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wait me I am working
Ka mi mi elotun go
the whole world will rise up in the day of judgment
Iže kamma un anankin efoseria
the worm crawls along
Kunkynne ana so da
the heathens worship idols
Kaferi elaba ya kuti
are common expressions for worship
Wo kuti džin kuti
the person is worthy to receive the thing
Eza ana dže nan ayà un yan nan
the yam bears
Etsu ana sa
we told you but you believed not
Yi gàn yà ye ye wo à
I came yesterday
Tšuwo ga mbe o
look yonder
Tsin basos le
night meal
yandžiši yeši
I swallow water
Mi yin nuwọn
I swallow pounded yams
tšinginni
I am sweating
Mi a kpanu
my foot swells
Bitsi mi a wùn
fish swims
Yinkan egbin nuwon
the swine wallows in the mire
Kutsu epido nimi edo
I have two swords
Mi ede ebiko guba
the horses tail is long
Tšintara doko ana wunkpa
take the book to meet me
La takarda ana gun m
he took or received the book at my hand
un gò takarda ego m bo
I shall tarry at Màži
Ngà ganka Maži bo
taste the salt
Tsin esan ana le
teach me the Nupe language
Wú m egán Nupe
tear the paper in two
Lè takarda ana guba
come and tell me
Bé gàn gà mi
tell me the truth
Tá gaskia yà mi
I thank God
Mi džin yebo Soko
thatch the house for me
Zun kata yà mi
they themselves ran away
Aso bitši dã
you called me therefore I came
Oyè mi ebogabo m be o
I am thirsty
Nuwon ewo m
thorn sticks me
Ekan atun mi
though he comes not I shall go
Kabo un zin à ndànda
the king sits on the throne
Etsu fedun eti ekpoti o
God thunders
Soko ekun
God grumbles this is applied to low distant thunder
Soko egbindu
do it so
Džin un aniga
go to thy house
La èmi o
tie a rope round a single stick
pa tšigbon
wait me till I return
Ka m hal nžin
the time is not yet come to do the work
lã kun à nan alotun ana
I am tired
Nga bo
for being weary
Ku bei boyi salutation to one who is tired
go to him
Lo eba un
we go together
Yida ganni
put the wood together
la tšigbon ana kaba
the man cast a stone towards me
Bagi ana tše itakun be eba m bo
I am going a trading
Mi da ewotse
transplant the Guinea-corn
Mu eyi ši
to treat well
Džin-eli wangi
to treat ill
džin-eli dede
his body trembles
Nankan un ekùn
bad trick
eli dède
good trick
eli wangi
trim the lamp
Ye fitila ana džin
I will trouble you greatly
Ngà gàn o sun sanyi sanyi
a true person
gaskia detši
blow the trumpet
Bè busa
turn and look at him
Dzeyé o tšin un le
male twin
Ebako-bagi
female
ebako yinžagi
land turtle
sorogi kukpakagi
I am unable to do it
woà Ndžin un woà
that cloth is unclean
Edé ana tšitšikan
that house is not clean
Kata ana lià
the mat is under my feet
Zogun de efo bitši m bo
stone is under the box
itakun de efo kponko ana
I understand your word plainly
Nkpe egan o sanranyi
I put a stone on the paper
Nla itakun pa takarda
the king sat on the throne
Etšu fedun ta ekpoti ọ
the wind blew upon me -
Efe tson kpe mi
father upbraided me
Nda na m wùn
God gave us rain
Soko ya yi ele
vain person
Eza banza
put value on this cloth
Da ewo tun ede ana
this cloth is very fine
Ede ana dže
water is much
Nuwon dokun gaya
the ship vibrates
eya eyanyàn
to have the victory
džin nasara
you hear their voice
Wo ewo emi an
the scorpion stung me
Kenkere tun m
to scratch as a fowl
wa
the fowl scratched me with its claws
Biše wa m vùdunu
the dry season is come
Ikere ali
I am seeking for something about
Me wa gan eyan da
the man seized the child
Bagi ana la dzekangi ana boyan
the king sent a person to us
Eteu tun za fi yi
sun sets
Ejigidi alo
the farmer set the bush on fire
Latitši ranandan gota
the hunter set snares in the forest
Ndaše tsoko nimi kuso bo
the judge settled the matter
lagànzo Alikarli la gànzo
the tailor is sewing trousers
Eyankinti ekin saká
the earth quakes
Kim san-sàn
I shall go to
Esun mi Jeba to-morrow ga da Džeba
the water is shallow
Nuwon ana siduà
the woman has no shame
Yinžagi ana de zunyeà
the knife is sharp
Ebi ana nù
sharpen the knife for me
Lè ebi ana yam
shave
La m eti won