Dimasa riddle (Raja ni daodi ruru minya)

Summary: 
This is a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village.
Description: 

This is a short video of a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village.

"Raja ni daodi ruru minya = Longthai"

King’s egg that can’t be boiled = stone

In this Dimasa riddle, the stone is referred as s King's egg as it cannot be cooked even by cooking. 

Cultural Narrative: 

The full line to line translation of a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village. 

Abesh: Raja ni daodi ruru minya, snadi dei ? 

Abesh: King’s egg that can’t be boiled, what is it ? 

Monali: Bo la snadi ? 

Monali: What is it ? 

Abesh: Longthai. 

Abesh: Stone. 

Monali: Bo la nabani odehe thiba ? 

Monali: Why it is said so ? 

Abesh: Go Longthai kai la kunodin ruphuya thi odebani. 

Abesh; As stone cannot be cooked. 

Monali: Accha !

Monali: Okay !

People: 
Monali Longmailai, Abesh Diruwa, Nrityojoy Hojai
Protocol: 
Dimasa Cultural Protocol
Community: 
Dimasa
Category: 
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Keywords: 
Dimasa riddle, Stone, Kumacherra
Original Date: 
2022 May 14th
Creator: 
Abesh Barman Diruwa, Nityalal Barman Hojai
Contributor: 
Monali Longmailai, Pintu Barman
Language: 
Dimasa
Source: 
Nrityojoy Hojai, Abesh Diruwa, Kumacherra village (Cachar)
Type: 
Image
Format: 
JPG
Date Uploaded: 
06/15/2022 - 11:12
Date Modified : 
Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:43

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