Dohok: A man is a wolf to a wolf (folktale)

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0:00	ʾəθwa xa-beθa d-ʿāyə̀š-wa…ˈ ʾəθwa xa-beθa d-ʿāyə̀š-wa…ˈ	There was a household who used to live on…
	babət beθa d-ʿāyəš-wa mən ṣìwe.ˈ babət beθa d-ʿāyəš-wa mən ṣìwe.ˈ	…whose father used to make his living by woodcutting.
	g-ezəl-wa go ṭùra,ˈ q-qāte-wa ṣìwe.ˈ g-ezəl-wa go ṭùra,ˈ q-qāte-wa ṣìwe.ˈ	He used to go to the mountain and cut wood.
	g-meθè-wa-lu,ˈ dāré-wa-lu rəš xmara dìde,ˈ g-meθè-wa-lu,ˈ dāré-wa-lu rəš xmara dìde,ˈ	He would bring them, place them on his donkey
	g-ewə̀ð-wā-lu kàrta,ˈ g-ewə̀ð-wā-lu kàrta,ˈ	and bind them in a bundle.
	g-dāré-wa-lu kàrtaˈ rəš xmara dìde.ˈ g-dāré-wa-lu kàrtaˈ rəš xmara dìde.ˈ	He would put them [as] a bundle on his donkey’s back.
	ʾu-g-nābə́l-wa-lu šùqa,ˈ gə-mzābən-wa-lu.ˈ ʾu-g-nābə́l-wa-lu šùqa,ˈ gə-mzābən-wa-lu.ˈ	He would take them to the market and sell them.
	k-eθé-wa,ˈ g-meθe-wa ʾĭxala ta yalunke dìde.ˈ k-eθé-wa,ˈ g-meθe-wa ʾĭxala ta yalunke dìde.ˈ	Then, he would come back home and bring food for his children.
	ʾu-k-eθe-wa k-əxli-wa g-ʿeši-wa bətʾànna,ˈ ʾu-k-eθe-wa k-əxli-wa g-ʿeši-wa bətʾànna,ˈ	When he came, they would eat and live on this,
	mən mzabonət ṣìwe.ˈ mən mzabonət ṣìwe.ˈ	on the money from wood selling.
	xă yoma zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ bqate ṣìwe,ˈ xă yoma zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ bqate ṣìwe,ˈ	One day he went to the mountain to cut trees
	xzele xa-gùrga.ˈ xzele xa-gùrga.ˈ	and he saw a wolf.
	ʾaw gurga g-emər ṭale mằ wət ʾəθya?ˈ ʾaw gurga g-emər ṭale mằ wət ʾəθya?ˈ	This wolf said to him ‘why have you come?’
	g-emər ʾana g-əbən...ˈ g-ʿešən bət qaṭʾən ṣìwe.ˈ g-emər ʾana g-əbən...ˈ g-ʿešən bət qaṭʾən ṣìwe.ˈ	He said ‘I want to… I make my living by woodcutting.
	g-əmzabnənnu go šuqa ʾu-máʿăyəšən yalunke dìdi.ˈ g-əmzabnənnu go šuqa ʾu-máʿăyəšən yalunke dìdi.ˈ	I sell it in the market and provide for my children.
	bə-dè ʾana g-ʿešən.ˈ bə-dè ʾana g-ʿešən.ˈ	In this way I make my living.’
	g-emər ʾana byāwənnox kudyom xă lira kurkamàna.ˈ g-emər ʾana byāwənnox kudyom xă lira kurkamàna.ˈ	He replied ‘every day, I will give you one golden coin.
	si maṣrəf ta yalunke didox.ˈ si maṣrəf ta yalunke didox.ˈ	Go, spend it on your children.’
	g-emər, kxera xudèk=la,ˈ g-emər, kxera xudèk=la,ˈ	He said ‘it is KGod’s favourK,
	kxera xudek bət kərmànji g-əmri.ˈ kxera xudek bət kərmànji g-əmri.ˈ	KGod’s favourK!’ They said it in Kurmanji.
	šqəlle lira kurkamana dide mən gùrgaˈ šqəlle lira kurkamana dide mən gùrgaˈ	He took his golden coin from the wolf
	ʾu-θele lšùqa.ˈ ʾu-θele lšùqa.ˈ	and came to the market
	ʾu-zunne ta gyane ʾĭxala ʾu-julle ta yalunke dìde,ˈ ʾu-zunne ta gyane ʾĭxala ʾu-julle ta yalunke dìde,ˈ	and bought food for himself, and clothes for his children.
	ʾu-mabsuṭ mərre ta bàxteˈ ʾu-mabsuṭ mərre ta bàxteˈ	And pleased, he told his wife
	waḷḷa ʾana xzeli xa-xùraˈ go ṭuraˈ băle gùrgā=le.ˈ waḷḷa ʾana xzeli xa-xùraˈ go ṭuraˈ băle gùrgā=le.ˈ	‘indeed, I met a friend on the mountain, but he is a wolf.
	kudyom g-emər ʾana byāwənnox xă kurkamàna.ˈ kudyom g-emər ʾana byāwənnox xă kurkamàna.ˈ	“Every day” – he said – “I will give you one golden coin.”
	ʾùdleli ʾədyo kurkamàna.ˈ ʾùdleli ʾədyo kurkamàna.ˈ	He has given me today a golden coin.’
	kudyom g-ezəl ṭura q-qaṭe ṣiweˈ kudyom g-ezəl ṭura q-qaṭe ṣiweˈ	So every day, he goes to the mountain, cuts wood
	ʾu-k-eθe gurga g-yāwəlle kurkamàna.ˈ ʾu-k-eθe gurga g-yāwəlle kurkamàna.ˈ	and the wolf comes and gives him a coin.
	pəšle xằ yarxa,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ xă šàta.ˈ pəšle xằ yarxa,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ xă šàta.ˈ	One month went by, then two, three, one year.
	baxte g-əmra waḷḷa hatxa xṑš naša,ˈ ḅā̀š=ile.ˈ baxte g-əmra waḷḷa hatxa xṑš naša,ˈ ḅā̀š=ile.ˈ	His wife said ‘indeed, what a kind man! He is good.
	ʾana gəban ʾoðanne qàðdre,ˈ ʾana gəban ʾoðanne qàðdre,ˈ	I want to make some dishes for him,
	qaðranne ʾu-ʿazmaxle kəslan l-bèθa.ˈ qaðranne ʾu-ʿazmaxle kəslan l-bèθa.ˈ	I shall treat him, we shall invite him for a feast at our house.
	ʾoðaxle xa-ʾĭxala basìmaˈ ʾoðaxle xa-ʾĭxala basìmaˈ	We shall prepare some good food for him,
	ʾu-amstaʿəna go beθa kəslan ʾu-doqax qàðre.ˈ ʾu-amstaʿəna go beθa kəslan ʾu-doqax qàðre.ˈ	he will enjoy himself at our house, and we will feast together.’
	g-emər ṭala šùqle.ˈ gùrgā=le.ˈ ḥèwan=ile.ˈ g-emər ṭala šùqle.ˈ gùrgā=le.ˈ ḥèwan=ile.ˈ	He says to her ‘leave him alone. He’s a wolf. He’s an animal.
	mằ b-aθe go naše?ˈ naše bzàdʾi.ˈ mằ b-aθe go naše?ˈ naše bzàdʾi.ˈ	What does it mean “he will come among people”? People will be afraid.
	mbàrbəʿălu gurga yaʾəl go maθa.ˈ mbàrbəʿălu gurga yaʾəl go maθa.ˈ	A wolf that enters the city will alarm them.’
	g-əmmra là,ˈ là,ˈ marre. ʾàθe.ˈ g-əmmra là,ˈ là,ˈ marre. ʾàθe.ˈ	She said ‘no, no, tell him to come.’
	zəlle g-emər ṭàle,ˈ g-emər ʾana lèbi ʾaθən.ˈ zəlle g-emər ṭàle,ˈ g-emər ʾana lèbi ʾaθən.ˈ	So he went and told the wolf, but he said ‘I can’t come.
	gùrga wən, kəxlən nàše.ˈ gùrga wən, kəxlən nàše.ˈ	I am a wolf. I eat people.
	baθən go maθa kullu mbàrbəʿi.ˈ baθən go maθa kullu mbàrbəʿi.ˈ	If I come to town, everyone will be alarmed.’
	zəlle mərre tabaxta hàtxa g-emər gurga.ˈ zəlle mərre tabaxta hàtxa g-emər gurga.ˈ	So the man went and told his wife, this is what the wolf said.
	hʾazh g-əmra. šud ʾaθe blèle, xə̀ška.ˈ hʾazh g-əmra. šud ʾaθe blèle, xə̀ška.ˈ	So she said, let him come at night, when there is darkness.
	bədaw wàxtˈ ləθwa beherùθaˈ. bədaw wàxtˈ ləθwa beherùθaˈ.	At that time, there were no lights.
	ləθwa aʿanṭariqa hmenoròt.h akahrabaa lə̀θwa.ˈ xə̀ška wewa.ˈ ləθwa aʿanṭariqa hmenoròt.h akahrabaa lə̀θwa.ˈ xə̀ška wewa.ˈ	There weren’t, for instance, lamps. There was no electricity. 47. It was dark.
