Transcript for "Hunting"

Ese Christopher Wanyama.

I am Christopher Wanyama.

Nenya khubola nga nekhwaayanga chisang’i.

I want to tell you on how we used to hunt for wild animals.

Efwe khurakikha khwefwe nekhuaya chisang’i, bele khale eeh khwarumikhilanga chinyenyi chefwe chabechanga bele che mundaa khulondekhana nendekhuli nende bele ekhisi, khuli nende bali kicheu khuli nende bali emuna, khuli nende bali enduyu, khuli nende ekherekeke, khuli nende esindu, khuli nende likhanga.

The beginning of us hunting long ago, our vegetables used to be from the bush, the animals include the antelope, a squirrel, rabbit and porcupine, we have other animals like the guinea fowl.

Nono bibindu bino nebili aundu khwakholanga khuri, Kwachichanga besikelekha nende sikelekha khwicha khwakanana kwanza, khumanya chimbwa chili lubeka luno nende chimbwa chili lubeka olu khumanya khuli chimbwa aba cholile chirio.

When these animals were somewhere, we used to go along way and meet, we knew the sides the dogs were at.

Mala khumanya khuli nono bibindu bino nekhunabinyola khunyala khwabinyola nga Wamwanja mwibale namwe lia Sang’alo ne khwicha khupanga esiku.

We would know the dogs had arrived, if we wanted to get these things we would get them at Mwanja's place or in the cave at Sang'alo, when we come to plan a day.

Ne khwicha khubolela sikelekha ne sikelekha bafuka busuma khura mumaru.

We would come and request that they prepare big ugali wrapped in banana leaves.

Ne khuramumaru khurio bang’ona sitoboko nesindu bali chikhanu, kamasikhisikhi ne khwicha khuramubusuma muno nekhura alala nekhubukula kamaru khuboelamo ne efwefwe khwicha sikelekha ne sikelekha aba abo basutile ne fwesi eno khwasutile ne khwicha khukutana ne chimbwa chino.

It will be put on banana leaf, they make some stew using simsim and we would tie all of it together in a banana leaf, we would come from the mountains carrying the mixture like them and then meet with the dogs.

Chimbwa chino nge khwakutananga nacho khwekhalanga kwanza khumanya chimbwa chino kamasina.

When we met these dogs, we would take time to learn the dogs names.

Alafu nekhumalile kamasina khwicha khumanya khuli nono embwa yino eunya lukele, eino ye chimbilo ne eino niyo ekhukendela mubikele.

When we were done with the names, we would identify which dog was good at sensing smell, the one which could run fast and one to follow our footsteps.

Sikila bibindu khunakutananga nenabyo aba mbalimbali mundu omwomwo nono kenyibwa khube nende embwa niyo khuba nenayo mubikele ekhulinda fwesi.

Because we would meet different things in the bush so we needed a dog that would be at our footsteps.

Nga nekhukutana khurio ne khurekukha khucha.

We would leave after meeting.

Nga nekhwachichanga nekhuchaka khuaya sekhwola busa ne khuchaka tawe.

As we were going, we would not just begin hunting when we arrive.

Aba khwaselelakho eundu eye mala khumanyile khuli ekhisi ino efula yakwile nono khucha khulonde bikele kumusi nga nekendilenge silo.

We would have surveyed the place and known about the antelope, it would have rained so we would go and follow up on the footsteps during the day.

Mala khulonde bikele bino mala khunyala khwalonda bikele bino mala khwacha atai sana.

We would follow up in the footsteps and we would go very far.

Ata khwabira ata yakhaba neli Kakamega eyeyo khwola khulondekhana nende bikele bino niye binakhwosia mpaka niye eluile mala yakona.

We go far even to Kakamega, provided the footsteps would lead us until where it would be resting.

Nono nekhwola ekhisi bele khwamanya enamala yaba nelikhonekenda onabona echaka khukhwira bikele byayo nekenda kalaa aba elikhwola asifuo.

We used to know when an antelope reduces the movement, it meant it was reaching its resting point.

Alafu yola aundu nesuna obibonela atayi ao nelundi esuna obibona nebiyukha aba eli mueria mwenomwunono enakhutibyanga sa lukele ili nono nio eche musifuo eche ekone.

