Shaqlawa: The Indecent Neighbour

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

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0:00	awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-owa.ˈ řožak dāʿnē səbaynà bū,ˈ Awdo Sūlà꞊yān pē da-got,ˈ mār꞊yān la gařakī Bētərmḕ bū.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘dānīštbūm dānē səbaynà bū’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘handa꞊m dī̀tˈ žənàk hāt.’ˈ nāw꞊ī Pəlka Wardḕ bū wā bə-zānəm.ˈ ā̀.ˈ awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-owa.ˈ řožak dāʿnē səbaynà bū,ˈ Awdo Sūlà꞊yān pē da-got,ˈ mār꞊yān la gařakī Bētərmḕ bū.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘dānīštbūm dānē səbaynà bū’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘handa꞊m dī̀tˈ žənàk hāt.’ˈ nāw꞊ī Pəlka Wardḕ bū wā bə-zānəm.ˈ ā̀.ˈ	I will tell this [story] too. One morning — [Uncle] Awdo Sula, as they called him, stood by his house, which was in the Betirma neighbourhood [of Shaqlawa]. He said, ‘I was sitting [by my house]. It was morning’, he said, ‘and I saw a woman coming.’ Her name was Aunt Warde—as far as I know. Yes.
0:22	got꞊ī, ‘sīnīyakyī gawrā sar꞊ī dā-pošrā̀ bū.ˈ la kolānakày maˈ da-hāt lo mārē màˈ da-hāt꞊a xwārē lo mārē mà.ˈ hāt got꞊əm, “xwā dā xwā aw daḷà!ˈ [tsī ba tsī kərd xo čə sarī pēs] kāwānà!?ˈ aw la kū̀ xwā mən꞊ī xwaš wīstˈ baw səbaynày!ˈ hayā̀t꞊a!’”ˈ got꞊ī, ‘sīnīyakyī gawrā sar꞊ī dā-pošrā̀ bū.ˈ la kolānakày maˈ da-hāt lo mārē màˈ da-hāt꞊a xwārē lo mārē mà.ˈ hāt got꞊əm, “xwā dā xwā aw daḷà!ˈ [tsī ba tsī kərd xo čə sarī pēs] kāwānà!?ˈ aw la kū̀ xwā mən꞊ī xwaš wīstˈ baw səbaynày!ˈ hayā̀t꞊a!’”ˈ	He said, ‘There was a big tray [she was carrying], which was covered [with a cloth]. She was passing by our alley, heading towards our house.’ She came [closer]. I said, “God, look at that beauty. Look at her veil! God must have loved me so much for me to meet her this morning! It is a [great] life!”’
0:37	got꞊ī warz bahā̀r būy.ˈ got꞊ī aw꞊īš salā̀m꞊ī kərd꞊ū dā-nīšt꞊ūˈ got꞊ī, ‘hā̀!ˈ la tsə̀ da-gařay?’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘waḷāhī, awanda꞊m lo tò hīnāyna.ˈ got꞊əm, “na-xom [naw bīy[... ]aw꞊īš]. ”’ got꞊ī warz bahā̀r būy.ˈ got꞊ī aw꞊īš salā̀m꞊ī kərd꞊ū dā-nīšt꞊ūˈ got꞊ī, ‘hā̀!ˈ la tsə̀ da-gařay?’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘waḷāhī, awanda꞊m lo tò hīnāyna.ˈ got꞊əm, “na-xom [naw bīy[... ]aw꞊īš]. ”’	It is said that it was the season of Spring. It is said that she greeted him and sat down. He said [to her], ‘What? What are you looking for?’ She said, ‘By God, I have brought you some [berries]. I thought, “I shall not eat [them and give them to you]”’.
0:50	got꞊ī, ‘tsə̀꞊na?’ˈ waḷā awatsī̀ˈ qomāšakay har-a-dāt-awàˈ a-bīnī tū̀f!ˈ tū̀ wəḷāhī!ˈ ʿasabī̀ bū.ˈ yaʿnī řoh꞊ī la bar da nà-mā.ˈ yaʿnī ṣat šaytā̀n꞊ī lo hātən.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘tsə̀꞊na?’ˈ waḷā awatsī̀ˈ qomāšakay har-a-dāt-awàˈ a-bīnī tū̀f!ˈ tū̀ wəḷāhī!ˈ ʿasabī̀ bū.ˈ yaʿnī řoh꞊ī la bar da nà-mā.ˈ yaʿnī ṣat šaytā̀n꞊ī lo hātən.ˈ	He said, ‘What’s this? Indeed, the thing, she removed the cloth on the tray [to show him what was in the tray]. He said, ‘Wow! Indeed [the tray was full of] berries!’ He became furious. He lost his reason. He was filled with rage.