	ʾu-pāyəš-wa xə̀ška,ˈ kulla maθa xə̀ška wawa.ˈ ʾu-pāyəš-wa xə̀ška,ˈ kulla maθa xə̀ška wawa.ˈ	when it got dark, the whole city would be dark.
	g-əmmra dammət payəš xə̀ška,ˈ šud ʾaθe,ˈ g-əmmra dammət payəš xə̀ška,ˈ šud ʾaθe,ˈ	She said ‘let him come after it gets dark.
	beθan wele bədumằhik dət maθa.ˈ beθan wele bədumằhik dət maθa.ˈ	Our house is on the outskirts of town.
	baθe kəslan beθa ʾu-b-àzəl.ˈ čŭxa la k-xāzèle.ˈ baθe kəslan beθa ʾu-b-àzəl.ˈ čŭxa la k-xāzèle.ˈ	He will come straight to our house and go back. No one will see him.’
	g-emər baxti b-oðalox xa-ʿazime bā̀š. g-emər baxti b-oðalox xa-ʿazime bā̀š.	So he told the wolf ‘my wife will make for you a great banquet.’
	mərre ṭale b-àθən,ˈ g-emər b-àθən.ˈ mərre ṭale b-àθən,ˈ g-emər b-àθən.ˈ	He replied to him ‘I will come,’ he said ‘I will come’.
	g-emər, htovh, b-àθən.ˈ g-emər, htovh, b-àθən.ˈ	The wolf said ‘well then, I will come.’
	θèle,ˈ baxte qam-qaðràle ʾu-ʾudla ʾĭxala basìma ṭale,ˈ θèle,ˈ baxte qam-qaðràle ʾu-ʾudla ʾĭxala basìma ṭale,ˈ	He came, his wife cooked for him and made good food for him,
	ʾu-pəšle ʾāṣərta kə̀slu,ˈ xəlle, štele ʾu-muḥkèlu.ˈ ʾu-pəšle ʾāṣərta kə̀slu,ˈ xəlle, štele ʾu-muḥkèlu.ˈ	And he stayed the evening at theirs, he ate, drank and they spoke.
	pəšla dràngi, ˈ g-emər ʾana b-azən l-ṭùra.ˈ pəšla dràngi, ˈ g-emər ʾana b-azən l-ṭùra.ˈ	It got late, [so] he says ‘I will go [back] to [the] mountain.’
	qəmle… măre beθa ži zəlle qam-maxzele ʾurxa ʾu-mpəqle.ˈ qəmle… măre beθa ži zəlle qam-maxzele ʾurxa ʾu-mpəqle.ˈ	He got up… the house owner also went and showed him the way, and he went.
	0ʾu-ʾawa yĭʾəlle l-ʾóya,ˈ gurga ḥməlle go tằra.ˈ 0ʾu-ʾawa yĭʾəlle l-ʾóya,ˈ gurga ḥməlle go tằra.ˈ	[As] that one entered, the wolf waited at the door.
	gurga ḥməlle go tằra,ˈ šame mă b-àmri băθər zəlle.ˈ gurga ḥməlle go tằra,ˈ šame mă b-àmri băθər zəlle.ˈ	The wolf waited at the door to hear what they will say after he’s left.
	baxte ži g-əmra waḷḷa xṑš,ˈ xōš xùra ʾətlox.ˈ baxte ži g-əmra waḷḷa xṑš,ˈ xōš xùra ʾətlox.ˈ	His wife says ‘indeed, a good, good friend you have.
	xṑš xúrā=le ʾo gurga.ˈ xṑš xúrā=le ʾo gurga.ˈ	[A] good friend he is, that wolf.
	băle xa-məndi qŭ̀ṣur ʾibe.ˈ băle xa-məndi qŭ̀ṣur ʾibe.ˈ	But there is a flaw in him.’
	g-emər ṭala mằ ʾibe qŭṣur?ˈ g-emər ṭala mằ ʾibe qŭṣur?ˈ	He says to her ‘what flaw is there in him?’
	g-əmmra ṭale rìxa…ˈ raba rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ g-əmmra ṭale rìxa…ˈ raba rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ	She says to him ‘a smell, a lot of bad smell comes out of his mouth.
	rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ	A bad smell comes out from his mouth.’
	ʾazh g-emər gùrgā=le ʾóhā=le.ˈ mằ ʾoðən?ˈ ʾazh g-emər gùrgā=le ʾóhā=le.ˈ mằ ʾoðən?ˈ	So he says ‘he’s a wolf, this he is. What should I do?
	šmèʾle gurga muḥkela hatxa ʾəlle,ˈ xrìwa,ˈ šmèʾle gurga muḥkela hatxa ʾəlle,ˈ xrìwa,ˈ	The wolf heard [how] she spoke in this way about him, maliciously,
	qam-dārele go nàθeˈ ʾu-qḥə̀rre,ˈ krə̀ble.ˈ qam-dārele go nàθeˈ ʾu-qḥə̀rre,ˈ krə̀ble.ˈ	He kept it to himself (lit. he put it in his ear), and he was upset he became angry,
	g-emər ʾana g-oðən-nu hawùθa,ˈ ʾani k-parʾila ṭali bət xriwùθa.ˈ g-emər ʾana g-oðən-nu hawùθa,ˈ ʾani k-parʾila ṭali bət xriwùθa.ˈ	He says ‘I do them a favour and they pay me back with evil.
	g-əmmri rixa raba pīs g-napəq mən pə̀mme.ˈ g-əmmri rixa raba pīs g-napəq mən pə̀mme.ˈ	They say “very dirty smell comes out from his mouth.”’
