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SP1	niŋ-am ka nawa   my name is nawa

SP1	a fuɓe ɗam am m je ɓalee   this is my story, I will tell it

SP1	wu fub ɗamm am je ɓalioŋ ɗo   the topic of the story, Me, I will be telling you here

SP1	ere joŋ nswe nowo ije, ma ne je ɓawã   there are two women that go to a bush

SP1	ni je ɓowe siila ma ne ɓwa kojog   they go to fetch firewood and they got [?] plant of the draw sup

SP1	ma nwa m bini bẽ, ka beeeem beeee m-leaŋ   then the other one breaks it, it says that singing a song 'break me gently...

SP1	swa ɓeaŋ npaŋ ɓo kia kum, ɓeza ɓe belai wo ɗom ɲe kiam ma komlanom   it was your husband-dog that bit me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	a be ka beeem ɓeee m leam,   she breaks it and it says 'break me gently

SP1	swa ɓeaŋ npaŋ ɓo kia kum, ɓeza ɗe belai wo ɗeŋ ɲe kiam ma komlanom   it was your dog of husband that bite me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	aje a ɓoreaŋ ka ɓom ɓomlem   she goes and tides it, and it says singing a song 'tide me gently

SP1	swa ɓeeŋ npaŋ ɓo kia gum, ɓeza ɗe belai wo ɗom ɲe kiam ma komlanom   that it was your huband's dog that bit me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	aje a koreaŋ ka kwam kwam leam   she goes and prepares it, and it says: 'prepare me gently

SP1	swa ɓeeŋ npaŋ ɓo kia gum, ɓeza ɗe belai wo ɗom ɲe kiam ma komlanom   it was your huband's dog that bit me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	a mog reaŋ ka mom momlem   she is eating it and it says: eat me gently

SP1	swa ɓeeŋ npaŋ ɓo kia gum, ɓeza ɗe belai wo ɗom ɲe kiam ma komlanom   it was your huband's dog that bit me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	a loɓoŋ sigaŋ je keape ka lo ɓom loɓomlem   she is trowing the unuseful plant away, and it says: trow me away gently

SP1	swa ɓeeŋ npaŋ ɓo kia gum, ɓeza ɗe belai wo ɗom ɲe kiam ma komlanom   that it was your huband's dog that bit me and I am feeling pain'

SP1	ma ɓo bahaŋ eaŋ ɗejege, je bwea maŋ ɗe ɓo ɓulie ɓo alaŋ ɗowe   then her child went and saw it, it became a calabash

SP1	a og a eh a gaa [mama] yeneŋ ka ai ɗowe dam ɓuli ʔe   he ran to meet his mother and said my calabash has germinate

SP1	ka toh, kaŋ jaŋ maŋ ka jaŋ zoɓaŋ-a   then the mother said leave it dont destroy it

SP1	ee, ka ɓea ka aje ka [mama] ka jenam ka ɗowe ɗam ɓulii   then he went there the next day

SP1	ka to ka jaŋ səng-a, kaŋ jaŋ   that he should not touch it

SP1	ɓo geelaŋ be, ɓo owaŋ, ɓo eje bole ɓe   it grew and it produced another one

SP1	ɓo lebe maŋ ɓe geele kãd a je a to naŋ a seŋ maŋ   then it produced, it grew big, he went and touched it

SP1	ɓeɲaleaŋ, nwa eh to na-aŋ se-aŋ maŋ ɓeɲaleaŋ, nwa eh to na-aŋ se-aŋ maŋ ɓeɲaleaŋ   it swallowed him, every person that touch it, it swallowed him

SP1	ɲe kuli naŋ ka balioŋ-a kãd ɓə ga ɓe ɲaleuŋ kãd   it swallowed them all in the clan

SP1	to... waŋ ma oŋ fuwi, a og maŋ aje ɓe gab ne swetoneaŋ ɓo ɗom   a pregnant woman also went, it bit her botocks

SP1	ɓe ɗom maŋ notoneaŋ ɓoɓe   it bit her bum bum

SP1	a aje maŋ a eraŋ zapije ije, zaɓobea woɓe kãd   she went and gave birth to twins and they were all male