1:05	got꞊ī, ‘ato awa꞊t lò lo ma hīnāya?ˈ mā ama wərā̀ġ꞊īn?ˈ tsə̀꞊na baw səbaynay?ˈ nī꞊m꞊a hā! awà to nī꞊ya la pēš꞊ət’ˈ da sar꞊yān bənatū̀ak ha-bū!ˈ ‘hā yān la bərsā̀ mərdīna?’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ato awa꞊t lò lo ma hīnāya?ˈ mā ama wərā̀ġ꞊īn?ˈ tsə̀꞊na baw səbaynay?ˈ nī꞊m꞊a hā! awà to nī꞊ya la pēš꞊ət’ˈ da sar꞊yān bənatū̀ak ha-bū!ˈ ‘hā yān la bərsā̀ mərdīna?’ˈ	He said, ‘Why have you brought this to us? Are we mules? What are these [berries doing here] this morning? You think that I’m poor? Do you see what’s in front of you?’—there was a barn in front of them—‘Do you think we are dying of hunger?’
1:17	got꞊ī, ‘hastā̀!ˈ čòs꞊ət lo a-kam.’ˈ hamū̀꞊y dā-wašānd. ˈ gāzē mərīšk꞊ū barxàkˈ dū, sē bàrx꞊ī ha-būn:ˈ t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p꞊ū, ʘ, ʘ, āwā꞊y kərd, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, ‘warə̀n!’ˈ mərīšk hātən àw lā.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘hastā̀!ˈ čòs꞊ət lo a-kam.’ˈ hamū̀꞊y dā-wašānd. ˈ gāzē mərīšk꞊ū barxàkˈ dū, sē bàrx꞊ī ha-būn:ˈ t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p꞊ū, ʘ, ʘ, āwā꞊y kərd, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, ‘warə̀n!’ˈ mərīšk hātən àw lā.ˈ	He said, ‘Get up! I will show you.’ He poured out all of them (i.e. the berries). He called for the hens and sheep—he had two, three sheep: Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Ba! Ba! He did this, Cluck! Cluck! ‘Come!’. The hens came [to eat the berries].
1:29	Pəlka ... žənaka꞊š got꞊ī, ‘tamāšā kà!’ˈ garak mutasə̀r bū.ˈ pašīmā̀n꞊īš būˈ nà꞊y-zānī.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘da řò ba řē xo!ˈ jār꞊əš ka này ēra!’ˈ Pəlka ... žənaka꞊š got꞊ī, ‘tamāšā kà!’ˈ garak mutasə̀r bū.ˈ pašīmā̀n꞊īš būˈ nà꞊y-zānī.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘da řò ba řē xo!ˈ jār꞊əš ka này ēra!’ˈ	[To] Pelka .... to the woman he said, ‘Look!’ The woman [noticed his vehement reaction and] became very resentful. She regretted [what she had done] and did not realise [it was so upsetting]. He said [to her], ‘Go away! Don’t come back here anymore!’
1:39	žənī Mām Awdo ... got꞊ī, ‘Awdòˈ ato ... lò aw žəna꞊t fašəl kərd?ˈ gunā̀h꞊a wā ē hāt īnābū̀꞊y.ˈ xwā yaʿnī tsī, kə̀fr꞊ī kərdbū?’ˈ ‘na bə-řo na tù bī na àw bī.ˈ dzārī ka bā aw īšāna nà-kā.’ˈ žənī Mām Awdo ... got꞊ī, ‘Awdòˈ ato ... lò aw žəna꞊t fašəl kərd?ˈ gunā̀h꞊a wā ē hāt īnābū̀꞊y.ˈ xwā yaʿnī tsī, kə̀fr꞊ī kərdbū?’ˈ ‘na bə-řo na tù bī na àw bī.ˈ dzārī ka bā aw īšāna nà-kā.’ˈ	Uncle Awdo’s wife said, ‘Awdo, you—why did you get angry at that woman? She’s innocent. She came and brought us [berries]. So what, had she committed blasphemy?’ [Awdo replied], ‘No, go away! I don’t want [to hear a word from] either you or her! May she will not repeat such behaviour.’

