Speak Your Roots

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  • Ka khleh soh

    SOSO THAM WEEK 12th DECEMBER – 18th DECEMBER 2023

    Khublei Shibun @a_seeker_of_wonders ïa kane ka video! 😄🙏 Ka lah dei ka por khleh soh bad katno ka jingibang!

    A Khasi fruit mix is usually had during winter and is a mix of pomelo, orange, mustard leaves, chilli or chilli powder 😋😋 So good to have in the winter sun!

    #khlehsoh #khasifruitmix #khasifruitsalad #localorange #khasimandarinoranges #mustardleaves #khasiwinterfood #khasifood #eatyourroots #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • U khiew uba la sop phu-ïong

    U khiew uba la sop phu-ïong ba thnam ha ka ding bad ka dohthad kaba la thad rkhiang ❤️🔥

    This is a typical Khasi hearth along with soot covered pot and a load of smoked meat on the top. 😋😋❤️❤️

    Khublei Shibun @laia.naomi ïa kane ka reel! 🙏🤗

    #dpeikhasi #khiewkhasi #dohthad #khasihearth #smokedmeat #khasifood #khasiculture #khasilanguage #khasilanguageconservation #indigenouslanguageconservation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Ka por lungsiej!

    Lah dei ka por bam lungsiej! Khublei Shibun @gregoria_ann3 na ka bynta kane ka video! 😄🙏 Ïa kane ka video la ring ha ka shnong Byrong, Shella.

    Video: @anjida_rt

    Editing: @gregoria_ann3

    It's time for Bamboo shoot again!

    #lungsiej #bambooshoot #khasifood #khasidelicacy #seasonalfood #localfood #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Ka Kiew Pyneh Rngiew Pynksan Rngiew

    Khublei Shibun @hammarsing for allowing to post these photographs 🙏😄

    @hammarsing says:

    Cleaning and other arrangements underway in preparation for the annual pilgrimage to the sanctum sanctorum of U Lum Sohpetbneng – Navel of the Heavens, Centre of the Universe.

    The pilgrimage known as "Ka Kiew Pyneh Rngiew Pynksan Rngiew" is to strengthen one’s inner being and essence – "Ka Rngiew".

    Sanctified rice and water will be distributed after the prayers and rituals are completed by the religious elders – U Tymmen U San – of Seng Khasi. The faithful will then each offer prayers at the sacred summit. The date for this years pilgrimage is February 5th 2023.

    This site is one of the most pristine places on Earth and a reminder of how sacred sites should be maintained and preserved. The tranquility of nature surpasses the grandeur of any man made structure."

    📸 @hammarsing

  • Ka por shoh kba

    Ishhhh ka por shoh kba! 😍😍🌾🌾 Katno ngut na ngi ngi dang ïoh ban mad ïa kane?

    Ka sngi ba syaid 🌤️ Ka lyer ba beh jem jai 🌬️ U soh ka jingtreishitom lah jan ïoh mad 💛💚

    Khublei Shibun @aibianghundkhar ba phi la phah ïa kine ki dur! ❤️🤗

  • Ka dukan jadoh ha Iongpiah

    Jadoh Sniaŋ

    Wûm phi

    Wow tam ya ka cha sõ

    Hawa jrem pathan

    Yeh noh chõh-Hiar ha sla kjat.

    Tæ kammon pûrkhat phi

    Wûm toh dei jadoh Ïoŋpiah u dat i?

    Jadoh Sniaŋ, Jadoh Sniaŋ

    Du ha ïoŋpiah u yoh dei wa baŋ.

    Baŋ kti kat kini ki yoŋ Rymbai

    Sai dohkhlieh, wa u tu u nõ-kûlla nai

    Hun i bam ja,

    Sñaukam cheiwon tahi i pûrthai

    Æ koŋ da u thûlleij sniaŋ…..

    Yōban bha wa phon sûrwa

    Trup sa wau piat! Dahun sakhiat wa baŋ ja.

    Tûllo diñ, Wa pûnkop wa yaleh u slu

    Ka pli ka koŋ wa ki ŋap wa ad,

    Hei put tûllo, 'Wuuuuu chi Whuu'!

    Koŋ, Katwon ka bai ja?

    Dapher paya wûm toh de kam nachua

    Yoŋ wa da syad nadoŋ chadoŋ

    Krum phi u yanap, Yoh ki pli u mih noŋ.

    Yoh u mih ka noŋ-ni

    Su dei hun mûnsien ham khnium ya ki pli.

    Khublei Chibōn @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar wa phah phi ya ka poitri chaphang ka dukan jadoh ha Iongpiah 😄😋 Johkhe phi u thoh 😄

    Ngi kyrmen ba phi lah ban pule ïa kine ki kyntien Pnar kaba i @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar i lah thoh, da kaba pyndonkam da ki alphabet Pnar. Ngi lah ban sngew eh ha kaba nyngkong tangba ka rukom kynnoh ka long kumjuh hi. Ka shu pher noh tang ka rukom thoh.

