The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Wali
- Ka 'teng-gbani jaa daang tari kokori bung'yeni aning tin bung'yeni.
- 'Beng la bang daang wa 'chene gara sa'muni seng, bang nye ji-gbalinggbaaha kanga Sainar paaluung. Bang daang 'jing be.
- 'Beng la bang yeli 'ku taa: Ye wa, ye veng ka ti ngmaahi tambie, a nyuomaa yaga. Bang daang tari tam'bie ang ahi 'kubo bogung, a miera aning 'koo-taari ang ahi tammierihi bogung.
- 'Beng la bang yeli: Ye wa ka ti me 'yi-kpong aning 'deduoruu, ka a 'deduoruu 'ju-baahaa na ta sagbani. Ye veng ka ti bo 'yuori 'ku ti miihi, ka ti ta wa yaari 'jiihing 'teng-gbani nga jaang.
- Ka Ba Tart Baahaa Daana daang 'sigi wa ka u nye a 'yi-kpong aning a 'deduoruu ni ninsaalaa bi-daba ang daang miera ni.
- Ka Ba Tart Baahaa Daana daang yeli: Nye, a niba iye bung'yeni. Bang jaa tari kokori bung'yeni ni, yela bang 'piili ira la nga. Pampana yeli 'chibe bang kung la bang i.
- Ye wa, a veng ka ti 'sigi a ti jeri ba kokori 'be, ka ba kung la 'wono taa yeliyaga 'muni.
- 'Beng la ka Ba Tart Baahaa Daana daang yaariba 'jiihing 'teng-gbani jaang a 'yi 'beng. Bang daang bahi a 'yi-kpong miebu.
- Bila 'jung bang buona u 'yuori Baabel, bojung Ba Tart Baahaa Daana daang jeriye 'teng-gbani jaa kokori be. Ka Ba Tart Baahaa Daana daang yaariba 'teng-gbani jaang a 'yi beng.
Source: The Bible in Wali language. BIV 2009 edition.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Wali is a member of the Gur branch of Niger-Congo languages spoken
in the north west of Ghana by about 138,000 people.
More information about Wali
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/wlx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wali_language_(Gur)
Tower of Babel in Gur Languages
Bariba,
Frafra,
Hanga,
Konkomba,
Lukpa,
Mampruli,
Moba,
Mossi,
Tammari,
Tampulma,
Tumulung Sisaala,
Wali
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