Category Archives: African stories

Nuer – Dhɔl mökni (The boy of the buffalos)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by

Collected and written by  Michael Thilyang Gatkek                                                                      … Continue reading →

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Nuer –  Dɛl in cuɔr (The grey goat )

Posted on December 10, 2020 by

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Nuer – Wut mi ja̠l (The case of the traveller)

Posted on November 22, 2020 by

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Nuer – Gai Nyalɔrä (A boy called Gai, son of Nyalɔrä)

Posted on October 18, 2020 by

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Nuer – Wutni da̠ŋ rɛw (The case of the two men)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by

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Nuer – Mayɛn (A man called Mayɛn)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by

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Nuer – Mo̠k Bidiit (A man called Mok, son of Bidiit)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by

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Sukuma – WILU BHO NG’WA MAYU (THE JEALOUS MOTHER)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

Collected by: Don Sybertz, with special thanks to Rev Joe Healey (African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories). For English translation see Sukuma Legacy Olihoi mayu umo uyo alinabhana bhabhili, Bhonde na Shuma. Umu bhana bhanabho uShuma oli ng’wana okwe, alu Bhonde oli ng’wana … Continue reading →

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Nuer – Dia̠ŋ Yiow (A girl called Diaŋ Yiow)

Posted on September 10, 2020 by

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Nuer – Tik Tɔ̠c kɛnɛ Nyan Yak (Two girls: Tik Tɔ̠c and Nyan Yak)

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

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