Thakgalo yila gbarigu cheche
Diana Tebeila
Diana Tebeila

Thakgalo gbunni nyɛla suhupiɛlim.

Thakgalo daa nyɛla ninvuɣ' so ŋun bari gbarigu cheche.

O-daŋ mini o-zonim daa yuri o pam.

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Thakgalo daa yuri yila pam.

O-zonim gba daa yuri waa mini ni be yilindi yila n-tiri o pam.

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Thakgalo zonim daa zaŋ la yila walɛnsi n-zaŋ niŋ o-gbarigu cheche maa puuni.

O-yi ti dihi li di ŋmɛri la yila.

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Thakgalo daa wara yila maa ni ti ŋmɛra o-cheche maa zuŋu.

O-daa bɔhimdi wabu o-ko ni ti ʒiya, ka lahi wara o-mini o-zonim gba ni ti bɛni.

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Dahinshɛli ka o-zonim daa nya mɔligu lahabali churi puuni mɔligu maa daa nyɛla ŋun ni tooi wan di pini.

Be daa bɔhi Thakgalo ma ni bin tooi sabi o-bii maa yuli ka o-gba wa.

Thakgalo ma daa sahi tiba ka be sabi o-yuli.

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Thakgalo zonim maa daa suhi o-ma tangali n-ŋmaai go. Be daa zaŋ bin ŋmaai anfooni shɛŋa maa zaŋ ti ban mɔli wandi lahabali maa.

Be daa ŋmaaila Thakgalo ka o-wari yil' shɛli o-suhu ni gbaai pam.

Be daa piigi Thakgalo ni o-kana n-ti wa!

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Dabisili maa ni daa paaigi.

Thakgalo daa yɛli nɛɛi pala ka di viɛla.

Be ni daa ŋmɛ yila maa bahi ka o-daa pili wabu nyam nyam ni suhupiɛllim.

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Ban daa bɛ nimaani daa kuli salindoo mi ka booni o-yuli, "Thakgalo! Thakgalo!"

Yɛlmaŋli, o-daa kpaŋ o-maŋa pam dindali maa.

Thakgalo n-daa wan di tuuli pini maa.

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Thakgalo yila gbarigu cheche
Author - Diana Tebeila
Translation - Peter K. Amoabil
Illustration - Diana Tebeila
Language - Dagbani/Dagbanli
Level - Longer paragraphs