RAKSAYAGEYI KUMARIKAWAGEYI KATANTARAYA

Ekomat eka rataka rajjuruwo kenekuyi dewinnanse kenekuyi innawa

lu. E dewinnanse kumarikawak wæduwa. E ratema raksayekuyi raksiyekuyi

innawa. E raksit raksayek waeduwa. Ara kumarikawage handahane tibuna

raksayekuta kasata bandinawa kiyala ara raksayage handahane tibuna

kumarikawak kasata bandinawa kiyala. E dennama hungak loku-wunata

passe rajjuruwoyi dewinnanseyi mæruna ara kumarikawa witarayi

maligawe inne. Raksayata hitapu deyak mawanda puluwani. E raksaya

hituwa "Maligawayi maligawe tiyana raja wastuwayi serama næti-wenda"

kiyala e hætiyatama næti-wuna. Kumarikawata inda tænak nætuwa anda anda

innakota raksaya etenda æwit kumarikawa atin æhuwa "Mokada andanne"

kiyala. Etakota kumarikawa kiwa "Mama andanne mata inda tænak nae kanda

deyak nae e nisa" kiyala. Ita passe raksaya kiwa "Mama kae-ændima

deññan. Ape gedara enda puluwanda" kiyala. Etakota kumarikawa kiwa

"Puluwani" kiyala. Ita passe raksayayi kumarikawayi raksayage gedara

awa. Etakota raksaya atin æhæwwa raksayage amma "Kawdae pute oye"

kiyala. Etakota kiwa "Amme ahawal rajjuruwanne kumarikawa mama kændana

awa umbata lehuwak karawa-ganda" kiyala. Ita passe raksi "Ha hondayi"

kiyala kumarikawa raksinge wæda-kariyak wage serama wæda kumarikawa

lawwa karawagana innakota raksita hit-una "Kumarikawa kanawa nam"

kiyala. E hitila dawasakda raksi mini kanda yanda tanakota kumarikawa

ati[n] kiwa "Mama enakota diya kalagedi hatak genat tiyala dara miti

hatak genat tiyala wi hæli hatak tambala kotala gewal hate goma gala

uyala mata nanda watura unu-karala tiyapiya næt nam to kanawa" kiyala

raksi mini kanda giya. Ita passe kumarikawa anda anda sitiya. Etakota

raksaya æhuwa "Mokada to andanne" kiyala. Kumarikawa kiwa "Amma mata

meccara wæda kiyagana giya. Ewwa mama kohomada karanne" kiya. Etakota

raksaya kiwa "To ekata hæka-wenda epa. Amma æwadin ahapuwama e wæda

okkama keruwa kiyapiya" kiyala. Ita passe kumarikawa raksaya kiyapu

hætiyatama karabana indala raksi atin e wæda keruwa kiyala. Raksi

e wæda harida kiyala balapuwama serama hari. Itin kumarikawa kanda

hætiyak nae raksita. Ita passe raksige nangata wacanaya æriya "Maligawe

kellak innawa e kella mata kanda hætiyak nae koyi wædak kiwwawat e wæde

hariya­tama karala tiyanawa. Itin kohomada kanne. Mama me kella umba

langata ewaññan etakota umba kapan" kiyala. E raksi kumarikawa atin

kiwa "Ape nangalae gedara gihin ehe mage pettiyak tiyanawa. Eka genawe

næt nam to kanawa" kiyala. Ita passe kumarikawa kadulla langata æwit

anda anda innakota raksaya etenda æwidin æhæwwa "Mokadae to andanne"

kiyala. Etakota kumarikawa kiwa "Amma mata kiwa pinci ammalae gedara

pettiyak tiyanawa. Gene[n]da kiyala næt nam kanawa kiyala pettiya

pare giyama pinci amma mama kanawa æti. Ada nam mata berenda bae"

kiyala. Ita passe raksaya "Pinci amma lipata pimba pimba innawa

pettiya dora langa tiyanawa. To duwagana gihin pettiya aragana wara"

kiyala. Passe duwagana gihin kumari baelu wita e raksi lipata pimba

pimba innawa pettiya dora langa tibuna. Kumarikawa geta gihin pettiyat

aragana duwagana awa. Raksit passen panna-gatta kanda bæri-wuna. Ara

raksita etaninut kanda hætiyak nae. Ohoma ohoma hungak kalak innakota

raksayata mangulak æhæwwa. E ahala raksit mangule yanda dodu-wela

kumarikawa atin kiwa "Api manamali kændana enakota gedara hondata

hari-gassala mesa putu hadala mangul-karayinda tæmma uyala tiyapiya"

kiyagana raksi mangule giya. Raksaya pahu-wela indala kumarikawa atin

kiwa "To karabana indala amma kiyapu wæda okkama keruwa kiyapiya"

kiyala raksayat mangule giya. Passe kumarikawa karabana indala manamali

kændagana mangul-karayo awata passe raksi kumarikawa atin æhæwwa "Mama

kiyapu wæda okkama keruwada keruwada" kiyala. Ita passe kumarikawa

"Ow" kiwa. Raksi bælukota e wæda serama hari etaninut kanda hætiyak

nae. Passe e manamalita igænnuwa "Pute on oye kella umbata puluwan

nan kapan mama puluwan hætiye kanda tænuwa" kiyala. Ita passe e kella

puluwan kanda tænuwa kumarikawa kanda bæri-wuna. Ohoma ohoma hungak

kal innakota raksayayi kumarikawayi hængila giya. E gihin kumarikawage

raja maligawa tibuna hætiyatama mawala e denna maligawe hitiya. Nimi.

Cultivator, Hiriyala Hat-Pattu District, North-Western Province.

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