ǁGauǃnâ-aos Akinyis xa
Lawrence A. Konjuro
Vusi Malindi

A, ǁîs ge ti ǁgauǃnâ-aosa. ǁȊs ge Akinyis ti ǀōn â. ǁȊs ge sida hoada ǀnam hâ.

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Akinyis ge xoamûsaoguba ra ǁkhāǁkhā da. ǁȊs ge ǀōmûde ra ǁkhāǁkhā da. Tita ge nē xoamûdi, as,es,ib,os tsî us tsîna a ǂan.

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Akinyis ge ǀûga, īsiga ra ǁkhāǁkhā da. Tita ge ǀawa, ǂhoa, ǃam, ǃhuni tsî ǂnūga a ǂan.

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Soas kara ǂnû, os ge ra ǁae ǁomǁom da. ǁȊs ge ra ǁnaeb ǀkha ō, ō da.

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ǁOmǁom tsanaros ge nēsa:
"ǂKhai ra mûrora-e îxase ǀnom re,
ǂkhai ra mûro, ǀnom rase ǃgami,
ǃgâise ǁom re ǀgôaro,
ǀnom ra mûra ge ǂkhais nî ǁaeba ǃâu hâ."

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Akinyis ge ǂgui ǀgarubede a ǂan. Mâ tsēs hoasas ge ǀnî ǀgaruesa ra ǁgamba da, wekhe korobe.

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Mantax is ge ǂaiǀkhā ǀhowesen xa ra ǁgamba da.

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Denstax is ge aboxadi xa ra ǁgamba da.

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Wunstax is ge xûn ra ǃnaohe ǀgaus xa ra ǃhoa.

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Donertax is ge ǂgarib xa ra gowaǀî da.

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Fraitax ida ge mâ-i hoa-e ǁî-i di ǀgarubesa ra ǁgam.

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Sida di ǁgauǃnâ-aos ge ǃhūbaib ǃnâ nauhâ ǁgauǃnâ-aona ǁgoeǂam hâ. Kai ta kara, o ta ge tita Akinyis khami ra ī ǂgao.

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ǁGauǃnâ-aos Akinyis xa
Author - Lawrence A. Konjuro
Translation - Mattheus Goraseb
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - Khoekhoegowab
Level - First sentences