    📸: @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar

  • Ki pliang ba don ha ka dukan jadoh jong ka Kong Rymbai ha Iongpiah, Jowai.

    Kini ki pliang em ki ha ka dukan jadoh yong ka Kong Rymbai, kawa em ha Iongpiah, Jowai. 🍚🍚 Ym emkám u ong, da sñiawthuh hi phi wa bang ha i jadoh heini 😃 Wei doh seiñ, doh tkhut, samurit sdieh, piat, wa ka cha soo 😋😋

    Ka jingitynnat ïa kine ki pliang hangne ha dukan 😄😄 Ki ong ba baroh baroh ki shait shondur ïa ki. Ki khot kumno ïa kine ki pliang?

    These plates are displayed in Kong Rymbai's jadoh shop in Iongpiah, Jowai. They remind us of the days when these plates were used in Khasi homes. Such beautiful plates that evoke memories of "ka dpei", the hearth, with its fire and delicious traditional food! 😋😋

    Photo credit: @speakyouroots

  • Behdieñkhlam

    Ki dur Behdieñkhlam wa da phah da u @duwaki9 😄🌾🌿🌲 Khublei Chiboon for sending these pictures! 🙏🙏

    Dur 1 bad 2: Ka lehniam “Ka Siang Thakur” ba ju pynlong ha ka step shuwa ban mih ka sngi jong ka sngi Khatduh (Muchai) ka lehniam Behdieñkhlam. Ïa kane ka lehniam la pynlong ha Ïung Blai jong ka Kur Rangad Neiñ ha Chilliangraij, Jowai.

    Slide 1 and 2: The ritual of "Ka Siang Thakur" which is performed on the morning of the last day "Muchai" of Behdieñkhlam before sunrise. The ritual in the pictures was performed in the "Ïung Blai" of the Rangad Neiñ clan in Chilliangraij, Jowai.

    Dur 4 haduh 10: Ka "Choh Thyndai" lane ka "Sympat Ïung" ba shim bynta da ki khun ki ksiew ka Beipun Bon ba ju tip kum ki Khon Raij.

    Slide 4 to Slide 10: The ritual of "Choh Thyndai" or "Sympat Ïung" participated in by the children and grandchildren of "Ka Beipun Bon" known as "Ki Khon Raij".

    Photo credit: @duwaki9. @duwaki9

  • Bah Khasi

    This image is perhaps the quintessential Khasi Bah whom we see from time to time 😄 From the coat to the muffler-turban worn on his head.

    Ka don kyrteng katei ka rukom spong? Is there a particular name for this muffler-turban?

    Khublei Shibun @kronosynchronicity for sending this picture! 😀🙏

    Photo credit: @kronosynchronicity
    In frame: Bah Biam (authorised)

  • U Wer

    Gertrude says:
    "U Wer" is remembered by many for his strength, often measured by his ability to carry weighted and bulky materials on his back. He was the person who singlehandedly carved out these 10 feet long stones from a "mawsiang" (boulder), transported them to the village and made "mawthnah’' or foundation stones out of them for a friend's house.

    One of my informants recall him generously uprooting an entire tree from the forest ground for her when she mentioned to him that she needed wood. Another elderly informant said that he once held a barge in place with his hands and stopped it from leaving the shores of Tharia when a friend of his who wanted to board the vessel had not reached the river.

    What people recall most fondly are however the series of jibes "U Wer" casted on authority figures. He was once meddled by a few Border Security Force personnel for carrying a traditional hunting gun. Instead of surrendering, the man readily pointed the gun at them and laughed hysterically that they got deeply uncomfortable and decided to leave him be.

    Another occasion in which he presented his recalcitrant and mischievous self was when he was caught killing fishes in the "Nur Bah" (now commonly known as Wah Rew) with his beloved gun. The person who reported him was the Manager of the Komorrah Limestone Mining Company Limited, which has its factory downstream. Again, the BSF staff came to the scene only to be given the argument by "U Wer" that it was in fact the Manager who taught him, an ignorant and illiterate man, how to kill fish in that brutal manner. He elaborated on how it was Company people who had taught the locals to use dynamite and blow up the river mass-killing fish. "U Wer" was ultimately not punished but people told me that the Manager got fired immediately.

    True or not, these stories live in the messy universe of collective memory. And there I hope they stay.

    There are many stories that we hear of, of individuals possessing talent and skill. 💪💪 "U Wer" was a man of great strength and the stones in the pictures are testament to that. Khublei Shibun @gertrudelamare for this! 😄🙏

    📷 Photo credit: @gertrudelamare