Barwar: The Sale of an Ox

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Dawiḏ ʾAdam

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0:00	mára ʾíṯwa xa-gáwṛa-w bàxta.ˈ ʾíṯwala bnòne.ˈ kùt-yumˈ ṣaléwa gàwṛaˈ l-šùqaˈ msawòqeˈ ʾu-čú-məndi lɛ́ mɛṯèwa.ˈ báxta mə́ra xzi-kəmà ṱ-ázəl ʾáwwa táwra,ˈ mzàbən.ˈ mára ʾáp-aw qímɛle šqíləlle tàwraˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mzabònəlle.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle gu-réšət mḏìtaˈ ṣríxɛle hèˈ ʾɛ́ni b-záwən tàwra?ˈ náše ʾə́ṯyela kùllaˈ lìṯ hátxa mə́ndi wíya gu-mḏítaˈ lɛ̀la xə́zye.ˈ ʾə́ṯyela jmìye.ˈ ṯéle màlla.ˈ málla mə̀reˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nneˈ ʾína ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ yáʿni ḏá-ʾiḏa parə̀mla,ˈ páyəš ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ qímle tàwraˈ primále ḏá ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-táwra píšle mangóle ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ ʾámər də-sì!ˈ ʾànaˈ ʾɛ́-gə t-wéwa ʾàrbe la-zwínni.ˈ zawnə́nne ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ là zawnə́nne.ˈ de-yába ʾɛ́ni b-zawə́nne hàtxa?ˈ lá b-xa-zúza rába mə́ndi hàleˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ muʿàlləm ṯéle.ˈ muʿálləm mə́re ʾən-háwe b-tə̀rte ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ qímle ʾáqla xéta … qəm-parə̀mla.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ táwra npílle ṯéle fằqih.ˈ mə́re yába b-zabnə́tle ʾə́lli ʾən-háwe b-ḏà-ʾaqla?ˈ mə́re zílla ṯèlaˈ ḏa-ʾàqla!ˈ ʾáti ʾáqla šqùllaˈ mxíla gu-yə́mmət gànux!ˈ qəm-parə̀mle táwra.ˈ ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ píšle ḏà-ʾaqla.ˈ píšle tàma,ˈ píšle tàmaˈ hàrrəj.ˈ ʾáp-xa la-šqìlle.ˈ táwra zìlleˈ b-xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ síqle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ pšìma-wˈ bxáya mxáya l-gáne dìyeˈ bnóne díye t-la-ʾixàlɛla.ˈ ʾámər báxta hā́l-u qə́ṣṣət hàtxɛla.ˈ mə́re ṣlèliˈ … ṣléli gu-mḏìtaˈ qréli hátxa kut-záwən tàwra?ˈ ṯéle màllaˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ ʾána qímli primáli ḏà-ʾaqle díye.ˈ mə́ri bálki zawə̀nne.ˈ xázən xkìkle bíyiˈ mə́re ʾána b-àrbe lánwa zwánəlleˈ zawnə́nne b-ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ ṯéle báre dìyeˈ ṯéle muʿàlləm.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-tə́rte ʾaqlàṯa.ˈ qímən ḏa-xéta prìmən-əlla.ˈ píšɛle tə̀rte.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ ṯéle fằqih,ˈ mə́re yába ʾən-íla hàtxa-hala,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-ḏà ʾáqla.ˈ mə́re ʾáp-ʾay ʾáqla primàli,ˈ zədyáli tămàha.ˈ táwra mítle npìlle táma.ˈ ʾáp-xa lá-ṯele šqàləlle-wˈ ʾu-zílle hăramā̀tˈ ʾu-kálwe qəm-axlíle-w zìlle.ˈ mə́ra hàtxa gáwṛa?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ bɛṯéy dàx-ile?ˈ ʾítla trè ʾotáxe.ˈ ḏa-ʾòtəxˈ ʾáni dámxi gàwa.ˈ ʾɛ-xètaˈ heywànela.ˈ gòmɛla ṱ-ámrəx,ˈ xùya.ˈ mátti tàxta,ˈ mátti táxta hàtxaˈ ta-t-ʾàzi,ˈ líṯən dăràje,ˈ ta-ṣáli gu-gòma.ˈ táxtɛla mútte hàtxaˈ ta-ṣáli tàma.ˈ mə́ra gáwṛa ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾána b-ṣalyàna.ˈ ṣlíṯɛla bàxtaˈ xzíṯa qa-màlla.ˈ málla ʾítle dəkkánət ʾaparùṯa,ˈ yáʿni šèkər-uˈ čày-uˈ pàrča,ˈ mən-d-ànna məndiyáne,ˈ ʾu-ṣàbun.ˈ dríṯɛla šláma ʾə́lle dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾa-málla dàx-it?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ mə́re spày-iwən,ˈ basímta ràba.ˈ xḗr ʾàxxa?ˈ mə́ra b-álaha hon-ṯìṯaˈ bắyən msóqən xákma məndiyàneˈ ṭla-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾámər šqúl kù-məndi-t bắyət.ˈ mxíṯəlle ʾɛ̀naˈ málla xə̀ḏyɛle.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi-t bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqíltɛla xa-čánta hátxa ṃḷìṯɛla.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ b-óma xéna ʾáṯeti ṭla-kawùṯra,ˈ čídət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re qəm-yăḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-kawùṯraˈ ʾáṯət ʾána mbàšlən mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re sùq.ˈ lá-šqille zúze mə̀nna.ˈ ʾáyya sìqla,ˈ musə́qla pàrča,ˈ musə́qla ṣàbun,ˈ musə́qla šèkər,ˈ kú-məndi-t béla musə̀qla.ˈ mə́ra xzí gàwṛa,ˈ xzi-maṣìṯeti.ˈ ṣléla yómət trèˈ ʾal-fằqih,ˈ ʾítle dəkkàna.ˈ kúlla dəkkančìyela.ˈ mára dréla šláma l-fằqihˈ dàx-it?ˈ dax-lɛ̀wət?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ šúlux dàx-ile?ˈ mə́re basímta spày-ilaˈ xḕr-ila?ˈ mə́ra bắyən xákma məndiyáne záwnən ṭla-bnóni gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́ra bə̀sra,ˈ kṯayàṯa,ˈ ʾən-ʾìtlux,ˈ šèkər,ˈ čày,ˈ ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqìltɛla.ˈ mə́ra fằqih,ˈ mə́ra ṱ-amránnux xà-məndi,ˈ lá-ʾamrət ṭla-ʾàp-xa.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra čídɛwət ʾaṣə́rta ṭla-xa-ràmšaˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yáʿni bar-tre-yòme,ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ ʾáṯət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re há yăḏə́nne ṱ-àṯən táma.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ har-ṣlèla.ˈ ṣlèla,ˈ tfíqla muʿàlləm.ˈ muʿàlləm,ˈ dəkkána gòṛtɛla.ˈ kúl xa-tắhər mə́ndi ʾítle gàwa.ˈ zìltɛla,ˈ dríṯɛla ʾíḏa díya ʾal-rùše díye,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ háyyo ṱ-amrànnux,ˈ gxàkɛla mə́nne díye,ˈ ʾáwwa ṯéle kèfe.ˈ qəm-dawqàle.ˈ mə́ra xzí ṱ-amránnux muʿàlləm.ˈ ʾáti ràba băyánnux.ˈ bas-msàʿədli xáčča.ˈ hálli xákma mə̀ndiˈ masqánne l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-ʾaṣə́rta b-lɛ́le ʾáṯeti kə̀sli.ˈ ʾána zúza lìtli,ˈ făqìrtɛn.ˈ ʾámər dáx lítləx xàṭər.ˈ dáx lítləx xáṭər bàxta,ˈ ʾu-bṱ-àṯənˈ gu-d-ànna ʾɛ́ni bṱ-áṯən.ˈ ʾu-šqul kù-məndi-t bắyətˈ ʾáyya dəkkána qàməx.ˈ kù-mdi-t bắyət šqúl.ˈ šuréla šqílla šqílla kú-məndi-t mṣèla.ˈ qəm-šaqlála drɛ́la gu-čánta dìya.ˈ šuréla b-ʾúrxa sìqla.ˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-gàwṛa.ˈ mə́ra gàwṛa.ˈ xzi-ʾánna ṭḷa-nàšeˈ ṱ-íla príməlle tàwra,ˈ ṭḷáṯna hon-yíwtəlla mòʿəd.ˈ ʾína ṱ-áṯi làxxa.ˈ ʾáti kúl fàtraˈ mṭašə́tla gánux baràye.ˈ dánət kawùṯra,ˈ har-wéla dánət kawùṯra,ˈ xzélux xa-náša ṯàya,ˈ málla bṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ yáʿni xamšá daqíqela hal-ʾə̀ṣraˈ ʾáti ʾàṯeti.ˈ ṣárxət xa-qàlaˈ ʾahè!ˈ ʾahè!ˈ hàtxaˈ ʾu-ʾána ta-t-yằḏən.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti lìtlux šúla.ˈ xàrṯa,ˈ pàlṭetiˈ ʾap-ʾaṣə́rta hàdəx.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti har-háwət baràyeˈ ʾu-sáprət kuṱ-áṯe làxxa.ˈ m-báṯər xámša daqìqeˈ ʾáti ʾàwreti.ˈ ʾu-hàl ʾaṣə́rta,ˈ hál ʾədlɛ̀le,ˈ hal xa-ràmša.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf báxti.ˈ wíyɛle yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾáwwa fṭìrɛleˈ ʾu-plìṭɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle zílɛle hóle gašòqe.ˈ dánət kawúṯra ṯéle màlla.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ šlàma-lləxˈ mə̀raˈ w-áy b-šɛ́ne málla ṯèlux!ˈ ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan rəš-rèši.ˈ ya-ʾáhlan wa-sàhlan.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ málla-žigən tìwle,ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šoréla moṯéla mìya.ˈ mtúle kə́sle dìye,ˈ šoréle štáya mìyaˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xa-bènaˈ gáwṛa dìyaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ líṯ là-xmara mə́nne díyeˈ la-čù-məndi.ˈ ṣráxɛle ʿal-ʾasā́s hóle síqa l-qɛ̀se,ˈ mɛṯóye qɛ̀seˈ gáwṛe díye ṯèle.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ šqúl ʾáwwa qɛ́sa l-ʾìḏux,ˈ xa-qɛ́sa rìxa,ˈ šqúl l-ʾìḏux,ˈ wúr gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ č̣úmle tắra bàrux.ˈ háwət hə́šyər ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ saṭàne ʾítlən,ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ háwət hə́šyər t-là-ʾaṯi ʾə́llux.ˈ ha-t-gáwṛi ʾàzəl.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdile wíḏa?ˈ ja-jálde qìmɛleˈ ʾu-zíla šqíləlle ʾo-qɛ́sa rìxaˈ ʾu-wírɛle gu-d-o-bɛ̀ṯaˈ rəš-d-ò-dapaˈ ʾu-tắra č̣ə̀mtəlle báre.ˈ tắra č̣ə́mtəlle báre dìye-wˈ ʾáw pìšɛle táma.ˈ dí zìlla dánaˈ ṯèla dánaˈ ʾu-saʾə̀tɛlaˈ wéla ʾaṣə̀rta.ˈ b-áyya dàna,ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛ́le fằqih.ˈ ṯéle fằqihˈ šlàma-lləx.