Maasai -OSINKOLIO LOONKITUAAK

Written by: Dr. Naomi Kipuri  (For English translation see her great book: Oral Literature of the Maasai)

 

Emuto kinyamal esupat

Esupat nairi nkukurto

Neiri nosarge o ne kule

Etaekuo enkaji ang’ enaleng’

Etaekutuo kule neyeku olker

Enkolong’ natumi nosim ai

Netumi neng’ida olmarei lang’

Neng’ida enainosa o enaele

Neng’ida ng’otonye enoto osim

Neng’ida ilpayiani ear intoto

Enkai ai miking’orie olmoruo

Miking’orie olekekuno moitie

Oloshomo rukoro o njing’eta

Nelotu etang’asa eliyio enkaji ai

Etang’asa nchasho oltiren o nerruat

Miking’orie man-enkop loltarin

Olapa oidipie ng’otonye ntaleng’o

Enkiponu lomon neiperno

Nejoki pa-ntare, pa-supen

Pa-supen lai akaji ade ijing’?

Ekalo nanu enkaji enoshi ake

Enkaji emugie nasioki enkong’u

Enkaji e kishirtit olchoni

Nemeeta enkurrukur naitiamie

Enkaji e kilulung’a olepet

Kilulung’a oloyeku oleteipa

Enkai ai nasai aatasayia

Enkai irrugu nkonyek abori

Enkai nimintayu ntabo

Aitayu ilmurran lang’ le polos

Ileme layiok neme selenken

Impurpurri meidimari nchoki

Nchoo ntomonok inkera

Nchoo pooki miiliar

Metii enamakua itejo aisho

Metii enkiberie enkoshoke

Neleku endia nainosa enenye openy

Neisho ina kinguranie nkera

Nedoiki naidaikie enkusaka

Inaatejo erropil iltaikan

Inaatejo emelok intare

Nejo olmuriang’ peyie ejo olkuluk

Ndiain naayanyit ilewa

Naajokini tinyiku nejo ayia

Tinyiku mainosie enkiyio enkop

Maitainyie enchonkorro nosim ai

Ntumain nikitejo saing’ang’ie

Naing’ang’ie olkipoket kishomi

Neing’ang’ie ilmosorin ilmoruak

Neng’ang’ie ilpayiani ilchekuti

Ilili niropil nosim ai

Ilili mikinyim ing’oruo

Ilmurran looltaikan ake onyim

Nimikinyim sii lelo enadede

Patim ai nemeiro nairorie

Tenkae kata mairoro tenkaji ang’

Airo mainosa lomon supati

Sidan lang’ lemetii enkurrarre.

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