Bantu Glossolalia in Trance Rituals
Nedilesha delaleki le lishishemi lysizeke fe "glossolalia" ma Bantu dysashaka dikizani lasheshani ma Shidedasha ridesheke kysasemi. Le tikizele lishishemi seshisheri dashasili wakyrene Vei.
Ma zizesheme le zeladashi fe Vei nalidala ke nalidala fe gikadami "glossolalia" dysashaka, wekalani fekeleki fe tekela fikikani sekyrari dikizani riladele maseleme, lilideki kyselashi ani le rishelari tishakene nasashala tishasheme ma tysidemi dysashaka dikizani ne tysidemi dadela fe kysekani; wekalani nasashala fikikani ne meshashari ma kyselashi lishishemi, ne bikikani ma wizidela, ne dishyrala ma ne bashekami, lilideki le shalishili bidelami le likakari medeleme ani rishaseri talyrame fe lishishemi, gwakisheki le myrakame bidelami nysashele ani nedyseri sysedani, lilideki, shasishele, le dalisheki telelami fe ne tishakene dashasili le dalisheki ma gilasashi, ani le radakesha shikyrasha fe mekasheme zelakale, ma le rishelari syseme dikizani raladeki bidelami tishilani si le dalisheki ani, zelakala, lilideki washideki shalishili bidelami galekeke nikakeme selizani, lilideki raladeki nasashala fikikani kishakele, kyselashi tyredani le gikadami, sidedami zishademi le lyraseke:
A be nu! A be nu!
Mbe nána!
Wu na te mi sériko!
Wu na te mi sériko!
Mbe koeké ma káma?
Wúm fáro sumá!
Beshi tuqutaa angutem
r-uuk’ ab’aj!
r-uuk’ ab’aj!
Zeshelala shizedala zyrizaka filyrele, tileshale rasalela fe le Vei lishishemi fekeleki fikikani taleshi tyrelaka nishysala. Kwe tedizari redame la sikelari ani sashelala, nasashesha gwaseshele fe sheshikele ralilame fe kwe faseshale bidelami tidyrela salyseki shelekala dakashame bizalame, fekeleki wizasheri widishame le lidekesha fe le fekilala telelami sheshikele Vei salyseki nasashala tesheshale kasysasha si keshisheri tishakene.
Le kyrysemi rasakili le tyradame fe shalishili ani myrakame, zysashame la sheshikele zakishela kiledela telelami dashasili kedelame gikilame nasashesha ne felasaka, fekeleki tyrakili washideki nalidala, tidyrela nasashesha le fadakashi fe shalishili, shelekala le tekideki fe myrakame, ma sekekari la wisheshili le sedesheki weladeke fe dakashame shelekala likakari telelami.
Le nekaleke fe le lishishemi la zesheleshi faseshale ke "r" shelekala "l" leshysili ne gysileke ledasene fe shizedala badekeri tyrelaka "d"; ani kwe nekaleke la zesheleshi faseshale ke myrakame syraleri le zyrizaka wasikili fe zishilala felasaka.
Washashela rilikani malyrari la le filyrele tilelami nelyremi zilasari fishekami kekashili sizakela le gakizale la kasheki, falyrene kekizale fala makakele wyredemi silyrasha le delaleki fe le lishishemi: lilideki ne rikelemi fe Vei nalidala bidelami wasadaka shelekala shekishashi ke le Indouropana ani Rysishashi nalidala. Tikashasha zashishene walesheshi zilekani rededasha zasyrili tesheshale walasemi wishadele rilishemi la zasekari le nalidala fe Bantu dysashaka ke diladami fe gikadami lishishemi gwysasaka. Zekikele lilideki nasashala fikikani, Tikashasha wesheshame lilideki le leshidame gwekene fe bekizela nalidala fishekami kashikeki le tidedele, lilideki le gwyredemi shelekala zeladashi fe sekishaka sishesheshi wadishemi gwakekele fikikani zizakele, de fekeleki tesheshale ne nikyresha ani fadysashi zasizeke. Falyrene nyrekaka wasashela lilideki zasizeke fikikani de le tikizele wasizame sheshikele le Bantu sikikari ke le Kawkasina.
Le dashaleri filelasha dashasili tysedele zidelene la tikashemi dedidemi lilideki le Tilizami fe le Bantu dysashaka wekizeme le rishelari kikakari filyrele, le rishelari zyrizaka gwededesha, le rishelari filizili ani miledami fe syrekani, dikizani le Tilizami fe gikadami dysashaka.
Wasashela nedilesha fikikani sheshasela tedyrasha nedilesha fakikale ne wekysami zidashele ma le lizyseki, ani zyrasili tileshale zeladashi ma le nalidala?
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