ˈ háy b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa, fắqih.ˈ yába rəš-réši ʾáhlan w-sàhlan,ˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ tíwɛle ʾàp-ʾaw.ˈ mṭéle moṯɛ́ṯəlle xáčča mìya.ˈ mə́ra maṯyánnux xa-čày,ˈ b-šatèxi.ˈ ʾáp-xa lìṯ láxxa gu-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾayále díye hóle mšùdrəlla xa-dúkṯa xéta.ˈ mára tìwɛleˈ hə́š stăkána šə̀tyaˈ t-la-štáya čày.ˈ xa-qála ʾáṯe m-qam-tắrət bɛ̀ṯaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ ʾámər ʾáw ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯéle mṭáši gànux!ˈ yíwla xa-qɛ́sa xéna ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́ra háwət hə̀šyərˈ ʾíṯən jə́nne saṭáne gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx.ˈ háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ har-qítla bìyux,ˈ qaṭlílux ṱ-axlìlux.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle qɛ́sa b-ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-wìrɛle.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìle wíra,ˈ ʾíṯwa dúkṯa ta-t-kalèwa.ˈ ʾu-č̣ímtəlle tắra báre dìyeˈ ʾu-píšɛle ʾáp-aw tàma.ˈ ṯéle b-ʾaṣə̀rtaˈ b-lɛ́le ta-ṱ-áxla xa-ràmša,ˈ xa-béna hàdəxˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ rába šlàma-lləxˈ dàx-it?ˈ dáx lɛ̀wət?ˈ mə́ra b-šɛ́na ṭawàṯa,ˈ rába b-šɛ̀na.ˈ háwət basíma ràbaˈ qa-d-áwwa ʾixála ṱ-it-yíwəlle qa-dìyiˈ mən-kṯayàṯa,ˈ mən-bə̀sra,ˈ mən-šékər-u čáy-u ṣàbun.ˈ kùl-xa mə́ndiˈ hot-yìwəllaˈ háwət basíma ràba.ˈ ʾína páqəḏ tù.ˈ mšaxnánne ʾixàlaˈ ta-ṱ-áxləx ʾána-w ʾáti m-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾámər líṯ ʾáp-xa gu-bɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra làˈ har-ʾàna,ˈ xòḏiwən.ˈ ʾáyya šwíṯa ṭláli ʾu-ṭlàlux-ila.ˈ mə́re xoš-mə̀ndila.ˈ šurɛ́ṯa mbarxóše ʾixàla,ˈ xa-béna gáwṛa díya ʾàṯe,ˈ hó šekằro!ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯèle.ˈ zílɛwa be-šwàwe.ˈ xzi-ṯèle.ˈ mə́re mò-ʾoḏən?ˈ mə́ra mo-ṱ-òḏəx?ˈ šqul ʾáwwa qɛ̀saˈ wúr gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx,ˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ hóla ʾíṯən jə̀nne gáwaˈ t-la-qaṭlìlux.ˈ ʾámər háyyo mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra yé b-alàhaˈ xzi-háwət hə̀šyər!ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle ʾáp-ʾaw qɛ̀sa.ˈ wírɛle gu-ʾòtəxˈ ʾu-lá-mur qáyəṯ b-o-ṱ-íle də̀pne,ˈ qáyəṯ b-fằqih.ˈ fắqih qáyəṯ b-màlla.ˈ ʾu-ṣáli gu-gòma,ˈ mxáyɛla l-ġḏàḏe.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ tắra čìmtɛla baréy.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ ʾánna xšíwela jə̀nnela.ˈ dú dú dú mxéla l-ġḏàḏeˈ ha-t-ṭḷáṯna mìtla.ˈ ʾímət mítla ṭḷaṯnèy,ˈ qímtɛla pṯíxtɛla tằraˈ ʾína lɛ́la šmáya qálət ʾùp-xa.ˈ hóla ṭḷáṯna mìṯe.ˈ b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ plíṭṭɛla zìltɛlaˈ xzíṯəlle xa-nàša.ˈ mə̀raˈ háyyo ya-gáni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra ʾáti pɛ́šət ḥammàlaˈ … ḥammála yáʿni ʾo-t-ṭáyən nàše,ˈ ṭáyən mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾáw y-amríle ḥammàlaˈ … mə́ra hàyyo.ˈ háyyo kəslɛ́ni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw qímɛle zílɛle kəslèy.ˈ mə́re há bàxta,ˈ mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra t-yánnux ʾəṣrà dináre.ˈ bàsˈ ʾáwwa náša nablə́tle ṭamrə̀tliˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyərˈ miṯɛ́ni dɛ̀ṛi.ˈ mṭamrə́tle spáy ta-t-là dáyəṛ.ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ hóle mpúlṭa màlla qamáye,ˈ mpúlṭɛle gu-ʾótəx dìya.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw ráp ʾíḏe díye l-ʾáqlət màlla,ˈ dɛréle báṯər qḏàle.ˈ ʾu-de-b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ zílɛle zílɛle xə́zyɛle xa-lawùrtaˈ ʾu-də̀ryəlle gáwa díya.ˈ də́ryəlle gáwa dìyaˈ ʾu-ʾə̀ṯyɛle.ˈ ha-ṱ-íle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ mpuláṭṭɛla fằqih.ˈ mpulàṭṭəlleˈ muttɛ̀ṯəlle fắqih táma.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu la-mə́ri-llux dàyəṛ,ˈ míṯa dàyəṛ?ˈ hóle dìṛṛe.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ mə́ra b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáti múttət-əlle tàmaˈ ʾáw qam-mə̀nnux hóle ʾə́ṯya láxxa.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ tqìləlle,ˈ ṭínəlle l-xàṣeˈ ʾu-nùbləlle.ˈ zə́dyəlle gu-xa-dúkṯa ʾamùqta rába.ˈ mə́re ta-t-là páləṭ.ˈ zadéle ṣàleˈ gu-xa-čále gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-qímɛle mpúlṭɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ mpulə́ṭla muʿálləm tàma.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ́ka zdélux ja-jálde ṯéle ʾáwwa qàm-mənnux?ˈ ʾámər mòdit mára?ˈ hon-də́ryəlle gu-xa-čále ʾamúqta lá-ʾaməṣ čù-ga čú-ga paləṭ.ˈ mə́re hálle làxxaˈ krìbɛle.ˈ də́ryəlle l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ sìqɛleˈ ʾə̀rxe,ˈ síqɛle gu-kotằla,ˈ rəš-kotắla də́ryəlle gu-mìya.ˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ ʾáwwa ʾažvànaˈ … ʾáw-t mtágbər ʾə̀rxeˈ y-amríle ʾažvàna.ˈ … ʾàwwaˈ pṯìxɛle tắra,ˈ xáze ʾə́rxe klèla.ˈ xáze mòdila qə́ṣṣətˈ míya lɛ̀la ṯáya.ˈ hóle ṣə́lya ʾo-náša gu-mìya.ˈ paṯə̀xle tắra,ˈ ʾína xazéle ʾo-ʾažvána tàma.ˈ maxéle xa-qɛ́sa ʾə́lle dìye,ˈ qaṭə̀lle ʾažvána.ˈ qaṭə́lle ʾažvána tàmaˈ ʾu-ʾàrəq.ˈ ʾázəl ṭla-báxta ʾàmər,ˈ ʾámər há xàzəxˈ la-dìṛṛe?ˈ la-dìṛṛeˈ ʾo-mìṯən?ˈ mə́ra mut-dàyəṛ?ˈ yắḏət ʾɛ́kən də̀ryəlle?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ka?ˈ mə́re də́ryəlle gu-kotắlət ʾə̀rxeˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u plìṭle,ˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u pṯíxəlle tắrəd ʾə̀rxe,ˈ băyéwa palə̀ṭwa,ˈ ʾu-ʾána mə́xyən-əlle qɛ́sa gu-réše dìye,ˈ hon-qṭìləlle.ˈ hóle tàma.ˈ háy bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ hot-qṭìləlle ʾažvána!ˈ mə̀reˈ lɛ̀le ʾažvána,ˈ ʾàwwa.ˈ mə́ra là,ˈ ʾáti hot-qṭíla ʾažvána díyən, šákən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾámər là-băyənna lá zùzəxˈ ʾu-la-čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílɛle rìqɛle.ˈ ʾan-zúze ṭla-d-àw,ˈ ṭla-d-o-ḥammàlaˈ là-yiwla.ˈ ʾánna ṭḷáṯna qəm-qaṭlàlaˈ ʾu-zílla díṛṛa l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ réša mtùla,ˈ mə́ra ṭla-gáwṛa dìyaˈ xzèlux? hàtxa ʾoḏéti b-náše!ˈ mára ʾíṯwa xa-gáwṛa-w bàxta.ˈ ʾíṯwala bnòne.ˈ kùt-yumˈ ṣaléwa gàwṛaˈ l-šùqaˈ msawòqeˈ ʾu-čú-məndi lɛ́ mɛṯèwa.ˈ báxta mə́ra xzi-kəmà ṱ-ázəl ʾáwwa táwra,ˈ mzàbən.ˈ mára ʾáp-aw qímɛle šqíləlle tàwraˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mzabònəlle.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle gu-réšət mḏìtaˈ ṣríxɛle hèˈ ʾɛ́ni b-záwən tàwra?ˈ náše ʾə́ṯyela kùllaˈ lìṯ hátxa mə́ndi wíya gu-mḏítaˈ lɛ̀la xə́zye.ˈ ʾə́ṯyela jmìye.ˈ ṯéle màlla.ˈ málla mə̀reˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nneˈ ʾína ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ yáʿni ḏá-ʾiḏa parə̀mla,ˈ páyəš ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ qímle tàwraˈ primále ḏá ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-táwra píšle mangóle ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ ʾámər də-sì!ˈ ʾànaˈ ʾɛ́-gə t-wéwa ʾàrbe la-zwínni.ˈ zawnə́nne ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ là zawnə́nne.ˈ de-yába ʾɛ́ni b-zawə́nne hàtxa?ˈ lá b-xa-zúza rába mə́ndi hàleˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ muʿàlləm ṯéle.ˈ muʿálləm mə́re ʾən-háwe b-tə̀rte ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ qímle ʾáqla xéta … qəm-parə̀mla.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ táwra npílle ṯéle fằqih.ˈ mə́re yába b-zabnə́tle ʾə́lli ʾən-háwe b-ḏà-ʾaqla?ˈ mə́re zílla ṯèlaˈ ḏa-ʾàqla!ˈ ʾáti ʾáqla šqùllaˈ mxíla gu-yə́mmət gànux!ˈ qəm-parə̀mle táwra.ˈ ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ píšle ḏà-ʾaqla.ˈ píšle tàma,ˈ píšle tàmaˈ hàrrəj.ˈ ʾáp-xa la-šqìlle.ˈ táwra zìlleˈ b-xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ síqle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ pšìma-wˈ bxáya mxáya l-gáne dìyeˈ bnóne díye t-la-ʾixàlɛla.ˈ ʾámər báxta hā́l-u qə́ṣṣət hàtxɛla.ˈ mə́re ṣlèliˈ … ṣléli gu-mḏìtaˈ qréli hátxa kut-záwən tàwra?ˈ ṯéle màllaˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ ʾána qímli primáli ḏà-ʾaqle díye.ˈ mə́ri bálki zawə̀nne.