Sample Texts
A) Brokan i kriol langgus we òl i spikem lo dhem ailan blo Thoris Stret, lo nòthsaid gowe prom Kep Yòk, ausaid lo SauthWessaid blo Papua. I gad samwe waze 25,000 pipol i sabe tòkem waze namba-wan langgus, namba-tu langgus 'ne namba-thri langgus blo dhempla. Òl i yuzem lo plande ples waze langgus blo treiding an pò bai òl samthing. I gad siks kain Brokan: blo Papua, blo Westen-Sentrel, blo Tiai, blo Maleman, blo Esten, blo Kep Yòk. Òl dhem wòd blo em soem dhiskain pò yumpla, waze em i pizin blo Pasipik, dhasòl i gad wanwan thing, òlsem we yumpla spik pò taim we i go kam, yumpla yuzi dhis tòk : X go meke samthing, dhisan i gad rilesen lo Kriol blo Atlantic, blo Zameka.
Thri langgus we i òlsem Brokan i Pijin blo Solomon Ailan, Tok Pisin blo Niu Gini, ane Bislama blo Banuatu.
B) The Lord's Prayer:
- Padha blo mipla, yu we yu stap dhe antap lo eben,
- Nem blo yu mipla mas mekem oliwan,
- Bambai basalaya blo yu i mas kam,
- Òl i mas meke laik blo yu iya lo apaguwa, òlsem òl i mekem we eben.
- Gibi dhamba blo tide pò mipla,
- Pigibi òlgedha nugud pasen blo mipla, òlsem mipla pigibi nugud pasen blo dhempla we òl i meke nugud pasen pò mipla.
- No libi mipla go pò laik pò nugud thing,
- Kasa dhasòl lego mipla prom nugudwan,
- Waze basalaya i blo yu, 'ne pawa,'ne glòri,
- Amen.
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