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Nuer – Luik Kuoth kɛ yak (The Hyena and the warning god)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

Collected and written by  Michael Thilyang Gatkek                                                                      … Continue reading →

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Maasai – Enkitejo o kulie ng’wesi (Hare and other animals)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

Written by: Dr. Naomi Kipuri  (For English translation see her great book: Oral Literature of the Maasai) Netii apa netii enkitejo oltome, olasurai, oloikuma olng’ojine neeta pooki emboo oonkishu osirkon tenebo. Niaku keiloikino pooki shoo. Neisho nabo olong’ enkitejo etii oltome … Continue reading →

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Nuer – Jio̠b muɔ̠ɔ̠n (The axe made of clay)

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

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Khwedam – KX’OBEYEDJI NU |XUNIMA (The Zebra and the Crocodile)

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

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 →

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Nuer – Guak kɛnɛ Yak kɛ tɔɔŋ (The fox, the hyena and the firewood)

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Collected and written by  Michael Thilyang Gatkek                                                                      … Continue reading →

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Maasai –  Entito nayama olkurruk

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

Written by: Dr. Naomi Kipuri  (For English translation see her great book: Oral Literature of the Maasai) Netii apa, netii ele kurruk oyieu oleng’ entito naayam. Neisho nabo olong’ nedumunye neishop enkila narok, nepika masaa shaati nekuso peyie eji koltung’ani netil … Continue reading →

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Maasai – Mbiti

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Written by: Dr. Naomi Kipuri  (For English translation see her great book: Oral Literature of the Maasai) Netii apa, nepuo inkera aanya ilamuriak. Nera apa kuna toyie uni, are botorok o nabo kiti. Nejo kuna botorok. “Emaikeno sii intae inkonyek peyie … Continue reading →

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Nuer – Cäät leyni ti cieŋ kɛɛl (The animals used to be friends once)

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Collected and written by  Michael Thilyang Gatkek                                                                      … Continue reading →

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Maasai – Olmurrani oota inkutukie are (The moran with two mouths)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Written by: Dr. Naomi Kipuri  (For English translation see her great book: Oral Literature of the Maasai) Netii apa, netii ele murrani oota inkutukie are. Naa entim namanya. Naa sidai apa ele murrani enenking’asia. Neeta ilpapit, enkoriong’ ebaiki enchada. Ore nabo … Continue reading →

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Yeyi – Wa Marariiyi Wo-ne InQhawa (The Tortoise and the African Ducks)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Told by: Gaetlogelwe Mapa         Retold in Shi Yei by Oscar Lepumo 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 … Continue reading →

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