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Koridang sungpur-i Tsungremtemji angu. Parnoki atentena tstibua belem

kechiyong Tsungrembaji ka danga ajurunung lendong timtem tulu aru nung

sungpurtem-i Tsungrem anguba atema among amongtsti tenzuk, parnok-i anogo asem

nu kimoten meshia among anogo asem nu tsungta nung tatalokba tamajung kecha

mali asunung parno.ki Tsungremtem koda pelateba ar atsilteba among yamaji

sangpurtem-i among iba anogo nungi kumshia Tsungremong among.

Ao kin ajunga Koridang aliba mapang nung soya pokya-a tali aonungji aortern

kin tabensa-aniteber tekong tenem bushia yim balala kuma senshi. Aser iba mapang

nung jagi Ao kin yim semer sanger ta jembia aru. Yamaji yim tesem balala nung

liyonga arudang, Longsa yimtiba sungpur mepusanger-i tsulah (Dikhu river)

ayongkum nung Tsungremtem telok tulu atenshir ar atstitepa pelatepa benjung

amongba angu.

Ao kintern-I Tsungrernong koda stir among ta stirapangla, otsti agi yamai ashir

tetenztik nungi Ao kin Tsungrem akiim tsububa kin ka liyonga aru, Jongliyimti tensa

aser Soyim yimti alidand nungi Koridang tashi nung Tsungrem ji kanga tstibua liasti.

Kichiyong kodang Tsungrem yim mesera kiyong siiia odir londongsa ajurua aru.

Tsungrem ji terebrangtsti nisung dang mestika liasti. Saka ba tetsung ji bo temebu

nungi temekok tashi terebrangtsu nung tanak liasu. Anungji Nisongtem-i Tsungrem

tetsung j i osak nung arem amai angu nungj i Tsungremsang "tetsung aremsang" ta aja

anungji kodang yuner tem-i ba ngutir lendongsa tulu arunung kendong nungi jenbua

alitsti asoshi Tsungrem kelema aru.

Origin of the Festival of Tsungremong - Ao Sobaliba N ung Tsungremong Koda

Monga Tenziik

Oral Interview with Mr. Kikum of Longkum Village was conducted,

where oral narrations of folktales were recorded. Recording was done with Mr.

Sademmeren Longkumer of Ungma Village for folksongs.

Interview Schedule

APPENDIX-I

Aser iba mapangji Anakji ter liasu. Saka Anak-i pa metemsor Longkhi.im

nungba chir Kajenba yaritsu melen, Asam lima nung alar ka ama yoktok. Saka

Kajenba tashi tanga tani.ir ka liasi.i. Anungji par kibur-i pa anepalua dang kum ter (10)

shi ka lirkiilen, meima pelem nung ba tasu lima Longki.im-i yoktsuba sendong atong.

Saka Kajenba-i lernang memetet liasu nungji, pa kibur Asam nungba-i sendong

yanglur tzi.irang ayong khurn leni yoktsi.i ba lemang sayu, aser pa nem wanu tetem ka

pendaktsi.i aser aji ayong nung peroktsi.i kodang wanuji tzi.ima nung yima ludir,

ilenjaki melu-i tu jen atutsi.i ashi. Yamaji Kajenba-i maneni ayong pang Jen yima atu

nung pa tasu Ii Longkhi.im tongtet. Kajenba kodang yim adong kinunger aser

Mapang ka nung Longkum takar yim to tsungkum majungba ajanga aya wara

agr sUmdang. Idangj i Longkhi.im nunger asangur ka tenting agi Kajenba, pa tebu

temba Changki nunger tenting agi Anak liasi.i.

akaja liasii.

Mapang ka nung Changki yima tulu liasu aser takar yimti k.a liasu, Ao lima

ajunga nung Changki lima nungdang ali chibu yanglua liasi.i, aser ibaji ajak asoshi

nungdak tulutiba ka liasi.i. Kechiyong Ao kulen keja chibuji kanga nungdaka liasU.

Anungji Longkhi.im-i Aoli sanger dang Changki yimji kumzuka ayutsula ta ozilng il

Ao lima siingjema kiimer, Longkhum yimji Ao liniik nung tulutiba aser takar

yim ka liasi.i. Aser iba mapang nung Longkhum yim kilen noklang tenet (700) shi

liasi.i. Aser takar yim liasi.i. Ao lima yimtisanger ajunga-i Longkhum yimji akurn

tsubua liasU. Iba mapang nungji lepteb tsungteba mapang-a liasU. Saka mangko ka

lepzi.iker arutsubaji odangbo kuli makai melepzuk. Yamaji Longkhum-i inyaka liasu.

