èː m̀ː /

Er...

ìdán mjáː ɬíː /

If we go...

ìdán mjàː ɬíː /

if we go

mjáː súː /

I want...

ə̀ː m̀ː /

er...

mjàː ɬíː /

if we go

X

kàmán mjáː láːtsə́j də̀n ʤǎːn /

like if I proceed to the house tomorrow,

tòː dzàŋ malâːr jàː ɬə́ tûm /

well on thursday when they come to see me,

tòː dzàŋːːːː /

well on...

èːːː /

er...

má sûmíɗi ʧimʃí /

I will come back with them

ɗaːːː /

to...

ɗa ʤòʃès //

to Jos.

mjàː sûmíɗi ʧimʃí /

If we come back together

ma mán mbûɗíː //

I will spend the night.

mjáː mbúɗíː /

If I spend the night,

lə̂p jáː ɬǎːj /

in the morning,

má ɲôl ɣá teːːː /

I will go to...

teː lə̂p gjaː m̀ː /

to the village of er...

gjáː maːtíjú //

Mathew.

tòː ìdán mjàː ɲôl ɓaʃí /

Well if we go through their village,

mjàː gàmáj /

if we finish

ɓaʃí ɗân //

there.

tòː d#

Well...

< ka san dagaːːː >

èː ə̀ːm /

er...

dàtə̂pm gèʤì /

the Geji road

tə́ːːː /

to...

tə́ːːː /

to...

tə́ gìp bawʧi /

to the center of Bauchi

bàː á fǔpm sòːséjǐŋ //

it is not very far.

wurɓá móːto máː ji néːraːːː /

The cost of the bus is...

ji néːra hàmsə́n //

is fifty naira.

tòː mjáː jel /

Well I think that

kàmán dàgà ɗân /

from there,

mjáː ʃíʃí dàgà ɗân /

when I leave that place,

tôː ma ndáj gìp bawʧi ɣá /

I will go to Bauchi, I will go to Bauchi,

gjaː súle //

to Sule's place.

mjáː ndáj ɓaʃí /

If I reach their place,

tòː /

well,

lə̂p jáː ɬǎːj dzàŋ /

in the morning on...

dzàŋ wólŋgi /

on Saturday

tôː mə sǔmɗi kâːr də̀n //

well I will go back home.

jéddà ɗaŋ mjáː súː /

What I want

ŋgə́ʃêskəndí sábòːtu /

is that because

bàː mjáː súː /

I do not want

mə̀ díŋgá ɗúɣə̂n wurɓa //

to waste money.

< shi ya sa >

nàːjáːwón mənájáː wulɣə tuːːː /

yesterday I told you that

á kâmàːtá /

it would be better

dàː tîː ndàrá /

it would be better

ɗaŋ kóː jáːwón /

like now

túndà òːgá wò ɬíː /

since Oga will leave,

ʧáː ɬə nə́ laː bàː ʧáː ɬə tu kóː tə̀ ɬə́ːrni kúniwòs /

he will go for his work, he should not go with his son

tə̀ ɬə̀ jèltə̀ hə̌ŋ //

for people to come and see him.

jâːn tîːjì tu wò ɬə́ːrni kúniwòs /

If he had said that he will bring his son

əndá wò jeltə /

when he comes to visit him

tə̀ ɬə̀ jèltə̀ /

for people to come and see him,

tòː dàː kìː ɗjǎː /

well then you could have

kə́ ŋgâp dàtə̂pm tàːré //

travelled with them.

àmáː túndà wò ɬə́ fi laːɣáj /

But since he will go and work there

tôː kə jísə́ŋ jâːn zaːr ʧi tə́ ʃíːri ɣə̀ laː /

well you know if someone is preparing for work,

kjáː ɬə́ /

if you travel,

< kafin nan > kóː tə̀ fìnìːːː /

, whether they go to...

bə̀ki kóː kwǎː ŋgə́ʃi gón /

to enjoy themselves or for anything else,

< sai ya > ɲôm gjaː lə̂p tsə̀tŋgə̀n /

he must find a place to stay,

tə́ːː̠ː /

to...

X

gǎːj ɣá lə̂p //

spend some time there.

èːɣəŋ èː ɣəŋ //

Yes indeed.

tôː ɣəndáːːː /

Well then

tə́ ndâː lə́ːrɣə̂n səmbə́rsəɗì /

they started bringing guests,

ɣəndá < kafin-nan > tə̀ màn < kafin-nan > tə̀ fàːrá kóːnîː //

then they came and, they started everything.

tôː jâːn mənáːjáː wu tutôː jâːn mənáːjáː wu tuːːː /

Well that's why yesterday I said..

tə́ súːtu mənáː wú tu /

in the evening I said that

á kâmàːtá kúmá /

it is better even

kóːdàː jáːwón /

better even today

kjáːni /

you

kîː ŋgàp dàtə̂pm //

you should have gone.

àː ɬíː /

You should leave

àː ɬə́ fuː zàrsə̀ //

you should go and tell the people.

< ga shi > /

òːgá ʧí ɗjǎː máːɣə̂nì //

probably Oga will come

wò mán fini làː //

he will do some work.

bàːːː /

It is not...

tá mǎn kúmá tə́ kúniwòs /

He will come with his son too

bàː < wai > ʧáː lə́ːrni kúniwòsɗì tə̀ màn jèltə̀ hə́ŋ //

but he did not bring his son for them to look at him.

àmmáː ʧáː mânnəni /

But he has come

nə́ laː //

for work.

tôː jâːm mənáːjáː vaː vìːɣáj tuːːː /

Well that's why yesterday I said that

àː láːtsə́j /

you should move on

dúnːːː /

so that...

lǎːs máː tə̀ ndáráj //

the work will be good.

kjâːn máː lǎːs wò fi ɣəːːː /

For you even the work will be

mə́n ŋgə̂jŋgə̀j //

easy.

wò fin mə́n keɓát //

I will do it fast.

tòː jáː fîɣə̀ mə́n keɓát kə jêl kúmá tòː /

Well if you do it fast you will see that well,

kə jélːːː /

you will see that ...

ŋgə́ʃês á ndârá ŋâː //

the thing is good won't you?

àmmáː jâːnːːː /

But if...

kənáː wu tu /

yesterday you said that

áʔà /

OK

< ba damuwa > ká ɗjǎː ká ɬǐː //

, you can go

kúmá kjàː ɬíː /

And if you go

b# ka tul də̀n /

b# you will reach home

hád dzàŋ < zuwa > dzàŋ malâːr //

around Tuesday.

[ kə ] gáːnéj ŋǎːn //

Do you understand?

[ èː ] //

Yes.

èː //

Yes.

(click)

áʔá mjáː jel /

But I think

kàmán kâːj ʤǎːn /

that really tomorrow

ʤǎːnʤǎːn ma ɬə́ laːtsə́ gə̀tíː də̀n //

tomorrow for sure I will move on home.

ʤǎːn /

Tomorrow?

bàː maːːː /

I will not...

ma mbút ɗa ʤòʃès hə́ŋ //

I will not sleep in Jos.

< OK > ʤǎːn ka laːtsə́jaː //

, tomorrow you will move on?

ʤǎːnʤǎːn /

Tomorrow for sure

mjáː ɬiː ma ɬə́ laːtsə́j ə̀ːm //

If I reach there, I will move on yes.

< OK >

tòː /

Well,

á ndârá /

it's better

dàː kîː làːtsêʃíː kàm dúŋ /

that you should move on indeed because

kə jísə́ŋːːː /

you know...

lǎːs [ nə laː ] //

that work is serious.

[ gàskjá ] //

That's right.

awàː //

Indeed.

dúŋ mjáː jél /

Because I think that

kàmáŋ kutu kóː kjáː ɬíː /

if you go,

gjaː òːgá jàː sûʃíɗi /

Oga and his people, when they come back,

tá gàːɣə̀ gwàː ɗǎːɲaː hóː //

they will leave you there indeed.

tá gàːm ɗa də̀nìɣəŋ //

They will leave me at home.

< OK > //

.

ká /

Well,

ká tá gàːm ɗa də̀nì /

they will leave me in the village

dún /

because

bàːːː /

it isn't...

də́nːːː /

because...

jàː mán mbǔt ɗaɗân /

if they go and spend the night there

mjáː jel ɗan tu kóː tá lâːtsə́jːːː /

I think may be they will move on to

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ttt

àbuʤéːoː //

Abuja.

tòː jàː láːtsə́j /

Well if they move on

mjâːn kúmá ma naː ɗa də̀nì mənaːːː /

myself I will stay in the village I will...

g# ʧi kên tə́ ə̀ːːː /

c# continue with...

gíː ɗaŋ /

that thing that

ɗam mjáːji fíː //

that I am doing.

jàːŋːːː < abin nan >

er... .

kúmáːːː /

And...

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ttt

mjáː súː ma ɬəni teːːː /

I want to go through...

teː jǎːɬ /

through the country

saknsə́ teː gíː ɗan ʧì teː púʤǐː //

of the Saknse over there who are near Tafawa Balewa.

túnɗan mə ŋgúp bàː máː ɬə teː ɗánǐŋ //

Since I started I haven't been there.

bàː máː ɬə teː ɗánǐŋ //

I haven 't been there.

kúmá ma ɬə́ /

And I won't go

ʧet lə̂p kə̀ kulláɣájáː hŋ́oː //

and ask for the place of Kulla Kaya.

èː jâːm mjáː sûːŋ wúlɣə tuːːː /

That's why I want to tell you that,

ɗaŋ ka ɬə̂ːʃí kóː /

when you go,

bàː ʧík ŋâː nə́ lǎːn mə tájáː fuːɣə tún tún //

isn 't like this, for the work that I have been telling you since?

mətájáː səːtkə vìː //

I have been advising you.

mə wú tu tòː /

I said well /

á kâmàːtá ##

it's better...

kə jé laː ɗaŋgəní /

you see the work now,

kiɣá ɬə́ɣə̂nì /

you are going

kúmáːːː /

and...

káː jisə́ŋ < matsala > wón ɗaŋ wò ɬə́ tu lǎːwǎːŋ //

you don 't know the trouble that you will get into with your work.

gáskjáː //

That's true.

mjâːn kúm máː jel matsálâjʃíː //

As for me, I see the problems.

m̀ː //

Mm.

ɗaŋgəní kə jéːːː /

Now you see

bàːbá súle /

Baba Sule,

tàː ŋgúp sə̀jáːsawàːsə̀ŋə́j //

they have started their politics.

kwáréj //

Right.

tòː jàːː: ##

Well if they...

kə́ jísə́ŋ laːɣə́ sə̀jáːsa kúmá /

you know the work of politics too,

kóːdzàŋgjóː ʧìɣá [ dàtə̂pm ] //

everyday they are on the road.

[ kóːdzàŋgjòːɣə̂ŋ ] //

Everyday indeed.

tòː màːʃîn sónde kúmá /

Well Sunday's motorcycle too

bàː á ##

it did not...

jin tu nə gjóː ɗaŋ ##

that is the one whose

táːja wò ɬə́ːr ɣə hár gjáː ŋgəʃínə̌ŋ //

tyre will not take you up to these things.

ìnâː //

Certainly not.

kúm màːʃîn bàːbá súléj bàː kjáː ɬə́ tǔŋ //

And Baba Suley's motorcycle, you haven't left yet.

dóŋ kóː ka ɬə́ ɬə́ːtnəɲaː /

now whether you are going to fly,

kóː ka ɬə́ fini wuriː /

or what are you going to do,

(laughiŋg)

bàː káː jisə́ŋə̌ŋ //

you don't know.

kúm bàː káː fuː òːgá tu /

And you did not tell Master that ...

< ga shi > /

laːɣə́ sə̀jáːsâː ndaɣáj də̀nə̌ŋ //

the work of politics has entered the house.

kóː káː fuː taː bàː máː jisə́ŋə̌ŋ //

Or did you tell him, we don't know.

ə́mʼə̀m bàː máː fuːtə̌ŋ //

No, I did not tell him.

kjâːn deː ##

But you...

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mjáː ɬə́ ɗaɗân deː /

if I go there indeed,

mjaː jel ɗan tu kóː /

I think that if

ŋgə́ʃês jâːn wò fi hə́ŋ /

the thing is not good,

máː maji ɬə́ /

I will go

maji ɬə́ːːː /

I will go...

ma ɬə́ /

I will go...

ŋgaːláj púʤì //

for a walk in Tafawa Balewa.

tòː /

Well

lə̂p jáː ɬǎːj məːːː /

in the morning I will ...

mə mbiː màːʃîn ɗaɗân //

I will take the motorcycle there.

tôː m# /

Well er...

məːːː /

I will

mə ndáj ɗaːːː /

I will go to..

ɗa gàrí gjáː saɣŋʃês //

the village of the Saknsạ.

sábòːtu /

because

gáskjá gàrí á fûpíː //

really, the village is far.

káj káː jél ɗam mətá ɬə ɣáːːː /

Well you see as I went to...

áː ə̀ː /

to er...

á kullâj kwǎː //

to see Kulla, see?

mətá ɲol teː zwàl //

I followed Zwal way.

dàgà zwàl /

From Zwal

mətáj séːːː /

I went on to...

ká mətá ŋgáːɗi /

where did I end up ?

téːɗôː ɣəɲôː //

where indeed!

láː mâlə̀m ɗa sə̂m /

I have forgotten the name of

l# lə́ɓêsòː //

the place.

mə̀ fúːɣə́n /

I'm telling you,

séː /

merely

ríːɣə̂n dàgà zúwa máː /

the walk from even...

dàgà zúwa zwàːl ɗaɗân /

from Zwal there

á fîː ɗan dàgà púʤì /

is the same as that from Tafawa Balewa

zúwà zwàːl //

to Zwal.

ɗam mə̀ ɬə́ < na kwana > //

Then I went, I spent the night.

