SITUATION: A narrator tells about Bari, a student of Bambara, and his teacher.
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Bari ni karamɔgɔ bɛ kalanso kɔnɔ santiri la. Bari bɛ kalan kɛ don o don. Bari bɛ bamanankan kalan. Karamɔgɔ bɛ Bari ɲininka fɛn caman na. Karamɔgɔ bɛ Bari dege bamanankan na. U bɛ kuma caman fɔ. Karamɔgɔ b'à fɔ: "I sigi!", "Wuli!", "Taa tabulo la!" Bamanankan ka gɛlɛn Bari ma, nka à hakili ka di. À bɛ bamanankan mɛn sɔɔni.
Bari and teacher are in the classroom at the [training] center. Bari studies every day. Bari studies Bambara. Teacher asks Bari many things. Teacher is teaching Bari Bambara. They say many words. Teacher says, "Sit!", "Stand!", "Go the blackboard!" Bambara is hard for Bari, but he is smart. He will understand Bambara soon.
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