D13NHKYearcycle

well; first, with the month of taking the cattle home we start/begin

kɛɛŋ; wɔɔr, burɛ nʊnd̪ʊka (ɪɪ) ii badɛɛra

in the month of taking the cattle home

burɛ nʊnd̪ʊr

it is the cold season this month of taking the cattle home surely comes, it is between taking the cattle home (wrong, should be 'the cold season') and the hot season

(ti aðɛɛ kurɛɛr, kurɛɛrtu) kurɛrɛ ti bʊrɛ nʊnd̪a t̪aan, burɛjɛɛ, faalɛɛ kwɔnd̪ʊ duŋgur [kwɔnd̪ungur]

in this month of taking the cattle home, first thing

ti burɛ nʊnd̪ʊr, awal haʒa

cows, home come

t̪ɪɪ, ʃaald̪ʊ t̪a

i.e. the cows people have, the cows they bring surely home

janɪ t̪ɪɪ kwalɛtʊ iiri, t̪ɪɪ ʃaaldʊr kat̪aan

they bring (them) to do some magic and, also the milk is milked

kat̪a tukɛka, kamaan ɪɪwa ʃuundi

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then, to the kujuur's

ɛɛ, kwiind̪ur

take there with you the kujuur it is, that milk, that milk (no meaning)

kaʃut̪u kwiijaa, ti ɪɪ, ti ɪɪ (tɛɛi)

that milk who took it the person, take it with you with your cows, to sprinkle it

ti ɪɪ [tiː] kaʃuŋgaɽʊ id̪u, kaʃuka ʊʊnd̪ɪɪka, biʃerɪja fi [fir]

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then, cows, then days seven even in the house surely stay the cows

ɛɛ, t̪ɪɪ (k) ɛɛ, kwaal kʊlad̪ʊ wanɛ [kʊlad̪ʊʊnɪ], ʃaald̪ʊ ʃɛna t̪ɪɪ

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then they went, and then returned

ɛɛ ʃɛɛmbɛja, ɛ kafʊndi

(no meaning) to the bush surely they go to there fenced areas

(anaɪɪ) fɪɪra ʃɛja tiŋgʊnd̪ur

well (no meaning) from that month

taip (əahtətɛ) ti ʊʊnd̪ʊtʊ

then another month surely, it is after this month of taking the cattle home, the month

ɛ ʊʊnd̪ʊ bɛja, tamund̪u fitu, bʊrɛ nʊnd̪ʊ (u) mund̪u fitu, ʊnd̪ʊ

the month of the horn (...)

kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ (wɛɛ wɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ ajʊ)

ah, in that month of the horn indeed the Tabaq dance (lit. 'horn') they dance and, also

ah, ti kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊr tabaan t̪aani kwɛɛ faka(aaa), kamaan

people who died (it is those people) in the dance (lit. in the horn') they take and

jiri tiinʒɛtʊ (iiriwaaa) kwɛɛr kagajɪka

aah, that is the month of horn (i.e. April)

aah, ti kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ

surely after the month of the horn, aah, then surely the sorghum cutting comes

kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ [nund̪u] tuna, aah, ɛɛ wɪɪ nzʊwɛkɛja [nʒʊkɛja] t̪a

that sorghum cutting is, place people farms they clean

ti wɪɪ nʒʊkɛ maa, tʊʊ iiri (kə)kuŋindɛ nɑdʊfɪɪn

ah, from (horse cleaning) (the month of) cleaning the sorghum (straw)

ah, (kwɪɪ nʒʊkɛ) wɪɪ nʒʊkɛtʊ

(no meaning) the month of planting, the month of planting

(ʃʊ ɛ) t̪ɪrɛ nʊnd̪ʊ, t̪ɪrɛ nʊnd̪ʊ

when the rain comes, then the people in planting surely enter (i.e. they surely start planting), a complete month even surely then plant the people

arɛ t̪arka ɛɛ iiri t̪ɪrɛra t̪akɛɛ, ʊnd̪ʊ kaamil wɛnɛ t̪ɪrɛna iiri

after they first plant the house forms, after they plant the house farms, they plant the bush farms surely

