Vanya u ngohol
Alassane Sonta
Arthur Makali

Madina lu wan u kwase u vesen hen tsombol u Karembe.

Tsombor na tema twev ken kpentar u Bandiagara.

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Iyange igenegh yô, Madina za u wuhen hunda shie u iyange bee yô.

Maa nenge a wanyekwase man wanyenomso sha hunda.

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Kpiligh Madina iyol u nengen a mbayev uhar mba un fe ve ga, sha hunda ve.

A ta ikyenge a yila ter na, "Baba! Baba!! Mbayev uhar tile se sha hunda."

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Ter na usa za sha hunda.

Nengen a mbayev mbala yô, a pine ve er, "Ka ne unô? Ne due hana?"

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Wan u nomso kaa er, "Iti yam er Assama, ii anngbyan wam u kwase u kiriki ne er, Yakôrômo."

Assama man Yakôrômo lu sha inja er ve vaa, ijen kôr ve, shi mba cian kwagh yô.

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Assama za hemen kaa er, "Se due ken ipyaven u Songho, ken kpentar u Doucombo."

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Kpirigh or la iyol, je fatyô lam ga.

Madina kaa er, "Baba, de ve nyôr. Mba er ijen kôr ve yô, shi ve vôr kpaa yô. Ma se wase ve.

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Kwa ne yô, Yakôrômo kpa lam.

A kaa er, "I va ta num sha ya wase, i wua mbamaren asev. Se fatyô se tôô kwagh môm ga."

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U kwase la za hemen u lamen ken ikyenge i cuku.

"Se mba zenden kuma ayange imiôngo hegen. Se fa pe se za ga, shin kwagh u se er ga."

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Maa or la za ave ahar kuve ve.

A kaa a ve er, "Nyôr nen ken iyou, ka ya wene je ne. Se mase lamen shie u ne mem yô"

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Mbayev mbala kohol a tsombor la shie u yan kwagh aikie, lu kwaghyan u acivin u hiihii u ve ya ken ayange imiôngo je la.

Mba been yô, Madina za tese ve ijiir i yaven.

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Hii hen iyange la je, Assama man Yakôrômo hingir mbayev mba hen tsombor u KAREMBE.

Ve gema numben shi eren hanmakwagh vea mbayev mba or la.

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Vanya u ngohol
Author - Alassane Sonta, Amadomo dit Issaka Kodio, Djénèba Ganesse, Sira Diakité
Translation - Msughter Chekwa
Illustration - Arthur Makali
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs