tôː /

Well

lóːkaʧí ɗaŋ káː kap gə̀t hŋ́ ŋə́yː /

when you had not married yet

ʧáː ʧet tu /

he is asking whether

gyáː bàːbáwâːn kóː gyáː dàːdáwâːn /

your fathers or your grandfathers

m̀ː //

Yes

tə̀tàyáː kǔːpkíːːː /

they used to teach you

ŋgə́r wón ɗan makaranta //

something like school

tə̀tàyáː tâːrákí /

they used to gather you

tə́ kǔːpkí kóː tə́ ɬə́ gìtkí gyáː wuɣn ndə́ːraː /

they taught you or they went and showed you some magic in the bush,

kóː tə́ ɬə́ gìtkîn gyáː nîː /

or they went and showed you whatever,

káː yisə́ŋ ŋgə́r wón á gíː aː //

do you know anything about it?

âː /

gíː tá yi mondá sòːséy máː //

It's plenty even!

ɗaŋ kə kóní bâː //

èː //

Yes.

dòmín kàmánːːː /

Because like...

tá fî bə̀kiːːː /

They will celebrate

ɗaŋːːː /

like

kàmán lə̌pm zaːr //

like the Zaar festival.

tôː tá ʤwǎːmíwôpíː /

tə́ wû tôː kyàːní məːrín /

They would say 'Well you, children

tá fî lə̌pm zaːr ɣəní //

they will do the Zaar festival.

tôː //

Well,

ŋgə́tn ɗan myǎː sǔː tu /

what we want is

yâːn ɣá fî lə̌pm zaːr tôː àː vùmnì gə̀ɗɗì /

when you do the Zaar festival, you should snatch a wife.

àmá kyàː ɬə́ fî maːndə /

but if you start fighting

tôː má yârdá hŋ́ //

well we won't agree.

tôː //

ɬyǎn ɗûː wàːn /

Drink your beer

deːdéː /

well

àmá káɗâː ɬyà ɗûː tə̀ móp karfíwâːn /

but don't drink more beer than you can stand.

àː ɬə̀ fì ŋgə́tn wón ɗan bàː á ndârá hŋ́ //

Don't do anything wrong.

yâːn ká fî ŋgə́tn wón máː /

If you do anything wrong,

má yîn##

we will...

myàː mán /

If we start

wôskát tôː mə̀ tùtə̀ ndaːrá /

investigating well we'll discover it completely.

tôː ŋgə́tn ɗan myǎː fûːkí ɣəndí //

Well, that's what we are telling you.

ŋgə́tn ɗaŋ ɣá fítə̀ káwêy yâːn ʧi tuːːː /

The only thing that you wll do is

ənːːː kyáː vúm gə̀tɗì /

er... if you snatch a wife

tôː pólɣə̂n wòm ŋgəndí //

dòmínːːː /

gə̀t vùmkə̀nì átâ yi á gíː /

because there used to be some wife snatching there,

ʧi tə́ ndaráɣə̂n sòːséy /

it will be really good

ɗaŋ ga vumíː /

as you snatch

àmá dàːʃí kúmá wò ɬiːtə ɣáy fáː gòʃíː ɗaŋ gə vúmíː //

but the man too will be angry with it indeed as you snatched her.

wò ɬiːtə ɣáy sòːséy //

He will be upset about it.

tôː átâ yi ʧǐː //

Well it used to be like this.

tòː /

Well,

ŋgə́tn wón ɗan tə̀tàyáː kǔːpkí kaɗéː ɣəndí //

is that all they used to teach you?

m̀ː //

Er...

kóː dzàŋ ##

or the day...

bàː tə̀tàyáː kǔːpkí gyáː ŋgə́tn wón tu /

Didn't they used to teach you like

mǎːndi /

come,

mə̀ ɬə̌n ndə̂ːr /

let's go to the bush

mə̀ gìtkí /

let's show you

gyáːːː /

some trees

ŋantsə́ /

kóː gyáː ŋgə́ʃi gón hŋ́ aː //

or some things.

