ǀHôas, Arib tsî ǂunin tsîn xa
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

A, nēs ge ǀHôasa.

A, nēb ge Ariba.

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O ra ge daosa ge ǁkhowa-am. ǁȊra oms di daosa.

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O ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge ǃgû tsî ge ǃgû.

Tsîra ge ǀgân ǃnâ gere ǃgû. Tsîra ge haidi ǁaegu ge ǃgû.

Tsîra ge ge mâ.

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Nē ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge īsi-e ge mû; īsi-i hais ai hâ-e.

O ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra nē īsi-e gere ǃhara.

ǁNā ǁgauǁgaus ai hâ mîde ra ge gere ǃhara.

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ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge ra khomai.

ǁGauǁgausa ra ge ra khomai, "Kōbasen re ǀgawe-e," ti.

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Os ǀHôasa ra dî, "Tare-e a ǀgawa?" ti.

Ob ge Ariba ra ǃeream: "Ax anaǃgâ i komo," ti.

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ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge nē xū-e a mûhō ǁoa.

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O ra ge ra âi.

Nē īsi ǃnôa-e ra ge ra âi.

Nē gâre īsi-e ra ge ra âiǂui.

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ǁNatimisi di ge mîde ge dawa.

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Tsî ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ǁkhawa ra khomai.

Nē īsiba ra ge ra khomai.

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'Kōbasen re draibe-e.'

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Os ge ǀHôasa ra dî: "Tare-e a draibe?"

Ob ge Ariba ra ǃeream, "Ax ǃhanaǂû-i komao," ti.

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ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ge draibe-e a ǃkhā ǁoa.

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O ra ge ra âiǂui.

ǁNā īsi-e ra ge ra âiǂui.

ǁNā gâre īsi ǃnôa-e.

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ǁKhawa ra ge nē īsi ǃnôa-e ǀūa-ai. ǂUni-e ra ge ǁnā ǁgauǁgaus ǃnâ ra mû.

O ra ge ǁnā ǂunina ra ū. ǁNā ǂunina ra ge ra ū tsî axu.

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O ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ǁkhawa ra khomai.

Ȋsiba ra ge ra kōǀî 'kōbasen ǁoregeba' ti.

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Os ge ǀHôasa ra dî, "Tare-e a ǁorege?" ti.

Ob ge Ariba ra ǃeream: "ǁOrege-i komo kai hâ ǀnora-eo."

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O ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib tsîra nē ǀnoraba kōǀî. Tsî ra ge ra ǁgaugu amase a kai ǀNora karab ge.

ǀHôas ra mî ǃkhoe. Arib tsîn ra mî "ǃkhoe."

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O ra ge ǀHôas tsî Arib hâra ra ǃkhoe. ǁȊra ge re aobēsen. ǀHôas, Arib on ra ǃkhoeǁaru, ǁgâus ǁga.

ǀHôas, Arib on ra daosa ǃnau-am.

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Daos oms disa ra ge ra ǃnau-am.

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Tata ǀHôas.

Tate Arib.

Tate ǀnoratse.

Tate ǂunigo.

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ǀHôas, Arib tsî ǂunin tsîn xa
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Mattheus Goraseb
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Khoekhoegowab
Level - First paragraphs