namaste grandmother

नमस्कार हजुरआमा

Namaste Grandma!

namaste

नमस्कार

Namaste!

grandmother grandmother 2 name what say COP.xx

हजुरआमा तपाईको नाम के हो?

What is your name?

Lendzam Buti say COP.xx

लेन्जाम वुटि हो

My name is Lenzam Buti.

grandmother 2 village PART whereCOP

हजुरआमा तपाईँको गाउँ कहाँ हो?

Which village are you from?

village PART Bihi COP

गाउँ चाहिँ बिहि हो

I am from Bihi.

grandmother 2 talk most what speakCOP.xx

हजुरआमा तपाईँ धेरै कुन भाषा प्रयोग हुन्छ

Which language do you speak most?

talk Kutang voice/language xx speakCOP.xx

कुरा चाहिँ कुताङ भाषै बोल्छु

Most of the time, I speak Kutang language.

always Kutang

सँधै कुताङ नै हो

You speak Kutang all the time!

Kutang voice/language xx

कुताङ भाषा मात्रै

Mostly Kutang language.

next talk Tibetan -PL little

अरु कुरा भोट भाषा हरु अलि

Other languages like Tibetan etc..

Tibetan -PL NEG- speak Nepali voice/language PART always knowNEG- know

भोट भाषाहरु बोल्दैन नेपाली भाषा त आउँदै आउँदैन

I do not speak Tibetan, and I can understand Nepali language.

Kutang voice/language xx

कुताङ भाषा मात्रै

Only Kutang language...

grandmother 2 village -ABL here come -xx year how.maybecome

हजुरआमा तपाई गाउँबाट यता आएको कति बर्ष भयो?

How long have been living here since you left your village?

village -ABL here come -xx year sevenbecome

गाउँबाट यता आएर सात बर्ष भयो

It has been seven here since I came here from village.

now Kathmandu inside sit xx NEGPART

अहिले काठमान्डुमा हुनुहुन्छ हैन

Now, you are living in Kathmandu, is not it?

COP now Kathmandu insidesit

हो अहिले काठमान्डुमा बस्छु

Yes, I an living in Kathmandu now.

grandmother 2 child -PL how.mayCOP.xx

हजुरआमा तपाईँसँग बच्चा कतिवटा छ?

How many children do you have?

child now three COP.xx er fourCOP.xx

बच्चा अहिले तिन जना छ ए चार जना छ

There are three...four children...

earlier xx xx xx xx

पोहोर परार तिर परार तिर

Some years ago....

youngest.child smallest PART year thirty do COP.xxdie.xx

कान्छो छोरा चाहिँ तिस बर्ष भएको थियो मर्यो

The youngest son, who was 30 years old, died.

Pharping -ABL die -xx

फर्पिङमा वित्नुभयो

He died in Pharping.

now again child son three one PART up outside -LOC doCOP.xx

अहिले फेरि तिनबटा छोरा एकजना चाहिँ बिदेश तिर गएको छ

Now, there are three sons; one is in the foreign country.

two PART up village -LOC COP.xx

दुईजना चाहिँ गाउँतिर छ

Two are in the village.

grandson granddaughter COP.xx grandsongranddaughter -PL

नातिनातिनिहरु छन नातिनातिनिहरु

I have grandchildren; granddaughters and grandsons...

some village -LOC man daughter-in-law become -xxCOP.xx

कुनै गाउँमा मान्छे बिवाहमा गएको छ।

Some of them have gone to village for marriage ceremony there.

some this.side daughter-in-law grandson daughter-in-lawbring -xx COP.xx

कुनै यता बुहारि नातिले स्वास्नि ल्याएको छ

Some....one grandson has already married...

some now here Kakarbhitta great.lama Karki school -LOCCOP.xx

कुनै अहिले यता काँकडभित्ता खेम्पो कार्कि स्कुलमा छ

Some are in the Khempo Karki school in Kankadbhitta.

grandmother 2 earlier book learn -xx get NEG- get schoolgo -xx get NEG-get

हजरुआमा तपाई पहिले पढ्न पायो कि पाएन स्कुल जान पायो कि पाएन

Did you get chance to go to school (in your childhood)?

book PART NEG- know what -ALSO book learn -xx -ALSO NEG- getsmall

पढ्न जान्दैन के पढ्न पाएन सानो

Could know nothing; what to study being small...

small xx village -LOC sit -xx xx this

सानोबेला गाउँमा बसेको यो

You lived in village when you were small..

field work do

खेतको काम गर्यो

You worked in field.

