I Chu (isicupho sombokwane sase-Isan) — ibhodlela lobhambhu olukiwe elingu-50 cm elinomngcingo wohlangothi ophansi nomkhono wesiyengo njengesivalo, elibekwa ubusuku bonke kwimbokwane yasexhaphozini

"Isiyengo esiqoqwe ezansi komkhono sisabalalisa iphunga laso; imbokwane iyalihogela iza ukudla, ingena ngomngcingo, kodwa ayikwazi ukufinyelela isiyengo." (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0)

Baza ubhambhu lube yimicwecwe eyisicaba. Eluka izansi eziyisikwele ezinamehlo avuleke kancane uziqinise ngezingcezu ezimbili zobhambhu ezelekwe njengo-X zidabula amakhona amane. Eluka ngokuminyene futhi kuqhume, bese uncipha uye entanyeni, futhi ngemicwecwe emincane unwebe kancane umlomo: ukuphakama cishe okungu-50 cm, u-25 cm lapho kubanzi khona kakhulu, intamo engu-8 cm, umlomo ongu-10 cm.

Phansi ohlangothini, eduze nezansi, sika imbobo eyindilinga enobubanzi obungu-6 cm, ufake umngcingo izihloko zawo zibheke ngaphakathi, bese ubopha umphetho wawo uqine emzimbeni.

Eluka imicwecwe eyisicaba ibe yisilinda esivalekile ekugcineni, esinamehlo avuleke kancane, ubude obungu-35 cm cishe, esinomlomo onwebekile ongena uqinile emlonyeni wesicupho. Sisebenza njengesivalo; sikhiphe ukuze uthulule izimbokwane.

Izithombe ze-i chu yangempela nomkhono wayo ezivela eMnyuziyamu Wendawo waseNong Bua Khok (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0).

Yibeke ntambama, cishe ngo-3-4 ntambama. Qoba isiyengo (iminenke, i-gourami, i-rasbora noma izibungu) phansi, usishanele kanye nenhlabathi usifake emkhonweni, bese ucindezela umkhono uqine emlonyeni wesicupho. Yibeke emanzini angajulile afika cishe entanyeni ukuze izimbokwane ezibanjiwe zikwazi ukuphefumula; lingisa umhlabathi uyisekele ngotshani noma ngamagatsha ukuze ingawi. Yishiye ubusuku bonke.

AmaThai-Lao ase-Isan ayibiza ngokuthi i-i chu, hhayi isicupho sezimbokwane se-tum; ezinye izindawo zisebenzisa i-lan esikhundleni sayo. E-Chumphon Buri, Surin, abantu basemakhaya babeka ama-i chu angu-40-50 ukuze babambe izimbokwane zokudayisa e-Thung Kula Rong Hai, kusukela ekuvuneni kuze kube maphakathi no-Ephreli. Ingahlala ibekiwe izinsuku ezingu-2 uma isiyengo sengezwa. Qaphela ummese lapho ubaza imicwecwe. Umthombo: Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, isizindalwazi samathuluzi endabuko asetshenziswa nsuku zonke, "อีจู้", umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก บุรีรัมย์ (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum, Buriram) (ilayisense ye-CC BY 4.0). **Imikhawulo** Umthombo awunikezi ubukhulu bomngcingo.