Fanda-a Budanju-A
Ursula Nafula
Catherine Groenewald

Fanda kǝji con amwurawanjua kasarga har kawu sanuiro. Ti kǝrwu mewua kasuno.

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Fanda Kolo kǝraminju laa kuruwuye dapco. Kolo fandaa cǝragǝna amma kǝmǝrjo ye talaa ye.

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Fanda sa san kauri amwurawanjuyero leje, kuttunju tairo wuljiyi.

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Yim laa, kauridǝro walde leyenniya kǝnjo kiwondo. Buda masammanne kǝla kauri amwurawanjuyedǝn kiro.

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Budadǝ aiya kǝji laa karwusambe yeyeno. Fanda kowo yanju bawojǝnayedǝa asuyen. Ngo awo wuljidǝ:.

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Fanda, Fanda! Feronde bargaa! Ni runǝm gǝni, feroni! Buda adǝa rone feroni! Na lenǝmi ngaro yade feroni! Kolle karwunǝm kǝjiro cǝdo feroni!

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Fanda budanju sawowuyedǝa ndara yayero cadi. Barga budanjuyen amwurawanju roa tia caɍiwi gairo fanji.

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Yim laa, tajǝrwa buda sawowuyedǝa kiwondo. Fanda falwuro leji duwon budadǝ falgada. Ti ye karwunju kuttayeno.

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Fanda njango budayedǝa nukkon roje aiya badiyen.

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Ya-a bawa-a, Ruiwo budadǝ namdǝna. Buda siwwadǝ. Awi dikki? Martǝnowo nungowo Wuro kinsǝgǝwaro nokko.

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Fanda kowo yanjuye tiro mana cǝddi fanngǝn: "Feroni njango gapcǝnadǝa camme. Tandiya ngone, ingi mane sinǝm tulle. Yerǝmiya, simmǝm jange." Fanda mana yanjuye ngoyenniya, budadǝ nanju cayero walgada.

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Fanda cayedǝgai na leji ngaro budanju cadi. Na lejǝna ngan am kattenjan tattawi cadi. "Buda awiye attǝ?" Budanju sawowuyedǝn, Fanda awo cǝragǝna nga cǝwandi.

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Barga budanju sawowuyedǝn, Fanda amwurawanju tiro kissaganaro nojǝna. Awima diwi tia cǝwandiwawo.

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Fanda-a Budanju-A
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Plan Niger - Projet NECS - Usaid
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Kanuri
Level - Longer paragraphs