SITUATION: A narrator recounts the situation of Ali, a guy who would like to buy some sugar but a money issue.
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Ali bɛ sukaro fɛ. À b'à fɛ kosɛbɛ. Sukaro sɔngɔ ye bi duuru ye. Foyi t'a kun bi naani kɔ, mugan biye fila dɔrɔn. Warimisɛn t'à kun. Wari wɛrɛ b'à fɛ so, biyew ni warimisɛn. Bi naani dɔrɔn de b'à kun yan. Foyi tɛ bi naani kan. Sukaro tɛ Ali bolo bi.
Ali loves sugar. He really loves it. The price of sugar is 250 CFA. He doesn't have more than 200 CFA on him, just two 100 CFA bills. He has no change on him. He has other money at home, bills and change. He only has 200 CFA on himself here. There's nothing beyond the 200 CFA. Ali has no sugar today.
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