Urmi, Christian: The Assyrians of Armenia

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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	Nadia Aloverdova	Guylasar, Armenia

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0:00	napárət máləc Tùmaˈ mən-⁺ʾÌranˈ mən-máta Yanɟə̀jjaˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ʾə́sri tmànyaˈ bərrák̭əna mən-⁺hošarùytaˈ ⁺tmanəssár bàtəˈ ⁺vàrənaˈ ɟú ʾúprət ʾArmanə̀s-⁺tan.ˈ bəsyák̭əna ɟu-⁺ṱuyrànəˈ márona ɟṑl,ˈ ɟṓl ʾAsòr.ˈ ⁺táma k̭àtˈ tré šə́nnə pyàšənaˈ ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-dá mèša,ˈ ⁺róba dəbbàbə,ˈ dìvə,ˈ ⁺tàləˈ ⁺šùlə váyəna.ˈ hàrˈ ʾánnə tavəryatèˈ ⁺šùləˈ ⁺bixalèna.ˈ mára ʾáxnan lìpəxˈ dū́z dùcta xéta.ˈ ɟu-⁺ṱuyránə lḕx xíyyə.ˈ ʾánnə mešaváy k̭alé bitàyələˈ lḗx ⁺myása damxàxən.ˈ ʾànnəˈ dəbbàbə,ˈ ⁺šùlə,ˈ ʾàryə ʾə́ttən.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾállan pisùyta vádəna.ˈ k̭émax ⁺sálax ⁺ʾùltux.ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ ⁺mṱílan ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyanˈ péšax ⁺tàma.ˈ là,ˈ xázzax mú vàdəx.ˈ mən-⁺táma ⁺bəddárəna ⁺tmanəssár bàtə.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺mṱáyəna cə̀sˈ šak̭ìtaˈ ⁺ʾÀzad.ˈ láxxa šak̭íta ʾìtənˈ šə́mmo ⁺ʾAzā̀d꞊laˈ ⁺ʾAzā́d ⁺ʾAvā̀n márəna.ˈ urèməsˈ ʾəštá yàrxəˈ malə̀ɟɟəˈ k̭àˈ ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ⁺táma xùmyəna.ˈ k̭ošúnət ⁺ʾurusnáy vítəla ɟu-⁺ʾÌranˈ bába sávət díyyan k̭até ɟùšk̭əna.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ k̭át ⁺dìyyənaˈ k̭át bába sávət díyyan ⁺bəddárəna bə́ššəna ⁺ʾÌran,ˈ ⁺k̭əryènaˈ mírəna témun làxxaˈ xá dána màta ʾítən,ˈ púšun xìmun.ˈ ʾánɟa xošóxun ṱ-àtya,ˈ pešìtun.ˈ bába sávət-diyyan bətyávəna susavayèˈ bitáyəna làxxa ⁺mṱáyəna.ˈ láxxa váyəla xá dána ⁺k̭àlla.ˈ k̭ámta ⁺hošárə mən-ʾarəmnáy ci-⁺p̂alšìvaˈ ʾítar ⁺k̭àlla ⁺ṱúrsəva.ˈ dəpnátət ⁺k̭álla bitàyəna,ˈ ɟašúk̭əna dū́z dùctəla,ˈ míyya basìmaˈ pyášəna làxxa.ˈ mára láxxa jə̀ns꞊ila.ˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ ⁺hošárə láxxa vàyələ ɟṑr,ˈ ɟórət ⁺hošárə láxxa꞊da ɟu-dá tséntr-ət dìyyan,ˈ ʾícət ʾadìyyaˈ ʾánnə maɟazín ⁺šùlə ʾítən,ˈ là?ˈ ⁺táma víyyəna ⁺ɟòrətˈ ⁺hošàrə.ˈ bat-⁺k̭uravàyəna,ˈ ʾáxnan márəx ɟṑr.ˈ ⁺támma ʾáni lèna ⁺mummə́ddə.ˈ ʾáxnan bat-⁺k̭uraváyə màrəxˈ məlláttət díyyan ⁺mammùdənaˈ ⁺crəsyànəvax.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ⁺hošarúyta léla ⁺mammə́ddə máx dē꞊t-dìyyanˈ ʾáy k̭a-dáni márəna ɟṑrˈ bat-k̭uraváy lèna mára.ˈ ʾànnəˈ ⁺ʾaturáyə k̭át bitáyəna làxxaˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ bətvày ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ níxa nìxaˈ ⁺ʾùmra ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ mənné váyəna mùyyəˈ ⁺ʾùmraˈ ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us vílə ɟánu ⁺ʾarp̂á šə̀nnəˈ bábu ⁺k̭ṱìlunaˈ k̭át hammanùyta víyyələˈ ɟu-⁺jamàhatˈ tanùvva xínaˈ k̭a-bábu ⁺k̭ṱìləna.ˈ k̭a-báxtu mìrənaˈ ʾánɟa ʾát꞊da b-ʾúrxət ⁺ɟórax ṱ-azàtən,ˈ brúnux k̭ám ⁺ʾáynax ⁺k̭aṱlàxxə.ˈ ⁺ʾOlìṱa vítəlaˈ yə́mmət ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us mìrələˈ yə̀mmiˈ c-óya ʾátən tarcátta yá ʾùrxa,ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾə́n bábət-diyyi yá ʾúrxa dvìk̭olə,ˈ ʾána ⁺bəddàyənˈ bábət dìyyiˈ honána náša vìyyələˈ ʾúrxa dū̀z dvík̭olə.ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-ázən bí ʾúrxət bàbi.ˈ bəšk̭áləna k̭a-yála sùraˈ xarbúsuna m-⁺al-pallacànə.ˈ candúrə candúrələ bitàyələˈ bənpálələ ríšu ⁺bəč̭lápulə.ˈ yə́mmu bitáyəla màraˈ ʾánɟa ⁺ʾarp̂á šə́nnə yála sùriˈ ⁺p̂urmíyyələ xáyyə mù꞊inaˈ ʾána mùjjaˈ ⁺déran ⁺baràyˈ mən-hammanùyta.ˈ k̭a-dáy꞊da ⁺ʾállu ⁺bək̭ṱàləna.ˈ ʾadíyya ʾàxnanˈ yúmət ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭usˈ mə́n brétət yə̀mmu,ˈ mə́n yə́mma bretà víyyələˈ bìˈ ʾÌyyulˈ ʾə́sri tmànya b-yárxa,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾó yúma cút ⁺dànaˈ vádəx ʾàryaˈ ⁺šàraˈ yá ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us꞊ləˈ yá ⁺ʾùmra.ˈ bába sávət díyyan mənné mùyyunaˈ láxxa xá dána sùraˈ ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱùrsəna.ˈ šxúmtu muyyàlan,ˈ làxxa ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ yá yàcca və́dlan.ˈ ⁺ʾávun sùrəva.ˈ múyyona làxxaˈ yàcca ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ ⁺ʾàv꞊da ʾítən,ˈ k̭a-⁺dav꞊da ɟašúk̭ən ʾadíyya.ˈ ʾítar láxxa pyàšəna.ˈ m-àxxaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ šə́nnə šabàyˈ vóbšem šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo tlàyˈ taxmúnəna k̭át ⁺ʾúmra ɟarvəssìlə.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺ṱarùsuna yá ⁺ʾúmra.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ ʾáxnan ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ mə́n Yanɟə́jja ʾatyànə.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ k̭át làxxa úžəˈ ⁺k̭anùnə bəxlápəna,ˈ ʾarəmnáy hamananúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ ⁺ʾurusnáy hammanúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ k̭át bə̀ššəxˈ k̭abùloxˈ p̂ravaslàvyaˈ mə́n ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ʾáxnan váyəx p̂ravaslàvniˈ mə́n ⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápəx ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvniˈ hammananuytèni.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ⁺tmáni xàmšaˈ ʾàxnanˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət dìyyanˈ k̭abúlona yá hammanùyta.ˈ yá ⁺ʾùmraˈ mən-⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápələ ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvya.ˈ ⁺várəna ⁺róba ⁺dànaˈ váyəna ⁺ròbaˈ k̭àšəˈ suràyə.ˈ Yə̀prəm váyələ,ˈ ʾÌso váyələ,ˈ Mixàyəl váyələ,ˈ k̭áša ⁺Sàndu váyələ.ˈ ⁺ròba ʾátxa k̭ášə víyyan꞊lə.ˈ m-cul-prák̭ta váyələ k̭áša Mixàyəl.ˈ k̭a-dáha àksor vádəna,ˈ Sə̀bbər ⁺šadúruna.ˈ représya váyəla šī́t tláy ⁺šàvva.ˈ làxxaˈ suráyət dìyyanˈ šī́t tláy ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺ròbaˈ pənyèlun.ˈ ⁺xár šī́t ʾarp̂í xàˈ k̭át ⁺dàvi vílaˈ ⁺ròba pnílun.ˈ mən-⁺bár dàˈ ⁺rába àksor vidèlun.ˈ dáx tanàxənˈ p̂alk̭ónik̭-ət dìyyan,ˈ ⁺rábi ⁺Bark̭araxā̀nˈ bí Čín ⁺ráma nàša víyyələ,ˈ dvìk̭una.ˈ mìrənaˈ ʾàtənˈ uréməs mən-Bə́rya m-⁺ùydaləˈ ⁺bíyyətun p̂erevaròṱ ʾodítun.ˈ xá dána ʾarəmná honàna víyyələˈ mə́rrə yàlaˈ xáyələ-ʾalaha b-⁺šadrílux Sə̀bbər.ˈ tá dùɟlə dáɟəl.ˈ mára ʾána mùjja dáɟlən?ˈ táni ʾáxnan ⁺jə̀myəxvaˈ bí suràyəˈ k̭a-díyyi ⁺byáyəna màlca mattíniˈ ʾázax ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyan.ˈ ʾát b-dáyya park̭ìtən.ˈ ʾàtxa꞊da vádələˈ ⁺Bark̭araxā̀n.ˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺jə́myəxva ⁺tàmaˈ xamzùməxvaˈ bí suráyət ɟànan,ˈ ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ k̭a-díyyi prə́šlun màlcaˈ mə̀rrunˈ témun ʾázax ⁺dérax ⁺ʾal-ʾátrət dìyyanˈ ⁺táma p̂ṱ-òət málca.ˈ yá náša ʾátxa prák̭əl ⁺sā̀ġ pyášəl.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ yāl-súru úže ɟurvə̀ssəˈ ⁺ʾámma túrvənte šudə̀nnəna.ˈ hám brùnuˈ hám bràtu.ˈ ⁺róba ⁺janjū́r yá nàšaˈ k̭a-suráyət dìyyanˈ pī́s lèlə víyya,ˈ cúllə mata꞊da k̭átu bətxàrəla.ˈ bába sávət díyyan láxxa pə̀šleˈ xátxa xìle.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ Stálən p̂rik̭às ⁺pulə́ṱləˈ šīt xámši trèˈ mə̀rrəˈ mā̀nˈ ʾícət bəxxàyəlˈ ʾo-lišána ɟár ⁺yaṱṱìlə.ˈ ʾáxnan úže k̭át p̂ravaslávya k̭ùbloxvaˈ ʾátxa꞊da lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə lə́plan,ˈ Rùsya,ˈ ⁺k̭réta ctávta lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ madrásət suráyə dvə̀rra.ˈ ptixálun lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ láxxa dáx pyášəxva ɟu-⁺Hayə̀stanˈ xá dárs vádəx ʾət-ʾarəmnàyəˈ ʾḗn xínə lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ cút xá ⁺ʾaturáya ⁺byáyələ lišā́n ɟànuˈ ʾadìyya.ˈ ʾànɟətˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət díyyan lá-ʾavini k̭əržàla,ˈ nùyna,ˈ ⁺ṱèra,ˈ ʾóini xá hùcma.ˈ taxmə́nnini bí xà mə́ndiˈ cút-xa básət ɟànu taxmúnələ.ˈ napárət máləc Tùmaˈ mən-⁺ʾÌranˈ mən-máta Yanɟə̀jjaˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ʾə́sri tmànyaˈ bərrák̭əna mən-⁺hošarùytaˈ ⁺tmanəssár bàtəˈ ⁺vàrənaˈ ɟú ʾúprət ʾArmanə̀s-⁺tan.ˈ bəsyák̭əna ɟu-⁺ṱuyrànəˈ márona ɟṑl,ˈ ɟṓl ʾAsòr.ˈ ⁺táma k̭àtˈ tré šə́nnə pyàšənaˈ ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-dá mèša,ˈ ⁺róba dəbbàbə,ˈ dìvə,ˈ ⁺tàləˈ ⁺šùlə váyəna.ˈ hàrˈ ʾánnə tavəryatèˈ ⁺šùləˈ ⁺bixalèna.ˈ mára ʾáxnan lìpəxˈ dū́z dùcta xéta.ˈ ɟu-⁺ṱuyránə lḕx xíyyə.ˈ ʾánnə mešaváy k̭alé bitàyələˈ lḗx ⁺myása damxàxən.ˈ ʾànnəˈ dəbbàbə,ˈ ⁺šùlə,ˈ ʾàryə ʾə́ttən.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾállan pisùyta vádəna.ˈ k̭émax ⁺sálax ⁺ʾùltux.ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ ⁺mṱílan ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyanˈ péšax ⁺tàma.ˈ là,ˈ xázzax mú vàdəx.ˈ mən-⁺táma ⁺bəddárəna ⁺tmanəssár bàtə.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺mṱáyəna cə̀sˈ šak̭ìtaˈ ⁺ʾÀzad.ˈ láxxa šak̭íta ʾìtənˈ šə́mmo ⁺ʾAzā̀d꞊laˈ ⁺ʾAzā́d ⁺ʾAvā̀n márəna.ˈ urèməsˈ ʾəštá yàrxəˈ malə̀ɟɟəˈ k̭àˈ ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ⁺táma xùmyəna.ˈ k̭ošúnət ⁺ʾurusnáy vítəla ɟu-⁺ʾÌranˈ bába sávət díyyan k̭até ɟùšk̭əna.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ k̭át ⁺dìyyənaˈ k̭át bába sávət díyyan ⁺bəddárəna bə́ššəna ⁺ʾÌran,ˈ ⁺k̭əryènaˈ mírəna témun làxxaˈ xá dána màta ʾítən,ˈ púšun xìmun.ˈ ʾánɟa xošóxun ṱ-àtya,ˈ pešìtun.ˈ bába sávət-diyyan bətyávəna susavayèˈ bitáyəna làxxa ⁺mṱáyəna.ˈ láxxa váyəla xá dána ⁺k̭àlla.ˈ k̭ámta ⁺hošárə mən-ʾarəmnáy ci-⁺p̂alšìvaˈ ʾítar ⁺k̭àlla ⁺ṱúrsəva.ˈ dəpnátət ⁺k̭álla bitàyəna,ˈ ɟašúk̭əna dū́z dùctəla,ˈ míyya basìmaˈ pyášəna làxxa.ˈ mára láxxa jə̀ns꞊ila.ˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ ⁺hošárə láxxa vàyələ ɟṑr,ˈ ɟórət ⁺hošárə láxxa꞊da ɟu-dá tséntr-ət dìyyan,ˈ ʾícət ʾadìyyaˈ ʾánnə maɟazín ⁺šùlə ʾítən,ˈ là?ˈ ⁺táma víyyəna ⁺ɟòrətˈ ⁺hošàrə.ˈ bat-⁺k̭uravàyəna,ˈ ʾáxnan márəx ɟṑr.ˈ ⁺támma ʾáni lèna ⁺mummə́ddə.ˈ ʾáxnan bat-⁺k̭uraváyə màrəxˈ məlláttət díyyan ⁺mammùdənaˈ ⁺crəsyànəvax.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ⁺hošarúyta léla ⁺mammə́ddə máx dē꞊t-dìyyanˈ ʾáy k̭a-dáni márəna ɟṑrˈ bat-k̭uraváy lèna mára.ˈ ʾànnəˈ ⁺ʾaturáyə k̭át bitáyəna làxxaˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ bətvày ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ níxa nìxaˈ ⁺ʾùmra ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ mənné váyəna mùyyəˈ ⁺ʾùmraˈ ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us vílə ɟánu ⁺ʾarp̂á šə̀nnəˈ bábu ⁺k̭ṱìlunaˈ k̭át hammanùyta víyyələˈ ɟu-⁺jamàhatˈ tanùvva xínaˈ k̭a-bábu ⁺k̭ṱìləna.ˈ k̭a-báxtu mìrənaˈ ʾánɟa ʾát꞊da b-ʾúrxət ⁺ɟórax ṱ-azàtən,ˈ brúnux k̭ám ⁺ʾáynax ⁺k̭aṱlàxxə.ˈ ⁺ʾOlìṱa vítəlaˈ yə́mmət ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us mìrələˈ yə̀mmiˈ c-óya ʾátən tarcátta yá ʾùrxa,ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾə́n bábət-diyyi yá ʾúrxa dvìk̭olə,ˈ ʾána ⁺bəddàyənˈ bábət dìyyiˈ honána náša vìyyələˈ ʾúrxa dū̀z dvík̭olə.ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-ázən bí ʾúrxət bàbi.ˈ bəšk̭áləna k̭a-yála sùraˈ xarbúsuna m-⁺al-pallacànə.ˈ candúrə candúrələ bitàyələˈ bənpálələ ríšu ⁺bəč̭lápulə.ˈ yə́mmu bitáyəla màraˈ ʾánɟa ⁺ʾarp̂á šə́nnə yála sùriˈ ⁺p̂urmíyyələ xáyyə mù꞊inaˈ ʾána mùjjaˈ ⁺déran ⁺baràyˈ mən-hammanùyta.ˈ k̭a-dáy꞊da ⁺ʾállu ⁺bək̭ṱàləna.ˈ ʾadíyya ʾàxnanˈ yúmət ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭usˈ mə́n brétət yə̀mmu,ˈ mə́n yə́mma bretà víyyələˈ bìˈ ʾÌyyulˈ ʾə́sri tmànya b-yárxa,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾó yúma cút ⁺dànaˈ vádəx ʾàryaˈ ⁺šàraˈ yá ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us꞊ləˈ yá ⁺ʾùmra.ˈ bába sávət díyyan mənné mùyyunaˈ láxxa xá dána sùraˈ ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱùrsəna.ˈ šxúmtu muyyàlan,ˈ làxxa ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ yá yàcca və́dlan.ˈ ⁺ʾávun sùrəva.ˈ múyyona làxxaˈ yàcca ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ ⁺ʾàv꞊da ʾítən,ˈ k̭a-⁺dav꞊da ɟašúk̭ən ʾadíyya.ˈ ʾítar láxxa pyàšəna.ˈ m-àxxaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ šə́nnə šabàyˈ vóbšem šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo tlàyˈ taxmúnəna k̭át ⁺ʾúmra ɟarvəssìlə.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺ṱarùsuna yá ⁺ʾúmra.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ ʾáxnan ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ mə́n Yanɟə́jja ʾatyànə.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ k̭át làxxa úžəˈ ⁺k̭anùnə bəxlápəna,ˈ ʾarəmnáy hamananúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ ⁺ʾurusnáy hammanúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ k̭át bə̀ššəxˈ k̭abùloxˈ p̂ravaslàvyaˈ mə́n ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ʾáxnan váyəx p̂ravaslàvniˈ mə́n ⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápəx ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvniˈ hammananuytèni.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ⁺tmáni xàmšaˈ ʾàxnanˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət dìyyanˈ k̭abúlona yá hammanùyta.ˈ yá ⁺ʾùmraˈ mən-⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápələ ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvya.ˈ ⁺várəna ⁺róba ⁺dànaˈ váyəna ⁺ròbaˈ k̭àšəˈ suràyə.ˈ Yə̀prəm váyələ,ˈ ʾÌso váyələ,ˈ Mixàyəl váyələ,ˈ k̭áša ⁺Sàndu váyələ.ˈ ⁺ròba ʾátxa k̭ášə víyyan꞊lə.ˈ m-cul-prák̭ta váyələ k̭áša Mixàyəl.ˈ k̭a-dáha àksor vádəna,ˈ Sə̀bbər ⁺šadúruna.ˈ représya váyəla šī́t tláy ⁺šàvva.ˈ làxxaˈ suráyət dìyyanˈ šī́t tláy ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺ròbaˈ pənyèlun.ˈ ⁺xár šī́t ʾarp̂í xàˈ k̭át ⁺dàvi vílaˈ ⁺ròba pnílun.ˈ mən-⁺bár dàˈ ⁺rába àksor vidèlun.ˈ dáx tanàxənˈ p̂alk̭ónik̭-ət dìyyan,ˈ ⁺rábi ⁺Bark̭araxā̀nˈ bí Čín ⁺ráma nàša víyyələ,ˈ dvìk̭una.ˈ mìrənaˈ ʾàtənˈ uréməs mən-Bə́rya m-⁺ùydaləˈ ⁺bíyyətun p̂erevaròṱ ʾodítun.ˈ xá dána ʾarəmná honàna víyyələˈ mə́rrə yàlaˈ xáyələ-ʾalaha b-⁺šadrílux Sə̀bbər.ˈ tá dùɟlə dáɟəl.ˈ mára ʾána mùjja dáɟlən?ˈ táni ʾáxnan ⁺jə̀myəxvaˈ bí suràyəˈ k̭a-díyyi ⁺byáyəna màlca mattíniˈ ʾázax ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyan.ˈ ʾát b-dáyya park̭ìtən.ˈ ʾàtxa꞊da vádələˈ ⁺Bark̭araxā̀n.ˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺jə́myəxva ⁺tàmaˈ xamzùməxvaˈ bí suráyət ɟànan,ˈ ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ k̭a-díyyi prə́šlun màlcaˈ mə̀rrunˈ témun ʾázax ⁺dérax ⁺ʾal-ʾátrət dìyyanˈ ⁺táma p̂ṱ-òət málca.ˈ yá náša ʾátxa prák̭əl ⁺sā̀ġ pyášəl.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ yāl-súru úže ɟurvə̀ssəˈ ⁺ʾámma túrvənte šudə̀nnəna.ˈ hám brùnuˈ hám bràtu.ˈ ⁺róba ⁺janjū́r yá nàšaˈ k̭a-suráyət dìyyanˈ pī́s lèlə víyya,ˈ cúllə mata꞊da k̭átu bətxàrəla.ˈ bába sávət díyyan láxxa pə̀šleˈ xátxa xìle.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ Stálən p̂rik̭às ⁺pulə́ṱləˈ šīt xámši trèˈ mə̀rrəˈ mā̀nˈ ʾícət bəxxàyəlˈ ʾo-lišána ɟár ⁺yaṱṱìlə.ˈ ʾáxnan úže k̭át p̂ravaslávya k̭ùbloxvaˈ ʾátxa꞊da lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə lə́plan,ˈ Rùsya,ˈ ⁺k̭réta ctávta lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ madrásət suráyə dvə̀rra.ˈ ptixálun lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ láxxa dáx pyášəxva ɟu-⁺Hayə̀stanˈ xá dárs vádəx ʾət-ʾarəmnàyəˈ ʾḗn xínə lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ cút xá ⁺ʾaturáya ⁺byáyələ lišā́n ɟànuˈ ʾadìyya.ˈ ʾànɟətˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət díyyan lá-ʾavini k̭əržàla,ˈ nùyna,ˈ ⁺ṱèra,ˈ ʾóini xá hùcma.ˈ taxmə́nnini bí xà mə́ndiˈ cút-xa básət ɟànu taxmúnələ.ˈ	The family of Malik Tuma flees from Iran, from the village of Yangəjja, in the year 1828 from the Afshar dynasty. Eighteen families enter the territory of Armenia. They go up into the mountains (to a place) they call ‘pool,’ ‘the pool of Ashur.’ There, where they stay for two years, they look in the forest (and see that) there many bears, wolves, foxes, and so forth. They are constantly eating their cows and so forth. They said ‘We are used to living in a flat place. We have not lived in the mountains. Sounds come from these forests and we cannot sleep. There are those bears and so forth, lions. All these are annoying us. Let’s get up and go down (the mountain). Let’s go. If we reach our country, we shall stay there. If not, let’s see what we shall do.’ From there eighteen families return and arrive near to the stream of ⁺ʾAzād. There is a stream there, its name is ⁺ʾAzād, they say ⁺ʾAzād ⁺ʾAvān. Now, for six months the headmen looked after the Russians. The army of the Russians was in Iran and our forefathers looked after them. Then, when they knew that our forefathers were returning and going to Iran, they called them and said ‘Come here. There is a village (here), stay and live (in it). If you are happy, stay.’ Our forefathers mount their horses and come and arrive here. Here there is a fortress. Previously the Afshars used to fight with the Armenians, so they had built a fortress. They come to the environs of the fortress and see that it is a flat area, with good water, and they stay here. They say ‘Here it is good.’ Next to the fortress, the Afshars had a tomb, the tomb of the Afshars is here, in this centre of ours, where now there are the shops and so forth, no? There were the tombs of the Afshars. They are tombs, we say ‘tomb’ (_gōr_). There they are not baptized. We say cemetery (for us), because our people are baptized, we are Christians. But the Afshar community does not baptize like that of ours, so for them they say ‘grave’ (_gōr_). They do not say ‘cemetery.’ The Assyrians who come here, next to the fortress, build houses. Gradually they build a church. They had brought a church with them, St. Quryaqos. St. Quryaqos was himself four years old when they killed his father, because the faith had come into the community and he was preaching. They killed his father. They said to his wife ‘If you go in the way of your husband, we shall kill your son before your eyes.’ Julietta was the mother of St. Quryaqus. St. Quryaqus said ‘Mother, you may abandon this path, but if my father stuck to this path, I know that my father was a wise man and held to the right path. I shall go on the path of my father.’ They take the child and throw him down from the stairs. He rolls and rolls, falls and splits his head open. His mother comes and says ‘If my four year old child has understood what life is, how can I revert from faith?’ They kill also her on top of him. Now we on the day of St. Quryaqus, on which he was given birth by his mother, in Iyyu, the 28th of the month, we every time hold a festival on that day, it is the festival of this St. Quryaqus, this church. Our forefathers brought it with them and here made a small church. They brought its sanctuary stone and we built it here. We made it huge. It was small. They brought it here and we built a huge church. That exists, I am looking at it now. Then they stay here, years and weeks pass, in short in the year 1830 they think about enlarging the church. In the year 1840 they build this church. We are Nestorians, we Assyrians coming from Yangəjja. We are Nestorians, when here the laws change, the Armenians have their own faith, the Russians have their own faith, with the result that we go and accept orthodoxy from the Russians, we become orthodox and change our faith from (being) Nestorians to being orthodox. In the year 1885 our Assyrians accept this faith. This church is changed from (that of) the Nestorians to orthodoxy. Much time passes, there are many Assyrian priests. There is Ephrem, there is Iso, there is Mixayəl, there is Father Sandu. We had many such priests. The last of all is Father Mixayəl. They exile him and send him to Siberia. The repression takes place in the year thirty-seven. Here in the year thirty-seven they annihilated many of our Assyrians. Then in the year forty-one when there was the war, many were annihilated. After that they exiled many. What should we say, they arrested our colonel, Rabi ⁺Bark̭araxān, who was a high-ranking person in China. They said ‘You together with Bərya wanted to make a revolt.’ There was an intelligent Armenian, the lad said ‘As God lives, man, they will send you to Siberia. Come and tell lies.’ He says ‘How can I lie?’ ‘Say that we met with Assyrians and they want to make me king, so that we go to our country. You will be saved with this.’ ⁺Bark̭araxān does this. He says ‘We had gathered there and were talking with our Assyrians, and the Assyrians selected me as king. They said “Come, let’s go and return to our country. There you will be king.”’ That man was saved in this way and survived. He comes home. His children have already grown up, but both of them, both his son and his daughter, have gone mad. That man suffers a lot and he has not been bad for our Assyrians, the whole village remembers him. Our forefathers stayed here and live like this. In the end Stalin issued an order in the year fifty-two, saying ‘Whosoever, wherever he lives, should know that language. We, since we had accepted orthodoxy, we accordingly learnt the Russian language, (the language of) Russia, reading and writing in the Russian language. The school for Assyrians closed. They opened it as (the school for) the Russian language. Since we are staying here in Armenia, we do one lesson of Armenian, the others are in Russian. Every Assyrian wants his own language. Now, if our Assyrians were not a crab, fish, bird, they would be a government. They think of one thing, each thinks about himself.