SP1	ne geele ma ne ɓib ɲe-noŋ   they grew up then they ask their mother

SP1	ka lege ɗe toŋneoŋ kaija? ma aga-aŋ kaja   that where is their father's land? then she tells them

SP1	ka ne ke goŋ-a ɗwea faija, ka ɓowo lege ɗe toŋneoŋ ɗe   that... they see that mountain? that's their father's land

SP1	ne sab kpe ne gbere, ne sab powe ne gbere   they made an arrow and also make spears

SP1	ka nije maŋ, ne eaŋ, ne eaŋ, ne eaŋ, neje ne kpe ɓa tsii zam ne koɗe   that they should go, then they proceeded they went and climbed a tamarin tree

SP1	ke kpe maŋ ɓa tsii zam ne ko, ma ne kpe səŋ   they climbed the tamarin tree, then they sang a song

SP1	ka zirim kbokbo wo zirim kbokbo, tomdalam gbere zirim kbokbo, dwe eaŋ gbere-m zirim kbokbo   siging: 'zirim kbokbo, my relatives has finished, come and also finish me'

SP1	ɓo ziraŋ, ɓo ziraŋ, ɓo ziraŋ, ka ɓe je swe kpag   it shakes and shakes, and it stops

SP1	ka a kpe səŋ, ɓo dwe kiyarrr   he sings again, and it turns

SP1	a kpe səŋ ka zirim kbokbo wo zirim kbokbo, tomdalam gbere zirim kbokbo, dwe eaŋ gbere-m zirim kbokbo   he sings 'zirim kbokbo, my clan has finished, come and also finish me...'

SP1	ɓo sii kiyarr ma e swe tamsi kpag   it turns and came under the tree

SP1	boŋ na gulag, ka boŋ na swe je, boŋ na swe ka boŋ na golag je   the left branch (hand of tree) tells the right branch to go while the right branch tells him to go

SP1	boŋ na gulag ma tab kpog, boŋ na swe ma tab, ne tablaŋ maŋ kpog, kpog, kpog ɓo gbere   then the left hand shuts it, the right hand also shuts it to the end

SP1	ne toh powe, nwã sue, nwa sue ɓo e ɓo ja iʔe   they carry pairs to shut all of them, so it remains in two

SP1	boŋ na gulag sue ɓo juraŋ ije   the left hand shut it, it divided into two

SP1	boŋ na swe sue ɓoga ɓo juraŋ   the right hand also shut it and it divided into two

SP1	kje bea bini ɓowo ko ɓagoŋ, ja bea bini ɓo je mene zumo   the other one stays at Bagong and the other one go to Bachama

SP1	maka awai maŋ lubi joŋ-a? ka a wuna lubioŋ ka ne mojaŋ maŋ mii   it says, who call us out? that those that call us out should give us water

SP1	ɓo ne saŋ-e ɗa fem, ne le je   they pay just a litle they drank it

SP1	ka a wa maŋ-a ne ire neuŋ-a nowo   that who are those?, they look up and they saw it was them (the twins)

SP1	maka ne ziŋ ne ʔe, ka ʔaʔa ka ne oŋga ka ne ziŋ mana ne ziŋhaŋ   they ask them to come off the tree, they said no! who are not coming down, they told them to come, then they come down

SP1	boŋ na swi kaja, ka boŋ na gulag ka a zwab tuŋ kaneaŋ-a   the right hand tells the left hand to pull this water grass

SP1	azob maŋ mii pelele ne wuu ne wuu   he pulls it and the water was all over, they all drank of it

SP1	boŋ na gulag alaŋ naŋɗa ɗeje wo kãd   the left hand turn his hand it was house all over

SP1	boŋ na swi aŋ alangɗa binem wo kãd ɗe somɓaŋ   the right hand still turn his hand it was traditioinal stores and it all full of with food storage

SP1	ma ka to, ka kowe ɗe ɗeg a ɗije ɗiaŋ, nwa ɗeg aɗije ɗijaŋ nwa ɗeg aɗije ɗiaŋ   then they said everyone should enter his house, so every one of them entered

SP1	ere ne kpei ɗab ɗe, ere pasim wamɗe   that is the end of my story

SP1	Adagram Project. March 15th, 2017. Recording Nyesam in the village of Kpasham, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Short story by Nawa Jona.