sanu ɗe ɓalwi

good afternoon

ɓoɗe ja-a

how are you?

ɓō mél

I am fine

[n-]paɗe

how are doing?

mél mél

good/fine

ja bakopmen-ai

how is your health?

kop men-am m-kole kom-e

my heath, I am sick

m-jal seɓe, m-jal seɓe a ɗie ɲa ɓo pa-uŋ lama

I take drugs, I take drugs at home but it does not work [do the job]

[mretsi] pe-a m-je pa-e

I do not know what I will do

ɓo furuŋ ɗe siere

when did it start?

ɓo pa-e kula tad

it's three days now

kula tad

three days...

ii

yes

n-je kpa kai ɗeaŋ ma ne keuŋ maŋ

where did you go with this situation?

m-je wurra wom mel seɓe se a ne tolaŋ ɗe m-mel em jal

I went to a shop where they sell drugs, I bought it and I took it

m-mel seɓe no-ka-noŋ-ie, m-jal kad ɓe seɓe pam lama

I bought drugs for 200 [naira], I took it all, the drugs do not work

n-ma-e men-ae ja pa-a, n-joŋ ɗie seɓe ne je ne kjoŋ

you know if you are not healthy, you go to the pharmacy, they will take a look [for a medical checkup]

ka ke pea laruŋ maŋ jal seɓe

they will check your heath status before giving you drugs

ja n-je n-mel seɓe wu kpa n-jal

but if just buy drugs on the road and take them

ɲa ɓo ga ɓauŋ ɗe

it will not help you

m-je ɓa ɗe gele

should I visit the pharmacy?

m-mel seɓe gele

and buy [drugs] in the pharmacy?

ii, tsey kane keuŋ maŋ ɗe

yes, that is where they can check you

tsea ɲe ki jem maŋ ɗe

the place where they will check me?

lwi e maŋ ɗe ɓesaɓe m-joŋ-e

may God give me money then i'll visit them

to... ɓesaɓe wo ɲa, ko?

oh, you do not have money, right?

ii

yes

to.. lwi fu maŋ kpa

then, may God open the way

ii

yes/amen

n-jal seb naŋ, [ii] n-zem

you swallowed the drugs, [yes] and you vomit?

m-jal kam kaɓe m-zehm

I swallowed the drugs and I vomited again

m-mog m-joŋ ɗe zeŋ-e

even if I eat food, I'll vomit it

m-paɗe m-joŋ ɗe zen-e

anything I do, I'll vomit

a suja ai n-ke men-ae

In this last month, did you have [see] your period?

oʔo

no...

oh! fuu wu ɓ-ae

oh! you are pregnant

fuu ɓa-àm-a

am I pregnant?

fuu ɓàé ɓo pa maŋ zénoŋ

you are pregnant, that's the reason why you are vomiting

ɲa jal ɗe seɓe men-aŋ

stop swallowing drugs [on it]

m-je jal-e seɓe

should I stop swallowing drugs?

ii

yes

tse ne keuŋ maŋ

tiil you go for a checkup

fuu wo pa-m mam zenuŋ-a

was it the pregnancy what makes me vomit?

ɓopa maŋ zenuŋ, ba a n-kon, n-kon ɗe lwe ɲiɓoŋ noŋ

it was the reason why you were vomitting, and if you sit down, don't you sleep at any moment?

ii

yes

n-ko ɗe lwe ɲiɓoŋ noŋ ɓo jiploŋ ɓa kwam men-ae

you are falling asleep, it is what makes your weak

m-je paɗe moŋ ma mo fuu wo

how would I know it was a pregnancy?

aŋ je nije jege ne kjaŋ

visit a pharmacy for a checkup

m-la-e

ok [I see, I hear/feel you]

ma-aŋ laŋ ɓa kwam men-ae ie ga-ae ma kwaga ta-ae ere fae ɓo be leuŋ-a

are you not having weakness of the body, waist, and your legs?

ɓo pauŋ-e

of course [it is doing it]

ii, fuu wo, ɓaŋ je n'elaŋ-a fa?, n-je nije nekeuŋ maŋ a fuu wo rioŋ, ?ɗan n-koŋ n-leɓe, maŋ kaɓe n-je n-joŋ zaŋ-e

yes... it is a pregnancy, don't go and abort it [take out], visit a pharmacy for a checkup and if it is pregnancy, give birth to it before you are going back to complete your studies

banda jaŋ leɓe n-kwa a ɗie n-ja zaŋ-a naŋ n-kwon

don't give birth and remain at home, so you stop your studies

m-la-e

ok

ɓa kuma ɓe la-uŋ-a

and let it not disturb you

dalaŋ naŋ wo kaneaŋ n-jaɗe wuom ma ɓo pauŋ-a

that's how the world is, you were not the first person to experience it

mm

ok

n-la swa m-gauŋ-e ko?

you heard what I told you?

ii m-la-e

yes, I heard you

to ɓo pe-aŋ ɲeɗe pa-e

that's what you'll do

ɲa jale seɓe wu kpa

stop buying drugs on the road

m-la-e

ok

to.. lwi ɓarog ɗe

may God help us

ii

amen

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