Wämääthkië karou ku ɣεn ok ake bɔ̈ Norway Pen Thiäär ku rou 2016. Ok ke ciëŋ alɛ̈ɛ̈th mɛ̈ɛ̈i wɛ̈t e ye ku cɔl Norway ka bë tuɔ̈c cë mënë Somalia. Lakin, wën le ok ɣëët mataar, ee tueny thënou. Ok ake nɛ̈k wiir ku piny aliir. Alɛ̈ɛ̈th ke muk ku bεεgiic ake käk akɔ̈l.
My two brothers and I came to Norway in December 2016. We wore summer clothes because we thought it would be as warm in Norway as it was in Somalia. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was snowing. We were cold and the weather was chilly. Although we had brought a few suitcases, they only had summer clothes in them.
Cɔk alɔn ë liir piny, ɣεn ee miit puou wën cï ok ɣëët Nɔ̈rway. Ɣεn bë maa nyɔk yök, akɛ̈c tïŋ mënë ruun katätem. Mamadië kek pamäthke karou acë wo yök. Wën e tïŋ ok yen, goku thiäu piu miεt puou. Ku jalku geer riäï buk la geen thiin e rëër maa thïn.
Even though it was cold, I was very happy when we came to Norway. I would finally meet my mum again, whom I had not seen for six years. My mum and two of her friends met us. When we saw her, we wept with joy. We drove to the small town where Mum lives.
Nïïn tueŋ ka ɣa rɛ̈ɛ̈r pan rëër maa thïn ake la rurur. Ee liir ku e tuεny thënou ku acïïn kajuëëc ye tïŋ. Cäär nhiim ake rɛ̈ɛ̈r nhiim apath. Kɔc thii lik ke ya ke yök ake atɔ̈u ke bit ku ace kɔc ë loor. Panda Somalia kɔc ake ye yök tärïëc abën, keriëc abën ëtën atɔ̈u ee yam. Maa kek pamäthke ake cë wo ɣɔ̈j käŋ, ku leer kë ok buk la ɣööj alɛ̈ɛ̈th wiir.
The first days in Mum’s town were very strange. It was cold and snowy and there was not much to see. The streets were completely empty. The few people I met seemed cold and unfriendly. In Somalia there were people everywhere, so everything felt unfamiliar here. My mum and her friends gave us some presents, and then she took us to buy winter clothes.
Na la yiit thök guɔ la thukul kɔc cë dït ba piöc thoŋ Norway. Ɣεεn cë gäät thïn ruun karou ku jal gɔl thukul. Mεnë ɣεn tɔ̈u ruɔ̈ndiën akär ku ɣεn cë ŋïc kek pamäth juëëc yam. Ɣεn nhiar ba yök kek kɔc kɔ̈k buk muɔɔŋ.
After the Christmas holidays I joined a Norwegian course at the adult education centre. I studied there for two years before starting in an ordinary school. Now I am in my final year, and I have made many new friends. I am very sociable and enjoy meeting other people.
Na cë dhaman thukul thök ka ɣεn la amatnhom akut kɔc kony lon thukul. Ɣεn cë rot mat lon kɔ̈ɔ̈j alɛ̈ɛ̈th thïn.
After school I go to a centre run by volunteers where I get help with my homework. I have also joined a sewing course at the centre.
Ɔn Somalia, ɣεn kic kan la thukulic wälä kuɛ̈ɛ̈n dɛ̈t kace thukul Quran. Ɣεn ee kuc kuɛ̈ɛ̈n wälä gäät. Mεnë ɣεn cë piöc gäät thoŋ Somali, Norway, ku käjuëëc kɔ̈k ye gɔ̈t. Kɛ̈c piöc ee ye ɣa cɔl acë cït raan. Mεnë ɣεn ŋic käŋ ku ɣεn miit puou.
In Somalia I never went to school or did any courses except Quran school. I did not know how to read or write. Now I have learned how to write in both Somali and Norwegian, and many other subjects. Without education I felt I was nobody. Now I feel knowledgeable and happy.
Nhiäk ruɔ̈n ɣεn bë gɔl thukul ɣöön dhoŋuan ba kueen abaŋ guiεεr piir ku riɛ̈nythi. Akölciën ɣεn wic ba lui ke kɔc riɛ̈nythi. Na lathök thukul, ka ɣεn wic ba lui lon tökic. Awiëc aya ba piöc gɛ̈ɛ̈r rïäï ago laŋ tä yök ɣεn waraŋdiën gɛ̈ɛ̈r.
Next year I will start secondary school in the health and youth development section. In the future I want to become a youth worker. When I have finished my education, my dream is to get a permanent job. I also want to learn how to drive and get my driver’s licence.
Na ɣa cë rëër Somalia, tεkdë ka ɣɛn cë guɔ ya maanmiith emεn. Tεkdë dë ɣεn cë laŋ miith juëëc. Na ɣa rɛ̈ɛ̈r Somalia, tεkdë ɣεn kic yök kek käjuëëc luɔi kek etɛ̈n. Ɣεn rot yök ɣa miit guöp ba rëër Norway.
If I had stayed in Somalia, I think I would have been a mother by now. Perhaps I would already have many children. If I had been in Somalia, I would not have had the same opportunities as I have had now. I feel lucky to live in Norway.
