she talk ask -xx COP HEARSAY mother's.sister-DAT

उ कुरा सोध्ने रे, क्षमालाई (सानीमालाई)।

She is going to ask questions to you.

ADRS.HON RES.FEM

उङ ह्रेमो।

Ung Hremo!

sometime.ago earthquake -POSS about -LOC then talk someask -xx

अस्ति भुकम्पको बारेमा अनि केहि कुरा सोध्छु।

I want to ask you something about the recent earthquake.

ADRS.HON RES.FEM name.RES -xx

उङ ह्रेमोको नाम चाहिँ?

What is your name?

Chhuingi Angmo

छिङी आङमो।

Chhinyi Angmo!

age.RES

उमेर?

How old are you?

seventy-nine

उनानअसी।

Seventy-nine.

seventy-nine

उनानअसी?

Seventy-nine?

seventy-nine

उनानअसी।

Seventy-nine.

now next.year eighty say -INF COP

अब आउँदो साल असि पुग्छ।

Next year, I will be eighty-years old.

ADRS.HON RES.FEM REFL where birth become.RES -PTCPCOP

ओङ ह्रेमो हजुर कहाँ जन्मिनु भएको हो?

Where were you born?

birthplace PART

जन्मेको ठाउँ चाहिँ?

Birthplace?

birthplace PART Lomanthang -LOCPART

जन्मेको ठाउँ चाहिँ लोमान्थाङमा के।

It is Lomanthang.

and.then Lomanthang -LOC year how.muchsit.RES -xx

अनि लोमान्थाङमा कति बर्ष बस्नुभयो?

How many years did you live in Lomanthang?

Lomanthang -LOC year how.many live xx.POSSIBL.xxEXCL

लोमान्थाङमा कति वर्ष बसेँ होला है?

I am not sure about this!

and.then PART year six -LOCmother die.RES

अनि छ वर्षको उमेरमा आमा बित्नुभएको रहेछ।

My mother died when I was six years old.

and.then year how.much live xx.POSSIBL xx know -xx NEG.xxCOP

अनि कति बर्ष बसेँ थाहा छैन।

I am not sure about how long I lived there.

marriage -LOC how.much -LOCcome -xx

दुलही कति वर्षमा आउनुभयो?

When did you get married?

marriage -LOC year PART twenty -LOC

विवाह चाहिँ २० बर्षमा।

I got married when I was twenty.

twenty -LOC

वीसमा?

Twenty?

mother's.sister no

क्षमा नखाने?

I don't eat this.

eat.RES eat.RES mother's.sistereat.RES

खानुस खानुस क्षामा खानुस!

Please take it!

1 egg NEG- eat

म अन्डा नखाने।

I don't like eggs.

curd curd eat.RES -xx curd

दहि खानुस दहि!

If so, take yougurt!

1 NEG- xx 1 this okay

म नखाने मलाई यो हुन्छ।

I do not take this; I have this one.

year twenty -LOC arrive -xx 1

विसी वर्षमा आइपुगेँ म।

I came here when I was twently.

now year nineteen around sit.RES -PTCP xx.POSSIBLCOP

अब उन्नाईस बर्ष जति बस्नुभयो होला है।

You might have lived here for around nineteen years.

now year Lomanthang -LOC year nineteen till NEG- livexx.POSSIBL

अब बर्ष लोमान्थाङमा उन्नाईस बर्ष सम्म बसिन होला।

I have not lived for nineteen years.

year fifteen sixteen which one live xx.POSSIBLxx

पन्ध्र सोह्रो बर्ष कतिचाहिँ बस्यो होला।

Perhaps, I lived for 15/16 years.

and.then again 1 Dakarzong -LOC mother's.sistermeet -CONV mother's.sister where live -PTCPCOP

अनि म धाकारजोङमा क्षामा जानुभएर क्षामाकोमा बसेँ।

As my aunt went to Dakardzong, I also went there.

mother's.sister Karma Angmo

क्षामा कार्मा आङ्मो

Aunt Karma Angmo.

then Dakarzong -ABL here come.RES -PTCPCOP

अनि धाकारजोङबाट यहाँ आउनुभएको हो?

Did you come here from Dakardzong to here?

Dakarzong -ABL here

धाकारजोङबाट यहाँ।

Yes, from Dakardzong to here.

then ADRS.HON RES.FEM children how.much

अनि ह्रेमो जी बच्चा कति?

How many children do you have?

children now daughter three and sontwo

वच्चा अहिले छोरी तीनवटा र छोरा दुइवटा।

Three daughters and two sons.

where where xx COP

कहाँ कहाँ छन?

Where are they?

daughter three.xx here xx PART

छोरी तीनवटा त यहाँ छ।

Three daughters are here.

now three xx 3PL three.CL

अहिले तिनवटै उ तीनजना

Now, all three...

son small PART abroad -LOC xxCOP

छोरो कान्छा चाहिँ अमेरीकामा छ।

The youngest son is in America.

son big PART Vanras - xx teacher do.RES -xxCOP

ठुलो छोरो चाहिँ वनारसमा शिक्षक गर्नुहुन्छ।

The eldeste one is a teacher in Vanaras.

high school teacher

हाईस्कुलको शिक्षक।

High school teacher.

teacher do.RES -xx COP

पढाउनु हुन्छ।

He teaches.

now now ADRS.HON RES.FEM REFL sibling xx COP now

अनि अहिले ह्रेमोजिको दाजु-भाइ दिदी-वहिनी छ अहिले?

Now, do you have your siblings?

sibling here none NEG.xx

आफन्त यहाँ कोहि छैन।

There is none around here.

sibling xx xx -xx COP even more now but 1 -EMPHnear -xx sibling

आफन्त छन त छ अलि धेरै, त्यहि पनि मेरो छेउमा आफन्त

I have siblings but near to me...

yard -LOC none NEG.xx one PART distance longexcept

आँगनमा कोही छैन, एकजना पनि टाढामा बाहेक।

There is none here; everyone is far away.

then earlier earthquake come -xx

अनि अस्ति भुकम्प आयो नि!

