Dinka Narrative Website

Narrator: Athiann Deng Garang

Source: Adapted from Jɔl Wɔ Lieec (1997)

Athiann Deng Garang adapted the story Wät këëthiɛ̈ɛ̈r ku Wuɔ̈nden in Lieec (1997) in order to make the story more representative of the Rek dialect. He rewrote and recorded the story in 2006

Narrator: Doruka Nyandeng Nicodemus Machot

Source: Doruka Nyandeng Nicodemus Machot

A summer research award, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award, was awarded in 2006 to Kristina Geeraert to continue with the development of the Dinka Narrative Website. This story was the first story contributed to the website during the summer. It was written and recorded by Doruka Nyandeng Nicodemus Machot, who provided an introduction about herself and her home community in the Sudan. Click on the title to listen to her introduction.

Doruka’s Introduction
Rin kie ɣɛn ye cɔɔl Doruka (Duruka, Dorcas, kuɔ Tabitha) Nyandeng Nicodemus Machot Deng Yak Akei. Ɣɛn ye nyan de jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ boor de south Sudan. Ku ya tiŋ de south Sudan, në jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ booric. Wunda aye cɔɔl nyarueng në jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ booric, paanda aye cɔɔl Dukpayuɛ̈ɛ̈l ku Duŋë Deng ë Malual, në jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ booric.

I am called Doruka (Duruka, Dorcas, Tabitha) Nyandeng Nicodemus Machot Deng Yak Akei. I am a girl from Bor Dinka of the Southern Sudan. And also a lady of the Southern Sudan in Bor Dinka. Our community is called Nyarueng in Dinka Bor and our village is called Dukpayuɛɛl or Duŋ Deng Malual.

Narrator: Kuot Jook Alith

Source: Kuot Jook Alith (1999)

Awut was written in 1999 and recorded by Kuot Jook Alith in 2006. This story was extracted from a book of short stories entitled Akolkool Bor written by Kuot Jook Alith. The author requests that the concept of the story cannot be used without his approval.

Narrator: Kuot Jook Alith

Source: Kuot Jook Alith (1999)

Kuot Jook Alith wrote Ajak ku Ŋor in 1999 and recorded it in 2006. This story was also extracted from a book of short stories entitled Akolkool Bor written by Kuot Jook Alith. The author requests that the concept of the story cannot be used without his approval.

Vocalist: Doruka Nicodemus Machot

Source: Doruka Nicodemus Machot

Doruka recorded this song in 2006 for the website. There are no lyrics or translation for the song at the present time.