D13NHKHousebuilding

well, house building in Tabaq

t̪ajɪb, kʊlʊ ŋgʷaɲɛ t̪aaŋʊr

from long ago

kambɛt̪ʊ

the first thing a person do is the fence

ah id̪ʊ ʷɔɔr ʃaal awal haɟar, hʊʊʃ

build a big fence

hʊʊʃ ʷɔʈʊ ɪʃɛnaaj

and inside rooms

akʊra, kʊlɪ

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there are rooms made up of mud

diid̪ʊ ŋgʊlɪ fɛ

there is a mud room which is called mud room

diid̪ʊ ŋgʊla fɛ, t̪ɪmʊ ŋgʊla na fɛ

also

kamaan

and there is also what is called shrubs/straw rooms

ah ʷundɛ ŋgʊʊlana fi

if it is mud room

diid̪ʊ ŋgʊʊlʊnga

that means, from the bottom

jaani ʈʷalɛt̪ʊ

it is build with mud

diid̪ʊka kʷaɲɪnaaj

and on the top

ʈaʷʊra

build the upper part and put it on

kʊlʊ kʷaɲɪɲ, kukundi

if it is straws/shrubs room

ah ʷundɛ ŋgʊʊlʊŋgala

from the bottom it is made by straws

ʈʷalɛt̪ʊ, ɖɛŋgɛɽɛka ɪʃɛnaaj

build it and on the top

kʊnaaj ʈaʷʊra

is build with shrubs

ʷundɛka, kʷaɲ

well

t̪ajɪb

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dɛ.. ah

that mud room

ʈii, diid̪ʊ ŋgʊʊ, diid̪ʊ ŋgʊʊ ŋgʊʊl

first of all you dig the mud out

awal haɟa diid̪ʊ, kʷajɛɛndʊ

men usually dig the mud out and women bring water, and mix the mud up, make it ready

kɔrʊ diid̪ʊ kʷajɛɛʈʊ ɪlɪʲa ʊt̪ɪ wɔɽɪ kaʃɪ ʈii diid̪ʊka ɪɪ ɪʃɛnaaj, tɔɔkʊndɪ ɪʃɛn, a.. ɟahɪzɛnaaj

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and then the mud

ɛɛ diid̪ʊʷaː

they carry it the women carry it

ɖʊʊnɖɪ ɪlɪ ɖʊʊnɖɪ

bring it and the men

kat̪arʊ kɔrɪʲa

and the men will build the mud room

kɔra ɛɛ, ʈii diid̪ʊ ŋgʊʊl, kɔɲʊ

they build it like

kʷaɲʊndʊ ʊt̪ʊ zɛɛj

about meter or meter and half standing

mitir mitir u nus ʈɪfʊnaaj

they make the main entrance

kit̪ʊ nʊʊl aalandi

and they also make the window

ʃubaaka ɛɛla aalandi

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and let it dry for a while

ɛɛ t̪ʊʊt̪ʊ ʃɔɲʊmbʊldʊ

or let it for a month or two months

ʊʊnd̪ʊʷɛna ʊʊnd̪ʊ ʊrʊʷɛn ʈimʊnandʊ

and then in the end you come and build it

kalaŋt̪ʊna t̪a kʷaɲ

on the top it is build with grass

ʈaʷwʊr, ʷundɛka kʷaɲʊ

and also it is built with straw

kamaan, ɖɛŋgɛɽɛkana kʷaɲ

in that building day

ʈii kʷaɲɛʈʊ nʊʊl

also ropes made from (a certain) bark

kamaan, ʊʃɛnɪ

they bring them first

ʷɔɔr ʈii aaʃɛndʊ

are brought

kat̪ara

and also some big wood would be brought

wala kut̪ulɛʲa ʈi kɪndi kat̪ara

and of course they are short

ʈii kut̪ulɛ maa, ʃɛrɛɲɪndʊ

they are brought and made well and divided

ʈii kut̪ulɛ kat̪a kɪʲɛɛndi kaakʊndi

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the old men would split those big ones into smaller pieces

ɛɛ kɔrʊ ʷatɛ ʈii kut̪ulɛ kaakɛka

and make the ropes

ʊrɪɪɲɪʲa kɪŋʃɛʈʊ

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and the young men and the other people

ɛɛ bʊrjɪlɪʲa irɪː

who are strong or have strength

bit̪ɛ bɛ.. binal kɔndaʲa

and they would that room

ʈiʲa ɛɛ ʈii kʊʊl

they make it first (on the ground)

ʷɔɔr ʷɔlaaj

and then they take it and put it on top and complete the building

ʃɔɔndɪʲa ʈaʷʊr kukunaʲa kʷaɲʊ

and there is another type of room

ah kʊʊl bɛɛʷa

they build it, build it on the ground

ɛɛla, kʷaɲʊndɪ ʊʊnd̪ʊr kʷaɲʊnaaj

they build it and finish it all

kuʈɛɛ kʷaɲʊn tumunaaj

and carry it and put it up

ʃɔɔndɪʲa ʈɪfʊnaaj

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and then build it from the bottom, that is the straw house

ɛɛ, ʈʷalet̪ʊna kɛrʊʊn, ʈiʲa ɖɛŋgɛɽɛ ŋgʊʊl

well

t̪ajɪb

in the house

ʃaald̪ʊ

there will be a sleeping room, in the mud house (with straw roof)

ʈii ɖiʈʊ ŋgʊʊl, kʊt̪ʊ ŋgʊlʊ ʃʷaʲa

it means

jaaniː

and there will be a house made of straw

ka ɖɛŋgɛɽɛ ŋgʊʊla ʃʷaʲa

and also there will be a kitchen hut

tuŋgʊr ŋgʊʊla ɛɛla fiʲa

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the children and the children, and if one has male children also

t̪ʷɛɛnɪʷaa t̪ʷɛɛnɪ, t̪ʷɛ.. t̪ʷɛ.. t̪ʷɛɛnɪ kɔrʊ kʷalʊŋgala bɔrd̪ʊ

he will build a separate house

ʃaal kʷaɲʊndiʲa araan

and if he has daughters they will also have a house

ʈi t̪ɔɔɲɪ t̪ɪrɪ kʷalɛʈʊŋga, ʈiiʷa ɛɛla ʃaal

to be built for them

kʷaɲʊndiʲa

it means so many houses

jaani ʃaald̪ʊ ʷaɲɛɛ

inside the fence

hʊʊʃ nakʊr fɛ

the Tabaq house of the past I know

ʷu iʲɛ t̪aanɪ ɲʒaal, kambɛnaa

but now

laakin ɛɛla

everything hase changed

ʃaa kuʈɛfɪ ghayareʈʊ

and also houses and rooms building have changed a bit now people build modern rooms (the ones built up with zink, bricks and the like)

kamaan ɛɛla kʊlʊ ŋgʷaɲɛʲa baa ghayarɪɲa, ɛɛl ɔɔd̪alɪʲɛ kʷaɲɛ

people brought bricks and from above there is zink

t̪uub kat̪ara, zinkikana ʈaʷʊt̪ʊ

would make it

ɪ.. ɪʃɛra

all of this

ɖa kullʊ ʃinu

are rooms which are built recently

kʊlɪ ɛɛl, kaald̪ʊ, kʷaɲɛra kʊlɪʲa

which are from the pasts rooms

ah, la kambɛl ŋgʊlɪt̪ʊ

there is a big difference

farig ʈiinaa ʷɔʈɛ

in the past they were

kaan maa ʈii

the huts were a bit small in their size, but now they build very big rooms

d̪urd̪urɛ baa ɖɔrɛndum, ɛɛla ɔɔd̪al ʷaʈe, kʷaɲɛ

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