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Nuer – Guɔ̠r (The Elephant)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Nanetya Editor

Collected and written by Michael Thilyang Gatkek With special thanks to Fr Christian Carlassare and pastoral team of Holy Trinity Parish (Old Fangak) (for English translation see their great book: Nuer Folktales, Proverbs and Riddles)

Mëëdan guɔ̠r cɔalkɛ jɛ i nyalɔw kɛ ɣöö ɛ mi lith. Kä jɛn ruetɛ. Cuɛ dap runä buath, la mithɛ kä /cɛ

riäŋ. Mëë cɛ wicdɛ car, cuɛ man jiök i ɣän bä wä dɔɔr, cuɛ wä mith kɛ yiel, kɛnɛ thar päthä (yiel ɛ juac

mi la ciɛk rɛy yieer). Mëë cɛ tee rɛy dɔar ɛn nyalɔw cu puɔnydɛ piith a ŋɔ̠a̠ŋ cuɛ di̠t. Kɛ cäŋ kɛl cuɛ

ben cäŋ kɛ wäär. Mëë ɛ jɛn i wɛɛ rɛy duel, cu puɔ̠nydɛ ga̠k thok dueel. Cuɛ man cɔl i ma, kämni ɣä köl

gatdä. Cu man ɛ ka̠m köl gatdɛ, cuɛ kɛ la̠th ji̠thnikɛ, cukɛ la ji̠thkɛ amäni tämɛ. Ɛn wanɔ cuɛ man jiök i

ɣän wa̠a̠ dɔɔr cä la ley. Kä liŋ ruac ɛmɛ. Cäŋ kɛl mi wa ɣä näk ɛ naath camɛ ri̠ŋdä a ka̠ thal. Kä cuɔrɛ ɣä

kɔc ɛ yɛn kɛ nhiam. Tämɛ ji cieeŋdiɛn cɔalkɛ i jalök rɛy Nuäärä. Jalök amäni tämɛ /ca guɔ̠r näk, metkɛ

ri̠ŋ a /ka̠ thal. Tämɛ tekɛ kä Mayiendit.

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