	zəlle l-ṭùra.ˈ durdət yom -q-qayəm măre bèθa,ˈ g-ezəl ta ṣìwe,ˈ zəlle l-ṭùra.ˈ durdət yom -q-qayəm măre bèθa,ˈ g-ezəl ta ṣìwe,ˈ	He went to the mountain. The next day house owner gets up, goes for wood.
	gurga ži θèle,ˈ g-emər, šqullox ʾədyo ži xă lira kurkamàna,ˈ băle mən ʾədyo,ˈ là k-eθət,ˈ ḥəl ʾarbi yome xèta.ˈ gurga ži θèle,ˈ g-emər, šqullox ʾədyo ži xă lira kurkamàna,ˈ băle mən ʾədyo,ˈ là k-eθət,ˈ ḥəl ʾarbi yome xèta.ˈ	The wolf came and says ‘take for yourself also today one golden coin, but from today [onwards], don’t come, until forty more days.
	băle šqulle năra dìdox. băle šqulle năra dìdox.	But take your axe.
	năra dìdox šqùlle,ˈ g-emər, mxile go reši,ˈ kmà ʾibox!ˈ năra dìdox šqùlle,ˈ g-emər, mxile go reši,ˈ kmà ʾibox!ˈ	Take your axe,’ he says ‘[and] hit my head (lit. hit it on my head) as [hard as] you can.
	ʾu-tùrre reši bət năra.ˈ ʾu-tùrre reši bət năra.ˈ	And crack my head with [the] axe.'
	g-emər màṭo māxənne go rešox?ˈ bq-aṭlə̀nnox?ˈ g-emər màṭo māxənne go rešox?ˈ bq-aṭlə̀nnox?ˈ	He says ‘how [is it that] I should hit your head? Will I kill you?’
	g-emər là q-qaṭlətti.ˈ g-emər là q-qaṭlətti.ˈ	He says ‘you won’t kill me.’
	g-emər ʾatta ʾan māxətte nắra go rèši,ˈ ʾàn b-axlənnox.ˈ g-emər ʾatta ʾan māxətte nắra go rèši,ˈ ʾàn b-axlənnox.ˈ	He says ‘now either you hit me [with the] axe on my head or I will eat you.
	xzi, mằ g-əbət?ˈ xzi, mằ g-əbət?ˈ	Look, what do you want?
	ʾēn la māxətte năra go reši ʾana b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ ʾēn la māxətte năra go reši ʾana b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ	If you don’t hit me on my head, I will eat you.’
	ʾaw naša ži faqìra,ˈ kma g-əmṣèle, qam-māxele go rèše,ˈ qam-sālə̀ḥle gurga.ˈ ʾaw naša ži faqìra,ˈ kma g-əmṣèle, qam-māxele go rèše,ˈ qam-sālə̀ḥle gurga.ˈ	This poor man, he hit him[1] on his head as [hard as] he could [and] the wolf forgave him.
	ʾu-zə̀lle,ˈ gurga ži qam-yāsərre reš gyàne,ˈ brìndar=ile.ˈ ʾu-zə̀lle,ˈ gurga ži qam-yāsərre reš gyàne,ˈ brìndar=ile.ˈ	And he went, the wolf bandaged his head – he was wounded.
	g-emər ṭale bas ʾarbi yoma xeta b-àθət.ˈ g-emər ṭale bas ʾarbi yoma xeta b-àθət.ˈ	He says to him ‘only after another forty days will you come again.
	bas ʾarbi yoma xeta bàθət b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ bas ʾarbi yoma xeta bàθət b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ	Only in another forty days will you come, [otherwise] I will eat you.’
	zə̀lle,ˈ muḥkele ta baxta, g-emər ḥāl ʾu-mắsale didi,ˈ ʾèhā=la.ˈ zə̀lle,ˈ muḥkele ta baxta, g-emər ḥāl ʾu-mắsale didi,ˈ ʾèhā=la.ˈ	He went and spoke to [his] wife, he says ‘my situation is this.
	gurga mərre ṭali là k-eθət ʾarbi yoma xeta ʾaxxa.ˈ gurga mərre ṭali là k-eθət ʾarbi yoma xeta ʾaxxa.ˈ	The wolf told me “you will not be coming here for another forty days.”’
	htòvh.ˈ pədlu ʾarbi yòme,ˈ qəmle ʾaw naša xa-ga-xə̀t,ˈ htòvh.ˈ pədlu ʾarbi yòme,ˈ qəmle ʾaw naša xa-ga-xə̀t,ˈ	Good. Forty days passed by, the man got up once again,
	zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ zəlle xzele gùrga,ˈ g-emər ṭale, g-emər θằ ʾaxxa,ˈ zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ zəlle xzele gùrga,ˈ g-emər ṭale, g-emər θằ ʾaxxa,ˈ	he went to [the] mountain, he went and saw the wolf [who] says to him, he says ‘come here’,
	g-emər θèlox,ˈ g-emər šqullox xă lira kurkamana xèta.ˈ g-emər θèlox,ˈ g-emər šqullox xă lira kurkamana xèta.ˈ	he says ‘[since] you have come,’ he says ‘take for yourself another golden coin.’