ˈ xázən xkìkle bíyiˈ mə́re ʾána b-àrbe lánwa zwánəlleˈ zawnə́nne b-ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ ṯéle báre dìyeˈ ṯéle muʿàlləm.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-tə́rte ʾaqlàṯa.ˈ qímən ḏa-xéta prìmən-əlla.ˈ píšɛle tə̀rte.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ ṯéle fằqih,ˈ mə́re yába ʾən-íla hàtxa-hala,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-ḏà ʾáqla.ˈ mə́re ʾáp-ʾay ʾáqla primàli,ˈ zədyáli tămàha.ˈ táwra mítle npìlle táma.ˈ ʾáp-xa lá-ṯele šqàləlle-wˈ ʾu-zílle hăramā̀tˈ ʾu-kálwe qəm-axlíle-w zìlle.ˈ mə́ra hàtxa gáwṛa?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ bɛṯéy dàx-ile?ˈ ʾítla trè ʾotáxe.ˈ ḏa-ʾòtəxˈ ʾáni dámxi gàwa.ˈ ʾɛ-xètaˈ heywànela.ˈ gòmɛla ṱ-ámrəx,ˈ xùya.ˈ mátti tàxta,ˈ mátti táxta hàtxaˈ ta-t-ʾàzi,ˈ líṯən dăràje,ˈ ta-ṣáli gu-gòma.ˈ táxtɛla mútte hàtxaˈ ta-ṣáli tàma.ˈ mə́ra gáwṛa ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾána b-ṣalyàna.ˈ ṣlíṯɛla bàxtaˈ xzíṯa qa-màlla.ˈ málla ʾítle dəkkánət ʾaparùṯa,ˈ yáʿni šèkər-uˈ čày-uˈ pàrča,ˈ mən-d-ànna məndiyáne,ˈ ʾu-ṣàbun.ˈ dríṯɛla šláma ʾə́lle dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾa-málla dàx-it?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ mə́re spày-iwən,ˈ basímta ràba.ˈ xḗr ʾàxxa?ˈ mə́ra b-álaha hon-ṯìṯaˈ bắyən msóqən xákma məndiyàneˈ ṭla-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾámər šqúl kù-məndi-t bắyət.ˈ mxíṯəlle ʾɛ̀naˈ málla xə̀ḏyɛle.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi-t bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqíltɛla xa-čánta hátxa ṃḷìṯɛla.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ b-óma xéna ʾáṯeti ṭla-kawùṯra,ˈ čídət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re qəm-yăḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-kawùṯraˈ ʾáṯət ʾána mbàšlən mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re sùq.ˈ lá-šqille zúze mə̀nna.ˈ ʾáyya sìqla,ˈ musə́qla pàrča,ˈ musə́qla ṣàbun,ˈ musə́qla šèkər,ˈ kú-məndi-t béla musə̀qla.ˈ mə́ra xzí gàwṛa,ˈ xzi-maṣìṯeti.ˈ ṣléla yómət trèˈ ʾal-fằqih,ˈ ʾítle dəkkàna.ˈ kúlla dəkkančìyela.ˈ mára dréla šláma l-fằqihˈ dàx-it?ˈ dax-lɛ̀wət?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ šúlux dàx-ile?ˈ mə́re basímta spày-ilaˈ xḕr-ila?ˈ mə́ra bắyən xákma məndiyáne záwnən ṭla-bnóni gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́ra bə̀sra,ˈ kṯayàṯa,ˈ ʾən-ʾìtlux,ˈ šèkər,ˈ čày,ˈ ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqìltɛla.ˈ mə́ra fằqih,ˈ mə́ra ṱ-amránnux xà-məndi,ˈ lá-ʾamrət ṭla-ʾàp-xa.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra čídɛwət ʾaṣə́rta ṭla-xa-ràmšaˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yáʿni bar-tre-yòme,ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ ʾáṯət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re há yăḏə́nne ṱ-àṯən táma.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ har-ṣlèla.ˈ ṣlèla,ˈ tfíqla muʿàlləm.ˈ muʿàlləm,ˈ dəkkána gòṛtɛla.ˈ kúl xa-tắhər mə́ndi ʾítle gàwa.ˈ zìltɛla,ˈ dríṯɛla ʾíḏa díya ʾal-rùše díye,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ háyyo ṱ-amrànnux,ˈ gxàkɛla mə́nne díye,ˈ ʾáwwa ṯéle kèfe.ˈ qəm-dawqàle.ˈ mə́ra xzí ṱ-amránnux muʿàlləm.ˈ ʾáti ràba băyánnux.ˈ bas-msàʿədli xáčča.ˈ hálli xákma mə̀ndiˈ masqánne l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-ʾaṣə́rta b-lɛ́le ʾáṯeti kə̀sli.ˈ ʾána zúza lìtli,ˈ făqìrtɛn.ˈ ʾámər dáx lítləx xàṭər.ˈ dáx lítləx xáṭər bàxta,ˈ ʾu-bṱ-àṯənˈ gu-d-ànna ʾɛ́ni bṱ-áṯən.ˈ ʾu-šqul kù-məndi-t bắyətˈ ʾáyya dəkkána qàməx.ˈ kù-mdi-t bắyət šqúl.ˈ šuréla šqílla šqílla kú-məndi-t mṣèla.ˈ qəm-šaqlála drɛ́la gu-čánta dìya.ˈ šuréla b-ʾúrxa sìqla.ˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-gàwṛa.ˈ mə́ra gàwṛa.ˈ xzi-ʾánna ṭḷa-nàšeˈ ṱ-íla príməlle tàwra,ˈ ṭḷáṯna hon-yíwtəlla mòʿəd.ˈ ʾína ṱ-áṯi làxxa.ˈ ʾáti kúl fàtraˈ mṭašə́tla gánux baràye.ˈ dánət kawùṯra,ˈ har-wéla dánət kawùṯra,ˈ xzélux xa-náša ṯàya,ˈ málla bṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ yáʿni xamšá daqíqela hal-ʾə̀ṣraˈ ʾáti ʾàṯeti.ˈ ṣárxət xa-qàlaˈ ʾahè!ˈ ʾahè!ˈ hàtxaˈ ʾu-ʾána ta-t-yằḏən.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti lìtlux šúla.ˈ xàrṯa,ˈ pàlṭetiˈ ʾap-ʾaṣə́rta hàdəx.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti har-háwət baràyeˈ ʾu-sáprət kuṱ-áṯe làxxa.ˈ m-báṯər xámša daqìqeˈ ʾáti ʾàwreti.ˈ ʾu-hàl ʾaṣə́rta,ˈ hál ʾədlɛ̀le,ˈ hal xa-ràmša.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf báxti.ˈ wíyɛle yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾáwwa fṭìrɛleˈ ʾu-plìṭɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle zílɛle hóle gašòqe.ˈ dánət kawúṯra ṯéle màlla.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ šlàma-lləxˈ mə̀raˈ w-áy b-šɛ́ne málla ṯèlux!ˈ ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan rəš-rèši.ˈ ya-ʾáhlan wa-sàhlan.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ málla-žigən tìwle,ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šoréla moṯéla mìya.ˈ mtúle kə́sle dìye,ˈ šoréle štáya mìyaˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xa-bènaˈ gáwṛa dìyaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ líṯ là-xmara mə́nne díyeˈ la-čù-məndi.ˈ ṣráxɛle ʿal-ʾasā́s hóle síqa l-qɛ̀se,ˈ mɛṯóye qɛ̀seˈ gáwṛe díye ṯèle.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ šqúl ʾáwwa qɛ́sa l-ʾìḏux,ˈ xa-qɛ́sa rìxa,ˈ šqúl l-ʾìḏux,ˈ wúr gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ č̣úmle tắra bàrux.ˈ háwət hə́šyər ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ saṭàne ʾítlən,ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ háwət hə́šyər t-là-ʾaṯi ʾə́llux.ˈ ha-t-gáwṛi ʾàzəl.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdile wíḏa?ˈ ja-jálde qìmɛleˈ ʾu-zíla šqíləlle ʾo-qɛ́sa rìxaˈ ʾu-wírɛle gu-d-o-bɛ̀ṯaˈ rəš-d-ò-dapaˈ ʾu-tắra č̣ə̀mtəlle báre.ˈ tắra č̣ə́mtəlle báre dìye-wˈ ʾáw pìšɛle táma.ˈ dí zìlla dánaˈ ṯèla dánaˈ ʾu-saʾə̀tɛlaˈ wéla ʾaṣə̀rta.ˈ b-áyya dàna,ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛ́le fằqih.ˈ ṯéle fằqihˈ šlàma-lləx.ˈ háy b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa, fắqih.ˈ yába rəš-réši ʾáhlan w-sàhlan,ˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ tíwɛle ʾàp-ʾaw.ˈ mṭéle moṯɛ́ṯəlle xáčča mìya.ˈ mə́ra maṯyánnux xa-čày,ˈ b-šatèxi.ˈ ʾáp-xa lìṯ láxxa gu-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾayále díye hóle mšùdrəlla xa-dúkṯa xéta.ˈ mára tìwɛleˈ hə́š stăkána šə̀tyaˈ t-la-štáya čày.ˈ xa-qála ʾáṯe m-qam-tắrət bɛ̀ṯaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ ʾámər ʾáw ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯéle mṭáši gànux!ˈ yíwla xa-qɛ́sa xéna ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́ra háwət hə̀šyərˈ ʾíṯən jə́nne saṭáne gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx.ˈ háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ har-qítla bìyux,ˈ qaṭlílux ṱ-axlìlux.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle qɛ́sa b-ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-wìrɛle.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìle wíra,ˈ ʾíṯwa dúkṯa ta-t-kalèwa.ˈ ʾu-č̣ímtəlle tắra báre dìyeˈ ʾu-píšɛle ʾáp-aw tàma.ˈ ṯéle b-ʾaṣə̀rtaˈ b-lɛ́le ta-ṱ-áxla xa-ràmša,ˈ xa-béna hàdəxˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ rába šlàma-lləxˈ dàx-it?ˈ dáx lɛ̀wət?ˈ mə́ra b-šɛ́na ṭawàṯa,ˈ rába b-šɛ̀na.ˈ háwət basíma ràbaˈ qa-d-áwwa ʾixála ṱ-it-yíwəlle qa-dìyiˈ mən-kṯayàṯa,ˈ mən-bə̀sra,ˈ mən-šékər-u čáy-u ṣàbun.ˈ kùl-xa mə́ndiˈ hot-yìwəllaˈ háwət basíma ràba.ˈ ʾína páqəḏ tù.ˈ mšaxnánne ʾixàlaˈ ta-ṱ-áxləx ʾána-w ʾáti m-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾámər líṯ ʾáp-xa gu-bɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra làˈ har-ʾàna,ˈ xòḏiwən.ˈ ʾáyya šwíṯa ṭláli ʾu-ṭlàlux-ila.ˈ mə́re xoš-mə̀ndila.ˈ šurɛ́ṯa mbarxóše ʾixàla,ˈ xa-béna gáwṛa díya ʾàṯe,ˈ hó šekằro!ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯèle.ˈ zílɛwa be-šwàwe.ˈ xzi-ṯèle.ˈ mə́re mò-ʾoḏən?ˈ mə́ra mo-ṱ-òḏəx?ˈ šqul ʾáwwa qɛ̀saˈ wúr gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx,ˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ hóla ʾíṯən jə̀nne gáwaˈ t-la-qaṭlìlux.ˈ ʾámər háyyo mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra yé b-alàhaˈ xzi-háwət hə̀šyər!ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle ʾáp-ʾaw qɛ̀sa.ˈ wírɛle gu-ʾòtəxˈ ʾu-lá-mur qáyəṯ b-o-ṱ-íle də̀pne,ˈ qáyəṯ b-fằqih.ˈ fắqih qáyəṯ b-màlla.ˈ ʾu-ṣáli gu-gòma,ˈ mxáyɛla l-ġḏàḏe.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ tắra čìmtɛla baréy.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ ʾánna xšíwela jə̀nnela.ˈ dú dú dú mxéla l-ġḏàḏeˈ ha-t-ṭḷáṯna mìtla.ˈ ʾímət mítla ṭḷaṯnèy,ˈ qímtɛla pṯíxtɛla tằraˈ ʾína lɛ́la šmáya qálət ʾùp-xa.ˈ hóla ṭḷáṯna mìṯe.ˈ b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ plíṭṭɛla zìltɛlaˈ xzíṯəlle xa-nàša.ˈ mə̀raˈ háyyo ya-gáni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra ʾáti pɛ́šət ḥammàlaˈ … ḥammála yáʿni ʾo-t-ṭáyən nàše,ˈ ṭáyən mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾáw y-amríle ḥammàlaˈ … mə́ra hàyyo.ˈ háyyo kəslɛ́ni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw qímɛle zílɛle kəslèy.ˈ mə́re há bàxta,ˈ mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra t-yánnux ʾəṣrà dináre.ˈ bàsˈ ʾáwwa náša nablə́tle ṭamrə̀tliˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyərˈ miṯɛ́ni dɛ̀ṛi.ˈ mṭamrə́tle spáy ta-t-là dáyəṛ.ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ hóle mpúlṭa màlla qamáye,ˈ mpúlṭɛle gu-ʾótəx dìya.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw ráp ʾíḏe díye l-ʾáqlət màlla,ˈ dɛréle báṯər qḏàle.ˈ ʾu-de-b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ zílɛle zílɛle xə́zyɛle xa-lawùrtaˈ ʾu-də̀ryəlle gáwa díya.ˈ də́ryəlle gáwa dìyaˈ ʾu-ʾə̀ṯyɛle.ˈ ha-ṱ-íle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ mpuláṭṭɛla fằqih.ˈ mpulàṭṭəlleˈ muttɛ̀ṯəlle fắqih táma.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu la-mə́ri-llux dàyəṛ,ˈ míṯa dàyəṛ?ˈ hóle dìṛṛe.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ mə́ra b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáti múttət-əlle tàmaˈ ʾáw qam-mə̀nnux hóle ʾə́ṯya láxxa.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ tqìləlle,ˈ ṭínəlle l-xàṣeˈ ʾu-nùbləlle.ˈ zə́dyəlle gu-xa-dúkṯa ʾamùqta rába.ˈ mə́re ta-t-là páləṭ.ˈ zadéle ṣàleˈ gu-xa-čále gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-qímɛle mpúlṭɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ mpulə́ṭla muʿálləm tàma.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ́ka zdélux ja-jálde ṯéle ʾáwwa qàm-mənnux?ˈ ʾámər mòdit mára?ˈ hon-də́ryəlle gu-xa-čále ʾamúqta lá-ʾaməṣ čù-ga čú-ga paləṭ.ˈ mə́re hálle làxxaˈ krìbɛle.ˈ də́ryəlle l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ sìqɛleˈ ʾə̀rxe,ˈ síqɛle gu-kotằla,ˈ rəš-kotắla də́ryəlle gu-mìya.ˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ ʾáwwa ʾažvànaˈ … ʾáw-t mtágbər ʾə̀rxeˈ y-amríle ʾažvàna.ˈ … ʾàwwaˈ pṯìxɛle tắra,ˈ xáze ʾə́rxe klèla.ˈ xáze mòdila qə́ṣṣətˈ míya lɛ̀la ṯáya.ˈ hóle ṣə́lya ʾo-náša gu-mìya.ˈ paṯə̀xle tắra,ˈ ʾína xazéle ʾo-ʾažvána tàma.ˈ maxéle xa-qɛ́sa ʾə́lle dìye,ˈ qaṭə̀lle ʾažvána.ˈ qaṭə́lle ʾažvána tàmaˈ ʾu-ʾàrəq.ˈ ʾázəl ṭla-báxta ʾàmər,ˈ ʾámər há xàzəxˈ la-dìṛṛe?ˈ la-dìṛṛeˈ ʾo-mìṯən?ˈ mə́ra mut-dàyəṛ?ˈ yắḏət ʾɛ́kən də̀ryəlle?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ka?ˈ mə́re də́ryəlle gu-kotắlət ʾə̀rxeˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u plìṭle,ˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u pṯíxəlle tắrəd ʾə̀rxe,ˈ băyéwa palə̀ṭwa,ˈ ʾu-ʾána mə́xyən-əlle qɛ́sa gu-réše dìye,ˈ hon-qṭìləlle.ˈ hóle tàma.ˈ háy bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ hot-qṭìləlle ʾažvána!ˈ mə̀reˈ lɛ̀le ʾažvána,ˈ ʾàwwa.ˈ mə́ra là,ˈ ʾáti hot-qṭíla ʾažvána díyən, šákən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾámər là-băyənna lá zùzəxˈ ʾu-la-čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílɛle rìqɛle.ˈ ʾan-zúze ṭla-d-àw,ˈ ṭla-d-o-ḥammàlaˈ là-yiwla.ˈ ʾánna ṭḷáṯna qəm-qaṭlàlaˈ ʾu-zílla díṛṛa l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ réša mtùla,ˈ mə́ra ṭla-gáwṛa dìyaˈ xzèlux? hàtxa ʾoḏéti b-náše!ˈ	There was a man and a wife. They had children. Every day the man would go down to the market to do shopping, but would bring nothing back. (His wife) said ‘See how much this ox will go for, sell it’. So, he took the ox and went down to sell it. He went down to the top of the town and cried ‘Hey, who will buy an ox?’ Everybody came. Nothing like that had happened in the town. They had not seen (such a thing). They came and gathered together. A mullah came. The mullah said ‘I shall buy it, but only if it has three legs’. That is, he should cut off one foot so that it would become three-legged. He cut off one of the ox’s feet and the ox began to limp back and forth. He said ‘Get away with you! When it was four-legged I did not buy it. Should I buy it three-legged? I shall not buy it. Who will buy it like that? (A person) would not buy it for one coin. (Even that would be) a lot’, and so forth. A teacher came. The teacher said ‘If it were two-legged, I would buy it’. He cut off another leg. The ox fell down. The ox fell down and a jurist came. He said ‘Will you sell it to me if it has one leg?’ He said ‘All this fuss, now one leg! Take the leg and stick it in your mother!’ He cut up the ox. (He had cut off ) three legs and one leg remained. It remained there, it remained there at a bargain price, but nobody bought it. Finally the ox died. He went up to the house, sad, weeping, beating himself (thinking that) his children would be without food. He said ‘Wife, the situation is like this’. He said ‘I went down to the town and cried out like this ‘Is there anybody who will buy an ox?’ A mullah came and said to me ‘If it is three-legged, I shall buy it’. I cut off one of its legs. I said “Perhaps he will buy it”, but I saw that he laughed at me. He said “I would not buy it with four legs, would I buy it with three?” After him a teacher came. He said “I shall buy it if it has two legs”. I cut off another one. (Only) two remained. The ox fell down. A jurist came and said “If the situation is like this, I shall buy it if it has one leg”’. He said ‘I cut off also that leg and threw it away. The ox died, it collapsed there. Nobody came to buy it. It went for nothing. Dogs ate it and it was finished’. She said ‘Is that so husband?’ He said ‘Yes’. What was their house like? They had two rooms. In one room they slept. The other one was (for) the animals, it was a basement stable, as we call it. It was dark. They would put a board down, they would put a board down like this to go into it, there were no steps, to go down to the basement stable. They put a board down like this to go down there. She said ‘Husband, it’s all right. I shall go down (to the town). The woman went down (to the town) and saw the mullah. The mullah had a shop of household goods, that is sugar, tea, fabrics, such things as these, and soap. She greeted him and said ‘Hey mullah, how are you? How are you doing?’ and so forth. He said ‘I am well, thank you very much. How are things?’ She said ‘Indeed I have come with the intention of buying a few things for the house’. He said ‘Take everything you want’. She winked her eye at him. The mullah was happy. He said ‘Take anything you want’. She took a basket that was full like this. She said ‘Mullah, let me tell you something’. He said ‘What?’ ‘The day after tomorrow come to lunch, you are invited to our home’. He said ‘Where is your house?’ She said ‘In such-and-such a place’. He said ‘I see’. She said ‘Come to lunch and I shall cook something’. He said ‘Go up (back home)’. He did not take money from her. She went up and took up (with her) material, she took up soap, she took up sugar, she took up everything she wanted. She said ‘Look husband, look listen (to what I have to say)’. She went down the next day to the jurist, who had a shop. They were all shopkeepers. She greeted the jurist ‘How are you? How are you doing? How is your work?’ He said ‘Thank you, all is well. How are things?’ She said ‘I want to buy a few things for my children at home’. She said ‘meat, chickens, if you have them, sugar, tea, such things as that’. He said ‘Take anything you want’. She took it and said ‘Jurist’, she said ‘Let me tell you something. Don’t tell it to anybody’. He said ‘What?’ She said ‘You are invited in the evening to dinner on the third day (from now), on the third day, that is after two days, the third day, come to us’. He said ‘Where is your house?’ She said ‘In such-and-such a place’. He said ‘Yes, I know it, I’ll come’. On the third day she went down again. She went down and met the teacher. The teacher was in a big shop. He had every kind of thing in it. She went and put her hand on his shoulder, and so forth ‘Come, let me tell you’. She was merry with him and he became happy. She held him and said ‘Look, let me tell you teacher. I love you a lot. Only, help me a little. Give me something to take up to the house and tonight come to me. I do not have a penny. I am poor’. He said ‘Of course, you are welcome, my lady. I shall come. (I promise) by these eyes (of mine) that I shall come. Take whatever you want. This shop is before you. Take whatever you want’. She began to take (things) and took everything she could. She took them and put them in her bag. Then she set off on the road and went up (home). She went up and said to her husband, she said ‘Husband, take note that the three people who slaughtered the ox,—I have made an assignation with the three of them. They will come here. Each time you hide yourself outside. At lunch-time, as soon as lunchtime has come and you have seen a man coming—the mullah will come and enter the house—after five or ten minutes you come back. Shout out “ʾah6, ʾah6”, like that, so that I know. You have noth-ing (else) to do. Then, you go out, and in the evening (do) the same. You be outside all the time and wait for whoever comes here. After five minutes you should come in, and (do the same) in the evening, tonight, at dinner-time’. He said ‘Fine, wife’. The third day came. He had his breakfast and went out. He went out, went off and kept watch. At lunchtime the mullah came. The mul-lah said ‘Greetings to you’ She said ‘Welcome mullah! Welcome! Welcome! Please, sit down. Please, sit down’. The mullah sat down, and so forth. She began by bringing water. He put it by him and began to drink water, and so forth, then her husband (cried) ‘Wo!’ There was not, however, an ass with him, nothing. He cried out (pretending) that he had gone up for wood, to fetch wood. Her husband came back. She said ‘Mullah, take this stick in your hand, a long stick, take it in your hand and go into this room. Close the door behind you. Be careful, since we have jinn, we have jinn. We have demons in this house. Be careful they do not accost you. (Stay there) until my husband goes’. What did he do? He quickly got up, took the long stick and entered the room, by the board. She closed the door behind him. She closed the door behind him and he remained there. Time passed, the hours passed, and it became evening. At that time the jurist came. The jurist came (and said) ‘Greetings to you’. ‘Welcome, jurist. Welcome. Please sit down’. He also sat down. When he came, she brought some water. She said ‘Let me bring some tea and we shall drink. There is nobody here in the house. He (my husband) has sent his children to another place.’ He (the jurist) sat down. He had not yet drunk the glass of tea when a voice came from outside the house ‘Wo!’ He said ‘Who is that?’ She said ‘My husband has returned. Hide yourself!’ She gave another stick to him. She said ‘Be careful. There are jinn and demons in this room. Be careful. As soon as they hit you, they will kill you and eat you’. He said ‘Fine’. He got up, took the stick in his hand and entered (the room). When he entered, there was space for him to stand. She closed the door behind him and he also remained there. The late evening came, time for her to eat dinner, then the teacher came (and said) ‘Many greetings. How are you?’ She said ‘Welcome, welcome. Thank you very much for this food that you have given me, chicken, meat, sugar, tea, soap. You have given me all kinds of things. Thank you very much. But please sit down. I shall heat the food so that you and I can eat together’. He said ‘There is nobody in the house?’ She said ‘No, only me. I am alone. This bed is for me and you’. He said ‘That’s good’. She began to stir the food, then her husband came back ‘Wo!’ He said ‘Who is it?’ She said ‘My husband has come back. He had gone to our neighbours’ house. Look he has returned’. He said ‘What should I do?’ She said ‘What should we do? Take this stick and go into this room. But be careful. There are jinn in it, (be careful) they do not kill you’. He said ‘Come on, what are you saying?’ She said ‘Yes, by God, look, be careful!’ He also got up and took the stick. He entered the room and, what do you say, he knocked into the one next to him, he knocked into the jurist. The jurist knocked into the mullah. They slid down into the basement stable, beating each other. It was dark. She had closed the door after them and it was dark. One was beating the other, one was beating the other. They thought they were jinn. They beat one another until the three of them died. When the three of them died, she opened the door and did not hear the voice of anybody. The three were dead. At night she went out and found a man. She said ‘Come, my dear, let me tell you something’. He said ‘What?’ She said ‘Please be a por-ter—a porter, that is somebody who carries people, carries something, he is called a porter—she said ‘Come, come to our home and I’ll tell you’. He went to their home. He said ‘So, woman. What do you want to say?’ She said ‘, but be careful, our dead return. Bury him well so that he does not return.’ He said ‘Yes’. The mullah was taken out first, he was taken out into their room. Woosh his hand (caught hold of ) the leg of the mullah and he put him behind his neck. Now, while it was night, he went off and found a valley, and he put him into it. He put him into it and came back. Before he came back, she took out the jurist. She took out the jurist and placed him there. She said ‘Did I not tell you that he would return, that the dead would return? Look he has returned’. ‘Come on. What are you saying?’ She said ‘(I swear) by your head. You put him there, but he has come back here before you’. ‘Come on. What are you saying?’ He lifted him up, loaded him on his back and took him away. He threw him in a very deep place. He said ‘So that he will not come out’. He threw him down into a deep pit. The teacher was then brought out. She brought out the teacher there (in the house). She said ‘Where did you throw him that he has come back before you so quickly?’ He said ‘What are you saying? I put him in a deep pit from which he could never come out’. He said ‘Give him to me here’. He was angry. He put him on his back and went up to the water-mill. He went up to the water tank and placed him in the tank in the water. The mill caretaker went down—the person who looks after the water-mill is called the caretaker (_ʾažvana_)—he opened the door and sees that the water-mill has stopped. He saw what the problem was. The water was not flowing. That man (the teacher) had come down into the water. He (the porter) opened the door and saw the caretaker there. He beat the caretaker with a stick and killed him. He killed the caretaker there and fled. He went to the woman and said, he said ‘Well, has he not returned? Has that dead man of ours not returned?’ She said ‘Why should he return?’ ‘Do you know where I put him?’ She said ‘Where?’ He said ‘I put him in the tank of the water-mill. He wanted to come out and he did come out. He wanted to come out and he opened the door of the mill, he wanted to come out, but I hit him with a stick on his head and killed him. He is (still) there’. ‘Oh dear! You have killed the caretaker’. He said ‘He is not the caretaker’. She said ‘No, you have killed _our caretaker_. I’ll make a complaint about you’. He said ‘I don’t want your money or anything’ and he was off, he fled. She did not give the money to him, to that porter. She killed the three of them and she returned home. She lay down her head and said to her husband ‘You see. That is how you should treat people!’

