B.M Pugh
[ba bteng] Ynda u la ih ki shu synrut ia u skop uba don bad u symboh bad hadien katto-katne sngi ki sa pyniakhlad ia u symboh na u stait. Une u krai ruh u long uba ki sim ki ieit eh.
U Sohriew.
U Sohriew (Coix lacryma-Jobi) u long sa uwei pat u jingthung uba ki ju rep ha ri Khasi-Jaintia. Uba u long u jingthung uba kham jrong shibun ban ia kitei ki krai, ka rynnieng jong u ka long kumba 4 haduh 6 phut. Une u jingthung ruh u long hi u kynja krai (millet) kum kitei ki krai ba la thoh haneng tangba u kham heh symboh. Ha ka jingdonkam jong u kum u jingbam ruh u iasriem ia kitei ki krai, la um da long lehse uba da bha eh kum kitei ki krai haneng.
Ki Dai, u Rymbaija bad u Rymbai Ktung
Kiwei pat ki jingthung kiba nga kwah ban thoh lyngkot ha kane ka lynnong ki long ki kynja dai: u dai rahor (Cajanus indicus), u dai masur (Ervum lens) u dai shana (Cicer arieinum), u dai muk (Phaseolus radiatus) u dai mati kalai (Phaseolus mungo), u rymbaija (Phaseolus calcaratus), u dai motor (Pisumarvense); u rymbai ktung (Soya max).
U dai rahor u long u dai uba ngi shem ha kylleng ka ri India bad uba long ruh ha ki katto-katne ki jaka them jong ka ri Khasi-Jaintia. Une u long u jingthung uba long man ka snem (annual), hynrei u lah ruh ban neh ar snem ne palat ruh. Ha ki jaka ha kiba kham bun u slap u long u jingthung uba piar bha ki tnat, kumta ba dei ban thung ia u ha ka jingjngai kumba lai phut ka jingjngai jong uwei u lain na uwei pat u lain, hynrei ha ki jaka kiba kham duna ka um ki thung marjan ia u. Ka jingjan jingjngai ka shong ruh ha la ka jaid ka jaid. Don ki jaid rahor kiba piar ki tnat bad don ruh kiba shu ieng beit. Ia une u jingthung u donkam katto, katne ka um ha ka por ba u san, la katta ruh um da donkam shibun eh ka um.
Dei namarkata ka daw ba um da long bha eh ha ki jaka bun slap jong ka ri Khasi-Jaintia. Ha ri dkhar, ha ki nongkyndong, ia u symboh ki syang ha ka ding shuwa ban tylliat ia u ha u maw tylliat. Habadei-badei ki da kyllan bad ka umphniang bam, shuwa ban tylliat ia u khnang ba un ym lwit eh haba tylliat hynrei tang ba kan khuid ka snep bad ba u symboh un pait arliang. Une u jingthung u long ruh uba ki shait thung khnang ban pynbha ia ka khyndew, namar u long na ka ingkur (family) jong kito ki jinghung kiba nga la batai ha ki lynnong kiba mynshuwa kiba ki khot ki “legume” ha ka ktien Phareng. U long ruh u jingthung uba don ki thied kiba khlain bha kiba lah ban kynroi wat ia ka khyndew kaba dait eh. Une u jingthung u lah ruh ban pyniap op (smother) wat ia ki phlang kiba shitom ban phut kum ia u langsder. Ki ju pyndonkam ruh ia une u jingthung na ka bynta ka laha (lac), namar u khniang uba pynmih ia ka laha u long bha ha une u jingthung.
U dai saw lane u dai masur (Ervum lens) uba ki khot ha ka ktien Phareng ‘lentil’ u long u jingthung uba long ha ki bun ki jaka jong ka Bengal bad Assam. U lah ruh ban long ha ri Khasi-Jaintia ha ki jaka kiba kham syaid. Ka Halena Barulina, ka Russian kaba la minot bha ia une u jingthung ka ong ba don ar jaid (two sub species) ki dai masur ha ka pyrthei; kiba heh symbai (macrosperma), bad kiba rit symbai (microsperma). Ki ju thung ia une u jingthung da kaba shu bet bret (broadcast) ha ka khyndew kaba la lur. Lada leh kumne ka donkam kumba 10 ser u symbai ha ka shi ekar bad ka jingmih pat ka long kumba 5 ne 6 mon.
U dai shana (Cicer arietinum) uba ki khot ha ka ktien Phareng ‘gram’, u long uba ngi shem ha kylleng ka ri India; hynrei u kham long bha ha ki jaka kiba kham duna u slap kum ha ka jylla United Provinces bad ha Punjab. Um da long bha eh ha Assam bad Bengal, bad kumta um lah ban long bha ha ri Khasi-Jaintia
U dai muk (Phaseolus radiatus) uba ki khot ha ka ktien Hindustani ‘mung’ u long uba ngi ju shem ha ki bun ki bynta jong ka ri India. U long u dai uba ha Punjab bad ha United Provinces ki kham sngewbha ban bam. Ia une u jingthung ki ju thung ha ki khyndew kiba kham khleh shyiap tangba ki lah ban bat ia ka um. Ki thung kumba 4 ser u symbai ha ka shi ekar, bad ki ju ioh kumba 4 mon u symbai na uba ki lah ban shna dai.
U dai mati kalai (Phaseolus mungo) uba ki khot ha ka ktien Hindustani ‘urd’ bad ha ka ktien Phareng ‘black gram’, u long uba iasriem eh ia u dai muk; hynrei u symbai jong u mati kalai u long bunsien uba iong bad u jong u dai muk u long uba jyrngam – dei na kata ka daw ba ki Phareng ki khot ia u dai muk ‘green gram’- lane u ba stem. Une u dai u long uba ki kham thung eh ha Punjab bad uba ki kham bam bha ruh ha kata ka jylla jong ka ri India. U jingthung ruh u long uba iasriem ia u dai muk ha ki bun rukom; ha ka dur ka dar bad ha ka rukom thung ruh, hynrei u long uba kham bun ki shniuh ha ka met jong u baroh shi rynnieng, naduh u jyntang haduh ki sla bad u soh. Ki ju thung kumba 4 ser u symbai shi ekar bad ki ju ioh kumba 5 mon u symbai.
U dai motor ( Pisum arvense) u long lehse uba kim ju kham tip ha ri Khasi-Jaintia. Une u jingthung u long uba ia jan bha ka jingiadei bad u motor kper (Pisum sativum) bad uba ngi tip bha ha ri Khasi-Jaintia. Utei u motor na uba ki shna dai pat, u long uba ki shait thung sha ki lyngkha lum bad namarkata ki ju khot kyrteng ia u ha ka ktien phareng ‘field pea’ (kynnoh ‘phil pi’). U motor kper u don u syntiew uba lieh, hynrei u motor lum u don u syntiew uba saw jngum (purple). Une u jingthung u long kham bha ha ki khyndew kiba kham dait, kata ka khyndew lam dew ktieh, hynrei um lah ban long ha ka jaka kaba ktieh, kata ha ka jaka kaba lang um. Ka khyndew ka dei tang ban shu sngem. Ki ju thung ia u da kaba shu thung bret (broadcasting) kumba shi mon u symbai ha ka shi ekar, bad hadien kata ki sa tap ia u da kaba ring da ka lyntang (planker) lane da kaba trud ksam (harrow) ia ka khyndew. [yn dang bteng]
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