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A ka bo mo' ntsu',
one day,
ngang-na'ti-nwani lo' yu' meh', bu'a bo yo
nkad.
the teacher tooks us all on a trip.
Bu tum ma ngong , ntso ma nafa'.
we left the town and went to the farm.
Bu ti' buwi wu' bo ngom fah'
we say women there making ridges.
Ngongfah' dzam ma lu' le.
there are so many ridges there.
Bu la fah, ntso ma ngo.
we left the farm and went into the bush.
Bu kiti tu boa ntolong.
we saw trees and flowering plants.
Ngo dzam wu, dzo susung.
there is so much grass like elephant grass.
Ngang-na'ti-nwa'ni ka sung mbo bu' nga, nyam ndzamu ma
ngo.
The teacher told us that there are many animals in the bush.
Mbitso' boa nkan ni ntati kutu tu.
Baboons and monkeys were jumping up the trees.
Ndzabu ni mutsi boa mbabdum ndomu madzi
ngo.
Porcupines ,dwarf antelopes and rat moles hiding in the bushes.
La bu sobni ndzo bu ka ma ndzo nyam bo a.
we were disappointed becauses we did not see any animals.
Bun ni nkani madzi ngo nkanka.
people are constantly exploring the bush.
Bimo' ngo wu' ma wad eucalyptus ma kud nda yab
mu.
some people go there to cut eucalyptus to use in building their houses.
Bimo' nta' nkwin.
some are fetching fire wood.
Bunku nta yolo'mbang boa mbang bang.
children are looking for palm kernels and red palm nuts.
yan-kunya' mbinti nkoh'
The hunters are setting their traps.
Vocabulary:
ngongfah----ridges
Buwi---------women, mungwi---woman
Ngang-na'ti-nwa'ni----teacher
mbitso'------baboon
nkan-------monkey
ndzabu-----porcupine
mutsi------dwarf deer
mbabndum-----rat mole
nkwin------fire wood
Bunku------children, munku----child
yolo'mbang-----palm kernels
mbang bang-----ripe palm nuts
kunya'-----hunting
mbinti-----to trap
nkoh------trap.
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