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| Language | Bonda |
| Speaker | Laxman Sisa |
| Place of residence | Dumripada village, Malkangiri district |
| Recording | A. Krylova, E. Renkovskaya, Onukudelli village, December 2018, wav |
| Translation | A. Krylova, E. Renkovskaya |
| Glosses | E. Renkovskaya |
| Genre | Narrative on school MultiLingual Education progam |
1. namaskar mem
Hello ma’am
| namaskar | mem |
| Hello | ma’am |
2. niŋna imi laxman… laxman sisa
My name is Laxman Sisa
| niŋ-na | imi | laxman | laxman | sisa |
| 1SG-GEN | name | Laxman | Laxman | Sisa |
3. niŋna uŋgom ɖumripaɖa
My village is Dumripada village
| niŋ-na | uŋgom | ɖumripaɖa |
| 1SG-GEN | village | Dumripada |
4. ɖumripaɖa kuruŋ kena market sagutiŋ
I came to this market from Dumripada
| ɖumripaɖa | kuruŋ | kena | market | sa-gutiŋ |
| Dumripada | ABL | this | market | come-PF.1SG |
5. so mare niŋ ek klas kuruŋ pantʃ klas pordʒonto
Well, 1st through 5th grade
| so | mare | niŋ | ek | klas | kuruŋ | pantʃ | klas | pordʒonto |
| so (E) | again | 1SG | one | grade | ABL | five (О) | grade | upto (О) |
6. remo sam boi poɽkuniŋ
I have studied by textbooks in Bonda
| remo | sam | boi | poɽ-kuniŋ |
| Bonda | language | book | read-PST_II.1SG |
7. remo sam sa ɖuta
There is also Bonda language (as a discipline)
| remo | sam | sa | ɖu-ta |
| Bonda | language | also | COP-NPST_II |
8. sa pantʃ klas pordʒonto remo sam boi ɖuta
There are textbooks in Bonda through 5th grade
| sa | pantʃ | klas | pordʒonto | remo | sam | boi | ɖu-ta |
| also | five | grade | upto | Bonda | language | book | COP-NPST_II |
9. aitun sa naj mastore remo sam poɽata
Upto this time teachers teach the Bonda language
| aitun | sa | naj | mastor-e | remo | sam | poɽa-ta |
| so_much | also | 1PL | teacher-PL | Bonda | language | teach-NPST_II.3 |
10. agugule ek klas kuruŋ
To the children since the first grade
| a-gu-gu-le | ek | klas | kuruŋ |
| OBL-RED-child-PL | one | grade | ABL |
11. pantʃ klas pordʒonto remo sam leŋgedʒ
Upto 5th grade the Bonda language
| pantʃ | klas | pordʒonto | remo | sam | leŋgedʒ |
| five | grade | upto | Bonda | language | language (E) |
12. rem… bonɖa sam boi boʔsa ɖuta
You can see Bonda language in textbooks
| rem… | bonɖa | sam | boi | boʔ | sa | ɖu-ta |
| Remo | Bonda | language | book | LOC | also | COP-NPST_II |
13. gutun leka sa ɖuta or poɽguta
Bonda texts are used for studying
| gutun | leka | sa | ɖu-ta | or | poɽ-guta |
| that | writing | also | COP-NPST_II | and | study-PF_II.3 |
14. sa toŋri sosto kuruŋ oriya hinɖi iŋglis
Then since 6th grade Oriya, Hindi, English
| sa | toŋri | sosto | kuruŋ | oriya | hinɖi | iŋglis |
| also | then | sixth (O) | ABL | Oriya | Hindi | English |
15. lekkinai lekhloʔkunuŋ ɖuta bonɖa basa ara
We wrote in them, there was no Bonda language anymore
