Pear Story As Told By Shetkarnong
08 Shetkarnong do saam naaspati paomin
v2016-06-28
This is a retelling of the Pear Story, which can be viewed at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNSTxTpG7U>. The narrator is Shetkarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village. It was recorded at UNT in 2009 by Shobhana L. Chelliah. It was transcribed and translated with the assistance of Sumshot Khular and Daniel Tholung. Commas are used to delimit intonational units.
1
mii paa
man
n
khatti
one
naaspati
pears
n
yao da
plucking them
v
am daat da
he was there
v
.
2
naaspatiya
pears
yao da
plucking them
v
aryun txum da
he climbed down
v
,
3
boor kaang
basket
n
prtet
he filled them
thungbi
when
post
boor kaang
baskets
n
knii
two
n
dim dok da
they were filled
v
.
4
au
that
dem
dil thang'u
after
post
,
tapleh
HES
,
kairaak
ladder
n
tunni
on
adv
han kal nool da
he climbed up again
hang yao da
he went up to pluck
.
5
mtun
on it
n
myao lik
he was still plucking them
arlaanni
while
,
myao slii
continuing to pluck them
v
arlaanni
while
,
psel nao
boy
n
khat
one
num
saikal
bicycle
n
thou dau
riding it
krvaa
who was coming
avah
that
,
arvaa da
he came
v
anto'
like that
mbee ngi
by the side
txum da
he descended
suu thi da
he looked at him
v
ding
tree
n
tun ki
from on
ding
tree
n
kyao slii
who continues to pluck
rukka
too
han suu da
he looked up at him
.
6
mbih
then
conn
thi da
and then
conn
,
saap kdi
unnoticed by anyone
tomkal
basket
khatta
one
,
au
that
dem
naaspati ding
pear tree (false start)
[
]
tomkal
basket
kdim kang
full
khatta
one
kdom da
he carried it
v
msaikal
his bicycle
n
tunni
on
adv
mduu ktong
its front side
thah
onto
post
haap da
he fastened it there
v
.
7
thou da
riding it
v
anto'
like that
kvang kcha'
who was going
.
8
hanto'
in this way
mvan
he went
v
thungbi
when
post
,
anto'
like that
kmaang ril-ril
slowly disappearing
saikal
bicycle
n
thou dau
he rode it
,
9
mvan
he went
v
thungbi
when
post
snuu nao
young girl
n
khat
one
num
krvaa
that comes
adj
tu' ngi
with
,
krnoorra
as for colliding
krnoor lam meh
they didn't collide
v
pdainu
but
snuu nao
young girl
n
khat
one
num
krvaa ngi
who has come
,
10
mtupiiya
his hat
,
tupii
cap
n
khat
one
num
mdo khum daat
which he is wearing
adj
avah
that
,
mtpeen let
she hit it
thungbi
when
post
,
ava'
that
mhai sut
he looks at it
v
laanni
while
,
mduu thah
in front of him
post
lam thung ki
on the road
lung
stone
n
klin paa
big
adj
dei mda
he didn't see it
v
,
11
lung
stone
n
prnoor da
he knocked into it
msaikalla
his bicycle
,
mtluuk en
they fell
thungbi
when
post
mkhuu
his leg
n
thoon chda
it was hurt
v
,
12
mthungbi
then
,
snung ki
from before
adj
mnaaspati
the pears
n
mkheng'a
all of them
pro
buu chda
they fell
v
,
13
mkhuu
his leg
n
,
mdo thoon chaak
which he had hurt
avah
that
knuur rop-rop da
he rubbed it
m'am arlaan'i
in the meantime
,
nao
boys
n
chaai kdum
three
num
krvaa nool
having come again
,
14
ava ngi
that one
dem
dei lam da
they saw him
v
,
mdakka
him
txen prip thi lam da
they pulled him up, causing him to stand, and then
v
,
mnaaspatiya
his pears
,
boorkaang
basket
n
thung'i
into
post
renni
anew
daal pik lam da
they placed them (there) for him
v
,
15
thi lam da
and then
,
mdak
his body
prdel lam da
they stood him
v
,
msaikal
his bicycle
n
,
ava'
that
kprii pik lam da
they stood it up for him
,
16
mnaaspati
his pears
n
daal pik thi lam da
they put them back for them and then
krlou da
they left
v
ava'
those
nao
children
n
kdumma
three
,
17
krvang
those who came
v
ksun lam
who were leaving
v
do thee kma'
not saying anything
,
18
mthungbi
and then
post
mvan bong en
they went away a bit
le'
and then
,
snung ki
from before
adj
mtupii
his hat
n
mdo ptlaak pthii
which he had dropped
ava'a
that
,
dei lam da
they saw it
v
mna'
then
,
19
mii laai
people
n
kdum
three
num
thung ki
from
khat vah
one
arvang knlee nool da
he returned again
mtupiiya
his hat
arhei pii da
he gave it to him
v
,
[…]
20
mtupii
his cap
n
mdo arhei piik
which they have gave to him
avah
that
,
sin da
holding it
arlaang pthii da
he received it
naaspati kdum
three pears
n
sin da
holding them
v
,
pii lam da
he gave them to them
v
,
21
mna'
then
ava'
those
nao
children
n
knii
two
num
krvaa
who came
vah
those
dem
mtupii
his hat
n
pii thi lam da
they gave it to him and then
v
,
vang knlee da
he returned
snung ki
from before
mplap rek
his friends
tu' ngi
with
naaspati
pear
n
khat
one
num
tong'i
each
them chlam da
he distributed them to them
,
22
anto'
like that
,
mdit laan inni
while they did so
,
snung ki
from before
adj
naaspati
pears
n
kyao
who plucks them
adj
mii paa
man
n
avah
that
,
aryung txum da
he climbed down
v
mboorra
his basket
msut
he looks at it
v
thungbi
when
post
,
snung'i
before
boor
baskets
n
knii
two
num
kdim kang'i
fully
adv
mdo thiikka
which they kept
boor
basket
n
khat
one
num
daat
only
adv
dim da
it was full
v
boor
basket
n
khatta
one
dim mda
it was not full
,
23
arlaanni
while
snung ki
from before
adj
nao
children
n
chaai kdum
three
num
,
snung ki
from before
adj
saikal
bicycle
n
thou da
riding it
v
krvaa
who came
adj
,
kploom daat
which was lying
n
chom da
he picked them up
v
,
24
mtupii
his hat
n
rukka
too
chom da
picking it up
v
kpii rek
those who gave it to him
nao
children
n
kdum
three
num
vah
those
dem
,
ava'
that
mii paa
man
n
ding bul
tree
n
katti
exactly
anto'
like that
mrvang knlet en
they came back
thungbi
when
v
mii paa
man
n
vah
that
dem
,
‘
hava' le'
these
mun
for sure
n
mo
or
snung ki
aforementioned
adj
kdo knaa
my belongings
n
kpruu'a
who stole them
,
knaaspati
my pears
kpruu'a
who stole them
hava' le'
these
daat mo
is it?"
,’
di da
he thought it
tthee'a
as for saying it
thee meh
he did not say it
v
,
25
pdainu
but
rim di
quietly
suu lam da
he looked at them
v
,
tbik-bik
as for speaking
rukka
too
bii lam mda
they did not speak
,
26
nao luung
children
n
kdum
three
num
rukka
too
kpao lit kma'
who did not speak at all
anto'
like that
,
maanna
they
mdo deen
who saw them
k'am
there is
v
[…]
krvang thleng chlam da
they passed by each other
.
27
anto' lim
that far
vaariya
the story
ktxuu kcha'a
it is finished
v
.
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