Tag Archives: Folktales
Otammari – Tɛmɔtɛ nɛ kuwaàtóntoǹku (the chameleon and the dog)
Written by: Krepɛ̃ɛ̃ N’hɑ̃naba Kuwaàtóntoǹku kuù do di kɛ́dí masémmà di kpáa miaka; ka bée nd́aa kù kaà yĩmu kà táfɔ̃̋ɔ̃̀ta kù yaàtàda ku’fommu sɔmmu, katenka yĩ́nka. Kuwaàtóntoǹku do yon kunáa kà tamɔ̀ta yom màtua m mà, dà ta’yamma. “Kuwaàtóntoǹku” … Continue reading →
Nuer – Yak liaacni (The greedy hyena)
Collected and written by Michael Thilyang Gatkek … Continue reading →
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Khwedam – KX’OBEYEDJI NU |XUNIMA (The Zebra and the Crocodile)
Told by: Goitseone Xaeka Written in ||Anikhwedam by Moses Juhane With special thanks to Marlene Sullivan Winberg and Willemien le Roux (For English translation see the great book: The STORYTELLER, Folktales from the Kalahari desert and the Okavango River in Botswana). Kx’ei|am kuri, |xunima … Continue reading →
Nuer – Cäät mieth din diaal (The banquet of the birds)
Collected and written by Michael Thilyang Gatkek … Continue reading →
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Dagomba – Zosim nima ata (The three friends)
Written by: Late Philip Baako Adam Malshegu Edited by: Adam Carlos A. special thanks to: Mohammed-Muniru Cosmos Dahinsheli ka jaŋa, nologu ni gumachuɣu daa yaa doli, ka bɛ ti pii yua. Jaŋa mini nologu ban daa kɔŋla yuu’ma … Continue reading →