| lek-(k)i-nai | lekh-loʔ-kunuŋ | ɖu-ta | bonɖa | basa | ara |
| write-PST_II-1PL | write-PST-NMNL | COP-NPST_II | Bonda | language (D) | NEG.COP |
16. to niŋ pontʃom sosto klas tʃho klas kuruŋ
So since 5th… 6th grade, since 6th grade I…
| to | niŋ | pontʃom | sosto | klas | tʃho | klas | kuruŋ |
| so | 1SG | fifth (O) | sixth | grade | six (О) | grade | ABL |
17. tʃho klas kuruŋ niŋ ɖosom klas pordʒonto oriya hinɖi iŋglis
Sixth through tenth grade Oriya, Hindi, English
| tʃho | klas | kuruŋ | niŋ | ɖosom | klas | pordʒonto | oriya | hinɖi | iŋglis |
| six | grade | ABL | 1SG | tenth (О) | grade | upto | Oriya | Hindi | English |
18. kena lekhloʔkunuŋ poɽseʔ uiniŋ
I have learned by texts written in these languages
| kena | lekh-loʔ-kunuŋ | poɽ-seʔ | ui-niŋ |
| this | write-PST-NMNL | write-CVB | go-1SG |
19. aʔna koledʒ niŋ poɽbar ɖentiŋ
Now I study in a college
| aʔna | koledʒ | niŋ | poɽ-bar | (ɖ)en-tiŋ |
| now | college | 1SG | study-INF(D) | do-NPST.1SG |
20. to bhubaneswar niŋ koledʒ poɽbar ɖentiŋ
I study in a college in Bhubaneswar
| to | bhubaneswar | niŋ | koledʒ | poɽ-bar | (ɖ)en-tiŋ |
| so | Bhubaneswar | 1SG | college | study-INF | do-NPST.1SG |
21. aʔna sa salguta nein ŋgom kuruŋ nein bonɖa gati kuruŋ
Now in our village, in our Bonda area usually
| aʔna | sa | salguta | nei-n | ŋgom | kuruŋ | nei-n | bonɖa | gati | kuruŋ |
| now | also | usually | 1PL-GEN | village | ABL | 1PL-GEN | Bonda | area | ABL |
22. remo sam lekhloʔkunuŋ poɽa poɽi salguta gugule
Usually children…. read texts in Bonda….
| remo | sam | lekh-loʔ-kunuŋ | poɽa | poɽi | salguta | gu-gu-le |
| Bonda | language | write-PST-NMNL | read | ECHO | usually | RED-child-PL |
23. ɖau ɖau gugule sa remo sam poɽase mak… mi makto
How do little children learn how to read in Bonda
| ɖau | ɖau | gu-gu-le | sa | remo | sam | poɽa-se | mak… | mi | mak-to |
| little | little | RED-child-PL | also | Bonda | language | read-CVB | know… | how | know-NPST_I.3 |
24. remo sam poɽakunuŋ mi magoʔseta mastore maje sorkar magoʔseta
Because they don’t know how to read in Bonda, therefore teachers and government officers who know
| remo | sam | poɽa-kunuŋ | mi | mag-oʔ-seta | mastor-e | maje | sorkar | mag-oʔ-seta |
| Bonda | language | know-NMNL | how | know-PST_I.3-CVB | teacher | 3PL | government | know-PST_I.3-CVB |
25. remo sam ek klas kuruŋ pantʃ klas pordʒonto
1st through 5th grade Bonda language
| remo | sam | ek | klas | kuruŋ | pantʃ | klas | pordʒonto |
| Bonda | language | one (O) | grade | ABL | five | grade | upto |
26. remo sam boi boʔ lekhloʔta
They have written books in Bonda language
| remo | sam | boi | boʔ | lekh-loʔta |
| Bonda | language | book | LOC | write-PF_II.3 |
27. sa niŋ aikena ɖukkuniŋ
So much I can tell
| sa | niŋ | aikena | ɖuk-(k)uniŋ |
| also | I | so_much | say-PST.1SG |