Fulah, Fulani or Peulh Tongue Twisters

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Original:

Nyaamo nyaanya nano Nano nyaanya nyaamo

English:

The right scratches the left; The left scratches the right.

German:

La droite gratte la gauche; La gauche gratte la droite.

from Niger

Original:

Fatma bafatima, Fatma barafatima, Fatma barafatima, Fatma barafatima

English:

Fatma is a very beautiful woman, Fatma is a very beautiful woman, Fatma is a very beautiful woman, Fatma is a very beautiful woman

Original:

Fafutu fafurin fafutu fafurin, Fafutu fafurin fafutu fafurin

English:

The one who sells bottles sells bottles, The one who sells bottles sells bottles

Original:

Fulbe fula fati, Fula fati fula fati

English:

The Fulbe woman is beautiful, The beautiful woman is beautiful

Original:

Fula fula fula fula, Fula fula fula fula

English:

The woman is beautiful, The woman is beautiful

Original:

Pellik pellik pellik pellik, Pellik pellik pellik pellik

English:

Pellik is running, Pellik is running