Mango | Lubukusu Text

00:00 - 00:10

Okay, so this is the 24th of June, Maurice is retelling the story that he told yesterday.

00:10 - 00:15

I'm taking over here for Moses temporarily.

00:15 - 00:17

This is Michael Marlo.

00:17 - 00:26

We're recording on the Tascam HD P2 recorder and we're using the Nady HM 10 microphone.

00:26 - 00:28

Maurice, when you're ready.

00:28 - 00:30

Thank you.

00:30 - 00:39

Embakha ino eli khukhwekesia nga babukusu banja khukhebana.

This story is to show you how Bukusu people circumcise.

Embakha

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

m-

n-

3

9

n:CL

m-

bakha

conversation

n

bakha

story

n

ino

i-

1

9

dem:AGR

i-

no

this

dem

no

this

dem

eli

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

e-

li

1

be

v

li

it.is

v

khukhwekesia

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

khw-

khu-

1

15

v>n

khw-

ekesi

show

v

ekesi

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.show

v

nga

when

advlizer

nga

when

advlizer

babukusu

ba-

1

2

n:(AUG)

ba-

2

n:CL

ba-

bukusu

Bukusu

n

bukusu

Bukusu.people

n

banja

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

anj

begin

v

anj

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.started

v

khukhebana

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

1

15

v>n

khu-

kheb

circumcise

v

kheb

-an

RECIP

v>v

-an

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.circumcise

v

00:39 - 00:45

Embakha eli ya omundu kabao bali Mango.

The story is about a person called Mango.

Embakha

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

m-

n-

3

9

n:CL

m-

bakha

conversation

n

bakha

story

n

eli

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

e-

li

1

be

v

li

it.is

v

ya

y-

i-

1

9

ASSOC:AGR

y-

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

of

assoc

omundu

o-

2

1

n:(AUG)

o-

mu-

1

n:CL

mu-

ndu

person

n

ndu

person

n

kabao

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

=o

=16

nclf

=o

there.was

v

bali

ba-

5

2

comp:(AGR)

ba-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

rel

Mango

nprop

Mango

nprop

00:45 - 00:52

Endemu yabao yalichanga bibiayo, chimbusi nekamakhese.

A snake used to prey on the grazing animals, goats, and sheep.

Endemu

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

n-

3

9

n:CL

n-

demu

snake

n

demu

snake

n

yabao

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

=o

=16

nclf

=o

it.was.there

v

yalichanga

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

l

li

2

eat

v

l

-ich

EXT

v:Any

-ich

-ang

1

IPFV

v:(PreFV)

-ang

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.was.eating

v

bibiayo

bi-

5

8

n:(AUG)

bi-

4

8

n:CL

bi-

ay

graze

v

ay

-o

1

FV

v>n

-o

grazing.animals

n

chimbusi

chi-

5

10

n:(AUG)

chi-

m-

n-

3

10

n:CL

m-

busi

2

goat

n

busi

goats

n

nekamakhese

ne-

4

and

Attaches to any category

ne-

ka-

7

6

n:(AUG)

ka-

ma-

1

6

n:CL

ma-

khese

kheese

sheep

n

khese

with.sheep

n

00:52 - 00:56

Mala babukusu bakhilwa bakhola bariena.

But Bukusus didn't know what to do.

Mala

mala

and.then

coordconn

mala

and

coordconn

babukusu

ba-

1

2

n:(AUG)

ba-

2

n:CL

ba-

bukusu

Bukusu

n

bukusu

Bukusu.people

n

bakhilwa

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

khil

defeat

v

khil

-w

PASS2

v:(PreFV)

-w

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.were.defeated

v

bakhola

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

khol

do

v

khol

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.did

v

bariena

ba-

5

2

adv:(AGR)

ba-

riena

how

adv

riena

how

interrog

00:56 - 01:01

Esiku ndala Mango kaba khakaya chikhafu.

One day, Mango was looking after the cattle.

