SITUATION: A narrator recounts the tale of Musa, a man who is sick at home.
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Musa man kɛnɛ. Kunkolodimi ni kɔnɔdimi b'à la. Mura fana b'à la. Furakisɛ dɔ b'à ka so nka à t'o fɛ. O man ɲi. À bɛ furaji de fɛ nka o tɛ yen. Musa mago bɛ dɔkɔtɔrɔ la nka dɔkɔtɔrɔso yɔrɔ ka jan. Kɔngɔ fana b'à la. À bɛ dumuni fɛ. Malo ni jɛgɛ nege b'à la, ani lemuruji. O tɛ so. To de bɛ yen, ani dɛgɛ. To man di à ye. À tɛ to fɛ. Dɛgɛ nege t'à la. Musa man kɛnɛ. Sunɔgo bɛ Musa la.
Musa isn't healthy. He has a headache and a stomach ache. He has a cold also. He has some pills at his house but he doesn't want them. That aren't good. He wants a medicinal syrup but there isn't any. Musa needs a doctor, but the health center is far away. He is hungry too. He wants food. He desires rice and fish and lemonade. There isn't any at home. There's tô and dèguè. He doesn't like tô. He doesn't want tô. He also doesn't desire dèguè. Musa isn't healthy. Musa is sleepy.
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