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Iwear by allah ,I do not have much information about kujuurs very well

walai kʷɪrɪmbɛɛ wʊ kɛkkɛnaa ɪyɛmndɛ

becuase I was so small

aa wʊ baand̪ʊndika

I went to school

gʊrar ʃumndi

means in Tabaq only few who go (to school)

yaani t̪aaŋʊr bɛbɛr bɛbɛr gairɛ

I do not have much information about Kujuur , but what I know ; Tabaq poeple in the past

kʷɪrɪmbɛɛ kɛkɛnɪ ɪyɛmndɛ laakin wʊ ɪyɛtaa t̪aanɪ kaan wɔɔr

they were keeping many kujurs ( it means that they were so muchconcerned and attached to the kujuurs becuase they thought that they are the sourc of everything)

wɔt̪t̪ʊka kʊrɪ andɛm

yes, they had many kujuurs

aayɪ wɔt̪t̪ʊka kʊrɪ andɛɛʃɪ

they practice the rituals of the kujuurs and each paternal clan

tʊkɛwa tʊkɛʃɪ yaani isim ikaa

have their own

ʊndʊ ʊrʊ kʷala

kwini had a kujur

kʷɪɪnɪ ʊrʊ kʷalɛm

biyani had a kujur dutuni had a kujur and komblai had kujur

bɪyanɪ ʊrʊ kʷalɛm dʊt̪ʊnɪ ʊrʊ kʷalɛm kɔbalɪ ʊrʊ kʷalɛm

aaa shotuni also had a kujuur

aaa ʃʊmt̪ʊnɪ ʊrʊ kʷalɛm

aa and each paternal clan having a kujur

aa isim [ɪkun] ɪkniya tɪ ʊr kʷalɟɪ

and they practice the kujur rituals and they have a lot of such practices

kaman tʊkɛʃɛ yaani tʊkɛ haarka kʷalɛʃɪ

they had such practices, well when the spirit possesses a person

tʊkɛm t̪aiyb tɪ ʊr ʊrʊ ɪdʊ kʷɪɪt̪ʊnɔgɪd̪ʊr

a person connot be possessed willingly

arand̪ʊ ɪdʊ ʊrʊwa ɛmɪn

it is the spirit who come and possess the person

ʊrɛ t̪a ɪdʊ kʷɪɪn

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means it comes to the person and make him ill and make him fell down unwillingly

yaanɪ t̪aa t̪awwɛɛka ʃʊɲʊka

the spirit comes and cuase him to do abnormal things then poeple would realize that it the spirits act

t̪a t̪a haarka tawɛt̪ʊ ɪrya ɪyɛndɪ

and the elder poeple would recognize that and tell the person that you are possessed by the spirit

aa ɪr wattɛya ɪyɛɟɛ ti fɪndita a ʊrʊndɪ ʊ kʷɪɪna fɪtʊ

aa they tell that it is the spirit (and they tell him the name of the spirit) who is possessing you, then they make a cermony for him and do some rituals for him

aa ʊr filaandɛ ʊ kʷɪɪn fitʊ ɛɛ xalas tɪyaa sabrɛn tʊkɛndɛ

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then they make him a kujur, well the kujuurs

ɛɛ kʷɪɪya aal taiyb kʷɪɪrɪ

in the past if Tabaq poeple wanted rain they would go to the kujuurs house (to ask for it)

kaan t̪aanɪ arɛ watnga tɪnjaal ʃɛ

there is a special kujjur for rain

arʊngʷɪɪ aan ʃʷaa

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aaa this clan

aaa t̪ɪŋɪɲɪ (a name of a clan)

if a person does not want his cows to be cought by disease he would go to this caln poeple themselves

