Shaqlawa: A man and His dog

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Masoud Mohammadirad	Lourd Hanna fieldwork 2020	Jalal Sher	Shaqlawa

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0:00	Mām Gawro ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ Mām Gawro mašhū̀r bū,ˈ ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ pēšān ʿālam sàk ba xaw꞊ī da-kərdənˈ bo řūmālā̀t꞊ūˈ la bar dəzī̀꞊ū aw čətāna.ˈ Mām Gawro ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ Mām Gawro mašhū̀r bū,ˈ ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ pēšān ʿālam sàk ba xaw꞊ī da-kərdənˈ bo řūmālā̀t꞊ūˈ la bar dəzī̀꞊ū aw čətāna.ˈ	Uncle Gawro had a dog. Mam Gawro was famous, he had a dog. In the old days, people would keep dogs for protection from attacks, lootings and so forth.
0:13	Mām Gawro ... polīsak jīrā̀nē wān bū.ˈ tabʿan mār꞊yān la gundī̀ būn aw zamān.ˈ řožak aw kə̀tsī mām ... aw polīsa a-čū꞊a qutābxāna,ˈ ... aw ṣayày Mām Gawroˈ pəř꞊ī dā꞊ya pḕ꞊y꞊ūˈ qapāràky꞊ī lē dā.ˈ Mām Gawro ... polīsak jīrā̀nē wān bū.ˈ tabʿan mār꞊yān la gundī̀ būn aw zamān.ˈ řožak aw kə̀tsī mām ... aw polīsa a-čū꞊a qutābxāna,ˈ ... aw ṣayày Mām Gawroˈ pəř꞊ī dā꞊ya pḕ꞊y꞊ūˈ qapāràky꞊ī lē dā.ˈ	Mam Gawro had a neighbour who was a police officer. Needless to say, at that time, people used to live in villages. One day when the daughter of Uncle ... er... the police officer was going to school, Uncle Gawro’s dog attacked her and bit her on the foot.
0:34	qapāràky꞊ī lē dā,ˈ aw꞊īš čū̀꞊a xastaxāna.ˈ bāba got꞊yān, ‘ʾəhtəmāl haya awa aw ṣaya hā̀r bī:ˈ pāšān d-abī awa řuwānày awa bə-kreˈ Hawlērḕ bə-krē ba zabēʿt꞊ū.ˈ sāhēbī kyḕ꞊ya?ˈ aw ṣaga ē kyē꞊ya?’ˈ qapāràky꞊ī lē dā,ˈ aw꞊īš čū̀꞊a xastaxāna.ˈ bāba got꞊yān, ‘ʾəhtəmāl haya awa aw ṣaya hā̀r bī:ˈ pāšān d-abī awa řuwānày awa bə-kreˈ Hawlērḕ bə-krē ba zabēʿt꞊ū.ˈ sāhēbī kyḕ꞊ya?ˈ aw ṣaga ē kyē꞊ya?’ˈ	The dog bit her. She went to the hospital. They (i.e. people) said, ‘It’s likely that the dog has rabies: she should definitely be transferred to Erbil. Who is the owner of the dog?’
0:48	‘d-abē bə-grīnˈ bə-bayn꞊a ... sagay bə-bàyn꞊a Hawlērē.ˈ wa b-čīn꞊a ... tūš daʿl kalḕ būbī aw tsətakyī wa꞊ya.’ˈ almuhīm, hā̀tənˈ Mām Gawro꞊yān palbast kərd꞊ū gərtī꞊yān dagaḷ ṣagakà꞊y.ˈ suwārī musalaḥà꞊yān kərd꞊ū lo Hawlērē.ˈ ‘d-abē bə-grīnˈ bə-bayn꞊a ... sagay bə-bàyn꞊a Hawlērē.ˈ wa b-čīn꞊a ... tūš daʿl kalḕ būbī aw tsətakyī wa꞊ya.’ˈ almuhīm, hā̀tənˈ Mām Gawro꞊yān palbast kərd꞊ū gərtī꞊yān dagaḷ ṣagakà꞊y.ˈ suwārī musalaḥà꞊yān kərd꞊ū lo Hawlērē.ˈ	[People continued] ‘We should catch [the owner] and take [him and] the dog to Erbil. Let’s go to [Erbil] ... [it’s possible that] she has been infected with a dog disease called dal kal or something like that.’ Anyway, they came, arrested Uncle Gawro and his dog, put him into a police car, and headed towards Erbil.
