Ɛŋu mëë pen Jɔk kuɔ̱ny?
Taiwo Ẹhinẹni
Jesse Breytenbach

Jɔk, ɛ ŋaprɔkɛdhɔ̱t, jɛn tɔ̱ɔ̱cä rɛy duëëlɛ kɛ bɛ̈c pua̱a̱ny.

Kä cuɛ thiɛl ti̱i̱t.

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Kɛ kɔrɛ, Jɔk cuɛ li̱w.

2

Ji̱ thieekädɛ cukɛ wee, "Jɔk cɛ li̱w. Kɔn banɛ ji̱ maarädɛ cɔl kɛ ɣöö ba ben kony."

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Ji̱ thieekädɛ cukɛ wä kä cɔalkɛ diit laar kɛn ɛ i̱, "Ram mi maar kɛ yɛ cɛ li̱w."

4

Kɛn diit cukɛ ben kä cua nɛn jɛn ɛ Jɔk.

Cu kɛ wee i̱, "Ɛn ley ɛmɛ /ciɛ ram kɛl kä kɔn."

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"Ji̱ dhɔaaran kɛndiaal tekɛ kɛ juät duŋni ɣöö Jɔk thiɛlɛ juät. Kɛ kui̱c ɛmɔ /ciɛ ram kɛl kä kɔn."

Kɛn diit cukɛ jiɛɛn.

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Kɛn ji̱ thieekä cukɛ ruac ɛmɔ lat kɛɛl.

Kɛn cua mat kä ɣöö, "Kɛn diit tekɛ cuɔ̱ɔ̱ŋ. Jɔk thiɛlɛ juät. Kɛ kui̱c ɛmɔ /ciɛ raan maarä diɛn."

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Ram kɛl kä kɛ cuɛ wee, "Jɛn bɛ yi̱k ɛ raan kuɔ̱ɔ̱ni. Jɛn ta̱a̱dɛ cäätdɛ ni kɛ."

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Kɛn ji̱ thieekä cukɛ wä kä kuɔ̱ɔ̱n kä laar kɛn ɛ i̱, "Ram kɛl kä ji̱ dhɔaarun cɛ li̱w."

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Kɛn kuɔ̱ɔ̱n cukɛ ben kä cu kɛnɛ nɛn ɛ Jɔk.

"Nɛmɛ ley /ciɛ ram kɛl kä ji̱ dhɔaaran."

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"Ɛni raan kä ji̱ dhɔaara tëkɛ juäl. Jɔk thiɛlɛ juäl."

Kuɔ̱ɔ̱n cu jiɛɛni kɛn.

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Thilɛ nɛy ti ca jek ti maar kɛ Jɔk kä jɛn cuɛ ŋot /ka̱nɛ kony.

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Ɛŋu mëë pen Jɔk kuɔ̱ny?
Author - Taiwo Ẹhinẹni
Translation - Buay Tut Bidit, Matai Manuoi Muon
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Thok Nath (Nuer)
Level - First sentences