Fanna
Matthews M Wanga
Wiehan de Jager

Jaman kureyen, bǝla Arnadi canidǝ kwa laa cunju Kondo-a kamunju Fanna-a kasarga. Yalla arakku casambo. Samma ferowa.

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Fanna curo tadanju tulurre ngoyenniya, Kondo tiro: "Fero gade kembumba fanni kollǝmi" yeno. Amma konga kembumba, sala kura laa dabbarjǝgǝkki.

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Sa njamboye kadinniya, Fanna leje ngosoma laa kiro. Fero ra tadaro kiworo.

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Kawuwa tada-a fero-aye cǝwando. Yalladǝro Adam-a Auwa-aye cu casakko. Yadǝ Adamba curuiya karwukǝji fanji, amma Auwaa curuiya sai karwukutta. Karwunjun awo falma dioyedǝ yeno.

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Fanna Auwaa ngosomadǝro koljiye Adamba kwanjuro kikkado.

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Karwukǝjiaro dǝladǝa Kondoro fǝleyeyeno. Kǝjifandaro jama bǝlaye capce cu tadanjuro njakkoro.

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Adam wuraje baɍimi shawaro walyen. Auwa ye fero shawaro walyen.

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Yim laa nansǝni cidi duwon, Adam fero shawa laa kiro. "Fero adǝa kamuro ngokki cini karwunjun'."

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Niyaro kiworǝnniya, aiya badiyen: "Mukhwana wefwe, Mukhwana. So yakhupa omunwa, Mukhwana. Nebebula omukhana, Mukhwana. Barulaka khulwanda, Mukhwana. Nebebula omusiani, Mukhwana. Barera mungo muno, Mukhwana. Iyeyi yakwa, Mukhwana. Iyindi yakwa, Mukhwana."

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Adǝgaidǝ kadaro tǝdo. Adam awo cǝdi nojǝnni. Na yanju Fannayero cije leyen. "Fero shawa laa kirukkiya, tiro jande niyaye yiddǝkkiya, wuro aiya faldǝmaa sawison yessiyi." yeno yanjuro.

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Yanju tiro: "Fero adǝye aiyadǝ ngaima" yeno. Nayi ynidi kawuwa. Banǝm tada gǝni wa fero cǝragǝnni. Adǝ nangaro tǝn dǝlanjun tia ngosomadǝro kolgǝkke nia fadoro na banǝmbero ngiwudǝkko. Tadadǝ ajapcǝna ngai.

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Adam lawardǝa banjuro wulgeyenniya, badǝ jirenju baworo asuyen. Kamudǝa bowoje tandi yindin ngodagǝne ngosomayero lejane Auwaa fadoro kewudo.

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Auwa fadoro kadinniya, banju-a amwurawa-a kani duwajane sala kedo. Sala adǝ kǝla yalla sammaye kǝldaye.

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Saa diriyenniya Auwa tada mai ye gaɍiwu ye bǝladǝyedǝa niyayen. Larasu-a arsiyi kada-a fanjaro cuwudo.

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Fanna
Author - Matthews M Wanga
Translation - Plan Niger - Projet NECS - Usaid
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kanuri
Level - First paragraphs