1:03	Mām Gawro꞊š galak xafàt꞊ū marāq꞊ī bū.ˈ dastī pē da-kāt –aw polīs xo dawr꞊ī ha-bū̀ pēšānˈ—baz got꞊ī, ‘hay bāba kar꞊o lē kàm ṣaya!ˈ d-abī la korē xwa꞊t bə-kam-awà!ˈ, tūšī tsə̀꞊t kərdəm!’ˈ Mām Gawro꞊š galak xafàt꞊ū marāq꞊ī bū.ˈ dastī pē da-kāt –aw polīs xo dawr꞊ī ha-bū̀ pēšānˈ—baz got꞊ī, ‘hay bāba kar꞊o lē kàm ṣaya!ˈ d-abī la korē xwa꞊t bə-kam-awà!ˈ, tūšī tsə̀꞊t kərdəm!’ˈ	Uncle Garo felt sad and at a loss. He started [cursing the dog]—earlier he had been surrounded by the police—he said, ‘Damn you , dog! I shall get rid of you ! [Look] what you’ve done to me!’
1:15	baw garmāyaw bo čūyn—na ʿafwan buhā̀r bū.ˈ čūn čūn fàḥs꞊yān kərd.ˈ ṣagakà awa dar-čūˈ hār nà-bū,ˈ sā̀q bū.ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ... ‘Mām Gawro, xalā̀s꞊aˈ tu ʿafū̀꞊y꞊ūˈ sagaka꞊t tsə̀ balā꞊y tēyā [nīya].’ˈ baw garmāyaw bo čūyn—na ʿafwan buhā̀r bū.ˈ čūn čūn fàḥs꞊yān kərd.ˈ ṣagakà awa dar-čūˈ hār nà-bū,ˈ sā̀q bū.ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ... ‘Mām Gawro, xalā̀s꞊aˈ tu ʿafū̀꞊y꞊ūˈ sagaka꞊t tsə̀ balā꞊y tēyā [nīya].’ˈ	They headed [towards Erbil] in the heat—oh, pardon! It was during the Spring. They went and examined [the dog]. The dog did not have rabies, it was healthy. They said, ‘Uncle Gawro, it is done, you are forgiven. Your dog has no fault!’
1:33	waḷā Mām Gawro sūřā̀ˈ tapūčkàkyī gawra꞊y dīt.ˈ la ... aw hàr lagarī wī dā bū čūka a꞊y-nāsī̀.ˈ sagaka Mām Gawro꞊y a-nāsī̀.ˈ waḷā har handē dīt matraqàky꞊ī lē [dā]ˈ waḷā Mām Gawro sūřā̀ˈ tapūčkàkyī gawra꞊y dīt.ˈ la ... aw hàr lagarī wī dā bū čūka a꞊y-nāsī̀.ˈ sagaka Mām Gawro꞊y a-nāsī̀.ˈ waḷā har handē dīt matraqàky꞊ī lē [dā]ˈ	Uncle Gawro turned round and saw a big cudgel. The dog was still with him, since it knew Uncle Gawro. The dog knew Uncle Gawro. All of a sudden he beat the dog with the thick cudgel.
