Abofra Sononko
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Meghan Judge

Me yε ahwεyie paa.

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Me hunuu obaa pemfoɔ a wasɔ ne yafunu mu.

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Ma kuraasefoɔ maa ɔbaa no tenaa yεnkyεn.

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Eduruu anadwo no, ɔbaa pemfoɔ no suu! ''Abofra no! Abofra no reba.''

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Obaa no awo afunumu ba.

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''Ɛdeεn na yεbε yε?'' nnipa no ho dwirii wɔn.

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Wɔn dwane kɔe.

Na maame no kasε, ''Abofra yi yε sononko. Ɛkwan bεn na mεfaso ahwε no?''

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Awieε no, ɔkaa sɔ ɔbεdɔ abofra no.

Abofra no yε sononko deε, nanso ne maame ne no.

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Afunumu ba no nyinii yε keseε na εyε ne maame den sε ɔbεfa no.

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Ne maame werεho. Afunumu ba no bo fueε.

Afunumu ba no bɔ ne maame.

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Ɛberε a ɔhunu ne maame sε watɔ fam no, afunumu ba no dwaneeε.

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Ɛkɔm dee afunumu ba no, afei na wabrε εna wayε ankonam.

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Ɛberε a afunumu ba no sɔreeε no, ɔhunuu ɔbarima bi a ɔgyina ne nkyεn.

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Ͻbarima nwanwani no de afunumu ba no kɔɔ fie.

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Ɛberε a afunumu ba no nhyinieε no, ɔfa ɔbarima no hyεε na kyi.

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Dakoro bi, wɔn kɔɔ bepɔ so kɔ gyee wɔn ahome.

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Ɛberε a afunumu ba no sɔree no, na wayε ankonam, bio.

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Ɛha afunumu ba no.

Na wɔsii mu kɔ hwehwε ne maame.

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''Wei yε me maame anaa?" Afunumu ba no ho dwirii no.

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Afunumu ba no de ne maame twa akuraase hɔ nyinaa hyea.

Na ɔne ne maame tenaa ase bio.

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Abofra Sononko
Author - Lindiwe Matshikiza
Translation - Ofosu Frimpong
Illustration - Meghan Judge
Language - Asante Twi
Level - First sentences