	g-emər šrìlaˈ ʾe kafiya mən reši ʾu-xzì,ˈ duktət mxelox ʾo narà əlla.ˈ g-emər šrìlaˈ ʾe kafiya mən reši ʾu-xzì,ˈ duktət mxelox ʾo narà əlla.ˈ	He says ‘untie this scarf from my head and see [the] place [which] you hit [with] that axe (lit. see [the] place you hit your axe on it).
	qam-šārela mən ʿāqə̀le,ˈ wela trə̀ṣta.ˈ qam-šārela mən ʿāqə̀le,ˈ wela trə̀ṣta.ˈ	He untied it from his head (lit. mind) – it had healed.
	g-emər mằ k-xazət?ˈ g-emər mằ k-xazət?ˈ	He says ‘what do you see?
	g-emər wele rešox trìṣa.ˈ g-emər wele rešox trìṣa.ˈ	He says ‘indeed, the head has healed.’
	g-emər k-xàzət?ˈ g-emər šwirət nara dìdoxˈ qam-māxətte baθər ʾarbi yòme,ˈ trə̀sle reši.ˈ g-emər k-xàzət?ˈ g-emər šwirət nara dìdoxˈ qam-māxətte baθər ʾarbi yòme,ˈ trə̀sle reši.ˈ	He says ‘do you see?’ He says ‘the wound of your axe [which] you had hit – after forty days, my head has healed.
	băle xabrət bàxtox mərra ṭaliˈ ḥəl mòθaˈ là g-našənne.ˈ băle xabrət bàxtox mərra ṭaliˈ ḥəl mòθaˈ là g-našənne.ˈ	But your wife’s word which she said to me till death I will not forget.
	g-emər mằ mərra ṭalox?ˈ g-emər mằ mərra ṭalox?ˈ	He says ‘what did she say to you?’
	g-emər ʾaxtóxun, baxtox muḥkèloxun,ˈ baxtox mərra ʾo gugra xóš nàšā=le, ḅā̀š=ile, balé xa-rixa pī̀s k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ g-emər ʾaxtóxun, baxtox muḥkèloxun,ˈ baxtox mərra ʾo gugra xóš nàšā=le, ḅā̀š=ile, balé xa-rixa pī̀s k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ	He says ‘you, your wife spoke, your wife said “this wolf is a good man, but some bad smell comes out of his mouth.”
	šwirət xàbraʾ là k-eθe nšaya.ˈ šwirət xàbraʾ là k-eθe nšaya.ˈ	[A] wound [caused by a] word is not forgotten.
	šwirət ḍə̀rbaˈ naša g-našèle.ˈ šwirət ḍə̀rbaˈ naša g-našèle.ˈ	A wound [caused by] a blow [a] man forgets.
	šwirət xàbraʾ ḥə̀l mòθaˈ naša la g-našele.ˈ šwirət xàbraʾ ḥə̀l mòθaˈ naša la g-našele.ˈ	[But] a wound [caused by a] word until death does [a] man not forget.
	lazəm yàʾe naša maṭo maḥke. lazəm yàʾe naša maṭo maḥke.	A man should know how to speak.
	dər bā̀l,ˈ mən ʾədyo pēf là k-eθət l-ṭura.ˈ dər bā̀l,ˈ mən ʾədyo pēf là k-eθət l-ṭura.ˈ	Watch out [that] from today onwards, you do not enter the mountain.’

