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Ee Jök Akuur ee tuɔŋ diɛ̈ɛ̈n de Kuëi alɔ birbir ë miöör yiic, ca Majök ɣɔɔc në riɛl diɛ̈ɛ̈n de piɔ̈u lajik Ë riɛl diɛ̈ɛ̈n de piɔ̈u lajik ɣɔn lɛtë raan a yee cää bï thiëëk ku kuɔ̈c kë bä pɛ̈n thiëëk aguɔ piɔ̈u döök ë cï binh de jak Guɔ bith döök ëci dääu-adöŋuɛ̈ɛ̈k ku go binh dï kaai ë nanyäär Jo binh dï beer ë nanyäär ku nyɔk binh dï beer ë nanyäär Ku nyɔk binh dï beer ë nanyäär Acäk kë tïŋ kua rïny dië ya ɣɛn ë luɛɛr wïïr ɣɛn cït Palata, ɣɛn cït kë muk nyoor Cï weŋ a guïk atɛɛr cï weŋ ɣa kɛ̈ɛ̈k ë wɔ Jäŋ ɛɛi Black and Pure, white like egg with small white in front is just shining among other oxes, I bought my mixed, white and black with my stronger heart with my stronger heart Upon a time, a man abused me that I will not marry, I don't know what will prevent me not to marry, then I took up a spear for fishing like a bird that eats from the fish of the river Like a bird that eats from the fish of the river and immdiately adopted a white young cow and again a white young cow, and again a white young cow another white young cow You have seen it my own agemates, I do enter a river like Palata, just like a man who is taking care of small kids Cattle makes me an enemy to people and to all communities around here The song begins with ululation becuase the yelling woman was continuously encouraging him A cerntain man assummed that Akoy will not marry becuase he loved cows therefore could not give them away for a wife. from the fish of the river as a result, Akoy managed to buy more cows that he describes to be white since Dinka likes white in colour. Palataai are a group of people who live a long the River Nile of which their basic food is fish.