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napárət máləc Tùmaˈ mən-⁺ʾÌranˈ mən-máta Yanɟə̀jjaˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ʾə́sri tmànyaˈ bərrák̭əna mən-⁺hošarùytaˈ ⁺tmanəssár bàtəˈ ⁺vàrənaˈ ɟú ʾúprət ʾArmanə̀s-⁺tan.ˈ bəsyák̭əna ɟu-⁺ṱuyrànəˈ márona ɟṑl,ˈ ɟṓl ʾAsòr.ˈ ⁺táma k̭àtˈ tré šə́nnə pyàšənaˈ ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-dá mèša,ˈ ⁺róba dəbbàbə,ˈ dìvə,ˈ ⁺tàləˈ ⁺šùlə váyəna.ˈ hàrˈ ʾánnə tavəryatèˈ ⁺šùləˈ ⁺bixalèna.ˈ mára ʾáxnan lìpəxˈ dū́z dùcta xéta.ˈ ɟu-⁺ṱuyránə lḕx xíyyə.ˈ ʾánnə mešaváy k̭alé bitàyələˈ lḗx ⁺myása damxàxən.ˈ ʾànnəˈ dəbbàbə,ˈ ⁺šùlə,ˈ ʾàryə ʾə́ttən.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾállan pisùyta vádəna.ˈ k̭émax ⁺sálax ⁺ʾùltux.ˈ ʾàzax.ˈ ⁺mṱílan ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyanˈ péšax ⁺tàma.ˈ là,ˈ xázzax mú vàdəx.ˈ mən-⁺táma ⁺bəddárəna ⁺tmanəssár bàtə.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺mṱáyəna cə̀sˈ šak̭ìtaˈ ⁺ʾÀzad.ˈ láxxa šak̭íta ʾìtənˈ šə́mmo ⁺ʾAzā̀d꞊laˈ ⁺ʾAzā́d ⁺ʾAvā̀n márəna.ˈ urèməsˈ ʾəštá yàrxəˈ malə̀ɟɟəˈ k̭àˈ ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ⁺táma xùmyəna.ˈ k̭ošúnət ⁺ʾurusnáy vítəla ɟu-⁺ʾÌranˈ bába sávət díyyan k̭até ɟùšk̭əna.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ k̭át ⁺dìyyənaˈ k̭át bába sávət díyyan ⁺bəddárəna bə́ššəna ⁺ʾÌran,ˈ ⁺k̭əryènaˈ mírəna témun làxxaˈ xá dána màta ʾítən,ˈ púšun xìmun.ˈ ʾánɟa xošóxun ṱ-àtya,ˈ pešìtun.ˈ bába sávət-diyyan bətyávəna susavayèˈ bitáyəna làxxa ⁺mṱáyəna.ˈ láxxa váyəla xá dána ⁺k̭àlla.ˈ k̭ámta ⁺hošárə mən-ʾarəmnáy ci-⁺p̂alšìvaˈ ʾítar ⁺k̭àlla ⁺ṱúrsəva.ˈ dəpnátət ⁺k̭álla bitàyəna,ˈ ɟašúk̭əna dū́z dùctəla,ˈ míyya basìmaˈ pyášəna làxxa.ˈ mára láxxa jə̀ns꞊ila.ˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ ⁺hošárə láxxa vàyələ ɟṑr,ˈ ɟórət ⁺hošárə láxxa꞊da ɟu-dá tséntr-ət dìyyan,ˈ ʾícət ʾadìyyaˈ ʾánnə maɟazín ⁺šùlə ʾítən,ˈ là?ˈ ⁺táma víyyəna ⁺ɟòrətˈ ⁺hošàrə.ˈ bat-⁺k̭uravàyəna,ˈ ʾáxnan márəx ɟṑr.ˈ ⁺támma ʾáni lèna ⁺mummə́ddə.ˈ ʾáxnan bat-⁺k̭uraváyə màrəxˈ məlláttət díyyan ⁺mammùdənaˈ ⁺crəsyànəvax.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ⁺hošarúyta léla ⁺mammə́ddə máx dē꞊t-dìyyanˈ ʾáy k̭a-dáni márəna ɟṑrˈ bat-k̭uraváy lèna mára.ˈ ʾànnəˈ ⁺ʾaturáyə k̭át bitáyəna làxxaˈ də́pnət ⁺k̭àllaˈ bətvày ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ níxa nìxaˈ ⁺ʾùmra ⁺ṱarúsəna.ˈ mənné váyəna mùyyəˈ ⁺ʾùmraˈ ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us vílə ɟánu ⁺ʾarp̂á šə̀nnəˈ bábu ⁺k̭ṱìlunaˈ k̭át hammanùyta víyyələˈ ɟu-⁺jamàhatˈ tanùvva xínaˈ k̭a-bábu ⁺k̭ṱìləna.ˈ k̭a-báxtu mìrənaˈ ʾánɟa ʾát꞊da b-ʾúrxət ⁺ɟórax ṱ-azàtən,ˈ brúnux k̭ám ⁺ʾáynax ⁺k̭aṱlàxxə.ˈ ⁺ʾOlìṱa vítəlaˈ yə́mmət ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us.ˈ ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryák̭us mìrələˈ yə̀mmiˈ c-óya ʾátən tarcátta yá ʾùrxa,ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾə́n bábət-diyyi yá ʾúrxa dvìk̭olə,ˈ ʾána ⁺bəddàyənˈ bábət dìyyiˈ honána náša vìyyələˈ ʾúrxa dū̀z dvík̭olə.ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-ázən bí ʾúrxət bàbi.ˈ bəšk̭áləna k̭a-yála sùraˈ xarbúsuna m-⁺al-pallacànə.ˈ candúrə candúrələ bitàyələˈ bənpálələ ríšu ⁺bəč̭lápulə.ˈ yə́mmu bitáyəla màraˈ ʾánɟa ⁺ʾarp̂á šə́nnə yála sùriˈ ⁺p̂urmíyyələ xáyyə mù꞊inaˈ ʾána mùjjaˈ ⁺déran ⁺baràyˈ mən-hammanùyta.ˈ k̭a-dáy꞊da ⁺ʾállu ⁺bək̭ṱàləna.ˈ ʾadíyya ʾàxnanˈ yúmət ⁺Màr ⁺K̭uryák̭usˈ mə́n brétət yə̀mmu,ˈ mə́n yə́mma bretà víyyələˈ bìˈ ʾÌyyulˈ ʾə́sri tmànya b-yárxa,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾó yúma cút ⁺dànaˈ vádəx ʾàryaˈ ⁺šàraˈ yá ⁺Már ⁺K̭uryàk̭us꞊ləˈ yá ⁺ʾùmra.ˈ bába sávət díyyan mənné mùyyunaˈ láxxa xá dána sùraˈ ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱùrsəna.ˈ šxúmtu muyyàlan,ˈ làxxa ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ yá yàcca və́dlan.ˈ ⁺ʾávun sùrəva.ˈ múyyona làxxaˈ yàcca ⁺ʾúmra ⁺ṱurə́slan.ˈ ⁺ʾàv꞊da ʾítən,ˈ k̭a-⁺dav꞊da ɟašúk̭ən ʾadíyya.ˈ ʾítar láxxa pyàšəna.ˈ m-àxxaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ šə́nnə šabàyˈ vóbšem šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo tlàyˈ taxmúnəna k̭át ⁺ʾúmra ɟarvəssìlə.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyámmo ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺ṱarùsuna yá ⁺ʾúmra.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ ʾáxnan ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ mə́n Yanɟə́jja ʾatyànə.ˈ váyəx ⁺nəsṱərnàyəˈ k̭át làxxa úžəˈ ⁺k̭anùnə bəxlápəna,ˈ ʾarəmnáy hamananúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ ⁺ʾurusnáy hammanúytət ɟanè ʾə́tlun,ˈ k̭át bə̀ššəxˈ k̭abùloxˈ p̂ravaslàvyaˈ mə́n ⁺ʾurusnàˈ ʾáxnan váyəx p̂ravaslàvniˈ mə́n ⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápəx ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvniˈ hammananuytèni.ˈ šī́t ʾálpo tmanyàmmoˈ ⁺tmáni xàmšaˈ ʾàxnanˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət dìyyanˈ k̭abúlona yá hammanùyta.ˈ yá ⁺ʾùmraˈ mən-⁺nəsṱərnáyə bəxlápələ ⁺ʾal-p̂ravaslàvya.ˈ