ʃaald̪ʊ ŋguŋi wɔɔr t̪ɪnaj, fʊt̪fʊt̪ʊɲɪ t̪ɪnaj, kamaan fɛɛ ŋguŋija t̪ɪ

that month of planting (i.e. June) people, all (during) a complete month

ti t̪ɪrɛ nʊnd̪ʊ jiri, kuttafi ʊnd̪ʊ kaamil

(they) are into (inside) planting only

t̪ɪrɛ niid̪u buurɛ fɪn/fɛɛn

at last, then they plant things after they grew up

xalas, ɛɛ t̪ɪrɛtʊ(ʊʊ), (ʃ)ʃari dɛɛkəmbɛɽʊ

in another month that other month after follows (i.e. that follows after) that is surely now the month of cleaning of weeds (i.e. July)

ʊnd̪ʊ bɛr ti ʊnd̪ʊ bɛr t̪amund̪u fitirija tija ɛɛlɛ ʃʊrɛ nʊnd̪ʊ

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then, grass, grass that first grass that appeared

ɛɛ, bundu, bundu ti awal bund̪u [mund̪u] ti fudinʒatʊ

also they cleaned and, all the farms (no meaning) this is the month of cleaning

kamaan(d) ʃʊka, kuŋi kutɛɛ (ɛ ʃʊtindɛ sʊrɛ) ʃʊrɛ nʊnd̪ɛ

by collective works people surely gather and clean the farms

nafajirɛ ka iirijɛɛ (diri ir) diiɽkən kuŋi ʃʊʊn

then, after cleaning the farms

ajɛɛ, kuŋi ʃʊʊnaj

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then the month following surely after, is the month of hibiscus (i.e. August)

ɛɛ ʊnd̪ʊ t̪amundu fita, kad̪ad̪ʊ nʊnd̪ɛ

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then (during) hibiscus then people enter eating (the new crops)

ɛɛ kad̪ad̪ʊ ɛɛ iiri kɔla t̪akɛɛn

aaaah, from the hibiscus, the new sorghum, the month of the new sorghum (refers o any fresh crop here)

aaaah, kad̪ad̪ʊ tuna, wɪɪ ɛɛri, wɪɪ ɛɛrɪ nʊnd̪ʊ

that new sorghum finally then sorghum also sorghum after they bring and offer

ti wɪɪ ɛɛri xalas ɛɛ wɪɪ kamaan wɪɪ [kamaːnajɛː] kat̪a tʊkɛnaj

they eat the sorghum and

wɪɪ kamka

the people meaning then sorghum, the people who do not have old sorghum, then they start eating the new sorghum

jiri jaanɪ ɛɛ wɪɪ, wɪɪ wɔkɪ kwalɛmd̪ʊ iiri

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then they start (enter) eating the new sorghum (i.e. September)

ɛɛ wɪɪ ɛɛri kamaa t̪akɛɛn

(aah, false start)

aah, wɪɪ w wɪ w wʊ wɪɪ

they eat the new sorghum and

wɪɪ ɛɛri kamka

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then it is the magician who surely goes to the farm (i.e. in October)

ɛɛ kwiija kʊt̪ʊr ʃuun

(no meaning) after the magician saw his farm

(ti tir kwɛɛ kwi) kwii taŋgʊt̪ʊ ti iilaj

after he went to the farm why because

kʊt̪ʊr ʃumburu aʃaan ʃunu

other people then, follow (imitate) him and

iiri bɛkɪja ɛɛ(ɛɛ), tika fʊtʊka

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then they want to go to their farms

ɛɛ tiŋguŋir [tiŋuŋir] ʃɛa ŋaaŋun

ah, then, after the magician went to the farm, it became the month of harvest (i.e. November)

ah, ɛɛ, kwii kʊt̪ʊr ʃumburu ɛɛ baʃɛ nʊnd̪a ɪmbʊm

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when the month of the harvest comes all those farms after they harvested

