15 Apr 2015
1 min 7 sec
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A NarPhu woman describes her travel from Phu village to Kathmandu as well as her part in the harvest.
- Nepal
- SABŋêe min karma cɦeŋtsoŋमेरो नाम कर्मा छेङ्जोङ् (हो)।My name is Karma Chemjong.
- SABəni tæ̂ro min tæ̂roअनि के रे नाम के रे,And then, what?
- SABlɦo nɦyûšu cakcik(मेरो) उमेर एक्काईस बर्ष।I am twenty one years old.
- SABŋæ̂ kiluम एक चोटीOnce I,
- SABchêpɛ chapɛ tɦûyniगर्मी समयमाin the summer (in hot season)
- SABtæro lhæ̂ ʈɦû lho cô ʈûमाथि छ महिना माथि बस्छु।I live up (in Phu) for six months.
- SABəni sen lhæ̂cʌ motaŋiअनि अर्को महिना उ तल (बस्छु)।Then, I live down in the lower land for six months.
- SABčik kɦe læ̂cʌ ʈûi moतल म थोरै थोरै काम गरेर बसेकी छु।As I live down, I do a little work.
- SABəni twenkece læ̂cʌअनि करू काट्ने काम(को बेला, खेति गर्ने बेला)During the time of buckwheat harvesting,
- SABehĩ tæ̂ro côŋiके रे यताWhat, is this side?
- SABkuire khæpeki sicenniकुहिरे (पर्यटक) आउने सिजनमाDuring the season the tourists come,
- SABlɦo ciŋi coŋiयो सालमा यताin this year,
- SABtæ̂ro čik čik kɦeciŋiअलि अलि काममाsome little works,
- SABcoŋi bhəʈʈi ʈɦûmbureयही समयमा भट्टी(को) जस्तैduring this time, during the time of running small hotels,
- SABkholti læ̂cʌ ʈûi moखोलेर बसेकी छु।having started (opened) and lived.
- SABəniअनिAnd then,
- SABmâr ɦjar əni mâr ɦjarce mo tâŋe kɦæčɦêतल गएर म कामहरू (गर्छु)।Having gone down to the lower area, I work.
- SABkɦe čik čaceकाम अलि खोजेर (हेरेर)I searched (looked for) small jobs
- SABkɦece hlæ̂ sũlu hlæ̂ pɦlîluकाम तीन महिना, चार महिना गरेरfor three or four months.
- SABkɦečɦê čik čik læ̂cʌ ɦoŋi torथोरै थोरै (अलि अलि) काम गरेर माथिHaving done a little work, I come up.
- SABtor kɦæ râŋloमाथि आएर, फेरीI came up. And then,
- SABtwenkile râŋlo mâr ɦjarखेति पाति गरेर फेरि तल जान्छु।having finished the harvesting
- SAByarsakɦumpa thuयार्सागुम्बा टिप्छु।I gather (pluck) Yarsagumba.
- SABŋæ̂ tɦentɦen pɦâlpɛni ʈûम धेरै जसो काठमाण्डुमा बस्छु।I usually (most of the time) live in Kathmandu.
- SAB
- SABpɦâlpɛni cikcik kɦečɦê læ̂काठमाण्डुमा अलि अलि कामहरू गर्छु।I also do some (little) work in Kathmandu.