"Ka Phniang Ka Pjei" ka dei ka kmie ne kiba haïing hasem kiba dang dei na kajuh ka jait ne ka kur; u thied u symbai.
"Ka Phniang Ka Pjei" is the mother or the relatives who are from the same clan. The phrase also means the root and the seed.
"Ka Phniang Ka Pjei" reiterates the significance of the mother and clan in the Khasi community. Mother, clan, root and seed become beautifully synonymous 🙏🌾🌱🌲
Ka ktien "Kyrwoh" ka mut ka jingteh, ka ksah ne ka sati.
"Ai kyrwoh" ka mut kaba phah khubor; kaba lam ktien; kaba ai jingtip.
The Khasi word "Kyrwoh" means something tied or a ring.
"Ai kyrwoh" means to send news or a message; to give word and to send information.
Ki don lai rukom ki ksah ne ki sati kiba thaiñ da u 'sai siej, kiba pyndonkam haba phah khubor na kawei ka jaka sha kawei pat. Ki lai jait ki kyrwoh ki long kumne:
1. Ka kyrwoh kaba biang sbak ha ka 'ti kmie, ka pyni ba dang bun bad kylluid ka por
2. Ka kyrwoh kaba ha ka 'ti pdeng ka pynpaw ba la kham khim ka por
3. Ka kyrwoh kaba ha ka 'ti duh, ka pyni bym don por shuh ban dang buhteng
There are three kinds of rings that are woven out of bamboo threads, which are used to send news or messages from one place to another. The three types of "kyrwoh" are:
1. The kyrwoh which fits snugly on the thumb shows that there is still some time
2. The kyrwoh which is worn on the middle finger shows that time is running out
3. The kyrwoh which is worn on the little finger shows that there is no more time to
procrastinate
The "Kyrwoh" and the "Ai Kyrwoh" are interesting practices that many of us need to be reminded of 💭💭
@fdphy i ong kumne: "Nga shu tip ba ka don ka rukom thaiñ kyrwoh ba ju khot “pyrnu” (kynnoh pyr-nu). Ki riew tymmen ki ïathuh ba ka rukom thaiñ ka don jingmut bad ki nang ban pule ïa ka jingmut. La pyndonkam bha ha ka por phah kylli samla. Te lada u shynrang u ai “pyrnu” i kynthei, ma i ruh in jubab da kata kajuh ka pyrnu hi. Ïa mynta hi kat ka jingtip jong nga ym don shuh kiba nang ban pule ïa ka jingmut, lehse dang don kiba thaiñ tang ban shu thaiñ kumto. La pyndonkam ruh ïa ki pyrnu ha kiwei ki kam kum haba pynskhem ïa ka ping wait."
Khublei Shibun @fdphy ba phi lah ai jingtip kumne 🙏
Kiang Nangbah Kiang Nangbah,
Ya me da phrang dei mynsien dap chynrang,
Ka yutran wa khia,
kit mi neibynta ka ri,
Tang wow im ka jaitbru,
bynda mi da u radang ha u tylle pasi.
Kiang Nangbah, the son of Ka Rimai Nangbah from the Soo Kpoh Clan, was an original settler of Jowai in a locality known as Tpep-pale. He fought a freedom battle against the mighty British force at a period almost coinciding with the 'First War of Independence' or the 'Indian Mutiny' or the "Sepoy Mutiny' of 1857.
The Jaiñtia Revolt started in 1860 when the government introduced house tax on the people. It was U Kiang Nangbah who urged the people not to pay any tax to the government. It was because of this incident that Kiang Nangbah made up his mind to organise the Jaiñtia people against the British. Kiang Nangbah got the support of his work from all sections of the society.
Kiang Nangbah rose to become one of the leaders of the resistance movement against the British. He organised military-style attacks on the British which were so successful as to threaten the colonial powers. Ultimately, he was captured by the British as a result of being betrayed by one of his own people. He was hanged to death by the British on 30th December 1862, in Jowai Town.
His last words before he was hanged in the gallows were:
"Lada khyr-uin i khmat o cha mihsngi,
ka ri wa maia yong nga,
hapoh chispah snem daw lait ko nei chah chakri:
Lada khyr-uin wan i cha sepsngi,
yanom bhor, kylla r'ta,
Ka ri wa maia yong nga u chongbrō
ko chirta".
