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Old man Urcmi had three sons: Nurali, Khanali, Gulali.

Urcmi ab.iz aǯi axnu šubur bažnuˤraˤli, χaˤnaˤli, gülaˤli

Nurali was a very brave guy.

nuˤraˤli lap dirbaš baž vuǯi ʁaxnu.

(He) could do any work, whatever it was.

funu laˤχin vušra uduq’rur.

He was not afraid of anything.

sab.ǯixanq’a guč’ darur.

Brave, wherever he went, he finished his work and came back, came back on time.

dirbaš ur, naana ʁušišra, laˤχin tamam dap’nu ʁuˤrur, vaχt.niinǯi ʁuˤrur.

He was a capable boy like that.

hacːir lap k’uban baž vuǯi ʁaxnu.

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Then Khanali, there was something wrong with Khanali.

χaˤnaˤli znachit, naˤhaˤqval kaǯi abxnu, χanaˤl.ǯik.

What the old man said...

ab.i ʁapib

Khanali only did what he wanted.

sab čaz gunibč’a ap’uri abxundar χaˤnaˤl.ǯi.

The old man used to say: Khanali, don't do bad things!

ab.i k’uri ʁaxnu, χaˤnaˤli, č’rub map’a.

Khanali did not listen.

χaˤnaˤli qpaˤquradar.

He only did what he wanted.

čaz gunibč’a ap’uradar.

People constantly said things about him [lit. there was a voice behind him].

q’aˤlaˤq sis qaǯi ʁaxnu.

People did not like (him).

χalq’.ǯiz dakːunǯi axnu.

So Khanali did not get along well with people.

značit, χalq’.ǯiqǯi düzǯi aˤri ʁaxundar χaˤnaˤli.

At night, (he) was letting cattle go into the fields, (he) did harm to people, spoilt people's land, stole, did bad things like that, let horses go secretly; in the morning (he) behaved like nothing had happened.

jis̊.nu malar čar.ǯiz dedeturi, χalq’.ǯiz zarar tuvri, χalq’.ǯin mulk č’ur ap’uri, hič’ibk’uri hamcdarχaˤvi laˤχnar haˤjvnar dedeturi ǯiniǯi, gʷač’ni fuk’ara ktrursi deeʁuri ʁaxnu.

The old man said (so).

abira k’uri ʁaxnu.

Nurali said (it), too.

nuˤraˤl.ǯira k’uri ʁaxnu.

Brother, don't bring shame on us.

ja, ʁardaš uču bijabur map’an.

We are a tribe that has authority in the village, we are a family.

uxu hamu ʁul.aʔ taˤrif aji tuχum vuxa, χal χizan vuxa.

There is not a person who doesn't know our old man, in the Khiv district, in Tabasaran, in Kajtag, and in other districts.

ix aba aˤjdrur adar χiv rajon.ǯi, tabasaran.ǯi, kajtaʁ.ǯi va ǯara rajonar.ira.

When they said, Do not ruin our reputation, live peacefully,

hacːi apige ix taˤrif č’ur map’an, duʁuz̊ sikinǯi.

Khanali was not obedient.

anǯaʁ χaˤnaˤli qpaˤqrur darǯi axnu.

(He) was a naughty man.

hacːir naˤhaˤq’ kas vuǯi ʁaxnu.

Being naughty, (he) kept his household well.

naˤhaˤq’ duxnu, čan χal k’ul.i abχuriʁabxnu.

Even though (it) was clean like the others', he had reputation for scandals.

anǯaʁ marcːiǯi varidar.isila, c’ib šuluʁ kaǯi ʁabxnu.

Let's now talk about Gulali.

χabar naʔna χabar gülaˤl.ǯikan.

Gulali was a man who didn't know anything.

gülaˤli vuǯi ʁaxnu sab.ǯikan χabar adrur

He did not want a house.

ja muvaz χal gundar.

Neither did he want cattle.

ja muvaz mal gundar.

He did not want anything.

ja muvaz fuk’ara gundar

He only wanted friends, drinking, riding horses, [UNCLEAR], shouting, singing songs, (things) like that.

anǯaʁ muvaz gunǯa dustar, ubqub, haˤjvn.iinǯi ǯarʁub [UNCLEAR] haˤtːar ap’ub maˤʔlir ap’ub hamc:i.

Old man Urcmi became angry because of it.

hamu laˤχn.ikan qaˤl ʁuˤri abxnu urcmi ab.iz.

