Tamar Sagǝdǝnzǝ
Marion Drew
Marion Drew

Yin laa Tamarye kusunyi Sǝgadǝbe cinato. Sǝgadǝ kura laaro lizǝ walgono. Sǝgadǝdǝbe zawalnzǝ kotǝbe zakkono.

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Tamarye Sǝgadǝga tambarijya sǝragǝna. Mashinzǝbero lewono. "Martǝgono banasǝnowo Sǝgadǝ nuiga tambarnge. Zawalnyiga zaksǝna," wono Tamarye. Kamuwa indidǝbe zuzuadaso, amma Sǝgadǝ shimadǝ zuturo wawono.

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Dongolibe lega. "Martǝne banasane Sǝgadǝ Tamarye tambartǝro!" sandiya longoroata. Dongoli sandiga bana kadio. Kamuwa yakkǝye zuzuadaso Sǝgadǝ tambartǝye, amma kuwa yaye Sǝgadǝ tǝgǝndǝnyi wawono. "Awo dikinnama nogǝnyi," wono Tamarye.

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Sadǝman Kulo Tamarbero kǝnji laa isǝ karago. Kǝnanzǝa. Sǝgadǝ kura laadǝga gǝro badiwono. "Dane," wono Sǝgadǝdǝye. Amma kǝnjidǝ waltǝ jigǝro.

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"Dane! Wuga takukulsǝmin," wono Sǝgadǝye. "Naakǝnyi." Daji Sǝgadǝ fǝrtǝ kaubero tambargatǝgǝ.

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Sǝgadǝye balbal laa fǝrtǝ kauben dawono. Sunyiwa indi shiga sawandi. "Abi Sǝgadǝ adǝro diyen," sandiye coworo. "Kolle shiga," gada, "kǝjijin" gada gǝrǝye.

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Sunyidǝye kau kura laa goza sutsaiya Sǝgadǝ katin sa nyagada.

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"A'a!" Sǝgadǝdǝye kairo. Farza ngowogada. Daji Sǝgadǝdǝ katǝ badiwono.

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Suro Sǝgadǝdǝben awo ritǝramma ciluwo. Awodǝ muskonzǝ fal shimnzǝ fal shinzǝ ye fal. Zauro kururam battia. "Wandowo kassuwi," wono awodǝye kowo farakkan. "Wuma mai Sǝgadǝye." Cabe dǝgai Sǝgadǝ waltǝ zakkatǝgǝ.

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Sunyidǝye zaumaro rigataro walzai. Fatoro sagesǝ walta amza kuraro hawarajaa. "Wai! Zaraptiye!" amza kurawa ye. "Hawar awo ritǝramma sagǝdeye nonǝwi wa"? Shidǝ sagadǝ taganesye laa "camman nandiye shiga kollowo."

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"Baliminna Sǝgadǝdǝ waltǝ katin. Daji awo ritǝrammaye kusunyi sǝgadǝye bǝladeya sammaro tarzǝyin. Andeye ngǝwu fandiyen, Sǝgadǝbe ngǝwu buiyen." Am kurawa sunyiwabedǝye gulgada.

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Adǝma biyila baliminnayedǝn. Tamarye Sǝgadǝnzǝ suronzǝn zauro kusunyi ngalwo ngalwo ngǝwuwa.

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Sǝgadǝ rigataye culowo. Shinzǝ faldǝ zǝwa kǝla Sǝgadǝdǝn cilowo. Shimzǝ faldǝn baye bǝladeyabe sammaga curo. Muskonzǝ faldǝn kunsunyidǝga zǝrǝgǝ sammaro tarjiwo.

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Kusunyidǝ zǝregǝ kǝliwa sammayen Sǝgadǝ kura ngalwo laaro liwono. Binǝm adǝn bǝladeyadǝn wunduso Sǝgadǝnzǝ kǝmbubea fasakro walwono. Tamaryero leza, "Askǝrnyina Tamar," andega bowosammaro, ada.

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Tamar Sagǝdǝnzǝ
Author - Marion Drew
Translation - Mohammed Alhaji Modu
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - Kanuri
Level - First paragraphs