Catch-upThuɔŋjäŋ - Dinka

By Alier Makoi Acuoth

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Thuɔŋjäŋ - Dinka

Introduction.

Dinka is a member of the Western Nilotic branch of Nilo-Saharan languages. It is spoken mainly in South Sudan by about 2-3 million people, who call themselves Dinka ( Jiëŋ ). There are four major dialect divisions: Ngok, Rek, Agaar, Bor. A number of methods for writing Dinka using the Latin alphabet were developed by missionaries during the 19th and 20th centuries.

This book will help you basic Dinka language and how to read other books in Dinka like Bible.

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Cït ë Thu ŋjäŋ - Dinka Alphabet ɔ

A E I O U

W Y B P M

N NHŋNY R

D DH T TH L

K G C JƔ

ɛ Ɔ

Akeer dheu – Clear or creaky

a e i o ɛ ɔAkeer yiëu - Breathy

ä ë ï ö ɛ̈ ɔ̈

Note.

Vowels without accents can be either clear or creaky

Long vowels are indicated by doubling the vowel letters, e.g. aa, ee, etc.

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J k Ciër ë Thu ŋjäŋɔ̈ ɔ

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Nïïn ee wik - Days of the week

Aköltök Sunday

Akölrou Monday

Aköldiäk Tuesday

Akölŋuan Wednesday

Aköldhi c Thursdayɛ̈

Aköldhetem Friday

Aköldhorou Saturday

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P i - Monthsɛ̈

Nyi th January ɛ

Kol February

Ak nydït Marchɔ

Akänythi April

Aduöŋ May

Al thbor Juneɛ

Aköldït July

Bildït August

Bi lthi Septemberɛ

Lal October

rb kläi NovemberƔɔ ɛ

Kön December

Note. When counting months in Thu ŋjäŋ, we only count ɔmoons and seasons.

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Akekool - Folktales

Akekol Köör ku Thɔ̈n ka diäk

on th r, an ŋ thƔ ɛɛ ɔ ɔ̈n k ë ke mac wutic. (Machär, ɣɔMalual ku Mabor)Na on kol tok gon ë ke jal luony roor bik la nyuäth. ɣThɔ̈n aci la nyuäth ë bik ruu roor kue roor noŋ ic Köör k cam.ɣɔAcii Köör ke jal tïëŋ wei ku them arëdic bë ke cam kua këc ke lëu rin ye kek diäk. Na wen këc Köör ke lëu go ye nhom täk ku j Machär ɔke Malual cool ku lëk ke an ke yan we buuth ë ɣm th ic ee w t ci th wek ke Mabor ku wek aya tïŋ ë ɔ̈ɔ̈ ɛ̈ ɛ

w t de.ɛ̈

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Na wën piŋ Machär ke Malual gokë Mabor cu p wei. ɔGoo Köör puöu mi t ku tëëk ë but k u ku le Mabor ɛ ɔ̈buuth ku cuet ci m.ɛBee Koor rëër kaam kor ku them be Machär ku Malual buuth kua këc ke lëu yin ye kek rou. Na wën ke Koor bee ye nhom täk ku cool Machär ku lëk en ɣ

an ke yan we buuth ë m th ic ee w t ci th yin ke ɣ ɔ̈ɔ̈ ɛ̈ ɛMalual ku wek aya tïŋ ë wet de.Goo Machär yök ë ye yic ku cop Malual.Köör aci puöu ja be mi t arëd ku tëëk ë but k u ku le ɛ ɔMalual tem röl ku cuet. Ku bee tëëk ë but k u loŋ tui ɔku le Machär käl-piny e tok go tem röl ku cuet. Thɔ̈n aci bën th k abën.ɔ

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Manh Amäl Ku Aŋui

Ee manh amäl en acii amël la nyäŋ wei wen ci kek laƔ nyuäth. Na wen jö la bën ë piny ci ruu ke räm kek aŋui dholic. Manh amäl aci ja k c ku jöl aŋui oi nyin. Aŋui aci gäi ɔ̈ɔ̈arëdic ku jöl manh amäl thiëc an ''ë m n ye yin ja Ɣ ɛrui wei ë këë ye tiou ŋ th?'' Ku jöl be dhu k thin ku ɔɔ ɔlëk manh amäl an të lëk yin a kaŋ ka diäk ke e yiith Ɣke yin apäl ba la baai.Aci manh amäl gam ku luel an tok, të le n baai ku Ɣ Ɣɛla lueel an n aci r m kek aŋui ku aca pu l ka cï Ɣ Ɣɛ ɔ ɔbïk gam.Ke g m aŋui an e yic.ɛ ƔKu be manh amäl dhu k thin ku luel an rou, tën ɔ Ɣnyi c n e lön tëëk yin ë tëën n aci du tëëk ë ɛ Ɣɛ Ɣ Ɣɛtëën.Ke be aŋui gam an e yic.ƔKu jöl manh amäl gur cök an diäk, yin aci ku th, tën Ɣ ɛë këc yin ku th ee dë yic këc n thiëc thok ee dë yi ɛ Ɣɛca kaŋic nhial ku cam n.ƔɛGo aŋui jal luel an jääl ë ya nyin yin aci poth, aa ca Ɣtiiŋ.

