Tuesday, April 17, 2018



Funny story about naming. Names have different meanings from different cultures. Read this funny short story:
Ee nyan cɔl Abuk yennëke thut(gɔ̈k/kɔɔr) raan ye cɔɔl Amook.
Na ɣɔn ke jɔl thiaak. Gokï jäl tɔ̈ në ruɔ̈n tök ku dhiëthkï dhɔ̈k (dhuk), gokï cäk ye cɔɔl Amook ëyadɛ̈.Yen ee jäl ya Amoŋthi ku wun yennëka ya Amoŋdït baai.
Na ɣɔn ke yen tik akɔɔr(awïc) bï monyde jɔ̈l. Ke na pol meth baai keka lueel, ye Amook lɔr dïu.
Na ɣɔn në kööl dɛ̈, ke Amoŋthi acïi man yɔ̈ɔ̈k, ye Amook bär tɛ̈n, nyuɔɔcë ku man e ɣɔ̈l nyuɔ̈m.
Na wën ke meth ee nyuɔ̈m jäl nuaai yic në yecin. Go man wun ë meth jäl cɔɔl, lueel "ye Amook bär tïŋ kë looi Amoŋdu!" Go wun ë meth mɛnhde cɔɔl, "ye Amoŋ Abuk bär tɛ̈n!" Go tik lueel ye magɛ̈c! Magɛ̈c! Ye moc acï ɣɛn lat ku ye kake kee mɛt ke yic, ku jiɛ̈l leer paanden. Na thiëc yen, yeŋu yen pande waan, go lueel ye ɣɛn cï kɛ̈ɛ̈k baai kek moc. Go puɔ̈l, na ɣɔn acï piny bak, ke bɛ̈ny Awet jɔl luŋden looi.
thiëcden ëkë;
Go AWet Abuk thiëëc,Na yïn ye yïn cɔl ŋa? Go lueel yen cɔl Abuk.
Na moc cɔl ŋa? Moc acɔl Amook.
Na meth cɔl ŋa? Meth acɔl Amook.
Na yïn ca lueel kadë? Yen acï ɣɛn yɔ̈ɔ̈k ye "Amook bär tïŋ kë looi Amoŋdu." Guɔ meth jäl cɔɔl, ya "bär tɛ̈n Amoŋ Abuk." Yen jɔl yen jam ye ca lat.
Go Awet thiëëc; Ku naŋ acölë meth man, ke cɔl kadë?
Go lueel, ye kake cɔl ya Amoŋ Abuk. Go Awet lueel ye yïn cï moc jɔ̈l.

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