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(1)	ʾəθwa xa-beθa d-ʿāyə̀š-wa…ˈ
(2)	babət beθa d-ʿāyəš-wa mən ṣìwe.ˈ
(3)	g-ezəl-wa go ṭùra,ˈ q-qāte-wa ṣìwe.ˈ
(4)	g-meθè-wa-lu,ˈ dāré-wa-lu rəš xmara dìde,ˈ
(5)	g-ewə̀ð-wā-lu kàrta,ˈ
(6)	g-dāré-wa-lu kàrtaˈ rəš xmara dìde.ˈ
(7)	ʾu-g-nābə́l-wa-lu šùqa,ˈ gə-mzābən-wa-lu.ˈ
(8)	k-eθé-wa,ˈ g-meθe-wa ʾĭxala ta yalunke dìde.ˈ
(9)	ʾu-k-eθe-wa k-əxli-wa g-ʿeši-wa bətʾànna,ˈ
(10)	mən mzabonət ṣìwe.ˈ
(11)	xă yoma zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ bqate ṣìwe,ˈ
(12)	xzele xa-gùrga.ˈ
(13)	ʾaw gurga g-emər ṭale mằ wət ʾəθya?ˈ
(14)	g-emər ʾana g-əbən...ˈ g-ʿešən bət qaṭʾən ṣìwe.ˈ
(15)	g-əmzabnənnu go šuqa ʾu-máʿăyəšən yalunke dìdi.ˈ
(16)	bə-dè ʾana g-ʿešən.ˈ
(17)	g-emər ʾana byāwənnox kudyom xă lira kurkamàna.ˈ
(18)	si maṣrəf ta yalunke didox.ˈ
(19)	g-emər, kxera xudèk=la,ˈ
(20)	kxera xudek bət kərmànji g-əmri.ˈ
(21)	šqəlle lira kurkamana dide mən gùrgaˈ
(22)	ʾu-θele lšùqa.ˈ
(23)	ʾu-zunne ta gyane ʾĭxala ʾu-julle ta yalunke dìde,ˈ
(24)	ʾu-mabsuṭ mərre ta bàxteˈ
(25)	waḷḷa ʾana xzeli xa-xùraˈ go ṭuraˈ băle gùrgā=le.ˈ
(26)	kudyom g-emər ʾana byāwənnox xă kurkamàna.ˈ
(27)	ʾùdleli ʾədyo kurkamàna.ˈ
(28)	kudyom g-ezəl ṭura q-qaṭe ṣiweˈ
(29)	ʾu-k-eθe gurga g-yāwəlle kurkamàna.ˈ
(30)	pəšle xằ yarxa,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ xă šàta.ˈ
(31)	baxte g-əmra waḷḷa hatxa xṑš naša,ˈ ḅā̀š=ile.ˈ
(32)	ʾana gəban ʾoðanne qàðdre,ˈ
(33)	qaðranne ʾu-ʿazmaxle kəslan l-bèθa.ˈ
(34)	ʾoðaxle xa-ʾĭxala basìmaˈ
(35)	ʾu-amstaʿəna go beθa kəslan ʾu-doqax qàðre.ˈ
(36)	g-emər ṭala šùqle.ˈ gùrgā=le.ˈ ḥèwan=ile.ˈ
(37)	mằ b-aθe go naše?ˈ naše bzàdʾi.ˈ
(38)	mbàrbəʿălu gurga yaʾəl go maθa.ˈ
(39)	g-əmmra là,ˈ là,ˈ marre. ʾàθe.ˈ
(40)	zəlle g-emər ṭàle,ˈ g-emər ʾana lèbi ʾaθən.ˈ
(41)	gùrga  wən, kəxlən nàše.ˈ
(42)	baθən go maθa kullu mbàrbəʿi.ˈ
(43)	zəlle mərre tabaxta hàtxa g-emər gurga.ˈ
(44)	hʾazh g-əmra. šud ʾaθe blèle, xə̀ška.ˈ
(45)	bədaw wàxtˈ  ləθwa beherùθaˈ.
(46)	ləθwa aʿanṭariqa hmenoròt.h akahrabaa lə̀θwa.ˈ xə̀ška wewa.ˈ
(47)	ʾu-pāyəš-wa xə̀ška,ˈ kulla maθa xə̀ška wawa.ˈ
(48)	g-əmmra dammət payəš xə̀ška,ˈ šud ʾaθe,ˈ
(49)	beθan wele bədumằhik dət maθa.ˈ
(50)	baθe kəslan beθa ʾu-b-àzəl.ˈ čŭxa la k-xāzèle.ˈ
(51)	g-emər baxti b-oðalox xa-ʿazime bā̀š.
(52)	mərre ṭale b-àθən,ˈ g-emər b-àθən.ˈ
(53)	g-emər, htovh, b-àθən.ˈ
(54)	θèle,ˈ baxte qam-qaðràle ʾu-ʾudla ʾĭxala basìma ṭale,ˈ
(55)	ʾu-pəšle ʾāṣərta kə̀slu,ˈ xəlle, štele ʾu-muḥkèlu.ˈ
(56)	pəšla dràngi, ˈ g-emər ʾana b-azən l-ṭùra.ˈ
(57)	qəmle… măre beθa ži zəlle qam-maxzele ʾurxa ʾu-mpəqle.ˈ 
(58)	0ʾu-ʾawa yĭʾəlle l-ʾóya,ˈ gurga ḥməlle go tằra.ˈ
(59)	gurga ḥməlle go tằra,ˈ šame mă b-àmri băθər zəlle.ˈ
(60)	baxte ži g-əmra waḷḷa xṑš,ˈ xōš xùra ʾətlox.ˈ
(61)	xṑš xúrā=le ʾo gurga.ˈ
(62)	băle xa-məndi qŭ̀ṣur ʾibe.ˈ
(63)	g-emər ṭala mằ ʾibe qŭṣur?ˈ
(64)	g-əmmra ṭale rìxa…ˈ raba rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ
(65)	rixa là basima k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ
(66)	ʾazh g-emər gùrgā=le ʾóhā=le.ˈ mằ ʾoðən?ˈ
(67)	šmèʾle gurga muḥkela hatxa ʾəlle,ˈ xrìwa,ˈ
(68)	qam-dārele go nàθeˈ ʾu-qḥə̀rre,ˈ krə̀ble.ˈ
(69)	g-emər ʾana g-oðən-nu hawùθa,ˈ ʾani k-parʾila ṭali bət xriwùθa.ˈ
(70)	g-əmmri rixa raba pīs g-napəq mən pə̀mme.ˈ
(71)	zəlle l-ṭùra.ˈ durdət yom -q-qayəm măre bèθa,ˈ g-ezəl ta ṣìwe,ˈ
(72)	gurga ži θèle,ˈ g-emər, šqullox ʾədyo ži xă lira kurkamàna,ˈ băle mən ʾədyo,ˈ là k-eθət,ˈ ḥəl ʾarbi yome xèta.ˈ
(73)	băle šqulle năra dìdox.