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mára ʾíṯwa xa-gáwṛa-w bàxta.ˈ ʾíṯwala bnòne.ˈ kùt-yumˈ ṣaléwa gàwṛaˈ l-šùqaˈ msawòqeˈ ʾu-čú-məndi lɛ́ mɛṯèwa.ˈ báxta mə́ra xzi-kəmà ṱ-ázəl ʾáwwa táwra,ˈ mzàbən.ˈ mára ʾáp-aw qímɛle šqíləlle tàwraˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mzabònəlle.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle gu-réšət mḏìtaˈ ṣríxɛle hèˈ ʾɛ́ni b-záwən tàwra?ˈ náše ʾə́ṯyela kùllaˈ lìṯ hátxa mə́ndi wíya gu-mḏítaˈ lɛ̀la xə́zye.ˈ ʾə́ṯyela jmìye.ˈ ṯéle màlla.ˈ málla mə̀reˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nneˈ ʾína ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ yáʿni ḏá-ʾiḏa parə̀mla,ˈ páyəš ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ qímle tàwraˈ primále ḏá ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-táwra píšle mangóle ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ ʾámər də-sì!ˈ ʾànaˈ ʾɛ́-gə t-wéwa ʾàrbe la-zwínni.ˈ zawnə́nne ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ là zawnə́nne.ˈ de-yába ʾɛ́ni b-zawə́nne hàtxa?ˈ lá b-xa-zúza rába mə́ndi hàleˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ muʿàlləm ṯéle.ˈ muʿálləm mə́re ʾən-háwe b-tə̀rte ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ qímle ʾáqla xéta … qəm-parə̀mla.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ táwra npílle ṯéle fằqih.ˈ mə́re yába b-zabnə́tle ʾə́lli ʾən-háwe b-ḏà-ʾaqla?ˈ mə́re zílla ṯèlaˈ ḏa-ʾàqla!ˈ ʾáti ʾáqla šqùllaˈ mxíla gu-yə́mmət gànux!ˈ qəm-parə̀mle táwra.ˈ ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa.ˈ píšle ḏà-ʾaqla.ˈ píšle tàma,ˈ píšle tàmaˈ hàrrəj.ˈ ʾáp-xa la-šqìlle.ˈ táwra zìlleˈ b-xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ síqle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ pšìma-wˈ bxáya mxáya l-gáne dìyeˈ bnóne díye t-la-ʾixàlɛla.ˈ ʾámər báxta hā́l-u qə́ṣṣət hàtxɛla.ˈ mə́re ṣlèliˈ … ṣléli gu-mḏìtaˈ qréli hátxa kut-záwən tàwra?ˈ ṯéle màllaˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ ʾən-háwe ṭḷà ʾaqláṯa,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə̀nne.ˈ ʾána qímli primáli ḏà-ʾaqle díye.ˈ mə́ri bálki zawə̀nne.ˈ xázən xkìkle bíyiˈ mə́re ʾána b-àrbe lánwa zwánəlleˈ zawnə́nne b-ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ?ˈ ṯéle báre dìyeˈ ṯéle muʿàlləm.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-tə́rte ʾaqlàṯa.ˈ qímən ḏa-xéta prìmən-əlla.ˈ píšɛle tə̀rte.ˈ táwra npìlle.ˈ ṯéle fằqih,ˈ mə́re yába ʾən-íla hàtxa-hala,ˈ ʾána b-zawnə́nne ʾən-háwe b-ḏà ʾáqla.ˈ mə́re ʾáp-ʾay ʾáqla primàli,ˈ zədyáli tămàha.ˈ táwra mítle npìlle táma.ˈ ʾáp-xa lá-ṯele šqàləlle-wˈ ʾu-zílle hăramā̀tˈ ʾu-kálwe qəm-axlíle-w zìlle.ˈ mə́ra hàtxa gáwṛa?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ bɛṯéy dàx-ile?ˈ ʾítla trè ʾotáxe.ˈ ḏa-ʾòtəxˈ ʾáni dámxi gàwa.ˈ ʾɛ-xètaˈ heywànela.ˈ gòmɛla ṱ-ámrəx,ˈ xùya.ˈ mátti tàxta,ˈ mátti táxta hàtxaˈ ta-t-ʾàzi,ˈ líṯən dăràje,ˈ ta-ṣáli gu-gòma.ˈ táxtɛla mútte hàtxaˈ ta-ṣáli tàma.ˈ mə́ra gáwṛa ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾána b-ṣalyàna.ˈ ṣlíṯɛla bàxtaˈ xzíṯa qa-màlla.ˈ málla ʾítle dəkkánət ʾaparùṯa,ˈ yáʿni šèkər-uˈ čày-uˈ pàrča,ˈ mən-d-ànna məndiyáne,ˈ ʾu-ṣàbun.ˈ dríṯɛla šláma ʾə́lle dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾa-málla dàx-it?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ mə́re spày-iwən,ˈ basímta ràba.ˈ xḗr ʾàxxa?ˈ mə́ra b-álaha hon-ṯìṯaˈ bắyən msóqən xákma məndiyàneˈ ṭla-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾámər šqúl kù-məndi-t bắyət.ˈ mxíṯəlle ʾɛ̀naˈ málla xə̀ḏyɛle.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi-t bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqíltɛla xa-čánta hátxa ṃḷìṯɛla.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ b-óma xéna ʾáṯeti ṭla-kawùṯra,ˈ čídət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re qəm-yăḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-kawùṯraˈ ʾáṯət ʾána mbàšlən mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re sùq.ˈ lá-šqille zúze mə̀nna.ˈ ʾáyya sìqla,ˈ musə́qla pàrča,ˈ musə́qla ṣàbun,ˈ musə́qla šèkər,ˈ kú-məndi-t béla musə̀qla.ˈ mə́ra xzí gàwṛa,ˈ xzi-maṣìṯeti.ˈ ṣléla yómət trèˈ ʾal-fằqih,ˈ ʾítle dəkkàna.ˈ kúlla dəkkančìyela.ˈ mára dréla šláma l-fằqihˈ dàx-it?ˈ dax-lɛ̀wət?ˈ dáx-ile kèfux?ˈ šúlux dàx-ile?ˈ mə́re basímta spày-ilaˈ xḕr-ila?ˈ mə́ra bắyən xákma məndiyáne záwnən ṭla-bnóni gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́ra bə̀sra,ˈ kṯayàṯa,ˈ ʾən-ʾìtlux,ˈ šèkər,ˈ čày,ˈ ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re kú-məndi bắyət šqùl.ˈ šqìltɛla.ˈ mə́ra fằqih,ˈ mə́ra ṱ-amránnux xà-məndi,ˈ lá-ʾamrət ṭla-ʾàp-xa.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra čídɛwət ʾaṣə́rta ṭla-xa-ràmšaˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yáʿni bar-tre-yòme,ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ ʾáṯət kəslɛ̀ni.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀kɛle bɛṯɛ́xu?ˈ mə́ra fə́llən dùkṯa.ˈ mə́re há yăḏə́nne ṱ-àṯən táma.ˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ har-ṣlèla.ˈ ṣlèla,ˈ tfíqla muʿàlləm.ˈ muʿàlləm,ˈ dəkkána gòṛtɛla.ˈ kúl xa-tắhər mə́ndi ʾítle gàwa.ˈ zìltɛla,ˈ dríṯɛla ʾíḏa díya ʾal-rùše díye,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ háyyo ṱ-amrànnux,ˈ gxàkɛla mə́nne díye,ˈ ʾáwwa ṯéle kèfe.ˈ qəm-dawqàle.ˈ mə́ra xzí ṱ-amránnux muʿàlləm.ˈ ʾáti ràba băyánnux.ˈ bas-msàʿədli xáčča.ˈ hálli xákma mə̀ndiˈ masqánne l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-ʾaṣə́rta b-lɛ́le ʾáṯeti kə̀sli.ˈ ʾána zúza lìtli,ˈ făqìrtɛn.ˈ ʾámər dáx lítləx xàṭər.ˈ dáx lítləx xáṭər bàxta,ˈ ʾu-bṱ-àṯənˈ gu-d-ànna ʾɛ́ni bṱ-áṯən.ˈ ʾu-šqul kù-məndi-t bắyətˈ ʾáyya dəkkána qàməx.ˈ kù-mdi-t bắyət šqúl.ˈ šuréla šqílla šqílla kú-məndi-t mṣèla.ˈ qəm-šaqlála drɛ́la gu-čánta dìya.ˈ šuréla b-ʾúrxa sìqla.ˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-gàwṛa.ˈ mə́ra gàwṛa.ˈ xzi-ʾánna ṭḷa-nàšeˈ ṱ-íla príməlle tàwra,ˈ ṭḷáṯna hon-yíwtəlla mòʿəd.ˈ ʾína ṱ-áṯi làxxa.ˈ ʾáti kúl fàtraˈ mṭašə́tla gánux baràye.ˈ dánət kawùṯra,ˈ har-wéla dánət kawùṯra,ˈ xzélux xa-náša ṯàya,ˈ málla bṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ yáʿni xamšá daqíqela hal-ʾə̀ṣraˈ ʾáti ʾàṯeti.ˈ ṣárxət xa-qàlaˈ ʾahè!ˈ ʾahè!ˈ hàtxaˈ ʾu-ʾána ta-t-yằḏən.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti lìtlux šúla.ˈ xàrṯa,ˈ pàlṭetiˈ ʾap-ʾaṣə́rta hàdəx.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti har-háwət baràyeˈ ʾu-sáprət kuṱ-áṯe làxxa.ˈ m-báṯər xámša daqìqeˈ ʾáti ʾàwreti.ˈ ʾu-hàl ʾaṣə́rta,ˈ hál ʾədlɛ̀le,ˈ hal xa-ràmša.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf báxti.ˈ wíyɛle yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾáwwa fṭìrɛleˈ ʾu-plìṭɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle zílɛle hóle gašòqe.ˈ dánət kawúṯra ṯéle màlla.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ šlàma-lləxˈ mə̀raˈ w-áy b-šɛ́ne málla ṯèlux!ˈ ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan rəš-rèši.ˈ ya-ʾáhlan wa-sàhlan.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ málla-žigən tìwle,ˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šoréla moṯéla mìya.ˈ mtúle kə́sle dìye,ˈ šoréle štáya mìyaˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xa-bènaˈ gáwṛa dìyaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ líṯ là-xmara mə́nne díyeˈ la-čù-məndi.ˈ ṣráxɛle ʿal-ʾasā́s hóle síqa l-qɛ̀se,ˈ mɛṯóye qɛ̀seˈ gáwṛe díye ṯèle.ˈ mə́ra màllaˈ šqúl ʾáwwa qɛ́sa l-ʾìḏux,ˈ xa-qɛ́sa rìxa,ˈ šqúl l-ʾìḏux,ˈ wúr gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ č̣úmle tắra bàrux.ˈ háwət hə́šyər ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ ʾítlən jə̀nne.ˈ saṭàne ʾítlən,ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ háwət hə́šyər t-là-ʾaṯi ʾə́llux.ˈ ha-t-gáwṛi ʾàzəl.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdile wíḏa?ˈ ja-jálde qìmɛleˈ ʾu-zíla šqíləlle ʾo-qɛ́sa rìxaˈ ʾu-wírɛle gu-d-o-bɛ̀ṯaˈ rəš-d-ò-dapaˈ ʾu-tắra č̣ə̀mtəlle báre.ˈ tắra č̣ə́mtəlle báre dìye-wˈ ʾáw pìšɛle táma.ˈ dí zìlla dánaˈ ṯèla dánaˈ ʾu-saʾə̀tɛlaˈ wéla ʾaṣə̀rta.ˈ b-áyya dàna,ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛ́le fằqih.ˈ ṯéle fằqihˈ šlàma-lləx.ˈ háy b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa, fắqih.ˈ yába rəš-réši ʾáhlan w-sàhlan,ˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ páqəḏ tù!ˈ tíwɛle ʾàp-ʾaw.ˈ mṭéle moṯɛ́ṯəlle xáčča mìya.ˈ mə́ra maṯyánnux xa-čày,ˈ b-šatèxi.ˈ ʾáp-xa lìṯ láxxa gu-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾayále díye hóle mšùdrəlla xa-dúkṯa xéta.ˈ mára tìwɛleˈ hə́š stăkána šə̀tyaˈ t-la-štáya čày.ˈ xa-qála ʾáṯe m-qam-tắrət bɛ̀ṯaˈ hó šekằro!ˈ ʾámər ʾáw ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯéle mṭáši gànux!ˈ yíwla xa-qɛ́sa xéna ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́ra háwət hə̀šyərˈ ʾíṯən jə́nne saṭáne gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx.