Nga Ma Olayo I Ot?
Ivan Higenyi
Rob Owen
Acholi

Dye woo mukene dak oromo, piny col adada.

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inge cam, wa ceto ka butu wan ki lamera Anna.

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Abutu ma alwoo pyen an alayo jwii.

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Jwii ka abedo ka lek, kuma tugi poo ci a aa malo no dong a layo ko.

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Aruune aloko kabutu na oo ki pa Anna ma no lyet dak pe odyak ni.

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ka piny oruu, an aye akwongo coo. Aweko Anna iwi kabutu.

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Ka mama openyo ni anga ma odyako kabutu, adange ni Anna.

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Ci orwoo ne mama oribu kabutu gin ki Anna.

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Ki gum marac, gini dak onwoo ne ento ngat moo ma aromo no lako ne iwiye dong peke.

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Mama otugi nyang cut ni Anna kara pe layo i ot, an aye alayo i ot.

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Nga Ma Olayo I Ot?
Author - Ivan Higenyi
Translation - Maurice Lamony
Illustration - Rob Owen, Felicity Bell, Jesse Breytenbach, Melany Pietersen
Language - Acholi
Level - First paragraphs
© Ivan Higenyi 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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