La keny gendit
Lesley Koyi
Brian Wambi

Go turum kɔɔc ke ci thiaŋ raan geeu.

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Go raan e kɔc ciaal turumic jal kiiu, "Ala geeu! Ajal yemen."

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Go raan eben rot jɔt ku, lek turumic.

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Diaar ku mith aci jal nyuc piny, ku ke rin bi la keny yuul looi.

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Guɔ jal nyuc aluiit nyin, mony tuy lɔɔm.

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Guɔ jal tak, "lɔn le ɣɛn gendit! Ku baai aca ben yok."

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Thai kɔk cit gup cuɛr a ɣɔɔc kaken wei.

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Kɔc kɔk wen ciath ok aci ɣɔɔc kaŋ.

Ɣen aŋɔŋ weu ɣɔɔc ɣɛn kaŋ.

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Ke kaam thin wen, ke raan ger turum koth kaaŋic.

E kaam ken ke kɔc ajal.

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Ku cuɛr wen arot jal pik ka ke wic bɛn bei turumic.

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"Ba dhuk baai nɛn?" ɣɛn arot jal thiec arot.

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Ku turum ke ciyic jal tuoc.

Gou ɣɛn anyin niɛn.

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Ku tak ma baai kek wamaadh.

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Ke kaam thin wen, ke nin go adɔm nyin.

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Na ca jal yuul, ka ɣɛ paac.

Tɛwen ka yok kɔc juaac ka ke ci jal.

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Ke kaam ken yen aci ɣɛn jal la ba pan walɛn jal la yɔɔp.

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La keny gendit
Author - Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula
Translation - Philip Lual Bol
Illustration - Brian Wambi
Language - Dinka
Level - First words