Lor logon Koloŋ a jölö
Khothatso Ranoosi
Jesse Breytenbach

Koloŋ ŋote a yeyeju tu i ꞌyöꞌyu na kinaser nanyit, Yapa. Yapa gwoloŋ I lele swot lo ꞌdiko.

"Nan de yiyite ꞌdeꞌde," Koloŋ na jambu ko ꞌdikolo.

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Koloŋ ko tutu, a merya suluji radan kapisa nakwe.

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Köbuŋöt gwe i rerenya ko kaden.

Kaden aje woran, a lopeŋat raddi koropo kase kak a bur i piritön liŋ.

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ꞌDiko suluji rerenya, a worani a namurye.

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ꞌDikolo ko meddi kine liŋ, a gwe a yuran.

A lepeŋat suluji gwien, ko ŋolitan jore.

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A Kak ꞌbukuluŋ ꞌdire ꞌdirön ko pioŋ.

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A i lele swöt lo ꞌdiko yu, Koloŋ yeyeji köꞌyu kiŋaser, a ꞌbiji kiŋaser nagon a Yapa adi tinate a nu iti mede.

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Ko memeddya Koloŋ, a ꞌdiko gwe a lyöŋön parik a lepeŋ löpuggi a naꞌbule.

A merya jupuni kwelen na minyo lose loŋem.

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A köbuŋöt iti i doto.

A kaden ŋorji kenia kase ko nyola.

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A ꞌdikolo gwe a lyöŋön parik i meddya na Koloŋ köti.

A lepeŋat reyara kaŋo bibiryeeji.

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Jore ti nyomot loꞌdiꞌdik a punun kaŋo i kujöŋ, kulya adi, "Waa."

A kak liŋ uŋgö ŋaun.

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Koloŋ ŋote suluji loja i kak ꞌbukuluŋ.

"Nan a takin ta adi nan de yiyite," lepeŋ na pararaji.

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Lor logon Koloŋ a jölö
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Morbe Tombe
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Bari
Level - First sentences