D13NHKWedding

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yes, if there is wedding , Tabaq wedding

aay idaye fɪtʊŋgala t̪aanɪnɪda

first in the past wedding was difficult

kaan wɔɔr t̪aaŋʊr id̪a gaasɪnʊ

we do not marry a woman easily

haayɪnka ɪ ildi idimin

starting from the girl betrothal

bɪdayat̪ɪn tɛɛrnd̪ɔkɔɲɛt̪ʊ

untill you are given her by her parentss

lagaayat maa tɛɛr ʊʊ kɔka

and working to her family

tɪ nii diiwtiika

you protect her place until you marry her

ʊʊndɛɛr ʃutu t̪ʊʊr kɔɲʊʊka ʃundi aŋka lagaayit tɪ id̪ir

it takes a long time

wakɪt̪ʊ dʊɟwɛ ʃoon

but now now wedding has changed a bit

laakin ɛɛla ɛɛl ɛɛl id̪aa baa gairemnɟa

that means people now if you want marrige, if you want a woman

yaanɪ ɪrɪ ɛɛl ʊʊ ida watʊ ildu watʊŋga

they will give you easily , but in the past they will not

haayinka ʊ tɪ laakin kaan wɔɔr haayinka ɪ t̪aaŋʊr ildu idumin

first thing if you say the betrothal, when the girls are still kids

awwal haɟa t̪ɛɛrndɔkɲɛya fɪtŋgala t̪ɪrɪnɪ dɔrɛndʊka

since they have twelve years old or in the teens

tɪɲɟʊŋʊ bure ʊrrʊ kɔndʊ bure bee kɔndʊt̪ʊ

a girl would be betrothed by a Tabaq person , in the past

t̪ɛɛr t̪aanɪdʊ t̪oo kaan bɛdrɪ

even the girls were not left to grow up, from their early ages

tɪrɪyɛn kaan utu wattɛya iŋɲengemin t̪ʊ dorenka

they were betrothed

t̪ɔkʊɲʊm

ok, for the betrothal of a girl a person go

xalas t̪ɛɛrndɔkʊɲɛr ɛɛ la bɛ ʃutu ɪdʊbɛ

some of the people take their so he betrothes the girl and the others

tɪ ɪr beki tɪndɔdʊ kaʃɛtʊ bekiya yala

and other family take their son , they keep going

ʃaal beniya tɪndɔdʊ kaʃɛtʊ kʊt̪ʊ gaayituka

until the family of the girl agree on one of them , then the others stop going

lagayit maa tɛrɛnɪ tɪnakʊtʊ bɛ ʊŋʊnad̪ʊ ɛɛ bekiya t̪ɛfʊ

Im going to the girl betrothal , a father would say

t̪ɛɛrʊnd̪ɔkɲɛrʊ wu ʃuta fika ee afa ʊt̪ fika

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then he will keep going

ee gayɪtəm yaani

for the first time, second, third, till forth times

bɛɛra ʊrʊa t̪ʊɟʊa kimiɲa

will keep going regularly till the approval day

tuaala gaaituka ʊŋa fitnuul

then the others will stop going

xalas ɛɛ bekiya ee tɛfʊʊn

the girl , this girl betrothal

be tɛɛr iŋ tɛɛrɛndɔkʊɲɛ

aha when you are given the girl

aha tɛɛr wɔɔr t̪ot̪nuul

they will untie the spears

ʃuli kʷɪyɛ

that means if you want a girl

yaan tɛɛr watʊ ɪdʊ

you would bring spears (to the girl house)

ʃʊlɛ kat̪aan

you bring spears

ʃoli kat̪a t̪ɛfɛtʊ

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then the realrives of the girl when they agree on one of the men when they approve a certain man

ee tɛɛrɛnɪya tɪkaa ɛɛ watnuul ɛɛ gɪblɛtnuul

then they untie all the spears , then that is the day when the relative of the girl

tɪ ʃoli kʷɪyɛtʊ ɛɛ t̪iyenude ɛɛ tɛɛr t̪ɛɛrɛnɪ

would know the approved person

wɔɔ ʊɲgʊgaldʊ ɪrʊ ɪd̪ʊ ɪyɛn

aha after you have been given the girl for marriage (after they say yes we approved you)

aha t̪ɛɛra tɛɛr t̪onay

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then you start working for them, first you will clean their farm

ɛɛ diir t̪akɛn awal haɟa kʊt̪ʊ ʃondiya

from the farm

kʊt̪ʊ t̪ʊ

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yes , the girl's father's farm

aay t̪ɛɛrnafangʊt̪ʊ aay

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you would clean their farm by inviting many people

kʊt̪ʊ ʃɔndɪya nafiirka ɪr wɔɲɛ t̪a tɪ t̪ɛɛrɛ

the relative of the man would come to the farm of their father in law

a tɪ kʊt̪ɛ nɪ t̪a tɛɛr t̪ɛɛrɛnafayɛŋgɔt̪ʊ

they would come and cultivate his farm collectively

nafiirka t̪a ʃɔndɪya

and also ther relatives of the girl would send the fianc�es to any place to bring something

