RAJA-KUMARAYAKUT KUMARIKAWAK GÆNA

Ekomat eka nuwaraka raja kenekuyi waduwekuyi henayakuyi hitiyaya. Me

tun denage pirimi daruwo tun denek sitiyaya. Me lamayi tun dena

yodunak ipita nohot hatara gawuwakin ipita guru­warayek la[n]gata akuru

iganaganda hæriyaya. Me tun dena eka aewara nuwarin pitat-wela akurata

giyama ara raja-kumarayat hena­kollat denna guhin akuru kiyala enakota

waduwage puta tawama maga yanawa. Ara denna bohoma kadisarakamin

yanawa. E nisa waduwage puta ohuge piya atin kiwuwa "Api tun dena eka

aewara nuwarin pitat-wela giyama ara denna issara-wela guhin akuru

kiyalat enawa. Ekama dawasakwat eka aewara guhin akuru kiyala enda

bæri-unaya." Næwata waduwage putata da[n]du monara yantreyak tanala

dila eya eka pædagana guhin akuru kiyala enakota ara denna tawama

yanawa akurata. Eka dawasak raja-kumaraya waduge putata kiwuwa "Ane

yaluwe matat denawada da[n]du monara yantre pædala balanda" kiyala

æhæwuwaya. Ewita waduwage puta "Hondayi" kiyala lanu da[n]ge pagana

hæti kiyala dunnaya. Kumaraya lanu da[n]ge allanakotama da[n]du

monara yantre guhin ahase walakulwala ræ[n]dunaya. Ewita e nuwara

rajjuruwot senawat baya-wela hit[iy]a. Næwata e nuwara saestra-karayot

ganitak-karayot ekatu-karala æhæwuwa "Me kumaraya kawadata da[n]du

monara yantre ænna pat-weyida." Ewita saestra-karayo kiwuwa "Tun

awurudu tun masayak giya tæna æwit mude wætenawaya." Ewita rajjuruwo

æmættayinda kiwuwa "E awurudu ganan dawas ganan ayiru-karagana indala

muda wata­kara dæl damana i[n]dala kumaraya wætena wahama goda-ganda

onaeya" kiyala niyama-keruwaya. Næwata kumaraya da[n]du monara yantre

lanu allana welawata pat-bahinda patan-gattaya. Wenin nuwaraka sohon

bumiyaka nuga uksayak pitata da[n]du monara yantre pat-unaya. Ewita

kumaraya da[n]du monara yantre gaha uda tiyala gahen bæhæla e

nuwarata guhin æwidinda patan-gattaya. E nuwara rajju[ru]wanne

kumarikawat tawat kumari­kawo samaga wilaka nana welawata me

kumarayat æwidagana yana welawata kumarikawa dutuwaya. Dækapu wahama

kumarikawa hituwa "Kumaraya kara-kara bæ[n]da-gannawa nam ho[n]dayi"

