Dere nyǝntǝrɣɑ pǝsǝ jɑŋmɛnɣʋ nɛɛ
Kholeka Mabeta
Wiehan de Jager

Gɔr nyǝnǝrɑ̀ tɑrɑm beeŋǝ sibi
sibiʋ sɛɣǝrǝl sʋɣɑ.

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Lɑ mɑn gɔrɑ wuɣǝn fii
le nyǝtǝrɣɑ wɑ vǝr
nyɑm kɑ̀ nyu nɛɛ.

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Nǝnnɑ kɑ ʋ:
Mɑ yermɑ mɑ vǝrɑ nyɑɑsǝ mɑ nyu, bɑɑ vɑɣʋ gɑɑɣʋ nǝnnɑ mǝ zeenǝnnɑ.

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Amɑ lɑ mɑn lɑ koorǝn
mɛrǝm tom kɑ kpɑrŋii.

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Lɛɛ nyǝntǝrɣɑ ter nɔ-jɑŋǝrʋŋ kɑ: Kɑ mɑ wɑ vǝr
nyɑm mɑ nyu, mɑ nɑ ku.
Se mɑ demɑ dorɣɑ deŋɑ bɑʋ mɑ wǝmǝr nɛɛ
kɑ nʋŋ.

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Lɛɛ cirɣɑ kɑ ben yisɔɣ-jɛnɛŋɑ nɛɛ
kɑ bǝtǝ nyǝntǝrɣɑ kɑ:  Dorɣɑ cǝɣɑ nyɑm nɑ jǝtǝn
bǝ yoo!

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Tǝɣɑ, nyɑnyurʋŋ tǝ jerǝm toɣɑrɑ sɔrɔ. Lɛɛ kɑ
ʋ: Kɑ
mɑ tǝ wɑ vǝr nyɑm
mɑ nyu, mɑ
nɑ ku.

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Lɛɛ kɑ̀ yisǝrɑ kɑ jǝtǝ dorɣɑ
cǝɣɑ lɑɑɣʋŋ.

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Mɔ-kpɑrnǝ ǝn dɑŋ-kpɑrɑi sʋɣɑrɑ kɑ cɛnǝmnɑ.

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Hɑr kɑ dɑn kɑ wǝmǝrɑ dorɣɑ cǝɣɑ nyɑm dɑɑmʋŋ.

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Kɑ cɛnǝ
nɛɛ lɛɛ kɑ vɑɑr nyɑ-bɑm ɑrɑ jɛnɛɛɛm.

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Kɑ leɣʋ
kɑ bɑɣ sɔrɔ,
hɑr lɑʋ cɑɑ kɑ wɑ yɛr kɑ nyɑ-wɔɣǝm be kɑ jornɑ.

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Nǝnnɑ kɑ yir
yɑɣǝʋ lɑ sekɑ kɑ vǝrɑ kɑ cɑwǝr mɔ-kpɑrŋʋ kʋ zɑriimǝ kɑ nǝnɣɑ nǝn nɛɛ. Amɑ nyɑm tom denii kɑ.

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Lɛɛ kɑ̀ jemǝ
bɑ pǝsǝ kɑ, kɑ yi kɑ: Pǝsǝnɑ mɑ wɑ! 

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Jɑŋmɛnɣʋ kɑ pǝnǝn
kɑ bɑwǝrnɑ dɑŋɑ, kɑ wǝr
kɑ kɑɣɑɑ:  Jornɑ yɑɣǝʋ.

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Lɑ lor
nɛɛ lɛɛ kɑ ʋ kɑɣɑɑ: Mɑ kɑɑ tɔɔɣɑ mɑ jǝtǝ
ɑrɑ kɑ wɑ fɛɣii
jɑŋmɛnɣʋ ɑŋʋ ǝn
mɑɑɣǝʋ. Mɑ nɑ lǝɣɑʋrɑ hɑr wɑɑtʋ deʋ
kʋ nɑ̀ dɑnɑ nyɑm nyupǝ nɛɛ.

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Kɑ bɑm nǝn kɑ lǝɣǝr kʋ nɛɛ lɛɛ gɔr
nyǝnǝ dɑfɑrsǝ nyǝsǝ pǝnǝnnɑ kɑ jernɑ sǝ tɛii.

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Lɛɛ sǝ nyǝnkɑ kɑ: Jɑŋmɛn-te
nyɛɛ yii dɑn ɑn cǝn
nyɑm nyupǝ.
Dɛn jeepǝr ɑnǝ lɑ beʋrɑ tǝ mǝnǝn ʋ kʋnǝ.

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Nyǝntǝrɣɑ kɑ: Mɑ kɑɑ cɑ dɑfɑrsǝ ɑsǝ ko jɑŋmɛnɣʋ cǝɣʋ. Ǝn tǝɣɑ mɑ wɑ cɛɣ. Deerɑ mɑ nɑ mǝnǝ ɑrɑ?

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Lɑ wɑɑtʋ cɛɛ,
kɑ̀ jɑŋmɛnɣʋ be kɑ sirnɑ ku nyu nyɑm.

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Nǝnnɑ nyǝntǝrɣɑ cǝɣɑ vǝr yisɔkɑ nyǝŋɑ.

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Lɛɛ kɑ̀ jor dɑfɑrɣɑ nyǝŋkɑ nɑpǝ pɑɑɣɑ kɑ tǝllɑ kɑ ǝn
kɑ fɑɣǝrǝm mǝ nɛm.

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Dɑfɑrɣɑ cǝɣɑ kɑ sekǝ pǝrɣɑŋɑ kɑ kɔɣii kɑ:
wɑɑɑi.

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Lɛɛ jɑŋmɛnɣʋ cǝɣʋ yɑkǝllɑ kɑ deerii
kɑ derɑ kɑ feenii.

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Yɑɑsi deʋ
nyǝntǝrɣɑ cǝɣɑ fɛɣiin jɑŋmɛnɣʋ ǝn mɑɑɣǝʋ le kʋ pǝsǝ kɑ nɛʋrɑ lee.

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Dere nyǝntǝrɣɑ pǝsǝ jɑŋmɛnɣʋ nɛɛ
Author - Kholeka Mabeta, Judith Baker
Translation - Samuel SEKOU
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Yom
Level - First sentences