Ɓernde lamnde koo ɓaleere?
Jacinta Recha
Rob Owen

E wooduno inniraajo nayeejo e mo jooɗodii bee taaniraaɓe maako tato.

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Nde fini fuu e ɓe njaha ngesa, e ɓe ndema.

Sey nyalnde feere gooto nder taaniraaɓe wi'i, "Maama, mi saataayi hannde."

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Sey inniraajo wi'i, ɓiɗɗo on hoota wuro.

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Nde ɓiɗɗo on hooti wuro, mo tawi kusel nder taasawo.

Sey mo nyaami kusel fuu, nden mo ɗaanoyi.

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Nde inniraajo bee ɓiɓɓe ɗiɗo ngarti daga ngesa, ɓe comi, e ɓe nana weelo.

Maama defaniɓe nyiiri butaali ngam ɓe nyaamira kusel ngel mo defuno fajiri.

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Mo maɓɓiti taasawo ngam mo nokkana taaniraaɓe maako.

Nde o maɓɓiti taasawo bee kusel, asee, walaa ko lutti nder!

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Maama ɓerni, ƴami, "Moye nyaami kusel?"

Ammaa taaniraaɓe tato fuu dimmbi ko'e maɓɓe, koo moye fuu wi'i, "Naa' ɗum min."

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Sey Maama ɓiɓɓe ɓen haɓɓi ɓoggol ngam huulugo maayo.

O wi'iɓe koo moye tokka dow ɓoggol ngo'ol, nden yima gimol eera.

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Maama wagginiɓe, mo wi'i, "Nyaamuɗo kusel yanay nder maayo ngam mo ekkitoo wi'ugo goonga."

Taaniiko arandeejo yaawi, tokki dow ɓoggol, mo huuli maayo e mo yima.

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Raa gimol maɓɓe:

To min nyaami kusel nder taasawo, ɓoggol ngo'ol do''ayam ni.

Maayo ngo'o iloowo ilnayam ni.

To naa' min nyaami kusel, ɓoggol ngo'ol seetayam ni.

Maayo ngo'o ilnoowo ilnataayam ni.

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Taaniraaɓe ɗiɗo luttuɓe puɗɗi yeddootirgo.

Ɓiɗɗo debbo wi'i ɓiɗɗo gorko, "Yahu, an!" Sey ɓiɗɗo gorko wi'i, "Aa'a, yahu an taw!"

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Taaniiko debbo nyaamuɗo kusel hultori, mo fuɗɗi diwnugo.

E mo yaaɓa ngam yahugo yeeso dow ɓoggol, sey mo mortii, mo yani nder maayo.

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Mo wulli, "Mballeeyam! Mballeeyam!"

Maama wi'i taaniraaɓe ɗiɗo, "Kanko woni mo walaa goonga, ammaa haani jooni en mballamo."

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Ɓe pooɗimo, sey ɓe mburtinimo maayo.

Daga nyalaande nden, taaniraaɓe inniraajo on meetaayi fewre, sey goonga tan.

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Ɓernde lamnde koo ɓaleere?
Author - Jacinta Recha
Translation - Ibraahim Baabayo, Aadamu Bappa
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - Fulfulde Mbororoore
Level - First paragraphs