Tare-es Nitasa ǃhopuru hâba?
Roxana Bouwer
Sarah Bouwer

Danas ǂamas mâsegu ge kaixu ǀûgu âsa ǃhūbai ra ǃkharasen. Haidi, ǀgân hoan ge ǃhopuru ge hâ i.

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ǂAirodi ge ǃāǂuisaba ra ǁgau. Navirob ra sī ǃgao si. ǀNai ta ge nēpa ge mû si. "Os kha ǃhopuru hâ?" timî.

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ǂAira ge tsaurase ǂoab ǃnâgere dū. ǀÛn ǃnâs gere gau. Ams ǀkha ǃhoas ge ǂkharixūsa. Tita ge dawa hâ. ǀGau tama ta hâ.

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Navib ra ǃkhōǁôa si, ǁnâuǃā kai si ra ǃâ. Navib di mûǂui-daos ǃnâ ra ge ra ǃawaǂgâ. ǂGui xuna ra ǁnapaxu a mû ǁkhāse. ǃNōmâ tsî ra ge ǀgôaron ra nēpa tsî naupa ǀhuru ǀgausa gere ǃhara.

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ǁNā ǀgôaron ge ǀgui ǀgau-i tsîn ai ǃgûǁare tama hâ. Abes ge a ǃgupu.

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Chis ge amisen hâ.

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Lalas ge ǃnāǂamsase a kaixu.

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Bambammi ge ǃkhausa tsîb ge ni ǁnāxuhe.

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Lulub ge ǃnōsase ra khomai.

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Kō re Freyas ǀgarusa ǀûga.

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Sidi ge hoaǁae brelde ra ǂnûi.

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O tita, khōb tsî ǂkhōn ǀguin. Sats ge a sa. ǀGurits hâ tama. Mâ khoe-i hoa-i ǁî-i ǀgaub ai ī. ǁNās ge sakhoma ra ǀguiti ī kai. Nē ǃhūbaib ge ǀnûgu ǃkhaiba. ǀHuruǀhāos amsi da ge a ǀguiti ī ǁoa.

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Nitas ge ǂhanu ǀgaub ǃnâ gere ǂâi. ǂGui ǀhōsanas ge a hōbasen ǃkhais ge a ǁîs di ǁkhaeǂgao. ǃHopurus ge ǀō-aisa tama hâ.

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Tare-es Nitasa ǃhopuru hâba?
Author - Roxana Bouwer
Translation - Mattheus Goraseb
Illustration - Sarah Bouwer
Language - Khoekhoegowab
Level - First paragraphs