Kpatema vea Iwa man mbaanyigôr
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Ngun ka Kpatema.

Ka Iwa je ne.

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Kpatema man Iwa bugh hunda. Ve bugh hunda u iyough ve.

Kpatema man Iwa due ken iyough ve sha.

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Kpatema man Iwa mba zenden.

Mba nyaren sha toho. Mba zenenen hen atô u ikon. Mba zenden ken toho.

Man ve tile.

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Kpatema vea Iwa ve nenge a kwaghngeren. Ve nenge a kwaghngeren sha kon.

Kpatema man Iwa ve kenger sha kwaghngeren ne. Ve nenge a asember a kwaghngeren ne.

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Kpatema vea Iwa gba ôron.

Mba ôron kwaghngeren ne, 'inge nenge, palegh 'cape.'

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Kpatema er, "'Cape' kanyi kwagha?"

Iwa er, "'Cape' ka jaketi."

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Kpatema man Iwa jinge kpa nenge a jaketi ga.

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Tsô ve nande ahan ve se.

Ve se kwaghngeren ne.

Ve se gbilin kwaghngeren ne.

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Kpa kwaghngeren ne gema kposo!

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Kpatema man Iwa ôr.

Ve ôr kwaghngeren ne.

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'Jinge nenge, wa iyol 'grape.'"

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Kpatema er, "'Grape' di ka nyi?"

Iwa er, "'Grape' ka ityamegh ki kon."

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Kpatema vea Iwa jinge kpa nenge a 'grape' ga.

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Ve nande ahan ve se.

Ve se kwaghngeren ne.

Ve se gbilin kwaghngeren ne.

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Kpatema vea Iwa ve kenger kwaghngeren ne dedoo. Ve nenge a mbaanyigôr. Mbaanyigôr lu geman kwaghngeren ne!

Kpatema vea Iwa ve tôô mbaanyigôr. Ve tôô mbaanyigôr ve haa kera.

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Kpatema man Iwa shi ve ôr.

Ve ve ôr kwaghngeren ne, "Jinge nenge, wa iyol, 'ape.'"

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Kpatema er, "'Ape' di ka nyi?"

Iwa er, "'Ape' ka zege bagu."

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Kpatema man Iwa ve nenge a ikya. Kpatema man Iwa hôn ave sha Ikya.

Ikya la kehe. Ikya la kehe kpishi.

Kpatema kaa er, "Yevese!" Iwa kaa er, "Yevese!"

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Kpatema man Iwa yevese. Ve yevese ve yem.

Kpatema vea Iwa yevese hidye ken ya ve.

Kpatema man Iwa wuhe hunda ve.

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Ve wuhe hunda u iyough ve.

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Kpatema lu dedoo.

Iwa lu dedoo.

Ikya lu dedoo.

Mbaanyigôr lu nen dedoo.

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Tese mbayev enev ve fa zwa Tiv sha ruamabera ne.

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Kpatema vea Iwa man mbaanyigôr
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs