在布隆迪，妇女们学习古老的问候方式
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The hug between the two women lasted a long time.
两个女人之间的拥抱持续了很长时间。
An 85-year-old woman put her arms around a younger woman she had not seen for months.
一位85岁的老妇人张开双臂，搂住了她几个月未见的年轻女子。
She asked her a series of questions in a song-like way.
她用类似唱歌的方式向她问了一连串问题。
How are you?
你好吗？
How is your husband?
你丈夫怎么样？
How are the kids?
孩子们怎么样？
How are your cows?
你的奶牛怎么样了？
Are you on good terms with your neighbors?
你和邻居关系好吗？
Prudencienne Namukobwa stopped the song to permit the younger woman to answer.
普鲁登西耶娜·纳穆科布瓦停下歌声，让那位年轻女子回答。
The pattern is familiar to her because she has been doing it for many years.
这个模式对她来说很熟悉，因为她已经做了很多年了。
"Ego," Emelyne Nzeyimana answered over and over in the local Kirundi language.
“自尊，”埃梅琳·恩泽伊马纳用当地的基隆迪语一遍又一遍地回答道。
"Yes."
“是的。”
The two women were performing a greeting of their ancestors.
两名女子正在向她们的祖先致意。
A group of neighbors watched with surprise.
一群邻居惊讶地看着。
Many were seeing their first performance of the traditional form of musical greeting, known to Burundians as akazehe.
许多人都是第一次观看这种传统音乐问候形式的表演，布隆迪人称之为“阿卡泽赫”。
It is performed only by women.
它只由女性表演。
Akazehe is becoming less common.
Akazehe正变得越来越少见。
But cultural officials, teachers and others say the greeting is worth keeping.
但文化官员、教师和其他人士表示，这个问候语值得保留。
During disease outbreaks, public health officials urged people to limit close contact.
疾病暴发期间，公共卫生官员敦促人们限制密切接触。
Such recommendations affected the greeting.
这样的建议影响了问候语。
Among young people in Burundi, it is hard to find those who know what akazehe means.
在布隆迪的年轻人中，很难找到知道akazehe是什么意思的人。
It is even harder to find someone who can perform it.
要找到能表演它的人就更难了。
Sandrine Kitonze is a culture advisor in the office of the governor of Ngozi province.
桑德琳·基通泽是恩戈齐省省长办公室的文化顾问。
She said people stopped doing the greeting, even though akazehe "made you feel that the person who greets you loves you."
她说，人们不再行这种问候礼了，尽管阿卡泽赫“让你感到问候你的人爱你。”
Some experts have noted akazehe could help lead to a feeling of unity in Burundi.
一些专家指出，akazehe 有助于在布隆迪营造团结的氛围。
The country is now largely peaceful following a period of deadly civil war and political unrest.
该国在经历了一段致命的内战和政治动荡之后，现在基本上恢复了平静。
Annonciate Baragahorana is a teacher in the province of Bujumbura.
阿农西亚特·巴拉加霍拉纳是布琼布拉省的一名教师。
She told the Associated Press that when she visited the central plateau area as a young girl, she was surprised and a little uneasy when women hugged and greeted her in this song-like way.
她告诉美联社，小时候到中部高原地区时，看到妇女们用这种像唱歌一样的方式拥抱和问候她，她感到惊讶，也有点不自在。
"I wanted her to finish quickly, even if it was sweet words to hear."
我想让她快点说完，哪怕那是些甜言蜜语也好。
Baragahorana said she feared akazehe may disappear because of the fear of spreading diseases.
巴拉加霍拉纳表示，她担心由于害怕传播疾病，阿卡泽赫可能会消失。
Now, she said, "people greet each other from a distance.
现在，她说：“人们远远地互相打招呼。
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Namukobwa lives in Ngozi a hilly province in Burundi's north.
纳穆科布瓦住在恩戈齐，这是布隆迪北部一个多山的省份。
On a recent morning, she was sitting on a mat outside when she saw Nzeyimana, the visiting daughter of a former neighbor.
最近的一个早晨，她正坐在外面的垫子上，这时她看到了恩泽伊马纳——一位前邻居来访的女儿。
She rose and welcomed the woman as if she were her own daughter.
她站起身，像迎接自己的女儿一样迎接那个女人。
"I felt that the first love she had when I was just a girl is kept until now," said Nzeyimana, a broadcaster in Ngozi.
恩戈齐的广播员恩泽伊马纳说：“我觉得她在我还是个小女孩时的初恋一直保留到现在。”
"This means that I am still her daughter."
这意味着我仍然是她的女儿。
Isaac Nikobiba is an anthropologist in Bujumbura.
Isaac Nikobiba是布琼布拉的一名人类学家。
He said a custom such as akazehe should be kept at all costs because of its role in protecting families.
他说，像阿卡泽赫这样的习俗应该不惜一切代价保留下来，因为它在保护家庭方面发挥着作用。
Among communities that practice it, women could tell elder women about any problems at home.
在实行这一做法的社区中，女性可以向年长的女性倾诉家中的任何问题。
That could bring support from the extended family, he said.
他说，这可能会带来大家庭的支持。
Nikobiba said the threat to akazehe is part of other effects of modernization.
尼科比巴表示，对阿卡泽赫的威胁是现代化带来的其他影响的一部分。
He explained how the custom worked to help younger women.
他解释了这一习俗如何帮助年轻女性。
"Normally, before starting a home in traditional Burundi, the girl would first receive advice from her father’s sister.
通常，在传统布隆迪成家之前，女孩会先接受她父亲的姐妹的忠告。
She would tell the girl, 'I will come to greet you after a certain time.
她会告诉那个女孩：“我会在过一段时间后来向你问好。”
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Nikobiba added that during that greeting, the young woman could report any problems.
尼科比巴补充说，在那次问候期间，这位年轻女子可以报告任何问题。
Support from elders would help them develop better mental health for the young family, he said.
他说，长辈的支持将有助于年轻家庭保持更好的心理健康。
Floride Ntakirutimana was among the small group of women who gathered to watch Namukobwa greeting Nzeyimana.
弗洛里德·恩塔基鲁蒂马纳是聚集在一起观看纳穆科布瓦迎接恩泽伊马纳的那一小群女性中的一员。
She said she grew up in a farming community where no mother could perform akazehe.
她说她在一个农耕社区长大，那里没有哪位母亲会行akazehe。
She only heard of it through radio programs.
她只是通过广播节目听说过这件事。
After watching, she wanted to learn akazehe herself.
看完后，她想要自己学习阿卡泽赫。
"I feel better, Ntakirutimana said, “and I saw that it was good.”
“我感觉好多了，”恩塔基鲁蒂马纳说，“而且我看出这是好的。”
I’m Jill Robbins.
我是吉尔·罗宾斯。
Rodney Muhumuza and Gaspard Maheburwa reported this story for the Associated Press.
罗德尼·穆胡穆扎和加斯帕德·马赫布尔瓦为美联社报道了此事。
Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English.
吉尔·罗宾斯为《学习英语》改编了它。
