Tsa u Ivo man Aben a Dwem
Terkule Aorabee
Terkule Aorabee Junior

Ngise ngise, Kpev lu ken gar u i maa i kase yô. Iti i gar la er Ganhwa.

Shie la ivo cii lu a icha yugh yugh er iwa man ugbaseela nahan.

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Yange igen yô, Kpev za ken toho u za dughun iyough sha ciu tsombor na.

Ngur hidyen a tsuwa youghu yô, wura gba nôôn un.

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Kpev yevese ta ken bar u yeren wura. Nyer yô, a mande sha Dwem.

Cier ivo iyol, nahan a ver tsuwa nya, a wa iyol u yevese.

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Shien shon môm, zum u Dwem nule er una ta num sha Kpev la, Begha kpa va nyôr.

Mciem gba Kpev iyol je gande tsô a jingil ityough shi a nduul iyol.

Mngerem ma sha iyol na cii man shambe kwa môm haa Begha man Dwem iyol.

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"Kpe kya!" Begha kpiligh iyol. "U er nan ve u nduul iyol nahana?"

"Ka ikpyaer i m zer shin ityô ne. Mba yer i er Ganhwa," a tese ve ake na.

"Ka shami! Mo kpa u korom i nyian," Begha kaa nahan.

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"U va a ikyôvugh ki dwem. Shi saa u tam ki ki a via lugh lugh," Kpev pase ve nahan.

Dwem gba nôngun er un a yevese kpa gema nenge Begha lu sha zwa u bar.

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Begha gema choon ikyôvugh ki Dwem na Kpev.

Kpev gema ki chiv shin tsuwa man na Begha.

"Tam lugh lugh, kpa de menan ga," Kpev wa Begha tindi nahan.

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Begha tam ikyôvugh ki Dwem. Kpa kwagh la nyoho un gande, tsô a mena.

Begha shi za uwegh choon ikyôvugh ki Dwem. Kpev shi chiv shin iyough la na Begha.

Hanmô shie cii Begha a mena gbimiin.

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Dwem mee teghelee osugh zum u Begha timbir ashe u tamen kwagh yô. Iyol i Dwen cica hingir avav.

Begha man shi moughun ityough sha yô, Dwem gba ica.

Begha chir sha Dwem, Kpev kpaa kar ayem.

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Begha za hidi ken bar yô, a kohol Kpev kpaa ga.

Begha zenda Kpev zanzan za kohol un zum u zulum a tsuwen gban ken gya yô.

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Begha man nalegh er una gba Kpev uwegh sha Ganhwa u lu zungur shin anam la.

Kpa a kôr tsa tsegher.

Kpev osugh nyôr ken gya u Ganhwa kpa tion tsa u gen la saa sha akughur a Begha

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Ka pe ilu ve, ivo cii i lu a icha gendee man dwem cii ve lu a aben iyol je ne.

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Tsa u Ivo man Aben a Dwem
Author - Terkule Aorabee
Translation - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Terkule Aorabee Junior
Language - Tiv
Level - Longer paragraphs