- prasansa goi le - huji naw awna, ninde goi le - monot doog now gorana
- issue gon hudo-hudi naw goojso
- jaguno jinis aani arunachalor namsing-gate-to phar go rei naw pare harab oi de (jagun=town on ap/assam border, jinis=goods, namsing-gate=name of border checkpoint)
- medera goot sil mela dile, nijoo heiyet goo uri pore gideh
- nari jatto Buddhoyo bujinapare, melagoon bari raak, phooljamuro saan (bujinapare=unable to comprehend, phooljamuro=cobra)
- mele goone sobono jinis se ni yo ma-gon, sennot tei rajayo burei naw eh-je (sobon=dreams, raja=king)
- jei shangma salaang goile u ossot, sei shangma punopok siri degele yo, habibo
- baaro aat baaj, sher hotta dileh, hanow hum nei, bana darbo (baaj=bamboo, darbo=firewood)
- soojo mu, huroloh mu! (sooj=needle, hurol=axe)
- bek darani hariloba, mui hungara tem hudu (darani=claws, hungara=crab)
- moh mobile-phonan puroon oiyeh, hisshunoi, chakma hodani tibire hodadi naw sunile abho! (puroon=old, hodani=language, tibire=tripura language)
- eh-dukkho dellot rong di patteh, yen gotteh hi eddok bej oiyeh deh! (dellot=grain pulses)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Chakma Phrases.. haha
When was the last time I visited my family in far away Arunachal? This is a painful question because destiny seldom unites me with my parents and birthland. Opportunities are very few and far between. During a visit in 2005, I gave prime attention to listen and catch common proverbs and phrases used by a native Arunachalese Chakma; here's a few gems LoL!
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