"Houseboys"

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SITUATION: A man speaks about domestic helpers or "houseboys".

Transcript

Sisan boy-den bɛɛ lamara man di. Dɔw kɔni bɛ se baara la kosɛbɛ. Nka u ka bɔkoya kosɔn, u tɛ se ka to baarada kelen na. Hali ni mɔgɔ m'u gwɛn, u bɛ muruti u yɛrɛ ma. Ni mɔgɔ kà u makuma dɔrɔn, u bɛ funu hali ni jo ma kɛ u fɛ. U kun ka gwɛlɛn. U tɛ mɔgɔ kan mɛn. Ani u tɛ mɔgɔbonya cogo lɔn. Nka mɔgɔ min bɛnna u bɛrɛbɛrɛ ma, à tigi tɛ tɔɔrɔ. Hali ni olu filila wala ni tiɲɛnni kɛra u bolo, mɔgɔ ka kan ka la à la ko u m'à lawuli à ma. I kà à fɔ u ye ko u kana ko min kɛ, u tɛ o kɛ abadan! U bɛ malo mɔgɔ ma. U bɛɛ mɔgɔ bɛɛ bonya. O kosɔn, hali ni olu filila wala ni tiɲɛni kɛra u bolo, mɔgɔ man kan ka jama u ma. Mɔgɔ ka kan k'u laadi le dɔrɔn k'à masɔrɔ u bɛ laadilikan mɛn. Ani u bɛ maloya kosɛbɛ.

Nowadays, overseeing a "houseboy" isn't easy. Some, in any case, can manage work well. But due to their traits, they can't stay at one workplace. Even if a person doesn't fire them, they rebel on their own. If a person simply admonishes them, they bristle even if they aren't right. They are stubborn. They don't hear people's words. And they don't know how to respect a person. But a person who meets a true one of them, such a person doesn't defer. Even if they make a mistake or some damage occurs by their hand, a person must believe that they didn't do it to them on purpose. The things that you tell them not to do, they don't do them ever! Due to this, even if they make a mistake or some damage occurs by their hand, a person mustn't get mad at them. A person must simply advise them because  they listen to words of advice. And they really demur.
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