It would reach a point and jump, you would see them from a distance, when it jumps that is when you would realize it was in the area, it will be confusing you for it to go and rest.

Nekhukholile khurio khuli nende omundu niyo khubola khuli ewewe nono ima anano. Abwenao khubola khuli aba nono ewe ima khumbongi, yani khwapimile niyo khubone lukele lwachila niyo embwa ino yenyile khuchilakho mala khwakikhaya.

When that was done, we would tell someone to stand where we would be sure that where the footsteps passed by, we would stop the dog to go through.

Nono niye kema abwenao nende embwa ye kamani enyala yatima ne efwefwe khusingira aundu aao.

That was where he would stand with the dog, the strong one which could run, then we would surround the place.

Nono nga nekhusingira aundu aao khwebusia khukhola kumufaringo naba nono khusira nekhubukula chimbwa nono khulekhula chiunya ne chingilamo nende omundu busa mulala.

We would then surround the place and let one person go in with the smelling dogs.

Nono onabona ekhisi ino nga nenenyukha niyo enalola engila niyo yarururirakho, niyo seruranga busa netima echa osiosi ta, sikila elikho echa khubukula engila eyo mala echa khwilila mulukele nimo yechila.

You would see when this antelope wakes up, it will look for a way it left from, it does not just leave and run to a place it does not know, it will go back using the same route and therefore going through the same footsteps.

Ata efwe nga khunalondakho khunalondakho sa nganekhwichile sikila khumanyile khuli aba yachile erierio.

We would follow it using the same footsteps.

Nono nga khukholilenge khurio chingila chino nekhucha khwolakho nono khukhisi ino nechaka khukhutibia eri nekhuchaka khurayo babandu ne chimbwa khubela khumanyile nelikhwama eyeyo mpaka elikhwichila eneno.

When we would be done with that, we would be getting close to the antelope, the footsteps would disappear and we would put people with dogs there because we knew from there it would have come back to us.

Nga nekhulonda khukhisi eyeyo khwafaringa khurio khwema khwakhola kumufaringo, esako khwalindile nono sina sitokea.

When we follow the antelope and surround it, we would wait and see what happens.

Ekhisi neyamanga mukari omwomwo nelikho neyicha yakananga ne chimbwachino.

When the antelope get out from the bush, it would meet with these dogs.

Nono embwa ya kwanza nganebona ekhisi ino senakilekha ta, ne aba efwefwe khwabukulanga sindu bali sichenje ne khuboa mwikosi mwembwa etima sana ino alafu khuli nende embwa nayo elondangakho busa ne aba echaka khulila yani enamala yakipiakho chimoni nono niyo ekasi yayo elila busa.

The first dog which will see the antelope will not leave it, then we would take a traditional bell and tie it in the fast running dog's neck and we would have a dog that followed it and which would start crying, when they would make eye contact, its work would be just to cry.

Chimbwa chibili chino nicho khwategemea; eye chimbilo eye sichenje niyo khweikina, niyo nende elila.

We used to depend on the two dogs, the fast runner, the one with the bell and the crying one was what we depended on.

Nono yino niyo ekhubolela niyebichilile.

It's the one that showed us where it had gone.

Nga nekhutimania khurio, nga nekhutimania khurio, nga nekhutimania khurio yakhacha waena khulikhosa busa ata khwakhafumbusia sindu sindi sekhushughulikana ta mpaka nga khunola aundu niyo ekhisi ino enolela aundu eluwe namwe yole aundu lundi yekise.

As we chase it around and all over the place, until we would get to a place where the antelope was tired or hide.

Ne ekhisi ino nge yekisanga erierio ne kholile khwabona echaka bikelele bye khucha ei nenei nekhumanya khuli ekhisi eyino eli anano.

The antelope would hide but then we would be able to see the footsteps.

Sisindu nisio khukholanga, khulolanga babandu bali nende esaba, bamanyile nebabukula sindu mala nebarusi bamanya sa bali aba sikwa khubwene, khubara khungila nikho enechila.

Heading both ways, we look for strong men who don't miss, those who know and when they take a weapon, it wouldn't miss, we kept them on the route it would use.

