Barwar: The Man Who Cried Wolf

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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	ʾíṯwa xa-nàšaˈ gu-ḏa-màṯa,ˈ rába rába duglàna-wewa.ˈ mdagə́lwa mən-nàše,ˈ y-ámər hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən,ˈ hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən.ˈ rába məndiyáne y-awə̀ḏwala,ˈ béna náše là hăməníwa ʾə́lle díye.ˈ lá hăməníwa náše ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ bɛ́ṯe díye xáčča rə̀ḥqa-wewa mən-máṯa.ˈ xá-yoma mən-yománət ʾaláha mə́re qɛ́mən jarbə̀nnaˈ ʾánna nášət màṯa.ˈ xázəx mhayríli lo-làʾa.ˈ qìmɛleˈ muqábəl bɛ́ṯe dìyeˈ xákma qɛ̀se,ˈ məndiyàne,ˈ də́ryɛle táma nùra bíya.ˈ ṣrìxɛleˈ hàwər-ila!ˈ hàwər-ila! bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ ʾánna yắḏi ṱ-íle duglàna.ˈ xzèlaˈ ʾína núra ṭə́pya b-bɛ́ṯe dìye,ˈ ʾína là bɛṯa-qíḏa,ˈ xáčča qɛ́se rə́ḥqa mən-bɛ̀ṯe.ˈ zílela nášət màṯa,ˈ ʾína ha-ṱ-íla zìle nášət máṯa,ˈ ʾo-núra č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ zílta láxxa tre-ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ʾarbà-yarxe,ˈ mə́re xa-béna xéta mjarbə̀nna.ˈ qímɛle mjúrbəlla xá-ga xèta.ˈ də́ryəlle hádəx nùra.ˈ ṣríxɛle yàbaˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ xá-xeta qímela zìlela,ˈ ha-ṱ-íla zíle č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ bénə ṭə́ḷḷəṯ mòdi wídle?ˈ hár mdagòle gu-máṯa,ˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle wíḏa-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle míra-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle,ˈ dráya búxtən l-xá l-d-o-xèna,ˈ hè,ˈ mdagòle.ˈ yóma mən-duzúṯa qìdle bɛ́ṯa.ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ kízle qràyaˈ yába bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ mə́ra də-sí duglàna!ˈ sí duglàna!ˈ ʾáti rába duglánət ʾánna tə̀rte gáye.ˈ qəm-jarbə̀tlɛniˈ xázəx ṱ-áṯəx hayorə́xlux lo-là.ˈ léš-ʾaṯəx hayorə̀xluxˈ ʾu-bɛ́ṯux xoš-ʾàqəḏˈ ʾu-xoš-ʾàqəḏ.ˈ lìtlən šúla bíye.ˈ ʾu-ṭə́pya bɛ́ṯa … bɛ́ṯa nùra bíye díye.ˈ kúlle bɛ́ṯe qìdle.ˈ xárṯa m-táma hòdəx,ˈ xɛ̀riˈ ʾína bɛ́ṯe díye kúlle qìḏa.ˈ mə́ra hé b-àlaha,ˈ qídle bɛ́ṯət duglàna-wˈ ʾáxni là-ḏiye bíye.ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-nàšaˈ gu-ḏa-màṯa,ˈ rába rába duglàna-wewa.ˈ mdagə́lwa mən-nàše,ˈ y-ámər hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən,ˈ hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən.ˈ rába məndiyáne y-awə̀ḏwala,ˈ béna náše là hăməníwa ʾə́lle díye.ˈ lá hăməníwa náše ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ bɛ́ṯe díye xáčča rə̀ḥqa-wewa mən-máṯa.ˈ xá-yoma mən-yománət ʾaláha mə́re qɛ́mən jarbə̀nnaˈ ʾánna nášət màṯa.ˈ xázəx mhayríli lo-làʾa.ˈ qìmɛleˈ muqábəl bɛ́ṯe dìyeˈ xákma qɛ̀se,ˈ məndiyàne,ˈ də́ryɛle táma nùra bíya.ˈ ṣrìxɛleˈ hàwər-ila!ˈ hàwər-ila! bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ ʾánna yắḏi ṱ-íle duglàna.ˈ xzèlaˈ ʾína núra ṭə́pya b-bɛ́ṯe dìye,ˈ ʾína là bɛṯa-qíḏa,ˈ xáčča qɛ́se rə́ḥqa mən-bɛ̀ṯe.