Nama |gôa by Rianna Snyders

Nama |gôa 

by

Rianna Snyders

Tita ge Nama |gôa

Ti gowab !nâ ta ra !gôa

Hā i da !hoa

Hā i da !hao

Kaise ta ǂnīsa

Ti îra di mîs xa

Ae Nama |gôa

Sa gowaba goa

Sats ga |khī

Os omsa ra ǂnī

Kai Khoen ôa

Gowaba !gôa

Sats huka a Khoekhoe |gôa

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    First published in Gowaba Gowaba, a Facebook group, on 14 August, 2023, by indigenous Namakhoe poet, Salomon Motinga. All rights to this work, including digital and print rights, reside with the author, Rianna Snyders, of Namibia. Photo obtained from the Nama Annual Cultural Festival 2019, Facebook page. For more information, or to contribute to this page, contact us at nossobgroep@gmail.com.