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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Yöŋë luɔi Finding a job

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sunniva Høiby-Øiset

Translated by Moses Ghuem wol

Language Dinka

Level Level 4

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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Alisha awic bë göör luɔi wɛ̈tdeic kuatde awïc wuëu ë cäm ku alɛ̈ɛ̈th.

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.


Two women talking to each other.

Alisha e kic luui panden, lakin aŋic thäät cäm apεi ku jaam ke kɔc.

Alisha did not work in her home country, but she is good at cooking and likes talking to people.


A woman sitting using her laptop.

Tεkdë bë luui Mataamic? Alisha agöör loi loi cë tääu e kɔmpiutaic.

Maybe she could work in a restaurant? Alisha searches on the Internet for job postings.


A laptop showing a job advert for a chef.

Acë lon thäät yök cë tääu. E raan thɛ̈ɛ̈t cäm mataamic.

She finds an advert for a chef. That is someone who cooks in a restaurant.


A woman talking to a man.

Acë la thïëëc athuɔɔl ë luɔi. Go raan mukthuul mataam lɛ̈k yen lɔnadë kek awïc raan cë piɔ̈ɔ̈c thäät.

She goes for the job interview. The restaurant manager tells her they need someone who has trained as a chef.


A woman looking sad.

Alisha acë puöu rïäk, lakin go la kueen “Athɔ̈ɔ̈r piööc thäät ku lone mataam”. Aye ŋɔ̈ɔ̈th diët bë yen kony bë lon mataam yök.

Alisha is disappointed, but she takes a course called “Food and hospitality”. She hopes this will help her to get a job in a restaurant.


A woman cooking in a restaurant.

Alisha awïc bë luui mataamic kaye abaŋ piööcde. Ace dɔ̈ɔ̈m, lakin e piöc loon ë luɔi.

Alisha has to work in a restaurant as part of her training course. She does not get paid, but she gets work experience.


Someone typing on a laptop.

Acë käcë kek piɔ̈ɔ̈c thukuldeic maat CV deic. CV ee athöör ye nyuɔth kek käk cë kuen ku lon cë loi.

She adds the details of the course to her CV. A CV is a description of all the work she has done and all the courses she has taken.


A tired-looking woman.

Köl dɛ̈t ben Alisha la yääp luɔi mataamic, go la gäm luɔi. Ee riεl puöu. Yen rëër ka tän luɔi thëëï, dhaman cïï miithke bɛ̈n panabun.

Next time Alisha goes for a job interview at a restaurant, she is offered the job. It is hard work. She often has to work in the evening, when her children are home from school.


A happy-looking woman.

Anhiam wɛ̈t cïï yen yök luɔi ago laŋ tä ee yen cäm ku alɛ̈ɛ̈th ɣɔɔc tän kuatde wuɛ̈uke yen.

She is proud that she has got a job so that she can buy food and clothes for her family with her own money.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sunniva Høiby-Øiset
Translated by: Moses Ghuem wol
Language: Dinka
Level: Level 4
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