⁺várəna ⁺róba ⁺dànaˈ váyəna ⁺ròbaˈ k̭àšəˈ suràyə.ˈ Yə̀prəm váyələ,ˈ ʾÌso váyələ,ˈ Mixàyəl váyələ,ˈ k̭áša ⁺Sàndu váyələ.ˈ ⁺ròba ʾátxa k̭ášə víyyan꞊lə.ˈ m-cul-prák̭ta váyələ k̭áša Mixàyəl.ˈ k̭a-dáha àksor vádəna,ˈ Sə̀bbər ⁺šadúruna.ˈ représya váyəla šī́t tláy ⁺šàvva.ˈ làxxaˈ suráyət dìyyanˈ šī́t tláy ⁺šàvvaˈ ⁺ròbaˈ pənyèlun.ˈ ⁺xár šī́t ʾarp̂í xàˈ k̭át ⁺dàvi vílaˈ ⁺ròba pnílun.ˈ mən-⁺bár dàˈ ⁺rába àksor vidèlun.ˈ dáx tanàxənˈ p̂alk̭ónik̭-ət dìyyan,ˈ ⁺rábi ⁺Bark̭araxā̀nˈ bí Čín ⁺ráma nàša víyyələ,ˈ dvìk̭una.ˈ mìrənaˈ ʾàtənˈ uréməs mən-Bə́rya m-⁺ùydaləˈ ⁺bíyyətun p̂erevaròṱ ʾodítun.ˈ xá dána ʾarəmná honàna víyyələˈ mə́rrə yàlaˈ xáyələ-ʾalaha b-⁺šadrílux Sə̀bbər.ˈ tá dùɟlə dáɟəl.ˈ mára ʾána mùjja dáɟlən?ˈ táni ʾáxnan ⁺jə̀myəxvaˈ bí suràyəˈ k̭a-díyyi ⁺byáyəna màlca mattíniˈ ʾázax ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾátrət dìyyan.ˈ ʾát b-dáyya park̭ìtən.ˈ ʾàtxa꞊da vádələˈ ⁺Bark̭araxā̀n.ˈ mára ʾáxnan ⁺jə́myəxva ⁺tàmaˈ xamzùməxvaˈ bí suráyət ɟànan,ˈ ⁺ʾaturàyəˈ k̭a-díyyi prə́šlun màlcaˈ mə̀rrunˈ témun ʾázax ⁺dérax ⁺ʾal-ʾátrət dìyyanˈ ⁺táma p̂ṱ-òət málca.ˈ yá náša ʾátxa prák̭əl ⁺sā̀ġ pyášəl.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ yāl-súru úže ɟurvə̀ssəˈ ⁺ʾámma túrvənte šudə̀nnəna.ˈ hám brùnuˈ hám bràtu.ˈ ⁺róba ⁺janjū́r yá nàšaˈ k̭a-suráyət dìyyanˈ pī́s lèlə víyya,ˈ cúllə mata꞊da k̭átu bətxàrəla.ˈ bába sávət díyyan láxxa pə̀šleˈ xátxa xìle.ˈ ⁺xàrtoˈ Stálən p̂rik̭às ⁺pulə́ṱləˈ šīt xámši trèˈ mə̀rrəˈ mā̀nˈ ʾícət bəxxàyəlˈ ʾo-lišána ɟár ⁺yaṱṱìlə.ˈ ʾáxnan úže k̭át p̂ravaslávya k̭ùbloxvaˈ ʾátxa꞊da lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə lə́plan,ˈ Rùsya,ˈ ⁺k̭réta ctávta lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ madrásət suráyə dvə̀rra.ˈ ptixálun lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ láxxa dáx pyášəxva ɟu-⁺Hayə̀stanˈ xá dárs vádəx ʾət-ʾarəmnàyəˈ ʾḗn xínə lišánət ⁺ʾurusnàyə.ˈ cút xá ⁺ʾaturáya ⁺byáyələ lišā́n ɟànuˈ ʾadìyya.ˈ ʾànɟətˈ ⁺ʾaturáyət díyyan lá-ʾavini k̭əržàla,ˈ nùyna,ˈ ⁺ṱèra,ˈ ʾóini xá hùcma.ˈ taxmə́nnini bí xà mə́ndiˈ cút-xa básət ɟànu taxmúnələ.ˈ

Translation:

The family of Malik Tuma flees from Iran, from the village of Yangəjja, in the year 1828 from the Afshar dynasty. Eighteen families enter the territory of Armenia. They go up into the mountains (to a place) they call ‘pool,’ ‘the pool of Ashur.’ There, where they stay for two years, they look in the forest (and see that) there many bears, wolves, foxes, and so forth. They are constantly eating their cows and so forth. They said ‘We are used to living in a flat place. We have not lived in the mountains. Sounds come from these forests and we cannot sleep. There are those bears and so forth, lions. All these are annoying us. Let’s get up and go down (the mountain). Let’s go. If we reach our country, we shall stay there. If not, let’s see what we shall do.’ From there eighteen families return and arrive near to the stream of ⁺ʾAzād. There is a stream there, its name is ⁺ʾAzād, they say ⁺ʾAzād ⁺ʾAvān. Now, for six months the headmen looked after the Russians. The army of the Russians was in Iran and our forefathers looked after them. Then, when they knew that our forefathers were returning and going to Iran, they called them and said ‘Come here. There is a village (here), stay and live (in it). If you are happy, stay.’ Our forefathers mount their horses and come and arrive here. Here there is a fortress. Previously the Afshars used to fight with the Armenians, so they had built a fortress. They come to the environs of the fortress and see that it is a flat area, with good water, and they stay here. They say ‘Here it is good.’ Next to the fortress, the Afshars had a tomb, the tomb of the Afshars is here, in this centre of ours, where now there are the shops and so forth, no? There were the tombs of the Afshars. They are tombs, we say ‘tomb’ (_gōr_). There they are not baptized. We say cemetery (for us), because our people are baptized, we are Christians. But the Afshar community does not baptize like that of ours, so for them they say ‘grave’ (_gōr_). They do not say ‘cemetery.’ The Assyrians who come here, next to the fortress, build houses. Gradually they build a church. They had brought a church with them, St. Quryaqos. St. Quryaqos was himself four years old when they killed his father, because the faith had come into the community and he was preaching. They killed his father. They said to his wife ‘If you go in the way of your husband, we shall kill your son before your eyes.’ Julietta was the mother of St. Quryaqus. St. Quryaqus said ‘Mother, you may abandon this path, but if my father stuck to this path, I know that my father was a wise man and held to the right path. I shall go on the path of my father.’ They take the child and throw him down from the stairs. He rolls and rolls, falls and splits his head open. His mother comes and says ‘If my four year old child has understood what life is, how can I revert from faith?’ They kill also her on top of him. Now we on the day of St. Quryaqus, on which he was given birth by his mother, in Iyyu, the 28th of the month, we every time hold a festival on that day, it is the festival of this St. Quryaqus, this church. Our forefathers brought it with them and here made a small church. They brought its sanctuary stone and we built it here. We made it huge. It was small. They brought it here and we built a huge church. That exists, I am looking at it now. Then they stay here, years and weeks pass, in short in the year 1830 they think about enlarging the church. In the year 1840 they build this church. We are Nestorians, we Assyrians coming from Yangəjja. We are Nestorians, when here the laws change, the Armenians have their own faith, the Russians have their own faith, with the result that we go and accept orthodoxy from the Russians, we become orthodox and change our faith from (being) Nestorians to being orthodox. In the year 1885 our Assyrians accept this faith. This church is changed from (that of) the Nestorians to orthodoxy.

Much time passes, there are many Assyrian priests. There is Ephrem, there is Iso, there is Mixayəl, there is Father Sandu. We had many such priests. The last of all is Father Mixayəl. They exile him and send him to Siberia. The repression takes place in the year thirty-seven. Here in the year thirty-seven they annihilated many of our Assyrians. Then in the year forty-one when there was the war, many were annihilated. After that they exiled many. What should we say, they arrested our colonel, Rabi ⁺Bark̭araxān, who was a high-ranking person in China. They said ‘You together with Bərya wanted to make a revolt.’ There was an intelligent Armenian, the lad said ‘As God lives, man, they will send you to Siberia. Come and tell lies.’ He says ‘How can I lie?’ ‘Say that we met with Assyrians and they want to make me king, so that we go to our country. You will be saved with this.’ ⁺Bark̭araxān does this. He says ‘We had gathered there and were talking with our Assyrians, and the Assyrians selected me as king. They said “Come, let’s go and return to our country. There you will be king.”’ That man was saved in this way and survived. He comes home. His children have already grown up, but both of them, both his son and his daughter, have gone mad. That man suffers a lot and he has not been bad for our Assyrians, the whole village remembers him. Our forefathers stayed here and live like this. In the end Stalin issued an order in the year fifty-two, saying ‘Whosoever, wherever he lives, should know that language. We, since we had accepted orthodoxy, we accordingly learnt the Russian language, (the language of) Russia, reading and writing in the Russian language. The school for Assyrians closed. They opened it as (the school for) the Russian language. Since we are staying here in Armenia, we do one lesson of Armenian, the others are in Russian. Every Assyrian wants his own language. Now, if our Assyrians were not a crab, fish, bird, they would be a government. They think of one thing, each thinks about himself.