There was an earthquake recently.

in.the.beginning come.xx time then ADRS.HON RES.FEMwhere sit.RES xx what do - this xx

सुरुमा आउँदा खेरी अनि ह्रेमो जी कहाँ हुनुहुन्थ्यो के गर्दै

In the beginning, where you you?, what were you doing?

earthquake in.the.beginning come -xx time -LOCPART

भुकम्प सुरुमा आउँदा खेरी त

In the beginning....

Jar -POSS man all water.channel take.out -xx go -CONV PARTnow

झारको मान्छे सबै त्यो कुलो निकाल्न गयो के अब

All men from Jar went to make water channel....

time eight -LOC one and seven -LOC one

आठ बजे र सातमा

(They) go there for once at seven o'clok and next at eight

water.channel take.out -xx go -xx COP

कुलो निकाल्न जान्छ।

They go to make water channel.

go PART Jar man all that.side -LOC this.side -LOCwater.channel take.out -xx go -CONV

जाँदा झारको मान्छे सबै एताउता कुलो निकाल्न गएर

As all men from Jar went to make water channel...

down -ABL eat dig COND up -LOC up -LOC

मुनिबाट माटो खन्दै माथि माथि

Diggin mud down, towards up....

this DEM top till water.channel take.out -xxgo.PST

अनि त्याहाँ माथि सम्म कुलो निकाल्न गए।

They went to bring water channel upto there.

then daughter big PART field irrigationgo.PST

अनि ठूलो छोरी त खेतमा पानी हाल्न गयो।

The eldest daughter went to irrigate field.

then now grandmother only house now 2PLsleepPART

अनि अहिले बज्यै मात्र कोठा अहिले तिमीहरु सुत्यौ नि

Then, I was alone; the place where you slept..

sleep -xx near.to.door - xx Mani spin -CONV livexx

सुत्नेको बाहिर माने घुमाएर बसेको थिएँ।

I was spinning Mane just outside that sleeping place.

Mani spin Mani recite -CONV livexx

माने घुमाएर माने जप्दै बसेको थिएँ।

I was sitting reciting Mane mantra.

then later -LOC PART move.ONOM do -xx EXCL move.ONOMdo -xx what COP.POSSIBL PART say -CONV move.ONOM move.ONOMdo -xx

अनि पछि लिङलिङ हल्लिन्छ आमो लिङलिङ हल्लिन्छ अब के होला भनेर फेरी

Then it shaked; I was surprised as I knew it was shaking.

now PART earthquake come -xx say -CONV fast.ONOMPART

अब त भुकम्प आयो भनेर छिटो छिटो के

Then, I thought it was an earthquake; and immediately.

outside come.out -CONV come -xx PART PART

वाहिर निस्केर आएको त।

As I came out...

outside come.out -CONV come COND PART around.herefall.down -INF do -xx DEM -LOC fall.down -INF do -xxsize big COP -CONV move.ONOM

बाहिर निस्केर आयो भने यता लड्न थाल्छ उता लड्न थाल्छ बेस्सरी ठूलो

As I came out, I could not control myself; moving this side and

move.ONOM do -xx now that Solar water hotdo -xx DEM.DIS PART

हेर गर्छ, अहिले त्यो पानी तताउने सोलार चाहिँ के।

It shaked; and that water heating solar...

that PART now a.lot turn.upside.down do -xxPART

त्यो त अब झन्डै पल्टिन थाल्छ के

It almost fell down.

then from.there now

अनि अब

Then...

ladder descend -CONV come COND PART ladder downturn.upside.down -CONV go COND PART EXCL then 1 onlyCOP

भर्याङ झरेर आयो भने त भर्याङबाट पल्टेर गयो भने है म एक्लै थिएँ।

If I came down from ladder, and if the ladder fell down.....as I

die COND know -xx NEG.xx 1 -EMPH only do -CONV daughterPART NEG- arrive xx

मरे पनि थाहा हुने थिएन, म एक्लै थि‍एँ, छोरी त आइपुगेको थिएन।

I would have died; I was alone, my daughter had not arrived yet.

then that then now house.top up now bow.downdo -CONV god land press god land presssay -CONV bow.down do -CONV live -xx

अनि त्यहाँबाट अहिले छतमा अहिले घोप्टो परेर भगवान जमिन थिच जमिन

Then, at the top of the house, I sat there praying god to stop

consciousness lose 1 PART fear -xx andconfusion -LOC PART

होस हरायो, म त डराउने र त्यो बिभिन्नले

I could not remember anything; I was scared, and with confusion...

and.then memory not.remember like do -CONV PARTunconscious -LOC go -xx like memory NEG -xx mindNEG -xx -LOC go -CONV live xx

अब विहोस भए जस्तो भएर के होस हराएको जस्तो याद नभएको दिमागले काम

I could not remeber anything; my mind did not work, and I was

mind NEG- find -xx fear -xx andconfusion -LOC

होसै हुँदैन, डरले र बिभिन्नले

Because of various things, my mind did not work...

1 -EMPH only xx COP

म एक्लै थिएँ।

I was alone.

then man all PART NEG.xx whoPART

अनि मान्छे सबै त थिएन कोहि पनि

There was none (near to me).

then that then small one move.ONOM PART lessgo -CONV -ABL then Jar -POSS daughter one

अनि त्यहाँबाट अलिकति लिङलिङ हल्लिने चाहिँ कम भएर अनि झारको एउटा

Then, after it started to shake lesss, one girl who was from

EXCL three.gods know.RES 1 PART run -CONV come COND PARTcome NEG- able 1 only COP house.POSS inside -LOClive -CONV 1 only COP

आमा भगवान जानुन म त भागेर आउँ भने भाग्न पनि सकेन डराएँ घरभित्र म

Oh my god! I could not run away; I was very scared as I was alone

EXCL like.this size big come -xx one PARTthree.gods knows.RES say -CONV she noise shoutdo -CONV come -xx

आम्मा यस्तो ठुलो आउने त हे भगवान जानुन भनेर उ हल्ला मच्चाउँदै आयो।

Oh my god! nobody knows such an earthquake; she came shouting..

outside - xx

बाहिर पट्टि?