COP like.this xx

हो यस्तै हो

Yes, I did.

now Kathmandu inside sit -xx REFL house -LOC family who whoCOP.xx

अहिले काठमान्डुमा बसेको आफु घरमा परिबार को को हुनुहुन्छ

In Kathmandu, who are with you now?

Kathmandu inside sit -xx family village familyxx

काठमान्डुमा बस्ने परिबार गाउँको परिबार हो?

Family in Kathmandu; Do you mean family in village?

NEG Kathmandu inside COP.xx -xx -PL

होईन काठमान्डुमा भएको हरु

No, I mean those who are in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu inside 1PL family who xx COP.xxxx

काठमान्डुमा हाम्रो परिवार को को छ भनेको हो?

Do you mean family members in Kathmandu?

relatives little little PART xx xx xx inside sit -xxPART now 1PL

आफन्तहरुत अलिकति अलिकति छ हामी आफै बसिरहेको चाहिँ अहिले हामि

We have some relatives; as for we living here....

father PART elder.sister PART again girl PART COP.xx PART thisPART

बुबा चाहिँ दिदि चाहिँ फेरि एउटा केटि त छ नि यो चाहिँ

Father, elder sister, and again one girl....

Talomo say COP.xx

दालोमो भन्छ

(One girl) her name is Talomo.

man four here inside sit this grandson granddaughter -PL upKakarbhitta -LOC school learn xx xx

चारजना मान्छे यता भित्र बस्छ यो नातिनातिनि हरु माथि काँकडभित्ता

Four men live inside here; these grandchidren study in Kankadbhitta

earlier 1PL month three become PART NEG PART earthquakecome -xx PART earthquake big come -xx grandmother 2 whereCOP.xx

अस्तिन हाम्रो तेस्रो महिना चाहिँ गइसक्यो हैन त भुकम्प आएको थियो नि

Our third month (Tibetan) ended earlier, is not it?;Where were you

here -LOC COP.xx xx here -LOC COP.xx xx suddenly xx1PL food eat -xx doCOP.xx

यतै थियो यता हुँदा अचानक छ नि हामि खाना खान लागिरहेको थियो

We were here; it (earthquake) hit suddenly when we were about to have

food eat -xx -ALSO NEG.xx

खाना खान पाएन

We could not have lunch.

scared xx again xx.ONOMxx

सातै गयो फेरि गाङदाङदाङ गुङगुङदुङ भयो।

We were frightened a lot; it was quite confusing.

weep.ONOM weep.ONOM weep xx child -PL scaredgo -xx

ह्वाँ ह्वाँ रोयो नि वच्चाहरु सातै गएर

Being scared, children wept a lot.

earthquake come time -LOC grandmother 2 body -PLPART

भुकम्प आउँदा खेरि हजुरआमा तपाई जिउ हरु छ नि

When the earthquake hit, in your body....

body -PL mind REFL mind inside like.whatxx -xx

जिउहरु मन आफ्नो भित्र कस्तो भएको थियो?

What did you think in your mind (when the earthquake hit)?

mind PART fear.ONOM become xx xx move.ONOMmove.ONOM

मन त फासिङ दासिङ।झासुङ झुसुङ भएको थियो थरथर कमायो

It trembled us a lot; we were very scared.

body -PL move.ONOM move.ONOM do like.this

अहिले पनि थरथर कामिन्छ हो

Is it that the body keeps shaking?

scared xx

सातै गयो।

We were scared.

earthquake come finish -xx xx grandmother 2 outside come -xxNEG PARToutside

भुकम्प आएपछि हजुरआमा तपाई बाहिर निस्किनु भएको हैन त बाहिर?

You came outside after the earthquake; is not it so?

outside come -xx xx down ground -LOCsit -xx

बाहिर निस्केर पो तल चउरमा बस्यौ।

We came out and lived there in the field.

this after still come finish -xx -ALSO still this.sidemove.ONOM move.ONOM do PART knowCOP.xx

यो पछि अझै आईसकेपछि फेरि यता लिङलिङलिङ हल्लेको जस्तो लाग्छ

We still feel our bodies shaking.

this Tibetan man -PL PART xx xx down sit gosend -xx

यो भोट मान्छेहरु सबैजना तल तिर बस्न जाउँ

Let's all of Bhot people go down there to live!

man xx sit -place sit -xx 1PL -ALSO down sit -xx

मान्छे सबै जम्मा भएको ठाउँमा बस्न गएको थियो हामी पनि तल बस्न गयो

As all men gathered in one place, we also went there to live.

night -LOC outside sleepxx

राति बाहिर सुत्नुभयो कि क्या हो?

