Hausa Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Ta tabbata ba ta taɓa taɓa taba ba. |
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| English: | She is certain she has never smoked tobacco. |
| Original: | Tun dà Tab'àa ta kèe bà tà tab'à tab'à taabàa ba. |
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| English: | Since Tab'a has been (in the world) she has never touched cigarettes. |
| Original: | K'ato ya yi k'oto K'wado ya yi k'oto K'ato zai k'wace k'oton k'wad'o koko K'wado zai k'wace k'oton k'ato |
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| English: | The strong man has pillaged. The toad has pillaged. Will the strong man grab what the toad has pillaged, or Will the toad grab what the strong man has pillaged? |
| Original: | An kashe kasa an kasa gwaza. Garin kallon kisan kasa na kasa kwashe kashin gwaza. |
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| English: | (A) puff-adder has been killed, coco-yam has been spread (for sale). Because I was watching the killing of the puff-adder I could not collect some coco-yam. |
| Original: | Mãsharabõbashõ mãsharabõbashõ |
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| English: | Drinking and drinking |
| Original: | Rabõ fõfõ mãfõmãfõ |
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| English: | The rabbit is jumping up and down |
| Original: | Bãyã mãyãbãyã mãyã |
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| English: | The lamb is bleating |
| Original: | Mãtõ dõgõrõ mãtõ dõgõrõ |
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| English: | The cat is scratching and scratching |
| Original: | Rõma tãrãrõmõ rõma tãrãrõmõ |
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| English: | The chicken is clucking and clucking |
| Original: | Babban bãku babba bãku |
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| English: | The big book is big |
| Original: | Bãbu bãrãm bãbu bãrãm |
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| English: | The dog barks and barks |
| Original: | Fõfõ tãfõyõ fõfõ tãfõyõ |
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| English: | The rabbit jumps and jumps |
| Original: | Fõtõkõ fõtõkõ mãtõtõkõ |
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| English: | The foot stinks and stinks |
| Original: | Fãgõ fãgõ mãfãgõ |
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| English: | The fire burns and burns |
| Original: | Mãjõgõrõ mãjõgõrõ |
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| English: | The snake is slithering and slithering |
| Original: | Bãbõ bõbõ mãbõbõ |
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| English: | The baby is crying and crying |
| Original: | Sãsãtõ sãsãtõ mãsãsãtõ |
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| English: | The crocodile is snapping and snapping |
| Original: | Mãkõfõ mãkõfõ mãmãkõfõ |
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| English: | The cockroach is crawling and crawling |
| Original: | Bãfõ bãfõ mãbãfõ |
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| English: | The bee is buzzing and buzzing |