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Sai lewi zitesune ka men mbandi wasunako.

And the boy commiserated concerning the thing that had befallen them

kàa tìno, kàatìnì, kàa tà tàmci

my head, his head, sheep’s head

Nga kuɗu mbila ma, na tinge ka mbila.

Whether or not one dislikes a rear end, one sits on a rear end

Aye ɓelawi na taɗuto a ka ta indito, ngozo na mayato.

There was the dove sitting on her bed, and the lizard was looking at her

ada, ka kale caca yam, sai da,.

the dog, on hearking that talk, then said

fati waɗi Sawana fata meni a sina filfila ka zambayi

one day Sawana (the trickster) went out and was having a stroll in the late afternoon

Yan min wadi kasu belu, ngai waɗi sun hnni Bukar,

There were certain men two in number, one of the men, his name was Bukar