Mama Sofi, mo marɗo cusal
Thandiwe Dlodlo
Simon Mokoena

Nder duŋgu caka cak naaŋge, Kosi ɗon wanco, o ƴami hoore mum ɗume ngaɗanmi.

Daada maako yehi no gal ngeesa, o acci mo feere maako.

"Ɗume ngaɗanmi bee ngeedam am?" Kosi ƴami hoore maako.

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Nden Kosi numi.

"Mi yiwoto nder maayo, amma moy ɗofta tam?" o ƴami hoore mum.

Wakkati maajum, Mama Sofi ɗon no saala gal ton, ngam yahugo maayo. O don roondi limce jur.

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"Mi tokkoto mama Sofi haa yottugo maayo!" Kosi wi'i.

"Mi foti mi ɗofta on naa?" o ƴami Mama Sofi. Mama Sofi moosi.

Dow laawo, Nozipo tawi ɓee. Nozipo yarday haala diɓɓa diɓɓa sam, amma o yardi laarugo woɗɓe ɗon diɓɓa nder ndiyam.

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Haa sera maayo, Kosi wi'i, "Hannde, mi safti diɓɓugo nder ndiyam jey luggaka bana ɓikkon! Mi hollan haa yimɓe fuu min boo mi anndi diɓɓugo nder ndiyam lugguɗam."

Nden o diɓɓi nder maayo. Culup !

Nozipo ɗon tiima koo ɗon saala digam dayɗum.

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Haa yeeso Nozipo, ɓikkon fuu ɗon fijja nder maayo.

Bee ɗon fijja bee waɗugo hoolo jur e bee ɗon siika welwelo haa caka maɓɓe nder ndiyam.

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Nozipo larti fahin, nden o maati kuuje feere saŋji. Kosi ɗon diɓɓa nder lugguɗum e o daayi bee ɓikkon feere. Nozipo maditi et o fuɗi lartugo fahin.

Ɓaawo ko o laari ton, kulol naŋgi mo, o duggi gal rewɓe ɓen lootanɓe limceji maɓɓe sera maayo.

"Wayo Allah am! Wayo Allah am! Ndiyam ɗon mooja Kosi!" Nozipo ɗon wooka.

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Nder fəmet, Mama Sofi diɓɓi nder ndiyam. O nasti nder lugguɗam maayo.

O diɓɓi haa nder nder o vurti haa dow, nden o nasti o ɗon tefa Kosi.

O naŋgi Kosi haa juuɗe haa les maayo. Nden, Mama Sofi roondi Kosi vurtini mo nder ndiyam.

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Nden Mama Sofi saali bee jawɗum yeeso ɓikkon e rewɓe ɗon no wooka.

Nozipo tokki bee doggugo gal suudu dofta wuro, bee roondugo Kosi haa ɓaawo.

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Haa suudu lekki man, daadiraawo mo innde Nozolo on jaɓi ɓee, o yaawi ngam wallugo ɓee.

Dofta mo Nozolo yari Kosi bee jawɗum nder suudu feere nden dofta'en feere boo yaawi ngam wallugo mo.

"O jamo, sa'a waɗi o neeɓay nder ndiyam!" Nozolo hayɗini wi'i.

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Mama Sofi yoofi pofɗe tammunde.

Haa nder suudu lekki maajum, yimɓe fuu ɗon hellana mo ngam cusal e anndal ngal o mari ngam tiɓɓugo nder ndiyam.

"Mi ɗon seyi ngam mi hinsni yoŋki," o wi'i nder yaŋkinaare.

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Kubar yottake haa laamɗo wuro mo debbo. O nuli kalifaajo ewno Mama Sofi.

Mama Sofi fuɗi taalingo laamɗo debbo oo noy noy o warti mo anndi diɓɓugo.

"Wakkati mi ɓiŋgel, hoodi soobiraawo feere mo ɗon yeeɗa haa gaɗa maayo. Kala nyalaade fuu min don nder ndiyam. Doole min ekkito diɓɓugo!" mo wi'i.

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Lamɗo ewni hawrinde mawnde bee maatingo no ni o warjoto Mama Sofi bee kuuɗe cusal ngal o huwi.

Rewɓe fuɗi wuɗugo salalay, worɓe fuɗi siikugo, ɓikkon ɗon siika welwelo. Daga nden, ɓikkon yardi tokkugo mama Sofi bee gime, "Wala ko meematam, mi ɗon bee Mama Sofi, marɗo cusal, haa ɗakki am!"

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Mama Sofi, mo marɗo cusal
Author - Thandiwe Dlodlo
Translation - Albert Blangar
Illustration - Simon Mokoena
Language - Fulfulde Adamawa
Level - First paragraphs