kiyala. Kumarayat hituwa "Me kumari mata kara-kara bæ[n]da-gannawa

nam ho[n]dayi" kiyala. Denna dennata hita-gatta misa kata-karaganda

maruwak næti nisa kumari e wile manel malak kadagana eka ise tiyala

ibala hita næwata podi-karala pagala dæmmaya. Kumari mehema keruwe

kumaraya sarana-pawa gatta­hama eyata yatahat-wela kikaru-wela,

inna bawa dænendayi. Kumarayata eka terila hitata gattaya. Næwata

kumaraya e nuwara æwidagana yana welawata kumari inna maligawa

sambu-unaya. Kumaraya tika welawak etana inna welawata kumarikawa

udu-mahan-talawe janeleyak ærala widiya diha bala inna welawata me

kumaraya inna bawa dækala kata-keruwaya. Ewita kumarayata kiwuwa "Oba

ræ unayin passe mama me janele ærala tiyanawa. Oba waren." Næwata

kumaraya maligawe serama nida-gattata passe æwit balapuwama janele

ærala tibunaya. Kumarita kata-karala maligawata ætul-unaya. Næwata

denna kata-baha-karala kumaraya eli-wenda palamuwen maligawen

pita-wela guhin ræ wena kal i[n]dala ayet enawaya. Ewita kumari

kumaraya maligawema tiyaganna pinisa e nuwara acari minihekuta rahase

enda kiyala masuran dahasakut dila miniha ho[n]data diwurawala kumari

kiwuwa "Loku pan-kandak tanala eka ætule minihekuta inda tanala ekata

yaturu iskuppu karakawala wikunanda genena hætiyata raja-wasalata

ænna waren genahama mama rajjuruwanda kiyala mama gañan." Ewita

gurunnæha guhin kumari kiyapu hætiyata pan-kanda tanala rajjuruwo

la[n]gata genawaya. Næwata kumari æwit "Meka mata onae" kiyala ænna

guhin maligawe tiya-gattaya. Gurunnæhæta rajjuruwo masuran pan siyayak

dunnaya. Næwata ara kumaraya pan-kanda atulata damala hitiyaya. Nobo

dawasak yanakota kumari bada-gærbba unaya. Kumari badin inna bawa

rajjuruwanda dænila maligawa wateta mura tiyala a[n]da bera prasidda

kala me hora allanda rajjuruwot mura-karayot puluwan ussaha-keruwa

hora allanda numut bæri-unaya. Eka kanawændum gaeniyak kiwuwa

"Mata allanda puluwani hora allanda mata hawaha udæhana kumari

inna maligawata yanda denawa nam." Ewita rajjuruwo e gaenita tisse

de wele yanda ida dunnaya. Kipa dawasak yana welawata ara pan-kanda

ætule minihek inna bawa me gænita dænila dawasak hin wæli pottaniyakut

æragana guhin kumari ekka kata-kara kara hitapu gaman wæli pottaniya

pan-kanda wateta damala tuni-karala awaya. Kumarita meka soya-ganda

bæri-una. Ara gæni pahuwa da udema guhin bæluwama kumarayage adi

tibunaya ara wælle. Dutu wahama gæni guhin rajjuruwo ekka kiwuwa "Mama

hora ælluwa. Yan balanda." Mæhælli guhin "Onna oya pan-kanda ætule

tamayi hora inne" kiyala rajjuruwanda pennuwaya. Ewita rajju[ru]wo

pan-kanda kadala bæluwama hora hitiyaya. Næwata rajjuruwo niyama-keruwa

horata wada-karala ænna guhin kapala damanda kiyala wada-karuwanda

kiwaya. Ewita wada-karuwo kumaraya bæ[n]da­gana wada-bera gahagana ara

sohon bumiyata anna giyaya. Ewita kumaraya kiwuwa wada-karuwanda "Yam

kenek maranawa nam eyata hitu de kanda bonda dila neweda maranne. E

nisa mama me nuga gahata guhin nuga gedi dekak kala enakal obala

me gaha wateta ræggana hitapalla. Mata wena pænala yanda tænak

næta." Ewita wada-karuwo "Ho[n]dayi" kiyala kumaraya gahata goda-wela

ara da[n]du monara yantreta goda-wela ahasata pæddaya. Wada-karuwo

balana hitiyakota kumaraya igilila giyaya. Næwata wada-karuwo

rajjuruwannen soli wæteyi kiyala katussek allala kapala kaduwe le

gagana guhin rajjuruwanda pennuwa hora kapala dæmmaya kiyala. Eda

hita kumari soken kanne bonne nætuwa hitiyaya. Kipa dawasakata passe

kumaraya da[n]du monara yantre pædagana æwit kumari inna maligawa

uda hitawala ulu ahak-karala kumarayage ate tibunu peræs-munda kumari

inna tænata ætæriyaya. Kumarayage saluwakut ataeriyaya. Ewita kumari

kumaraya bawa dænagana redi ihalata wisu-keruwaya. At-wæla bæ[n]dagana

bahinda ewita kumaraya bæhæla kumarita kiwuwa "Mama maranda sohon

bumiyata ænna giya. Mama wada-karuwo rawatawala gahata goda-wela mage

da[n]du monara yantre gaha uda tibuna mama ekata goda-wela pædagana

giyaya." Næwata kumarit kumarayat dennama giyaya. Yana welawata

kumarita dasa masa sampurna-wela hitiyaya. Yana welawata bade ruda

allanda patan-gattaya. Næwata da[n]du monara yantre maha himalekata

pat-karala winadiyata atu-geyak tanala kumari wædu­waya. Ewita

kumaraya kiwuwa "Mama mehe guhin gindara tikak aragana ena kal

