Bah Francis Syiemlieh
Ki ktiensih Khasi “ME” bad “PHA” ki la îohrung tipbriew-tipblei khongpong lut ha ka rukom kren jong ki Khasi bad ha baroh ki jait kot Khasi, kaba kynthup naduh îa ka Bible jong ki Kristan bad îa kajong ki Protestant kiba laiphewjait, îa kiba lathoh ha ka ktien Khasi bad îa kiba la saiñdur katkum ka grammar Khasi. Kine artylli ki ‘tiensih Khasi “me” bad “pha” bad kiwei kiwei ki kyntien “sih” (kata, ki kyntien baisih ne bajakhlia) kum ka “mem” bad ka “pham”, ka “men” bad ka “phan” bad kum ka “îame” bad ka “îapha” kidei ki ktiensih kiba pawnam tam ha ka grammar Khasi bad ha ka surkren jong ki Khasi. Toi îa kine ki ktiensih ngi ladei ban sngewlehraiñ bad ban sngewrem ban ong ba kidei ki 2nd Person Personal Pronouns jong ki Khasi ne jong ka Grammar Khasi. Îa kitei ki kyntien baroh ngi hi dalade ngi sngewthuh ba kidei ki ktiensih, hynrei sngewlyngngoh pat ban ong ba ki Khasi ki pyndonkam îaki kum ki ktien babha da kaba ong hana ba kidei ki ktien pynkhraw îano îano, neba kidei ki kyntien sngewieit bad ruh, la pyndonkam lehkhnang îaki kum ki kyntien kiba kham-donkam (stress words), kim pyrkhat pat ba kine kidei ki kyntien thew akor îa ka jinglong bakhlemakor jong kita ki nongkren hi. Khlem pep kane baroh kadei namarba ki Khasi ki sngewthuh bakla îa ka Grammar, lane kadei namarba ka Grammar Khasi hi kalong kabym biang (inadequate) ne kaba klumar lymmuh-lymmaiñ (clumsy), bad ymlah len îa kane ka jingshisha wat lada phin len katno katno ruh. Kaba pynsngewthamula shuhshuh mynta pat kalong ba, hapdeng jong ki jinglynruh-lynram bym lah jerkyrteng shuh kiba don ha ka Grammar Khasi, ki briew pat kila kyrkieh synrad hana ba ka Ktien Khasi kadei ban rung noh ha ka 8th Schedule kum ka ktien balaîthuh (official language) jong ki Khasi. Mano ba ju leit îathoh khlem pat da pynkhreh-pynkhrum bha bad khlem pat da riam da beit bha îalade jwaiñ, khnang ban nym shah peitpoh ne ban nym shah rkhiebeiñ ha kiwei?? Katba kitei ki ktiensih pat kidei kiba lapyndonkam khahkhah bha da ki Khasi naduh ki Kmie ki kpa, ki nongthohkot (book authors, story writers) bad ki nonghikai skul; ki Phadar, ki pastor bad ki Smat Bible; ki MLA/MDC bad ki doktor nongsumar briew; ki pulit bad kiwei kiwei ki officer bad ki nongtrei sorkar; ki syiem, ki dolloi bad ki rangbahshnong; ki khynnahtuh bad ki khynnah-thadlad balaiphewjait bad kumta terter bad haduh ki khynnahrit ruh kiba dang dei bha ka rta ban îoh îa ki jinghikai badei shaphang ka akor ka burom babha ha ka kren ka khana, shuwa ba kin heh kin san noh sha ka kyrdan rta jong ka jinglong riewlaitluid (free grown up person) kibym lah leh eiei shuh.
Ban bteng shuhshuh, kumba nga la batai ha ka article jongnga kaba nga ong “Balei ki briew ki krensih” ha kine ki khyndiat taiaw kiba dang shu leit, kine ki ktiensih kidei kiba pynsngew hangamei (arrogant, arrogating) bad kiba pynsngew kham-halor (superior, greater, bigger) îa kito ki briew kiba pyndonkam îaki bad katno kito ki briew kiba pyndonkam îa kitei ki ktiensih ki da sngewsarong îalade kum kiba kham shlur, kum kiba kham halor bad kum kiba kham nud ban leh ne ban kren îa kaei kaei ha kiwei pat ki para briew jongki bad kumta terter. Watla katta ruh lashim îa kine ki ktiensih da ka Jaitbynriew Khasi hi baroh kawei kum ki kyntien jong ka jingsngewieit, jong ka jingpynkhraw burom bad ruh, kum ki kyntien kiba biang bad kibym don jingthut-akor eiei. Hynrei ym artatien eiei pat ba kine kijuh ki kyntien kidei ki kyntiensih kiba pynsngewlehraiñ bad kiba pynsngew riewpoh-jinglong kumno re. Kumta, hato seh ka Jaitbynriew Khasi kadei kaba kaba tipakor-tipburom bad kaba kham kyrpang, ne kadei pynban da ka jingpang pop-raibi jong ka jingarsap halor ka jingarsap kaba don ha ki briew bad kaba lawan na ki longshuwa manshuwa? Halade hi nga lam imat ba ka Jaitbynriew Khasi kadei kaba long kham-kyrpang jinglong dei nabynta îa kaban buhrieh ne ban tap eitmiaw îala kajong ka jinglong bakhlemakor-jingarsap lajong bad nabynta îa kaban pynjur shuhshuh îala kajong ka jinglong bapoh bad batlot akor lajong!