Esiku

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

siku

2

day

n

siku

day

n

ndala

n-

5

9

num:(AGR)

n-

dala

lala

one

num

dala

one

num

Mango

nprop

Mango

nprop

kaba

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.was

v

khakaya

kha-

9

PROG

v:(PreSP)

kha-

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

ay

look.after.animals

v

ay

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.was.shepherding

v

chikhafu

chi-

5

10

n:(AUG)

chi-

khafu

cow

n

khafu

cows

n

01:01 - 01:05

Mala kacha mwibina kabona nendemu yaba yamenya.

And he went into the cave where the snake used to live.

Mala

mala

and.then

coordconn

mala

and

coordconn

kacha

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

ch

chi

go

v

ch

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.went

v

mwibina

mw-

mu-

2

18

n:(AUG)

mw-

i-

li-

4

5

n:CL

i-

bina

cave

n

bina

in.a.cave

n

kabona

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

bon

see

v

bon

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.saw

v

nendemu

ne

na

and

coordconn

ne

n-

3

9

n:CL

n-

demu

snake

n

demu

and.snake

n

yaba

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.was

v

yamenya

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

meny

live

v

meny

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.stayed

v

01:05 - 01:09

Kema kabona endemu yechanga oli chimbusi chicha khunywa kamechi.

He stook and saw when the goats were going to drink water.

Kema

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

em

im

2

stand

v

em

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.stood

v

kabona

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

bon

see

v

bon

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.saw

v

endemu

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

n-

3

9

n:CL

n-

demu

snake

n

demu

snake

n

yechanga

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

ech

ich

come

v

ech

-ang

1

IPFV

v:(PreFV)

-ang

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.was.coming

v

oli

o-

3

2S

comp:(AGR)

o-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

comp

chimbusi

chi-

5

10

n:(AUG)

chi-

m-

n-

3

10

n:CL

m-

busi

2

goat

n

busi

goats

n

chicha

chi-

1

10.SU

v:(SP)

chi-

ich

come

v

ich

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.came

v

khunywa

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

nyw

drink

v

nyw

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.drink

v

kamechi

ka-

7

6

n:(AUG)

ka-

m-

ma-

1

6

n:CL

m-

echi

ichi

water

n

echi

water

n

01:09 - 01:10

Ne kema.

And he stood.

Ne

ne

na

and

coordconn

ne

and

coordconn

kema

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

em

im

2

stand

v

em

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.stood

v

01:10 - 01:13

Nerura mwibina.

And it came out of the cave.

Nerura

n-

ne-

1

NE

v:(PreSP)

n-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

e-

rur

come.out

v

rur

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

and.it.came.out

v

mwibina

mw-

mu-

2

18

n:(AUG)

mw-

i-

li-

4

5

n:CL

i-

bina

cave

n

bina

in.a.cave

n

01:13 - 01:17

Esiku eyo kabukula kumusala kumubofu kara emuliango.

On that day he took a big log and placed it at the entrance (of the cave).

Esiku

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

siku

2

day

n

siku

day

n

eyo

2

yours.9

poss

eyo

that

dem

kabukula

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

bukul

take

v

bukul

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.took

v

kumusala

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

sala

tree

n

sala

tree

n

kumubofu

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

bofu

big

adj

bofu

big

adj

kara

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

r

put

v

r

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.put

v

emuliango

e-

1

23

n:(AUG)

e-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

liango

door

n

liango

at.door

n

01:17 - 01:28

Endemu yecha bali khecha khurura, yara kumurwe khumusala ne Mango karumikhila lipango karema endemu kumurwe.

The snake came, and when it was coming out, it placed its head on the log and Mango used a machete to chop off the snake's head.

Endemu

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

n-

3

9

n:CL

n-

demu

snake

n

demu

snake

n

yecha

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

ech

ich

come

v

ech

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

came

v

bali

ba-

5

2

comp:(AGR)

ba-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

quote

khecha

kha-

3

12.SU

v:(SP)

kha-

e-

3

REFL

v:(OP)

e-

ch

chi

go

v

ch

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.came

v

khurura

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

rur

leave

v

rur

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.leave

v

yara

y-

e-

2

9.SU

v:(SP)

y-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

r

put

v

r

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.put

v

kumurwe

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

rwe

head

n

rwe

head

n

khumusala

khu-

8

17

n:(AUG)

