Okonotota ee ke̩ka O̩ha ee?
Alfred Esinyen
Marleen Visser

Ipu o̩ya ale̩wa, o̩kpancho le nmo. Obochi,oye̩chi-o̩wo̩ a ke̩la le̩ ae̩chi kunu.

Ache̩ le jila e̩che̩ o̩le̩ kunu mla o̩tu nwla yo̩ gbeyi e̩ho̩ olo̩hi ne kpeyiche a.

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Eko no ga e̩che̩ a,o jokonu luwa ka o̩wo̩kuwa ge je o̩wo̩ luwa anana.

E ge lo̩fu nyi o̩de̩ho̩ kuwa.

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Ayipe̩ ge hija e̩che̩ ba alo ba ge gbeyi o̩wo̩ a. Igbihaje̩ e̩chi o̩o̩ma, alo̩ ma ojuja ne̩hi e̩ne̩he̩ e̩ga ligbo e̩no̩chi.

Nje ke we̩ o̩juja ku o̩wo̩.

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Ache̩ ba ge gbe̩la kpo̩ le̩yi kwu o̩da no oye̩chi-o̩wo̩ kaa.

E̩ne̩ de̩gba gboo, "Mabo̩! Ojuja a gbo̩ ko dobu babanya. Wa ipinu."

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O̩wo̩ a pe̩ waje̩. O pe̩,kla pe̩,kla pe̩!

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Alo̩ hunma gbeyi o̩wo̩ a. Eko afule̩yi alo̩ gweye.

Aman o̩wo̩ a he̩ n.

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Enkpo̩ ba e̩be̩be̩. Akpa no che o̩tahe̩ ku ipo̩le̩ alo̩ mla ipo̩le̩ ne̩hi a, enyi kwo̩ kpo le ye̩.

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O̩kpochenyi a kpo o̩le̩ ale̩wa.

O̩da no we̩ o̩ha a ku  piya amiya le̩ alo̩.

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Odudache̩ te̩te̩ le tutu ke nyi o̩de̩ho̩. Aman anana e nyi gla n. Ache̩ le ipo̩le kum te̩te̩ do̩ka o̩wo̩.

Anana e do̩ka nu o̩ha ge̩ n. Alo̩o̩ le̩ akpa  oye̩ e̩yinu ge̩ n. Ache̩ ale̩wa le o̩le̩  ge̩ n.

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Alo̩ kla le̩ unwalu o̩ha. Alo̩ ma aikwu ba tagwa e̩be̩be̩
O̩da e̩ge̩nya te̩te̩ ya n.

O le ya alo̩ eyijii.

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Alo̩o̩ nyo̩ lo̩la gla n ohigbu ka odudu ka ino̩la a ba ogbe o̩kpa.

Ayipe̩ nyo̩ ino̩kpa gla n ohigbu ka odudu ka ino̩kpa a ba ogbe o̩kpa.

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O̩da no chika o we̩ o̩ha a ku piya  amiya le̩ alo̩. Obochi, oye̩chi-o̩wo̩ leyiche n duu.

O̩che enkpo no̩ o̩tu ho̩ a we̩ Adako̩le̩ me̩mla o̩bla ahata kunu.

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Okonotota ee ke̩ka O̩ha ee?
Author - Alfred Esinyen
Adaptation -            Josephine Omoka Ameh
Illustration - Marleen Visser, Natalie Propa, Silva Afonso, Vusi Malindi
Language - Idoma
Level - First paragraphs