SITUATION: A man introduces us to six individuals — all from the same West African village — and their line of work.
Transcript
Ngɔlɔ ye donso ye. À bɛ taa yaala kungo kɔnɔ don o don. À bɛ sogow dɔn kosɛbɛ. À bɛ se donsoya la. Sogo kɛnɛ caman bɛ sɔrɔ à bolo à ka so kɔnɔ.
Salifu ye gesedala ye. Baara ka ca à bolo. Fajiri fɛ, à bɛ geseda daminɛ. À tɛ baara dabila fo fitiri. À bɛ dali kɛ ni gaari ye. Gaari bɛ bɔ kɔɔri la.
Amadu ye garanke ye. À bɛ wolo baara ka sabara ni bɔrɛ dilan. À bɛ wolo tigɛ k'à kala k'à nɔrɔ. Wo mana bɔ i ka bɔrɛ la, à bɛ se k'o kala. À bɛ tilen à ka baarayɔrɔ la suguba kɛrɛfɛ.
Musa ye numu ye. À bɛ nɛgɛ baara ka muruda ni dabakisɛ ni jelekisɛ dilan. A b'olu kalaw dilan ni jiri ye. I ka marifa mana tiɲɛ, à bɛ se k'o dilan nka à dilali man di à ye bawo à ka gɛlɛn.
Solo ye mɔnnikɛla ye. Mɔnnikɛla caman ye Boso ye. Solo fana ye Boso ye. À bɛ jɛgɛ mɔn ni jɔ ye. À tɛ mɔnni kɛ ni dolen ye. À mana jɛgɛ minɛ, à muso bɛ taa à feere sugu la. Solo bɛ tilen à ka kurun kɔnɔ ba kan.
Umaru ye misigɛnna ye. Misigɛnna caman ye fula ye. U bɛ misi dɔn ka tɛmɛ bɛɛ kan. I mana misi sɔrɔ, i b'à kalifa Umaru la. À bɛ tilen kungo kɔngɔ don o don n'à ka baganw ye.
Ngɔlɔ is a hunter. He goes and wanders in the bush every day. He knows [wild] animals well. He is good at hunting [Lit. "He is able at hunter-dom"]. He has a lot of fresh meat in his home.
Salifu is a weaver. He has a lot of work. At dawn, he starts weaving. He doesn't stop work until dusk. He does weaving with thread. The thread comes from cotton.
Amadu is a leather worker. He works leather to make shoes and sacks. He cuts the leather and sews it and fastens it. If a hole forms in a sack of yours, he can sew it. He spends the day at his workplace next to the main market.
Musa is a blacksmith. He works metal to make knife blades, farming hoe blades and axe blades. He makes their handles with wood [Lit. "tree"]. If your gun breaks, he can fix it, but he doesn't like "their" repairing because it's difficult.
Solo is a fisher. Many fishers are Bozo [an ethnicity]. Solo too is Bozo. He fishes fish with a net. He doesn't fish with a hook/line. When he catches a fish, his wife goes and sells it at the market. Solo spends his day in his canoe on the river.
Umaru is a shepard [Lit. "cow-chase-er"]. Many shepards are Fula/Fulani [an ethnicity]. They know cows better than all. If you get a cow, you entrust it to Umaru. He spends the day of every day in the bush with is cattle.