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Ndrí ‘ɨ, Òcó ‘ɨ àzɨ́nɨ Tí ‘ɨ
Goat, Dog, and Cow
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe
Fabian Wakholi
Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Doris Maandebo
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Ndrí ‘ɨ, Òcó ‘ɨ àzɨ ́nɨ Tí pɨ
yɨ ndráa ágyí àzɨ ́ àmbó
nɨ. O’dú àlʉ yɨ mu àcìá
tákísɨ ̀sɨ ̀.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.
Ká mu cá pàrí yɨní muzʉ́
rɨ ̀á ‘boó, dèrévà zí dɨ ́ yɨ
‘ɨ ́mà séndè òfèzʉ́.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.
Òcó fè séndè àmbó nɨ ‘ɨ ́
séndè nyɨ ́rɨ ́ nɨ ́ ovʉzʉ́ èrɨ
vʉ́ ‘yo rɨ ̀sɨ ̀
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.
Dèrévà nɨ ́ lèrɨá òcó drí
èrɨ mà séndè jólókó
ògòrɨá, cotí ndrí ce ‘ɨ
óngúá apázʉ́ séndè òfè
kókòrʉ́.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.
Àwókó nya dɨ ́ dèrévà
mà alé sǎàrʉ́ ànɨ ́ ko drì
nzʉ́ mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀ be òcó mà
séndè mà jólókó omvɨ
kókòrʉ́.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.
E’yó ‘dɨ ̀sɨ ̀, kpere àndrʉ̀
òcó nɨ ̀ nzʉ mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀
vʉ́álêrʉ́ lèzʉ́ ti sʉzʉ́
mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀ mà alé àlùzʉ́
dèrévà ándráa múpɨ
‘ɨ ́mà séndè be rɨ ̀ ndàzʉ́.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.
Ndrí nɨ apá mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀ cɨ ́
rɨ ̀ mà ó’dúkó sɨ ̀ apáapá.
Èrɨ ‘ye òrìsɨ ̀ à’dɨsɨ ̀kʉnɨ
egá kɨ ́nɨ ̀ ‘bà nga ‘ɨ bɨ ̀
mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀ mà àjè ‘ɨ ́ nɨ ́
ndráa awɨ ́ òfě kʉ rɨ ̀ sɨ ̀ rá.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.
Tí asɨ ́ ɨ ́nɨ ̌ ‘ɨ ́mà kʉ
mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀ ngòlé nɨ kà tró
emú nɨ ̀ tɨ ́. Èrɨ ‘ɨ ́mà sâ ‘du
nzɨ ̀lá mà drɨ ̀ agazʉ́
à’dʉsɨ ̀kʉnɨ nɨ ̀rá kɨ ́nɨ ̀ ‘ɨ ́ òfè
ndráa ‘ɨ ́ vɨ ́lé mʉ̀tʉ̀kárɨ ̀
ma àjè wóró rá.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.
Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Doris Maandebo
Lugbarati (official orthography)
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