Speak Your Roots

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  • U ksew ha ïew luri lura by Tony Slong

    World Folklore Day 2023 🏞️🌿

    Kane ka matti jingdro da i @tonyslong ka pyni ïa u ksew ha ka khyllipmat ba u lap ïa ka tungrymbai shuwa ba un rah ban die ïa ka kumba la ïathuh ha ka khanaparom "Ka Ïew Luri Lura jong u Laiphew Mrad". 🐶😄

    Khublei Shibun @tonyslong ba phi la phah ïa kane ka dur kaba pynmutdur ha ngi ïa kane ka khanaparom! 🙏🙏

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    This painting by @tonyslong depicts the dog from the well-known Khasi folktale "Ka Ïew Luri Lura jong u Laiphew Mrad".

    In the story the dog attempts to sell tungrymbai or fermented soyabean in the animal market but it ends up being trampled upon by the other animals because they could not bear the smell of tungrymbai 😅😅🐶🐶 It is said that it is because of this incident that the dog came to live with man.

  • Coinage of photography terms in Khasi by Dr. Cherry Kharshiïng

    Mynta ka sngi 19 tarik u Nailar ka dei ka World Photography Day! 📷 📸

    Na ka bynta ban rakhe ïa kane ka sngi kine ki dei ki kyntien kiba la pynwan ban batai ïa ki kyntien kiba pher ba pher ha ka jylli jong ka jingshondur ne ka photography.

    Ïa kine ki kyntien la saiñ da i Dr. Cherry Kharshiïng @cherrykharshiing iba dei i Head jong ka Mass Media Department ha St. Anthony's College, Shillong.

    Today the 19th of August is World Photography Day! 📷 📸

    To celebrate this day, here are some Khasi words which have been coined to describe the different kinds of photography in the world today.

    These words have been coined by Dr. Cherry Kharshiïng @cherrykharshiing, who is the Head of the Mass Media Department in St. Anthony's College, Shillong.

    Khublei Shibun Ma'am ba phi la phah ïa kine ki kyntien kiba phi la saiñ kum ki kyntien ban pynshai shaphang ki bunjait ki rukom shondur. 😄🙏 Kane kan nang pynïar ïa ka ktien Khasi jong ngi!

    Thank you so much Ma'am for sending these Khasi words which shed light on the different kinds of photography! 😄🙏 They will add to the growth of the Khasi language!

  • 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

  • Ïa ki kot Khasi…

    Ha kane ka sngi laitluid ka ri, ngi pule ki kot Khasi aïu ban kham sngewthuh ïa ka ri la jong? Ngi ïoh ka jingtip bad ka jingstad aïu na ki kot Khasi la jong?

    Synei ïa ki kot Khasi jong ngi bapli, lyngkdop madop ki ïeng ha ki dukan, kiba bun na ngi ngim ju leit rung.

  • Bukhir

    Ka ktien "bukhir" ka mut aïu?

    What is the meaning of the Khasi word "bukhir"?

    Ka ktien "bukhir" ka thew ïa u briew uba ieit sbai palat. Shuh shuh lah ban batai ba bukhir ka mut ba khapnap poh, ba byrtia, ba ieit tang ïalade, ba sniew jinglong.

    The Khasi word "bukhir" refers to a person who loves money. It can be further explained to mean someone who is frugal, miserly and ungenerous. It also refers to someone who is selfish and who has a bad temperament.

    Khublei Shibun @samuelpdez @the_real_k_fab @the_real_kfab_n_a_da_scarlet @badapkyrhai8 @_ibanri_majaw_ @bawanshwa_syiemlieh @mebatei_l_khongsti @daph_1507 @i_b_a_r_i_e_s na ka bynta ki jingbatai jong phi! 🙏

  • Untitled by Benedict S. Hynñiewta

    International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 🏞️🌲🌱

    Ban ïai bteng ïa ka jingrakhe jong ka Indigenous Peoples Day, kane haneng ka dei ka matti jingdro jong i Bah @benedictskhemlang

    Khublei Shibun Bah @benedictskhemlang ba phi la phah ïa kane ka dur! 😄🙏

    Ka long ka dur kaba pynmih bun ki jingpyrkhat shaphang ka imlang sahlang Khasi, ki riti ki dustur jong ngi bad ka pashat ruh ïa ka jingmut sha ka lawei ka ban nang wan.

