03.11.2024

Narrative on Bonda MLE program

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LanguageBonda
SpeakerLaxman Sisa
Place of residenceDumripada village, Malkangiri district
RecordingA. Krylova, E. Renkovskaya, Onukudelli village, December 2018, wav
TranslationA. Krylova, E. Renkovskaya
GlossesE. Renkovskaya
GenreNarrative on school MultiLingual Education progam

1. namaskar mem
Hello ma’am

namaskar mem
Helloma’am

2. niŋna imi laxman… laxman sisa
My name is Laxman Sisa

niŋ-na imi laxman laxmansisa
1SG-GENnameLaxmanLaxmanSisa

3. niŋna uŋgom ɖumripaɖa
My village is Dumripada village

niŋ-na uŋgom ɖumripaɖa
1SG-GENvillageDumripada

4. ɖumripaɖa kuruŋ kena market sagutiŋ
I came to this market from Dumripada

ɖumripaɖa kuruŋ kena market sa-gutiŋ
DumripadaABLthismarketcome-PF.1SG

5. so mare niŋ ek klas kuruŋ pantʃ klas pordʒonto
Well, 1st through 5th grade

so mare niŋ ek klas kuruŋpantʃklaspordʒonto
so (E)again1SGonegradeABLfive (О)gradeupto (О)

6. remo sam boi poɽkuniŋ
I have studied by textbooks in Bonda

remo samboi poɽ-kuniŋ
Bondalanguagebookread-PST_II.1SG

7. remo sam sa ɖuta
There is also Bonda language (as a discipline)

remo samsa ɖu-ta
BondalanguagealsoCOP-NPST_II

8. sa pantʃ klas pordʒonto remo sam boi ɖuta
There are textbooks in Bonda through 5th grade

sa pantʃklaspordʒonto remo sam boi ɖu-ta
alsofivegradeuptoBondalanguagebookCOP-NPST_II

9. aitun sa naj mastore remo sam poɽata
Upto this time teachers teach the Bonda language

aitunsa  najmastor-e remo sam poɽa-ta
so_muchalso1PLteacher-PLBondalanguageteach-NPST_II.3

10. agugule ek klas kuruŋ
To the children since the first grade

a-gu-gu-leek klas kuruŋ
OBL-RED-child-PLonegradeABL

11. pantʃ klas pordʒonto remo sam leŋgedʒ
Upto 5th grade the Bonda language

pantʃklas pordʒonto remo sam leŋgedʒ
five gradeuptoBondalanguagelanguage (E)

12. rem… bonɖa sam boi boʔsa ɖuta
You can see Bonda language in textbooks

rem…bonɖa sam boi boʔsa ɖu-ta
RemoBondalanguagebookLOCalsoCOP-NPST_II

13. gutun leka sa ɖuta or poɽguta
Bonda texts are used for studying

gutunleka saɖu-taor poɽ-guta
thatwritingalso COP-NPST_IIandstudy-PF_II.3

14. sa toŋri sosto kuruŋ oriya hinɖi iŋglis
Then since 6th grade Oriya, Hindi, English

satoŋrisostokuruŋoriya  hinɖiiŋglis
alsothensixth (O)ABLOriyaHindiEnglish

15. lekkinai lekhloʔkunuŋ ɖuta bonɖa basa ara
We wrote in them, there was no Bonda language anymore

lek-(k)i-nailekh-loʔ-kunuŋɖu-tabonɖa basaara
write-PST_II-1PLwrite-PST-NMNLCOP-NPST_IIBondalanguage (D)NEG.COP

16. to niŋ pontʃom sosto klas tʃho klas kuruŋ
So since 5th… 6th grade, since 6th grade I…

toniŋpontʃomsostoklastʃhoklaskuruŋ
so 1SGfifth (O)sixth gradesix (О)gradeABL

17. tʃho klas kuruŋ niŋ ɖosom klas pordʒonto oriya hinɖi iŋglis
Sixth through tenth grade Oriya, Hindi, English

tʃhoklaskuruŋniŋɖosomklaspordʒontooriyahinɖiiŋglis
sixgradeABL1SGtenth (О)gradeuptoOriyaHindiEnglish

18. kena lekhloʔkunuŋ poɽseʔ uiniŋ
I have learned by texts written in these languages

kenalekh-loʔ-kunuŋpoɽ-seʔui-niŋ
thiswrite-PST-NMNLwrite-CVBgo-1SG

19. aʔna koledʒ niŋ poɽbar ɖentiŋ
Now I study in a college

aʔnakoledʒniŋpoɽ-bar(ɖ)en-tiŋ
nowcollege1SGstudy-INF(D)do-NPST.1SG

20. to bhubaneswar niŋ koledʒ poɽbar ɖentiŋ
I study in a college in Bhubaneswar

tobhubaneswarniŋkoledʒpoɽ-bar(ɖ)en-tiŋ
soBhubaneswar1SGcollegestudy-INFdo-NPST.1SG

21. aʔna sa salguta nein ŋgom kuruŋ nein bonɖa gati kuruŋ
Now in our village, in our Bonda area usually

aʔnasa salgutanei-nŋgomkuruŋnei-nbonɖagatikuruŋ
nowalso usually1PL-GENvillageABL1PL-GENBondaareaABL

22. remo sam lekhloʔkunuŋ poɽa poɽi salguta gugule
Usually children…. read texts in Bonda….

remo samlekh-loʔ-kunuŋpoɽa poɽisalgutagu-gu-le
Bondalanguagewrite-PST-NMNLreadECHOusuallyRED-child-PL

23. ɖau ɖau gugule sa remo sam poɽase mak… mi makto
How do little children learn how to read in Bonda

ɖau ɖaugu-gu-lesaremo sampoɽa-semak…mimak-to
littlelittleRED-child-PLalsoBondalanguageread-CVBknow…howknow-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 sampoɽa-kunuŋmimag-oʔ-setamastor-emajesorkar mag-oʔ-seta
Bondalanguageknow-NMNLhowknow-PST_I.3-CVBteacher3PLgovernmentknow-PST_I.3-CVB

25. remo sam ek klas kuruŋ pantʃ klas pordʒonto
1st through 5th grade Bonda language

remo samek klaskuruŋpantʃklaspordʒonto
Bondalanguageone (O)gradeABLfivegradeupto

26. remo sam boi boʔ lekhloʔta
They have written books in Bonda language

remo samboiboʔlekh-loʔta
BondalanguagebookLOCwrite-PF_II.3

27. sa niŋ aikena ɖukkuniŋ
So much I can tell

saniŋaikenaɖuk-(k)uniŋ
alsoIso_muchsay-PST.1SG