SITUATION: Ben is a Westerner who is living with a host family while studying Bambara in West Africa. He comes home from visiting a neighbor Musa when he runs into his host brother, Dawu.
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BEN: I ni ce.
DAWU: Nba, i ni ce, i bisimila! I bɔra min?
BEN: N bɔra Musa bara sisan, n taara bɔ Musa ye.
DAWU: Musa ka kɛnɛ?
BEN: Tɔɔrɔ t'à la, à b'i fo.
DAWU: I taara yen tuma jumɛn?
BEN: N taara yen kabini selifana. An tora baro dumanba de la fo ka su ko. An ye dute wuli k'à min.
DAWU: I ye jɔn ni jɔn ye yen?
BEN: N ye Musa yɛrɛ n'à ka denbaya n'à terikɛ fila ye.
DAWU: I ye surɔfana dun yen wa?
BEN: Ayi, n ma surɔfana dun fɔlɔ. Yan ta sigira wa?
DAWU: Ayi, à ma sigi fɔlɔ. I y'i ko?
BEN: Ayi, n ma n ko fɔlɔ. N bɛ taa n ka ka na.
DAWU: N'i nana, an bɛ dumuni kɛ.