    Sngewbha ïathuh kumno phi sngew shaphang kane ka matti jingdro ha ki comments!

    Please tell us your thoughts about the art in the comments!

    This art piece by @benedictskhemlang brings up many thoughts about contemporary Khasi society as well as Khasi belief and custom and how they are going to develop into the future.

  • Woodcut of Phe Phe Falls by Wanhi-i Challam

    International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2023 🌱🌲

    Contribution by @wanhii.psd 😃

    Title – "Untitled"

    Medium – Woodcut

    Editions – 5

    Year – 2023

    Size – 19'5'' x 24'

    Artist – Wanhi-i Challam

    He says: "This is a woodcut of a waterfall near by my home town – 'PHE PHE falls'. I chose to be very spontaneous with this one. Initially, it was intended to be just a simple, realistic landscape woodcut. However, as I worked on it, I chose to have some freedom in the techniques of cutting the wood and to allow the composition to evolve organically as I worked on it. I allowed the wood to guide me and fused the original form of the waterfall with my personal interpretation. I find it very meditative to work this way, not strictly following the realistic image of the waterfall, but instead capturing the emotions and feeling the rhythm of the waterfall with all its force, aggressiveness, daring, serenity, and stillness, while still conveying a sense of calmness and beauty."

    Khublei Shibun @wanhii.psd ba phi la phah ïa kane ka jingshna oh dur kaba itynnat! 🏞️

  • Herbarium Sheet Series 2: Hyacinth Bean/ Rymbai Lyngkhap/ Toh Tari/ Na.kap

    Kum shi bynta jong ka jingrakhe ïa ka International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, kane ka dei ka herbarium sheet jong u sla Ri ne u Rymbai Lyngkhap ne u Toh Tari (Pnar). Une u dei u jhur uba bunsien ngi ju shet kylla bad ka dohkha.

    Genus/ Species: Lablab purpureus

    Family: Fabaceae

    Common Name: Hyacinth Bean/ Rymbai Lyngkhap/ Toh Tari/ Na.kap

    Habitat: Garden

    Location: New Kenche's Trace, Shillong, Meghalaya

    Collected by: Daniel Ebor Challam

    Collection Date: 16th July, 2023

    Collection#: 78

    Khublei Shibun @micromotives ïa kine ki herbarium sheet ki ban sa post ha kane ka taïew! 🌱😄🍃

    As part of the celebration of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, this is a herbarium sheet of the leaf of Hyacinth Bean sent by @micromotives. The Khasi community usually cooks Hyacinth Bean as a curry with fish.

  • Ka Ktien by Careen J. Langstieh

    International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2023

    Khublei Shibun Kong @careenjoplinlangstieh na ka bynta ka jingdro dur rnga kaba itynnat bad ka jingthoh kaba pynpuson shaphang ka ktien kaba ngi khlei man la ka sngi ha ki parabriew. 😄🙏

    Thank you Kong @careenjoplinlangstieh for this thought-provoking charcoal art and also your grandmother's teachings on the power of the spoken word. The belief in the value and effect of the spoken word is well-held by the Khasi community. 😄🙏

  • The head of Nohkalikai Falls by Coops Kharlukhi

    International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2023 🌱🍃

    Kane ka dei ka matti jingdro jong i Bah @coops_kharlukhi jong ka khlieh jong ka kshaid Nohkalikai. Khublei Shibun Bah ba phi la phah ïa kane ka dur kaba shoh jingmut shisha! 😄🙏

    This painting is of the head of the Nohkalikai waterfall, named after Ka Likai who as is told in the folktale, jumped from the waterfall after tragedy struck her life.

    He says: "Most people see the waterfall from the front. They see how beautiful it is. However when looking at the mouth of the waterfall, one does not see beauty but one feels fear. The stones and boulders on the sides too, are symbolic of the obstacles and tragedy which mark Likai's life. There is fear at the mouth of the waterfall but Likai overcame her fear and sorrow when she jumped."

    What an interesting perspective Bah Coops!