hitapan" kiyala kumarita kiyagana da[n]du monara yantre pædagana

kumaraya giyaya. Guhin pol-lellakata gindara aragana pædagana muda

mædin ena welawata pol-lella dala da[n]du monara yantreta gindara

allala daewaya. Næwata kumaraya æwit mude wætunaya. Ara palamu

kiyapu awurudu gananat edata kammutu-wela tibunaya. Mude dæl damana

hitapu aya kumaraya wætunu wahama goda-gattaya. E kumaraya e nuwara

uyan-wattak wawagana etana hitiyaya. Ara himale wadapu kumarita kisi

sawu-saranak nætuwa inna atara e himale tapas rakina tapasa kenekuta

me duka penila kumari inna tænata æwit kata-keruwaya. Ewita kumari

tapasayo dutuwata passe hite tibunu karadare tikak arila tapasa-inda

kiwuwa "Mama me wanantare æwidala palawæla tikak soyagana ena turu

me lamaya bala-ganna­wada" kiyala æhæwuwa. Næwata tapasayo kiwuwa

"Mama lamaya ælluwot mata kilutayi. E nisa oba mæssak tanala eka

wælakin ellala mæsse wælak bæ[n]dala lamaya mæsse budi-karawala hita

palayan. Lamaya a[n]dana welawata mama æwit wæla gawin allala hollanñan

ewita lamaya nawatinawa æta." Tapasayo kiyapu hætiyata karala kumari

palawæla soyagana kaewaya. Eka dawasak kumari lamayata kiri powala

mæsse budi-karawala palawæla soyanda giyaya. Næwata ara lamaya

mæssen peralila bimata wætila a[n]dana welawata tapasa-inda æhila

æwit bæluwama lamaya peralila bima wætila hitiyaya. Ewita tapasa-inda

lamaya allanda kiluta nisa malak kadala malata sattak kriya-karala "Me

lamaya wagema lamayek mæwiyan" kiyala hituwaya. Næwata e wagema lamayek

mæwunaya. Kumari æwit balapuwama lamayi dennek innawa dækala kumari

tapasa-ingen æhæwuwa "Mokada ada lamayi dennek." Næwata tapasayo kiwuwa

"Mama enakota lamaya wætila a[n]da a[n]da hitiya. Mata lamaya allanda

kiluta nisa mama e wagema lamayek mæwuwaya." Næwata kumari kiwuwa

"Mata oya wacane wiswasa-karanda bæriya. Ehe nan ayet lamayek mawanda

onae mata balanda." Ewita tapasayo kiwuwa "Obata eka lamaya tanaganda

tiyena amaruwe hætiyata tun denek unama kopamana amaruwakda." "Kamak

næta. Mawala dendeyi. Mata tanaganda puluwani." Ewita tapasayo malak

kadala sattak kriya-karala mæssa uda tiyapuwama e wagema lamayek

mæwunaya. Næwata kumari santosa-wela lamayi tænuwaya. Næwata lamayi

tænila e lamayi wihin wanantare æwidala palawæla soyagana æwit mawuta

dila kanda patan-gattaya. Eka dawasak me tun dena æwidagana yana

welawata loku gangawak sambu-unaya. Balapuwama ga[n]gen egoda loku

uyan-wattak penenawaya. Ewita me tun dena "Pinanda pulu wanda" kiyala

hu[n]gak durata pinala apahu æwidin "Heta udema emu" kiyagana tika

tika palawæla soyagana guhin mawuta dila pahuwa da udema dunu italut

æragana tun denama ga[n]ga gawata giyaya. Guhin tun denama pinagana

uyan-wattata guhi[n] bæluwama noyek palawæla jati tibunaya. Næwata

me tun dena kadala kana welawata e uyana rakina uyan-gowuwo dækala

duwagana æwit allanda tænuwaya. Ewita me tu[n de]na dunu æraga[na]

widinda tænuwaya. Næwata uyan-gowuwo pænala duwagana guhin rajjuruwo

atin kiwuwaya. Me tun dena puluwan tarama kala hu[n]gak kadagana

ekan-wela giyaya. Ewita rajjuru[wo] uyan-gowuwanda kiwuwa "Hetat me

horu awot wahama mata dannawapallaya." Pahuwa dat ara tun dena æwit

kadana welawata uyan-gowuwo guhin kiwuwa. Ewita rajjuruwo dunu italut

aragana æwit widdaya. Widapuwama itale guhin ara kumarayo la[n]ga apahu

bala wætunaya. Næwata e gollat rajjuruwanda widdaya. Et e hætiyatama

itale guhin rajjuruwo la[n]ga apahu bala wætunaya. Næwata de-gollama

lan-wela hita kata-keruwaya "Meka loku pudumayak une. De-gollagen

katawat wædune næti kariya loku pudumayak. E nisa de-gollama yan

panditayo la[n]gata meka toranda." Ewita de-gollama guhin panditayinda

kiwuwa me unu kariya. Ewita panditayo torala kiwuwa rajjuruwanda

"Tamunnanse dænata tun hatara awurudda­kata ihatadi kumarikawak

kændana hitiya. E kumarige tamayi me tun dena tamunnanseta jataka

daruwo. E nisa dewiyo wihin meka pennala inne. Kumarikawa inna tænakin

guhin kændana endeyi" kiyala panditayo rajjuruwan[da] kiwaya. Næwata

rajjuruwanda matakwela winadiyata næwak sarasagana panca-suriya

(sic) naden ara kumari inna wanantareta guhin kumari a[n]da-gahagana

æwit kumarit kumarayo tun denat rajjuruwot e uyane hitiyaya kiyala

tibenawaya.

Cultivator, North-Central Province.

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