Outside..

xx outside - xx PART now 1 house.top up live xxCOP bow.down do -CONV that do -CONV livexx

अँ, बाहिर पट्टि अब म छतमा बसेको थियो घोप्टो परेर यसरी

Yes, it was outside; I was sitting with my face down.

she outside -ABL that say -CONV come -xx timenear.to.door -ABL -EMPH house.top -LOC outside -LOC come.outsay -xx PART listen

उ बाहिरबाट यसो भनेर आउँदा ढोकाबाट चउरतिर बाहिर निस्कि भनेको

I heard she calling me to come outside as she came there.

that hear hear COND ear -LOC clear hear -xxPART comfort do -xx PART then eye PART opencome -xx

त्यो सुनेपछि कानमा प्रस्ट सुनेपछि ढुक्क लाग्यो अनि आँखा चाहिँ

After I heard she calling me, I was more confident and my eyes

now eye PART open come -xx time -LOC

अनि आँखा खुल्दाखेरी...

As my eyes opened...

then ladder descend -CONV slowly slowly do -CONVladder -ABL descend -CONV come -xx

अनि भर्याङबाट झरेर विस्तारै विस्तारै गरेर भर्याङवाट झरेर आएँ।

Then, I came down from the ladder slowly..

then come here arrive -xx that fieldhere

अनि त्यहाँ पुगेँ त्यो खेतमा।

Then, I reached in that cornfield.

that field -SPEC -xx arrive -xx time -LOC daughter.POSSphone come -xx mother mother

त्यो खेतमा पुग्नेबेला छोरीको फोन आउँछ, आमा आमा..

As I reached there, my daughter phoned me.

earthquake again come -INF COP PART mother where xxoutside come.out -xx sit.IMP inside -LOC NEG.sit.IMPoutside come.out -xx sit.IMP say -CONV

भुकम्प फेरी आउँछ रे आमा कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ बाहिर निस्केर बस्नुस

She told me to come outside from the house since it was likely

daughter this -xx field -ABL field irrigation.place -ABLphone come -xx

छोरिले खेतवाट पानी हाल्ने ठाउँबाट फोन आउँछ।

The daughter phoned me from the irrigation-field.

now mother PART outside -LOC come.out -CONV live xx earlierPART inside -LOC live -CONV a.lot fear-xx

अब आमा बाहिर निस्केर बसेको छु पहिला घर भित्र बसेर एकदम डर लाग्यो।

Now I am living outside from the house; earlier, I was very

now PART outside come.out -CONV live xxsay -xx

अहिले बाहिर निस्केर बसेको छु भनेँ।

Now, I am outside, I told her.

mother curd little eat.with xxbread -LOC

आमा रोटीसँग दहि अलिकति खानु है।

Mother! Eat bread with yougurt.

tea eat.with -xx xx

चिया सँग चोपेर खान्छु।

I eat with tea.

then come then PART then later -LOC here arrive -xxhere arrive -CONV PART

अनि त्यहाँबाट अनि पछि यहाँ पुगेँ, यहाँ पुगेर...

Then, later, I reached here and then..

highnes.MAS Tshiring Angya now Rigdzangmo.POSS husbandxx PART

ह्रेउ, छिरीङ आङ्गया अहिले रिसक्साङ आंमो को श्रीमान छ नि

Tshiring Angya, Riksang Angmo's husband....

then PART EXCL like.this size big one come -xxone PART three.gods know then

अनि आम्मै यस्तो सक्तिशाली आउने त भगवान जानुन अनि

Oh my god! such a big earthquake....

tea enough

चिया भयो।

Tea is enough.

like.this size big one PART say -CONVkathmandu -PL -LOC phone do.xx do.RES -xx Kathmandu -LOCphone send COND phone PART NEG- go xx

यस्तो डरलाग्दो भनेर काठमान्डुतिर फोन गर्नुभयो, काठमान्डुमा फोन

After being scared a lot, they tried to phone in Kathmandu, but

then Pokhara -xx phone do.xx do.RES -xx phone PART NEG- goxx

अनि पोखरामा फोन गर्नुभयो फोन चाहिँ जाँदैन रहेछ।

Then, they phoned in Pokhara, but it did not work.

now that then live -xx live -xx -xx highnes.MAS Larkacome.RES -xx now that elder.sister Doka -POSShusband Larka come.RES -xx

अनि यसरी बस्दै बस्दै ह्रेउ ह्लार्का आउनुभयो अहिले यो ढोकाको बुढा

Dhoka's husband, Lharka, came here as we were sitting here.

Larka come.RES -CONV now Larka then that.side -LOCafter.awhile come.RES -xx PART again again come -xxagain

अब ह्लार्का आउनु भएर ह्लार्का त्यहाँबाट गएको मात्र के थियो, फेरी

Just after Lharka arrived here, next earthquake hit again.

again move.ONOM do -CONV againcome -xx

अनि लिङलिङलिङ गरेर फेरी आयो।

Then, it stared to shake badly.

now that.time all field -LOC live xxnow

अनि फेरी सबै खेतमा बस्यौँ।

We all were living in the field.

field -LOC live -CONV again againcome -xx

खेतमा बस्दाखेरी अनि फेरी आयो।

As we were there, it hit again.

again come -xx time PART DEM up -POSS cliff -PL collapse.xx

फेरी आउँदा खेरी त माथिको भिरहरु भत्किँदो रहेछ।

Then, that time, the high cliffs started to fall down.

collapse.xx rock big big collapse.ONOM say -CONVcollapse.xx dust dust.cloud dust.cloud collapse.xx

भत्किन्छ, ठुलो ठुलो चट्टान घतारारा भन्दै भत्किन्छ, धुलो उडि उडी

Then, big rocks started to fall down with loud noises and dust

now that then PART now later -LOC now thatstop -CONV PART now 1PL what do -xx COP nowPART