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Jöŋ Tëtpuöu - Wise Dog

on köl tök j k ka dhoŋuan ee ke ci r t jöt bik la yiëp.Ɣ ɔ̈ ɔ̈ Aci lö r m kek Köör. Go Köör ke yöök " n ayäp aya. ɔ Ɣɛ

n anëk cok arëdic. Jöl oko yäp mat ic." Ɣɛ

J k ku Köör aci buut yiëp.ɔ̈

Na wën go kë abi u ka dhoŋuan n k. ɛɛ ɔ̈

Köör aci J k cöl ku lëk ke an ee m n abi u aa jen ɔ̈ Ɣ ɛ ɛɛt k cär. ɛ̈

Acii Jöŋ tök bër ku lueel "apuol ic bi ke tek, ok a thiär ku ok anöŋ abi u ka ɛɛthiëër. aloi tök ka abi u tök." ɛ

Acii Köör män e ku m ŋ nyin be c r. ɛ ɔɔJ k k k kë aci bi t ɔ̈ ɔ ɛacin kë cïk luel.

Na wën deed jöŋ tök ic wët bin ë ke cam

abën go ye thok kuek ku lueel "wanmääth da anöŋ lueth. Ok abi abi u ka dhoŋuan yiëk Bënydit Köör kuɛɛ bïk a thiär, ku ok J k ok abi abi u tök nyaai bi ok a ɔ̈ ɛthiär."

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Köör aci puöu mi t arëdic ë bëër pu th cït ë kënë. Ku ɛ ɔjöl ë Jöŋë thiëëc "Yeŋa pööc yi tëk puoth cït ë kän? Yin e Jöŋ ë käŋ deedic.

Go J bëër "Oh, Bënydit Köör, yin aci wanmääth da ɔ̈maŋ nyin bë c r. Yen ë wanmääth d n ci c r ë yenɔɔ ɛɛ ɔɔ apöc e n, Bënydit Köör.Ɣɛ

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Akeköl Köör Ku Buol

Koor beny ë ror ee ci laai tɔ roor aben kut nhiim ku lëk ke, “të noŋ Ɣen län tök be rot aa juaar ben aa bud ka cin lan be kan gëëm alaɣɔn.” Go laai aben wet Koor gam.

Na Ɣon köl tök go ya köl ë buol ben lo tën ë Koor bi la cuet. Buol aci rɔt gööu. Wen cen Ɣet go Koor thiëc kë yen ja cop gäŋ aruel? Buol ace kɔu muot piny ku lëk Koor, “Beny! Ɣan aci lac rial kë ca gööu e Koor dɔ Ɣen caa ben gël nhom ku e rot col Beny e roor ku ayuec bë ya cam. guɔ jal thuɔny bë ya yin ba bën ë cam.”

Aci Koor dhuk nhom ë ci puɔu riäk arëd, “Ke rɔt cɔl Beny ee mɛn?”

Buol aci Koor cɔɔl bë la nyu th Koor ce gël nhom. ɔ̈Nawen cik Ɣet yith nhom go Koor cuok nhom yiith ku nyuth atiëp den tɔ piu thïm yiith ku jo lëk Koor yen ë kan.

Koor aci ŋeeny go atiëp den tɔ yiith ŋeeny. Nawen ciu go atiëp be ciu. Jɔ maan bë döŋ wei ye nhom ku yɔɔt yiith bë koor gëër kek ye la nök go ye mat yeth wei ku mou.

Buol ace nhom nyiɛc luööi!

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Ku n ɛ̈ – Numbers

Tök One (1)

Rou Two (2)

Diäk Three (3)

Nguan Four (4)

Dhiëc Five (5)

Dhetem Six (6)

Dhorou Seven (7)

B t Eight (8)ɛ̈

Dhoŋuan Nine (9)

Thiäär Ten (10)

Thiär ku tök Eleven (11)

Thiär ku dhiëc Fifteen (15)

Thiär ku dhoŋuan Nineteen (19)

Thiär Ten (10)

Thiärrou Twenty (20)

Thiärdiäk Thirty (30)

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Thiärŋuan Forty (40)

Thiärdhiëc Fifty (50)

Thiärdhetem Sixty (60)

Thiärdhorou Seventy (70)

Thiärb t Eighty (80)ɛ̈

Thiärdhoŋuan Ninety (90)

Biänabuur One hundred (100) or

Bu t One hundred (100)ɔ

Bu t ku dhiäär One hundred ten (110)ɔ

Bu t ku dhiärdhiëc One hundred fifty (150)ɔ

Bu t ku dhiärdhoŋuan One hundred ninety (190)ɔ

Bu t tök One hundred (100) ɔ

Bu t ka rou Two hundred (200)ɔ

Bu t ka diäk Three hundred (300)ɔ

Bu t ka ŋuan Four hundred (400)ɔ

Bu t ka dhiëc Five hundred (500)ɔ

Bu t ka dhetem Six hundred (600)ɔ

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Bu t ka dhorou Seven hundred (700) ɔ

Bu t ka b t Eight hundred (800)ɔ ɛ̈

Bu t ka dhoŋuan Nine hundred (900)ɔ

Tim One thousand (100)

Thiäär Ten (10)

Biänabuur/Bu t One hundred (100)ɔ

Tim One thousand (1,000)

Malli n Million (1,000,000)ɔ

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