Yamo
Ursula Nafula
Marion Drew
Acholi

Yamo gere. Gere karo ki gang wa.

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Yamo tek adada. Jodo gin tuku na'o ki i cinga.

2

Angweco iko gin tuku na. Yamo baya oko cen ki bot gin tuku na.

3

Yamo dogo lapiro. Tingo gin tuku na lanete dok lanete.

4

Lapiro bino umu wiya'o. Pe atwero neno gin moo. Pe atwero gudu gin moo.

5

Gin tuku na dong tye kwene? Mogo no omok iwi yat.

6

Mogo no pwud tye ka tuk iwi yamo.

7

Yamo dong pye piny. Ento an pwud atye ka wire.

8

Ma dong atyeko wire, angiyo piny. Yamo ni oceto kwene?

9

Pe atye ka neno gin tuku na kamoo. Pe be dong atye ka winyo yamo.

10

Gwok digi abi nongo gin tuku na yo. Kumbeti, wek adoko gang ma yamo pwud peya dok ocako gere.

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Yamo
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Maurice Lamony
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - Acholi
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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