khu-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

sala

tree

n

sala

on.tree

n

ne

na

and

coordconn

ne

and

coordconn

Mango

nprop

Mango

nprop

karumikhila

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

rumikh

use

v

rumikh

-il

1

appl

v>v

-il

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.used

v

lipango

li-

1

5

n:(AUG)

li-

4

5

n:CL

li-

pango

plan

n

pango

machete

n

karema

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

rem

cut

v

rem

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.cut

v

endemu

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

n-

3

9

n:CL

n-

demu

snake

n

demu

snake

n

kumurwe

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

rwe

head

n

rwe

head

n

01:28 - 01:33

Kumurwe okwo kwamao kwacha kwaluma kumusala, kumusala okwo kwafwa.

That head went to bite the tree, and that tree died.

Kumurwe

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

rwe

head

n

rwe

head

n

okwo

that.3

dem

okwo

that

dem

kwamao

kw-

ku-

2

3.SU

v:(SP)

kw-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

am

come.from

v

am

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

=o

=16

nclf

=o

it.came.out

v

kwacha

kw-

ku-

2

3.SU

v:(SP)

kw-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

ch

chi

go

v

ch

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.went

v

kwaluma

kw-

ku-

2

3.SU

v:(SP)

kw-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

lum

bite

v

lum

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.bit

v

kumusala

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

sala

tree

n

sala

tree

n

kumusala

ku-

1

3

n:(AUG)

ku-

mu-

1

3

n:CL

mu-

sala

tree

n

sala

tree

n

okwo

that.3

dem

okwo

that

dem

kwafwa

kw-

ku-

2

3.SU

v:(SP)

kw-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

fw

die

v

fw

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

it.died

v

01:33 - 01:40

Babukusu besikhulu nga nebabona bario Baloma bali bakholile likhuwa lia maana.

When the elders saw that, they said that he had done a very important task.

Babukusu

ba-

1

2

n:(AUG)

ba-

2

n:CL

ba-

bukusu

Bukusu

n

bukusu

Bukusu.people

n

basakhulu

ba-

2

n:CL

ba-

sakhulu

old.man

n

sakhulu

old.men

n

nga

when

advlizer

nga

when

advlizer

nebabona

ne-

1

NE

v:(PreSP)

ne-

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

bon

see

v

bon

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

and.they.saw

v

bario

ba-

5

2

adv:(AGR)

ba-

rio

thus

adv

rio

that.way

adv

baloma

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

lom

say

v

lom

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.say

v

bali

ba-

5

2

comp:(AGR)

ba-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

quote

bakholile

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

khol

do

v

khol

-il

1

appl

v>v

-il

-e

SBJV

v:FV

-e

he.did

v

likhuwa

li-

4

5

n:CL

li-

khuwa

issue

n

khuwa

issue

n

lia

li-

1

5

n:(AUG)

li-

a

1

ASSOC

a

of

assoc

maana

significance

n

maana

importance

n

01:40 - 01:45

Ne baamua bali khurao khukhwekesia mbo kakholile sindu sia maana bamukheba.

They decided that to mark what he had done, they circumcised him.

Ne

ne

na

and

coordconn

ne

and

coordconn

baamua

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

amu

decide

v

amu

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.decided

v

bali

ba-

5

2

comp:(AGR)

ba-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

comp

khurao

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

1

15

v>n

khu-

r

put

v

r

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

=o

=16

nclf

=o

to.put.there

v

khukhwekesia

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

khw-

khu-

1

15

v>n

khw-

ekesi

show

v

ekesi

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.show

v

mbo

that

comp

mbo

that

comp

kakholile

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

khol

do

v

khol

-il

2

PFV

v:(PreFV)

-il

-e

PFV

v:FV

-e

he.did

v

sindu

si-

3

7

n:CL

si-

ndu

thing

n

ndu

thing

n

sia

si-

1

7

ASSOC:AGR

si-

a

1

ASSOC

a

of

assoc

maana

significance

n

maana

importance

n

bamukheba

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

mu-

3

1.OBJ

v:(OP)

mu-

kheb

circumcise

v

kheb

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.circumcised.him

v

01:45 - 01:51

Beemba chinyimbo, bamuyila ekewa, bamurera, becha bamukheba.

