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In the past all of the houses used to be circular in shape and
had thatched roofs with walls made of mud, stone, bamboo and logs.
Typical houses in Nangi village
However, most of the houses being built today are rectangular
and two-storied.[houses.jpg]
The walls are made of stone and the roof of slates, which are
mined from nearby quarries. All our building materials are local
products except the nails. We do not put glass in the windows.
Our windows are made of wood.
The upper floor of a house is mostly used for storing grains
and other things. On the ground floor, we have an open fire place
in the middle to cook food and heat the house.
The inside of a one-room house
We sleep around the fire place at night. Just above the fire,
we hang a flat tray like big basket made of bamboo for drying
grains. Every house has a grindstone to grind corn, millet and
barley grains. Some houses have running water and electricity
but many do not. Kerosene lamps are often used to light the houses.
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