ɗam mənák < kwana > /

After spending the night,

mə ɬə́ saːké ndáɣə̂nɗì ɗan tu kóː ma mandá ma sǔmɗi kâːr teː púʤi //

I went again as if I was going back through Puji.

tə́ ʒìɗə̀m tu wéj g# ##

They showed me that ...

wéj ##

that...

kw# ##

a...

kúni wón nə mərə́ /

a boy, a

nə mərə́ válti máː /

a Muslim even,

tə̀tàjáː ɗîːɓár /

he was selling

miːr máː á vìː dàtə̂pm máː /

petrol on the side of the road

wéj < ga garin

he said

aʼa# ##

v...

a-nan-kusa > oː //

very close> indeed.

káwêj mə jêl /

I'd heard what

tə́ fûːm /

they told me

káwêj mjáː ŋger mə ndani káwêj //

I was only walking on.

tə́ fûːɣə̀ tə́ vìː váltiɣəndí //

They told you in Hausa.

tə́ fûːm tə́ vìːːː /

They told me in the language of...

tə́ hawsa èː //

in Hausa yes.

m̀ː //

Mm.

mjáː ŋger mə ndani /

I am walking,

mjáː ŋger mə ndani káwâj /

I am walking

séː /

then

ə̀ː /

Er...

ɗam mə ɬə́ tulíː /

as I arrived

séː mə ɬə́ tuːːː èː /

then I arrived er...

gàri gón mə ʧét /

in a village I asked

< wannan wane > /

wéj /

is...

< wannan lim ne > //

?

wéj èː //

They said yes.

lìːm /

Lim?

lìːmƙása < kenan > //

Lower Lim?

wéj < aina > //

They said .

< lìːmƙása suna ƙasa >

Lower Lim is down there.

wéj ʧìːːː /

They said it is...

ʧìːːː /

it is...

ʧì < ƙasa > sáɗɗadoː //

down indeed.

mə wú tu kǎː //

I said wow!

tá mjâːn /

Well I,

èː /

er...

má: gaː gə̀tn tu kóːːː ##

I thought that...

á mə ndáni gə̀tn sə̂m ɲêːs ʧétkə̂n máː /

Then I sarted asking for the girl.

wéj < ƴar wace lim ne > //

They said, ?

mə wú tu /

I said

ji lìːmƙása //

It's Lower Lim.

wéj < ai wannan limbisa ne > //

They said .

tôː dàgà ɗân /

Well from there

mə sáːké ndáɣə̂n sáɗɗada /

I walked off again

əndá mə ɬə́ t# ##

until I arrived and ...

əndá mə ɬə́ tu //

until I arrived and found it.

tòː àmmáː ɗam mətá ʃiʃí ɗân /

Well, but when I left the place,

tə̀tà wuləm tu wéj wéj d# ##

they told me that it was b...

sábòːtu nə ráʃi jisə́ŋgə̂n dàtə́pês /

for lack of knowledge of the way

ɗam bàː máː jisə̌ŋ //

that I did not know.

sábòːtu ##

Because...

ìdán ##

if...

jâːn kiːːː ##

when you...

teːː hm̀ːːː ##

near er...

(snaps fingers)

èːːː ##

er...

< Bible School >

the < Bible School >

púʤì /

of Tafawa Balewa

ìnáː ríːʤijáj /

where is the well

ɗan jiɣá taːɣə́ napti kàːfín àː ɬə́ːːː /

that is on the left before you reach er...

èː èː èː //

èː /

ráːnábáwɗíː /

that roundabout /

èː //

Yes.

kàːfíŋ èːːː /

before er...

dàtə̂pm ʤirgíː /

the railway /

èː //

Yes.

tòː /

well,

dàtə̂pm ɗân /

the road there /

taːɣə́ napti /

is on the left

taŋtáŋ //

straight on.

mjáː fuːɣə́n /

I'm telling you

dón tə̀tà gə̌mɗi ɣá dàtə́pês /

when they put me on the road,

mətá ndáɗi káwâj //

I just set off.

mjáː naː túlɗi ə̀ːːː /

As I reached er...

gàrí gjaːːː /

the village of...

ə̀ːːː /

er...

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ə̀ːːː /

er...

gàri wón mìŋgílaː /

some village called Mingila

kóː níːwóněː //

or which one ?

gjáː mə́n mìŋgíl /

The people of Mingil...

màːʃîn tá mán ##

the motorbike...

màːʃîn tá mán /

the motorbike...

átâ mán maráɣə məníː //

It broke down on you.

[ kə jísə́ŋ

You know,

marâm [ məníː ] //

it broke down on me.

kə ] gáː mìŋgíl /

if you leave Mingil

tòː /

well,

əndá ka mán tu gjaː mə́n mbwâːr /

then you will find the people of Mbwar,

tôː ʧì melɣəndí //

well, they are close.

èː //

Yes.

tə́pi /

The road

ji mel áj //

it is close.

lə̂p ##

The place...

mbwâːr /

Mbwar

lə̂p gjaː m̀ːːː /

the place of er...

awré gjaː m̀ːːː /

the wedding of er...

wânnáŋə́jaː //

that one ?

èː //

Yes.

kóː kə gáːʃí ɣá teː taːɣə́ zàːrjǎːn //

Or did you leave them on your right?

áʼà //

No

mjâːn máː jisə́ŋ mbwáːrǎːn //

How should I know Mbwar?

kǎː //

Eh!

kətá ɬə ##

You went...

mjâːn baː máː jisə́ŋ ##

I don't know...

mətá ɬə gə̀dn nə́ awrêsâːn //

Did I go to the wedding?

bàː kətá ɬə nə́ awrêsə̌ŋaː //

Didn't you go to the wedding?

àʼìnâː //

Never!

áj mjáː fuːɣə /

Eh, I tell you

tə́pês kǔːs áj //

the place is ugly indeed.

kút //

Really!

(whistliŋg)

dzàŋ gíː ɗam /

mjaː máːɣə̂nɗì /

I was going

tsantsá /

straight

gargada mjâːn kúmá /

downhill, me

kaː jisə́ŋ míː /

you know I...

tə́ gjaːl áj /

am willing to help.

m̀ːːː //

Mm.

wéj /

well

mə jé ŋaː ɲíː wón /

I saw a girl

(laughiŋg)

ŋǎː ŋaː makarantoːɗoː //

a young schoolgirl.

mə wú tu ma ##

I said I will...

maːːː fitə̀ːːː /

I... will go to...

kjáː ragétən dàtə̂pm mə́n //

You will reduce the way for her.

ma fitə < lift > mə́n //

I will give her a .

káwâj mə mbíːtíːɗiɣáj /

I merely took her on (the bike) /

tə́ gjáː kaːjáwôs //

with her luggage.

mə gáː kajâː tsə́n //

I put the luggage like this.

jâːn ʧiɣəní ɣá káːrâːn //

Here she was at the back.

kúmá /

And

máːtá ɗjǎː màːʃîn sòséjǐŋ /

I could not drive the bike very well /

káː jisə́ŋə́j //

you know.

[ èː ] //

Yes.

[ bàː ] máːtá ɗjǎː màːʃínês sòːséjǐŋ //

I could not drive the bike very well.

káwâj séː məːːː //

Like that, then I ...

