do not come after me. Do not come after me. Come only once.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd releases the girl. He goes and the king gives the kingdom to the shepherd. He becomes the son of the king. He becomes the king. Again several years pass by. Several years pass by and they bring word to the king saying ‘King, may you be well. In another town the dragon that wrapped himself around your daughter has gone and wrapped himself around another girl. We need help.’ The king says ‘Well, my son-in-law is a champion of a man. I shall send him there in order to save your daughter.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He comes and says to his son-in-law, he tells the story. He says ‘Go to the other town. A dragon has wrapped himself around another daughter of a king. Save her. I am asking you because they are very good friends of mine. It is a town that is close to us.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd sets off on the road. He goes with several horsemen. They go there. They arrive at the town. He goes and ascends to the place where the dragon has wrapped himself around the girl. As soon as the dragon notices the shepherd, he releases the girl and comes to eat the shepherd. He twists himself around the shepherd. The shepherd (says) ‘Dragon, stop, stop so that I can speak before you eat me, so that I can speak to you. You have saved my life, you have made me king. I am not mad enough to come to you, and so forth, for you to eat me.’ ‘But’ he says ‘why have you come? Did I not tell you that I shall to do this for you only once and the second time I would eat you?’ He says ‘Yes, I know you have said so, but I have come to save you.’ He says ‘What do you mean “save me”?’ He says ‘I have heard—do you remember that stone?’ He says ‘Yes.’ He says ‘Another man has pushed it back. Mahə is on the way, she is coming for you.’ While the shepherd was standing there, the dragon releases the girl and goes away.

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ʾə́tva lə̀tvaˈ ɟu-māt-⁺Spùrġānˈ xá-dana náša k̭at-pəlxànəva.ˈ ⁺báyyəva bàxta ɟavə́rva.ˈ ⁺ṱavvúyələ ⁺ṱavvùyələˈ xa-bàxta bəɟvárələˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ ʾá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺ʾúxča k̭a-da-náša ⁺ʾajjùzəla.ˈ lá pəlxànəla,ˈ ⁺ṱarṱùməla,ˈ hátta cìpə ⁺rappúyəla b-rī́š da-náša.ˈ ʾíman bitáyələ bèta,ˈ xùrraɟ léla yávu.ˈ ⁺xulása ʾá hár-xina bəsk̭àdələ,ˈ mən-xáyu sk̭ìdələ.ˈ xá-yuma pálɟət lélə k̭a-⁺Máhə ⁺marrùšələˈ mára ⁺Màhəˈ xá-dana … marɟanìtəlaˈ ɟu-xá-dana k̭ùnya vélaˈ ⁺ɟùrtaˈ ⁺ʾúxča ɟùrtəlaˈ k̭át … bəxšávən k̭a-díyyax xòšax ʾátya mə́nno.ˈ ta-xzílə mù꞊ilə.ˈ mára ʾàzəx.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ xa-⁺xòlaˈ ⁺bəsyárələ ⁺ʾal-dá ⁺Màhəˈ ⁺sára ⁺báru ⁺rappúyələ ɟu-de-k̭ùnyaˈ máx marɟanìtaˈ ⁺rába ⁺ɟùrta mabyúnəla.ˈ xá-⁺xóla ⁺ʾál da-⁺Máhə ⁺bəsyàrələˈ ⁺šadúrolə ɟu-dé k̭únya k̭át ʾé … marɟaníta ⁺palṱàla.ˈ ⁺Máhə bərrə́xšəla hal-ʾə̀ltəx ⁺mṱáyəla.ˈ màraˈ ʾídax k̭ə̀tla?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺xóla ⁺rappùyulə.ˈ xá-dana cípa ⁺ɟúra꞊zə mattúyələ ⁺ʾal-dé ⁺bə̀zza.ˈ ⁺Màhe bəšvák̭olə ⁺tàma.ˈ bərrə́xšəl xa-nafas-⁺ràhat mən-xayyútu bəɟràšələ.ˈ xína màraˈ mánši básət báxta xìna.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺vàrəla.ˈ cmá-šənnə ⁺və̀rtəlaˈ xá-dana ⁺čòbanˈ vélə ʾə̀rbəˈ ⁺marrúyə ⁺tàma.ˈ dū́z bətyávələ cə́s do-cìpaˈ cə́s do-cípət k̭at-ʾe-⁺Máhə ɟu-do-⁺bə̀zzəla.ˈ ʾátxa k̭at-bətyàvələ,ˈ cípa dúlə bəjvàja.ˈ xáč̭č̭a xarbùsulə.ˈ xa-b-xá-ɟa xá-dana tanína mən-do-⁺bə́zza bək̭yámələ ⁺ʾùllul,ˈ bəsyák̭ələ ⁺ùllulˈ ʾú cípa ʾálbal mattúyulə šòpu.ˈ mára ʾávət basìma.ˈ k̭a-díyyi xàyyi purk̭élux ʾátən.ˈ mắɟar mú vìtəla?ˈ màraˈ xá cmá-šənnə m-k̭ám-ʾadi xa-báxta ⁺pušṱàlun mən-⁺tàma,ˈ šə́mmo ⁺Màhəva.ˈ xá ⁺rába ⁺muxə́ltəla bìyyiˈ k̭át lḕt ⁺bəddá xína.ˈ ʾádi cú-m ⁺báyyət ɟu-da-dúnyə ʾána k̭a-díyyux yàvvən,ˈ k̭át xàyyi purk̭élux.ˈ mára lḗn-⁺bədda mu-tánən mu-⁺bàyyən.ˈ mára ʾána ⁺bəddàyən mú ṱ-ódən k̭átux.ˈ xá-dana bràtəlaˈ ɟu-dé ⁺ʾátra xìta.ˈ brāt-màlcəla.ˈ ṱ-ázən xárdən marzanánət de-bràta.ˈ cút tílə ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnə,ˈ mak̭də̀nnə.ˈ ʾína ʾíman ʾàt tílux,ˈ ɟáni park̭ə̀nna,ˈ ⁺ʾázad ṱ-odə̀nnaˈ k̭át bráti yavvíla k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ʾávət brūn-màlca.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ hár ʾà-⁺šula vádulə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ ⁺xardúyələ ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ k̭óšun bərrə́xšəla mən-⁺ʾatravày xínə,ˈ xelánə nášə bərrə̀xšəna,ˈ léna ⁺bašúrə k̭a-dá tanína majvə̀jji.ˈ ʾa-⁺čóban níxa níxa ʾúrxa bərrə̀xšələ,ˈ ⁺mṱáyələ ⁺ʾal-dé mdìta.ˈ bərrə́xšələ k̭a-màlca márələˈ ʾána bràtux park̭ə́nna.ˈ mára ʾə́n bráti purk̭àlux,ˈ ʾána màlcən,ˈ malcùyti k̭a-díyyux yavvə́nna.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ʾá ⁺čóban bəsyàk̭ələ,ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáynu bək̭yátəla ⁺ʾál dá ⁺čòbanˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ k̭a-⁺čóban꞊zə màrələ,ˈ mára ʾə́n xá-ɟa xìtaˈ ʾána xà-ɟa ʾa-⁺šúla k̭átux ṱ-odə́nnə,ˈ čún ʾát xá-ɟa xáyyi purk̭ḕt.ˈ ʾína ʾə́n xá-ɟa xíta tílux xa-mdíta xìtaˈ ʾá ⁺šúla ⁺báyyət nášə xínə park̭ə̀ttun,ˈ ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux.ˈ lá-ʾatət ⁺bàr-diyyiˈ ⁺bár-diyyi là-ʾatətˈ fák̭at xà-ɟa ʾátət.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾá bráta ⁺rappùyolə.ˈ bərrə̀xšələˈ málca k̭a-da-⁺čòbanˈ malcùyta yávolə.ˈ brū́n màlca váyələ.ˈ

