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A year is coming.

te²¹ khu⁴² tɕhi²¹ lɛ²¹ ɡɛ²¹

We, as farmers, do farm work in our fields.

na⁵⁵dzɿ³³ mi²¹ɡu³³pho³¹³ te³³ɣɚ⁴² ɡɛ²¹ mi²¹ xɯ⁴² ɡɛ²¹ mjo³¹³

If January arrives

tsɛ⁵⁵ʑi⁵⁵ xɯ⁴²

the farmers who have not ploughed their fields are busy plowing

pa³³ tɕhi³¹³ nu³³ mi²¹ ma²¹ mo³³ tu³³ lɛ²¹ a³³ ne³³dze³³ nu³³ ka⁴²tɕi²¹ thɚ⁵⁵ mo³³ tu³³ lɛ²¹

the fields plowed should be well prepared.

mo³³ tu³³ lɛ²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ tsui²¹pi⁵⁵ xo³¹³

In January there is not much farm work in the fields.

tsɛ³³ʑi⁵⁵ xɯ⁴² ɡɛ²¹ mjo³³ ne⁵⁵ a⁵⁵tsɿ⁵⁵ dze⁴² ma²¹ dzu²¹

Plant a few potatoes.

ʑa³³ʑi⁵⁵ thɚ⁵⁵ u³³ tɚ³³

Sow tobacco seedlings.

zi³³ ʑa³³ thɚ⁵⁵ u³³ ʑa³³

Families, who do not have enough bean-rods, cut bean-rods

nɚ³³bi³³ kuɚ⁵⁵ ma²¹ lu⁴² ɕi³³ nu³³ nɚ³³bi³³kuɚ⁵⁵ dzi⁵⁵ ɕi³³ ɡɛ²¹ dzu²¹

A few might busy prepare firewood.

ɕi⁵⁵ dzi⁵⁵ ɕi³³ ɡɚ³³ te²¹ te⁵⁵ te⁵⁵ dzu²¹

If January ends, then following

tsɛ⁵⁵ʑi⁵⁵ xɯ⁴² ku⁴² kua³³ la³³ pa³³ tɕhi³¹³ nu³³

Then some will

te²¹ɣɚ⁴² ne⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵

begin to pick fresh sweet-crisp broad beans.

thjɛ³³tshui⁵⁵ wa³³tɚ⁵⁵ ɡɚ³³ kha⁴² do²¹ a⁵⁵la³³

Some are picking fresh sweet-crisp broad beans. When February is coming.

thjɛ³³tshui⁵⁵ wa³³tɚ⁵⁵ kha⁴² a³³ɕi³³ ɡɛ²¹ dzu²¹ ɚ⁵⁵ʑi²¹ xɯ⁴² pa³³ tɕhi²¹ nu³³

tobacco seedlings are pulled and transplanted

ʑo⁵⁵ zi³³ ʑa³³ ɡɚ³³ tsɿ⁵⁵ ʑa³³ do²¹

in nutrition-bag.

iʔ⁴²ʑa⁴²tɛ⁵⁵ tsua³³

People start to be busy with farm work.

mjo³¹³ ne⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵su³³ lu⁵⁵su³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ma⁴² tu³³ lɛ²¹ ɡa⁴²

It is time to get in barley harvest.

te³³ be³³ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ zi²¹ ɣɚ⁵⁵

Plant corn

ʑi⁵⁵mɚ³¹³ tɚ³³

transplant tobacco seedlings in nutrition-bags.

iʔ⁴²ʑa⁴² tɛ⁵⁵ tsua⁵⁵ zi³³ ʑa³³ tsha⁴²

If the tobacco seedling are transplanted，then,

zi³³ ʑa³³ tsha⁴² la³³ pa³³ tɕhi³¹³ nu³³

plant beans.

ua³³tɚ⁵⁵ tɚ³³

Take care of the bean seedlings

ua³³tɚ⁵⁵ fu⁴²sɿ⁵⁵

Spray the bean seedlings with pesticide.

ua³³tɚ⁵⁵ no³³tshɿ³³ bɚ³³

When it rains once in a while, more and more work is to be done, then people are busier with farm work.

ɣɚ³³ dzu²¹ ɣɚ³³ pa³³ ki⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ mo³³xo²¹ te²¹ bɚ³³bɚ³³ lɛ²¹ la³³ pa³³ ki⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ mjo³¹³ tɕo⁵⁵ ɣɚ³³ dzu²¹ ɣɚ³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ma⁴² tu³³ lɛ²¹ ɡa⁵⁵

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If May approaches，then following the bean blossoms.

u⁴²ʑi⁴²fɛ⁵⁵ tɕhi²¹ la³³ pa³³ tɕhi²¹ nu³³ ua³³tɚ⁵⁵ i³³vi⁵⁵ vi⁵⁵ a⁵⁵ la³³

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Thus，some people,

te²¹ɣɚ⁴² ɡɛ²¹ nu³³

who are good at management, take care of the beans well.

kua⁴²li⁴² phja⁴² lɛ²¹ tɕi⁴² a³³ ne³³ɣɚ⁴² ɡɛ²¹ ne⁵⁵ kua⁴²li⁴² ɡɛ²¹ tɕho³³ a⁴²

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If June approaches, thus then following,

lu⁴²ʑi⁴²fɛ⁵⁵ tɕhi²¹ la³³ pa³³ tɕhi²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

people pick bean to sell.

ua³³tɚ⁵⁵ kha⁴² u³¹³

Nurse the tobacco.

zi³³ fu⁴²sɿ⁵⁵

The tobacco is transplanted, and taken care of well.

zi³³ ɡɛ³³ tɚ³³ kua³³ nu³³ zi³³ fu⁴²sɿ⁵⁵

Nurse the tobacco…

fu⁴²sɿ⁵⁵ la³³ pa³³ tɕhi²¹ nu³³