(He) said: Hey, you rascal, look what you are doing, look at your neighbour next to you, look at your brother.

k’uri ʁaxnu, ej, uʁraš, uvu lig hap’raš, jav ʁal.aq qaji ʁumš.ǯiz lighamunu ʁardš.iz lig.

You do not have a house to live in, you do not have a place to stay; build a house for yourself, build yourself a place, start a family.

uvuz dusru χal adaruz, uvuz jiš adaruz, uvuz χal ap’i, jis̊ ap’i, uvuz χizan ap’i

Look after your family, take care (of them).

jav χizan.ǯiz lig, ʁajʁu zig.

So, (like this) they all were, things were (so), he didn't do anything.

e, durar vari šlu, laˤχnar vu, fuk’ara ap’udar.

What was next?

χabar naʔna.

Once, Gulali gathered his friends, they were sitting and drinking wine.

sab raǯar.i gülaˤl.ǯi uč dap’nučan dustara, dusru ubquri čaˤχir.

They hedged a plan between them.

murar.in ar.i šulu hamcːib jiq’rar.

They said, Let's go, we'll give that Naz some wine.

ʁač k’ur hamu naz.ǯiz k’ur, čaˤχir tuvruxa k’ur.

What would happen? they said.

qa ficːi šujk’e k’ur.

Nothing will happen, what we'll do is, we'll give (her some wine), they said.

ficːik’ara šuldar k’ur, hap’raq’a duvaz, turxa k’ur.

Let's give (her some wine), they said.

ʁačele tuvxa k’ur.

(Gulali) obeyed his friends and told Naz: Hey, Naz, bring us some food, what's the news?

dustar.iq qaˤbaˤqnu, hamus muvu naz.ǯiz k’uru, ul.ixna ip’rub aˤbqːi, ja naz, fu χabarvu, [UNCLEAR]

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Wallah, there is nothing. What do I do? What should I bring? she said.

vallah, fuk’ara adar, hap’za k’ur, fu χuzaxu k’ur.

If you had brought something for me, I would bring out (something for you), she said.

uvu uzuxna ʁabχnijiš k’ur, uzu χujza k’ur.

Finally, they, these friends, gave Naz some wine, according to their plan.

aˤχir tuvru murar.idustar.i maˤslaˤat.niinǯi naz.ǯiz čaˤχir.

Drinking wine, Granny Naz became drunk.

čaˤχir ʁuqu, naz bab šulu pijan.

Granny Naz said, Gulali, we... why are you just sitting there without anything (to eat)? Go, there's a basket of eggs down there (in our cellar).

naz bab.u k’uru, ja gülaˤli, uxu, uc̊u ficːi dusnac̊a ič’iǯi fuk’ara ktarǯi ʁaraχ hakmu ix k’an.ǯi varq aǯa murtir aji.

Go, there's eggs, come back, offer some eggs to the boys.

ʁaraχ murtir xaǯi, ʁač bažar.iz murtir hiv.

Ah, dear man, she said.

ja ǯan admi k’ur.

Gulali went, brought eggs, boiled the eggs, served (them), and they ate (them).

aˤru gülaˤli, χuru murtir, durxnu murtir, ǯivru, ip’uru murar.i.

Hey, Gulali, there is a pot [for flour] down there in the chest.

ja gülaˤli k’ur, hakmu tanq.li k’ur ʁaraamišaji c’ipaǯa k’ur, hamu durqnu k’ur

Put some food in front of the boys!

hamu bažar.in ulix ip’rub ǯib.

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What are they drinking this wine with? (she) said.

hamu čaˤχir f.ǯiqǯi uquru k’ur murar.i

Is it possible to drink wine only with bread, without anything? she said.

ič’i uˤl.iqǯi čaˤχir uquz šuli k’ur.

Having become drunk like this, Granny Naz, without realizing it herself, brought the food that she had saved for winter, that she had saved for tomorrow, her snacks, once she drank, everything she had.

hamcːi pijan axi, naz bab.u značit čazraχabar adaǯi čan q’uˤrd.uz ʁitnaji, čanzakur jiʁ.az ʁitnaji χuragar značit čan ʁafnar, sab raǯar.i čaˤχir ʁuqnu k’uri vari arajiz k’uru.

Gulali did these kinds of prank.

hamcːdar šuluʁar kaǯi ʁaxnu gülaˤl.ǯikra.