Sikila khumanyile khuli khulola bikele nga nebingile ne khumanya khuli lundi elikhulonda bikele byayo sikila nga nekonanga ne ebukula kumurwe elosia khungila nikhwo yichile nebukula sibuno era eyeyo nono neinyukha inyukhanga nge neima nerekukha.

We would determine its presence by observing the footsteps and assume it would still follow the same footsteps, the head faces where it came from while a sleep, the behind faces the other side and that is how it leaves when it wakes up.

Nono nge nenarura busa owesaba niyo khweyikina onabona busa ali,“Owase Owanasenya nakimala."

When it will be leaving, the person who does not miss, who we believe in, you would hear him say, "I, the son of Nasenya, has finished it"

Nga nekelaa ekholo eyewe mawe nekhumanya khuli nono efwefwe chinyenyi khwanyolile.

As he brags his mothers clan, we would know that we had gotten the vegetables.

Subila bwekhisi obwobwo khuchichanga khurio.

I believe that is how we do with the antelope.

Nekhumalile lundi khwera seli bali khuluwanga ta.

After we are done we don't get tired.

Basi, eba nga nono yakwa nekhukimakho.

When it fell down, we would then stand on it.

Nono nekhwimile khukhisi yino khulola omundu upile yakwa kamile lubeka sina.

As we stood on the antelope, we would find out where the person who killed it came from.

Elio lia kwanza, okipile yakwa kelaa ekholo kamile sikelekha sina, sikelekha sia Khalaba namwe sikelekha sia Kitinda.

That would be the first thing, then know who killed it and brags about it comes from which area, Khalaba or Kitinda.

Ne khumanya khuli omundu yuno kamile sikhelekha sia Kitinda ekhisi yino nga khunabaka khurusiakho sa lisielo, barusiakho biemunda bara ei.

If we would find out that this person came from Kitinda area, we would just skin the antelope and while all the intestines will be put aside.

Ebiebyo bye munda bioo-o-o-osi khukaba chimbwa chikholile ekasi.

We give them to the dogs which would have worked.

Siakhaba bali sinulile sirie, bye munda biosi khuwa chimbwa chefwe.

However sweet it would be, we gave all the intestines to our dogs.

Lakini eng’ene khupa sa akari mala khwabukula luleyi khwawa omundu okhupile yakwa asi wekikelekha ne kemanaye eyi, ne lulwimbi kwawelesia naye wesikelekha eyi okhapile ta yakwa.

We split the antelope in the middle, we would take the larger part and give to the person who killed it, one from the other area, we would give the small part to the person from the other area who didn't kill it.

Nono oyuno niye onakaba sikelekha sino ne yuno naye niye onakaba sikelekha sino.

Now it was him who would share that part.

Mala mukhukaba nikhuo khukaba sekhuloma khuli enywewe khemuche mukabane ta, khwimao fwesi mala khwaulilisania mbo, “Lola, esese nise owirire ne namile sikelekha sino. Nono esese babandu base bali bario ne bano nabo bali bario nono ewewe onalia eeh liakari ne yuno analia lirakho ne yuno anali.”

We agree and stand there as it will be shared. "Look, its me who killed and I come from this area, my people are here and your people are there, so you will take the middle part, this one to take the part which follows and so on."

Yani bakabana nende khulondekhana nende liakenda, liakari nende liasiso bacha bario, bario, bario mpaka nga banamalana nende bandu bano.

They would share basing on the parts. The behind, the hip etc. then they would do that until they finish with every person.

Alafu nga khurekukha khurio lundi khwamanyile khuli niba bali khwira ekhisi babandu nibo khuli nabo bano etosia sekhubukulanga busa bali nga nokhucha khwaya nekhubukula bandu yakhaba mia moja tawe khubalana ne bali bandu bane bane, bandu munane.

And when we leave, we would know the people we have are enough for the antelope to be shared with, we don't take one hundred people when we go to hunt, we would count if we would be four or eight people.

Nono khumanyile sa khuli bandu bane banenekhwirire ekhisi balia bari khulondekhana nende kumukabo kwe lubeka lulala.

We would know how to share amongst the four people.

Subila nandi nokhumalile ekasi yefwe khukimalanga khurio.

I believe that is how we finish our work.