Ƴamol Safi
Jean de Dieu Bavugempore
Rob Owen

Safi no giɗɗo ƴamugo. No mo ronu al'aada ƴamƴamtirgo diga danyooɓe maako.

Ɓe mbi'imo koo ndeye, "To naa' a ƴamƴamtiroowo e himɓe diga a ɓiɗɗo, a mawnay ngarta goɗɗo mo walaa anndal."

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Nyalnde feere Safi ƴami jannginoowo mo, "Ko waɗi, danyooɓe amin mbi'atamin saa'i fuu, min loota juuɗe amin heddeeko min nyaama? Ngam bee gite amin, e min ngi'a juuɗe amin e laaɓi."

Janngidooɓe bee Safi e ngiɗi ƴamol maako. Ɓe ngiɗaa wi'eego, ɓe loota juuɗe maɓɓe!

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Jannginoowo jaabi, "Ɗum ƴamol soosey! Koo to bee gite en ngi'a, juuɗe meeɗen e laaɓi, foti e ɗe ngoodi kuukon."

Mo tinndini, "Kuukon kon en potaayi yi'ugo bee gite meeɗen ngaɗata nyaw. Sey to en keɓi goɗɗum, ɓurɗum gite meeɗen marugo semmbe, keɓen yi'ugokon.

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Jannginoowo sey wurtini bi'eteeɗum maykiroskop diga cigorɗum muuɗum. O wi'i, "En kuutinira bee maykiroskop ngam yi'ugo ko ɓurdi famɗugo, ko gite neɗɗo tan potaayi yiʼugo."

Jannginoowo hefi junngo Safi seɗɗa-seɗɗa bee jamngel, nden o waɗi ko mo hefi dow daaroggel ngel ley maykiroskop.

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Jannginoowo resi daaroggel ngel ley gite maykiroskop. Ndaa kuukon kon ɓe ngi'i bee gite maykiroskop.

Koo nde gite neɗɗo njaɓino: Juuɗe Safi e laaɓi! Fakat, gite maykiroskop kolli, e ɗe ngoodi kuukon.

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Jannginoowo waggini fukaraaɓe, "Kuukon e koo toye, e kon taarii'en, e kon ngoodi dow ko meemeten nder suudu janngirde meeɗen. E kon ngoodi e babal fijirde yaasi. E kon ngoodi e gure meeɗen fuu. Kuukon poti ngaɗana'en nyaw caatuɗum."

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Mo jokkini wi'ugo, "Ngam warugo kuukon ko'on, sey looten juuɗe meeɗen bee saabulu e ndiyam labɗam. Ɓurna fuu, sey looten juuɗe heddeeko nyaamugo."

"Fahin, to a nyawɗo, haani a loota juuɗe maaɗa ngam taa' ngeeda kuukon, ndaaɓa himɓe nyaw."

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Nde Safi hooti sey o tawi Baaba maako e waɗa danki boɗki. O ƴami, "Danki ki'i um ɗume? Ɗume ngaɗata?" Baaba Safi wiʼimo, "Innde danki kin 'Dampu-Lootu.' Ɗum wallay bee lootugo juuɗe."

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Safi hayɗini, o wi'i, "Goonga, jannginoowo amin wolwi haala 'Dampu-Lootu.' Ammaa reeta amin fuu, min anndaano um ɗume. Noye ɗum huutinirte?"

Baaba Safi jali, wi'imo, "Ɓadita, mi holluma, ɓinngel am."

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Baaba wi'i, "Artu, ndampa leggel nge'el haa ngel meema leydi."

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Baaba ɓeydi wi'ugo, "Jogorɗum ndiyam wuuroto haa ɗum waylamma ndiyam e juuɗe maaɗa. Taa' yejjutu lootirgo juuɗe ma bee saabulu."

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Safi nani belɗum, mo wi'i, "Noye mi anndirayno ɗu'um fuu to mi ƴamataano?

Ɗum goonga, ƴamɗi e ngadda anndal."

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Ƴamol Safi
Author - Jean de Dieu Bavugempore
Translation - Yunuusa Yaakubu
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - Fulfulde Mbororoore
Level - Longer paragraphs