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U diengshaiñ-doh da i Ribait Phawa


Ha u ban ot-dkhot ne ot-lyngkhai,

la mon-sngewbha ne haba donkam.

Jingshlur nabar la shah ring-stai,

Jingmut bakhraw na lyndet ki ksam.


Ki jingkylli watla u jubab,

U ïai pyrshang da jing-artatien,

Watla long kumba leh jyndad

U tieng bym ïohsngew haba phai-ktien.


U rymmuiñ bad kohnguh khlieh,

Da um sngew-thuh sngew-thaw;

U Dieng shaiñ-doh ïoh kum shah thlieh

U ai-nguh ï'u Nongthaw.


NB** Dieng Shaiñ-doh: U briew uba shah ban beiñ eh.



Khublei Chiboon @b.a.i.t_phawa_ wa thoh phi ya kani ka poitri kawa man ka rukom watai wa pher chaphang u dieñcheiñ doh 🙏🙏
U nongthoh u thew ïa ka jingsngew bym-kot bor, jingsngew bym-lah kaba ksam ïa ki jingpyrkhat jong u briew bad kaba pyntlot ïa u. U "Diengshaiñ Doh" u don ha u ka jingmut kaba ha lyndet kaba jylliew. Ïa une u tiar ba ngi pyndonkam la pynsyriem ïa u briew uba shah kren beiñ ne shah lehbeiñ jyndei, hynrei u bym don ka mynsiem leh kylliang.
U Diengshaiñ Doh or the meat chopping block is a telling presence of how much Khasis love their meat 😄😄 For Khasis "U Diengshaiñ Doh" bears a deep meaning behind its function. The chopping block is likened to an individual who experiences cruel words said towards him or her, which in other words amount to revile and who is also a victim of ill-treatment. Thus, "U Diengshaiñ Doh" is a person who is a victim to abuse in many forms.


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