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Jàakiꞌ ba nàꞌ nfàꞌ Mnsuu

Melese Getahun Wolde

Salim Kasamba

Ŋwɛ̀ nfàꞌ mnsuu à tʉr nàꞌ nfàꞌ mnsuu ce e m rʉ̀ʉ.

E m tʉr jàakiꞌ foŋ.

Nàꞌ nfàꞌ mnsuu ba jàakiꞌ à m ba bkar.

À kaꞌ ba à mbùŋkùr, nàꞌ nfàꞌ mnsuu à laa nè jàakiꞌ enɛ, "Mɛ sɛ̀."

Nàꞌ nfàꞌ mnsuu à laa nè jàakiꞌ enɛ̂, "Mɛ̀ ba lʉshi ntìni kaꞌ."

Jàakiꞌ a beesì enɛ̂, "Mɛ̀ ba faꞌ a caa wɛ̀."

Tʉꞌ à kaꞌ raa, nàꞌ nfàꞌ nsuu a laa enɛ̂, "Nǒŋ ntìni a ba nǒŋ bebep."

Jàakiꞌ a laa enɛ̂, "Ŋwɛ̀ nsuu à kaꞌ vʉ̂, à laa wɛnɛ, 'Moooo!' E be màꞌshi tɛ à lʉshi."

Tʉ̀ꞌ moꞌ à kaꞌ raa, Jàakiꞌ à war enɛ̂, 'Moooo!'

Ŋwɛ̀ nfàꞌ mnsuu à maꞌshì ye e lʉshì.

Ŋwɛ̀ nfàꞌ mnsuu a ker lor jàakiꞌ a du àgho tɛ e bo fàꞌ nsuu.

Jàakiꞌ a faꞌ nyʉ̀ anà tatap sê.

E m sɛ̀ sê, à nfèꞌ ce e m vʉ̀ a niŋ à làꞌ.

Jàakiꞌ a laa enɛ̂, "Ŋwɛ̀ nfàꞌ mnsuu à mu laa enɛ e be sɛɛ wɛ̀ zhe."

Nàꞌ nfàꞌ mnsuu a laa enɛ̂, "M be fàꞌ àyàŋsè. Mbɛp à koo mɛ̀ sèꞌni."

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Jàakiꞌ ba nàꞌ nfàꞌ Mnsuu

Author - Melese Getahun Wolde, Elizabeth Laird
Translation - Ngah Samson
Illustration - Salim Kasamba
Language - Limbùm
Level - First sentences

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Original source www.ethiopianfolktales.com