t̪aani tɪ t̪ɛɛrnɡt̪ʊ zata wiwiyera issim t̪ʊʊ watʊ ɪd̪ʊ

whereever e want the father in law would send him to bering something, he send him becuase

watʊ tʊʊr wiyera t̪ɛɛrɛnafa tɪka wiyeta aʃan ʃuno

to see his behaviour

t̪a axlag t̪anaa ɪlɛla

like

kaa

if he says yes or refuse

ʊŋa fɪyana wala bʊnʊŋa

then if he had cattle you would help him like watering the cows or taking them for grazing

kuwet maaldu kʷalŋgma saadera tii nɪtɛyɛɛ tii nɪyɛɛ

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you would help you father in law

t̪ɛɛrɛnafa saadera

ok, and you would buy cloths to the girl

kuwayis kiniwa tɪ t̪ɛɛr kʊʃɛra

it means , from the day agreed to give you the girl

yaan t̪ɛɛr ʊ iŋgil t̪ʊrambʊt̪ʊ

mabe you buy her clothes for two three or for time until you marry her

ʊrrʊa t̪ʊɟʊa kimiɲa kʊʃɛnaykana ida ya t̪ara

ok, in the year of the mariage

kuwis aha idaɲɟuŋura

in the year your marriage you would come and build a room (in your father in laws house)

ʊ idaɲnuul ʃaale kʊʊlɛ t̪a kʷaɲʊn

you work out a room

kʊʊl ad̪ɪɪlka dii

you would come to your father in laws house , and youur room

t̪ɛɛrɛnafanɟald̪ʊ t̪a ooda ʊʊnaa

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you would build it up and errect a house

kʷaɲindi tifunai duuwa ʊt̪rɪya fiya

well, if we want to talk a bout the dowry,

kuwis, ahaa maala ɪ tarra

in the past Tabaq people

kaan wɔɔr t̪aanɪ

they were used to marry by cows and weapons

t̪iika idikeem wond̪aɲɟekana id̪ikeem

a short gun

wond̪aa ʃɛrrɛ

worth two cows and the long one worth three cows

t̪ii ʊrʊndamnaya wond̪a dʷiiya tii tʊɟʊndamnaya

ther are even some women who have been married by seven cows.

ilibeke hatta tii kʷaladuka ili be idukuŋga

then according to your family and the wealth you have

xalas hasabt̪ʊ ʊʊ kʷaɽʊ tɪ maal ʊkʷaɽʊ

if you give them a gun the may ask for some cows

wonda katɪwɛmba al tii a zɪɪdɛndɛya fiya

and if you have cows then you will give them only cows

aa t̪iindu ʊ kʷalet̪ngata xalas tii bi kaʃ tɪya

also they select their cows, the select their cows and take them.

kaman tii azɪl fʊndɪ tii fʊndɪyɛ ʃʷaan

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the take only good cows , they will never take bad ones

tii kenni tii bɛɛlɽɪ warem

these vows are called Tabaq peoples cows

tɪ tii t̪aanɪdiiyan woʃi

ok, well in the year of the marriage

kuweyis xalas eee ida idaɲuŋura

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you first of all cultivitate your farm

ʊʊ t̪ʊʊ awal haɟa ʃɔrɛbɪ

and you woulg frequently go and give your inlaws the wine thing

t̪uweenɟara ka gaiʃi fʊkʊn kaman yela tɪ t̪ɛɛrɜnɪ

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like sorghum and sesame

wiiyee nas beleyee

all of them , and they are called coming things

tɪɪ kutee tayenɟaraya fɪtʊ

aa the father of the bridegroom would go and give the bride family these things

aa kɔt̪ɛnafa t̪ɛɛrɛnɪ kaʃ tɪnayɪ

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and when the time of marriage is approaching they would also buy things like

aa idanuula kaman ʃari ʃʊɲgʊn nas

they buy the market thing

ʃuuɲgari ʃʊɲgʊka

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and you would also bring them a kiling thing(something to sluaghter for the feast the day of the wedding) lik a bull , a goat or a sheep

fʊrt̪ ʃaawa kaʃɛ ka kooldunga ka wolnduŋga ka tɪɪnulnduŋga kaʃi

then the slaughter it then after they eat and dance

ela ʃʊʊdʊn ɪr kamɛmbɛ faambɛ

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then the wedding

xalas ee ida

then after the completion of the mariage and all the people leave then now the man( bridegroom)

id̪a id̪a t̪ɪmɛmbʊldʊ ee ɪr xalas fʊrɛmbʊldʊ ɛɛl kɔt̪a

he may spend in his inlaws house sevn days

tɪ t̪ɛɛrɛnɟald̪ʊ ta kʷaal kʷalade akʊ

or may stay there for a whole month , he satys there

ka ʊnd̪ʊ kaamile akʊ akkʊndɪka

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then he would take his wife and go back to his peoples place

ee t̪anildu ʃɔɔŋgana kafendi tɪnɪdʊʊl ʃuwa

and the woman you married and brought her( to your family)

a tɪɪ ildu ʊ idun kat̪aŋgaldʊ