Tikya Akinyi
Lawrence A. Konjuro
Vusi Malindi

Man tikya nwala. O wuor buona Akinyi. O nong te pam.

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Tikya Akinyi pa'an te laa antoa biila. O pa'a te la vuut biila. Man nan nyang yel vuut biila: a, e, i, o, u.

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Tikya Akinyi pa'an te laa muolug bɔker. Man mi bun ziog, bun duog, bun sableg, bun paahug, bun siog.

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Guom saha, Tikya Akinyi yeena nan-nan-do teet te ka te gbihet.

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Guom, guom, nan-nan-do: Ya n te neege, ya nan la. Ya gbihim guom ka bah kaaheg, ka m yeel nan-nan-do te ya.

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Tikya Akinyi mi solma pam. O pa'an te laa solm paala daar woo bakoe ne.

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Ateni daar woo buraah kpeemnam solma ka o yet te.

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Atalata daar woo bunpoeh kpeemnam solma ka o yet te.

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Alariba daar woo o pa'an te laa saal n doot bunsiel ya kateh.

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Laamiih daar woo o pa'an te laa kueh yela solma.

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Ka Azuma daar woo tam meng n solmet solma teet taaba.

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Tam Tikya n gaad Tikyanam waabe tengɔugɔne!

Man n zoona, man bɔɔt ne na'awoo Tikya Akinyi.

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Tikya Akinyi
Author - Lawrence A. Konjuro
Translation - J. K. A. Anankor and E. T. Anoeni (OLE Ghana)
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - Talen
Level - First sentences