ˈ zílela nášət màṯa,ˈ ʾína ha-ṱ-íla zìle nášət máṯa,ˈ ʾo-núra č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ zílta láxxa tre-ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ʾarbà-yarxe,ˈ mə́re xa-béna xéta mjarbə̀nna.ˈ qímɛle mjúrbəlla xá-ga xèta.ˈ də́ryəlle hádəx nùra.ˈ ṣríxɛle yàbaˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ xá-xeta qímela zìlela,ˈ ha-ṱ-íla zíle č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ bénə ṭə́ḷḷəṯ mòdi wídle?ˈ hár mdagòle gu-máṯa,ˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle wíḏa-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle míra-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle,ˈ dráya búxtən l-xá l-d-o-xèna,ˈ hè,ˈ mdagòle.ˈ yóma mən-duzúṯa qìdle bɛ́ṯa.ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ kízle qràyaˈ yába bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ mə́ra də-sí duglàna!ˈ sí duglàna!ˈ ʾáti rába duglánət ʾánna tə̀rte gáye.ˈ qəm-jarbə̀tlɛniˈ xázəx ṱ-áṯəx hayorə́xlux lo-là.ˈ léš-ʾaṯəx hayorə̀xluxˈ ʾu-bɛ́ṯux xoš-ʾàqəḏˈ ʾu-xoš-ʾàqəḏ.ˈ lìtlən šúla bíye.ˈ ʾu-ṭə́pya bɛ́ṯa … bɛ́ṯa nùra bíye díye.ˈ kúlle bɛ́ṯe qìdle.ˈ xárṯa m-táma hòdəx,ˈ xɛ̀riˈ ʾína bɛ́ṯe díye kúlle qìḏa.ˈ mə́ra hé b-àlaha,ˈ qídle bɛ́ṯət duglàna-wˈ ʾáxni là-ḏiye bíye.ˈ	There was a man in a village who was a great liar. He would tell lies about people, saying so-and-so did such-and-such, so-and-so did such-and-such. He would do all kinds of (deceptive) things to them and people did not believe him, people did not believe him. His house was quite far from the village. One fine day he said ‘Let me test the people of the village. Let’s see whether they will help me or not’. In front of his house there were some pieces of wood, and such like. He set fire to them. He cried ‘Woe! Woe! My house has burnt down’. They knew that he was a liar. They saw that fire had been kindled in his house, but not that his house had burnt down, only a few sticks far from his house. The people of the village went (to help), but before the people of the village arrived, the fire was put out. Two or three months, four months passed. He said ‘I’ll test them again’. He tested them again. He lit a fire in the same way. He cried ‘Oh my house has burnt down!’. They went (to help) once again, but by the time they had gone, it was put out. What did he do the third time? He continued to tell lies in the village ‘He did such-and-such. He said such-and-such’, slandering this one and that one, yes, telling lies. One day his house really burnt down. His house burnt down and he tried crying (for help) ‘Oh, my house has burnt down!’ They said ‘Go away, liar! Go way, liar! You have been a great liar for the last two times. You have tested us to see whether we would come to help you or not. We shall not come to help you any more. Let your house burn, let it burn. It is not our business’. The house caught fire and all his house burnt down. Afterwards they look and see that his all house had burnt down. They said ‘Oh, by God, the house of the liar has burnt down, without us knowing about it’.

