Ligbi Ko Pu Ɔ Ho Ɔ
Khothatso Ranoosi
Jesse Breytenbach

Maa Pu to e yimi kaa e maa sla e nyɛmi yo, nyɔhiɔ ɔ. Nyɛmi yo Nyɔhiɔ ngɛ bluku ɔ mi he kpa. Pu de bluku ke, "I maa kpale kɛba nɔɔ."

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Be nɛ Pu je ɔ, yoku ɔmɛ ngɔ a duku futaa mɛ nɛ a fi.

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Kɔɔhiɔ na nya sami kɛ tso ɔmɛ. Tso ɔmɛ a mimi fu. A sa ke a baamɛ tsuo puesi ngɛ he tsuaa he.

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Bluku ɔmɛ bɔmi huhuɛmi. E plɛ vii.

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Je ɔ mi bua juɛ kaa e na ni ɔmɛ tsuo. A bɔni ya fomi. Vonyu babau puesi.

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Je ɔ kulaa bɔni nyu miimi.

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Nɛ a ngɛ dee nɛ ɔ Pu pee klado nɛ e maa ngmɛɛ e nyɛmi yo he ngɛ je ɔ kasafa. E lɔ nyɔhiɔ ɔ nya mi nɛ e kɛ ye sɛ nɛ e ho we ya.

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Je ɔ bua jɔ wawɛɛ nɛ Pu je ne. Yoku ɔmɛ wo a tade kpokplo ɔmɛ nɛ a ngɛ bamumu ɔmɛ.

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Kɔɔhiɔ ya hwɔ si. Tso ɔmɛ kpa a khi ami nɛ a muɔ.

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Bluku ɔmɛ a bua jɔ kaa a na maa Pu ekohu. A ho fiɛmi ya.

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Tso tsɔwi fuu ke kɛje zu mi ke, "hello." Je ɔ tsuo kpɛ.

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Maa Pu kpɛ e la a ngɛ he fɛɛ he. "I de nyɛ ke ma, kpale kɛba," nɛ e wo hɔhɔmi.

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Ligbi Ko Pu Ɔ Ho Ɔ
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Divine Apedo (OLE Ghana)
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Dangme
Level - First sentences