màlca váyələ.ˈ cma-šə̀nnə mə́drə ⁺várəla.ˈ cma-šə́nnə ⁺vàrəla,ˈ ⁺xábra máyəna k̭a-da-málca k̭át … málca, ʾávət basìma.ˈ ɟu-de-mdíta xìta꞊zəˈ ʾó tanínət k̭át … brátux xurdìyyəvaˈ xíšələ xa-bráta xìta xurdìyələ.ˈ ⁺hayyàrta ⁺báyyax.ˈ málca màraˈ báh xə́tna dìyyiˈ xá ⁺pahlúvvan nàšələ,ˈ ⁺šadrə́nnə ⁺tàmaˈ k̭át brátux parə̀k̭la.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ bitáyələ k̭a-da-xə́tnu màrələˈ k̭ə́ssat màrolə.ˈ márələ k̭át xúš ɟu-de-mdíta xìta.ˈ xá tanína vélə ⁺ʾál xa-brāt-málca xíta purtə̀llələ.ˈ pàrək̭la.ˈ ʾána mə́nnux ⁺bəṱlàbənˈ čún ʾáni ⁺rába dòst꞊ina.ˈ k̭ùrba mdítəla mən-díyyan.ˈ mára ⁺ràba ⁺spáy.ˈ ⁺čóban ʾùrxa bərrə́xšələ.ˈ bərrə́xšelə b-cmá racàvə.ˈ bərrə́xšəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾal-de-mdíta ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ bərrə̀xšeləˈ bəsyák̭ələ ʾo-dúctət k̭át tanína bráta xurdìyyolə.ˈ tanína hár ⁺ʾáyno ⁺ʾal-da-⁺čóban ⁺bəmṱàyəlaˈ bráta ⁺rappùyolə,ˈ bitáyələ k̭át k̭a-⁺čóban ⁺ʾàxəl.ˈ partúlələ marzanánət ⁺čòban.ˈ ⁺čóban tanína clìˈ clí ʾána tánən mən-k̭am-⁺ʾaxlə́tti tanə̀nnox.ˈ ʾát xáyyi purk̭ḕtˈ k̭a-díyyi màlca vídət.ˈ ʾána šidána lḕn k̭at-ʾátən k̭a-díyyux mə́ndi … ʾət-ʾát ⁺ʾaxlə̀tti.ˈ bás mára k̭a-mù tílux?ˈ ʾána lḕn míra k̭átux k̭átˈ xá-ɟa ʾána k̭átux ʾátxa ṱ-òdənˈ ɟát tré ṱ-⁺axlə̀nnux?ˈ mára hìˈ ⁺bəddáyən ʾát mìrətˈ ʾína ʾána tíyyən k̭a-dìyyux párk̭ən.ˈ mára mút k̭a-díyyi pàrk̭ət?ˈ màraˈ ⁺šə̀myənˈ ʾo-cípa bətxàrət?ˈ mára hì.ˈ mára xa-náša xína vélə xurbə̀ssuˈ ⁺Máhe ɟu-ʾùrxəlaˈ véla bitáya k̭a-⁺ʾal-ɟánət dìyyux.ˈ ⁺čóban har-ʾá ⁺tàma,ˈ tanína ʾe-bráta ⁺rappùyoləˈ xína bərrə̀xšələ.ˈ