ɗam mə mbíː kaːjâs káwâj ##

Just as I took the luggage...

mjǎː ríːɣə̂n /

We were going

káj /

suddenly

átâ naː nʤwâːtn mə̀ ndǎːɗíjoː //

we almost fell.

ʧoɣŋ káwâjɣə́ŋ átâ ##

It's only God who...

átâ sûːm dzàŋ gíː //

He liked me that day.

bàː màːʃîn tà mará //

The bike got spoiled.

bàː átâ fimni páːʧi mə́n ɗáni hə́ŋ //

Before that, it did not even get a puncture.

miːr káwâjɣəŋ átâjáː ɓánəm mə́n //

It's only the petrol that got finished.

miːr tàjáː ɓáŋgə mə́n //

You were short of petrol.

àmáː ɗam mətá tulíːɗi /

But as I arrived,

mə́ mán lâːtsə́j kímsə káwâj /

we arrived we had just passed Kimsạ

mjáːnaː tul gìp kìmsə́ /

we had just entered Kimsạ

káwâj màːʃîn /

when the motorcycle

fi mə́ɣə́p //

stopped.

(laughter)

kǎː mə̀tà ji mì ʧímgə̌ŋǎːn //

Wasn't I with you ?

kətá gaːm púʤì /

You had left me in Tafawa Balewa

də̀n gjaːːː /

at the house of...

sôndè wúkêt //

Sunday Wicked.

XX

ɗaŋ kə gâːm púʤì /

After you had left me in Tafawa Balewa,

də̀n gjáː sôndè wúkêt /

at Sunday Wicked's house,

mə́ mán tsə̌tn mə́ tsə̌tn mə́ tsə̌tn mə́ ɓûpkə̀ //

I sat down and sat and sat waiting for you.

m̀ː //

Yes

mə ɬə́ də̀n gjáː jelkon //

I went to Yelkon 's house.

mə́ wûl táːɗês //

We talked.

táːɗi mán ʧi mbíː /

The conversation came to an end,

mjáː ndəːr mə ɓupkəni //

I kept waiting.

tôː káː jisə́ŋ màːʃíni kúmá /

Well you know the motorcycle

bàː nə gə̀tə̌ŋ nə kə́ bàːbá súle //

it is not mine, it is Baba Sule 's.

èːɣəŋ //

Yes indeed.

mə wú tu ká //

I said what!

hár kárfe nandám fǐː /

When it reached nine o' clock

bàː ká mbwáːɗǐŋ mə wú tu ká /

you haven 't arrived, I said what!

tá níː tûɣə̀ á dàtə́peː //

well, what happened to you on the road?

èː //

Yes.

əndá kətá mbwáːɗi /

Then you arrived

ɣəndá kjáː fuːmgəndí /

then you told me

mə wú tu tôː /

I said well

mə̀ ŋgàp dàtə̂pm ɗaŋgəní mə̀ ɬǐːːː /

let's hit the road and go to...

kímsoː //

to Kimsạ.

éː //

Indeed.

tòː mə̀tà ɬə bàː mə́ gjàː də̀nə̌ŋ //

Well we left and did not go home.

mə̀tà boɗíː taŋtáŋ /

We went straight on

séːːː /

to...

èːːː //

Yes.

kímsə á lə̂p /

Boi to the place

gjaːːː /

of...

bàːbá ɗáni //

Baba here.

èːːː //

Yes.

mjàː naː tul /

When we arrived,

bàːbá tâ mbiːmí wût mə́n /

Baba shouted at us,

àː ɬja ŋaː ɗûːwòskəndí tu //

he had drunk his beer.

(laughter)

ìnâː //

What?

sámoː //

At all!

< ʤa mu ʤe >

sámoː //

At all!

bòː ta ɣá maːʃínês máː /

He will not climb on the motorbike

[ tə̀ ɬə́ də̀nə̌ŋoː ] //

to go home!

[ wò ta ɣá màːʃíni ɗǎŋ ] //

He will not climb on the mortobike indeed.

< gaba ɗaya > gíː bǎːm màːʃîn wòsə̌ŋoː //

, this was not his motorbike.

bàː nə màːʃînwòsə̌ŋoː //

It was not his motorbike.

mə̀ːːː /

Let's...

mə̀ fì < abin nan > /

let's ...

mə̀ːːː /

let's...

wéj /

he said

wéj mə̀ fí páːʧêʃíː mə̀ lə́ːrtə mə́nɗjoː //

he said I should repair the puncture and bring him [the bike].

m# ma tutə gə̀tn də̀nòː //

I... I will see him in his house.

< gaba ɗaya > bàːbá tâ ##

, Baba did...

átâ ta ɣá màːʃíni hə́ŋ máː //

He did not even climb on the motorbike.

gàːsá bàː átâ ta ɣá [ màːʃínêsə̌ŋ ] //

Really, he did not climb on the motorbike.

[ ǎː sánɗaŋ ] kətá [ gamá páːʧêʃíː ] //

Ah, then you had repaired the puncture.

káviɗaːtá fǐː //

Night had fallen.

íː /

Yes,

tòː /

well,

átâː ta ɣá màːʃínǐŋ /

hardly had he climbed on the motorbike /

séː ɗam mə /

when I...

mə gámá páːʧíː //

I got a puncture.

mətá ʃíːɗi deːdéːːː /

As soon as I went down ...

èː [ m̀ːːː ] /

er...

[ gàŋgára ] mə́n kímsə́j //

The Kimsạ hill.

gàŋgára /

The slope /

èː m̀ːːː /

er...

< sau# >

< ka saukan >

m̀ː //

Mm.

X

kapkə́ vàrèʃíː /

That big one ...

m̀ː //

Mm.

mjáːnaː ʧi ɣá kîtn gə̀ ##

I was getting down at the field of

kîtn ##

field

á kîtn gə̀ gjaːːː /

At the field of...

(snaps fingers) m̀ːːː (click) /

ə̀ːːː mànʧásta ɗáníː /

er... Manchester.

òːhôː //

Oho!

á lə̂p /

where

kafáwâːsə̀ŋə́j //

of their rice.

bàː káː dap kə tul á kîtn sóndéjǐŋ //

You did not reach Sunday's field?

máː dap mə tul ɗánǐŋ //

I did not reach there.

máː dap mə tul ɗánǐŋ //

I did not reach there.

deːdéː dáp ɗáni mə̀ fúːɣə́n /

Right there I told you

káwâj séː /

just then

mətá tu /

I met

bàːbá kàːdə́ri ɗân //

Baba Kaderi there.Baba Kaderi there.

mə wú tu /

I said

bàːbá táɗi ɣá màːʃínoː //

Baba climb on the motorbike.

á wû tu /

He said

< ba zan hau ba > //

< I will not climb >.

(laughter)

< ba zan hau ba > //

< I will not climb >.

< ni za ku gwada min boko> /

< ba zan hau ba > //

< I will not climb >.

mə wú tu /

I said,

fi hàuri bàːbá /

excuse me Baba,

má tâ ɣá màːʃîn //

We will climb on the motorbike.

káwâj séː /

Then

ə̀ːːː /

er...

átâ mán tájɗi ɣáj //

he climbed on it.

