Labarin Zainab
Philip Hayab John
Jesse Breytenbach

Za'a yi mata auren dole amma bata so. Babanta kuwa ya ce "sai an yi."

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Ita ba ta so domin tana da wanda take so amma aka ce sai anyi.

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Ita ta ce ba ta so ta kuma fada wa mamanta.

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Ko da yake uban ya gane ba ta son Auwal, uban dai ya nace shi zai ba ta!

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Maman ita kwa ba ta son Auwal, don tana goyon bayan yar ta.

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Baba ya ce jibi za'a yi auren, sai ta ce ba zai yuwu ba. Ya ce "za ki gani"

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Ta ce "na ga alkairin ka, na ga sharri."

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Da uwar ta ga maigidan ya nace, sai ta yi wa yar albishir zata ba ta Adam

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Sai yar ta ce "mama, ina son ki. Allah ya bar mu lafiya."

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Labarin Zainab
Author - Philip Hayab John
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach, Mekasha Haile, Wiehan de Jager
Language - Hausa (Nigeria)
Level - First words