Chapter 17

A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla

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A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla la, a taaba nɛ b wona fɩ fɩ. A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla la, a nɛ b kpɛ bɛ nɛ b togo bɛ. A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla la, a nɛ b kpɛ bɛ. A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla la, a nɛ b kpɛ bɛ.
B togo a pɩyɩ la, b pewo a pɩyɩ fɩ. B pewo a pɩyɩ fɩ la, a pɩyɩ kɩsɩ nɛ a pɩyɩ sɩ, bɛ bɛ kpaga fɩ bɛ sɩ.

Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ

Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?

A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla kpa a pɩyɩ taa. B taaba nɛ b we a pɩyɩ, b togo fɩ. A pɩyɩ sɩ yɩla la, a nɛ b kpɛ bɛ. B pewo a pɩyɩ fɩ la, a pɩyɩ kɩsɩ nɛ a pɩyɩ sɩ.

Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?

Mɩ wona mɩ taaba nɛ b we a pɩyɩ. Mɩ togo fɩ nɛ a pɩyɩ. Mɩ yɩla a pɩyɩ taa.

Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?

B pewo a pɩyɩ fɩ tɩŋa taa nɛ b we a pɩyɩ.

Asafoatsɛ Lɛ Kɛ Gbɔɔ

Mii Sulemɔ

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