Matrilineal Culture, Meghalaya; Unique culture of Meghalaya

A short speech on the Unique Culture of Meghalaya: Khasis, Garos & Jaintias.

Every person & every culture is unique in its own way. Differences is the root of beauty.

      Meghalaya is one of the very few surviving matrilineal societies in the world. The three major tribes of Meghalaya have unique matrilineal system, wherein women are the owners of the house and yet patriarchal where men govern the house as head of the family. Tracing descent is only through female lines. Gender equality is well maintained. In Meghalayan matrilineal culture, the inheritance of property generally goes to the youngest daughter of the family. The four main similarities among these three tribes are matrilocal, matrilineal descent, patriarchy and inheritance in which the youngest daughter receives the ransom properties. Garos are matrilineal but purely patriarchal. But few reports cite that some Khasi and Jaintia families are also matriarchal.

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About:

       This video is just a portion of the speech on the programme, "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat", a cultural exchange programme organised by MHRD, in collaboration with IIT Delhi on 9th October 2018.

Namjajok Didajok

Namjajok didajok, salan name dingtangjok,
Ada na∙ongni chabikon, jol∙ok ra∙bajolmanjok.

Badidake dakmaljok, gisik jamanga∙aljok,

Ka∙dingnaba siktaijok, mima rongchu su∙piljok.

Di badidaknajok, basak ron∙epilnajok,

Adatangan re∙babujok, chabitangko ra∙ebujok.

Nok-ko tekna man∙jaoba, bangbang donna nanguba,

Jong Mikkim dongenba, nampilajok hi∙aba.

Di dakudi namnua, ian melibatnua,

IIT Gate-ona re∙baua, anga ra∙ange on∙ua.

Di ong∙arijokba, na∙an re∙bamanjokba,

Anga an∙tangariba, nang∙na ra∙ange on∙jokba.

Ripeng Namtea

Ripeng baju namtea,

Katta ku·bimik knatoa;

Wakeng ku·keng ku·gepja,

Ku·eng ku·chok botpaja.

Mikkangode namane,

Simsakbone Dambe-ne.

Mikkrem mikjap dakbea,

Ku·misi ku·misa ra·pila;

Mikgitching mikpakma donpil·e,

Mikreng miktong nirongretpile;

Golpomikkane jinmaone,

Mikkrakbone Dambe-ne.

Jakjip jaksi reprepe,

An·tang nangrok dangtape;

Nachilkolona rang·san gongjole,

Nang·na chake biko gale;

Chi·mikene rentanawane,

Nang·ko cha·na Dambe-ne.

Mittin noksam nokgillo,

Chel·tang noksul songsulo;

Niokane nang mata pariko,

Galonna salonna man·ako;

Jelatgene a·sakna ku·jole,

Dambe-ne, simsakbee dongbone.

Ma∙skima

Angsi jomi dongonga,

Saksan a∙ba re∙matja.

A∙ba sampangkuri dikpripa,

Samjil dangna rang∙sokja.

Ka∙saa namkalongama, sajima grankal∙angongjokma,

Ka∙sin anga de∙chaatna, dimbrengkal∙e dandanda.

Angsi nang∙na ra∙bara, minil chaming cha∙etpa.

Ku∙sa ku∙gni du∙atna, be∙en bilakba∙kanna.

Jawan dakgamongjokma,

Samman balnangongjokma.

Miba cha∙o cha∙napja,

Chiba ringo ringnapja.

Jamba rikna man∙kuja,

Salbarako neng∙kama.

Mikka balwa rakba∙a,

Ha∙sil jamcha katkuna.

Angsi saja jomjaodi,

Jakra bamil matchotgni.

Be∙en mangrakpa∙odi,

Akgni sukko man∙pagni.

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Ortorang:

angsi - segipa

sampangkuri - a∙ba dikgipa samsi jatsa

samjil - samjiljil, samsi jatsa

grankal∙angongjokma - komikal∙angengjokma

ha∙sil - a∙bao cha∙pagipa nokgipin, jean hiri sima apsangrika.

jakra - a•bao skanggipa samsirang pikani ba dangani.
bamil - skanggipa samsi danga ba•chotani ja•mano samsi dangai

Miksongani:

      Ia poem ma∙skimani, jikgipa segipani ru∙utbee sakamani gimin duk ong∙bee skime an∙tangtang golpoenga. A∙ba samsi dikpripani gimin a∙ba re∙angnade sikbea indiba segipako nokko saksan galangmatskaja. Indake jikgipa, segipana simsakbee una ka∙sabee duk ong∙bee una pringo cha minil ra∙bae setangna du∙engon segipani saaniko namkalangama namkaja∙enga, ua sing∙a.

      Ua duk ong∙tinge, segipako sam jawa sam kal∙akengama ineba chanchiman∙pilenga. Indaken ua skimbee mikoba chikoba cha∙napja ringnapjaha. Segipa saani a∙selo jamatdal, a∙bao neng∙taknaba rikna matchotjaha aro sal rakko mikka wao indakpil∙e neng∙nikaniko man∙aha. Indake ua saksan a∙ba re∙ango, mikka balwa rakba∙ode a∙ba noksulni jamchina katnapna nangbeachim. Ua segipa an∙seng baljoke dongode katchae dongna man∙genchim ine ma∙ringaha.