"If my Head turns to the east,
my country will attain freedom within
a hundred years,
but if it turns westwards,
we will remain slaves for eternity."
U Kiang Nangbah was truly a man of courage who will continue to inspire our generation.
Ha kane ka sngi, 30 tarik u Nohprah kaba dei ka lyngkhuh sngi ïap jong u Kiang Nangbah, ai ba ngin ïaid sha u snem thymmai da ka mynsiem kaba shlur, kaba dap da ka jingkyrmen, kaba lam lynti da ka jingshisha bad ka jingieit ïa ka jaitbynriew. 🏞️🌾
Khublei Chibōn @warikasumer01 wa phah phi ya kini ki jingthoh wa kordor! 😄🙏
🟡 Sources:
– "The Legacy Of U Kiang Nangbah" by Mrs. Wa-i-sa Sumer.
– "U Kiang Nangbah Bad Ka Jingialeh Ka Ri Jaiñtia naka bynta Ka Jinglaitluid" by (Late) S. Quotient Sumer.
Ka la'er wa daitthah ka la'er tlang,
I khyndaw da raw, da sdang u pdang,
Ka la'er yei mynsien wa pyn ka-it,
Ha pyrdi i kjam kawa pynchong chit.
Soodong talawiar ha i tpai diñ,
I ngiah i jrem heite da stiñ,
Wa ya wyr-ngia ya klam khana,
Ki parom wa pher ki khana danda.
Chi iung chi sem chi lok chi jor,
Harood i tpai diñ kaini i por,
Wa'u kcchu tungtoh hajrong mookhuri,
Da'u bang ja bha du nei rukom bih.
Kynmoo u pyrkhat heiwon u pynlut yei por,
Wa ki wa ha iung ha sem ki lok ki jor,
Kamwa tyllung ki por wa ki samoi,
Symboi ya mylliñ i yeiwa kordor wa myntoi.
-Manhaoo Paswet
"Ka La'er Tlang" toh ka poitri Pnar wa da thoh da u @wisu_02
Khublei Chibōn wa phah phi ya kani ka poitri yong phi 🙏 iwa ya toh wa i por kjam, por bam tungtoh 😄😋Ym em de ha pyrthai kat i tlang ha yung wa ha chnong yong i ❤️❄️🏞️
Myllung Ka Ri
Na Ri ki lyoh bad ki kshaid.
Ka shnong ba la bna nam.
U Khun phrangsngi u mih,
Jong I Hat Tongper, I Lyngkien Tham.
Khun shynrang marwei bad ba lai,
Kumba la thoh shun U Blei najrong,
H'u khatphra spah hynniew phew lai.
U kit ryngkat ka sap ka phong.
U nonghikai ba kat u nonghikai
Ia ktien khasi ban kyntiew nam.
Synniang kham kordor ia ki sbai,
Haduh mynta ki dang kren jam!
U khulom ksiar bad ka sia jingstad.
Uba dang iai pruid haduh mynta.
Kyntien kum waitlam kaba prat,
Ki sei shibun ki riewkhraw na jylla
Ah! Lada long da u Mahon-mala,
Ba pynkup burom ia phi myllung
Burom jong phi la kat u patsha,
Uba kit ka jingstad shi khung.
Ah! Ei ban bteng ia lyngkor jong phi,
Ki ktien jingstad ba tei imlang sahlang
Ban pynneh, pynjanai ia ktien khasi,
Shaei ki samla, ki thei bad ki rang?
Hato ngin shu kut tang ka khana,
Shaphang U myllung ba khraw ka Ri?
Mano ban leit wad mawlynnai mawhira
Jinghikai kiba Myllung u hikai ia ngi.
Ban shu kut tang ha ka jingpule,
la ki jingthoh ba kit symboh jingstad.
Donkam ia ngi ba ngin da sule.
Ha man la ki khep, haba plie ka lad.
– Dameshwa Rymbai
Sa kawei ka jingthoh poitri ban kynmaw ïa ka lyngkhuh sngi ïap jong u myllung Soso Tham mynta ka sngi ka dei "Myllung ka Ri" ba la thoh da i @damechwarymbai410 📖✍️
Sa shisien phi la phah ïa ki jingthoh ba shoh jingmut, ba shoh mynsiem. Khublei Shibun! 🙏🙏
#usosotham #sosothamdeathanniversary #khasipoetry #khasiliterature #khasipoetryintranslation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal
Ki kti wad jingsyaid
ïa ding saw kyrkhu arti,
sla kyrthop ki hap.
