Fudu Kanguwu Bolboloa Cǝkkaanadǝ.
Kholeka Mabeta
Wiehan de Jager

Sadǝ be, yimdǝ mǝktua.

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Kanguwu kawunju kada ingi cǝwandǝnni.

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"Ingi sim fal ragǝkko, kalu kǝskayen curi yaye."

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Kǝlanguma ngamngen.

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"Ingi yakkǝni wa nukki, cǝni kanguwu. Falwu wuljai fakki adǝro sai lekkiya."

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"Falwudǝ njadi" cǝne tia kǝnnari galayen.

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Kanguwudǝ jauro ngudu fanji. "Ingi yakkǝni wa nukki."

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Kanguwu jawal falwuye kida.

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Kajǝm ngamndu–a kǝska ngamndu-ayen.

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Har kowo ingi falwuye fanjiro walyen.

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Kanguwu cin cappo ingi samdu kiya.

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Kǝji fanji ngai, karaa isidǝa curunni.

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Kanguwu kajǝm ngamndu fuwunjuye kǝla ingiyen lejidǝa cǝdai yenniya ingi tia kiado.

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"Banasǝgǝnowoye, bana makki martǝgǝnowoye."

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"Tadde nagatto" yeno bolbolye kǝska cinin cǝdanadǝro.

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"Bolboloa wusekkǝni duwon rangǝkke saptǝkkiwawo. Gurekki ingi njaro isi."

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Yim laa, gure cǝdi duwon, tadawa yindi falwudiro kadira dongonja ngudo njejoyea.

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"Bolbolo kura laa isi na adǝro ingi njaro" yeno tada faldǝ. "Masǝnande kuye cidi."

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"Tadawa ania kollǝkke bolboldǝa ceyesiwawo. Wu ye ganama awi dikkiya ngǝla wo?"

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Sakku adǝn bolbolodǝ ingi njaro kǝskan jǝpken.

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Kanguwu dawori laa kǝlanjuro kadio.

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Si tada fallero kǝrdiye dunonjun giyiro.

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Tadadǝ sǝkti, buruwu cakki. Waiyo! Waiyo! Cǝni.

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Bolbolo ajapcǝna ngai, farje leje gǝragada.

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Adǝgainin kanguwu bolboloro sernju kikkǝrǝmbo.

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Fudu Kanguwu Bolboloa Cǝkkaanadǝ.
Author - Kholeka Mabeta, Judith Baker
Translation - Plan Niger - Projet NECS - Usaid
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kanuri
Level - First sentences