Text: Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ pēgée gɗāawò Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ gbɔ̃̄ dɔ̀à wà ɛ́ tā ézèzè. Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ɗōoɗɛ̃̀, è# yàà à# bā gbāɗa. Ké dɗīi tā gbĩ̄ ɓũ̄ ɛ́ ké ɓṹ gēɗè wɗaaɗɛ̄ yāa gbā ɛ́ yí. Bȭ, è# yāa pɛ̄ yã̄ã gbā ɓũ̄ ɗá yà kpáɗē sã̀ã̀, ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ò ɓɛ́ yã̄ã ɛ́ kpɛ̃́ ɓɗáà. Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# pe yē ɓɛ́ kɛ́ɗɛ̀ɛ́ ɓɛ́ ɗaa sɔ̄ kɗɛɛɗè! Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ yéē ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ è# dɗīi ɓũ̄ ɛ́ ɓã̄-kpàà. Éɗúā ɗé tā zā ɓã̄ sɔ̀ gɗɔ̀ɔyā ɓũ̄ yàà sɔ̀ ɓũ̄ kɔ́ɔ. ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# pe ɓɗāa yéē yã̄ã ɗá yò pòoɓĩ̄ kpée ɓē, fɔ́ pé yã̄ã ɛ́ ɓĩ́ á ɓɗée ɗà woɗè ézìŋ ɓɛ́ɛ̀ yéē pìɗã́ã́ ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí, ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# wɗàa dɗīi ɛ́ kpée Yã̄ã ɓũ̄ ɗá yò yē, ké yéē ɓɛ́ sāsā ɛ́ yē ké è# ɓɛ́ ɓɗēē àa! ké è pùɛɗà à bɗāaɗē ò égbɛ̃̀ɗɛ̃̀ ɓɛ́ɛ̀ gɗāawò pē ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí káa dūɗà ɛ̀! ŋ́ yĩ́ã̀ɗɛ̃̀ gù ɗɛ́ɛ̀ yí ɓe ɗã́ã ké ɓí ò pɛ̄ɓɗee yezí ké ɓí ɓɛ́ ɓɗēē ɛ̀ɛ? káa bȭ yá pɛ̄ ɓɗēē ɛ́ yá yézīí ɗã́ã gbɛ̄ zī ké yá ɓɗēē ké é ɓɛ́ gbɛ̃̄ɛ̃̀ ɓɛ́ à# pe á!
| # | Token | Markup | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | that |
| 2 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare |
| 3 | pēgée | [M pē][H |gé.é] | and |
| 4 | gɗāawò | [M gɗā.ā][L |wò] | hyena |
| 5 | |||
| 6 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | that |
| 7 | gbɔ̃̄ | [M gbɔ̃̄] | hunger |
| 8 | dɔ̀à | <[L dɔ̀.-à]> | construct-PRF |
| 9 | wà | [L wà] | village |
| 10 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 11 | tā | [M tā] | on |
| 12 | ézèzè. | [H é-][L |zè][L |zè] | PREF-real |
| 13 | |||
| 14 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 15 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀, | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare-DIM |
| 16 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 17 | yàà | [L yà.à] | COP.PRF |
| 18 | à# | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
| 19 | bā | [M bā] | inside |
| 20 | gbāɗa. | [M gbā|-ɗā] | in.field |
| 21 | |||
| 22 | Ké | [H ké] | and |
| 23 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
| 24 | tā | [M tā] | on |
| 25 | gbĩ̄ | <[ M gbĩ̄]> | chase.HAB |
| 26 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 27 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 28 | ké | [H ké] | and |
| 29 | ɓṹ | <[H ɓṹ]> | 3PL.ANAPH |
| 30 | gēɗè | [M gē][H -|ɗé] | go-CONJ |
| 31 | wɗaaɗɛ̄ | wɗā.ā [M -|ɗɛ̄] | enter-SPN |
| 32 | yāa | [M yā.ā] | 3SG.POSS |
| 33 | gbā | [M gbā] | field |
| 34 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 35 | yí. | [L yì] | in |
| 36 | |||
| 37 | Bȭ, | [M bȭ] | well |
| 38 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 39 | yāa | [M yā.ā] | 3SG.POSS |
| 40 | pɛ̄ | [M pɛ̄] | thing |
| 41 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
| 42 | gbā | [M gbā] | field |
| 43 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 44 | ɗá | <[H ɗá]> | REL |
| 45 | yà | [L yà] | 3SG>3SG |
| 46 | kpáɗē | [H kpá][M -|ɗē] | put-GER |
| 47 | sã̀ã̀, | <[L sã̀.-ã̀]> | begin-PRF |
| 48 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 49 | ò | [L ò] | 3Pl |
| 50 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 51 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
| 52 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 53 | kpɛ̃́ | [H kpɛ̃́ | all |
| 54 | ɓɗáà. | ɓɗá]<[L -à]> | eat-PRF |
| 55 | |||
| 56 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 57 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 58 | pe | pē | say |
| 59 | yē | [M yē] | hey! |
| 60 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 61 | kɛ́ɗɛ̀ɛ́ | [H kɛ́][L |ɗɛ̀][H .ɛ́] | this.one |
| 62 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 63 | ɗaa | [H ɗá.á] | NEG |
| 64 | sɔ̄ | <[M sɔ̄]> | can-HAB |
| 65 | kɗɛɛɗè! | kɗɛ̄.ɛ̄ [H -|ɗè] | do-CONJ |
| 66 | |||
| 67 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 68 | yéē | [H yé][M ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
| 69 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare |
| 70 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 71 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
| 72 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 73 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 74 | ɓã̄-kpàà. | [M mā]<[L |-kpà.-à]> | go.after-PRF |
| 75 | |||
| 76 | Éɗúā | [H é-|ɗú][M .ā] | PREF-first |
| 77 | ɗé | [H ɗé] | INSTR |
| 78 | tā | [M tā] | surface |
| 79 | zā | [M zā] | reason |
| 80 | ɓã̄ | [M mā] | on |
| 81 | sɔ̀ | [L sɔ̀] | before |
| 82 | gɗɔ̀ɔyā | L [gɗɔ̀.ɔ̀][M |-yā] | hard-ABSTR |
| 83 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 84 | yàà | [L yà.à] | COP.PRF |
| 85 | sɔ̀ | [L sɔ̀] | before |
