Tenngu Ɓiɓɓaangu
Zimbili Dlamini
Magriet Brink
Fulfulde Adamawa

Nyalnde wonnde, woɓɓe derke'en ɗiɗi majjiraa na'i maɓɓe.

Ɓe ɗaɓɓiti na'i maɓɓe haa jenngi.

1

Nde nyiɓɓi, mi ngi'i leelewal nder saare wonnde.

Ɓe ngerdootiri dow ɓe njaha ɓe tefa nokkuure waalugo.

2

Ɓe njottii saare nden ɓe silminii. Dammugal maɓɓitii ɓe nasti.

Sukaaɓe ɓen walaa mo ngi'i. Ammaa ɓe nani wolde hofnii-ɓe.

3

Wolde nden wi'i, "Min woni tenngu. Maɓɓitee fayannde njamndi on taway nyaamndu. Maɓɓitee fayannde lesdi njaron kosam."

4

Nden tenngu ɓili laral mum wurtii yaasi.

5

Sukaaɓe ɓen nyaami, njari, ngetti.

Nden ɓe ngurtii ɓe acci saare nden.

6

Ɓaawo ɓe ndillii, numo wonngo mettungo warani-ɓe. Ɓe mbi'i, "Taa fa laatoo en nyaami nyaamndu gila saare tenngu."

Ɓe narri dow ndikka ɓe co'oo ɓe ɓiɓɓa tenngu ngun.

7

Ɓe co"ii saare ɓe ɓibbi ngu Kadi louse artii wurtake saare, nden saare nden majjiti.

Ɓe tawi ko'e maɓɓe yaasi non.

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Tenngu Ɓiɓɓaangu
Author - Zimbili Dlamini
Translation - Mohammed Also, Ruqayya Sa'id Also
Illustration - Magriet Brink
Language - Fulfulde Adamawa
Level - First paragraphs
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