KK2-0083 - Gala mung de nga ai Singpho ni a lam (Singpho people in India) with English translation

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Translation (Rita Seng Mai) The Singpho people in India owned large areas of land and estates in Putao before they moved to India. There were estates belonging to the Nhtem family, Ningru, Pisa, and many others. Our elders said that most of the Jinghpaw people who now live in India migrated there from Putao through the Chyawgwan mountain pass. The creepers, bamboo, and banyan trees are still growing on the land of Ningru and Pisa. There are still lands that look exactly like those belonging to the Nhtem family. There are still a lot of estates that belong to the Pisa and Ningru families. Most of the words we use are the same as those used by the Jinghpaw people living in India. For example, they also say "Araw u," which means "eat." Our elders said that the words we use are very similar. When our elders traded goods along the Ledo Road, they said that we shared the same stories, as our ancestors from the mountain region had also lived in India. Ningru Pinsa, who lived in India, practiced animism and worshipped nat spirits. As you know, they have now become Buddhists. Until the 1940s and 1950s, when trade was conducted along the Ledo Road, the Singpho people in India did not practice any other religion. Most of them were animists. We also shared very similar histories and stories. Some Singpho people in India had relatives here. There is a family here that belongs to the Sangen family. When our elders talked with one another, we discovered that we shared very similar histories. People said that there are no Sangen families left in India now. The Ningru, Pinsa, Nhtem, and Dingga families still live there. I would like to tell you that their lands still exist here. The Singpho people living in India are originally from Putao. They lived there for many years. I would just like to tell you that they are also Jinghpaw people. Transcription (La Ring) Ya India de nga ai Singpho ni pawng yawng Singpho ni gaw moi India de rai ndu wa ten hta nang anhte Putao ga hkan e shanhte htingbut htingra ni nga ai. Nhtem ni a htingbut htingra law, ningru pisa ni a htingbut htingra law nga ai lamu ga ni grai nga ai shanhte a htingbut htingra ni. Dai re majaw "Ya ndai wo ra India de nga ai Jinghpaw ni gaw law malawng gaw Putao ga kaw nna ndai chyau gang lam hku nna shanhte n-gaw htawt ai ni re" nga na salang ni tsun ma ai. Ya ndai ningru pisa ni a shalun ninggu kawa nhpang kingu hpun re ni ma ya du hkra nga ai. Nhtem ni a lamu ga raw nga re ni mung grai nga ai. Pisa ni a ningru ni a htingbut htingra, pisa ni a htingbut htingra nga ni grai naw nga ai. Dai majaw ya ga mung ya wo ra ningru pisa wo ra India de nga ai ni gaw nang kaw shat mung "Araw u" nga baw gaw anhte hte grai bung ai rai nga. E "nang kaw na anhte ga mung grai bung ai" nga salang ni tsun ai. Moi salang ni gaw ndai Ledo hpaga ga ai ahkying aten hta gaw Dai de anhte nang bumga na salang ni mung wo ra de nga yang moi maumwi mausa grai bung ai nga. "Dai ten hta gaw nat jaw jaw ai re ningru pisa wo ra India de nga ai" nga ai. Ya gaw na ai hte maren nga yang gaw hpara naw sai. E kaga hpara naw sai nga ai. Moi ndai Ledo hpaga ga ai ahkying aten du hkra hkying mi jahku tsa mali shi jan ning, manga shi ning ram du hkra rai yang gaw wo ra India de nga ai ni gaw hpara naw ai gaw nau nnga ai nga ma ai. Ndai e "Nat jaw ai ni law ai nga". Labau maumwi mung nang kaw na grai bung ai. E kaji kawa ni nga ai ni nga ai ndai kaw e. Ya anhte ga kaw na sangen ni nga ai mung langai nga ai. Dan nga yang gaw nang anhte ga kaw na salang ni shada jahta hkat yang gaw e labau ni grai rum ai nga na tsun ai. Ya sangen ni gaw ya gaw wo ra India de nga ai ni gaw nnga sai da raitim mung ningru ni pisa ni nhtem ni e dingga ni nga re ni gaw ya du hkra nga ai nga. Shanhte a lamu ga ginra gaw nang de ma grai nga ai ngu hpe ma tsun mayu ai. Dai majaw "Wo ra India de nga ai ni gaw anhte nang Putao ga kaw na yu wa ai Putao ga hta e shanhte shaning na na e lamu madai manau dum nhtawm me e kingu kanai hkai rai na e dai hku na nga ai amyu ni rai ma ai. Anhte a amyu ni sha re" ngu lam hpe tsun mayu ai ga re. Ndai dai hku ngu ga. . Language as given: Jinghpaw