अब त्यो चाहि अब पछि अब त्यो रोकिएर अब हामी के गर्ने अब त।

It stopped, and we to do!

then later -LOC that.side -LOC this.side -LOC phone do.xxtime then Kathmandu - PART phonecome -xx

अनि पछि यताउता फोन गर्दाखेरी अनि काठमान्डुबाट फोन आउँछ।

We started to phone other people; then, they phoned us from

now evening night a.lot size big come -INF COP PARThouse.POSS inside -LOC NEG- sleepPART

अब वेलुका राति एकदम नै ठूलो आउँछ भन्छ, घरभित्र नसुत।

Then, they told that very big earthquake was going to hit at

now 2PL -EMPH outside -PL -LOC where sleep -xx xx xxoutside -PL -LOC come.out -xx sleep say -CONV

अब तिमीहरु बाहिर तिर कहाँ सुत्ने छ, बाहिर तिर निस्केर सुत

They told us to sleep somewhere outside the house.

now that field big DEM.DIS this.year potatoes NEG.xxCOP small some come.out - around except

अब त्यो ठुलो खेतमा यो पाली आलु थिएन सानोहरु निस्केको मात्र बाहेक

This year, there was no potatoes in that big field except the

then field big PART -LOC full.of PART DEM.DISup -POSS man all field inside -LOC sleep -CONV sit.xxCOP

अनि त्यो ठुलो खेतमा टन्न त्यो माथिको मान्छे सबै सुतेर बस्यौँ।

All men up here slept in that big field.

then tent - PART NEG.xx COP what PART NEG.xxCOP

अनि पाल पनि थिएन, केहि पनि थिएन।

There was nothing; we did not have tents.

round do -CONV in.the.middle up fire light -CONV and.thennight all fire light -CONVlive

गोलो गरेर बिचमा आगो बालेर रातभरी आगो बालेर बस्यौँ।

We lit fire and lived around it all the night.

that field big DEM.DIS -LOC

त्यो ठुलो खेतमा..

In that big field..

then clothes put.on mat someput.on

अनि लुगा केहि ओढेर, डस्ना केहि ओढेर

Warriping with some blankets..

1 PART do -CONV shoes -ALSO NEG- take.off -xx full fulloutside sleep -CONV live -xx clothes take.off -xx where where

म त अझै जुत्तै नफुकालेर लुगा नफुकालिकन सुतेँ, लुगा खोल्ने कहाँ

I did not even put off my shoes while I slept; it was impossible

shoes as.well NEG- take.off -PTCP full sleep -CONVlive -xx

जुत्ता पनि नफुकालेर त्यतिकै सुतेँ।

I slept wearing my shoes.

now that then inside -SPEC -xx frequent go NEG- able -xx1 PART

अब त्यहाँ बाट घरभित्र जान सकेन म त

After that, I was unable to go inside the house.

now before here son/boy one come -xx son/boy Sonam Wangdicome -xx COP

अनि अघि यहाँ एउटा केटा आयो नि केटो सोनाम बाङ्दि आयो

You saw one boy, Sonam Wangdi, coming here sometime ago.

tea.RES drink.RES -xx down -LOC come.RES say -xx come -xxelder.sister Doka son/boyPART

अनि चिया खान तल आउनुस भन्न आयो नि ढोका दिदीको छोरो

He, Dhoka sister's son, came to invite me for drinking tea.

now that butter.lamp offer -xx son/boy PART send -xx now2 grandmother butter.lamp offer -CONV come grandmotherinside -LOC go ability NEG- xx fear -xx say -CONV

अब बत्ति बाल्नलाई त्यो केटो पठाएँ, अब तिमी बत्ति बालेर आउ, बज्जै

Then, I sent him to light butter lamp in the house; I told him

then day three four -LOC mind PART normal NEG -xxPART

अनि तीन चार दिन दिमाग ठेगानामै छैन।

Then, my mind did not work for 3/4 days.

fear -CONV then mind PART empty -LOCgo

अनि डराएर मन चाहिँ रित्तो भयो।

My mind went blank fearing the earthquake.

mind normal NEG fear -CONV

दिमाग ठेगानमा छैन डराएर।

The mind did not work fearing (the earthquake).

day three four PART a.lot mind normal NEG- becomefear -CONV live -CONV

तीन चार दिन त एकदमै मन ठेगानामा भएन डराई बसेर।

As we had to live fearing the earthquake, the mind did not work

move.ONOM that live COND move.ONOM do -xxsee -xx

लिङलिङलिङ यसरी बस्नु पर्यो भनेपनि लिङलिङ गरेको देख्छ

Even if we live like this, we see/feel it shaking.

even nicely do -CONV live COND move.ONOM do -xxsee -xx a.lot fearbecome -CONV

अलि राम्ररी बसे भनेपनि लिङलिङ गरेको देख्छ, बेसरी डराएर

Though we live more comfortably, we see/feel it shaking fearing

now that then now PART now day later PART 1PL alltent fix -CONV tent eleven

अब त्यहाँबाट अब भोलिपल्ट हामी सबै पाल टागेँर एघार बटा पाल..

