I am afraid for my life:
My vessel of existence,
Is a vessel of my negation?
Author: Longnam W. Kharpuri
Longnam W. Kharpuri was born and brought up in Shillong, Meghalaya. She has recently just finished her MPhil from Delhi University. Her dissertation was titled "Construing a Modern Notion of Khasi Identity". She is interested in the workings of culture and identity. She is an amateur singer and musician, and also sketches sporadically. Her aspirations are to further her studies within the ambit of Cultural Studies.
Kaei Kata Ka Jinglong Khasi?
Hato, haba lah ïaid kato ka bill lyngba ka KHADC ngi lah poi ha ka phang ba ngin hap ïai sngewthuh ïa ka jinglong Khasi. Ka jinglong Khasi kam shong tang ha ka snam ba hiar pateng, bad ruh ha ka jingtip-kur-tip-kha bad ka shongkha-shongman. Kaei kaba lah buh u Khasi myndai ka long kata kaba lah ohshrong ha u maw kiba ngi iohi mynta kum kita kiba ngi khot ki mawbynna. Ka ktien ‘kynmaw’ ka don kata ka ktien ‘maw’: ki Khasi ki dei ban kynmaw iakata ba la ohshrong ne lah pynsahdien da u longshuwa-manshuwa. Haba ki shna kane ka bill, ki kynmaw ne em balei ba ngi shim jait kmie? Ki kynmaw ne em balei ba ki mawbynna ki don kita ki maw kiba pynsahnam ïa ka Ïawbei, U Kñi bad U Thawlang jongka?
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