Kotii Hu - In the Court |
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| Nya gbεi na bi ma, kpua | Dischaaj thε dεt yuu oo mi | Discharge the debt you owe me |
| Ii nya yeya kiahuna | Ai hav nכt gכt it nau | I have not got it now |
| Nga kpכmba velכ bi wε | Ai wil giv yuu a plεj | I will give you a pledge |
| Ngεε kulu, navoei ve | Ai wil nכt aksεp it, pee thε mכni | I will not accept it, pay the money |
| Nyaa lima ngi bi mayia gε | Ai am goiŋ tu sכmכnz yuu | I am going to summons you |
| כ Paati Mahεi? | Wεε iz thε Sεkshכn Chiif? | Where is the Section Chief? |
| I ya Ndכlכ Mahεi gama | Hi haz gכn to the Paramaunt Chiif | He has gone to the Paramount Chief |
| Lion yila gbe | Hiε is wan Lion | Here is one Leone |
| Mayiagε-hani mia Kpundε va | It iz a sכmכnz fii agεnst Kpundε | It is a summons fee against Kpunde |
| I gbככ wienga? | Wכt has he dכn? | What has he done? |
| Nya gbεi lכ ngi ma Lion puu | Hi ooz me tεn Lions | He owes me ten Leones |
| Mi Lכ i na? | Wεε iz hi? | Where is he? |
| Mahawui yeegbε hu? | In wכt chiifdכm? | In what chiefdom? |
| Taa mbei ha? | Iz hi hiε tudee? | Is he here today? |
| Li a kani ji Ndכlכ klakii gama | Tek this mכni tu thε chiifdכm klaak | Take this money to the chiefdom clerk |
| A bi gכlכ a seli-gכlכ | Hi will giv yuu a risiit | He will give you a receipt |
| Nga tutu loolכ ngi lolima | Ai shal sεnd a mεsεnjε tu kככl him | I shall send a messenger to call him |
| Mahεi, nya gbe | Chif, hiε am ai | Chief, here am I |
| Kotii a heilכ hokii na hu | Thε kככt will sit nεkst wiik | The court will sit next week |
| Mכmכ i bi mayia gεnga | Mכmכ haz sכmכnd yuu | Momo has summoned you |
| Yε, ngi gbεi lכ bi ma Lion puu | Hi seez, yuu oo him tεn Lions | He says, you owe him ten Leones |
| Ngi gba gbii nya ma | Ai dont oo him at ככl | I don't owe him at all |
| Ngi ndכi lahoumaa | Ai shal krכs thε sכmכnz | I shall cross the summons |
| Tכnya mia bi ndema? | Aa yuu tεliŋ thε truth? | Are you telling the truth? |
| Ba jondulכ halei ma? | Wil yuu swεa כn a mεdsin? | Will you swear on a medicine? |
| Seli lכ bi yeya? | Hav yuu εni witnεs? | Have you any witness? |
| Seliisia ti nya yeya naani | Ai hav fככ witnεsis | I have four witnesses |
| Ngi navoei na venga wככ kpככ | Ai peed that mכni lכŋ ago | I paid that money long ago |
| Yelכ i yε na? | Huu wכz thεε? | Who was there? |
| Nyama-hanii lכ bi yeya? | Hav yuu gכt the hiεriŋ-fii? | Have you got the hearing fee? |
| Hi ye bi lo mia | Gεt כp and stand thεε | Get up and stand there |
| A mu wuhitε | Lεt כs kכnsכlt | Let us consult |
| Ye lכ ngi lεε le? | Hu iz gilti? | Who is guilty? |
| Kpundε, bi lεε le | Kpundε, you aa gilti | Kpundε, you are guilty |
| Mu bi yangכlinga a Lion yila | Wi fain yuu wan Lion | We fine you one Leone |
| Li a ngie blכkii hu | Tek him tu thε lכk-כp | Take him to the lock-up |