1:44	tap lē sày꞊ī dā,ˈ ‘hay am la bābaka꞊t ba karānaway lē bə-kàm!ˈ atò bābē mə꞊t awēy lē kərd.’ˈ dzūnī dzūnī, dzūnī pī̀s dāy꞊ē.ˈ ṣàkˈ awa kàt.ˈ kat čoka zarbaka gala qawī̀n bū.ˈ tap lē sày꞊ī dā,ˈ ‘hay am la bābaka꞊t ba karānaway lē bə-kàm!ˈ atò bābē mə꞊t awēy lē kərd.’ˈ dzūnī dzūnī, dzūnī pī̀s dāy꞊ē.ˈ ṣàkˈ awa kàt.ˈ kat čoka zarbaka gala qawī̀n bū.ˈ	He hit the dog [with the stick and started cursing it], ‘Damn you ! You have irritated me .’ He cursed the dog using unpleasant words. The dog fell [to the ground]. It fell, since the blow was very heavy.
1:55	Mām Gawro꞊š got꞊ī, ‘wara wara hatīmà!ˈ a-čəm nāw bāzārī̀.ˈ—dəkānàky꞊ī ha-bū, dəkān.ˈ wa bīr꞊əm dē mən kəčkà būm.ˈ dəkānēkyī kəčkà꞊y ha-bū.ˈ Mām Gawro꞊š got꞊ī, ‘wara wara hatīmà!ˈ a-čəm nāw bāzārī̀.ˈ—dəkānàky꞊ī ha-bū, dəkān.ˈ wa bīr꞊əm dē mən kəčkà būm.ˈ dəkānēkyī kəčkà꞊y ha-bū.ˈ	Uncle Gawro said [to the dog], ‘Come, come [after me], you filth! I’m going to the bazaar [of Erbil].’ He had a shop, a shop. I remember that; I was a little boy [at that time]. He had a small shop [in Shaqlawa].
2:04	čū got, ‘həndē šət꞊ū màkˈ šakramanī꞊ū aw šətānaya da-kəřə̀mˈ lo dəkānḕ.’ˈ taqrīban sāʿatak awto taʾxī̀r [pəš] bū.ˈ dūwāyē ba pāsī tomāsī̀ gařā-wa.ˈ pēšān pā̀s bū třombəl na-bū.ˈ čū got, ‘həndē šət꞊ū màkˈ šakramanī꞊ū aw šətānaya da-kəřə̀mˈ lo dəkānḕ.’ˈ taqrīban sāʿatak awto taʾxī̀r [pəš] bū.ˈ dūwāyē ba pāsī tomāsī̀ gařā-wa.ˈ pēšān pā̀s bū třombəl na-bū.ˈ	He went [to the bazaar and] said, ‘I will buy some stuff, sugar and such things for the shop.’ He spent approximately an hour in the bazaar until he finished shopping. Then he took a bus, a Thomas bus, and returned to Shaqlawa. Back then there were no cars, there were only buses.
2:18	gařā-wàˈ wa čə gařā-wa dī̀t꞊ī ṣagakaˈ la pēš darkə꞊yān꞊a kə̀lky꞊īˈ ba [řā awa šīnī] bāwašīnī bā̀ a-dā lo Mām Gawro.ˈ ah got꞊ī, ‘bara bā’ [...] . got꞊əm awa to pīyā̀!ˈ la Hawlērē la kū zānī ṣa bēt꞊a Šaqrāwā̀ˈ bēt꞊a mārē mà?’ˈ ay wa řāsī got꞊ī baw wafā̀y ṣaya, ‘qay nā-kā ʿafū da-kam [bə-mīnē].’ˈ ā̀.ˈ gařā-wàˈ wa čə gařā-wa dī̀t꞊ī ṣagakaˈ la pēš darkə꞊yān꞊a kə̀lky꞊īˈ ba [řā awa šīnī] bāwašīnī bā̀ a-dā lo Mām Gawro.ˈ ah got꞊ī, ‘bara bā’ [...] . got꞊əm awa to pīyā̀!ˈ la Hawlērē la kū zānī ṣa bēt꞊a Šaqrāwā̀ˈ bēt꞊a mārē mà?’ˈ ay wa řāsī got꞊ī baw wafā̀y ṣaya, ‘qay nā-kā ʿafū da-kam [bə-mīnē].’ˈ ā̀.ˈ	He returned to Shaqlawa and saw that his dog was in front of the door and was wagging its tail for him. ‘Ah,’ Uncle Gawro said, ‘O man! How is it possible that the dog could travel from Erbil all the way to my house [in Shaqlawa]?’ He saw the loyalty of his dog and said, ‘It doesn’t matter [what you did], I forgive you, stay [here]!’ Yes.

