Cääŋ ëë jiɛn kɛ cäŋ
Khothatso Ranoosi
Jesse Breytenbach

Cu mandi̱t ni cäŋ ɛ car i̱ bɛ nyiman ni pay gui̱l. Kä pay cieŋɛ nhial kui̱c in dɔ̱ŋ.

Cu cäŋ pua̱r jiök i̱, "Bä luny jɔk kɛ pɛ̈th."

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Mëë ci cäŋ jiɛɛn, cu pääm tarɛ ni wuɔ̱thnikiɛn ti bo̱o̱r la̱th.

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Cu jiɔam tekɛ ŋaknom kɛnɛ jɛn. Cu jɛn gaak.

Cu kɛ ji̱thkiɛn yuɔr kä cukɛ gua̱a̱th thiäŋ.

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Cu nhial ma̱a̱r tuok. Cuɛ luɔc ɛla mi cuor.

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Cu pua̱a̱r gaak kɛ nën kä ti diaal ɛ tɔ̱.

Cukɛ wiee tuok. Cuɛ tekɛ mer ti ŋuan.

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Cu wi̱c muɔ̱ɔ̱n kɛɛliw di̱ŋ tuok piny pi̱i̱ni.

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Kɛ gua̱a̱th mi tɔt, kui̱c in dɔ̱ŋ cu cäŋ rɔɔdɛ rialikä bänyɛ nyiman piny.

Cuɛ pay cim nerɛ jɛ kä cuɛ wä cieŋ.

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Cu nhial lɔcdɛ tɛɛth kɛ nën ca̱ŋ mi luoc rɔɔdɛ ɛla mi yel mi riaŋriaŋ.

Cu pääm bieynikiɛn tin gɔw tin tɔɔc la̱a̱th.

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Cu jiɔam wä tɔ̱ɔ̱c.

Cu jɛn yuankiɛn riny kä cu dɛykiɛn duɔth.

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Cu pua̱a̱r lo̱ckiɛn tɛɛth kɛ nendiɛn kɛ cäŋ.

Cukɛ wä ŋar.

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Cu juaac tin tɔani päl piny wee kɛn i̱, "Ɣa̱a̱y."

Cu wi̱c muɔ̱ɔ̱n kɛɛliw rɔ lɛp.

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Cu cäŋ buaydɛ lɛ̈p gua̱thni diaal.

"Cuɛ wee cä lar yɛ i̱ bä luny jɔk," cuɛ kɛ buum.

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Cääŋ ëë jiɛn kɛ cäŋ
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Makak John Gile, Yien Wil Mayuak
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Thok Nath (Nuer)
Level - First sentences