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(1 0:00)awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-owa.ˈ řožak dāʿnē səbaynà bū,ˈ Awdo Sūlà꞊yān pē da-got,ˈ mār꞊yān la gařakī Bētərmḕ bū.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘dānīštbūm dānē səbaynà bū’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘handa꞊m dī̀tˈ žənàk hāt.’ˈ nāw꞊ī Pəlka Wardḕ bū wā bə-zānəm.ˈ ā̀.ˈ(2 0:22)got꞊ī, ‘sīnīyakyī gawrā sar꞊ī dā-pošrā̀ bū.ˈ la kolānakày maˈ da-hāt lo mārē màˈ da-hāt꞊a xwārē lo mārē mà.ˈ hāt got꞊əm, “xwā dā xwā aw daḷà!ˈ [tsī ba tsī kərd xo čə sarī pēs]  kāwānà!?ˈ aw la kū̀ xwā mən꞊ī xwaš wīstˈ baw səbaynày!ˈ hayā̀t꞊a!’”ˈ(3 0:37)got꞊ī warz bahā̀r būy.ˈ got꞊ī aw꞊īš salā̀m꞊ī kərd꞊ū dā-nīšt꞊ūˈ got꞊ī, ‘hā̀!ˈ la tsə̀ da-gařay?’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘waḷāhī, awanda꞊m lo tò hīnāyna.ˈ got꞊əm, “na-xom [naw bīy[... ]aw꞊īš]. ”’(4 0:50)got꞊ī, ‘tsə̀꞊na?’ˈ waḷā awatsī̀ˈ qomāšakay har-a-dāt-awàˈ a-bīnī tū̀f!ˈ tū̀ wəḷāhī!ˈ ʿasabī̀ bū.ˈ yaʿnī řoh꞊ī la bar da nà-mā.ˈ yaʿnī ṣat šaytā̀n꞊ī lo hātən.ˈ(5 1:05)got꞊ī, ‘ato awa꞊t lò lo ma hīnāya?ˈ mā ama wərā̀ġ꞊īn?ˈ tsə̀꞊na baw səbaynay?ˈ nī꞊m꞊a hā! awà to nī꞊ya la pēš꞊ət’ˈ da sar꞊yān bənatū̀ak ha-bū!ˈ ‘hā yān la bərsā̀ mərdīna?’ˈ(6 1:17)got꞊ī, ‘hastā̀!ˈ čòs꞊ət lo a-kam.’ˈ hamū̀꞊y dā-wašānd. ˈ gāzē mərīšk꞊ū barxàkˈ dū, sē bàrx꞊ī ha-būn:ˈ t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p꞊ū, ʘ, ʘ,  āwā꞊y kərd, t͡p, t͡p, t͡p, ‘warə̀n!’ˈ mərīšk hātən àw lā.ˈ(7 1:29)Pəlka ... žənaka꞊š got꞊ī, ‘tamāšā kà!’ˈ garak mutasə̀r bū.ˈ pašīmā̀n꞊īš būˈ nà꞊y-zānī.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘da řò ba řē xo!ˈ jār꞊əš ka này ēra!’ˈ(8 1:39)žənī Mām Awdo ... got꞊ī, ‘Awdòˈ ato ... lò aw žəna꞊t fašəl kərd?ˈ gunā̀h꞊a wā ē hāt īnābū̀꞊y.ˈ xwā yaʿnī tsī, kə̀fr꞊ī kərdbū?’ˈ ‘na bə-řo na tù bī na àw bī.ˈ dzārī ka bā aw īšāna nà-kā.’ˈ

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(1 0:00)I will tell this [story] too. One morning — [Uncle] Awdo Sula, as they called him, stood by his house, which  was in the Betirma neighbourhood [of Shaqlawa]. He said, ‘I was sitting [by my house]. It was morning’, he said, ‘and I saw a woman coming.’ Her name was Aunt Warde—as far as I know. Yes.(2 0:22)He said, ‘There was a big tray [she was carrying], which was covered [with a cloth]. She was passing by our alley, heading towards our house.’ She came [closer]. I said, “God, look at that beauty. Look at her veil! God must have loved me so much for me to meet her this morning! It is a [great] life!”’(3 0:37)It is said that it was the season of Spring. It is said that she greeted him and sat down. He said [to her], ‘What? What are you looking for?’ She said, ‘By God, I have brought you some [berries]. I thought,  “I shall not eat [them and give them to you]”’.(4 0:50)He said, ‘What’s this? Indeed, the thing, she removed the cloth on the tray [to show him what was in the tray]. He said,  ‘Wow! Indeed [the tray was full of] berries!’ He became furious. He lost his reason.  He was filled with rage.(5 1:05)He said, ‘Why have you brought this to us? Are we mules? What are these [berries doing here] this morning? You think that I’m poor? Do you see what’s in front of you?’—there was a barn in front of them—‘Do you think we are dying of hunger?’(6 1:17)He said, ‘Get up! I will show you.’ He poured out all of them (i.e. the berries). He called for the hens and sheep—he had two, three sheep: Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Ba! Ba! He did this, Cluck! Cluck! ‘Come!’. The hens came [to eat the berries].(7 1:29)[To] Pelka .... to the woman he said, ‘Look!’ The woman [noticed his vehement reaction and] became very resentful. She regretted [what she had done] and did not realise [it was so upsetting]. He said [to her], ‘Go away!  Don’t come back here anymore!’(8 1:39)Uncle Awdo’s wife said, ‘Awdo, you—why did you get angry at that woman? She’s innocent. She came and brought us [berries]. So what, had she committed blasphemy?’ [Awdo replied], ‘No, go away! I don’t want [to hear a word from] either you or her! May she will not repeat such behaviour.’