ám#

er...

á tǎj ɣáj kwêj séːːː /

he climbed on it then...

èːːː /

er...

tòː káː < san > gòs /

Well you know him,

jâː rigé ɬə ɗôːʃíː /

when he has drunk beer,

jâː rigé jâː rigé oː /

when he has...

wul vèːʃíː /

talked

tòː /

well,

vèːs làːtsə́jɣəndí //

the words are gone.

èː laː [ ʧáː maltəɣáj ] //

Yes, he forgets.

[ ɗaŋ á tûlíː də̀n ] /

When he reached his house,

káwâj < shi ke nan > /

then

séː á ɬə́ mbútni /

then he lay down

á ndǎj kúʧi //

he fell asleep.

kə jísə́ŋ gòs /

You know him

jáː ndǎjɣáj /

if he starts

jáː ndǎj kúʧi káwâj

if he falls asleep,

XX

ɗûː ɗùtə̀ gəmíːɣəndí //

beer makes him drunk indeed.

(laughter)

ɗûː lǎːp sə̂mwòs tôː /

When he is drunk,

laː ʧáː maltə tə́ kóːnîː //

he forgets everything.

< ʤa mu ʤe >

àmáː ɗaŋ kə̀tà gamáj /

But after you had finished

mjáː jel kàmán kutu kətá suɣə́ɗi //

I thought that you had come back.

ɗa kímʃaː //

To Kimsạ?

èː /

Yes,

kətá suɣə́ɗi /

you came back,

kətá mán tum kímsə áj //

you met me in Kimsạ indeed.

kətá saːké láːpkə̂n móːtaɗì áj kətá gaː màːʃíníː áj //

You took a taxi indeed and you left that motorbike.

XX

èː /

Yes.

kətá wuləm tu mə̀ ɓúp kə kímsə //

You told me to wait for you in Kimsạ.

mətá ɓupkə //

I waited for you.

kətá suɣə́ɗi //

You came back.

àjjâː //

Sorry!

XX

kúmá jâːm mîː tù ɬə́ɣə̂níː jáːwón < dàːːː > /

But if I could travel today then ...

(click)

< dàː > ʧîː mòɓòː /

it would have been better

gáskíjáː //

really.

wàllâːj jâːm mîː tù ɬə́ɣə̂níː jáːwón də̀n báː //

I swear if only I could go home today.

ʧîː mòp mə̀n //

I would prefer.

jáːwón kàːsuwǎːn //

Today is market day isn't it?

jáːwón kàːsuwa èː //

Today is market day yes.

kóː tákwâːràs máː /

Even Takwaras

ka ɬə́ ɗjáː ka tutíː kàːsuwa //

you may find him at the market.

á gìp kìmsə́ jáːwón //

In Kimsẹ [Boi] today.

ɗa gìp kìmsə́j /

In Kimsạ

kə ɬə́ tutə kə fuːtə //

you go meet him and tell him.

gə̀tn /

As for me,

kə jísə́ŋ ɗam mjáː vaː vìːɣájín nə́ ŋgəʃínês /

you know, if I insist about this thing

dón lǎːs /

it's for the work

tə̀ ndə́ːríː //

to be good.

állâː //

God!

jáwwàː //

All right.

dón jâːn má ##

Because that's ...

jâːn mjáː fuːɣə áj //

that's what I am telling you indeed.

mə wú tu jâːn tîː jìn /

I said if he had said

tu ʧáː ɬə́ːrni ŋáːwôs /

that he will take his son

káwâj tə̀ ɬə̀ jèltə̀ /

only for them to see,

tòː gíː á ndârá /

well it would have been good,

àmmáː /

but

XX

kə jísə́ŋ nə laː //

you know it's work.

kúmá á wû tu /

And he said

ʧáː súː tə̀ vjáːj ɗaːmí /

he wants to stay in our village

vjàːɣə̀n nàmbóŋ < gaba ɗaya >

one night

< ɗaya > ɗaːː ɗaːː /

in... in...

ɗa àŋgwawôpès //

in our ward.

èːɣəŋ //

Yes indeed.

tòː

Well,

ìdán bàː jâːn /

if they haven't

tàː fuːni zàrsə̀ hə́ŋ /

warned the people,

mjáː fuːɣə́n bàː /

I tell you there's no way

(click)

wò tu zàrsə̀ də̀nə̌ŋ //

find anyone at home.

ɓanɗaŋ gín ɗaŋ máːːː ##

All the more so since that which even...

wâː ɗùɣə̀ɲàː ɓaníːjǐŋ máː //

corn beating hasn 't finished even.

èː [ hêː ] //

Yes indeed.

wâː ɗùɣə̀ɲàː ɓaníː /

Corn beating has finished

kóːnúː ʧin gáːː ##

everybody is...

ʧǎː ŋgeláŋgə̂n /

They are walking around

tə́ lǎːp mərə́ kàːsuwa /

from small market

[ mərə́ ] kàːsuwa //

to small market.

[ ʧàː ] ##

They are...

bǎːm mərə́ kàːsuwǎŋ kaɗé máː //

it's not only small markets even.

tə́ dzàŋ máː kjàː ndâ bàː ká tûʃǐŋ //

Even in the day if you go you will not find them.

XX

[ káː jisə́ŋ ]

You know,

[ gìp kimsə́ ] //

in Kimsạ.

gìp kimsə́ /

in Kimsẹ /

gjáː naːr //

those hunters.

< ko ana ruwa /

[ tòː ] /

Well

[ Boi na kira ] >

.

kə jísə́ŋ /

you know

gjaː tákwâːràj máː /

Takwara himself

ʧàː gâː naːrə̌ŋ /

never stops hunting,

ʧì tə́ kaɗaŋʃí //

with his dogs.

< OK > //

OK

ə̀hə́ː //

Ehe.

tòː kúmá kjàː ɬə́ kjàː ɬə́ tû /

Well and if you go, you will not go and find

tə̌ŋ jáːwón /

him, today /

kàːsuwa kon dzàŋ wón ɗaŋ ##

market day, you should tell the day that...

ʧáː mbwaː bində́gà béɗǎn //

He uses a gun, doesn 't he?

ʧáː mbwáː ##

He uses...

bàː ʧáː mbwaː bində́gǎŋ gòs /

He doesn 't use a bow,

ʧáː fini gjáː naːr //

he does communal hunting.

kjáː jé kúnês káwâj /

If you only saw the boy,

ka jeltə ʧi lə́skə̂r ʧík /

you see him dressed in rags

[ káwâj máː ] //

only even.

máː jisə́ntíː áj //

I know him mind you!

mjàːji ɗu bôːl /

We used to play football,

átâ jin [ góːlawòpə̌ŋǎn ] //

didn 't he use to be our goal keeper?

[ jâwwàː ] jáːni //

Yes, that's him!

átâ jin góːlawòpm áj //

He used to be our goal keeper.

[ sòːséj sòːséj /

Quite, quite,

[ màː# màːtá mbwâː bôːl wón ʧimʃí áj ] //

We played football with them indeed.

jáːni ɓár áj ʧin X góːla ] //

that's him indeed, he is a goal keeper.

dzàŋːːː /

On...

níː ɣəněːn //

Which day was it?

