E Fana ku laai ke
Foziya Mohammed
Jesse Breytenbach

Fana ku kɔc baai panden ake cieŋ pan ecɔl Debre Birhan, e gendit luɔi pan Ethiopia. Fana eye mɛnh piooc dhel 3 (diak).

Eye nyan pɛth puou ku nyic kaŋ.

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Fana e nhiar laai. Yeen e laŋ aŋɔu, kua jith karou (2) ku thɔk ku jɔl akuor amam.

Yeen eye rer kek laai ka, aye muɔc cɛm, ku tuuk ka kek.

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Na ɣɔn akoltok, ke Fana e tuk pan piooc goric kek pamɛdhke.

Go mith tiŋ kake ye kuor amɛm biok dot. Go jal jam yerot, "Ku lueel yeŋo bi kek kuor yiek gup tatok?"

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Aci rot jal dɔm kɔɔc ku riŋ tawen ye mith kuor biɔɔk dot thin. Tueŋ ke pamɛdhke ake kec ke loi rot lac deetic, go ka jal buɔɔth cok.

Fana aci jal coot ku lueel, "Kaac ka ku duok ka dot ben piɛr!"

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Fana aci kuor amɛm ka rou la gup ɣɔntook jal dɔm. Go ke yok ka ke ci wuok duɔny.

Na le takic go kuor wen ka rou, nyiai bi nyin ya la tit kek baai.

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Ku le ke muɔc cɛm.

Na ɣɔn theei, go wɛt jal kuany yic tene kacke agut tɛ cit tɛ ci yen kuor amɛm kuony thin.

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Na ɣɔn nhiak, ke Fana ku jɔl a kɔc ke dhiedh yeen loony dhol bik lɔ pan akiim bik kuor amɛm wen la yap wɛl.

E nin thii lik ic, go amɛm gup guɔ dɛm. Go Fana puou jal miɛt apɛi.

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Fana eye jam luot tene pamɛdhke, "Ku lek kek laai a nhiar aret. Laai a ɣook kony ku kek aya apamɛdhkua. Adhil ku ya tit ku tiir ku nhiim kek."

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E Fana ku laai ke
Author - Foziya Mohammed
Translation - Philip Lual Bol
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Dinka
Level - First paragraphs