Ɓikkoy ɓellere
Mohammed Also and Naseh Yusuf
Wiehan de Jager
Nyalnde wonnde, woodunoo saare seyiinde.
Ɓikkoy saare nden meeɗayi kaɓa hakkunde maɓɓe.
E ɓe mballa saaro'en maɓɓe nder kuwɗe saare e maa ngesa.
Ammaa ɓe kaɗaama yahgo haade yiite.
Kuuwɗe maɓɓe fuu jemma ɗe kuwetee.
Ngam ɓe tagiraama ɓe ɓellere!
Ammaa kadi go'oto nder maɓɓe haaɓii ngam nasta nder naange.
Nyalnde wonnde haaɓi masin.
Hamma e adda maako waggini-mo.
Ammaa artii sakitake!
O ɓolwi nder naange nyaaɗnge.
Ɓikkoy luttukoy koy mboyi nde ɓe ngi'i minyiraawo maɓɓe e ɓolwa.
Ammaa ɓe taskii dabare wonnde.
Ɓe mooɓti ɓolwuri ndin, ɓe tagi sonndu.
Ɓe koosi minyoo maɓɓe sonndu ɓe njaari-mo dow hooseere townde.
Ɓe koosi minyoo maɓɓe sonndu ɓe njaari-mo dow hooseere townde.
Nde naange wurtii, o fiiri, e mo yima nder naange beete.
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Ɓikkoy ɓellere
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Mohammed Also and Naseh Yusuf
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Fulfulde
Level - First sentences
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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