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A man riding a scooter.

Yöŋë kärεc Accident

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Aakanee

Translated by Moses Ghuem wol

Language Dinka

Level Level 3

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A man riding a scooter.

Carlos ageer motor. Ageer kacë gɔpic.

Carlos rides a scooter. He rides fast.


A man riding a scooter into a puddle.

Piu atɔ̈u kueric. Kueer atäc nhom.

There is water on the road. The road is slippery.


A man falling off a scooter.

Acë riεth ke motor ku lööny piny.

He loses control of the scooter and falls off.


A man lying on the road and people rushing towards him.

Carlos acë yök ke tätök rac.

Carlos is badly hurt.


A woman phoning an ambulance.

Tik acë riän akim cɔl. “Alaŋ kërεc cë rot looi kueeric. Lɔj bɛ̈n!”

A woman calls for an ambulance. “There has been an accident. Come quickly!”


An ambulance.

Go rïän akim guɔ bɛ̈n nyinic.

The ambulance comes very quickly.


Two paramedics putting a man on a stretcher.

Rɔ̈ɔ̈r karou acë Carlos jaat akɔ̈tic.

Two men put Carlos on a stretcher.


Two paramedics carrying a man on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Ku jεtkë Carlos rïän akimic.

They lift Carlos into the ambulance.


An ambulance in front of a hospital.

Riän akim acë gεεr mathɛ̈cpa.

The ambulance drives to the hospital.


A nurse pushing a man on a trolley in a hospital.

Raan ë kɔc tuäny bïɔ̈ɔ̈k acë Carlos lεεr ɣöön akim.

A nurse takes Carlos into the hospital.


Someone attaching a drip to a hand.

Ku jɔl töök.

She treats him.


A man lying in a hospital bed.

Carlos areem diεr arëët, ku acïï dhuruup dɔm.

Carlos’s leg hurts a lot, and he is worried.


Two doctors operating on a man's leg.

Akiim karou areet diεrde.

Two doctors operate on his leg.


A man lying in a hospital bed, and a man and woman standing at the bottom of his bed.

Wun ke maan ace la neem. Acïk thïëc lone ee loi ɣen rot thïn bë aguut bë löny.

His parents visit him. They ask him how the accident happened.


A man walking on crutches being helped by a man and woman.

Acïk lεεr bai. Carlos acath luɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ.

They drive him home. Carlos is using crutches.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Aakanee
Translated by: Moses Ghuem wol
Language: Dinka
Level: Level 3
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