Kachɛ Nɛ Epeŋi Yɔ Kade
Khothatso Ranoosi
Jesse Breytenbach

Kachako nɛ Epeŋi yili fanɛ e beeŋ ya bɔɔ mo sipo cheso kufɔl so. Esipoche kufɔl malɛ wɔ awɔlpa be kaba ndoŋ nna.

Kumo be kaman nɛ Epeŋi kaŋɛ abɔrɛwɔlpa le, "Maaŋ chɛr meeŋ yɔ m bɛta m ba naniere."

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Epeŋi ka yɔ nɛ abee chɛ echimu fulful.

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Nɛ afuu nɛ ndibi fara a ji emɔrɔ. Nɛ ndibi nyagbo.

Nseŋ farnyaŋ amo be afantaŋ to n lɛ kaplɛkama.

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Nɛ awɔlpa fara a munito.

Nseŋ birito.

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Nɛ abɔrɛwɔlpa be kagbene jija amo ŋkpal asheŋ nɛ a bee wora na so.

Nseŋ fara a shu. Nɛ anishichubi damta wurge.

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Nɛ nchu fara a muni durnya kikɛ so.

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Saŋɛ ere so nɛ Epeŋi bee blasé nɛ k lar kumo sipo cheso pe ashi awɔlpa be kaba ndoŋ.

Ndoŋ nna nɛ epeŋi wora kufɔl bai bai nseŋ bɛta n yɔ epe.

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Nɛ awɔlpa be kagbene fuli ŋkpal e ka wu Epeŋi so nseŋ fulto parr.

Nɛ abee ta amo be afitiri bumbuŋ be asɔbuuso lela m buu.

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Nɛ afu bɛta n ya dese.

Nɛ ndibi parga amo be ayabi to a mushe.

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Awɔlpa be kagbene daŋ fuli ga ŋkpal a ka naŋ wu amo nio Epeŋi so.

Ndoŋ nna nɛ a ya kaa pel.

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Nɛ afitiri nɛ afantaŋ wurbi lar kasawule so a kaŋɛ, "hɛloo."

Nɛ durnyaŋ kikɛ bee nyɛkpɛso.

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Nɛ enio Epeŋi nyaŋɛ n fulto kaplɛkama.

Nseŋ kaŋɛ, "Ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ meeŋ bɛta m ba."

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Kachɛ Nɛ Epeŋi Yɔ Kade
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Chief A-R. Adam (OLE Ghana)
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Gonja
Level - First paragraphs