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ʾíṯwa xa-nàšaˈ gu-ḏa-màṯa,ˈ rába rába duglàna-wewa.ˈ mdagə́lwa mən-nàše,ˈ y-ámər hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən,ˈ hàtxɛle wíḏa fə́llən.ˈ rába məndiyáne y-awə̀ḏwala,ˈ béna náše là hăməníwa ʾə́lle díye.ˈ lá hăməníwa náše ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ bɛ́ṯe díye xáčča rə̀ḥqa-wewa mən-máṯa.ˈ xá-yoma mən-yománət ʾaláha mə́re qɛ́mən jarbə̀nnaˈ ʾánna nášət màṯa.ˈ xázəx mhayríli lo-làʾa.ˈ qìmɛleˈ muqábəl bɛ́ṯe dìyeˈ xákma qɛ̀se,ˈ məndiyàne,ˈ də́ryɛle táma nùra bíya.ˈ ṣrìxɛleˈ hàwər-ila!ˈ hàwər-ila! bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ ʾánna yắḏi ṱ-íle duglàna.ˈ xzèlaˈ ʾína núra ṭə́pya b-bɛ́ṯe dìye,ˈ ʾína là bɛṯa-qíḏa,ˈ xáčča qɛ́se rə́ḥqa mən-bɛ̀ṯe.ˈ zílela nášət màṯa,ˈ ʾína ha-ṱ-íla zìle nášət máṯa,ˈ ʾo-núra č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ zílta láxxa tre-ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ʾarbà-yarxe,ˈ mə́re xa-béna xéta mjarbə̀nna.ˈ qímɛle mjúrbəlla xá-ga xèta.ˈ də́ryəlle hádəx nùra.ˈ ṣríxɛle yàbaˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯi!ˈ xá-xeta qímela zìlela,ˈ ha-ṱ-íla zíle č̣ə̀myɛle.ˈ bénə ṭə́ḷḷəṯ mòdi wídle?ˈ hár mdagòle gu-máṯa,ˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle wíḏa-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle míra-wˈ ʾáwwa hàtxɛle,ˈ dráya búxtən l-xá l-d-o-xèna,ˈ hè,ˈ mdagòle.ˈ yóma mən-duzúṯa qìdle bɛ́ṯa.ˈ qídle bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ kízle qràyaˈ yába bɛ́ṯi qìdle!ˈ mə́ra də-sí duglàna!ˈ sí duglàna!ˈ ʾáti rába duglánət ʾánna tə̀rte gáye.ˈ qəm-jarbə̀tlɛniˈ xázəx ṱ-áṯəx hayorə́xlux lo-là.ˈ léš-ʾaṯəx hayorə̀xluxˈ ʾu-bɛ́ṯux xoš-ʾàqəḏˈ ʾu-xoš-ʾàqəḏ.ˈ lìtlən šúla bíye.ˈ ʾu-ṭə́pya bɛ́ṯa … bɛ́ṯa nùra bíye díye.ˈ kúlle bɛ́ṯe qìdle.ˈ xárṯa m-táma hòdəx,ˈ xɛ̀riˈ ʾína bɛ́ṯe díye kúlle qìḏa.ˈ mə́ra hé b-àlaha,ˈ qídle bɛ́ṯət duglàna-wˈ ʾáxni là-ḏiye bíye.ˈ

Translation:

There was a man in a village who was a great liar. He would tell lies about people, saying so-and-so did such-and-such, so-and-so did such-and-such. He would do all kinds of (deceptive) things to them and people did not believe him, people did not believe him. His house was quite far from the village. One fine day he said ‘Let me test the people of the village. Let’s see whether they will help me or not’. In front of his house there were some pieces of wood, and such like. He set fire to them. He cried ‘Woe! Woe! My house has burnt down’. They knew that he was a liar. They saw that fire had been kindled in his house, but not that his house had burnt down, only a few sticks far from his house. The people of the village went (to help), but before the people of the village arrived, the fire was put out. Two or three months, four months passed. He said ‘I’ll test them again’. He tested them again. He lit a fire in the same way. He cried ‘Oh my house has burnt down!’. They went (to help) once again, but by the time they had gone, it was put out. What did he do the third time? He continued to tell lies in the village ‘He did such-and-such. He said such-and-such’, slandering this one and that one, yes, telling lies. One day his house really burnt down. His house burnt down and he tried crying (for help) ‘Oh, my house has burnt down!’ They said ‘Go away, liar! Go way, liar! You have been a great liar for the last two times. You have tested us to see whether we would come to help you or not. We shall not come to help you any more. Let your house burn, let it burn. It is not our business’. The house caught fire and all his house burnt down. Afterwards they look and see that his all house had burnt down. They said ‘Oh, by God, the house of the liar has burnt down, without us knowing about it’.