Did you sleep outside at night?

outside say -xx tent inside sleepxx

बाहिर भनेको पालमा सुत्नु भएको हो?

It means you lived in a tarpaulin-camp?

yes tent inside sleep

अँ पालमा सुते

Yes, I lived in tarpaulin-tent.

sit outside cook -xx eat

खाना बाहिर पकाएर खाएको हो?

(And), you cooked outside (the house)!

day how.many sit outside

कति दिन बाहिर बस्यो?

How many days did you live outside?

day twelve thirteeen time become sitdown -LOC

बार तेर दिन जति भयो तल बस्यो।

We lived down there for twelve or more days.

1PL this earthquake say -xx PART 1PL this earlier -ABL 1PLgrandfather grandmother -PL what say -xx earthquake thisabout -LOC reason PART what COP

यो हाम्रो भुकम्प भनेको चाहिँ हाम्रो यो पहिलादेखि हाम्रो बाजेबज्यै हरु

What is the cause of an earthquake? What did our elder's say on this?

earthquake what do -xx come

भुकम्प किन आउँछ?

Why does the earthquake strike?

like.this say -xx like.this old.man old.woman -PL earthquakecome.xx earthquake come.xxsay -xx

यस्तो भन्थ्यो यस्तो बाजेबज्यै हरु भुकम्प आयो भुकम्प आयो

Yes, our elders used to tell about such earthquakes.

sometime.ago like sometime.ago like NEG- come xxearlier xx move.ONOM move.ONOM move.ONOM move.ONOM PART do -xx

अस्ति जस्तै अस्ति जस्तै त कहिले पनि आएन पोहोर तिर सानो सानो सानो सानो

It never occured like this one (earthquake); some minor ones used to

sometime.ago PART more xx xx NEG.xx -xx come -xxlike.this

अस्ति चाहिँ कहि नभएको जस्तो ठुलो आएको थियो

This earthquake is strange one.

scared xx

सातै गयो

It frightened us a lot.

grandmother 2 small COP.xx time -ABL earthquake like.this likebig always NEG- comexx

हजुरआमा तपाई सानो बेला यस्तो ठुलो भुकम्प कहिल्लै आएन कि हो?

Did you never realize such an earthquake in your childhood?

NEG- come always now till like.this come PART see -ALSONEG- experience

आएको छैन यो अहिले सम्म यस्तो आएको देखेको पनि थिएन

Never; It never occured like this time.

sometime.ago -LOC PART more xx -ALSONEG.xx

अस्ति चाहिँ कहिँ नभएको ठुलो

This one is very big one.

earlier little little PART come.xx

पोहोर तिर अलि अलि आउँथ्यो

Earlier only minor ones used to strike.

earthquake come -xx REFL family -PL more injury PART NEG- comeNEG PART

भुकम्प आएर आफ्नो परिबार हरु धेरै चोटपटक भएको छैन होला हैन?

Is there injuries to your family members (in this earthquake)

family -PL injury PART NEG- come bring -PL fall.down -xx COP.xxsay -xx

परिबारहरु चोटपटको त भएको छैनन घरहरु भत्केको छ रे

I heard some houses were damaged; but, there is no injuries in the

village -LOC

गाउँमा

In the village?

house

घर

The house..

yes village -LOC

अँ गाउँमा

Yes, in the village.

house village -LOC COP.xx -xx house -PL make finish NEG- finishxx xx xx DOUBT

गाउँमा भएको घरहरु बनाईसक्यो कि छैन यतिकै छ कि

Were the new houses made or not in the village?

some reach some before man -PL before make say -xx 1PL

कोही पुग्यो कुनै अस्तिनै मान्छेहरु अस्तिनै बनाउँदै छ हामि

Some men (who reached there) told that people were making the houses.

house late xx NEG- make -xxlike.this

घर ढिलो भएको पनि बनेको छैन।

Those houses which were yet to be made were there.

make say here make say now finish COP.xx

बनाउनु भने यता बनाउनु भने अहिले सक्यो होला

Now, they might have finished making their houses.

1PL village REFL village COP.xx -xx family -PL with talkspeak -xx get NEG- get

हाम्रो गाउँ आफ्नै गाउँ भएको परिवारहरुसँग कुरा गर्न पायो कि पाएन

Did you get chance to talk with men from the village?

talk speak -xx get elder.brother PART down come.xxPART

कुरा गर्न पायो दाई चाहिँ तल आएको थियो

My elder brother came here and I talked with him.

village PART here come.xxPART

गाउँमा भएको चाहिँ यता आएको हो?