ˈ háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ har-qítla bìyux,ˈ qaṭlílux ṱ-axlìlux.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle qɛ́sa b-ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-wìrɛle.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìle wíra,ˈ ʾíṯwa dúkṯa ta-t-kalèwa.ˈ ʾu-č̣ímtəlle tắra báre dìyeˈ ʾu-píšɛle ʾáp-aw tàma.ˈ ṯéle b-ʾaṣə̀rtaˈ b-lɛ́le ta-ṱ-áxla xa-ràmša,ˈ xa-béna hàdəxˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ rába šlàma-lləxˈ dàx-it?ˈ dáx lɛ̀wət?ˈ mə́ra b-šɛ́na ṭawàṯa,ˈ rába b-šɛ̀na.ˈ háwət basíma ràbaˈ qa-d-áwwa ʾixála ṱ-it-yíwəlle qa-dìyiˈ mən-kṯayàṯa,ˈ mən-bə̀sra,ˈ mən-šékər-u čáy-u ṣàbun.ˈ kùl-xa mə́ndiˈ hot-yìwəllaˈ háwət basíma ràba.ˈ ʾína páqəḏ tù.ˈ mšaxnánne ʾixàlaˈ ta-ṱ-áxləx ʾána-w ʾáti m-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾámər líṯ ʾáp-xa gu-bɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra làˈ har-ʾàna,ˈ xòḏiwən.ˈ ʾáyya šwíṯa ṭláli ʾu-ṭlàlux-ila.ˈ mə́re xoš-mə̀ndila.ˈ šurɛ́ṯa mbarxóše ʾixàla,ˈ xa-béna gáwṛa díya ʾàṯe,ˈ hó šekằro!ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀nile?ˈ mə́ra gáwṛi ṯèle.ˈ zílɛwa be-šwàwe.ˈ xzi-ṯèle.ˈ mə́re mò-ʾoḏən?ˈ mə́ra mo-ṱ-òḏəx?ˈ šqul ʾáwwa qɛ̀saˈ wúr gu-d-áyya ʾòtəx,ˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyər.ˈ hóla ʾíṯən jə̀nne gáwaˈ t-la-qaṭlìlux.ˈ ʾámər háyyo mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra yé b-alàhaˈ xzi-háwət hə̀šyər!ˈ qímɛle šqílɛle ʾáp-ʾaw qɛ̀sa.ˈ wírɛle gu-ʾòtəxˈ ʾu-lá-mur qáyəṯ b-o-ṱ-íle də̀pne,ˈ qáyəṯ b-fằqih.ˈ fắqih qáyəṯ b-màlla.ˈ ʾu-ṣáli gu-gòma,ˈ mxáyɛla l-ġḏàḏe.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ tắra čìmtɛla baréy.ˈ xùyɛle.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ xa-mxàyɛle l-o-xéna.ˈ ʾánna xšíwela jə̀nnela.ˈ dú dú dú mxéla l-ġḏàḏeˈ ha-t-ṭḷáṯna mìtla.ˈ ʾímət mítla ṭḷaṯnèy,ˈ qímtɛla pṯíxtɛla tằraˈ ʾína lɛ́la šmáya qálət ʾùp-xa.ˈ hóla ṭḷáṯna mìṯe.ˈ b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ plíṭṭɛla zìltɛlaˈ xzíṯəlle xa-nàša.ˈ mə̀raˈ háyyo ya-gáni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mə́re mò?ˈ mə́ra ʾáti pɛ́šət ḥammàlaˈ … ḥammála yáʿni ʾo-t-ṭáyən nàše,ˈ ṭáyən mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾáw y-amríle ḥammàlaˈ … mə́ra hàyyo.ˈ háyyo kəslɛ́ni ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw qímɛle zílɛle kəslèy.ˈ mə́re há bàxta,ˈ mùt-mara?ˈ mə́ra t-yánnux ʾəṣrà dináre.ˈ bàsˈ ʾáwwa náša nablə́tle ṭamrə̀tliˈ ʾína háwət hə̀šyərˈ miṯɛ́ni dɛ̀ṛi.ˈ mṭamrə́tle spáy ta-t-là dáyəṛ.ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ hóle mpúlṭa màlla qamáye,ˈ mpúlṭɛle gu-ʾótəx dìya.ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw ráp ʾíḏe díye l-ʾáqlət màlla,ˈ dɛréle báṯər qḏàle.ˈ ʾu-de-b-lɛ̀lela,ˈ zílɛle zílɛle xə́zyɛle xa-lawùrtaˈ ʾu-də̀ryəlle gáwa díya.ˈ də́ryəlle gáwa dìyaˈ ʾu-ʾə̀ṯyɛle.ˈ ha-ṱ-íle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ mpuláṭṭɛla fằqih.ˈ mpulàṭṭəlleˈ muttɛ̀ṯəlle fắqih táma.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu la-mə́ri-llux dàyəṛ,ˈ míṯa dàyəṛ?ˈ hóle dìṛṛe.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ mə́ra b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáti múttət-əlle tàmaˈ ʾáw qam-mə̀nnux hóle ʾə́ṯya láxxa.ˈ háyyo mut mára?ˈ tqìləlle,ˈ ṭínəlle l-xàṣeˈ ʾu-nùbləlle.ˈ zə́dyəlle gu-xa-dúkṯa ʾamùqta rába.ˈ mə́re ta-t-là páləṭ.ˈ zadéle ṣàleˈ gu-xa-čále gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-qímɛle mpúlṭɛle muʿàlləm.ˈ mpulə́ṭla muʿálləm tàma.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ́ka zdélux ja-jálde ṯéle ʾáwwa qàm-mənnux?ˈ ʾámər mòdit mára?ˈ hon-də́ryəlle gu-xa-čále ʾamúqta lá-ʾaməṣ čù-ga čú-ga paləṭ.ˈ mə́re hálle làxxaˈ krìbɛle.ˈ də́ryəlle l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ sìqɛleˈ ʾə̀rxe,ˈ síqɛle gu-kotằla,ˈ rəš-kotắla də́ryəlle gu-mìya.ˈ ṣə̀lyɛleˈ ʾáwwa ʾažvànaˈ … ʾáw-t mtágbər ʾə̀rxeˈ y-amríle ʾažvàna.ˈ … ʾàwwaˈ pṯìxɛle tắra,ˈ xáze ʾə́rxe klèla.ˈ xáze mòdila qə́ṣṣətˈ míya lɛ̀la ṯáya.ˈ hóle ṣə́lya ʾo-náša gu-mìya.ˈ paṯə̀xle tắra,ˈ ʾína xazéle ʾo-ʾažvána tàma.ˈ maxéle xa-qɛ́sa ʾə́lle dìye,ˈ qaṭə̀lle ʾažvána.ˈ qaṭə́lle ʾažvána tàmaˈ ʾu-ʾàrəq.ˈ ʾázəl ṭla-báxta ʾàmər,ˈ ʾámər há xàzəxˈ la-dìṛṛe?ˈ la-dìṛṛeˈ ʾo-mìṯən?ˈ mə́ra mut-dàyəṛ?ˈ yắḏət ʾɛ́kən də̀ryəlle?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ka?ˈ mə́re də́ryəlle gu-kotắlət ʾə̀rxeˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u plìṭle,ˈ ʾu-băyéwa palə́ṭ-u pṯíxəlle tắrəd ʾə̀rxe,ˈ băyéwa palə̀ṭwa,ˈ ʾu-ʾána mə́xyən-əlle qɛ́sa gu-réše dìye,ˈ hon-qṭìləlle.ˈ hóle tàma.ˈ háy bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ hot-qṭìləlle ʾažvána!ˈ mə̀reˈ lɛ̀le ʾažvána,ˈ ʾàwwa.ˈ mə́ra là,ˈ ʾáti hot-qṭíla ʾažvána díyən, šákən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾámər là-băyənna lá zùzəxˈ ʾu-la-čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílɛle rìqɛle.ˈ ʾan-zúze ṭla-d-àw,ˈ ṭla-d-o-ḥammàlaˈ là-yiwla.ˈ ʾánna ṭḷáṯna qəm-qaṭlàlaˈ ʾu-zílla díṛṛa l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ réša mtùla,ˈ mə́ra ṭla-gáwṛa dìyaˈ xzèlux? hàtxa ʾoḏéti b-náše!ˈ

Translation:

There was a man and a wife. They had children. Every day the man would go down to the market to do shopping, but would bring nothing back. (His wife) said ‘See how much this ox will go for, sell it’. So, he took the ox and went down to sell it. He went down to the top of the town and cried ‘Hey, who will buy an ox?’ Everybody came. Nothing like that had happened in the town. They had not seen (such a thing). They came and gathered together. A mullah came. The mullah said ‘I shall buy it, but only if it has three legs’. That is, he should cut off one foot so that it would become three-legged. He cut off one of the ox’s feet and the ox began to limp back and forth. He said ‘Get away with you! When it was four-legged I did not buy it. Should I buy it three-legged? I shall not buy it. Who will buy it like that? (A person) would not buy it for one coin. (Even that would be) a lot’, and so forth. A teacher came. The teacher said ‘If it were two-legged, I would buy it’. He cut off another leg. The ox fell down. The ox fell down and a jurist came. He said ‘Will you sell it to me if it has one leg?’ He said ‘All this fuss, now one leg! Take the leg and stick it in your mother!’ He cut up the ox. (He had cut off ) three legs and one leg remained. It remained there, it remained there at a bargain price, but nobody bought it. Finally the ox died. He went up to the house, sad, weeping, beating himself (thinking that) his children would be without food. He said ‘Wife, the situation is like this’. He said ‘I went down to the town and cried out like this ‘Is there anybody who will buy an ox?’ A mullah came and said to me ‘If it is three-legged, I shall buy it’. I cut off one of its legs. I said “Perhaps he will buy it”, but I saw that he laughed at me. He said “I would not buy it with four legs, would I buy it with three?” After him a teacher came. He said “I shall buy it if it has two legs”. I cut off another one. (Only) two remained. The ox fell down. A jurist came and said “If the situation is like this, I shall buy it if it has one leg”’. He said ‘I cut off also that leg and threw it away. The ox died, it collapsed there. Nobody came to buy it. It went for nothing. Dogs ate it and it was finished’. She said ‘Is that so husband?’ He said ‘Yes’. What was their house like? They had two rooms. In one room they slept. The other one was (for) the animals, it was a basement stable, as we call it. It was dark. They would put a board down, they would put a board down like this to go into it, there were no steps, to go down to the basement stable. They put a board down like this to go down there. She said ‘Husband, it’s all right. I shall go down (to the town). The woman went down (to the town) and saw the mullah. The mullah had a shop of household goods, that is sugar, tea, fabrics, such things as these, and soap. She greeted him and said ‘Hey mullah, how are you? How are you doing?’ and so forth. He said ‘I am well, thank you very much. How are things?’ She said ‘Indeed I have come with the intention of buying a few things for the house’. He said ‘Take everything you want’. She winked her eye at him. The mullah was happy. He said ‘Take anything you want’. She took a basket that was full like this. She said ‘Mullah, let me tell you something’. He said ‘What?’ ‘The day after tomorrow come to lunch, you are invited to our home’. He said ‘Where is your house?’ She said ‘In such-and-such a place’. He said ‘I see’. She said ‘Come to lunch and I shall cook something’. He said ‘Go up (back home)’. He did not take money from her. She went up and took up (with her) material, she took up soap, she took up sugar, she took up everything she wanted. She said ‘Look husband, look listen (to what I have to say)’. She went down the next day to the jurist, who had a shop. They were all shopkeepers. She greeted the jurist ‘How are you? How are you doing? How is your work?’ He said ‘Thank you, all is well. How are things?’ She said ‘I want to buy a few things for my children at home’. She said ‘meat, chickens, if you have them, sugar, tea, such things as that’. He said ‘Take anything you want’. She took it and said ‘Jurist’, she said ‘Let me tell you something. Don’t tell it to anybody’. He said ‘What?’ She said ‘You are invited in the evening to dinner on the third day (from now), on the third day, that is after two days, the third day, come to us’. He said ‘Where is your house?’ She said ‘In such-and-such a place’. He said ‘Yes, I know it, I’ll come’. On the third day she went down again. She went down and met the teacher. The teacher was in a big shop. He had every kind of thing in it. She went and put her hand on his shoulder, and so forth ‘Come, let me tell you’. She was merry with him and he became happy. She held him and said ‘Look, let me tell you teacher. I love you a lot. Only, help me a little. Give me something to take up to the house and tonight come to me. I do not have a penny. I am poor’. He said ‘Of course, you are welcome, my lady. I shall come. (I promise) by these eyes (of mine) that I shall come. Take whatever you want. This shop is before you. Take whatever you want’. She began to take (things) and took everything she could. She took them and put them in her bag. Then she set off on the road and went up (home). She went up and said to her husband, she said ‘Husband, take note that the three people who slaughtered the ox,—I have made an assignation with the three of them. They will come here. Each time you hide yourself outside. At lunch-time, as soon as lunchtime has come and you have seen a man coming—the mullah will come and enter the house—after five or ten minutes you come back. Shout out “ʾah6, ʾah6”, like that, so that I know. You have noth-ing (else) to do. Then, you go out, and in the evening (do) the same. You be outside all the time and wait for whoever comes here. After five minutes you should come in, and (do the same) in the evening, tonight, at dinner-time’. He said ‘Fine, wife’. The third day came. He had his breakfast and went out. He went out, went off and kept watch. At lunchtime the mullah came. The mul-lah said ‘Greetings to you’ She said ‘Welcome mullah! Welcome! Welcome! Please, sit down. Please, sit down’. The mullah sat down, and so forth. She began by bringing water. He put it by him and began to drink water, and so forth, then her husband (cried) ‘Wo!’ There was not, however, an ass with him, nothing. He cried out (pretending) that he had gone up for wood, to fetch wood. Her husband came back. She said ‘Mullah, take this stick in your hand, a long stick, take it in your hand and go into this room. Close the door behind you. Be careful, since we have jinn, we have jinn. We have demons in this house. Be careful they do not accost you. (Stay there) until my husband goes’. What did he do? He quickly got up, took the long stick and entered the room, by the board. She closed the door behind him. She closed the door behind him and he remained there. Time passed, the hours passed, and it became evening. At that time the jurist came. The jurist came (and said) ‘Greetings to you’. ‘Welcome, jurist. Welcome. Please sit down’. He also sat down. When he came, she brought some water. She said ‘Let me bring some tea and we shall drink. There is nobody here in the house. He (my husband) has sent his children to another place.’ He (the jurist) sat down. He had not yet drunk the glass of tea when a voice came from outside the house ‘Wo!’ He said ‘Who is that?’ She said ‘My husband has returned. Hide yourself!’ She gave another stick to him. She said ‘Be careful. There are jinn and demons in this room. Be careful. As soon as they hit you, they will kill you and eat you’. He said ‘Fine’. He got up, took the stick in his hand and entered (the room). When he entered, there was space for him to stand. She closed the door behind him and he also remained there. The late evening came, time for her to eat dinner, then the teacher came (and said) ‘Many greetings. How are you?’ She said ‘Welcome, welcome. Thank you very much for this food that you have given me, chicken, meat, sugar, tea, soap. You have given me all kinds of things. Thank you very much. But please sit down. I shall heat the food so that you and I can eat together’. He said ‘There is nobody in the house?’ She said ‘No, only me. I am alone. This bed is for me and you’. He said ‘That’s good’. She began to stir the food, then her husband came back ‘Wo!’ He said ‘Who is it?’ She said ‘My husband has come back. He had gone to our neighbours’ house. Look he has returned’. He said ‘What should I do?’ She said ‘What should we do? Take this stick and go into this room. But be careful. There are jinn in it, (be careful) they do not kill you’. He said ‘Come on, what are you saying?’ She said ‘Yes, by God, look, be careful!’ He also got up and took the stick. He entered the room and, what do you say, he knocked into the one next to him, he knocked into the jurist. The jurist knocked into the mullah. They slid down into the basement stable, beating each other. It was dark. She had closed the door after them and it was dark. One was beating the other, one was beating the other. They thought they were jinn. They beat one another until the three of them died. When the three of them died, she opened the door and did not hear the voice of anybody. The three were dead. At night she went out and found a man. She said ‘Come, my dear, let me tell you something’. He said ‘What?’ She said ‘Please be a por-ter—a porter, that is somebody who carries people, carries something, he is called a porter—she said ‘Come, come to our home and I’ll tell you’. He went to their home. He said ‘So, woman. What do you want to say?’ She said ‘, but be careful, our dead return. Bury him well so that he does not return.’ He said ‘Yes’. The mullah was taken out first, he was taken out into their room. Woosh his hand (caught hold of ) the leg of the mullah and he put him behind his neck. Now, while it was night, he went off and found a valley, and he put him into it. He put him into it and came back. Before he came back, she took out the jurist. She took out the jurist and placed him there. She said ‘Did I not tell you that he would return, that the dead would return? Look he has returned’. ‘Come on. What are you saying?’ She said ‘(I swear) by your head. You put him there, but he has come back here before you’. ‘Come on. What are you saying?’ He lifted him up, loaded him on his back and took him away. He threw him in a very deep place. He said ‘So that he will not come out’. He threw him down into a deep pit. The teacher was then brought out. She brought out the teacher there (in the house). She said ‘Where did you throw him that he has come back before you so quickly?’ He said ‘What are you saying? I put him in a deep pit from which he could never come out’. He said ‘Give him to me here’. He was angry. He put him on his back and went up to the water-mill. He went up to the water tank and placed him in the tank in the water. The mill caretaker went down—the person who looks after the water-mill is called the caretaker (_ʾažvana_)—he opened the door and sees that the water-mill has stopped. He saw what the problem was. The water was not flowing. That man (the teacher) had come down into the water. He (the porter) opened the door and saw the caretaker there. He beat the caretaker with a stick and killed him. He killed the caretaker there and fled. He went to the woman and said, he said ‘Well, has he not returned? Has that dead man of ours not returned?’ She said ‘Why should he return?’ ‘Do you know where I put him?’ She said ‘Where?’ He said ‘I put him in the tank of the water-mill. He wanted to come out and he did come out. He wanted to come out and he opened the door of the mill, he wanted to come out, but I hit him with a stick on his head and killed him. He is (still) there’. ‘Oh dear! You have killed the caretaker’. He said ‘He is not the caretaker’. She said ‘No, you have killed _our caretaker_. I’ll make a complaint about you’. He said ‘I don’t want your money or anything’ and he was off, he fled. She did not give the money to him, to that porter. She killed the three of them and she returned home. She lay down her head and said to her husband ‘You see. That is how you should treat people!’