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Tεi Hu - In the Town

     
Wa mu li tεi hu Kכm, lεt כs go tu thε taun Come, let us go to the town
Mu lεi lכ, bi mεnia? This iz awε taun, du yuu hiε? This is our town, do you hear?
Tεi ji nyandengכ waa le This taun iz vεri fain This town is very fine
Hiilopoi gbe kεε nyahaloi Hiε aa a boi and a gεεl Here are a boy and a girl
Ye lכ mahεi le tεi ji hu? Hu iz the chiif כv this taun? Who is the chief of this town?
Nya kεkε lכ mahεi le Mai faathε iz thε chiif My father is the chief
Lavalei lכ mi? Wεε iz thε spiikε? Where is the speaker?
Taa mahεi lכ mbei Hi and thε chiif aa hiε He and the chief are here
Nyaapoi lכ mεhεε yiilima Thε wuman iz kuukiŋ sכm fuud The woman is cooking some food
Mahεi gatεi mia That iz thε chiifs kכmpaund That is the chief's compound
Nyahaloi taa hiilopoi lכ lolima Thε boi and the gεεl aa dansiŋ The boy and the girl are dancing
Kpitii ji hawa bi mכ Kכt this grass and bεεn it Cut this grass and burn it
A mu kpitii na gombo Lεt כs skrep that grass Let us scrape that grass
כ hiinga kεε nyahanga gbi? Wεε aa ככl thε mεn and wimεn? Where are all the men and women?
Pεlεi lolε mbei? Hau mεni hauzis aa thεε hiε? How many houses are there here?
Li sεmεε bu bi gεwo Go tu thε bari and wככm yככsεlf Go to the barrie and warm yourself
Jia kaaka, njεi lכ wama Wככk fast, thε rεn iz kכmiŋ Walk fast, the rain is coming
Fεfεi lכ vεma waa a kpindii ji Thε wind iz bloiŋ haad tunait The wind is blowing hard tonight
Ngelei lכ yiama, la Thε thכndε iz roaring, lai daun The thunder is roaring, lie down
Gכnεε lכ nyinεi mεma fulofulo Thε kat iz iitiŋ thε rat hכridli The cat is eating the rat hurriedly