Then, next day we fixed 11 tents.

eleven twelve around become -xx

एघार बार जति भयो।

We fixed 11/12 tents.

tent a.lot fix -CONV tent -POSS inside -LOC sit.xx COP herethat here

टन्न पाल टाँगेर पाल भित्र बस्यौँ यहाँ त्यहाँ।

We lived here fixing many tents.

field big DEM.DIS -LOC nun Upal fieldthis -LOC

त्यो ठुलो खेतमा आनि उपालको खेतमा

In that big field, that is, Upal's field...

nun Upal field DEM.DIS -LOC

हो आनि उपालको खेतमा

In nun Upal's field....

now that then kindness man -xx field -LOC potatoes smallcome.out xx

अब त्याहाँ बाट विचरा अर्कोको खेतमा आलु सानो सानो निस्केको थियो,

In that field where potatoes were growing just small....

now day five six one PART tent xx

अनि पाँच छ दिन त पालभित्र

Then, living 5/6 days in tents...

now potatoes come.out COND come.out COND PART not.sure nunUpal -POSS

अब आलु निस्केपनि निस्कोस खोई आनि उपालले

Let it be whatever happens with (those small) potatoes...

nun Upal that time -LOC Kathmandu -xx sit.RES xxCOP

आनि उपाल त्यतिखेर काठमान्डुमा बस्नुभएको थियो।

The nun Upal was living in Kathmanud then...

now nun PART scold say.RES COND what do -xx 1PLPART

अब आनिले गाली गर्नुभए पनि के गर्ने अब हामी

What could we do though nun scolded us!

price offer COND offer -xx potatoes price one offer CONDoffer -xx again PART potatoes -LOC seed instead offer CONDoffer -xx say -CONV

अब त्यसको भाउ बुझाउन परे पनि वुझाउँला, आलुको भाउ बुझाउँला, कि

Even if we had to pay for the loss of potatoes, we would

now scold say.RES COND say.RES COND tent eleven twelvefix -CONV that here sit.xx COP day six seven herea.lot -LOC sleep -CONV sit.xx COP

अब गाली गरेनि गरोस एघार बार ओटा पाल टाँगेर त्याहाँ बस्यौँ छ सात

We did not care whether nun would scold us; we fixed 11/12 tents

then that then small one size small xx go -CONV PARTREFL REFL

अनि त्याहाँबाट सानो भएर (भुकम्प आउन कम भएर) आ-आफ्नो

Then, when the aftershocks became smaller; in our own houses...

then 1 daughter little

अनि म छोरीले अलि

Then, the daughter...

daughter -POSS elder.sister PART do elder.brother PART nowKimtshang elder.brother son-in-law PARTdo

छोरीको दिदी चाहिँ अहिले किमिछाँ दाई, ज्वाईँ (उहाँको) चाहिँ

..daughter's elder sister and son-in-law, Kimitshang brother...

do -CONV now again DEM that near house oldhere

भएर अहिले उ त्यो परको पुरानो घरमा

Near to the old house there...

this field -ABL down tent fix -CONV again that live-xx

अनि खेतवाट तल पाल टाँगेर फेरी त्याहाँ बस्यौँ।

We lived fixed tents down there.

that -xx day

त्याहाँ दिन..

The days...

eight nine sleep xx.POSSIBL

आठ नौ दिन सुत्यो होला

We slept there for 8/9 days.

day eight nine sleep xx.POSSIBL day eight nine -ABLthen PART

आठ नौ दिन सुत्यो होला, आठ नौ दिन पछि

Perphas, we slept there for 8/9 days, then..

then small one size less less go -CONVthen fall.down -xx PART lessgo -CONV

अनि अलिकती सानो सानो भएर गएपछि अनि चर्किने पनि सानो भएर

Then when the aftershocks became smaller, and with no big

then man as.well fear -xx NEG -xx habit go -CONVCOP -POSSIBL PART

अनि मान्छे पनि नडराउने बानी भईसकेर होला नि

Then, men were also becoming normal..

then house.POSS inside -LOC sleep -xx go -xx COP

अनि घर भित्र सुत्न गयो।

Then, we went to sleep in the house.

then 1PL some know -xx some NEG- know -xxsay -xx except like.this size big one this.yearexcept EXCL

अनि हाम्रो कोहिले थाहा पायो कोहिले थाहा पाएन भन्ने बाहेक यस्तो

Except whether we experienced earlier or not, nobody had

like.this see -xx NEG- feel

यस्तो देखेकै छैन।

Nobody had experienced it earlier.

NEG- eat NEG- eat this tea eat.with -xxxx

खान्न खान्न यो चियामा चोप्दै छु।

No, I don't eat; I am eating with this tea.

jam

जाम

Jam..

tea.RES eat.RES PART

चिया पिउनुस लौ।

Drink tea!

daughter earlier daughter PART COP NEG.COPEXCL

बहिनी अस्तिको बहिनी हो, होईन है!

Is not she a girl (we saw) earlier?

COP

हो

Yes!

COP COP

हो हो।

Yes!

earlier come -xx daughter -EMPH COPEXCL

अस्ति आउने बहिनी नै हो नि है।

She is the girl who came earlier, isn't she?

recognize NEG- know

चिनेन।

I could not recognize her.

last.year last.year

पोहोर पोहोर...

Last years..

talk send COND strange PART send -xx COND senselose likePART

कुरा गर्यो भने अनौठो कुरा गर्ने होस हराएको जस्तो के

People talked very strange as if their mind did not work...

man all weep -xx walk -CONVkindness

सवै मान्छे रोएर हिँड्दै विचरा!

All men were walking weeping...

weep -xx walk day all

रोई हिँड्ने दिन भरी....

They were weeeping all day..

mind normal -LOC NEG -xx like one all like.thatbecome -xx

मन ठेगानामा नभएको जस्तो सबै त्यस्तो भयो,

It happened as if nobody's mind worked normally.

what COP.POSSIBL PART like.this bad PART

के होला यस्तो नराम्रो त।

What could be such a bad thing!

face all change -CONV come -xx face all a.lot dustget -xx like

सबै अनुहार परिवर्तन भएर आउँछ, अनि सबै अनुहार धुलो परेजस्तो

All people get their face changed; they are seen like there faces

dust in.the.midst.of -LOC go -xx do -xx PART

माटोमा गएर हो कि

It is because they went in the mud....

then talk send COND PART

अनि कुरा गर्यो भने नि।

When they talk...

talk PART strange PART send -xx PART talk PARTjump -CONV send -xx like fear -ERG mindNEG- catch

कुरा पनि अनौठोहरु गर्ने कुरा पनि अपुरो बोल्ने (एउटा नसक्दै अर्को

They talked very strangely; they could not complete their talk,

a.lot fear -ERG fear get.on -CONVkindness

एकदम डरले के बेसरी डराएर विचरा!

