top of page
Writer's pictureSpeak Your Roots

The original name of Nohkalikai Fall





Ka Kshaid Nohkalikai


Naduh hyndai kulong-kumah, hajan kawei ka shnong kaba kyrteng ka Rangjyrteh, ka tuid kawei ka wah kaba kyrteng ka Umïong. Ka tlong jong ka, ka long na shaphang Laitryngew, hynrei katba ka nangtuid arsut, katta ruh ka nang-heh nang-heh, ba bun ki shnat wahduid kiba wan ïasoh-lang bad ka, haduh ba ka kylla kum kawei ka wahbah ka baheh. Ka don kawei ka kshaid kaba ki ju khot kyrteng ka kshaid wah Umïong. Kane ka kshaid ka long ka bajrong rymphai bad ka baitynnad shibun eh, khamtam leilei ha ka por lyïur haba jur u slap. Ka jingnoh rymphum jong ka na khlieh-riat shapoh thwei, ka pynthame bad pynïap-ngiah ïa ki nongpeit haduh ba kim ngiah ban peitseh bad peit-jylliew ïa ka um kaba tuid phir-phir kumba tuid ka dut. Napoh ka thwei bajylliew jong ka, ki kiew ki sur ba sawa kynud ha ka jingbeh ka lyer, ryngkat bad ka jynhaw tdem-um kaba kiew, man la ka teng, kum u lyoh ha sahit-bneng.


Dang hyndai-hynthai kata ka Rangjyrteh, ka la long ka shnong ka bapawnam hakhmat ki para-shnong baroh kiba ïadon markhap bad ka. Wat la ka la duh-noh, hynrei haduh mynta- mynne, ka kyrteng jong ka, ka dang sah tyngkreiñ . Ha kata ka por, ka la long ka shnong kaba bun briew. Bad ki briew ruh ki basmat-basting ha ka trei-ka-ktah, ha ka leit-ka-wan...

.

.

.

.

Ka dohnud kmie jong ka, ka pdang hieb, bad ka lynñiar-kaw. Ka ïam, ka lympat ïalade bad ka pajut la u shñiuh. Ka rah la kawei ka wait bad ka phet kulmar kum ka balamwir. “Balei, balei” la kylli ki briew kiba wan ïabeh haba ki ïohsngew ïa ka jinglynniar, “ balei pha leh kumne?” “ Ngan nai im shuh,” ka la ong. “ Waw! u la shet u dusmon shisngi, ba un phon un shet ïa nga ba ngan bam-doh la i khun. Ngan leh aïu pat ban im khlemrain ha ka pyrthei, la suk ka tap.” La ki khroh, ki pyntngen ïa ka ruh, kam patiaw ; ka phet la ka phet bak-bak. La ki mut ban kem ruh, ym don ba shlan, namar, ka talaiñ da ka wait. Kumta ki shu ïabud lyngngoh kham na pajih, da ka jingsngewsynei kum ban jawummat. Ki kmie ki ïaphet kulmar shane shatai, ki ïapyrta la ki khun ki khun haduh ba ka shnong ka la win hi ñiak. Ka Likai pat, ka la mareh sak-sak sha khlieh-kshaid-Umiong bad ka la nohïap sham-lysham shapoh thwei.


Naduh kata ka por, haduh kine ki sngi ki sa khot ïa kata ka kshaid “Ka Kshaid Nohkalikai.”



Khublei Shibun @gregoria_ann3 ïa kane ka jingkylli! 😃😃 Ka jubab ka dei ka Kshaid Umïong! Bun na ngi ngim tip ïa ka jubab tipma ka don ha ka kot Ki Khanatang U Barim ba la thoh da i H. Elias S. D.B. 🏞️🏞️
Khublei Shibun ïa phi @bee_the_wanderer @pynshngain25_ bad @donbok.rynjah.50 ba phi la phah ïa ka jubab kaba dei! 👍🙏
This was a question posted by @gregoria_ann3 about the old name of Nohkalikai waterfall. The answer is Umïong waterfall which can be found in the book Ki Khanatang U Barim written by H. Elias S.D.B. 🏞️🏞️
Photo credit: @gregoria_ann3


Comments


bottom of page