JSC Unit: 7; Lesson-2(B); The Ama Drivers 2
In some fishing villages along the coast of Japan, there are amazing groups of women known as Ama divers’. These women worked and are still working as Ama.
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž “āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋ” āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
The word âAmaâ means âwomen of the sea or sea womenâ. They are independent divers.
“āĻāĻŽāĻž” āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°-āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
They make their living by diving. They can dive to the depth of the sea up to 25 meters.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻ°ā§ ā§¨ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
And they dive without using oxygen tanks or other breathing equipment. The Ama divers rely on their own skills and breathing techniques.
āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§āĻžāĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻž” āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋā§āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
They use that skill and technique to push themselves down to the bottom of the sea and back to the surface again.
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
They can hold their breath for up to two minutes. Careful watching, lung capacity and hunter instincts are the special qualities of Ama divers.”
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋāĨ¤
However some of these young villagers are going to the city for other jobs. The remaining Ama divers are now aged between 50 and 60.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ, āĻāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻĒāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻāĻ¨ ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻāĻŦāĻ ā§Ŧā§Ļ āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§āĨ¤
But there are still some who continue to dive even at their 70s. If the young people do not take up Ama diving, soon this profession will die out.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
01. Coast (n) 02. Amazing (adj) 03. Group (n) 04. Depth (n) 05. Diving (n) 06. Rely (v) 07. Technique (n) 08. Careful (adj) 09. Because of (phr) 10. Capacity (n) 11. Hunter (n) 12. Instinct (n) 13. Equipment (n) |
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