The Legend of Aliba Village: Aliba Yim Otsu

Kodang item otsi.iji angashi, Longkhum yimti bai-a lendong timtem nungi

jenputsi.i asoshi Tsungremongji monga tenzi.ik. Yamaji Ao kin semer sanger-i k.a ken

ka ken ta Tsungremong benjongji monga tentet aser itemji mapang balala nung yim

shia monga aru, saka tanu mapang nungpo Ao kintem ajunga longjemer kulerni

August k.a nungi terok nung Tsungremba nem tenusang agaja kelem-i monga arudaki,

iba amongya Aor soba liba nung Tsungrem mong ta ajar.

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Mapangka nung Longkhiim Ajenchiba-i arur Aliba ten rara tongpang

ayongzuk ibaji Tsua ayong nung ajinuteptsti ayongzuk yamaji Aliba nunger

Nokchachiba-i anir Longkhlim den tongpang rara dang Longkhum Ajenchiba-i

Nokchachiba dak nii sumoktsii, Aliba Nokchachiba tasu tait ka asiinungji kecha

meyiru amai tzii-i pongoka yir kelen yamai langzua ashi "Ajenchiba, nu indang nil tila

ka yagi kii dak kongshi yonga ru kecha memeteter". Idangji Longkhilm Nokchachiba­

i yarnai langzua ashir "Ku indang nii tila ka dang asilyonga nil mang nungi azn

ayimba agi ayongto ajak merema ayimba mangur no?" ta langztiteb.

Anungji Longkhum nokinketer parnok semer (30) ta Changki lemai lur

Changki nunger Anak kolak to lepzuker yimdaki shilangdang, Aliba yimti nung

anisungziika aonung yipzuk. Iba mapang nungji Aliba nungerji Changki yimdak

metaloker aliba tenza ka liasu. Kodang Aliba nunger-i Longkum nungerdemi Anak

mang khu bener atu ta metet idangji Aliba nunger-i Changki Anak mangyang

ayangtsii lemtet. ldangji sa siingkiim shibanger Longktim nungerdemji shir kidangsa

anena ali kibur-tem-i lepsetangta ozung agatsu, yamaji Longkum nungerdem to Aliba

sungkurn kubok lepset.

yimertem sungmangseta pa kum sa kum lir shilang asunung pa dang ostutern

asiingdang. Tdangj i Kajenba-i aya marem tebutemba Anak. dangi Changki atu nung

Anaki pa Matsiingdang kuda inyak itemji rasa-a ashi. Kodang ostUtemji Longkhiim

nungerterni angazuk parnok kanga jashia bilem nung Changki nunger Anakbaji tashi

agi merenshitsii ta lemtet. Iba rnapang nungji Longkhiim putu menden-i tashi kar

nisong semer (30) shimteter Changki lemai Anak kolak lepzuk-a pener atutsG oziing

agatsii. Saka Changki nungerternbo ka danga memerenshitsiila ta oziing agatsu.

Saka tia kar maka parnok semer (30) rong nungi ka jenzuka otet aser pai

Longkhiim nung osangji sangdong. Longkhum nunger metsur took (2_9) tepsetba

aonungji Longkhiim lima nung tebur chanu semer (30) asuba liasii. Aliba yimti

sanger-i Longkhum matsungdang aibelen tulu inyaka atok nung Longkhum yimten-i

Aliba merenshitsii ta lemtet-a Aliba den rara anem iba mapang nungji Longkhum

nungi walunir Ajenchiba liasii, Alibanunger Nokchachiba liasu.

Mapang talangka lir kelen kodang British yimli aru, idangji British

yimsusurterni Longkhiim dang asungdanger Aliba nungerdem to atenshia lidaktsii.

Aser tanii tashi nung Aliba yirnerterni Longkhiim dang oba tajar Iia arudaki saka

parnok tanu tashi yimto n utsungrenloka maobaji Nokratu ta ziingsem nungjempir.

Anungji Nokchachiba siir kelen Aliba yirnten Longkhilrn dangi mepeshia atu,

saka Longkhum-i takangba ka liasu aser itemji yamai liasu "tebu aketba an tebongka

ten entsil nung tayi aketba pener atujang aki rnesera tatok mangutsu." Ta ashinung

Aliba nunger asoshi tamakoktsu ka liasii aser terneshiba magatsutet anungji

Longkhilrn yirnteni Aliba yimto maktok aser Aliba yimto makai akum tanungertem

Changki yimtakjenoka liasii.

Ajiser kelenbo ar kudang yiru-a adoknung Aliba nunger-demi Nokchachiba

bener yimdaki jena tugo aser yimtonger Nokchachiba-i pa tasii yipten nung Aliba

nunger dang Longkhum-i yakta tur tatok rneshia puti agajang ta shir kiilen siia adok.

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