Kpatema vea Iwa: Kpatema ngu agbedaang
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Ka Iwa je ne.

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Iwa ngi ken ya u i. Iwa tema ken ya na.

Tsô orgen va mande wegh sha hunda.

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Iwa bugh hunda.

Iwa nenge a or nan lu iyol agbedaang.

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Iwa pine er, "Ka we ana ne?"

Ka Kpatema. Kpatema ngu iyol agbedaang.

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Ityough ki Kpatema ki agbedaang.

Iche i Kpatema ngi agbedaang.

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Akase-aveegh a Kpatema nga agbedaang.

Akev-aveegh man ajime-aveegh a Kpatema nga agbedaang.

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Zwa u Kpatema ngu agbedaang. Ihinga i Kpatema ngi agbedaang.

Ato a Kpatema nga agbedaang. Ashe a Kpatema nga agbedaang.

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Iwa pine er, "Er nan iyol you cii i hingir agbedaang nahana?"

Kpatema kaa er, "M fa ga."

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Iwa pine er, "Ka hana ashen u lu?"

Kpatema kaa er, "M lu sha makeranta."

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Iwa pine er, "Hanmô makeranta?"

Kpatema kaa er, "Makeranta u shin wan-gar u kiriki la."

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Iwa pine er, "Ka hanmô shie shen u lu sha makeranta?"


Kpatema kaa er, "M lu sha makeranta pepe."

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Iwa pine er, "Ka nyi ashen u lu eren sha makeranta?"


Kpatema kaa er, "Ashen m lu yaven."

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Iwa pine er, "Ashen u lu yaven sha makeranta?! Ka han ashen u lu yavena?"


Kpatema kaa er, "Ashen m lu yaven ken kungur u makeranta."

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Iwa er mhen. Iwa nger kwagh. A nger kwagh sha kwa ruamabera.
Ana: Kpatema
Hana: ken kungur u makeranta
Hanmô makeranta: makeranta u shin wan-gar u kiriki la.
Hanmô shie: pepe ne.
Nyi: yaven.
Ityôkyaa:?

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Tsô Kpatema kaa er, "Ashen m lu sha makeranta tswen ga. Orgen kpaa ashen nan lu."

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Iwa pine er, "Ka an ugen kpaa ashen nan lu sha makeranta?"

Kpatema kaa er, "Nor-tar ashen a lu sha makeranta."

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Iwa pine er, "Nor-tar ashen a lu eren nyi?"

Kpatema kaa er, "Nor-tar ashen a lu ishin mar."

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Iwa pine er, "Nor-tar a lu ishin mar sha nyi?"

Kpatema kaa er, "Nor-tar a lu ishin mar sha kpekpe u makeranta."

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Iwa pine er, "Ashen Nor-tar a lu ishin mar sha kpekpe u makeranta nena?"

Kpatema kaa er, "Nor-tar a lu ishin mar sha kpekpe u makeranta a zege chagh..."

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Kpatema huan viing. Kpatema hen a shima.

Tsô a kaa er, "Hegen yô m fa er i er ve m lu iyol agbedaang yô!"

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Kpatema man Iwa zende za sha makeranta.

Nor-tar ngu ishin mar sha kpekpe u makeranta.

Nor-tar ngu ishin mar u agbedaang sha kpekpe u makeranta.

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Nor-tar ishi mar sha hanmô kwagh.

Lu makeranta tsegher ga, Nor-tar ishi Kpatema kpaa!

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Lu dedoo Kpatema u agbedaang.

Lu dedoo Iwa.

Lu dedoo Nor-tar.

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Kpatema vea Iwa: Kpatema ngu agbedaang
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs