M bɛ tulon kɛ nka n bɛ n janto n yɛrɛ la!
Malado Fofana
Busisiwe Ndlovu

Musa, Alibɛri ni Agayisa tun bɛ kalanyɔrɔ sira kan.

U ye karitɔn dɔ labɛnnen ye tuu la. O tun bɔlen bɛ tulonkɛminɛn fɛ.

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Musa ko: «Ne ɲɛ bɛ mun na yan? Tulonkɛminɛn dɔ! An ka taa a ta!»

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Agayisa y'u jaabi : «Janto !a'yaw miiri karamɔgɔ ka fɔlen n' an ye.»

Agayisa tun bɛ siran.

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Musa ni Alibɛri tun kɔrɔtɔlen ni u kunpalen tun don.

U tun b'a fɛ cogo bɛɛ la ka karitɔn in kɔnɔko dɔn.

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Agayisa y'a gɛlɛya.

«Karamɔgɔ y'an ladi ko an kan yɛrɛ tanga fɛnsidɔnbaliw ani fɛn minnu t'an ta ye ma.»

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A ye fɛn in lakoori o yɔrɔ bɛɛ la ni jiribolo jalanw ye.

O b'a jira k'a bɛ se ka kɛ faratimafɛn ye.

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Karamɔgɔ ye kalanyɔrɔkuntigi ladonniya.

O ye wele bila lakana cakɛda mɔgɔw ma walasa ka fɛn in si dɔn.

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Jateminɛw kɛlen kɔ lakana cakɛda mɔgɔw y'a jira ko mugujugu de b'a kɔnɔ.

Yɔrɔninkelen, u y'a tiŋɛ.

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Karamɔgɔ wasara n'a ka kalandenw ye.

A ko: «Denmisɛnw a' kɛra mɔgɔ hakilisigilenw ye, ani a' y'aw janto a' yɛrɛ la. Jantonyɛrɛla kɔrɔko ka ɲi.»

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Denmisɛnw tanuna karamɔgɔ ni lakana cakɛda mɔgɔw fɛ.

U kunbɛnna i ko ŋanaw kalanyɔrɔ bɛɛ fɛ.

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O dugujɛ kalanko ɲɛmɔgɔw ye ɲɔgɔnye dɔ kɛ.

U y'u hakilinaw falen lakanako kan kalanyɔrɔ ni sigida la.

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M bɛ tulon kɛ nka n bɛ n janto n yɛrɛ la!
Author - Malado Fofana, Lassana Koumaré, Aly Barry, Almouner AG Iminika
Translation - Fatoumata Keita
Illustration - Busisiwe Ndlovu
Language - Bamanakan
Level - First sentences