Here is a sample text Ndjuka, and its English translation (showing similarities and lexical changes), from Languages of the Guianas ( SIL Publications):

• In den na na abaa ben Liba Liba disi wi Kaai Kawin. Di den of abaa of abaa Teke gwe na opu fu Kawin. In den ben na waka Langa Langa na gwe teee Ndjuka Ede Mam, Mam Ndjuka Kaai wi pe.
• English: And So They crossed The River We Call Kawin (Commewijne). Having crossed it, They Went Along the way upstream Commewijne. THUS THEY Walked a long, long way, clear Tapanahonij To The upper, The Place We Call Mama Ndjuka.

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