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Original:
Ta tabbata ba ta taɓa taɓa taba ba.
English:
She is certain she has never smoked tobacco.
Original:
Tun dà Tab'àa ta kèe bà tà tab'à tab'à taabàa ba.
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
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?
from Niger
Original:
An kashe kasa an kasa gwaza. Garin kallon kisan kasa na kasa kwashe kashin gwaza.
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
English:
Drinking and drinking
Original:
Rabõ fõfõ mãfõmãfõ
English:
The rabbit is jumping up and down
Original:
Bãyã mãyãbãyã mãyã
English:
The lamb is bleating
Original:
Mãtõ dõgõrõ mãtõ dõgõrõ
English:
The cat is scratching and scratching
Original:
Rõma tãrãrõmõ rõma tãrãrõmõ
English:
The chicken is clucking and clucking
Original:
Babban bãku babba bãku
English:
The big book is big
Original:
Bãbu bãrãm bãbu bãrãm
English:
The dog barks and barks
Original:
Fõfõ tãfõyõ fõfõ tãfõyõ
English:
The rabbit jumps and jumps
Original:
Fõtõkõ fõtõkõ mãtõtõkõ
English:
The foot stinks and stinks
Original:
Fãgõ fãgõ mãfãgõ
English:
The fire burns and burns
Original:
Mãjõgõrõ mãjõgõrõ
English:
The snake is slithering and slithering
Original:
Bãbõ bõbõ mãbõbõ
English:
The baby is crying and crying
Original:
Sãsãtõ sãsãtõ mãsãsãtõ
English:
The crocodile is snapping and snapping
Original:
Mãkõfõ mãkõfõ mãmãkõfõ
English:
The cockroach is crawling and crawling
Original:
Bãfõ bãfõ mãbãfõ
English:
The bee is buzzing and buzzing
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