Ndottaaku
Alassane Sonta
Arthur Makali

Madiin woni ɓiɗɗo afo ngeendi Karembe.

Ngeendi maɓɓe ina ngeeɗa e Bandiagara.

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Kiikiiɗeere wonnde, Madiina yahi haade dammugal.

O yi'i suka debbo e gorka.

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Madiina haayɗinii yi'ugo sukaaɓe ɗiɗo hoɗɓe.

O noddi baaba makko, "Baaba! Baaba! Raa sukaaɓe ɗiɗo haade dammugal."

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Baaba yaawni yottii haade dammugal.

Nde o yi'i sukaaɓe ɓee, o ƴami, "On ɓeye? Toye on ƴiwi?"

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Suka gorko wolwi, "Min woni Asama, oo woni minyam debbo, Yakôrômo."

Asama e Yakôrômo ina ngoodi alaama tampere, ɓe kultori cunii.

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Assama jokki faamtingo, "Min ngari gila wuro Songho, e nder labbaare Doucombo."

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Baaba on haayɗini sanne haa o saldoraa wolde.

Madiina wi'i, "Baaba, accu ɓe nasta. Be ɗon tampi no feewi, ɓe ɗon mari haaje men."

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Yakôrômo wolwi arannde.

"Wuro amin hippaama. Min cooyii saaro'en amin. Min cooyii kala ko min njogii."

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O jokki wolwugo e daande leestunde.

"Heewtii nyalɗe ɗuuɗɗe e min ndilla e koyɗe. Min anndaa to min njahata, min anndaa ko min mbaɗata."

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Nden baaba on jaɓɓiiɓe juuɗe ɗiɗi nder seyo.

"Nastee, sukaaɓe am, ɗoo ko saare mon. En mbolday dow maaka so on ciwtake," o wi'i.

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Sukaaɓe ɓen kawti e ngeendi ndii ngam nyaamgo, nyaamndu wulndu ndu ɓe keɓe ko wayraa balɗe e balɗe.

Ɓaawo ɗon, Madiina e Yakoromo yahriɓe suudu maɓɓe.

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Gila nyalnde nden, Assama e Yakoroma ngartii ngeendi KAREMBE.

Ɓe pija, ɓe mbaɗa kala kuwɗe wuro fuu hawtaade e sukaaɓe woɗɓe

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Ndottaaku
Author - Alassane Sonta, Amadomo dit Issaka Kodio, Djénèba Ganesse, Sira Diakité
Translation - Mohammed Also
Illustration - Arthur Makali
Language - Fulfulde (Nigeria)
Level - First paragraphs