Because of fear, a lot of fear!

that xx become -xx

त्यस्तो भयो।

It happened.

now now PART now kindness

अब अहिले त अब विचरा।

Now, it is..

habit go -CONV now PART

बानी परेर अब के...

People are used to it now..

now PART now small come COND ALSO careNEG- do -xx

अहिले त अब सानो आए पनि वास्ता गर्दैन।

People do not care small earthquakes.

now a.lot habit go -CONV

अब एकदम बानी परेर

They are very used to it.

here Jar -xx households how.much xxCOP

यहाँ झारकोटमा कति परिवार छ?

How many households are in Jarkot here?

households sixty xx.one xx.two around xx COPsay -xx elder.sister Tshiring Angya

परिवार एकसठ्ठी बैसठ्ठी जति छ रे है छिरिङ आङग्या।

It is said that there are 61/62 households here; Is not this true

now that then house -PL size big how.much.bigfall.down -xx grandmother

अब त्यहाँबाट घरहरु कति ठुलो गरी चर्किएको छ?

How big are the cracks in the houses?

house some PART even size big fall.down -xx PARTsome PART size bigNEG- fall.down -xx

कुनै घर त अलि बेसरी चर्किएको छ रे कुनै त ठुलो चर्किएको छैन।

Some houses have big cracks while others are not so much damaged.

grandmother then a.lot size big NEG- fall.down -xx smallPART except

बज्यैको त धेरै ठूलो चर्केको छैन सानो सानो बाहेक।

My house has no big cracks; only small ones...

now make -CONV year five except NEG- COP go -xxCOP

अब वनाएर पाँच बर्ष बाहेक भएको छैन।

It has just been five years since it was made.

a.lot size big NEG- fall.down -ALSO small onefall.down -xx

एकदम ठुलो चर्केको छैन, सानो चर्केको छ।

There are only minor cracks, no big cracks.

here gumba and school -LOC effect NEG- become -xxPART

यहाँ गुम्बा र स्कुलमा क्षती भएको छैन?

Has not there been damage to Gumbas and schools?

stupa small small fall.down -xx school -LOC nothingeffect COND NEG- become xx

गुम्बा अलि अलि चर्केको छ स्कुलमा त केहि क्षती पनि भएको छैन।

There are some minor cracks in Gumba but there is no damage in

stupa small small fall.down -xxPART

गुम्बा अलि अलि चर्केको छ भन्छ।

People say that there are some cracks in Gumbas.

stupa small small fall.down -xx PART except a.lotsize big NEG- xx stupa -PL-LOC

गुम्बा अलिअलि चर्केको बाहेक धेरै ठुलो क्षती छैन, गुम्बाहरु तिर

There are no more damanges except some cracks in Gumbas.

a.lot size big NEG- xx

त्यति ठुलो छैन।

They are not such big ones.

households some PART 1PL Nyanyol Tshiring Angmo housePART

कुनै घरहरु त हाम्रो ङेङ्योलको छिरिङ आङ्मोको घर

In some houses like house of Tshiring Angmo from Nyengol...

house.top upstair -POSS courtyard PART fall.downxx

माथिल्लो तलाको छत चाहिँ भत्केको छ।

The ceiling of the upper floor has been damanged.

then Jar -xx other one -POSS courtyard one fall.down-xx

अनि अर्को एउटा झारकोटको मान्छेको (आगँनको) छत भत्क्यो

Then, next one, that is, the courtyard of a man from Jarkot was

otherwise nothing effect PART NEG- become 1PL.POSS house PARTold collapsed.xx -EMPH xxCOP

नत्र केहि हानी भएको छैन, हाम्रो घर त पुरानै भत्केको थियो

Otherwise there are no damages; our old house was damaged already.

old collapsed.xx PART stupa PART NEG- fall.down - xxstupa PART straight sit.RES xx

पुरानो भत्केको मा स्तुपा चाहिँ भत्केको छैन, स्तुपा चाहिँ सिधानै

Earlier, the stupa was not damaged; it was straight.

and.then that bad.one PART come.xx -EMPH stupaPART fall.down-xx

अनि त्यो नराम्रो चाहिँ आउँदा स्तुपा चाहिँ भत्क्यो।

But, when this bad one (earthquake) hit, it damaged the stupa.

that DEM.DIS -LOC then

त्यस्तोलाई अनि

For this, then...

thousand ten around give -xx say give.xx PART housefall.down -xx -DAT

दश हजार जती दिन्छ रे दिनचाहिँ घर भत्केकोलाई

They will provide around 10 thousands for those with damaged

leave keep 1PL live - land PART xx live -xx housePART xxEXCL

छोडि देउ,यो, हामीलाई बस्ने ठाउँ त छ, बस्नलाई घर पनि छ है

Let it be! we have the house to live.

this down -LOC kindness eat -place NEG live -place NEG man diesome die

यो तल बस्ने विचरा बस्ने छैन खाने छैन, कोहि मर्ने

Those who live down, they do not have food to eat and place to

some outside live -place NEG.xx inside fall.down -CONVoutside live

कोहिलाई बाहिर बस्ने नहुने(छैन), घर भत्केर बाहिर बस्ने

Some do not have place to live; they have to live outside..

1PL PART NEG -SPEC say -CONV NEG- takemoney

हामीले त चाहिँदैन भनेर लिएनौँ पैसा।

We rejected to take money.

government -ABL xx

सरकारबाट?

From the government?

government PART that

सरकार त त्यो..

That is, they...

government PART COP -POSSIBL EXCL see -xx come -CONV CDOpolice see -xx come -NMLZ-PL

सरकार त होला नि है, त्यस्तो सिडियो, पुलिसहरु हेर्न आउनेहरु।

May be it is government- CDOs, police etc. who came to observe-is

then NEG- take 1PL PARTNEG- take

अनि लिएनौँ, हामीले लिएनौँ।

We did not receive money.

then Tayong

अनि टायोङ...

