Kalabushe Toagaleh Daan
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Solemit n be saha zaa ya, ka bunpugeŋ daa be, k'o wuor boon Kalabushe.

Kalabushe daa nɔŋa antoa pam. Kalabushe ma daa kpa'am mu me ne o bahem antoa ware ware, amaa Kalabushe daa bu wom te owa.

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Daar dekɔ, ka Kalabushe bapɔk be'et. O daa bee Kalabushe teng la buog ne ha. O ne daa ka on’nan woloo wa.

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Kalabushe ma daa bee tuuma ne sia sia de daarem. La daa eŋa zaano ma'aher tia tia ka o daa zang diit te Kalabushe ne o mar kenŋ te o bapɔk la n be'et la.

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Kalabushe n daa ya'la o daa to'oha gbengber n zaŋ omeng lebeg ninvoo, buen Sinson.

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Sinson daa buoho yee o zii lane. Kalabushe daa lebeh yee, numet, gela, ne bi'ihim. Kalabushe ma me daa deŋ yelo yee o de yel sɔ sɔ on zi siela.

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Kalabushe le daa yel Sinson yee o bapɔk n be'et, ka o mar diit la ya ne o te o. Sinson kunkɔrma'ahem daa pi'il sigira on daa wom numet la yela la.

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O daa zome ya'abe deŋ Kalabushe paa o bapɔk yir la.

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O daa vol Kalabushe bapɔk la me ka zaŋ kuntum pil omeng.

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"M bapɔk, laan ta'ah ka e toba kareg nwala zinala?" Kalabushe buohug n la.

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O bu wom o bapɔk kunkɔre. Kalabushe da kee kpe o bapɔk dakir poone. La daa enŋ oo laa liabga, ondaa nye ka sɔ pil kuntum buntetaog dɔ.

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“M bapɔk, laan ta'ah ka e toba kareg nwala zinala?" Kalabushe buohug n la. Ka Sinson dɔ kuntum tentaog la poone ka lebeh o yee. "M buat la m womee laa somma."

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Ka Kalabushe le bueh yaeh. "M bapɔk'ka, laan taeh ka e nini wa kareg n nwala zina." Ka Sinson lebeh o yee, "Ka n nyanŋ nyee somma."

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Kalabushe baahog waabe le bueh yee, "M bapɔk'ka, laan taeh ka e nuor kareg n nwala zina?"
Sinson daa lebeh yee, "Ka n nyang volee."
Sinson daa ak sig garug la zug na vol Kalabushe.

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Kalabushe n daa a ɔn toat zuogre la zug, o daa kpelem toara n nwala Sinson pour ne ha. O daa buohera buohog zuo zuo.

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De baahog waabe ne,
Sinson daa tareg ne Kalabushe bueh berog la ka daa ɔk o baih na.

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Tengkpeng la dem n daa pana faa Kalabushe ne o bapɔk la baih. Yi daan den Kalabushe daa bo le toar zuogre zuogre teer saam ma.

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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Kalabushe Toagaleh Daan
Author - Gaspah Juma
Translation - J. K. A. Anankor and E. T. Anoeni (OLE Ghana), J. K. A. Anankor and E. T. Anoeni (OLE Ghana), OLE Ghana
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Talen
Level - First paragraphs