< ina bol > mə́nːːː /

< I was playing football > with the people...

mə́nːːː /

the people of...

(fingers snappiŋg) /

ŋgáraŋ# ##

that place...

è mə́nːːː /

er the people of...

(click ; fingers snappiŋg) /

mə́n malâːr //

the people of Malar.

tə́ mə́n baːr /

and the people of Bar

ɗam mə̀tà ɬə́n mbwǎːj //

when we went to play there.

èː //

Yes.

káː gaːnéj ŋǎːn //

D'you understand?

jáːni /

He,

< quite allright >

bàː átâjàː gon bàː //

he did not feel well.

bàː átâ ɗjáː gop góːla hə́ŋ //

He could not play goal keeper.

òːhôː //

Oho.

tòː ə̀ːmːːː /

Well, er...

(click)

èːːː /

er...

mərə́m malâːr /

the people of Malar

dzàŋ gíː tə̀tà ɬə́ ɬjâmíɗi lim /

that day we beat them six

tə́ nàmbóŋ //

to one.

limês máː mjâːm mətá ɬja //

The sixth even I am the one who scored.

tòː séː mərə́m malâːr /

Well then the people of Malar

tə̀tà mán wûltə̀ tu wéjːːː /

they came to say that...

tə̀tà mán wûl tu wéj /

they came to say that...

wéj /

that...

káwâj mjâːm miː ŋger mə ɗu bôːl ɗan tu kóː kúmá tá bjǎmɲaː //

they said that me, I kept playing football, as if I were a professional.

kâːj kàrʃês máː /

In the end even

vèːs tà ɲólɗi máː /

it was even said

tu wéj mjâːm mjáː ʤáː ʧíɣə̂nèsɗì //

that it was me who caused the defeat.

tòː /

Well

séː vèːs /

then the story

tà mán ndájɣá /

it came to

kə́ːmân //

my ears.

ɗam vèːs tà ndájɣá /

When the story came to

kə́ːmân mətá wumíː //

my ears I heard it.

séː dzàŋ gíː /

Then one day

tá ɗû bôːl /

they played football

tə́ mə́nːːː /

with the people of...

tə́ mə́nːːː /

with the people of...

ŋgə̀sə̀ràː //

Ngạsạr?

tə́ mə̀n ŋgə̀sə̀r ɗan tə̀tà ɗu bôːl //

With the people of Ngẹsẹr with whom they usually played.

tòː ɗan /

Well when

tá ʃǐː fiːli /

they entered the field,

mə tájɗi /

I arrived.

mətá tájɗi ɓát /

I just arrived,

máːtá jîsə́ŋ tu dzàŋ gíː bôːl ɗa hə́ŋ /

I did not even know that there was football on that day.

séː mətá ʃin ə̀ːːː /

Then I sent er...

ə̀ːːː məːrí séː /

er... children then

séː mərə́m malâːr /

Then the boys of Malar

tə̀tà wu tu /

they said

tə̀tà ŋgúp tu ká /

they started to say what!

ka ɗu bóːlǐŋǎːn //

won't you play football?

ka ɗu bóːlǐŋǎːn //

Won't you play football?

séː mə wú tu /

Then I said

áː mjâːn /

Ah, me

bàː ma ɗu bôːl hə́ŋoː //

I'm not playing football.

nə́ nîː //

Why?

mə wú tu /

I said

mjâːn /

Me,

dzàŋ gíː mə́ ɬə̂ /

that day I went to

baːr ʧimkí /

Bar with you,

vìː màn ʃiʃí /

The story came out

tu wéj mjâːm mjáː ʤáːkí ʧíɣə̂n mə́nɗjoː //

that it was me who caused your defeat.

á wû tu /

He said...

jâːn /

he,

tákwâːràskəŋ átá mán tum /

it's Takwaras who came to meet me,

á wû tu múrǎn /

he said my friend,

bàː nə maláːri gòpíːɣəndá tə̀tà wul vìː gíː hə́ŋ //

it's not our people of Malar who are speaking like this.

máː dàːsóːɗǎːtâ wul vèːs /

Actually, the one who said that

nə zəgjòː //

is Ziggy.

tôː zəgì ʧi gòs dzàŋ gjòː //

Well, Ziggy, his own, which day was it?

ŋaː ŋáː ŋaː ɲéwaː //

That small boy?

dzàŋ gíː /

That day,

ɗan tə́ gə̀m /

when they put me

á < first eleven > /

in the

ɗan ma mbwaː /

as I was going to play,

ɗan tə́ gə̀m /

when they put me,

èːːː /

er...

zəgì tu wéj /

Ziggy said that

bòː mbwaː bôːl hə́ŋoː //

he would not play.

sábòːtu /

Because

jâːn tə́ gàːtə̀ gòs ɣá bénʧi //

they had left him on the bench.

kúmá mjâːn /

And me

èːːː /

er...

séː tə́ g# ##

they had...

tə́ gə̀mŋgájoː //

they had selected me.

jâːn ɗan ##

Him, as...

ɗan ##

as...

ɗan máː bàː ʧáː kə́ːm /

as he cannot even

ɗu kónǎŋ máː //

shoot a ""corner"".

kə jísə́ŋ /

You know,

maláːrês /

(within) Malar,

ʧì mari mari máː //

they are differences.

káː jisə́ŋ mə́n malâːr /

You know the people of Malar,

mə́n < baptist > /

the

[ bàː ʧàː ʃírjǎŋ áj ] //

They don't agree indeed.

[ tə́ mə́nːːː ] /

with the people of...

malâːr /

Malar

kə́ːːː /

the

XX

< COCIN > ɗáníː /

there

bàː ʧàː ʃírjǎŋ áj //

they don't get on well.

XX

dàːmuwâskən /

that's the problem

èːːː /

er...

ɗan ʧáː ndáɗi ɓaʃíɣəndí //

what was happening to them.

< ina ʤin > /

dàlíːlêskəndí //

that's the reason.

jawwàː dàlíːlêskəndí //

Yes, that's the reason.

[ tòː ] áj mə̀tà ŋgaː mbútkə̂níː /

Well indeed I stayed ...

kâːj mətá wúr mə fi ləpíː /

well I stayed for...

< kusan > wupsə /

almost four months

bàː máː wul vìː tə́ zəgèsə̌ŋ //

without talking to Ziggy.

mə wúl tu mjâːn ndá wò fuːm /

I said am I the one to be told...

wò wò /

to...

wò wò /

to...

wò /

to...

wò fuːm vìː banza gíːjaː //

to be told that kind of stupid talk?

séː ɣá mbútkə̂nínoː /

Then one day indeed...

jáː jêlə̀m /

he saw me

wéj /

he said

jàː gápsi //

How is Gapsi?

mə wú tu /

I said

káláw //

Fine

kjáː [ daːmá gwàː ] //

You, are you worrying?

[ vìː ɓàníː ] //

kjáː daːmá gwàː /

You, are you worrying

[ tə́ gíː gòs wuriː ] //

about this?

