Kpatema vea Iwa man Iji
Terkule Aorabee
Elke and René Leisink
Ka Kpatema je ne.
Ka Iwa je ne.
Kpatema vea Iwa mba zenden.
Mba zenden ken wan-gar ve u kiriki.
Ve nenge a iji.
Iji ne ngi ken toho.
Iji ne ngi mtswen ken toho.
Iji ne ngi i mtswen je!
Kpatema vea Iwa za hen nyon.
Ve pine nyon la er, "Iji ne ka i you shinii?"
Kpa nyon la kaa er, "Ei, iji la ka i yam ga. Pine nen Ivungu. Alagh ga tsô a lu iji na."
Kpatema vea Iwa za hen Ivungu.
Ve pine Ivungu er, "Iji ne ka i you shinii?"
Kpa Ivungu kaa er, "Ei, iji la ka i yam ga. Pine nen Ikpande. Alagh ga tsô a lu iji na."
Kpatema vea Iwa za hen Ikpande.
Ve pine Ikpande er, "Iji ne ka i you shinii?"
Ikpande kaa er, "Ei, iji la ka i yam ga. Pine nen ikyeghdam i ihar la. Alagh ga tsô a lu iji ve."
Kpatema vea Iwa za hen ikyeghdam i ihar la.
Ve pine ikyeghdam i ihar la er, "Iji ne ka i yen shinii?"
Kpa ikyeghdam i ihar la kaa er, "Ei, iji la ka i yase ga."
Tsô iji la hembe.
Wan u Avange ngu ken iji la.
An wan-vange.
Wan-vange ngu pinen er, "Ngôm ngu hana?
Terem ngu hana?"
Ngôm man terem mba hana?
Kpatema vea Iwa za a wan-vange hen ngô na man ter na.
Lu dedoo Kpatema.
Lu dedoo Iwa.
Lu dedoo wan-vange.
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Kpatema vea Iwa man Iji
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs
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