khuŋ ʃiŋle

He is a farmer,

उनी किसानी (हुन्)।

khuŋ aʃjaŋja ʃiŋle ni metere

but her maternal uncles were not farmers.

उनका मामाहरू किसानी त थिएनन्।

dʏnʈuja ʃjap tʃjaŋdilə

They only reared cattle.

पशुपालन मात्रै गरेर,

ɖʏnʈuja tʃjaŋ dhene ɦoti khapla sjap

They reared cattle and had to move around a lot.

पशुहरू पालेर अनि त्यसपछि (पशुपछि) मात्र हिँडेर

metse kjal bəre

I lived there my whole life.

जिन्दगी (युग) विताएँ।



toptʃe ɦodraŋ ʃe

I used to eat there.

खाना त्यहिँ खान्थें।

toptʃe=food

ɦo thola dʏnʈu thola ʃe kere

People are dependent on animals for a living.

त्यहि माथि पशुहरूमै निर्भर भएर खान पर्छ।

ɦo kaŋla ni ʃəsiŋ ɦjaŋde ɦjaŋde me bəre

There used to be no cultivation of crops.

त्यो बेला त खेतिपाति पनि त्यति धेरै गर्दैनथे।

ʃəsiŋ=cultivation (ʃə-land, siŋ=farm field)



ne tʃa tʃa tap kere ne koni

Many people used to plant wheat like my father.

वा अलि अलि लगाउँथे, वा त

ne=wheat



dʏnʈu tʃaki dʏndalə tapkere ʃjame 

It was only used as fodder for animals,

पशु घाँसको लागि लगाउनु बाहेक 

tʃjaŋkaŋ metere

There were no other jobs.

केही पनि थिएन।

ɦjoke tə ta maŋpu ʃi sin re aʃjaŋja

As for my ancestors, my maternal uncles have passed away.

छन नि त, धेरै मरिसकेका मामाहरू

tʃhjo lə tə meme maŋbu me ta 

There are not many kins on that side,

यता तिर त नातागोता धेरै छैनन्।

ta=DM, me=Neg.Cop

jøke ni jø  

but  there are children.

छन त छन्।

tʃhəu tʃhəmu ʈukuja jø

There are small grandchildren.

नाति नातिना वच्चाहरू छन्।

ʈukura jøtəre ʃeme ɦonʈe

There are chldren. Other families are like this.

वच्चाहरू छन्, अरू यस्तै

ɦjaŋdi ɦjaŋdi ghena tʃhoko me ta

There are not many old people, you know.

धेरै धेरै बुढा पाकाहरू छैनन् त।

ghepu tʃhoko me

There are no people of old age.

वुढा टोली छैनन्।

tʃhoko=group

ʈukuja tʃhəu tʃhəmuja jø

There are grandchildren.

वच्चाहरू नातिनातिनीहरू छन्।

ŋaraŋ adzuki bhomo tʃik jø 

My own brother has a daughter.

मेरै दाईका एकजना छोरी छन्।

ɦəula bhomo tʃik jø

There is a daughter on that side.

उता छोरी एकजना छन्।

bhomo tʃiko atʃjoki jø

There is a niece.

दाईकी छोरी एक जना छन्।

ɦju khaŋpalə jø

She is from that side.

उता घरमा छ।

ɖhoŋpa sumti dhe jø

She has been staying there taking care of the house.

घर समालेर बसेकी छन्।

ɖhoŋpa=taking care of family