Babel

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)

Kanite

Vaya'yaka ako'ya haimai no nekiye

1-9 Mu'ki mopale vayana nako'ke apakie ai'ya mainae. Ai'ya maite'ya Sinala kumate ute'ya naki hae takaya alu kumate alu kumatena fa'ko fa'ka huta omaikahune. Takaya takiene vaya ala vaya mainonanaketa no'kumate ali hali'o huta nati'a aya'aya nona ako'ya haimai nona kita maikahune hu'ya nehae. Ani vaya'yaka nona nekikeno Anumaya Koti'a elavino aketeno naki nehie ani vaya nako'ke vaya maine'ya nako'ke kie nehaya yafe mu'kisa'a amuse hisaya ya talo hale'asine huno nehie. Anumaya Koti'a ani vaya'yaka avefu'na aiyae hike'ya alu kie alu kie nehae. No'kuma'apima taloma hukahe'ma nehayana ne'atalakeno ali fa'ko fa'ka hike'ya alu kumate alu kumate u'ya mainae. Apavefu'na alino aeyae hia'yafe ani ala no'kumana aki'a Pepaleka hu'ya malenae.

Source: Yenesesi. An Abridgement of Genesis in Kanite. Wycliffe Bible Translators, July 1971.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Information about Kanite
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/kmu

Tower of Babel in Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum-Mindik, Dadibi, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Huli, Kamasau, Kamono, Kamula, Kanasi, Kanite, Komba, Kosarek, Kosena, Kyaka, Maia, Maring, Narak, Ngaing, Numanggang, Samberigi, Siroi, Tairora, Tuma-Irumu, Una, Waris, Waskia, Yali, Yipma, Yongkom

Other Tower of Babel translations

By language | By language family

[top]


Green Web Hosting - Kualo

Why not share this page:

 

iVisa.com

If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.

 

Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.

Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)

If you're looking for home or car insurance in the UK, why not try Policy Expert?

[top]

iVisa.com