Hynrei hato pat ki Khasi ki sngewsarong îa kane ka jinglong bakhlemakor bad bapoh-akor lajong? Nangta sa ka NEHU, hato ka laleh aîu îa kane kaei kaei baroh, baroh shi katta snem ba ka ladon hangtai ha khlaw baitynnat jong ka Mawlai? Hato ka NEHU kadon hangtai tang ban kamai spah îalade bad ban shu ieh la ka ieh îa ka Jaitbynriew Khasi kumto ha ka jingtyrphut jongka? Hato ruh i Kong Streamlet i îohi ne em îa kane ‘ka sih ka sang’ baroh kum ka Professor jong ka Ktien Khasi bad kum ka Head of Khasi department? Hato u Vice Chancellor jong ka NEHU ruh u um shu dih chancellor baheh bad um shu kli kti baheh beit hangtai, jait namarba kadei ka kam ‘anna-duna’ bapynlehraiñ jong kawei pat ka jaitbynriew kabym dei ka jaitbynriew jong-u? Nangta shuhshuh, ka jingkylli ka mih hato ka NEHU bad ka Sorkar Meghalaya kidon ne em îa ka jingîatreilang ban weng îa kine ki jingdkoh kiba don ha ka Grammar Khasi bad ha ka Kyntien jingkren jong ki Khasi rynjaiñ bad tyrphut rynjut (clumsily cumbersome language and grammar)……………??
Shuhshuh, kumba nga la-ong ba lada yn pynduh noh ne lada yn pyndam noh (delete, erase) îa ki ktiensih Khasi baroh kan ktah ne shongdor da ki spah klur, imat ki Khasi ki sheptieng thotthot ban thad paidbah lane ban sawa paidbah îa kane ka jingshisha jong kane ka jingkhlemakor bad jong kane ka jingtyrphut rynjut. Ne, îoh lehse kadei namarba ki briew kim sngewthuh îa ka jingsma pyut bad îa ka jingsniew jong kitei ki ktiensih? Ne haleh îoh kadei namarba ki briew ki sngew îalade kum kita ki ‘riew ieit-ri bad ki ‘riew ieit-jaitbynriew batlem, te kumta hana ba ymdei ban pynjahburom îa ka jaitbynriew lajong hakhmat jong kiwei. Hynrei kane baroh pat kalong kum ka jingpyntap-buhrieh khnang îa ki pylleng pyut jong ka pap ka sang jong ka jaitbynriew hi, te ka tikna bha ba ka jaitbynriew kan pyut Sopsop hapdeng jong ka jingsahdum batipbriew-tipblei sangem!
Shuhshuh, nga pat nga îohi kumne, ba lada yn khure îa ki ktiensih ktiensang na baroh ki thiar kot-thiar sla khnang ba yn dup lah ban pynkhuid noh ne ban pynduh pyndam noh îaki, kan wanrah îa ka jingbunkam kaba shyrkhei bha haduh katta katta ha baroh ki liang; nalorkata kan ktah jur ruh îa ka pla pisa jong ki briew haduh ba kin da sngewbabe kylla kat haduh ba kin da thnum ‘balei ngi kum leit ngeit îa u biej ban pynlut kai îa ka por bad ban pynlutphut kai îa ka pisa paidbah.’ Ne, tip îoh kadei pynban ba ki Khasi ki îohthiah halor jong kiei kiei kiba long kum ka semsniang bajakhlia bad basmaiwtung kum ka tungrymbai bad ba ka labang ruh îaki ban shu sma shohsamthiah beit kumta îa ka iwtung? Ne îoh kadei ruh namarba ki Khasi kilong kiba ‘lamlien, lamlen’ ban îadon lang bad ki ktiensih ktiensang, kumta ba kim kwah shuh ban îakhlad lok bad ki ktiensih namar shibynta ki lalong kum ki ktien-niam bad shi bynta pat ki lalong kum ki ktien-dustur?