(74)	năra dìdox šqùlle,ˈ g-emər, mxile go reši,ˈ kmà ʾibox!ˈ
(75)	ʾu-tùrre reši bət năra.ˈ
(76)	g-emər màṭo māxənne go rešox?ˈ bq-aṭlə̀nnox?ˈ
(77)	g-emər là q-qaṭlətti.ˈ
(78)	g-emər ʾatta ʾan māxətte nắra go rèši,ˈ ʾàn b-axlənnox.ˈ
(79)	xzi, mằ g-əbət?ˈ
(80)	ʾēn la māxətte năra go reši ʾana b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ
(81)	ʾaw naša ži faqìra,ˈ kma g-əmṣèle, qam-māxele go rèše,ˈ qam-sālə̀ḥle gurga.ˈ
(82)	ʾu-zə̀lle,ˈ gurga ži qam-yāsərre reš gyàne,ˈ brìndar=ile.ˈ
(83)	g-emər ṭale bas ʾarbi yoma xeta b-àθət.ˈ
(84)	bas ʾarbi yoma xeta bàθət b-axlə̀nnox.ˈ
(85)	zə̀lle,ˈ muḥkele ta baxta, g-emər ḥāl ʾu-mắsale didi,ˈ ʾèhā=la.ˈ
(86)	gurga mərre ṭali là k-eθət ʾarbi yoma xeta ʾaxxa.ˈ
(87)	htòvh.ˈ pədlu ʾarbi yòme,ˈ qəmle ʾaw naša xa-ga-xə̀t,ˈ
(88)	zəlle l-ṭùra,ˈ zəlle xzele gùrga,ˈ g-emər ṭale, g-emər θằ ʾaxxa,ˈ
(89)	g-emər θèlox,ˈ g-emər šqullox xă lira kurkamana xèta.ˈ
(90)	g-emər šrìlaˈ ʾe kafiya mən reši ʾu-xzì,ˈ duktət mxelox ʾo narà əlla.ˈ
(91)	qam-šārela mən ʿāqə̀le,ˈ wela trə̀ṣta.ˈ
(92)	g-emər mằ k-xazət?ˈ 
(93)	g-emər wele rešox trìṣa.ˈ
(94)	g-emər k-xàzət?ˈ g-emər šwirət nara dìdoxˈ qam-māxətte baθər ʾarbi yòme,ˈ trə̀sle reši.ˈ
(95)	băle xabrət bàxtox mərra ṭaliˈ ḥəl mòθaˈ là g-našənne.ˈ
(96)	g-emər mằ mərra ṭalox?ˈ
(97)	g-emər ʾaxtóxun, baxtox muḥkèloxun,ˈ baxtox mərra ʾo gugra xóš nàšā=le, ḅā̀š=ile, balé xa-rixa pī̀s k-eθe mən pəmme.ˈ
(98)	šwirət xàbraʾ là k-eθe nšaya.ˈ
(99)	šwirət ḍə̀rbaˈ naša g-našèle.ˈ
(100) šwirət xàbraʾ ḥə̀l mòθaˈ naša la g-našele.ˈ
(101) lazəm yàʾe naša maṭo maḥke.
(102) dər bā̀l,ˈ mən ʾədyo pēf là k-eθət l-ṭura.ˈ

Translation:

(1)	There was a household who used to live on… 
(2)	…whose father used to make his living by woodcutting.
(3)	He used to go to the mountain and cut wood.
(4)	He would bring them, place them on his donkey 
(5)	and bind them in a bundle.
(6)	He would put them [as] a bundle on his donkey’s back.
(7)	He would take them to the market and sell them.
(8)	Then, he would come back home and bring food for his children.
(9)	When he came, they would eat and live on this, 
(10)	on the money from wood selling.
(11)	One day he went to the mountain to cut trees 
(12)	and he saw a wolf.
(13)	This wolf said to him ‘why have you come?’
(14)	He said ‘I want to… I make my living by woodcutting.
(15)	I sell it in the market and provide for my children.
(16)	In this way I make my living.’
(17)	He replied ‘every day, I will give you one golden coin.
(18)	Go, spend it on your children.’ 
(19)	He said ‘it is KGod’s favourK,
(20)	KGod’s favourK!’ They said it in Kurmanji.
(21)	He took his golden coin from the wolf
(22)	and came to the market
(23)	and bought food for himself, and clothes for his children.
(24)	And pleased, he told his wife
(25)	‘indeed, I met a friend on the mountain, but he is a wolf.
