Awi Cini Yeiyanju Maduye?
Nina Orange
Wiehan de Jager

Yim laa sǝwa lǝp, Madua kakanju bowoyen. Kakanjuye tiro: "Madu marne wuro ngǝwul adǝa amwurawanǝmbo yade. Biskit cadi larusa yeiyanǝmbero."

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Jawallan Madu tadawa yindi tadakǝska cawurdi nayayen. Tada faldǝ ngǝwul maduyedǝa cǝmoye kǝskadǝro gǝpkeyen. Ngǝwul falgada.

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"Awi sǝddǝm attǝ?" yeno Madu tadadǝro. Ngǝwul biskit tilan cadi. Yeiyaniye larusaye biskit. Biskit larusanjuye adǝ bawoa awi yeiyani wulji?

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Tadawadǝ awo cadǝnaye kashshanju cadi. "Rangiye biyanjiyewawo, amman ngo ka Njuttuwuye yeiyanǝmbo ye yeno tada faldǝ." Madu kǝla fuwunna giya.

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Jawalnin, am yindia ngim catandi-a kattadǝra. "Rangiye ka adǝn faidadiye" yeno kam faldǝ. Kadǝ duno bawo, namngada. Ngimbo ciddiwawo.

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"Awi diww?" yeno Maduye. "Ka adǝ yeiyaniro kǝnjo caddo. Tadakǝska fǝrdowu ka adǝa wuro sado, ngǝwulni faljanadǝro biskit dioro. Biskitdǝ yeiyani. Kuwa ngǝwul-a biskit -a kǝnjo caddǝnadǝ samma bawo. Yeiyani awi wulji."

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Tandowudǝ kadǝa namjanadǝro karwunja kuttu. Biskitdǝro rangiye awima yiddiyewawo, amma. Ngo kajǝm yeiyanǝmbo ye, yeno falnjaye. Madu Jawalnju jǝgane leyeno.

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Jawalnin, Madu-a kuloma fea-a kattadǝra. "Kajǝm ngǝla adǝa rangǝkke gǝna laa ngokki wa?" yeno feye. Kajǝmdǝ jauro ngǝla nangaro fedǝ tǝgǝmbo giwo.

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"Awi dim?" yeno Maduye. "Kajǝm adǝ kǝnjo yeiyaniro caddo. Tandowudǝ kajǝm sado, don ka tadakǝska fǝrdowudǝ namjanaro. Tadakǝska fǝrdowu ka sado don nguwul biskit yeiyaniro caddidǝa faljanadǝro. Kuwa ngǝwul-a biskit -a kǝnjo caddǝnadǝ samma bawo. Yeiyani awi wulji."

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Kǝmbomaro walje kajǝmdǝa cotto jǝwuna nangaro fedǝ karwunju kuttu. Kulomadǝ Maduro fenju ce yeiyanjuro cado yeno. Madu Jawalnju giya.

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Amma, sa masǝnaye kidǝnniya, fe ngǝrǝmje kǝmanjuyero leyeno. Madu jawalnin fakkeyeno. Jama dojana masǝna dio cadi duwon larusa yeiyanjuro kadio.

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"Awi dikki?" yeno Maduye. "Fe cǝgasǝnadǝye kundiro tandowu kajǝm sado, don ka tadakǝskaye fǝrdowudǝ namjanaro. Tadakǝska fǝrdowu ka sado don nguwul biskit yeiyaniro caddidǝa faljanadǝro. Kuwa ngǝwul-a biskit -a kǝnjo caddǝnadǝ samma bawo. Yeiyani awi wulji. Tandowudǝ kajǝm sado, don ka tadakǝska fǝrdowudǝa namjanaro. Tadakǝska fǝrdowu ka sado don nguwul biskit yeiyaniro caddidǝa faljanadǝro. Biskitdǝ larusaye, biskit -a kǝnjo caddǝnadǝ samma bawo."

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Yeiya Maduye sa laa tacce yeno, "Madu kannani, kǝnjowadǝ-a biskitdǝ-a bawo yaye nankamde mbeji, kǝji fanǝkki. Kuwa lene kajumunǝm ngǝla yakke, ku sala nangaro." Madu awo yeiyanju wuljinadǝa kido.

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Awi Cini Yeiyanju Maduye?
Author - Nina Orange
Translation - Plan Niger - Projet NECS - Usaid
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kanuri
Level - Longer paragraphs