áː gíː tá ɣá ##

Er... that then you...

m̀ːːː ##

kàːkáwôpm ##

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m̀ːːː /

er...

kàːkáwôpm tàyáː giɗəm sòːséy ʧík //

our grandparents used to teach us very well.

gyáː wuɣn gə́ vwàː vwàːtkə̀n ɗan /

the medicine for rubbing stomach

dogoɲáːro ʧáː vwàːɗə́n /

that DogonYaro is doing

tôː myâːn /

well me,

mətáyáː ŋgaː áy //

I used to collect it.

mə gáːtə mə́n tuːːː /

I left it for him

mì də̀n ʧímtə tôː /

as we were together in the house

ʧáː vwaːt kəndí //

he rubbed it on

tə́ gyáː wǔɣn farfaːɗa /

mə yísə́ŋ ŋgáːɣə́nwòʃíː //

tə́ gyáː wǔɣn mâːm /

and that medicine for breast

ɗaŋːːː /

that...

gə̀t yáː ɓwâː tôː máːmi màráy //

if a woman has given birth, her breasts hurt

m̀ː //

Yes.

tôː /

ma ŋgaː wuki mán vər gə̀dʸès //

I would fetch the medicine and go and give it to the woman.

tôː /

máːmi wò fíː ndaːrá //

Well the breast would be fine,

fi sàlàlà //

and flow freely.

tôː gíː yi ʧík //

That's how it is.

átâyáː fuːmí /

They told us

tôː wul tu /

well they said that...

ŋanʧí giní /

this tree,

gwàːʃì gín /

as for it,

ka ɓəl gwàːʃì gín /

you would dig this tree

tə́ gín tə́ gín tə́ gín /

and this and this and this.

nə ɬərtín ga ɓəl fáː //

It's this root you will dig indeed.

m̀ː //

Yes.

ka ɓəlni gyáː ɬərtí giní /

You would dig this root,

tə́ ɬərtí gín /

and this one

tə́ ɬərtí gín /

and this one,

tôː àː háɗáy //

then you would mix them.

àːːː /

You would...

gámáʃíwâːsə̀ŋíː //

mix them together.

tôː yáːniŋ wò fi wuki gín ɗányâːlín //

Will this is what will make this very medicine.

tôː //

ŋgə́tn ɗan mə̀tàyáː fítə̀ ɣəndí //

That's what we used to do.

mə̀tà kǔːp gíː sòːséy /

We used to study that well.

tə̀tàyáː kǔːpmí ɣáy /

they used to teach us

á gíː ɗányâːlíː //

that very thing.

dàgà ɗân /

After that

séː tə́ kǔːpmí ɣáy tu /

they taught us

tôː ɮə̀ːrə́n /

well, settle down

àː gǐːn kîtn ndaːrá /

and be good farmers.

gǐːn kîtn sòːséy //

Be good farmers.

káɗá àː tsə̌tn ʧík hŋ́ //

Don't just sit like that.

tôː gíː tə̀tàyáː fûːmí ʧǐː //

That's what they used to tell us like that.

àmá bàː nə súːɣə̂nwàːsə̀ŋ tu mə̀yì fi maːndə /

But they did not like us to fight

káwêy /

only

bàrɣàdè tsə́n hŋ́ //

anyhow like this.

maːndə séː tə̀ ɲólɗi ɣá dàtə́pi wón mari //

Fighting must arrive in different way.

àmá kyàːní məːri kàm báːbu //

but for you, children, no way!

tòː kyâːn ɗaŋ káː ndwaːtsə́y yáːwón káː git gyaː gón //

Well, you who are old now, did you show some?

m̀ːhm̂ː //

OK.

káː git gyaː gónːːː /

Did you show some...

wukʸês ɗan tə̀tà gìtkə́y //

medicine that they had shown you?

èː /

tàː rigé tə́ yîsə́ŋə́y ɣən yâːn gyaː doːgoɲáːro ʧǎː ŋgǎːy áy //

They already knew that it is them, DogonYaro, that are picking it.

tə́ gyáː máːmês báː //

èː /

Yes,

káp wáːsə̀ŋ /

all of them

tàː yisə́ŋʃíwâːsə̀ŋə́y //

they knew them.

m̀ːhm̂ː //

OK.

m̀ː //

Yes.

kápwáːsə̀ŋ /

All of them

tàː yisə́ŋʃíwâːʃíː //

they know it indeed.

tòː lóːkaʧí yóːɗaŋ kə ndáy ɣá láːpkə̂ní /

Well when you became a Christian

m̀ː //

Yes.

kətáyáː fi wúrɣwêː //

kətáyáː fî wúr ɣá láːpkə̂n ɗaŋ kə fáːrá ndáɣə̂n á láːpkə́nì //

How did you do when you converted to Christianity?

ka fáːrá tə́ zàrsə̀ wuriː /

How many people did you start with?

(sighs)

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kə ʤâːn ráʔayíwâːsə̀ŋàː kóː //

Did you convince them

m̀ː //

mətáyáː ʤwáːmʃí mə fuːʃíː /

I gathered them and told them.

dòmín tə̀ lǎːp m̀ːːː /

so that they should follow

ʧoɣŋ //

God.

yâːn tuːːː /

That is to say...