(26)	“Every day” – he said – “I will give you one golden coin.”
(27)	He has given me today a golden coin.’
(28)	So every day, he goes to the mountain, cuts wood
(29)	and the wolf comes and gives him a coin.
(30)	One month went by, then two, three, one year.
(31)	His wife said ‘indeed, what a kind man! He is good.
(32)	I want to make some dishes for him,
(33)	I shall treat him, we shall invite him for a feast at our house.
(34)	We shall prepare some good food for him, 
(35)	he will enjoy himself at our house, and we will feast together.’
(36)	He says to her ‘leave him alone. He’s a wolf. He’s an animal.
(37)	What does it mean “he will come among people”? People will be afraid. 
(38)	A wolf that enters the city will alarm them.’
(39)	She said ‘no, no, tell him to come.’
(40)	So he went and told the wolf, but he said ‘I can’t come.
(41)	I am a wolf. I eat people.
(42)	If I come to town, everyone will be alarmed.’
(43)	So the man went and told his wife, this is what the wolf said.
(44)	So she said, let him come at night, when there is darkness.
(45)	At that time, there were no lights. 
(46)	There weren’t, for instance, lamps. There was no electricity. 47. It was dark.
(47)	when it got dark, the whole city would be dark.
(48)	She said ‘let him come after it gets dark.
(49)	Our house is on the outskirts of town.
(50)	He will come straight to our house and go back. No one will see him.’
(51)	So he told the wolf ‘my wife will make for you a great banquet.’
(52)	He replied to him ‘I will come,’ he said ‘I will come’.
(53)	The wolf said ‘well then, I will come.’
(54)	He came, his wife cooked for him and made good food for him,
(55)	And he stayed the evening at theirs, he ate, drank and they spoke.
(56)	It got late, [so] he says ‘I will go [back] to [the] mountain.’
(57)	He got up… the house owner also went and showed him the way, and he went.
(58)	[As] that one entered, the wolf waited at the door.
(59)	The wolf waited at the door to hear what they will say after he’s left.
(60)	His wife says ‘indeed, a good, good friend you have.
(61)	[A] good friend he is, that wolf.
(62)	But there is a flaw in him.’
(63)	He says to her ‘what flaw is there in him?’
(64)	She says to him ‘a smell, a lot of bad smell comes out of his mouth.
(65)	A bad smell comes out from his mouth.’
(66)	So he says ‘he’s a wolf, this he is. What should I do?
(67)	The wolf heard [how] she spoke in this way about him, maliciously,
(68)	He kept it to himself (lit. he put it in his ear), and he was upset he became angry,
(69)	He says ‘I do them a favour and they pay me back with evil.
(70)	They say “very dirty smell comes out from his mouth.”’
(71)	He went to the mountain. The next day house owner gets up, goes for wood.
(72)	The wolf came and says ‘take for yourself also today one golden coin, but from today [onwards], don’t come, until forty more days.
(73)	But take your axe.
(74)	Take your axe,’ he says ‘[and] hit my head (lit. hit it on my head) as [hard as] you can.
(75)	And crack my head with [the] axe.'
(76)	He says ‘how [is it that] I should hit your head? Will I kill you?’
(77)	He says ‘you won’t kill me.’
(78)	He says ‘now either you hit me [with the] axe on my head or I will eat you.
(79)	Look, what do you want?
(80)	If you don’t hit me on my head, I will eat you.’
(81)	This poor man, he hit him[1] on his head as [hard as] he could [and] the wolf forgave him.
(82)	And he went, the wolf bandaged his head – he was wounded.
(83)	He says to him ‘only after another forty days will you come again.
(84)	Only in another forty days will you come, [otherwise] I will eat you.’
(85)	He went and spoke to [his] wife, he says ‘my situation is this.
(86)	The wolf told me “you will not be coming here for another forty days.”’
(87)	Good. Forty days passed by, the man got up once again,
(88)	he went to [the] mountain, he went and saw the wolf [who] says to him, he says ‘come here’,
(89)	he says ‘[since] you have come,’ he says ‘take for yourself another golden coin.’
(90)	He says ‘untie this scarf from my head and see [the] place [which] you hit [with] that axe (lit. see [the] place you hit your axe on it).
(91)	He untied it from his head (lit. mind) – it had healed.
(92)	He says ‘what do you see? 
(93)	He says ‘indeed, the head has healed.’
(94)	He says ‘do you see?’ He says ‘the wound of your axe [which] you had hit – after forty days, my head has healed.
(95)	But your wife’s word which she said to me till death I will not forget.
(96)	He says ‘what did she say to you?’
(97)	He says ‘you, your wife spoke, your wife said “this wolf is a good man, but some bad smell comes out of his mouth.”
(98)	[A] wound [caused by a] word is not forgotten.
(99)	A wound [caused by] a blow [a] man forgets.
(100)	[But] a wound [caused by a] word until death does [a] man not forget.
(101)	A man should know how to speak.
(102)	Watch out [that] from today onwards, you do not enter the mountain.’