Ha kajuh ka por phi lah ban pyrkhat kumno kalah ban long ba lada yn khure îa ki ktiensih ktiensang, khnang ba yn dup lah ban pynduh pyndam noh îaki kan ktah ne shongdor da ki spah klur îa ka pisa ki paidbah, khamtam eh îa ka pla pisa jong ka Sorkar Jylla, namar kadei ka sorkar kaban hap ban buria ne ban ai jingiarap pisa sha kita baroh ki briew kiba don îa ka bynta (role) ha kaban pynduh noh îa ki ktiensih, kum ka nuksa, ki seng bapher bapher bad ki balang bapher bapher bad kiwei kiwei? Kane kadei ka jingshisha, ba lada yn pynduh pyndam noh (delete, erase) îa ki ktiensih na ki kot bapher bapher îa kiba lathoh, îa kiba lashon bad îa kiba ladie ha îew bad ha ki dukan kot bapher bapher, kan ktah ne kan shongdor lehse ymdei tang da ki spah klur hynrei kalah ban kot shaduh da ki hajar klur, tang ka thit jong ki sohpyut te kan khuid; hynrei kane kan long kum kawei na ki kam kiew lum-thiep (uphill task) kaba jur haduh katta katta, wat lada kam dei kaba eh ruh ban leh îa kata. Hynrei kalong kaba donkam ban pynduh noh îa ki ktiensih khnang ba yn dup lah ban pyllait noh îa kane ka Jaitbynriew kaba shohdab-jingbha dalade-îalade, na ka jingjahburom jongka ne na jingsniew akor sniew burom jongka, lymkumta kan pynduhnong lut îa ki briew namarba haba ki briew ki sniew akor, ki mad îa ka jingduhnong îalade hi bad baroh ngi sngewthuh bha îa kane, lait sang lada ngi tap matlah khnang îalade!
Te, kumno ngi dei ban leh? Kane kadei ka jubab (solution): Ha baroh ki kot thymmai naduh ki kot skul haduh ki Bible bad kiwei kiwei ki kot kiba laiphewjait kiba dang dei ban thoh, kiba dang dei ban shon bad kiba dang dei ban ban die sha îew ne sha ki dukan bapher bapher, dei ban thoh-bujli noh da ki Personal Pronouns kiba donakor kiba long marpyrshah îa kitei ki ktiensih kiba nga la jerkyrteng shakhmat bad kumjuh ruh îa kiwei kiwei ki ktiensih kat kiba donkam ban bujli (change, replace). Malumala kan long ha katei ka rukom kumba nga la-ong. Ngim dei ban klet pat ba kiban bunkam tam ha kane kin dei kine harum:
1. Ka Balang Niam Kristan ne Katholik bad ki Balang niam Protestant balaiphewjait baroh kin hap ban die kilo noh îa kito ki bible bad îa kito ki kotniam baroh kiba lathoh lang bad kitei ki ktiensih, kiban kot da ki phew-phew lak tylli ne kham palat ruh.
2. Baroh Ki library kiba don ha ka Jylla kiba buh îa ki kot kiba lathoh ha ka ktien Khasi kin hap ban die kilo noh îa ki kot rim baroh bad ha ka jaka jongki dei ban wanrah noh da ki kot kiba lathoh ne shon thymmai kibym don shuh îa ki ktiensih.
3. Ki jait kot-Khasi balaiphewjait baroh kiba lashlei lypa îa ki îew die kot dei ban pynmih noh da ka hukum ba ymdei shuh ban die îa kito ki kot Khasi kiba lathoh ne lashon lang bad ki ktiensih.
4. Ha kajuh ka rukom kumba kalong îa kitei artylli haneng, kata îa ki balang bad îa ki library, ki iieng ki sem, ki skul bad ki kolej, ka NEHU, ki District Councils, ki îiengbishar baroh kat kiba don ha ka Jylla, ka Education Department jong ka Sorkar Jylla, ki office jong ki syiem bad ki dolloi, bad baroh kito kiwei kiwei ki office bad ki seng kiba laiphewjait kin hap ban die kilo lut noh îa ki kot Khasi barim baroh kiba lashon ne lathoh lang bad kitei ki ktiensih bad ha ka jaka jongki dei ban thied bujli noh da ki kot thymmai kibym thoh ne kibym shon shuh îa ki ktiensih bad kumta terter. Nga ngeit ba ki nongpule ki sngewthuh îa kane, kaba mut ba ka kynthup lut îabaroh ki bor pynîaid bad ki bor treikam kat kiba don ha ka Jylla (namar ki ktiensih kila shlei ha ka Jylla kham palat ban îa kaba dap pyut ne shong pyut ka pung Damsite)!
Hynrei, ah dur lanot! Nga la îohi lypa ba ki Khasi kin nym pynduh îa ki ktiensih da leilei ruh namar ba kin sa kylla duk bad kin sa kylla dapram ruh ha kajuh ka por, hynrei kin mane blei pynban îa ki ktiensih bad kin pynkmen pynban îa u ksuid haduh ban da wai noh ka pyrthei, kata, haduh ba ka jaitbynriew kan da duhjait noh na ka pyrthei namar na u sohpyut hi ki ju mih ki ksaiñ kiban bam kylla îa kata hi kajuh ka pyut kaba ki lathaw ne pynlong…………TE PYRKHAT BHA AH KO JAITBYNRIEW KABA SHAHSNOH RDIN DA KA JINGKHLEMAKOR BAARSAP BAD KABA SHAH PYNBANG DA KI KTIENSIH KTIENSANG KIBA KYNTIEW BUROM ÎA KA JINGLONG BASHOHDAB-JINGBHA DALADE-ÎALADE…………………!