Apologia de Masanori, su samurai de sa lìngua sarda, de Fidericu Giuntini
MASANORI, unu piciocu giaponesu de 18 annus chi at sceberau sa Terra nosta po su primu viàgiu “europeu”…. in s’atopu de is sardus ….
In custus mesis, Casteddu e sa Sardìnnia ant tentu unu òspiti agradèssiu meda: Masanori, unu piciocu giaponesu de 18 annus chi at sceberau sa Terra nosta po su primu viàgiu “europeu” cosa sua, amainau de sa lìngua e de sa cultura sarda.
Apu connotu a Masanori in friàrgiu, in su segundu atòbiu de Casteddu Speaks Sardu, s’initziativa de s’assòciu Lìngua Bia po si podi pinnigai a paris, chistionai in sardu e connosci genti noa cun su matessi disìgiu de dinnidadi e normalidadi po sa lìngua nosta.
Sa dii, ddoi arribu e biu a custu piciocu a cara de asiàticu, sètziu in paris a is àterus, ciaciarrendi ciaciarrendi…e no mi torrant is contus! Tandu m’acostu e ddi fatzu: «Ma tui sardu fueddas?». E issu mi torrat: «Eja, seo bènnidu dae su Giapone pro faveddare su sardu!». Ita cosa spantosa e stravanada!
Partiu de sa citadi sua de Kobe, in s’ìsula de Honshu, cun d-unu ditzionarieddu giaponesu-sardu nugoresu che aina de viàgiu, si nc’est stentau in Sardìnnia duus mesis e mesu, visitendi is mellus nuraxis, biendi unas cantu manifestadas de importu identitàriu, che Sa Sartìllia, e gosendi fintzas de is traditzionis de su mandigai cosa nosta!
E, pruschetotu, circhendi dònnia dii de praticai sa lìngua sarda, participendi cun prexu mannu a totus is atòbius de Lìngua Bia, Casteddu Speaks Sardu e BlaBla Language Exchange. Innoi s’est fatu bolli beni e at agiudau a medas sardus a cumprendi sa fortuna chi teneus a podi gosai de sa cultura e de s’identidadi nosta.
Po custu grandu esempru ti depeus torrai gràtzias Masanori, samurai de sa lìngua sarda!
Apology for Masanori, the samurai of the Sardinian language
During the last few months, Casteddu and Sardinia have had a really welcome guest: Masanori, a Japanese eighteen-year-old guy who chose our land for his first “European” trip, due to his fascination for Sardinian language and culture.
I met Masanori in February, at the second meeting of Casteddu Speaks Sardu, the initiative of the Lìngua Bia association to come together, speak Sardinian and get to know new people with the same desire for dignity and normality for our language.
On that day, I arrived and saw this Asian guy, sitting and chatting with the other people…it wasn’t adding up! So, I got close and asked him: «Do you speak Sardinian?». He replied to me: «Yes, I have come from Japan to speak Sardinian!». What an amazing and wonderful thing!
Came from his city of Kobe, in the island of Honshu, with a small Japanese-Sardinian dictionary as a trip tool, he has been staying in Sardinia over two and a half months, visiting the best nuraxis, attending several events of great importance for our identity, like Sa Sartìllia, and even enjoying our culinary traditions!
And, above all, he has been trying to practise his Sardinian every day and has keenly been taking part in all the meetings of Lìngua Bia, Casteddu Speaks Sardu and BlaBla Language Exchange. We have admired him and he has helped many Sardinians to realize how lucky they are to enjoy our culture and identity.
Owing to this great example, we must thank you Masanori, samurai of the Sardinian language!
