Sai (isicupho sezinhlanzi soqalo saseThailand) — isicupho semicu yoqalo esimise okwerokhethi esinamafaneli amabili abhekene, esibamba izinhlanzi ezihamba kunoma iyiphi indlela emiseleni yamasimu elayisi

"Ngaphezu kwendilinga yokugcina, uhlangothi lwe-sai luyavulwa bese kufakwa ifaneli eyenziwe ngaphambili, izihloko zezinti zayo zibheke ngaphambili kwe-sai; ngaphezu kwendilinga elandelayo, uhlangothi luvulwa lususeke kancane bese kufakwa ifaneli isihloko sayo sibheke ngemuva. Ngakho amafaneli abekwa ezindleleni eziphambene." (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0)

Baza uqalo lube yimicu eyindilinga ecishe ibe ngu-120 cm ubude. Yenza izindilinga eziyindilinga, ezibizwa ngokuthi kong noma plok, ezicishe zibe ngu-20 cm ububanzi ngamagatsha esihlahla se-khoi noma ngokhuni olubaziwe olugotshwe lwaba yindilinga, noma uluke izindilinga ngemicu eyisicaba emihlanu ngesikhathi esisodwa (iphethini ye-"plok ha").

Bophela imicu emile izungeze izindilinga ngezikhala; phakathi kwezindilinga bopha imicu nxazonke ngentambo ukuze ibe nezikhala ezilinganayo. Ekugcineni hlanganisa imicu bese uyibopha iqine ngentambo, bese ekugcineni wenza ishubhu eliyindilinga elicishe libe ngu-10 cm ububanzi, eliboshwe laqina ngemicu eyisicaba, libe ngumsila we-sai.

Vula uhlangothi ngaphezu kwendilinga yokugcina bese ufaka ifaneli izihloko zayo zibheke ngaphambili kwe-sai; bese uvula uhlangothi ngaphezu kwendilinga elandelayo, lususeke kancane, bese ufaka ifaneli yesibili isihloko sayo sibheke emsileni.

Izithombe zangempela ze-ไซ (sai) evela e-พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum) (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0)

Beka i-sai ezimvuleni zokuqala ngemuva kokutshala izithombo, endaweni yokukhipha amanzi esikwe odongeni lwensimu yelayisi. Yibeke uhlangothi lwamafaneli lulale sicaba phansi nomsila ubheke umsinga, ukuze amafaneli abe kwesobunxele nakwesokudla ngaphezu nje komhlabathi. Lungisa umhlabathi ukuze izinhlanzi ziphoqeleke ukungena emafanelini zivela ezinhlangothini zombili. Mboza phezulu ngezinqwaba zotshani, umhlabathi nezingcezu zokhuni, bese uvala umsila ngomqulu wotshani. Yihlole ngezikhathi ezithile; lapho isibambe okuthile, yiphakamise, ukhiphe isivimbo sotshani bese uthululela okubanjiwe kubhasikidi wezinhlanzi.

Amafaneli abekwe ezindleleni eziphambene alungele izinhlanzi ezigcwala emanzini amasha, zibhukuda zenyuka zehla nomsinga. Eduze nesikhathi sokuvuna, lapho abalimi bomisa amasimu futhi izinhlanzi zibuyela emaxhaphozini amakhulu, i-sai isetshenziselwa ukuzivimba endleleni. I-"sai plok ha", enezindilinga ezilukwe ngephethini yemicu emihlanu, manje ayivamile ukubonakala, futhi ikhono lezingcweti zokuluka liyalahleka kancane kancane. Qaphela izinhlanzi ezinameva nezinkalankala lapho uyithulula. Umthombo: Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, isizindalwazi samathuluzi endabuko asetshenziswa nsuku zonke, "ไซ", umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก บุรีรัมย์ (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum, Buriram) (ilayisense ye-CC BY 4.0). **Imikhawulo** Umthombo awunikezi inani lemicu noma lezindilinga, noma usayizi wamafaneli.