Jhennyn yatiqañ utat tukt’ayatapa (Jhenny’s Graduation)

Wakichäwi (Ceremony)
(In this photograph the students are receiving their High School diplomas and degree certificates.) 

Jallu qallta phaxsin kimsaqallq uru saraqataruw Colegio Nal. Mixto Callamarca ukan niya chika urur wakichäwix qalltasiwayäna. Qalltatatx kunjamatï taqikunas amtatäkan ukjamarjamarakiw  lurt’apxäna. Ukat akax niya pä pacharakiw apasiwayi. Ukañkamax aksät uksat jilanak kullakanakax aywthapinisipkakïnwa. Yaqhipanakax awtuta, maynirinakasti, kayukirakiw awayur q’ipt’ata jan ukax wulsar wayt’at ukjam purintanipxarakïna. Chiqans ukax wali chuymar ch’allxtaykirïnwa.

In “Callamarca” High School, the graduation ceremony started at about 12:00 o’clock on December 8th, 2012. After starting, they did it according to the customs. And it lasted about 2 hours. In the meantime, many locals were still arriving from everywhere. Others by car and another people came on foot carrying their ‘aguayo’ loads or bags. It was really exciting!

Katuqt’äwi (Warm welcome)
(After the graduation ceremony, everybody congratulated Jhenny for having finished her studies.) 

Akjan janiw khitis ukjamak qhiphaqtañ munkänti, ukat sapa mayniw yatiqañ tukt’ayirirus irpkatiriparus ukat awk taykarus ukjam qhumant’apxäna, misturamp jach’xatt’apxäna ukat mä rijalus kunrak churapxäna. Ukjamïpan  taqiniw k’uchik jikxatasipxarakïna.
Uka tukutatx mä manq’äwirakiw taqi jutirinakatak utjäna. Ukatakix Tatitun may maya q’uchunakap ucht’apxäna, mäwjarkam  muythaptapxäna, ukat mä wawakiw manq’art’asipxarakïna. Ukapachparakiw mayninakas akjän ukjan qut qutu samart’apxäna. Jayp’utuqirux jaqinakax juk’at juk’at mistsuniwayxapxarakïna, ukat juk’anikiw qhiphaqtxapxäna.

Here, nobody wanted to stay back, and each one congratulated Jhenny, her godfather and parents, put them on with mixture, and gave her a present. For that, everyone was very happy.

After that, there was a meal for everybody, for this, they played all kinds of Christian music, got close, and shared among us. Likewise, other people ate lunch and drink Sodas. In the afternoon, the people went back home little by little, only stayed some of them.

Franciscompin Sofiampin katuqañ utapa (Francisco & Sofia’s living room)
(That evening we were all very happy. And we took a picture of Jhenny with her diploma for a souvenir.) 

Ukat thayäxipan utjäwiparurakiw sarxapxayätana. Akan wila masikamakixapxänwa; qalltañtakix irpsuripaw mä qhawqha arunak arst’äna, ukjarux sapa maynirurakiw aru churäna. Jupanakax jan kuna pächasisaw kunayman suma arunakamp yatiqañ tukt’ayirirux ch’amancht’apxäna. Qhipharux Jhenny kullakaw akjam arst’äna: “Walikpin jichhürux kumpañt’awapxistaxa, ukjamaraki tatajarus mamajarus yuspajararaktwa… isturyujar apuyt’awapxitu… Naya uka kunsijunak churawäpkistä uk janiw armaskäti…”

Yatiqäwipan Jhennyx maynïr suma yatiqirïtapat urucht’añ munayätana, ukat ukx kunjamatï ninkharax sisxtan ukjam lurt’awayapxtana. Jichhax jach’a yatiqañ utankxan ukjaxa, taqiniw nayrar sartaskakiñap muntana.

It was cold and we all went back Francisco’s house. Here, everyone was member of the family; to start with, Jhenny’s godfather gave a speech, then he wanted each one expresses their feelings. Without any doubt, all guests encouraged her to continue with her studies. And finally, Jhenny was very grateful and told us: “Thank you very much for coming today. I also thank my parents because they supported me to study… I will not forget your suggestions…”

We all wanted to celebrate Jhenny’s Graduation because she has been one of the best students in her class, and we did it in this way. Now we all hope she goes ahead with the same enthusiasm when she is at the university.