Ma kama

Ttwa Gwama

Title: Ma kama

Title in English: Sores

Language: Gwama, as spoken in Ethiopia

Illustrations by: Bernie Knowlton, PNG 1998 ©

Used with kind permission.

English published in the United Kingdom in 2001 by

Mission Assist. © 2001

Translated into Amharic by: Simret Fekadu

Translated into Oromo by: Feyassa Muleta

Translated into Gwama by: Asadik Habte, Bekama Jiregna and Meka

Yunus.

Mother tongue translation workshop facilitated by REB Asosa/

Fekadu Deresa

Published by:Mao Komo Project: NMS Ethiopia

in consultation with SIL Ethiopia.

Publication date: November 2015

First edition, 200 copies

Permission is granted for non-profit reproduction and other use of these

materials.

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Ma kama

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Ʉ Dambe hona ɨ yasa ze u kum ɨ shoŋɨ. Gɨ ɨ don, ʉ Dambe gɨda zena ɨ tat shoŋɨ kkʉnssnɨ ssontta de gɨ kaŋa. War kama kkyapko yɨna wus yɨsa Dambe.

3

Ʉ Dambe, ttwa kama de dabe gomgɨ gom. Ʉ kama te kkash up gɨ kkash ttush, dabe kabgɨ yas. Kama shɨ, gɨda poshna ttʉmʉ shɨ, ho yi ttɨnssna ttɨnss.

4

Kama te gɨ ze kkyaba honɨ dush dush konzo ze hoona gash kama te. Mɨna haybɨ gwe kam gi zi gɨ ʉnzʉ a ze ɨ tat kama te a ze koa ko ma konzo. Kama kwaba ɨshnɨ kkyaba hɨhantta. Ʉ wal ʉ Dambe gɨ tat sugun dabne i ish.

5

Ttosha de kaya mɨttnɨge mɨttɨ honɨ pwaŋ yas ze kwam. Ze kuni ku ɨshbɨ ppatte ppatta.

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Kwam ppɨnapp zi kaya kʉkʉm ppatta mana dapp. Kayɨnzɨ shɨsha iya, gɨ ɨ don iya te kaya man ssʉp ʉpɨge kama. Apaŋ ʉ ata aa yɨ ɨ tat shoŋɨ bɨla aŋa giaga gi, aa shɨsh iya ssɨssele aa pʉk gɨ ttash. Tɨa ga up a kama.

7

Kama de kaya man sis dedɨna gɨ kkʉt oyoa ssɨssele. Kkʉt oyoa kama aa hoza sazɨ kaya mʉkɨn ɨshnɨ apa kukuss. Gɨ don, ɨshnɨ bɨlgɨ ttotto aa apa kkɨ ku kʉko.

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Dule Dambe man tʉta yam, kama de bɨla man ɨs.

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