| 86 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 87 | kɔ́ɔ. | [H kɔ́.ɔ́] | at |
| 88 | |||
| 89 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 90 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 91 | pe | pē | say |
| 92 | ɓɗāa | [M ɓɗā.ā] | lie |
| 93 | yéē | [H yé][M ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
| 94 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
| 95 | ɗá | [H ɗá] | REL |
| 96 | yò | [L yò] | COP |
| 97 | pòoɓĩ̄ | [L pò.ò][M -|ɓĩ̄] | such.person-AGNT |
| 98 | kpée | [H kpé.é] | belly |
| 99 | ɓē, | [M ɓē] | here |
| 100 | fɔ́ | [H fɔ́] | but |
| 101 | pé | [H pé] | first |
| 102 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
| 103 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 104 | ɓĩ́ | [H ɓĩ́] | 1SG.EMPH |
| 105 | á | <[H á]> | 3SG.CTR.NSBJ |
| 106 | ɓɗée | [H ɓɗé.é] | eat |
| 107 | ɗà | [L ɗà] | FOC.NSBJ |
| 108 | woɗè | [H wó] [H -|ɗé] | do-CONJ |
| 109 | ézìŋ | [H é-][L |zìŋ] | again |
| 110 | |||
| 111 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 112 | yéē | [H yé][M .ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
| 113 | pìɗã́ã́ | <[L pì]>[H |ɗã́.-ã́] | jump-PRF |
| 114 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí, | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀][H |yí] | so |
| 115 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 116 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 117 | wɗàa | <[L wlà.-à]> | enter-PRF |
| 118 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
| 119 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 120 | kpée | [H kpé.é] | in |
| 121 | |||
| 122 | Yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
| 123 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
| 124 | ɗá | [H ɗá] | REL |
| 125 | yò | [L yò] | COP |
| 126 | yē, | [M yē] | there |
| 127 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 128 | yéē | [H yé][M .ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
| 129 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 130 | sāsā | [M sā][M |sā] | a.little |
| 131 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 132 | yē | <[yē]> | see.HAB |
| 133 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 134 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
| 135 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 136 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
| 137 | |||
| 138 | àa! | [L à.à] | is.it |
| 139 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 140 | è | [L è] | 3SG |
| 141 | pùɛɗà | <[L pùɛ̀|-ɗà]> | come.out-PRF |
| 142 | à | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
| 143 | bɗāaɗē | [M bɗā.ā][M -ɗē] | get.fat-GER |
| 144 | ò | [L ò] | COP |
| 145 | égbɛ̃̀ɗɛ̃̀ | [H é-][L |gbɛ̃̀][L |ɗɛ̃̀] | PREF-large |
| 146 | |||
| 147 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
| 148 | gɗāawò | [M gɗā.ā][L |wò] | hyena |
| 149 | pē | [M pē] | say |
| 150 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀][H |yí] | so |
| 151 | káa | [H ká.á] | that |
| 152 | dūɗà | [M dū][L -|ɗà] | stop |
| 153 | |||
| 154 | ɛ̀! | [L ɛ̀] | oh! |
| 155 | ŋ́ | [H ŋ́] | 1SG |
| 156 | yĩ́ã̀ɗɛ̃̀ | [H yĩ̄][L .ã̀]<[L -|ɗɛ̃̀]> | uncle-DIM |
| 157 | gù | [L gù] | famine |
| 158 | ɗɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɗɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | this |
| 159 | yí | [L yì] | in |
| 160 | ɓe | [M ɓē] | here |
| 161 | ɗã́ã | [H ɗã́.ã́] | so.much |
| 162 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 163 | ɓí | [H ɓí] | 2SG.EMPH |
| 164 | ò | [L ò] | COP |
| 165 | pɛ̄ɓɗee | [M pɛ̄][M -|ɓɗē.e] | thing-eat |
| 166 | yezí | [M yē][H -|zí] | see-PROG |
| 167 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 168 | ɓí | [H ɓí] | 2SG.EMPH |
| 169 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 170 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat-HAB |
| 171 | ɛ̀ɛ? | [L ɛ̀][L .ɛ̀] | Q |
| 172 | |||
| 173 | káa | [H ká.á] | that |
| 174 | bȭ | [M bȭ] | well |
| 175 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG.POSS |
| 176 | pɛ̄ | [M pɛ̄] | thing |
| 177 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
| 178 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
| 179 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG>3SG |
| 180 | yézīí | [H yé][M -|zī][H .í] | see-PROG |
| 181 | ɗã́ã | [H ɗã́.ã́] | so.much |
| 182 | gbɛ̄ | [M gbɛ̄] | hand |
| 183 | zī | [M zī] | behind |
| 184 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 185 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG.POSS |
| 186 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
| 187 | |||
| 188 | ké | [H ké] | if |
| 189 | é | [H é] | 2SG |
| 190 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 191 | gbɛ̃̄ɛ̃̀ | [M gbɛ̃̄][L .ɛ̃̀] | manner |
| 192 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
| 193 | à# | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
| 194 | pe | pē | say |
| 195 | á! | [H á] | is.it |