Tada Kǝmagǝnne Laa Jauro Ndoroma
Judith Baker
Wiehan de Jager

Wundu yaye nojǝna kǝmagǝn kinja jauro kuruwuaro.

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Kuren kinja kǝmagǝnne kura ye kori ye. Kamar suno dawu fǝkkanjuyen gai.

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Yim laa tada kǝmagǝnne ndoroma laa katambo. Lǝman fi yayero koro cǝddi.

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Kaɍimo karaayea ajapken. "Awiro daunǝm kuruwudǝ?" yeno.

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Anjǝrrero: "Awiro kangadinǝmdǝ tǝlambadǝ?"

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Ngurtuyero: "Awiro simmǝm kimedǝ?"

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Karambea ajapken. "Awi kǝmbo karambe wo?"

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"Bare koro ania dimmi!" cǝne yanju fǝkka kǝrje sapkada.

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Ngurusu burwoaye tadadǝro wuljiyi: "Sǝgai wua ngadaro. Awo karam jǝwuidǝa rumi yeno."

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Tada kǝmagǝnne ngurusua ngadaro jǝgane leyen.

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Kajaɍa lanje jawal gǝnaje, ci ingiyen ise dayen. Curo ingiye niniyen. Nda karamdǝ yeno?

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"Nda wadu?" yeno kau laa ci ingiyen. "Wadu kǝlewa" yeno tada kǝmagǝnne. "Waneye rangǝme awo karam jǝwidǝa wulsǝgǝmi wa?"

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"Ngune wuljǝgǝkke" yeno kaudǝ. Cidiyane, cidiyane yenniya, tada kǝmagǝnne jauro nguyen.

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Karam rap kinjanjudǝa sheɍin kida. Karam awi kǝmbonǝmbo? Cǝne tia ngurusu kiworo.

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Tada kǝmagǝnne njolje, kassi, kassi nga karam kolduro wayen.

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Tada kǝmagǝnne kinjanju kasse kasse lande, har bim wajallo kawuro.

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Karam karwu kuttua kǝmbonju fǝrǝssǝnadǝro ingin lǝpte sapkada.

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Tada kǝmagǝnne kinjanju kirunniya tǝlamdǝ bawo.

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Jauro kuruwudǝ nangaro tadakǝska dǝlam semeyema cǝwurdi.

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Sa kausua wa tilan kasaldi.

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Tǝn yimdǝn kǝmagǝn samma kinja kuruwu cada. Jauro tairo faidaa.

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Tada Kǝmagǝnne Laa Jauro Ndoroma
Author - Judith Baker, Lorato Trok
Translation - Plan Niger - Projet NECS - Usaid
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kanuri
Level - First sentences