They sang songs, took him to the river, brought him home, and they circumcised him.

Beemba

b-

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

b-

e-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

e-

emb

imb

sing

v

emb

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.sang

v

chinyimbo

chi-

5

10

n:(AUG)

chi-

ny-

n-

3

10

n:CL

ny-

imbo

song

n

imbo

songs

n

bamuyila

b-

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

b-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

mu-

3

1.OBJ

v:(OP)

mu-

yil

take

v

yil

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.took.him

v

ekewa

e-

1

23

n:(AUG)

e-

kewa

meadow

n

kewa

near.river

n

bamurera

b-

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

b-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

mu-

3

1.OBJ

v:(OP)

mu-

rer

bring

v

rer

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.brought.him

v

becha

b-

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

b-

ech

ich

come

v

ech

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.came

v

bamukheba

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

mu-

3

1.OBJ

v:(OP)

mu-

kheb

circumcise

v

kheb

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.circumcised.him

v

01:51 - 01:58

Khukhwamila ao nebabukusu baloma bali omundu omusani lazima bamukhebe.

Since then Bukusus decided that for a person to be called a man, he must be circumcised.

Khukhwamila

khu-

5

1P.SU

v:(SP)

khu-

khw-

khu-

4

1P.OBJ

v:(OP)

khw-

am

come.from

v

am

-il

2

PFV

v:(PreFV)

-il

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

beginning.from

v

ao

that.16

dem

ao

there

prodem

nebabukusu

ne-

1

NE

v:(PreSP)

ne-

ba-

1

2

n:(AUG)

ba-

2

n:CL

ba-

bukusu

Bukusu

n

bukusu

and.Bukusus

n

baloma

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

lom

say

v

lom

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

they.say

v

bali

ba-

5

2

comp:(AGR)

ba-

li

3

C

comp

li

that

quote

omundu

o-

2

1

n:(AUG)

o-

mu-

1

n:CL

mu-

ndu

person

n

ndu

person

n

omusani

o-

2

1

n:(AUG)

o-

mu-

1

n:CL

mu-

sani

man

n

sani

man

n

lazima

lasima

must

aux

lazima

must

aux

bamukhebe

ba-

3

2.SU

v:(SP)

ba-

mu-

3

1.OBJ

v:(OP)

mu-

kheb

circumcise

v

kheb

-e

SBJV

v:FV

-e

they.circumcise.him

v

01:58 - 02:01

Mango niye waba webweni khukhebwa.

Mango was the first one to be circumcised.

Mango

nprop

Mango

nprop

niye

1

pro

niye

who

rel

waba

w-

o-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

w-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

who.was

v

webweni

w-

u-

1

ASSOC:AGR

w-

e

2

ASSOC

e

bw-

bu-

2

14

n:CL

bw-

eni

first

n

eni

first

num

khukhebwa

khu-

2

15

n:(AUG)

khu-

1

15

v>n

khu-

kheb

circumcise

v

kheb

-w

PASS2

v:(PreFV)

-w

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

to.be.circumcised

v

02:01 - 02:04

Niye waba omusani khubela kema embalu.

He was a man because he was circumcised (he stood up to the knife).

Niye

niye

1

pro

niye

who

rel

waba

w-

o-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

w-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

b

be

v

b

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

who.was

v

omusani

o-

2

1

n:(AUG)

o-

mu-

1

n:CL

mu-

sani

man

n

sani

man

n

khubela

because

comp

khubela

because

advlizer

kema

k-

a-

1

1.SU

v:(SP)

k-

a-

2

REM.PST

v:(TNS)

a-

em

im

2

stand

v

em

-a

1

FV

v:FV

-a

he.stood

v

embalu

e-

1

9

n:(AUG)

e-

m-

n-

3

9

n:CL

m-

balu

knife

n

balu

sword

n

02:04 - 02:09

Kali kario. Asande.

That's how it was. Thank you.

Asande

asande

thank.you

interj

asande

thank.you

interj

Transcript for "Mango"