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AN ORIGINAL KOA STORY

Starting Today

À partir d’aujourd’hui

A seat on the bus. A friendship. A chance to start again. Follow Kai as he finds his confidence — and learns what really matters.

62 pages · 6 chapters · Free to read

Themes: school bullying, friendship and growing up.

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Starting Today

Chapter 1

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khɔ̌ɔ-thôot
khráp
dtroŋ níi
wâaŋ
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Kai
khɔ̌ɔ-thôot khráp
June
dtroŋ níi wâaŋ
Starting Today, page 2. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Kai
yàa thàay
June
khǎw bɔ̀ɔk wâa yàa thàay
Starting Today, page 3. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Kai
phɔɔ lɛ́ɛw
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June
yàak lâw mǎi
Kai
raw mâi yàak maa rooŋ-rian
June
bpai hǎa khruu dûay-gan mǎi
Starting Today, page 5. Dialogue transcribed below.
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An
khɔ̂ɔy khɔ̂ɔy lâw gɔ̂ɔ dâay
Kai
khǎw tham bɛ̀ɛp níi bɔ̀ɔy khráp
An
khruu jà chûay ná
Starting Today, page 6. Dialogue transcribed below.
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An
wan-níi bpen yaŋ-ŋai bâaŋ
Kai
yaŋ glua yùu khráp
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Tao
yâak gwàa thîi khít ná
Tao
khâw maa duu sì
Starting Today, page 8. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Tao
wan-níi gèŋ mâak lɛ́ɛw
Kai
phrûŋ-níi khɔ̂ɔy gèŋ dtɔ̀ɔ
Starting Today, page 9. Dialogue transcribed below.
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May
yàak lɔɔŋ mǎi
Kai
phǒm mâi gèŋ khráp
May
yaŋ mâi dâay lɔɔŋ ləəy
Starting Today, page 10. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Tao
phrɔ́ɔm mǎi
Kai
lɔɔŋ duu

Starting Today

Chapter 2

Starting Today, page 11. Dialogue transcribed below.
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May
cháa cháa gɔ̀ɔn
Kai
bɛ̀ɛp níi rɔ̌ɔ khráp
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Tao
raw gɔ̂ɔ yaŋ phlâat
Kai
ìik thii
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June
rian muay rɔ̌ɔ
Kai
yaŋ mâi gèŋ ná
June
raw gɔ̂ɔ phə̂ŋ rə̂əm
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Kai
maa cháa bpai mǎi khráp
May
yaŋ than
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May
phák gɔ̀ɔn
Kai
lɔɔŋ ìik thii dâay mǎi khráp
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May
dii mâak
Kai
dâay lɛ́ɛw
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Mère de Kai
wan-níi duu mii khwaam-sùk ná
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May
phɔɔ gɔ̀ɔn
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Kai
raw mâi wǎi
Tao
khráŋ rɛ̂ɛk raw gɔ̂ɔ glua
Tao
phrûŋ-níi maa ìik mǎi
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Kai
phrûŋ-níi gìi mooŋ khráp
May
wee-laa dəəm

Starting Today

Chapter 3

Starting Today, page 21. Dialogue transcribed below.
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May
châi bɛ̀ɛp nán
Tao
rew khɯ̂n ná
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June
thàay rûup naay dâay mǎi
Kai
wan-níi yaŋ mâi phrɔ́ɔm
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Enseignant
khrai yàak lɔɔŋ
Kai
phǒm khráp
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June
bpai ləəy
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Camarade
naay rew mâak
Kai
khɔ̌ɔ hǎay-jai gɔ̀ɔn
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Kai
khɔ̌ɔ bpə̀ət nâa nɔ̀ɔy khráp
Kai
chɔ̂ɔp bɛ̀ɛp níi
Starting Today, page 27. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Camarade
soŋ mài rɔ̌ɔ
Autre camarade
lɔ̀ɔ khɯ̂n ná
June
phrɔ́ɔm chûay rɯ̌ɯ yaŋ
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Camarade
wîŋ khɛ̀ŋ ìik mǎi
Kai
khɛ̀ŋ gin khâaw dâay mǎi
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June
wan-sùk maa chûay dâay mǎi
Kai
dâay sǎn-yaa
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May
yàak lɔɔŋ khɛ̀ŋ mǎi
Tao
bpai dûay-gan
Kai
thàay dâay ləəy

Starting Today

Chapter 4

Starting Today, page 31. Dialogue transcribed below.
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May
dii mâak khum dtua-eeŋ dâay
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Kai
khɔ̀ɔp-khun ná
Tao
naay tham dâay jiŋ jiŋ
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Camarade
thêe mâak
Camarade
wan-sùk bpai dûay-gan ná
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Kai
ìik bpɛ́p diaw
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June
yùu nǎi
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Tao
lɛ́ɛw juun là
Kai
phrûŋ-níi khɔ̂ɔy chûay gɔ̂ɔ dâay
Tao
khǎw rɔɔ yùu
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Kai
maa lɛ́ɛw
June
sèt lɛ́ɛw
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June
raw rɔɔ naay
June
mâi dtɔ̂ɔŋ sǎn-yaa thâa mâi maa
Kai
raw khɔ̌ɔ-thôot
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May
wan-níi khít à-rai yùu
Kai
phǒm tham phɯ̂an sǐa-jai
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Chapter 5

Starting Today, page 41. Dialogue transcribed below.
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Camarade
maa nâŋ dûay-gan sì
Win
khɯɯn maa ná
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Boss
yàa maa yûŋ
Boss
jam dâay mǎi
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Kai
yùt thàay
Kai
khɯɯn hâi khǎw
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June
khruu khá thaaŋ níi khà
An
yùt gɔ̀ɔn
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Kai
hâi raw yùu dûay mǎi
Win
yùu gɔ̀ɔn ná
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Kai
yàak nâŋ dtroŋ nǎi
Win
dtroŋ níi
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Kai
wan-nán raw phìt eeŋ
Kai
wan-níi hâi chûay à-rai
June
rə̂əm jàak dtroŋ nán
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Élève
rûup níi sǔay mâak
June
khraaw-níi maa jiŋ ná
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June
khɔ̌ɔ duu dâay mǎi
Win
dâay khráp
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June
wan khɛ̀ŋ raw bpai duu ná
Kai
bpai dûay-gan mǎi

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Chapter 6

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May
phrɔ́ɔm lɛ́ɛw ná
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June
dtɛ̀ŋ dtua thêe jaŋ
Tao
phrá èek maa lɛ́ɛw
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Kai
yaŋ glua yùu
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May
mɔɔŋ khruu
May
tham mɯ̌an thîi sɔ́ɔm
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Kai
tham dâay lɛ́ɛw
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Tao
dtɔɔn-níi glua mǎi
Kai
glua hǐw
Starting Today, page 57. A scene without dialogue.
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May
yaŋ wǎi mǎi
Kai
wǎi khráp
Kai
ìik thii
Starting Today, page 59. A scene without dialogue.
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Win
dtɔɔn rɛ̂ɛk glua mâak mǎi
Kai
glua mâak dtɔɔn-níi tham dâay
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Boss
khɔ̌ɔ-thôot thîi glɛ̂ɛŋ
Kai
yàa tham ìik ná
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Kai
dtroŋ níi wâaŋ
June
phrɔ́ɔm mǎi
Kai
bpai dûay-gan

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