From Lai Vax (Wa Reader) Glawg 4, ("The Mindless Rabbit") pp. 22-25)

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Same text in Chinese orthography (Wa-CN) Also some differences in diction between Wa-MM and Wa-CN are highlighted

Lawg 10

Pet La Pa Ang Kwe Rhawm Keut

Pet La iak tix mu, nawh makmawm mai mox tix ka greem khaox makpao: tiak, sinax lhax khaox kroh an heue. Phan haktiex ghrup, aux tom sang hu ot dee mawx, nawh keut daux rhawm tix yuh nan heue. Glang yam keut nawh yuh nan, plix makpao: tiak tix mu cot ka piang lhax khaox dee mox nawh tix, yam mhong nawh lox an, nawh siyaox, nawh keut haktiex hoit ghrup, nawh yaok tix kaoh, ang lai gi plak khaix tix mai to: khaing tan heue.

Yam kaoh to: pet la, pet la tang dah tix mu chawk nawh ah nin, "Mawh kheu pa tix maix chix to: yuh nin lie?" Nawh pawk lox khawm to: tix ah nin, "Dah dee in, haktiex hoit ghrup, maix kawx caw tix kaoh to: heue." Pet la an baox to: hawt khaix nawh heue. Yam yaox pet la tang praix khankix ka to: pet la ra mu, pet la ankix chawk kiex, mai to: hawt khaix kiex khu laug laug heue.

Cub poh, lik, krak, mawie, sivai, rieh, sang: yaox yam to: pet la khawm uik, kix chawk ka pet la khankix, khaix an kix baox hawt yaok tix to: khaix kix heue.

Yam yaox simiang sivai sangsi: ka yaoh yee: mai tong totiak totu khawm uik, nawh tom chawk kix, khaix hoit tawng nawh grawh grawng yaoh yee mai tong totiak totu, nawh tom keut ka daux rhawm tix yuh nin, " Grawh grawng ghrup haktiex ang tau tix mawh, mawh lox pa lhat pa graung tix ceu ceu, phan aux ang tieptie kix, teu nu son kix heue." Khaix an, simiang sivai sangsi: tom graox lox tix plak sivoe ngai: totiak totu loe bawk, totiak totu khankix tom lhat mai yut ti kaog dom mawh dom an heue.

Simiang sivai sangsi: chawk ka totiak totu khankix ah nin, "Yam ghrup haktiex, mawh mawx pa yaox lie?" Kix deeih pawk lox mai ah nin, "Mawh sang: pa yaox heue." Chawk ka sang:, sang: ah mawh rieh; rieh ah mawh sivai; sivai ah mawh mawie; mawie ah mawh krak; krak ah mawh lik, lik ah mawh poh; poh ah mawh pet la heue. Khaix an, simiang sivai sangsi: chawk ka pet la, pet la tom pawk ah nin, " Yam mox aux tix ka daux sinah lhax khaox makpao: kroh, aux mhong lox ghrup haktiex aux tom yaoh mai kaoh to: heue." Simiang sivai sangsi: an keut yuh nin daux rhawm tix, "Teu mawh plix khaox makpao: tiak an pa cot piang lhax khaox pleue!" Mawh kheu nan, nawh tom nhie pet la hu jhi: tix yaox dee ot nawh, mai pet la hu jhi: nawh yaox dee kwe khaox makpao: tiak, mai ah nin, "Dah dee mhong aux lox ghrup haktiex mawh baox in heue."

Simiang sivai sangsi: hu jhak mai sigaig dee ot, dee mox pet la tix ka greem lhax khaox kroh an, nawh yaox mawh plix khaox makpao: tiak tix mu pa kwe dee mox nawh tix khaing heue.

Khaix an, Simiang sivai sangsi: tom sidiex ka totiak totu khawm uik yuh nin, "Ka daux grawng ceu pa tix ang ax, mawh ang mawh, caw ang caw, phan ang tawng daux krax daux grawng mhawm mhawm, mhiem mhiem, kriem kriem kre kre ang lai pon tix tong to: yuh nin awawx."

Lox chawk:

1. Yam mox pet la tix ka daux sinax lhax khaox makpao: tiak kroh, nawh keut yuh ka mawx lie?

2. Pet la yaoh to: kheu grawh grawng pa tix lie?

3. Simiang sivai sangsi:, sidiex gau totiak totu khawm uik yuh ka mawx lie?