– Daiarisa
Hands searching for warmth,
bless a fire with joined hands,
a ragged leaf falls.
– Daiarisa
Ka haiku ka dei ka rukom thoh poitri kaba na ka ri Japan. Katba ngi wad jingsyaid ha kane ka tlang, ngin pyni ïa ka jingieit jong ngi ïa ka mariang bad ka meiramew, katba ka dang khih dang syar ban thaw thymmai ïalade 🌄🏞️🍃🌨️
A haiku is a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines, of five, seven and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.
Haiku poems are primarily used to express feelings about Nature. Traditional poems dealt with themes like time, nature, emotions and so on. They are meant as words of enlightenment for the readers.
Despite its many adaptions into multiple languages and styles, the haiku remains a powerful form due to its economic use of language to evoke a specific mood or instance. Most often occurring in the present tense, a haiku frequently depicts a moment by using pair of distinct images working in tandem.
Haikus written by @daia.risa
"La biang katto," ka ong ka por,
Haba u briew la lut ka bor,
Jingim la ïaid man la ka sngi,
Mynta la poi te sha sepngi.
Ani! To ap shuwa ko por,
Balei pha sei ïa la ka bor?
Jingim ban shim noh hi bran bran,
Ngim pat sngewthuh kumno ban san.
Bunsien ngi beh ïa la ka kam,
Ngi klet ïa kiba ngi ieid tam,
Ngi ai pynban ka por kordor,
Sha kita kiba shet shukor.
Ki thaba ha ki khmat jong ngi
Ki pynthame man la ka sngi,
Khmih ko samla ïa ka lynti
Ïoh dier noh pat ka por jong phi!
"Ka Por" (Time) is an original Khasi poem by @carey_lynz who is a teacher and scholar 🤗❤️ Khublei Shibun @carey_lynz ba phi la phah ïa ka poitri jong phi kaba long ka jingpynkynmaw ba kordor 🕯️🪞🕜
@carey_lynz says about the poem: "Time is a gift and yet a curse to one who does not know how to use it. This poem expresses how time can run out when we are in the rat race of becoming, or achieving or doing things which may not matter. But, while we hanker after the things of this world, they may not be important in another time as we may have lost our focus. For instance, if it is family it is not that we have forgotten them, but it is acts of thoughtfulness like making a phone call or saying kind words that makes a difference. Sometimes we need to look at the bigger picture beyond misunderstandings which may ultimately cost regret and pain. The poem issues a warning of the choices made or the path taken."
Dr. Naomi C. Nonglait is an Associate Professor in the Department of English,
St. Mary's College, Shillong, Meghalaya.
"Saw ka tyngab" ka dei ka jingong Khasi kaba kren shaphang ka por kaba dangstep phyrngab. Ha ka jingbatai, ka ktien "phyrngab" ka dei ka por shuwa ban kynjat shai. Ngi lah ban ong ba "saw ka tyngab" ka dei haba ka bneng ka dang shu sdang ban kyan shai, ha kaba ka jngum jong ka miet ka shah pashat da ka saw jong ki kjat sngi.
Sa kawei ka jingbatai kaba la ïoh ka long ba ka jingong "saw ka tyngab" ka thew ba ngin leh ïa kano kano katba dang kloi ne katba dang biang ka por khlem don ka jingbuhteng.
"Saw ka tyngab" is a Khasi phrase which refers to the earliest time of the morning. The word "phyrngab" means the time before the arrival of dawn or the sun's rays. We may say that "saw ka tyngab" is when the night sky is just beginning to see a sliver of light, when the blue of night is coloured by the red of the sun's rays.
Another explanation of "saw ka tyngab" is that the phrase refers to doing something early or while there is time and not procrastinating.
The Khasi phrase "Saw ka tyngab" is one which we hear often but have not really read an explanation of. "Saw" means the colour red (or four) and "tyngab" means crow. Perhaps these also have a meaning but we have yet to know what they might signify. 🌄🌄
Khublei Shibun ïa baroh ki nongbud jong ka page kiba la phah ïa ki jubab bad ki jingmut jong ki shaphang kane ka jingong! 🙏🙏
🟡 Khasi and English explication by @speakyourroots