Then Tayong...

Sakya -ABL 3.RES Takya -PLcome.RES -xx

शाक्यबाट उहाँ टाक्याहरु आउनु भयो।

From Sakya, Takyas came.

that then PART door turn enter -CONV

त्यो त अनि ढोकै पिच्छे

Then, in each houses..

village.LOC PART look.xxgive.RES -xx

गाउँमा हेरीहेरी दिनुहुन्छ,

They provided carefully.

that PART take -PTCP COP other PART give -xx NEG- take1PL PART

त्यो चाहिँ लियो अरुले दियो लिएनौँ हामीले त।

We took from them, and we did not take anything from others.

thousand ten give -PTCP COP grandmother housefall.down -NMLZ this -DAT thousand tenNEG- take

दशहजार दियो बज्यैको त्यो भत्केको घरलाई दश हजार लिएन।

They gave 10 thousands for that damaged house but we did not

1 PART now this down -LOC

म त अब यहाँ तल (शहरमा)

Now, down (in Kahtmandu)...

man many die -xx eat -xx NEG.xx drink -xx NEG.xx live xx

धेरै मान्छे मरेको छ, खाना नपाएर पिउन नपाएर बसेका छन।

Many people died; they were living without food and drinks.

that PART kindness house old DEM bad.one fall.downPART here live -xx PARTxx

ओहो विचरा! त्यो पुरानो घर जाबो भत्के पनि यहाँ बस्ने त छ

Oh! though that old house is damaged, we have another house here

1 PART one NEG- take PART

मैले त केहि पनि लिएन नि

I did not take anything.

ADRS.HON RES.FEM opinion -LOC this earthquake this -POSS whatwhat COP -POSSIBL PART

ह्रेमो जिको बिचारमा यो भुकम्प चाहिँ के होला?

What do you think is this earthquake?

earthquake PART like.what one xx.POSSIBL xx what oneCOP -POSSIBL -xx

भुकम्प चाहिँ कस्तो छ होला, के चाहिँ होला?

What is it like? What could it be?

not.sure earthquake PART like.what one xx PARTEXCL

खोई भुकम्प चाहिँ कस्तो छ होला है,

I am not sure; what could it be like.

some PART ox like xx -xx COP say some PARTwhat

कसैले त गोरुजस्तो हो रे कसैले त के

Some people say that it is like an ox, and others...

earthquake main like.what xx PART not.sure howdo -CONV come -xx xx.POSSIBL land -POSS under - sayNEG

मुख्यमा भुकम्प चाहिँ खोई कसरी आउँछ होला, जमिनको मुनीवाट

Actually how does the earthquake hit from under the ground!

shake send -NMLZ PART

यो हल्लाउने चाहिँ।

This shaking one..

earlier earlier PART now 1PL grandmother grandfatherPART

पहिला पहिला त अब हाम्रो बाजे बज्यै हरुले

Earlier, our ancestors...

ear shake.ONOM do COND then direction oneshake.ONOM do -xx COP HEARSAY EXCL

कान हल्लायो भने अनि एकपट्टि हल्लाउँछ रे है

If it moved its ear, the earth would move one side.

head PART shake.ONOM do COND then again left shake.ONOMdo -xxCOP

टाउको चाहिँ हल्लायो भने फेरी वाँकिहरु हल्लाउँछ।

If it moved its head, it would move rest of things.

then body shake send COND all turnover COP say -CONVsay.RES

अनि शरीर चाहिँ हल्लायो भने सबै पल्टिन्छ भनेर ..

If it moved its body, then all things would collapse.

say.RES -xx PART

भन्नुहुन्छ नि।

They said so.

now this ear PART xx -NMLZ animal like one -POSSagain NEG COND man likeone

अब यो कान टाउको भएको जनावर जस्तो एउटा कि अथवा मान्छेजस्तो?

Now, whetehr it is like an animal with ear and head or it is like

animal like one xx COP -POSSIBL COND earthquakesay -CONV NEG.xx PART

जनावर जस्तो छ होला नि भुकम्प भनेर भनेपछि त।

It might be like an animal when it is an earthquake.

elephant like one xx COP -POSSIBL PART fishlike one

हात्ति जस्तो छ होला नि माछा जस्तै

It may be like an elephant or like a fish..

3 body shake do body turnoverCOND

उसले शरीर हल्लायो, शरीरचाहिँ पल्टयो भने

It it moved its body; it the body fell down..

then man all turnover -CONV house all landall

अनि मान्छे सबै पल्टेर सबै घर सबै जमिन

Then, collapsing everything, all houses and men...

turnover -CONV then NEG.xx COP go -xx COPPART

पल्टेर अनि खत्तम हुन्छ रे ...

It would end.

earlier.POSS saying now now size big come -NMLZDEM.DIS PART

पहिलाको भनाई हो अब अहिले ठूलो आएको त।

It is what earlier people said; such a big earthquake..

this.year except see NEG- feel 1PART

अहिले बाहेक देखेको छैन मैँले त।

I have not seen it before now.

earlier come PART come -xx

पहिला आउन त आउँथ्यो

The earthquakes used to hit earlier as well but...

come COND some know some NEG- know say -NMLZ xx -ALSOexcept

आयो भने कसैले थाहा हुने कसैले थाहा नहुने भन्नेहरु बाहेक

Though it hit, some would realize while others would not realize

this.year PART man all fear becomexx

यो पालो त सबै मान्छे बेसरी डराएछ,

This time all pople are very frightened.

then like.this earthquake size big come time time -LOCtime one two come -xx stop/end NEG- stop/end -xx againagain come -xx

अनि यस्तो भूकम्प ठुलो आउँदा खेरी एक दुईचोटी नरोकिकन फेरी फेरी

In such a big earthquake, not stopping for a long time...

now that time -LOC ADRS.HON RES.FEM mind -LOC whatopinion

अब त्यतिखेर हेमोजिको मनमा के याद आयो।

What did you think at that moment?

mind -LOC now die -xx COP -POSSIBL say -CONV opinionotherwise house fall.down -CONV house.POSS down -LOC get.income PART

मनमा अहिले मर्ने होला भनेर सोच्यो, घर भत्केर घरमुनि पर्छ कि

I thought I would die, I would fall in the rubble of the house..

field -PL -LOC run -CONV live -CONV land PART wideopen -CONV go COND

खेतहरुमा भागेर बसेँ, जमिन फाट्यो भने

We ran away to the fields; if the land cracked...

land -POSS inside -LOC man whole go COND leg get.in COND mandie -ALSO COP die

माटो भित्र मान्छे डल्लै छिर्यो भने खुट्टा छिर्यो भने मान्छे मर्छ

If whole body got into the land, then men would die.

