ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra di /no//nab
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Nēs ge ǀhôasa.

Nēb ge ariba.

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ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge ra ǀnōǁnâ ǂgao.

ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge ra ǂkhau ǂgao.

ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge ra ǂnuwi ǂgao.

Arib ge go tsoatsoa.

Xoaǃkhorobab ge go ū tsî ǁkhati xoa-ai ǂhawe-e. Haka ǁhôabeb ge.

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ǂGurob ge khās khami ī xūsa go ǂnuwi.

Nē khās ge koma nē ǀHôas di sorosa.

Ax, kaise a ǁau xū-i!

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ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge ǀgam ǃnonaǁhôabera ge ǀnōǁnâ nē khās di ǂamǃnâ.

ǁNā ǀgam ǃnonaǁhôabera ge ǀHôas di ǂgaera ase ra ǂâibasen tsî ǃnonaǁî ǃnonaǁhôabesab ge ǂnūse go ǂkhau.

ǁȊs ge koma ǂguis ǀHôas dis ase ra ǂâibasen tsîb ge ǁgararoba ǂguis ǂamai ra ǁgui.

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Nēsisab ge ǀHôas di mûra tsî ǀgâugu tsîna ra ǀnōǁnâ.

Mûra ge ǀgam ǃgupu xūrora.

ǀGâukha ge ǀgam ǁgararokha.

Ax, amase a supu!

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Ob ge ǀHôas amsa ra kuru.

ǁNā ams ge ǂhau ǁgararob ǀguib se ī.

ǁNatisa xoamûs 'w' ase ra mûsen. Ob ge ǀHôas di ǀûna ra ǀnōǁnâ.

ǃNona ǀûrode ǁaerese, tsî ǃnona rode amse.

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ǁNās ge nē ǀnōǁnâsa go mâtôa.

ǃNubaib ge ǁôakha tsî ǀnūgu ona di ǀnoǁnās ge.

Nē ǁôagu tsî ǀnūgu ge ǂhau ǁgararogu ǀguiga, ob ǂai ǀkhunude ra ǁgaeǁgae.

ǁȊdi ge ǃkhoeǂnamirodi ǀguide tsî ǂareb ge kaixu ǁgaraba.

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ǀAms aib ge kaixu ǀharexa xūga ǂgae tsî ǃhuni ǀawise ra hoaraga ǀkhās ǀHôas dis ai ǂkhau.

ǁNās ge nē ǀnōǁnâb go toa, ti ra ǂâibasen.

Ahas, amase a îxa, anu!

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Nēs ge ǀHôas di ǃēsa.

Xoaǃkhoroba ū, xoa-ai ǂhaweba ū, tis ge hî.

Nē ǂhaweb ge a hakaǁhôabe.

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ǂGuroses ge ǃupus khami ī, khāsa go ǁgaeǁgae.

ǁNā khās ge a arib di soro.

Aha, koahesa a anu.

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Os ge ǀgam ǂnū xūrokha nē khās ǂamǃnâ ra ǂnuwi.

ǁNā ǂnû ǁgauǁgaukha ge Arib di ǂgaekha ase ra ūhe, tsîs ge ǂnū ǂgaeǂnamisa ǁnā khās ǃnâ ra ǀnōǁnâ.

Nē ǂnū ǂgaeǂnamis ge Arib di ǂguis ase ra mûsen. Ob ge ǂguis ǂamai ra ǁgararoba ǁgui.

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ǁNās khaoǃgâ ra saora ge mûra tsî ǀgâugu ona.

Mûra ge koma ǀgam kolrora ǀguira.

ǀGâugu ge ǀgam ǁgarakha.

Aha, ǃgâiǂâu hâ!

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Os ge ams arib disa ra dītsâ.

ǁGoas ai ǀguis ge nē amsa a ǁgaras ǀguisa ī.

ǀGaub, ǀnōǁnâs dib, ge ǁkhawa xoamûsaob 'w', ti ǀgui ī.

Ams ǂnamibe di kolrodi ǀguide ra ǁgauǁgauhe.

ǃNonade ǁarese, tsî ǃnonade amse.

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ǁAupexa go toa ǀnōǁnâs ge.

Xawe gu ge ǁôakha tsî ǀnūgu ona ra ǃgau.

ǁNā ǁôakha tsî ǀnūgu ge ǁgararogu ǀguiga. Ob ǂaiǀkhununa ra ǁgaeǁgae.
ǁNā ǀkhunun ge ǂgaeǂnamidi ase a ǁgauǁgausa.

ǂArebab ge go ǂnuwi. ǁȊb ge ǃkhā-ī khami ra mûsen.

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ǀAms aib ge ǀnîkhamakō ǂnū ǂgaeǂnamidi ra ǀnōǁnā hoaraga ǀkhās arib disa ra ǃhunise ǂkhause.

Os ge ǀnōǁnâsa go toa.

Ohos, amase a buruburu xa!

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!Gâitsēs, ǀHôab!

Tata, ǀhôab di ǀnōǁnâse!

Tata Arib!

Tata Arib di ǀnōǁnâse!

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ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra di /no//nab
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Mattheus Goraseb
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Khoekhoegowab
Level - Longer paragraphs