[ ŋaŋáː ŋaː ɲéw gíː ] //

That's just a tiny tiny young boy.

káɗâː /

You should not

dáːmá tə́ jáːnǐŋ máː //

worry about him even.

túndà káː ŋgúp wúlɣə̂n vìː /

Since you just started talking

tə́ jáːníː káwâj /

with him

< to shi ke nan >

á ɓâníːɣəndí //

it's over.

[ káː jisə́ŋ ] tu jír gə̀ɗàː //

Do you know that he has a wife?

àː kap gə̀ɗíː /

Is he married?

á kâp gə̀ɗès dzàŋ gjòː //

When did he marry?

ká //

My!

dzàŋːːː ##

on...

níːɣəněːn //

When was that

á ʧâːnì ŋáː vwòː báːbáː //

He got a girl pregnant.

(laughter)

kâːj tôː mjâːm máː ma ɬə́ kaɓíː //

Well, me too I will go and get married .

mjâːm máː ma ɬə́ kaɓíː //

Me too I will go and get married.

á ʧâː ŋáː vwàː /

He got a girl pregnant.

túndà zə́gjâː kap [ gə̀ɗíː kàm ma kap gə̀ɗíː ] //

Since Ziggy has got a wife, I will get a wife.

[ dzàŋːːː /

Which

nǐːn ] //

day?

ɗam ma ##

As I was going to...

ɬə́ɣə̂nètə́n də̀nâː //

Was it when I went to that house?

èː //

Yes.

séː ɗam mə /

As I ...

ma /

I...

ma ma ɬíː nə́ laː /

I... I was going for work

á teː lə̂p gjaː mə́n súːmíː /

with the people of Sumi

séː ##

then

mə̀tà ɬə́ ##

I came...

mə̀tà ɬə́ hâɗá tə́ m̀ːːː /

I came to meet er...

gôː //

Go(diya).

m̀ːːː //

Mm.

gòːdija máːlâŋːːː /

Godiya Malan

ʤoːnátân /

Jonathan

ɗam miɣá ɬə́ɣə̂n miːr ɓaʃí //

where I go to take petrol.

òːhôː murɣə́ móɣʃêtíː ɗǎːtâjáː sop móɣʃêtíː //

Oho, my girlfriend's boy, he wanted to date my girlfriend.

èːɣən //

Yes.

séː á wû tu wéj /

Then he said...

séː á wû tu wéjːːː /

then he said that...

èːʼèːːː /

eh...

ʧáː ʧimni zə̀gèsòː //

he called Ziggy

wéj /

He said

< aŋgo /

Ango,

aŋgo > //

Ango.

mə wú tu kǎ /

I said what?

gôː /

Go(diya),

zəgjàː kap gə̀ɗíjǎːn //

Ziggy has married?

á wû tu /

He said,

ájːːː /

eh,

àː ʧaː ŋáː vwàː áj //

he got a girl pregnant.

mə wú tu /

I said

< bura uba > //

What a prick!

mjâːn ŋáː vwàj gə̀t àː ɗak /

Myself, I was not able

ʧáːɣə̂níː máː //

to get a girl pregnant.

mjáː ŋal /

I wanted

mə̀ ʧáː ŋáː vwàːs àː ɗaɣə́j //

to get a girl pregnant but I did not succeed.

(laughter)

ǎː tôː mâm kúːpkə ɣáj /

Ah, well, come I will teach you /

ɓâ mjáː ʧáː gə̀tn ʧàː ʧâː tə́ ɬǎːj áj //

myself, if I get girls pregnant, they make them abort.

lálléj //

Sure.

< bura uba > //

(laughter)

gôː gôː < ke nan > //

Go(diya)!

kə jél gòm ɗǎːtá faːrá tə́ kaɗ'ə́m /

Myself, you saw how it started with Kad'em.

á ɮìː kuríː //

she aborted.

kə́ hapí máː á ɮìː kuríː //

Happy too she aborted.

kə jísə́ŋ jâːn /

You know if

tìjǎː gàːm mə́n /

they had kept them for me,

tôː ɗan dàː mîːjì /

now I would

tə́ ŋaː məːri /

have children

guɣʃúk /

plenty

áj //

indeed.

mîː màn fi awre [ ɗǎŋ máː fáː ] //

I would have married indeed!

[ kjâːndá kjáː ɲaŋ ] //

You're the one who refused.

kjáː ##

You..

kjáː ##

you...

kjáː súː gwàː ŋâːj /

you love your child

kə súː gə̀ɗès hə́ŋŋgə̂n /

you don 't love the woman

kûn //

my friend!

àː ka ɗjáː ka súː ŋáː bàː ka súː gə̀ɗə̌ŋ áj //

Ah, you may want a child and you will not love the woman.

[ tánnîː ] //

Why is that?

ŋâːj ɲòlɗì ɣá kətə́r gwàːsǎːn //

Didn 't the child grow at the bottom of the tree?

bàː jini ɣá kətə́r gwàːsə̌ŋ //

Not at the bottom of the tree.

ə̀ːhə́ː //

What?

kə jísə́ŋ /

You know

súːɣə̂n gə̀t nə raː áj //

the love for a woman is in your heart.

ǎː /

Ah,

tôː /

well,

ɗaŋgəní ɗan raː ʧáː wumŋgə ɓaʃí tu tə́ ɗûɣə̀ ŋáːj /

now that you are angry at them because they killed your child,

jâːm /

if

bàː kjáː ndə́ːr gə̀ɗès hə́ŋ /

you don't make up with the girl,

tá wò fi wuríː ɣəndá ŋâːs wò ##

then how will it be possible for the child to...

wò wò ##

to to...

wò lut kwêj ##

will it sur...

wò wò ##

w...

wò fut kwêj //

will it survive then?

á /

Well,

zaːr wò ɗjáː kap gə̀t /

a man can marry

àmáː tá mán ɓə̂líː tə́ gə̀ɗès kúmá ʧìɣá tsə́tŋgə̂n tə́ ŋáːwôs áj //

but they will happen to divorce and she will keep her child.

áː//

What?

tôː //

All right.

gíː gòs kàm /

And you,

k# tá káː kaɓêʃíjǎːn //

did you marry her?

m̀ḿː //

What ?

káː kaɓêʃíjǎːn //

Did you marry her?

kaɓíː ɣəndâː màn ɓə̀ːlès ɓà //

Get married before divorcing !

< dâːmáː > tə́ wû tu kápkə̂n gə̀t /

they said that marriage

séː kjáː ##

was only if you

kápkə̂n gə̀t /

as for marriage,

jâːn káː rigá kə jisə́ŋ gə̀t /

it's only when you already know a woman

káː kaptíːɣəndjôː //

that you get married.

káː kaptíːːː ##

You married her...

d# da áː tə́ dà èːː ##

as er...

kapkə́ hap# ##

like Hap...

hapí ɗaŋ átâ ji < da farko > máː /

Happy when you first

kətá wultə tu /

told her that

jâːn ʧáː ŋal ##

if she tried to...

jâːn ʧáː súː tə̀ mán ɬja wàhála də̀n /

if she wanted to come and suffer at home

ɗaːmí /

in our house

tôː tə̀ /

well let her...

tôː tə̀ mánjoː //

well, let her come.