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(1 0:00)Mām Gawro ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ Mām Gawro mašhū̀r bū,ˈ ṣagàky꞊ī ha-bū.ˈ pēšān ʿālam sàk ba xaw꞊ī da-kərdənˈ bo řūmālā̀t꞊ūˈ la bar dəzī̀꞊ū aw čətāna.ˈ(2 0:13)Mām Gawro ... polīsak jīrā̀nē wān bū.ˈ tabʿan mār꞊yān la gundī̀ būn aw zamān.ˈ řožak aw kə̀tsī mām ... aw polīsa a-čū꞊a qutābxāna,ˈ ... aw ṣayày Mām Gawroˈ pəř꞊ī dā꞊ya pḕ꞊y꞊ūˈ qapāràky꞊ī lē dā.ˈ(3 0:34)qapāràky꞊ī lē dā,ˈ aw꞊īš čū̀꞊a xastaxāna.ˈ bāba got꞊yān, ‘ʾəhtəmāl haya awa aw ṣaya hā̀r bī:ˈ pāšān d-abī awa řuwānày awa bə-kreˈ Hawlērḕ bə-krē ba zabēʿt꞊ū.ˈ sāhēbī kyḕ꞊ya?ˈ aw ṣaga ē kyē꞊ya?’ˈ(4 0:48)‘d-abē bə-grīnˈ bə-bayn꞊a ... sagay bə-bàyn꞊a Hawlērē.ˈ wa b-čīn꞊a ... tūš daʿl kalḕ būbī aw tsətakyī wa꞊ya.’ˈ almuhīm, hā̀tənˈ Mām Gawro꞊yān palbast kərd꞊ū gərtī꞊yān dagaḷ ṣagakà꞊y.ˈ suwārī musalaḥà꞊yān kərd꞊ū lo Hawlērē.ˈ(5 1:03)Mām Gawro꞊š galak xafàt꞊ū marāq꞊ī bū.ˈ dastī pē da-kāt –aw polīs xo dawr꞊ī ha-bū̀ pēšānˈ—baz got꞊ī, ‘hay bāba kar꞊o lē kàm ṣaya!ˈ d-abī la korē xwa꞊t bə-kam-awà!ˈ, tūšī tsə̀꞊t kərdəm!’ˈ(6 1:15)baw garmāyaw bo čūyn—na ʿafwan buhā̀r bū.ˈ čūn čūn fàḥs꞊yān kərd.ˈ ṣagakà awa dar-čūˈ hār nà-bū,ˈ sā̀q bū.ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ... ‘Mām Gawro, xalā̀s꞊aˈ tu ʿafū̀꞊y꞊ūˈ sagaka꞊t tsə̀ balā꞊y tēyā [nīya].’ˈ(7 1:33)waḷā Mām Gawro sūřā̀ˈ tapūčkàkyī gawra꞊y dīt.ˈ la ... aw hàr lagarī wī dā bū čūka a꞊y-nāsī̀.ˈ sagaka Mām Gawro꞊y a-nāsī̀.ˈ waḷā har handē dīt matraqàky꞊ī lē [dā]ˈ(8 1:44)tap lē sày꞊ī dā,ˈ ‘hay am la bābaka꞊t ba karānaway lē bə-kàm!ˈ atò bābē mə꞊t awēy lē kərd.’ˈ dzūnī dzūnī, dzūnī pī̀s dāy꞊ē.ˈ ṣàkˈ awa kàt.ˈ kat čoka zarbaka gala qawī̀n bū.ˈ(9 1:55)Mām Gawro꞊š got꞊ī, ‘wara wara hatīmà!ˈ a-čəm nāw bāzārī̀.ˈ—dəkānàky꞊ī ha-bū, dəkān.ˈ wa bīr꞊əm dē mən kəčkà būm.ˈ dəkānēkyī kəčkà꞊y ha-bū.ˈ(10 2:04)čū got, ‘həndē šət꞊ū màkˈ šakramanī꞊ū aw šətānaya da-kəřə̀mˈ lo dəkānḕ.’ˈ taqrīban sāʿatak awto taʾxī̀r [pəš] bū.ˈ dūwāyē ba pāsī tomāsī̀ gařā-wa.ˈ pēšān pā̀s bū třombəl na-bū.ˈ(11 2:18)gařā-wàˈ wa čə gařā-wa dī̀t꞊ī ṣagakaˈ la pēš darkə꞊yān꞊a kə̀lky꞊īˈ ba [řā awa šīnī] bāwašīnī bā̀ a-dā lo Mām Gawro.ˈ ah got꞊ī, ‘bara bā’ [...] . got꞊əm awa to pīyā̀!ˈ la Hawlērē la kū zānī ṣa bēt꞊a Šaqrāwā̀ˈ bēt꞊a mārē mà?’ˈ ay wa řāsī got꞊ī baw wafā̀y ṣaya, ‘qay nā-kā ʿafū da-kam [bə-mīnē].’ˈ ā̀.ˈ

