Baa mini nyebga
Candiru Enzikuru Mary
Rob Owen

Dahinshɛli ka baa daa chaŋ mɔɣili ni, ka daa nya gala ni dɔ ya.

O daa bɔhi omaŋa, "Ka binkɔb' ŋuni leei zaŋ gala sɔŋ shɛm ŋɔ?"

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O daa kali gala maa ka di yiɣisi gali pia. O daa teɣi ni gbunyaɣu gala m-bala.

O daa kpuɣi gala maa niŋ o baaji ni.

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O daa zaŋ gala maa kulisi yiŋ ti sɔŋ tulim sheei.

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Baa daa lab mɔɣili maa ni, o daa paa nyebga di ni. Nyebga daa bɔhi o, "A nya n-gala kpɛi?"

"Maan bi mi a gala yɛla kpɛi," Baa daa labisiya.

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Nyebga daa pili kaari binkɔbiri zaa m-bɔhiri ba o gala maa yɛla.

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O gala maa daa pun pilila waɣibu.

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Baa daa kpaŋ omaŋa pam lihiri nyeb bihi shɛbi gala maa ni daa waɣiri maa, amaa o-bindira daa be galisi.

Dinzuɣu daa chɛmi ka kum kuli mali nyeb bihi maa sahakam.

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Dahinshɛli nyebga daa chaŋ baa yiŋa ni o-ti bo o gala maa sheei.

O-ni daa paa baa yiŋ sambani, o-daa wum nyeb bihi puya ni kumda!

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Nyebga daa guui kpe yili maa ni ka zaŋ o zuli n- fɛbi baa

Baa daa kuɣiya pam ka daa yiɣi ba takoro guui.

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Nyebga daa kari baa hali ni mɔɣili maa ni.

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Baa daa kuɣiya ka yeli, "Gaafara, m-be mi ni a-gala m-bala!"

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Nyebga daa chɛn paŋo.

Ka daa zaŋ o-bihi maa kuli ti wuhiriba kom duɣubu.

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Baa mini nyebga
Author - Candiru Enzikuru Mary
Translation - Peter K. Amoabil
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - Dagbani/Dagbanli
Level - First paragraphs