Ya zaala tiŋŋoŋo la
Nina Orange
Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi

Nɔɔr zaala zuri kaŋa be zuŋ la. Nɔɔr liba zuri kaŋa zaŋga tiŋŋoŋo. Liba nɔɔr zaala zuri kaŋa be daa zɔɔ.

Tiŋŋoŋo zuri kanɛ liba lɔɔ zaŋŋa zuuri kanɛ. Saŋa yiŋa tiŋa soba nɛ la kaŋa tiŋŋoŋo ana wɛza lɔɔ zuuri ana.

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Mishelle ka Catherine nɛ tiŋaŋa nabia la. Mishelle daŋga zaŋɛ sɔŋaŋa Sɛkɛnde skul la. Catherine daŋga tɛŋɛ zuuri kaŋa be daa zɔŋŋɔ skul la.

Nabia ŋa zaala tiŋŋoŋo ka zuri aneɛŋɔɔ be ba za'ada ka ba bomaŋa, ka ba zɔɔyɛnɛ. Tiŋŋoŋo be Nairobi la. Ba zɔŋ zuri zaŋga tiŋŋoŋo, ba ka zaŋɛ nɔɔr be tiŋŋaŋa nyɔŋo zaŋga duuri nyɔŋɔ.

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Yɛra nɛ zaala la daana pɔka labiɛrɛ be bangɔ daana. Yɛra nɛ daŋa tɔɔrɛ biɛla nɛ yɛtɔɔ daana pɔka ka yɛre yɛ zaŋ nɛ yɛnɛ yɛrɛ la.

Catherine nya pɔka ka yɛ zaŋ nɛ yɛ daŋa wɔɔ. O nya la be Fʋʋ biɛla dɔɔ saŋa dɔɔ. Mishelle nya la be biɛla kɔntɔɔ dɔɔ nɛ yɛ tiŋŋoŋo.

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Catherine beŋa, "O tiŋŋoŋo yɛ be zuŋŋa tiŋŋoŋo la be Afirika?"

Mishelle zaanɛ, "Ayi, tiŋŋoŋo yɛ yɛ nya kaŋa 126 Kɔɔlɛ zuŋ. Zuŋŋa tiŋŋoŋo la be Afirika yɛ nya kaŋa 393 Kɔɔlɛ wɔɔ. Zuŋŋa tiŋŋoŋo la be dunia yɛ nya kaŋa 830 Kɔɔlɛ wɔɔ!"

"Ooo! Tiŋŋoŋo zaŋŋa zuŋ yɛ maŋŋa saala la?" Catherine wiaa nɛ.

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"Tiŋŋoŋo, zɔɔ zaŋŋa zaŋa yɛ nyɛ kaŋa wɛ. Liba nɛŋgbɛɛ ka bɔmbɔlɔ yɛ nya zuuri nyɛ zaŋɛ tiŋŋoŋo la.

Tiŋŋoŋo liba ka pɔka, saala ka Nɛŋgbɛɛ beɛna liba Bɔmbɔlɔ yɛ zaŋɛ nɔɔ zɔrɔ nɛ. Lɔɔ liba yɛ zaŋa liba paala ka yɛ nyɛ yaa wɔɔ," Mishelle zaanɛ nɛ.

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Bɔbɔ so daana, kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔ nɛ bɔbɔrɛlɛ zɔŋŋɔ yɛ mɔɔrɛ da zɔrɔtɔrɛ nɛ daana bɔɔ.

Yɔɔrɛ na yɔɔ dɔɔrɛ kɔɔlɛ yɔɔrɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ kɔɔrɔ, bɔbɔ so daana nɛ bɔɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ nɛ sɛŋ yɔrɔɔ.

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Nɔɔrɛ, kɔntɔɔ yɛ ba zɔrɔ daana bɔɔ. Yɛ ba zɔrɔ bɛɛ nɛ yɔɔtɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ nɛŋgbɛɛ.

Nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ bɔɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ bɛɛ, bɔbɔ so daana yɛ bɔɔ. Nɛŋgbɛɛ tɔɔ yɛ sɔɔrɛ lɛɛ.

Nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ bɔɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ yɛ bɔbɔ daana, yɔɔrɛ kɔntɔɔ yɛ nɛŋa nɛ yɛn zɔrɔtɔrɛ.

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Nɛŋgbɛɛ tɔɔ bɛɛ lɛɛ. Yɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ bɔbɔ so daana nɛ yɛ bɔɔrɛ bɛɛ (nɛ kɔɔrɛ yɔɔrɛ lɛɛ nɛ bɔɔrɛ).

So bɔɔrɛ tɔɔ lɛɛ kɔɔrɛ, nɛ bɔɔrɛ nkɔɔlɔ, nɛ nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ daana yɛ bɔɔrɛ nɛ bɔbɔ so daana.

Nɛŋgbɛɛ yɛ bɔɔrɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ yɛn zɔrɔtɔrɛ bɛɛ.

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Bɔɔ nɛ kɔntɔɔ bɔɔ nɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ, nɛ kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ a mɔɔrɛ nɛ sɔɔrɛ, kɔmɛnt nɛ nsɔɔrɛ. Kɔntɔɔ yɛ ba kɔntɔɔ nɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ bɛɛ, nɛ bɔɔtɔ wɔɔrɛ kɔɔrɔ bɛɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ nɛŋgbɛɛ.

So nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ yɛ ba na, bɛɛ kɔɔrɛ nɛ nɛŋa zɔrɔtɔrɛ. Nɛ yɛ bɔbɔ daana kɔɔrɛ yɛn zɔrɔtɔrɛ nɛ kɔntɔɔ.

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Kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔbɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ bɔɔrɛ, kɔɔrɛ kɔɔrɛ. Zɔrɔtɔrɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ bɔɔrɛ sɔɔrɛ lɛɛ.Nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔrɛ bɛɛ lɛɛ, kɔɔrɛ bɔɔrɛ daana nɛ kɔntɔɔ.

Nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔrɛ laa zɔrɔtɔrɛ nɛ nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ, kɔɔrɛ yɛn nɛŋga nɛ nɛ bɔɔrɛ tɔɔ. (Bɔɔrɛ nɛ nɛ kɔɔrɛ bɛɛ sɔɔrɛ tɔɔ.)

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Zɔrɔtɔrɛ tɔɔlɛ nɛ bɔɔrɛ bɛɛ lɛɛ, kɔɔrɛ bɔɔrɛ daana. So nɛŋgbɛɛ kɔntɔɔ nɛ bɔɔrɛ nɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ yɛn daana, kɔntɔɔ bɔɔrɛ bɛɛ dɔɔ. Bɔɔrɛ a'ya bɔɔrɛ kɔɔrɛ, bɔɔrɛ dɔɔ zɔrɔtɔrɛ kɔɔrɛ.

Kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔrɛ laa letiriki nɛ yɔrɔɔtɔrɛ bɛɛ nɛ bɔɔrɛ daana zɔrɔtɔrɛ.

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Ka bɔbɔrɛ bɛɛ, kɔntɔɔ yɛ bɔɔrɛ laa nɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ tɔɔlɛ kɔɔrɛ nɛ bɔɔrɛ bɛɛ daana yɛn nɛ bɛɛ yɛlɛ nɛ tiŋŋoŋo.

Mishelle nɛ yɛlɛ, "Bɔɔrɛ fɔɔrɔtɔrɛ bɔɔrɛ fɔɔrɔtɔrɛ yɛn yɔɔrɔtɔrɛ. Tiŋŋoŋo zuri nɛ zɔrɔtɔrɛ kɔɔrɛ bɛɛ yɛn daana. Mɛ yɛlɛ biɛla yɔɔtaa dɔɔ, mɛ dɔɔ yɛlɛ kɔntɔɔ mɛnŋmɛn mɛ!"

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Ya zaala tiŋŋoŋo la
Author - Nina Orange, Ursula Nafula
Translation - Prince Sarfo
Illustration - Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - Frafra
Level - Longer paragraphs