1 PART now die -xx COP -POSSIBL this.year PART nowlive -NEG die -xx COP -POSSIBL say -xx only rise -xx

म त अब मर्ने होला यो साल त अब बाँच्दिन होला मर्ने होला भन्ने

I thought I was going to die, there was no chance of surviving.

then mind a.lot -EMPH fear become -CONV

अनि मन एकदम डराएर

Being frightened a lot...

mind that.side -LOC go mind whatNEG- come

मन उता गएर मन त्यो हुँदैन के

It was difficult to control the mind.

then 1 food here eat down -LOC live -xx before elder.sisterone come -xx

अनि म त खाना यहाँ खाने तल बस्ने अघि दिदी एउटा आयो नि

Then, I ate food here and lived down; you saw one sister earlier..

daughter Bitik 3PL house -LOC eat oneexcept

छोरी बिटिक उनिहरुको घरमा खाएको खाई बाहेक

I always ate food there in Bitik's place.

then that incense only son/boy DEM.DIS offer -xxdo.xx COP

अनि त्यो धुप मात्रै यो केटा चढाउन पठाउँछु

And, I sent that boy to light butterlamp.

house -LOC frequent day nine ten PART house -LOC

घरमा धेरै नौ दश दिन त

In the house, 9/10 days...

enter NEG- able fear -CONV a.lot fearbecome -CONV

पस्न सकिन डराएर एकदम डराएर।

I could not enter the house being frightened a lot.

that come -xx time -LOC 1 -EMPH only xxPART

त्यो आउँदा खेरी म मात्रै थिएँ नि

I was alone when the earthquake hit.

friend xx PART PART mother mother say -CONV friend some talksome do -CONV live keep PART 1 -EMPH onlyEXCL

साथी भए त आमा आमा भनेर साथि सँग कुरा गरेर बस्थेँ म मात्रै के

If there was a friend I would live with that friend; I was alone..

like.this fear big PART

यस्तो डरलाग्दो त।

This frightening one...

day nine ten PART house house -LOC enter -xxNEG- able

नौ दश दिन त घर भित्र पस्नै सकिन।

I could not enter the house for 9/10 days.

then child -PL with phone -LOC contactbecome -xx

अनि बच्चाहरु सँग फोनमा सम्पर्क भयो?

Did you make contact with children?

then now son/boy now India -LOC xx -NMLZ son/boymonk.ERG

अनि अब छोरा अहिले ईन्डियामा हुने छोरा लामाले

The son who is now in India, he...

then mother where xx mother NEG- fear -xx say.RES - xx

अनि आमा कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ आमा डराउनु भएन भनेर भन्नुभयो।

He asked me where I was living and whether I was sfraid or not.

mother like.this do -CONV house -LOC onlylive -CONV

आमा यसरी घरमा एक्लै बस्नुभएर

Living at home alone...

a.lot NEG -NMLZ fear big become -xx

एकदम बेस्सरी डर भयो

I was frightend a lot.

and.then now tent fix -CONV field -LOC sleep -xxxx

अब अहिले पाल टाँगेर खेतमा सुत्ने गर्छु।

Now, I am living in a tent in the field.

food PART elder.sister two where eat xx say -CONVsay -xx

खान त दिदी दुइवटाको मा खान्छु भनेर भनेँ।

I ate food there in two sister's places.

ADRS.HON RES.FEM earlier tent -LOC sleep.RES feel xx

ह्रेमो जि पहिला पालमा सुत्नुभएको छ?

Did you sleep in the tents earlier as well?

earlier earlier PART 1PL this down -LOC pilgrimagereceive.HON -xx go.xx time -LOC tent -LOC sleep -NMLZ PARTexcept

पहिला पहिला त हामी यो तल तिर्थहरु जाँदा खेरी पालमा सुत्ने बाहेक

Except sleeping in tents while being in pilgrimage..

that time -LOC now pilgrimage receive.HON -xx goCOND

त्यतिखेर अब तिर्थ जाँदा खेरी

When we were in pilgrimage..

house -LOC PART big COP -CONV tent -LOC live -xx COPBodhgaya -PL-LOC

घरलाई भाडा ठुलो भएर पालमा बस्ने गर्थ्यौँ बोधगया हरु तिर

Because of high fares for houses, we lived in tents in places

that except otherwise tent -LOC sleepNEG- feel

त्यो बाहेक पालमा सुतको छैन।

Except that, I had never slept in tents before.

this.year except like.this

यो साल बाहेक त्यस्तो

Except this year, such...

tent -POSS inside -LOC like.this more one field -LOCPART

पाल भित्र त्यस्तो धेरै खेतमा नि

For such a long time in tents in the field...

then Rigsang.Angmo 1PLall

अनि रिक्जाङ आङ्मो हामी सबै

Then, Ridzang Angmo, and we all...

tent -LOC full tent fix -CONV sleep -xx COP 1PLall

पालमा जताततै पाल टाँगेर सुत्थ्यौँ हामी सबै।

We slept with tents everywhere in the field.

lakh how.much lakh twenty.five up -LOC come -xxHEARSAY

कति लाख?, पच्चिस लाख भन्दा माथि आउँछ रे!

How much laks? More than 25 lakhs?

where

कहाँ?

Where?