Kurram-a Dabbawanzǝ-a
Foziya Mohammed
Jesse Breytenbach

Kurram yalwanzǝ Modu Ajirin kasheru bǝla kura cidi Gajigannabe.

Kurramdǝ shi fuwura aji yakkǝbe. Shi karǝgǝ ngǝla-a ye kǝla ferǝmgata-a ye.

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Kurram dabbawa sǝragǝna. Shi Ngamnzǝ-a kuwinzǝ indi-a kanyinzǝ-a bolanzǝ-aye.

Sandiro kǝmbu kǝnjo-a bisketǝgǝan, loktu ganagǝnyi bannajin.

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Yim laa, Kurram faraskǝram biskebe maarantaben kwaitawanzǝga biskezaido, duliye bolaro dongur gǝpsayin ciroga, "Ngamaramro, boladǝga baksairo," kǝlanzǝga ciworo.

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Burwon kwaitawanzǝsodǝ awo waajindǝ asuzanyi, shiga jashaga. "Boladǝga baktǝ kollowo shinnaro,"
Kurramye yilwono.

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Duli indidǝ cagaso.

Kurramye bola indi zaufanzanadǝga sǝta. Shiye fefetonzan kungu gadegade indi ciro. Shiye bolawadǝga gozǝ fatoro sadǝ njistǝgǝro nyagono.

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Shiye bolawadǝro njissǝgǝ ambazǝ. Daji kajiri amzǝ kurawaro awo kausu waazǝnadǝ hawarajiwo, kuru futu bolawadǝga sǝkkagǝnaso ye, guljiwo.

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Wazǝna suwa Kurram-a amzǝ kurawa-a liitariro leza bolawadǝro daji kurwun cowudo.

Ngawo kawu ganayen kunguwanzadǝ hamgano. Kurrambe zauro karǝgǝnzǝ kǝjiwono.

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Kurram sambisoro kwaitawanzǝro gulzǝyin, "Wu dabbawa raakǝna, dabbasodǝ andero faida kuru sandi sawawande. Sandiga nyiwo-a nzǝlifo-adǝ mbu wono."

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Kurram-a Dabbawanzǝ-a
Author - Foziya Mohammed
Translation - Mohammed Alhaji Modu
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Kanuri
Level - First paragraphs