ɪd̪ʊ waya waya tii aɲgʊmnɛya findga tɪ d̪ʊʊr ʃɛ ɪrnɪ zaatɪlɪ

if a person does not want to be ill or he was ill he would go to the kujurs house (to have his blessings)

waya ʊnɟʊmniya fɪtʊnga wal ɪd̪ʊ waya kɔndʊnga kʷɪɪnɟaal dɛ ʃutu

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then the kujur

ɛɛ kʷɪɪyɛ ɛla

the the kujur would take away that illness if it is cuased by bad spirits or a normal illness

kʷɪɪndʊga wala tʊʊndʊga tɪya waya waggʊndɪ

he would take all the things away from him

ʃarbɛ ʃarɪ ʃarɪ wa waŋŋʊnaditʊ

then the ill person's body would recover

dii ɪd̪ʊ ilbiɽa kɛe

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if a person wanted to travel or to go to any other place he would go to the kujuur first

ɪdʊ xat̪rɛnga t̪ʊʊ bɛr ʃʊwaŋaantga kʷɪɪɟaldʊ ʃʊ

if a person was far away, he travelled and stayed there for a long time and came back

t̪ʊʊ bɛt̪ʊ t̪ʊʊ dʷiir ʃʊʊn ʃʷanɟa t̪at̪nŋga

the elders would come and drink the water before him then he drinks after them and also they take him to the kujurs house (to take the returning back bleassings)

ɪr watɛ t̪aa ʊt̪ɪ ʊldʊnɪdɪtʊ dɪ kamaan kʷɪɪɟaɽa kaʃʊ

come and put your things inside and go , the elder would tell him like that

t̪aa dʷɪɪ ʃaldʊ akɛnay ʃʷii itufi ɪrɪ watɛ ʊt̪ʊfɪ

aa Tabaq poeple in the past have many rituals

aa t̪aani kaan wɔɔr wɔttʊka tukeʃi

they have also known the religion (islam)

kaman diinmbɛɛya ɛla ɪyɛm

they do their prayers and fast the month of Ramadan

yaani kaan salɛm kamaan aramdaa kʊm

they knew it and they also did the kujurs rituals

tɪ ɪyɛka kaman tɪ ʊrɛya tɪ aŋŋɛ

they were keeping the kujurs traditions and rituals and also the new religion(Islam) teachings

kʷɪrɪ kʷɪrɪ kʷɪrɪ andɛʃɛ kamaan dɪɪnmbɛɛya yaanɪ andɛʃʊm

also there were so many spirits and kujuurs in Tabaq

kamaan yaanɪ tʊʊrɛ kʷɪɪyɛ kaan wɔɲɛbɛrʊm t̪aaŋʊr

the new harvest , in the harvesting time

ʃaawa kamɛnɟaakɛnɛ kurer

if a new thing was not tested by the elders we would never eat it , we even affraid to eat it

ʃaa tɪ ɪrɪ wattɛ ʊldʊmndʊŋga ɪɪ ɪyɛna adɪɪl wa da

all these are the traditions of our plder poeple

kulo tagalɪɪd ind ahalna algudaam

now kujuurs are few , there are some but very few

hhh ɛɛl kʷɪrɪ xaffo xaffo kʷɪrɪ ʃɛ laakɪn xaffo

they are not so many as it used to be in the past

maa ma kaanaka wɔɲɛdʊm

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and only few of them , because now so many poeple have embraced Islam as their only religion

ɛɛ bɛbɛr bɛbɛr maa ɪrɪ zaat̪ɛn ɪslaamʊr wɔttʊka t̪akɛɲɟɛ ɛɛl

and there are some sheikhs , some of the Tabaq poeple become Islamc sheikhs

waa fi ʃʊyʊx bɛkɛ ʃʊyʊxa ɛmjɛ t̪aani

they do not like talking about the spirits or kujuurs

yanni tɪ ʊrɪmbɛɛ warɛm

onlly the elders are used to talk about the work of the kujurs

bɛbɛr bɛbɛr kaan ɪr watɛɛ ma ɪrɪ watɛɛ bizkoroom tɪ kʷɪɪnɪrɪ