Yaŋ kɛnɛ dɛl rɛy Nuäärä
Maluil Dak Nyuot
Rebecca Panoam
Thok Nath (Nuer)

Jɛn yaŋ kɛnɛ dɛl kɛ ley ti gɔw ɛlɔ̱ŋ kä Nuäär.

1

Nuääri larkɛ jɛ ɛ kɛn i̱, "Yaŋ ɛ muɔɔr amäni lia̱a̱du."

2

Mëëdan, la naath ɛ wee, "Ti̱i̱kɛ muɔɔri da̱ŋ rɛw."

3

Muɔɔr in nhiam ɛ muɔɔr in daap ji̱.

4

Kä muɔɔr in rɛwdɛ kɛnɛ nyiman, ɛ yaŋ kɛnɛ dɛl.

5

Ɛn nɔmɔ nyoothɛ ɣöö Nuääri nhɔakɛ ɣɔ̱k kɛnɛ det ɛlɔ̱ŋ rɛy leyni diaal.

6

Ɣɔ̱k kɛnɛ det kuenkɛ kɛ naath rɛy Nuäärä. Thöpkɛ kɛ ɛ la muc ti gɔw kɛ kui̱c rikni.

7

Ɣɔ̱k kɛnɛ det thiɛlɛ kɛ päär rɛy Nuäärä.

Kɛ kui̱c ɛmɔ, Nuääri ŋi̱eeckɛ gaatkiɛn ɛn ɣöö, ba ɣɔ̱k kɛnɛ det guic ce̱tkɛ manikiɛn.

8
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Yaŋ kɛnɛ dɛl rɛy Nuäärä
Author - Maluil Dak Nyuot
Illustration - Rebecca Panoam
Language - Thok Nath (Nuer)
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2022
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source