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(1 0:00)Uncle Gawro had a dog. Mam Gawro was famous, he had a dog. In the old days, people would keep  dogs for protection from attacks,  lootings and so forth.(2 0:13)Mam Gawro had a neighbour who was a police officer. Needless to say, at that time, people used to live in villages.  One day when the daughter of Uncle ... er... the police officer was going to school, Uncle Gawro’s dog attacked her and bit her on the foot.(3 0:34)The dog bit her. She went to the hospital. They (i.e. people) said, ‘It’s likely that the dog has rabies: she should definitely be transferred to Erbil. Who is the owner of the dog?’(4 0:48)[People continued] ‘We should catch [the owner] and take [him and] the dog to Erbil. Let’s go to [Erbil] ... [it’s possible that] she has been infected with a dog disease called dal kal  or something like that.’ Anyway, they came, arrested Uncle Gawro and his dog, put him into a police car, and headed towards Erbil.(5 1:03)Uncle Garo felt sad and at a loss. He started [cursing the dog]—earlier he had been surrounded by the police—he said, ‘Damn you , dog! I shall get rid of you ! [Look] what you’ve done to me!’(6 1:15)They headed [towards Erbil] in the heat—oh, pardon! It was during the Spring. They went and examined [the dog]. The dog did not have rabies, it was healthy. They said, ‘Uncle Gawro, it is done, you are forgiven. Your dog has no fault!’(7 1:33)Uncle Gawro turned round and saw a big cudgel. The dog was still with him, since it knew Uncle Gawro. The dog knew Uncle Gawro. All of a sudden he beat the dog with the thick cudgel.(8 1:44)He hit the dog [with the stick and started cursing it], ‘Damn you ! You have irritated me .’ He cursed the dog using unpleasant words. The dog fell [to the ground]. It fell, since the blow was very heavy.(9 1:55)Uncle Gawro said [to the dog], ‘Come, come [after me], you filth! I’m going to the bazaar [of Erbil].’ He had a shop, a shop. I remember that; I was a little boy [at that time]. He had a small shop [in Shaqlawa].(10 2:04)He went [to the bazaar and] said, ‘I will buy some stuff, sugar and such things for the shop.’ He spent approximately an hour in the bazaar until he finished shopping. Then he took a bus, a Thomas bus,  and returned to Shaqlawa. Back then there were no cars, there were only buses.(11 2:18)He returned to Shaqlawa and saw that his dog was in front of the door and was wagging its tail for him. ‘Ah,’ Uncle Gawro said, ‘O man! How is it possible that the dog could travel from Erbil all the way to my house [in Shaqlawa]?’ He saw the loyalty of his dog and said, ‘It doesn’t matter [what you did], I forgive you, stay [here]!’ Yes.