Tor u Mbaikya
Bonsamo Miesso
Isaac Okwir

Zege tingye ikya lu a gôgô nongu u mbaikya mba dondon un.

Lu dyuran orhemen.

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Zege mbaikyaav mbagen kpa ve lu ken nongo la. Un a nande yô mbagenev kpaa ve nande. Or u hemen jimjim lu ican u fan.

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Mbaikya mbagenev gema kaa a tor ve er, "Doo u man u lu a ikyav, I vesen sha er se fa mkposo wou vea mbagenev yô. Nahan se dondon imo you vough vough."

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"Ka shami," tor ikya kpaa lumun. "Mo me kange tsar sha ityo. Kpa aluer mkange tsar la yô, ne lumun a hanmô kwagh u m kaa me er nen yô." Ve cii ve lumun.

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Tsô tingye ikya ugen kange tor ikya tsar sha ityo. Tor ikya kaa er, "Hii nyian zanzan yem ken hemen, m soo Ityough ki taver ga. Hanmô kwagh u m er yô ne er.

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Zum u tor ikya un a tsuwe yô, mbagenev cii kpaa ve tsuwe. Un a tema ve kpaa ve tema. Un a nande ve cii ve nande.

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Er shie za zanzan yô, tsar la lu hemban tsulen a tsule.

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Yange igen yô, tor ikya tema kaa ave sha ityo kaa er, "Ityough ki nôngun ape paven mo.

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Mbaikya cii tema kaa ave sha ityo kaa er, "Ityough ki nôngun ape paven mo."

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Tor ikya kaa er, "Ka mimi wam je oo!" Mbaikya cii kaa er, "Ka mimi wam je oo!" Tor ikya kaa er, "Kwagh ne un a wuam oo!" Mbaikya cii ger er, "Kwagh ne un a wuam oo!"

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Tor ikya man osugh sha vande sen ityough tingir. Ve cii ve kaveun ve menger sha vande. Tor ikya hii u nôngon tumen angahar. Ve cii ve gba nôngun tumen angahar.

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Shin er ve mbagenev ve war nahan kpaa, Tor ikya kpe, gadia a vihi iyol kehelee je.

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Tor u Mbaikya
Author - Bonsamo Miesso, Elizabeth Laird
Translation - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Isaac Okwir
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs