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Tabaq people since they came and settled in Tabaq area

maa t̪aanɪɪ, t̪aaŋʊr t̪a akʊmbʊt̪ʊ

there were chiefs from long ago

bɛdɪt̪ʊ ʃi.. ʃilɪ ʃɛɛ

in the Tabaq mountain and there were kujuurs

t̪àànɪ́ ŋgùld̪ʊ́ʊ̀r kʷiirɪʲa ʃɛɛ

and those chiefs and the kujuurs

jala ʈii ʃilɪʲɛɛ ʈii kʷiirɪj1ɛ ʈiindiʲa

who ruled the Tabaq people

t̪aanɪɪ ʊɲ.. ʊɲʊŋgam

well, if we want to count the chiefs of Tabaq now

t̪ajɪb, ʃilɪ, ʃilɪ ɛɛl ɛɛl kʷii kuʷɛtʊr

in addition to the chief now in Tabaq who is called Awad

ɛɛl t̪aaŋʊr ʃiil ʃʷata, awatʊka

they are twenty three chiefs

talaata iʃiriin ʃiil

and these chiefs who governed the Tabaq people

ʈii ʃilɪndiʲa, t̪aaŋʊ.. t̪aanɪɪ, hakumɛɛm

also one chief alone would not govern / rule the Tabaq

kamaan ʃiil, araand̪ʊ, t̪aaŋ.. t̪aaŋ hakumɛɛmɪɪn

the chief and the big kujuur

ʃiilɛɛ kʷii ʷɔʈɛ

it means if a chief wants do do anything

jaani, ʃiilɛn ʃaa aŋa ŋaaŋʊtʊŋga

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he first ask the kujuur

kʷiiʲɛ ʷɔɔr, ʈii saalɛ

and also if the kujuur wants to do anything in the mountain

kamaan kʷiiʲa kamaan ah, ʃaa, kuld̪ʊʊr aŋaaŋaatʊŋa

he would tell the chief and some of the kujuurs

ʃɪɪlu fɪndi, ʈii kʷii.. kʷiirɪ, bɛkɪʷa fɪnditʊ

then the kujuurs would tell all the Tabaq people

kʷiirɪʲa ʈii t̪aanɪɪ kuʈɛɛ fɪɪndin

well

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under the chief (the big one) there are some small chiefs

ʃiil nɖʷalɛl, ʃilɪ ɖɔrɛ ʃɛɛ

there are some small chief also

ʃilɪ ɖɔrɛ ʃɛɛ kamaan

and in any village even if the people are few they will have a sheikh

isim hilla laaka irɪ, baanɪnd̪ʊŋgalɛ, ʃɛɛxa kʷal

and these sheikhs

jala ʈii ʃɛɛxən, ʈii ʃɛɛxɛldi

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who listen to the speech of the big chiefs

ɛɛ, ʃilɪ watɛ mbɛɛ kiʲɛ

and the big chief the whole mountain

ʃiil ʷɔʈʊnd̪a kuld̪ʊʊ, kuʈɛɛ

governs it, and also, in front of the government

hakumɛɛʃɪ, kamaan, t̪urindid̪ʊ nd̪uura

he would go to the government and listen to what has been said

ʈiind̪ɛ gajɛʃɪ, t̪urnid̪ʊ ikɪnɛ fɪʈʊŋga, fɛɛ kijɛnaaj

then he would come back and tell the Tabaq people everything

ʈiʲa t̪a kafɛɛn t̪aanɪɪ fɪndi ʃaa

kujuurs also, the big kujuur has some other smaller ones under him

kʷiindiʲa kamaan kʷii ʷɔtʊ, kʷiirɪ ɖɔrɛ kʷalʲɪʃɪ

of something wrong is going to happen in the mountain he gothers the small kujurs and start his work

ʃaa bɪld̪ʊ ɛnɛ, kuld̪ʊʊr haslaŋa ʈiʲa kʷiirɪ, ʈii kʷii kʷiiʲɛtʊ

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then after he speak to the spirit he tells the small kujuurs

ɛɛ f.. ʊrʊ f.. ɛnɛ kʷiirɪ ɖɔrɛ, fɪnditʊ

then the small kujuurs would tell the Tabaq people that something bad is going to happen

kʷiirɪ ɖɔrɛʲa t̪aanɪɪ fɪnditʊ ʃaa bɪld̪ɪ, hasala ŋaaŋaan

enemy is coming, they would tell all of them

adu t̪a, dimaa ʈi kuʈɛɛ

they would tell all the people then they would stay prepared and ready

fɪnditʊ ʈiʲa ɛɛ i..irɪ irɪ ɛnɛ irɪ, d.. ʷɔna aadiin ɛɛ fɪndi

yes it means the mountain, the spirits

aaj, jaani kuld̪ʊʊ ah ʊrɪʲɛɛ

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kujuurs and the chiefs all of them together with the spirit

kʷiirɪʲɛɛ, ʃilɪʲɛ, kulʊ ma ba'ad, ʈi ʊrʊ ku.. ʊrʊndi

they were keeping the mountain

ʈiind̪ɛ, kuld̪ʊʷa andʊŋa

but also like now

laakin bɔrdu jaani zɛ.. ɛɛl

as thing undergo changes so do they

ʃaarɪ bɛkɪ ɣajarɛt̪ʊ naka, ʈi jala ʈ..ʈi zaatʊnɛ ʈii

their authority has become less now

sʊlt̪a ʈiina ɛɛl, baa gallɛmʊɲa

the language of the kujuur is not understood especially to the new generation

ʃiil mbɛɛ zaatʊr ɛɛl, dɛkʊɲɛtʊ irɪ, ʃiil mbɛɛ kɛɛkanɛ kijɛɛm

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