A short song performed in Khanty about a white cuckoo reminiscing about its younger days, its children and what it could do.
Recording: The song was recorded in Aksarta in 1993 by Irina Nikolaeva.
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Speakers
- (γ)ewi-l-am änti | (γi-je | γi-je)girl-PL-1SG DPgirl-МН-1ЕД DPMy daughters,
- (u-ŋu) mǟ (γ)ew-iji | lǟw-l-ə-m(i-ji) | mǟ (γ)ew-iji1SG girl-DIM say-NONPST-0-1SG 1SG girl-DIM1ЕД girl-ДИМ сказать-NONPST-0-1ЕД 1ЕД girl-ДИМMy daughters, I say, my daughters,
- (u-ŋu-na) mǟ | mǟ wet pŏs(ə)|χ-ij-em(i-je)1SG 1SG five cub-DIM-1SG1ЕД 1ЕД five cub-ДИМ-1ЕДMy five sons,
- (u-ŋu) mǟ enm-ə|-li-m-em(i-ji) | (i-je.)1SG raise-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-SG.1SG1ЕД raise-0-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-ЕД.1ЕДI raised them.
- mǟ pǟ ki tǟ mǟ lǟw-l-ə-m | “mǟ χäs-l-ə-m |1SG and if [those] 1SG say-NONPST-0-1SG 1SG know-NONPST-0-1SG1ЕД and if [those] 1ЕД сказать-NONPST-0-1ЕД 1ЕД know-NONPST-0-1ЕДI say: “I know how,
- mǟ werit|-l-ə-lam(i-je) | (ŋu-ŋu-ŋu-u)”.1SG can-NONPST-0-PL.1SG1ЕД can-NONPST-0-МН.1ЕДI am able to.
- (u-ŋu) mǟ nǟw-ije (ŋi-ji | ŋu-ŋu) | kuku(ku-ju)k-ije1SG white-DIM cuckoo-DIM1ЕД белый-ДИМ cuckoo-ДИМI am a white cuckoo,
- mǟ lǟw-l-ə-m jäm | lǟjlə|m-ij-ə-m1SG say-NONPST-0-1SG good wait-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF1ЕД сказать-NONPST-0-1ЕД хороший ждать-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФI speak, I wait.
- isa kuki|je(ŋu-γu | ju-γu)everything cuckooeverything cuckooMe, the cuckoo, all the time
- mǟ śiti | lǟjlə|m-ij-ə-m1SG so wait-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF1ЕД так ждать-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФI wait so.
- (u-ŋu-ŋu-ju | ŋu-ŋu) | mij-ə-m.give-0-NMLZ.PFдать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФGiven to me,
- mij-ə-m oma | täj-ə-m kǟt ku|r-ij-emgive-0-NMLZ.PF mother have-0-NMLZ.PF two leg-DIM-1SGдать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ мать have-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ два нога-ДИМ-1ЕДThe two legs given to me at birth,
- kur-na ki | sus-ta pit-i|-m-ij-ə-mleg-LOC if step-NMLZ.PF start-0-INCH-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PFнога-ЛОК if шаг-НМЛЗ.ПРФ начать-0-ИНХ-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФIf I want to go on foot,
- mǟ weri|t-i-l-ə-m(i-je | ŋu-γu).1SG can-FREQ-NONPST-0-1SG1ЕД can-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-0-1ЕДI can.
- (i-ji-j)am-ij-em | ijem ǟj-em | (i-ju-γu-γu-ŋu-ŋu)mother-DIM-1SG DIM-1SG small-1SGмать-ДИМ-1ЕД ДИМ-1ЕД маленький-1ЕДMy mother
- äsa χij-ə-m | jäm χätl-naall leave-0-NMLZ.PF good day-LOCвесь оставить-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ хороший день-ЛОКLeft everything all once,
- χij-ə-m or waj | wel-ti | χäs-l-ə-m | äntileave-0-NMLZ.PF forest animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF know-NONPST-0-1SG DPоставить-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ лес животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ know-NONPST-0-1ЕД DPShe left. I know how to hunt forest animals,
- χul wel-ti | χäs-l-ə-m | änti.fish kill-NMLZ.IMPF know-NONPST-0-1SG DPрыба убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ know-NONPST-0-1ЕД DPI know how to fish.
- itta (γ)änt(o) | weri|t-i-l-ə-mDP NEG can-FREQ-NONPST-0-1SGDP НЕГ can-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-0-1ЕДNow I can’t. If I had a mother,
- am-em ki(jo) | täj-m-ə-m ki(jo)mother-1SG if have-INCH-0-NMLZ.PF ifмать-1ЕД if have-ИНХ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ ifIf I had a mother
- ǟś-em ki(jo) | täj-m-em ki(jo)father-1SG if have-INCH-0-NMLZ.PF ifотец-1ЕД if have-ИНХ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ ifIf I had a father,
- mǟ śi jäŋχ-i|-li-s-uw änti1SG FOC walk-0-IMPF-PST-1PL DP1ЕД ФОК идти-0-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-1МН DPI would set off,
- (ŋi-jeŋ) ittam | änt(o) | werit-l-ə-m(o)DP NEG can-NONPST-0-1SGDP НЕГ can-NONPST-0-1ЕДBut now I can’t,
- ittam | änti | jäχ-l-ə-m änti.DP DP walk-NONPST-0-1SG DPDP DP идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД DPNow I don’t go.