The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Kosena
omákaan-damba uráán-kwasai
- amápa-kwaasi imbórá-aaimba sun-kwáásí
- mésa aavaúmó usópakemba Sínaa maravá'á
- kumbá minánúvímbá komaésa sésa maramá táámpau vamái iravímbá agaimáráánana
- égési ínataama mindáneiyaa naambá ónááisae sésa mirá kwéesa sésa íma mivá'-maavá'á kwéyáwé ónááisae. ánivo anón-daao'a omákaan-damba úndayaa póna kesúwítaa iyíníye
- mirá sésamo omákaan-dambo umbá Aánútu
- kunawánéna séna kwaásima kentí-imayaavinkemba mirá kwéowe. amápa-kwaasi imbórá-ááímbá
- kwésewe séna ó'on-ó'on-aaimba aokar-aokara'á timúnkakemba kwenáái kwenáái ima
- ísówana ti'mátuwówasa omákaan-damba ivátuwesa ópar-ópa'a kwéyáwé uráa.
- ó'on-ó'on-aaimba Aánútu tímakaimba póna mimbárúkó áwí'a Pépovare sirái.
Source: ááin-kwasai. Slightly abridged translation of Genesis into Auyaana-Kosena. SIL 1971.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Kosena is a Kainantu language spoken in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Information about Kosena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosena_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/kze
Tower of Babel in Trans-New Guinea languages
Amele,
Awara,
Barai,
Beami,
Bimin,
Binumarien,
Blagar,
Borong,
Burum-Mindik,
Dadibi,
Faiwol,
Gizrra,
Guhu-Samane,
Huli,
Kaluli,
Kamono,
Kamula,
Kanasi,
Kanite,
Komba,
Kosarek,
Kosena,
Kyaka,
Maia,
Maring,
Narak,
Ngaing,
Numanggang,
Orokolo,
Samberigi,
Siroi,
Tairora,
Tuma-Irumu,
Una,
Waris,
Waskia,
Yali,
Yipma,
Yongkom
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