Nyɛwec wi̱c ruac
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Ni walkä, cɛ kɔn tekɛ nyami te thi̱n mi cɔal ci̱ötdɛ nyɛwec. Nyɛwec ɛ nyami wi̱c ruac ɛlɔ̱ŋ. Cieŋni mëë ci manɛ luek i̱ /cu la ruac i̱ ɛlɔ̱ŋ, Nyɛwec /kenɛ liŋ.

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Manlen Nyɛwec ciɛŋɛ ni kui̱c lo̱o̱lä, kä kui̱c in dɔ̱diɛn te dhɔr Nyɛwecni thi̱n. Kɛ cäŋ kɛl cuɛ puɔ̱nydɛ moc kɛ juey, cuɛ /thiɛl ram mi te kutdɛ.

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Man nyɛwec tëë rɛy la̱t mi di̱i̱t. Ni̱kɛ thiaŋ wa̱r cua Nyɛwec ka̱m kuän mi no̱ŋɛ manlendɛ min tekɛ juey.

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Mëë jälɛ, cuɛ röm kɛ Lɛt ran, Lɛt ɛmɔ cɛ kɔnɛ ley cuɛ rɔɔdɛ kulɛ locni raan.

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Lɛt cuɛ nyɛwec thiec i̱, "Ɛ ŋu mi kapi̱?" Cuɛ loc i̱, "Min kapä ɛ ri̱ŋ, kɛ tuɔŋ, kɛnɛ cak."

Nyɛwec cuɛ lar bä, "I̱ naŋä ni kuän malen mi tekɛ juey." Cu ley mɔ thokdɛ bɛl, kɛ ɣöö ŋuäcɛ ri̱ŋ ëë kap Nyɛwec ɛ.

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Nyɛwec cuɛ lar bä i̱, "Naŋä ni kuän malen mi tekɛ juey." Cu ley mɔ thokdɛ bɛl, kɛ ɣöö ŋuäcɛ ri̱ŋ ëë kap Nyɛwec ɛ.

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Lɛt cuɛ riŋ nhiam kɛ pɛ̈th kä cu kɔn copni jɛn dhɔr manlen Nyɛwec.

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Cuɛ manlen nyɛwec roc kä kɛ kɔrɛ cuɛ rɔdɛ kuɔ̱m piny kɛ pa̱ta̱n.

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Mëë ci Nyɛwec cop, duel ɛ nëë bitdɛ lik. Jɛn cuɛ räthni rɛy duëël, kä cɔalɛ manlendɛ, "Ji̱nɛ ni maalen?"

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Nyɛwec /kenɛ jɔw manlendɛ liŋ. Cuɛ pali rɛy duëël in dɔ̱diɛn mëë ci manlendɛ tɔ̱ɔ̱c thi̱n. Jɛn cuɛ ga̱a̱c mëë cɛ ram mi ci rɔ buɔ̱r piny kɛ pa̱ta̱n mi di̱i̱t.

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Cu nyɛwec thiec i̱, "Maalen ɛŋu ci ji̱thku di̱t ɛ walɛ mɔ?"

Cu lɛt wee, "Ɛ ɣöö bä ji̱ kulɛ liŋ ɛ gɔaa."

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Nyɛwec cuɛ thiecɛ nyɔk, "Maalen ɛŋu ci wäŋku di̱t ɛlɔ̱ŋ inɔmɔ?"

Lɛt cuɛ loc i̱, "Ɛ ɣöö bä ji̱ kulɛ nɛn a gɔaa."

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Cu Nyɛwec thiec in jɔak ku thiec, "Maalen ɛŋu ci thokdu di̱t ɛlɔ̱ŋ inɛ ɛ walɛ?"

Cu Lɛt ɛ loc i̱, "Ɛ ɣöö bä ji̱ kulɛ cam!" Kä cuɛ rɔ yuɔ̱r wi̱c laŋrɛbä kiɛ dhaŋä cuɛ nyɛwec roc.

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Nyɛwec cuɛ ŋot rɔmɛ ruac thi̱n amäni mëë tëë jiic Lɛ̈t. Jɛn cuɛ thieecni ti nyin ŋuan thi̱ëc.

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Kɛ jɔakdɛ, cu lɛt ŋɔa̱a̱ŋ kɛn thiecni Nyɛwec ti ŋuan, kä Lɛt cuɛ guicni bɛ ŋuɔ̱li jɛ raar.

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Cua nyɛwec kɛnɛ manlendɛ luäk ɛ ji̱ wecdiɛn.

Niɛ cäŋ ɛmɔ, /ken Nyɛwec rɔ nyɔk kɛ ruac ɛlɔ̱ŋ kɛ rööl.

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Nyɛwec wi̱c ruac
Author - Gaspah Juma
Translation - Both Khor Nyuon, Ghai Wichdhour Kerjiok, Stephen Tut Puol
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Thok Nath (Nuer)
Level - First paragraphs