ǁGauǃnâ-aos Akinyis xa
Mattheus Goraseb
Vusi Malindi
A, ǁîs ge ti ǁgauǃnâ-aosa. ǁȊs ge Akinyis ti ǀōn â. ǁȊs ge sida hoada ǀnam hâ.
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.
Akinyis ge ǀûga, īsiga ra ǁkhāǁkhā da. Tita ge ǀawa, ǂhoa, ǃam, ǃhuni tsî ǂnūga a ǂan.
Soas kara ǂnû, os ge ra ǁae ǁomǁom da. ǁȊs ge ra ǁnaeb ǀkha ō, ō da.
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."
Akinyis ge ǂgui ǀgarubede a ǂan. Mâ tsēs hoasas ge ǀnî ǀgaruesa ra ǁgamba da, wekhe korobe.
Mantax is ge ǂaiǀkhā ǀhowesen xa ra ǁgamba da.
Denstax is ge aboxadi xa ra ǁgamba da.
Wunstax is ge xûn ra ǃnaohe ǀgaus xa ra ǃhoa.
Donertax is ge ǂgarib xa ra gowaǀî da.
Fraitax ida ge mâ-i hoa-e ǁî-i di ǀgarubesa ra ǁgam.
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
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