ɛɛ baʃɛ nʊnd̪ar t̪atʊ ti kuŋi kuttɛ baʃɛnaj

surely one month they thresh sorghum surely

ʊnd̪ʊ bɛra ɛɛ wɪɪja duun

after that month of harvesting has passed

ti baʃɛ nʊnd̪ʊ bʊʊmbʊrʊ

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then the month of threshing the sorghum has now surely come

ɛɛ wɪɪ nduwɛ nʊnd̪a ɛla t̪aan

finally that sorghum threshing

xalas, ti wɪɪ nduwɛ(ɛ)

when it finishes, then

tumutur, ɛɛɛ

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(no meaning) surely house building starts

(kʊliŋ kʊl) kʊlɪ ŋwaɲɪa t̪ʊ

houses they build and mud houses they made the mud foundation and

kʊlɪ kwaɲɛɛka [kwaɲɛkaː] d̪id̪u ŋgʊlɪ(ɪ) ʊtuŋka(a)

straw houses they build then long grass they bring, they build houses and

dɜngɛrɪ ŋgʊlɪ [dɛŋgɛrɛɛ ŋgʊlɪ] kwaɲɛɛka ɛɛ wundɛ kat̪aka [kakaka], kʊlɪ kwaɲɛɛka

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then those houses they build

ɛɛ ti kʊlɪ kwaɲɛtʊ

in building the houses (finishing)

kʊlɪ kwaɲɛtɪr

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then place (here 'season') enough then place (here 'season') cold surely after became

ɛɛ tʊʊ xalas ɛɛ tʊʊ kʊrɪja ɪmbʊrʊ

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then into the wells people enter (working) it is surely wells they dig and

ɛɛ kwɔlɪl iiri t̪akɛɛn kwɔlɪja kwajɛɛka

that meaning rain water then few became surely into well digging they enter and (i.e. 'they surely start digging wells')

ti jaan (ʊʊ) arɛ nʊti ɛɛ baanɪja imjɛtʊ ɛɛ kwɔlɪ ŋgwajɛra t̪akɛɛka

also in Tabaq there is sureyl marriage, marriage surely like

kamaan t̪aaŋir ɪɪdajaa, ɪɪdajaa t̪ara

year complete all of it we don not marry (i.e. 'we do not marry at any time of the year'

ʃuŋ kaamil kutɛɛka ii idəgɛɛmi [idəgɛm]

the Tabaq people in the past

t̪aani kaan

after the month of the horn has passed

kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ bʊʊmbʊrʊ [bʊːmʊrʊ]

before the rain comes

arɛja t̪amʊnd̪uka

(no meaning) the Tabaq marry

(it̪uɪɪ) t̪aani idəgɛɛm

yes, after the month of the horn has passed

aj, kwɛɛ nʊnd̪ʊ bʊʊmbʊrʊ [buːmʊrʊ]

it is before the rain comes and before much work starts

arɛja bʊ t̪amʊnd̪ʊ dɪɪ wʊtu dinakmunduka

the month of the wedding now enters

ɪda nʊnd̪ar ɛɛla t̪um

and this is the work of the Tabaq people surely the complete year

ajiŋdɛɛ t̪aani ndɪɪjɛ [ndɪwɛ] ʃuŋ kaamil

in the first month even people are idle they don't stay surely, in all the months, they work

ʊnd̪ʊ bɛrand̪ʊr ɛnɛ iiri wuun akɛmi [wuːnaːkɛmən], ʊnd̪ʊ kutɛka [kutɛgan], dɪwʊʊ

into this month just finishes they entered and they enter one month

iŋ ʊʊnd̪ʊ t̪ut̪u tumɛka ʊnd̪ʊ bɛra t̪akɛɛn [t̪agɛn]

houses they build and

kʊlɪ kwaɲɛɛka(aaʊ)

they do housework (i.e. repair houses and furniture and fences, etc.)they work and (no meaning) all over the year

ʃaal dɪwʊʊ dɪwʊʊka(aʊ) (fɛɛŋga) kulu tuul asan(a)

one month even the people do not stay idle in the house

ʊnd̪ʊ bɛrand̪ʊ ɛnɛ iiri wuun (ɪ) ʃaald̪ɪr akɛmin