ʧoɣŋ ʧi ɗa //

God exists.

kúmá yéːsu /

and Jesus

yáːni á mánːːː /

came

və̀r râywòs nə́ myàːní //

to give his life for us.

tôː mətáyáː fuːʃí ʧǐː //

well, we used to tell them so.

tôː gyaː gón tá kâɓíː /

Some accepted,

gyaː gón tá kâp hŋ́ //

others did not accept.

tôː dàgà ɗániːːː /

Well from there...

vìː ʧoɣŋ ɗa á máni /

God's word that came

ɓasəm ɗúːni yâːn ʧi tuːːː /

to us, that is to say...

èː mə̀tàyáː ʧímtə̀ tu /

er... we called him

harúːna màːy //

Haruna Mai.

tòː /

Well,

< káː sán > /

< you know > ,

átâ lə́ːr ʤìːr vàtkə̀nɗì //

he brought hoe forging.

tôː /

Well

bàː á yîsə́ŋ láːɗi vùːɣə̀nǐŋ //

he didn't know how to use bellows.

tôː átâ fuːm myâːn /

Well, he told me

mətá vuːtə láːɗi mə́n əndá ʧàː vàttə̀ vaːt mə́n gáy //

I blew the bellows for him then he forged for him.

tôː ɣəndá átâ faːrâm fúːɣə̂n /

Well then he started teaching me

túnːːː /

in...

èːːː /

dubú nâmbóŋ tə́ ɗàríːːː /

1937.

tókndam tə́ /

tàlàːtín dà bákwey //

bàː màːtá ndâ ɣá àrbàyín hŋ́ //

We had not reached forty.

tôː mətá ɗaɣásəm ŋaː nʤwâːtn //

Well, I was still a bit young.

àmá yâːn dàːdá gòpm /

But our father

dàːdá álə̂m wùl tu tôː /

Dada Aləm said that

vǐːn ɗan kàːwú kònín /

those words that uncle has said

tôː ɮə́ːrâː fítə sòːséy //

well, stand and do it.

tôː myâːn kúmá ɗan /

Well as for me,

tàː ʃíːləm gə̀t mə́nːːː /

when I was engaged,

də̌ːlí /

in that place

mə fí ʃóʃò ʃóʃò /

I was very patient,

ʃéː mə káp gə̀dèʃí /

I married the woman,

tôː ɣəndá mə fí láːpkə́nì < mèːkyâw > //

and then I was a good Christian.

àmá kàm máːtá yîsə́ŋə́y tu yi ʧík //

But I knew in that time that it was like this.

àmáː mətá vər gamatŋgáy hŋ́ //

But I did not rush into it.

myáː və́r gamaŋgáy

If I had rushed into it,

tá ɮìː gə̀dèʃǐː /

they would take the woman

tu máː lallaʧé oː //

saying that I have become spoilt.

< ìnʤí > tə̀tàyáː wûl ʧík //

they woul have said so.

m̀ː //

Yes.

m̀ː /

Er

kyáː ndáy ɣá láːpkə̂n /

if you have become a Christian,

tôː kə lálláʧé gwǎːy //

well, you had spoilt.

tòː kə ndáy ɣá láːpkə̂n /

Well you converted

əndá kə káp gə̀t kəndí ŋǎːn //

and it's then that you married, no?

èː mə ndáy ɣá láːpkə̂n əndá mə káp //

I became a Christian before I married.

m̀ːhm̂ː //

OK.

m̀ː mə ndáy ɣá láːpkə̂n əndá mə káp //

Er... I became a Christian before I married.

tə́ fí ɣə̀n naː vìnlaːdì mə́n //

Did they build a church for you?

ḿːʔm̀ː //

No.

yâːn gə̀ʧíːli káwêy //

It was just a traditional mariage

dòmínːːː /

because

èː /

Er

mə və́r maːt mbə́ɬəŋ /

I gave two goats.

tə́ wâː ɣáy /

with guineacorn.

tôː tə́ ŋgêr maːɗi tə́ ʧǐː /

Well they slaughtered the goats and ate them.

tə́ gyáː wôːs //

With the guineacorn.

tə̀tàyáː və̀r mbə́ɬŋaː /

Did they use to give two

kóː kúmá /

or

gwàː ɣəŋ kətá vər ʧiɣâː //

was it you that gave two like this?

âː //

No.

k# kóːgyòː átâ yi mbə́ɬəŋ //

For everyone it was two.

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ka ɗiːp m̀ː /

You would buy a...

táwri /

castrated goat

nə vàrì //

a big one.

kə ɗiːp naːʃí ɣáy //

You bought a big she-goat with it.

bàː ɣa ɗiːpʃí deːdéː hŋ́ //

You would no buy the same.

m̀ː //

Yes.

m̀ː //

Yes.

ka ɗíːp táwri //

You would buy a castrated goat.

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