Did he come here from village?

village PART herecome.xx

गाउँमा भएको चाहिँ यता आएको थियो

Yes, he came from village.

xx

राम्रो हो

It's good.

then 1PL

अनि हाम्रो

Then..

next what COP.xx like.this this xx after

अरु के छ नि यति हो अब

What is next; Is there more?

earthquake come man all troublexx

भुकम्प आयो मान्छे सबै जनाले दुख पाएको छ

The earthquake hit and we were troubled.

village man -PL trouble xx 1PL -ALSO 1PL man -PL troublexx

गाउँको मान्छेहरु दुख पायो हाम्रो मान्छे पनि दुख पाएको छ।

Both villagers and us were troubled.

then this earthquake come -xx like.this grandmother 2 thisworship COP xx COP this PART do NEG- do house-LOC

अनि भुकम्प आउँदा हजुरआमा तपाईँ यो पुजापाठ भएपनि गर्नुभयो कि भएन घरमा

Did you perform some sort of worshipping?

do book read

गर्यो लामा किताब पढ्यो

We did; we invited Lamas to read books.

book read worship do NEG- do

लामा किताव पढ्यो कामना गर्नु भयो कि भएन?

Did you perform wish-Puja as well?

yes worship do book read PART here go.round.temple go xxworship PART do

अँ कामना गर्यो लामा किताब पढ्यो यता कोरा गएपनि कामना चाहिँ गर्यो

Yes, we did: we invited Lama to read holy books, performed wish-Puja,

memory PART COP.xx

याद चाहिँ छ

I remember this.

grandmother 2 village -LOC relief.aid go DOUBT NEG- go DOUBTnow till knowledge getNEG- get

हजुरआमा तपाई गाउँमा राहात गयो कि गएन अहिले थाहा पायो कि पाएन

Did you get information about any relief materials getting there in

village relief.aid PART xx

गाउँको राहात चाहिँ हो?

Do you mean relief materials in village?

1PL Kathmandu inside NEG Bihi village -LOC relief.aid goDOUBT NEG-go

हाम्रो काठमान्डुमा होईन बिहि गाउँमा राहात गएको छ कि छैन?

It's not in Kathmandu but in Bihi village.

what unsure 1PL knowledge NEG.xx -xx

के कुन्नि हामीलाई थाहा छैन

I am unsure; I do no know this.

knowledge NEG.xx xx

थाहा छैन हो?

Do not you know?

government -ABL relief.aid come POSSIBL NEG- com thisPART

सरकारबाट राहात आएको छ कि छैन यो चाहिँ

Did the givernment provide any relief materials?

government relief.aid PART where here Kathmandu -LOCxx

सरकारि राहत चाहिँ कता यता काठमान्डुमा हो?

Do you mean the government relief matieris in Kathmandu?

Kathmandu inside COP xx COP up village COP xx where COP xxCOP

काठमान्डु भएपनि माथि गाउँ भएपनि जहाँ भएपनि

I mean everywhere; either in village or in Kathmandu or in any place.

village PART unsure come -xxchild -PL

गाउँचाहिँ कुन्नि आएको वच्चाहरु

I am unsure about village; those childeren who came here..

1PL here COP xx always relief.aid COP say -xx xx xx PARTNEG.xx

हामी यता भएपनि राहत कहिले सानो पनि छैन

Though we are here (in Kathmandu), there is no relief material (for

relief.aid always NEG- come xx

राहत कहिल्यै पनि आएन हो?

Did not they provide it (relief material) at all?

always NEG- come

कहिल्यै पनि आएन

No, never.

Gumba Gumba towards -ABL NEG- come x

गुम्बाबाट पनि आएन हो?

Not even from Gumba?

NEG- come always

कहिल्यै पनि आएन

Never, never.

relief.aid COP xx always knowledgeNEG.xx

राहत भन्ने कहिल्यै पनि थाहै छैन

I have not got any relief materials

okay okay grandmother 2

ल ल हजुरआमा तपाईँ

Okay Grandma!..

grandmother 2 this thank.you this talk little speak -xx getmore mind be.happy -xx

हजुरआमा तपाईँ धन्यवाद यो अलिकति कुरा गर्न पाएकोमा धेरै खुसि लाग्यो

We are very happy and we thank you for this conversation.

thank.you

धन्यबाद!

Thank you!