Translation:

Once in the village of Spurǧān there was a man who used to work hard. He wanted to marry. He searches and searches and marries a woman whose name is Mahə. This Mahə annoys this man so much. She does not work, she moans, she even throws stones at the man. When he comes home, she does not give him food. In the end he gets fed up, he is fed up with his life. One day in the middle of the night he wakes Mahə and says ‘Mahə, there is a pearl, it is in a well, big, it is so big, which I think you would like. Come and see what it is.’ She says ‘Let’s go.’ He goes and ties a rope to Mahə. The moon is casting its light in the well and appears like a huge pearl. He ties a rope to Mahə and sends her into the well in order for her to take out the pearl. Mahə goes until she reaches the bottom. He says ‘Has your hand touched (it)?’ She says ‘Yes.’ He throws down the rope. He puts a large stone on the hole. He leaves Mahə there. He goes and breathes a sigh of relief concerning his life. He says ‘Forget about the wife from now on.’ Several years go by. Several years have gone by and a shepherd is grazing sheep there. He sits exactly by that stone, by the stone of the hole where Mahə is. As he is sitting in this way, the stone moves. He pushes it a little. Suddenly a dragon rises upwards from the hole. It goes upwards (into the air) and immediately puts the stone back into its place. He says ‘Thank you. You have saved my life for me.’ ‘What has happened?’ He says ‘Several years ago they sent from there a woman whose name was Mahə. She has made me so fed up, that you cannot understand. Now I’ll give you anything you want in this world, since you have saved my life.’ He says ‘I do not know what to say, what I want.’ He says ‘I know what I shall do for you. There is a girl in another land. She is the daughter of a king. I shall go and wrap myself around that girl. I shall eat and burn anybody who comes. But when you come, I shall release myself and free her, so that they will give the girl to you and you will become the son of the king.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He does this very thing. He goes and wraps himself around the girl. An army marches (there) from other countries, strong men go (there), but they cannot remove the dragon. The shepherd slowly walks along the road. He reaches that town. He goes and says to the king ‘I shall save your daughter.’ He says ‘If you save my daughter, I am a king, I shall give you my kingdom.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd goes up. As soon as the dragon notices the shepherd, he releases the girl. He says to the shepherd, he says ‘If once more—I shall do this for you only once, since you saved my life once. But if you come once more to another town on similar business and want to save other people, I shall eat you. Do not come after me. Do not come after me. Come only once.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd releases the girl. He goes and the king gives the kingdom to the shepherd. He becomes the son of the king.

He becomes the king. Again several years pass by. Several years pass by and they bring word to the king saying ‘King, may you be well. In another town the dragon that wrapped himself around your daughter has gone and wrapped himself around another girl. We need help.’ The king says ‘Well, my son-in-law is a champion of a man. I shall send him there in order to save your daughter.’ He says ‘Very good.’ He comes and says to his son-in-law, he tells the story. He says ‘Go to the other town. A dragon has wrapped himself around another daughter of a king. Save her. I am asking you because they are very good friends of mine. It is a town that is close to us.’ He says ‘Very good.’ The shepherd sets off on the road. He goes with several horsemen. They go there. They arrive at the town. He goes and ascends to the place where the dragon has wrapped himself around the girl. As soon as the dragon notices the shepherd, he releases the girl and comes to eat the shepherd. He twists himself around the shepherd. The shepherd (says) ‘Dragon, stop, stop so that I can speak before you eat me, so that I can speak to you. You have saved my life, you have made me king. I am not mad enough to come to you, and so forth, for you to eat me.’ ‘But’ he says ‘why have you come? Did I not tell you that I shall to do this for you only once and the second time I would eat you?’ He says ‘Yes, I know you have said so, but I have come to save you.’ He says ‘What do you mean “save me”?’ He says ‘I have heard—do you remember that stone?’ He says ‘Yes.’ He says ‘Another man has pushed it back. Mahə is on the way, she is coming for you.’ While the shepherd was standing there, the dragon releases the girl and goes away.