ǎː /

Ah,

tòː àːtá jîsə́ŋ mi tə́ ŋgətə̌ŋ áj //

well she knows that I don't have anything indeed.

ḿ //

M!

[ jáː mǎni ] wò ɬjan wàhála áj //

If she comes she will suffer.

[ tôː ] //

Well!

(laughter)

tôː //

Well,

ki tə́ ŋgətə̌ŋoː tá níː ʧáː ɬə́ːrɣe nə́ːːː ##

(if) indeed you don't have anything, then what made you...

nə́ jâːn ka ɲaŋgás ŋgas /

if you refuse to marry an Angas,

ɲaŋgástə tə́ ʤàkkáwôs ɓà //

you should refuse when she is pregnant too.

kâː ká bàː ma ɗjǎːŋ //

Ah, I could not.

(laughter)

mjáː ɲáŋgástə tə́ ʤàgáwôs /

Refuse to marry her when she is pregnant?

áj ìnâː //

how could I?

ká jisə́ŋ tu kóː ʤàkaj ŋgə́ʃi gón ŋgáj ɗaŋ ka súː /

You know, pregnancy, there is something inside that you will like,

ɗa giɓì fâː //

inside indeed.

jâw //

What!

ká dǎːllâ //

In God's name!

gómâː súː tə́ ʤàkaj áj //

If she is pregnant, you will love her.

(laughter)

X

àmáː kaɗə́m kàm /

But Kadạm indeed

(click)

ŋaː râːtn /

I liked her

tàjiɣáj nʤwátn-nʤwǎtn //

a little.

á kápkə́nwòʃèsàː //

To marry her?

èː /

Yes.

tôː mətájáː fin < tunani > makarantâtn áj //

Eh well I was about my studies.

< allah sarki > //

!

jawwàː /

Ok,

àmmáː bàː ʧǐŋ /

but if not because of that,

dàː mîːtà kaptíː áj //

I would have married her.

tòː áj /

Well but,

bàː á kâmàːtá máː àː ɲáŋgástə ɗaŋgənǐŋoː //

you should not refuse to marry her now.

kaɗ'ə́mêsàː //

Kadạm ?

èː /

Yes.

àːːː ##

She...

àː rigá marâm raː mə́n [ áj ] //

she had already started to bother me.

[ sǔn kí ] ɣá móɣʃiwàːn ɓà //

You should go back to loving each other.

kâːj bàː má sû mí ɣájǐŋ //

What! We won't go back.

állâː sǔn kí ɣáj //

Please, you should make up.

mjâːn râːtn jini ɣá jelkon //

Myself, I'm in love with Yelkon.

mjáː mbút mə kə́ːm mə nda kúʧǐŋoː //

If I go to bed I cannot sleep.

jâw //

Wow!

dzàŋ gíː mə̀tàjiɣáːːː ##

On that day we were...

ə̀ːːː ##

er...

táːɗiːːː èːːː ##

talking about er...

gjaː móɣʃiwòpm /

our girlfriends

tə́ gjaː m̀ːːː ##

with er...

(finger snappiŋg)

(click)

< wannan >

< that... >

làːdí /

Ladi

ŋaː mə́n bawʧí ɗǎːtâ mâníː //

that girl from Bauchi who had arrived,

m̀ːːː //

Mm.

kətá wu tu wéj /

You were wondering

nə núːɣəŋ átâjáː sop /

who was dating

duːkjôː ŋǎːn //

Dukiya.

èː //

Yes.

nə kàrzâː //

It's Karza.

èː èː èː èː èː //

Yes,

nə kàrzâː nə [ kàrzâː ] //

it's Karza it's Karza.

[kə túnáj] ŋâː //

You remember, do you?

èː nə [ kəláː ] //

Yes, it's Clement.

bàː mə̀tàjáː sǔː tə̀ láːpmǐŋ //

We did not want him to follow us.

sòːséj //

Indeed.

átâ ji mjàːːː /

One day, as I...

ʃíʃíɗi tə́ːːː /

going with...

tə́ mâːk /

with Mark,

tôː máŋ /

well it happened that...

máːː /

We...

tə́ súːtu /

in the evening

má râːɓáj /

we were going to leave,

mə́ ŋgâp dàtə̂pm mə́ ɬǐːɗiɣáj //

we hit the road to reach there.

kə́ kǐːríː kə́ [ gàː tə̀ ] //

You ran and left him.

[ mə́ ] kǐːríː mə́ gàːtə̀ //

We ran and left him.

tôː /

Well,

má ɬə́ ʃîʃíɗi tə́ gjaː làːdí //

were going to leave with Ladi.

làːdí tə́ làːdí bétwâːsə̀ŋ /

Ladi, with Ladi all of them

mə́ ŋgâp dàtə̂pmɗì /

we hit the road

dàgà /

and left

dàgà ɗjaŋndi //

and left Ɗyandi.

tá mán ɓûp míːːː /

They were going to wait for me...

gə rǎːs /

at the locust-bean tree,

ŋgómdíː ɗǎːtâ jíː /

the bent one that was there,

gə rǎːs ŋgómdi /

at the bent locust-bean tree...

ɗǎːtâ jíː //

that was there.

kə̀tàjáː ##

You were...

tə́ ə̀ːːː ##

They er...

tá mán ɓûpmí //

they were going to wait for me.

mjàː ʃíː də̀n //

We went home.

mjàː ndáj də̀n /

As we arrived home

mə́ ɬə́ ʧî náɣɗíː //

we proceeded to eat.

tòː lóːkaʧíː gíː /

Well at that time,

báːbáː /

Baba

ma# /

m...

(laughter)

mərə́ guɗi tə̀tàjáː kə̌ːm tə́ ndâɗì gìp vìːnə̌ŋ //

girls were not allowed into the house.

tá tu ɓâː //

You don't say!

kə̀tàjáː kǐːr kə́ gàː kəlâːj nə́ nîː //

Why did you run away and leave Kạla?

ka ɗjáː ka fuːm ŋgə̂ŋ jandìjóːɗaŋ /

Can you tell me how

tə́ ŋgə́r jóːɗǎː ʧâː /

with the reason why

kə̀tàjáː kǐːr kə́ gàːtàː //

you ran away and left him

kəláː ɗjǎː vjǎːn //

Can't Kạla speak?

dǎːllâ ʤáːɣə ɗân //

In the name of God, stop it!

kúmá ŋgə́r jóːɗǎtâjáː ŋgaː mará /

And what spoilt (his reputation is that)

tàːtá ŋgâː tə́ mârá sə̂mwòs /

they spoilt his reputation

tu ʧáː ʧi mə̂ːr //

by saying that he was a thief.

mə́ːraː ##

Is it...

mə́ːraː kóː zəŋ //

is it theft or madness?

tôː kə̀tàjáː jêl /

Well you saw

kàmáŋ kutuŋ

as if

kjàː ríːn kì ʧímʃí /

if you walked with him

tá wû tu kótáwâːn kǐn məːrə́ŋsə //

they will say that all of you are thiefs.

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