Six short texts (5 or so sentences; roughly 10-15 seconds long) about people and their work.
Donso
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.
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.
Gesedala
Transcript
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.
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.
Garanke
Transcript
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.
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.
Numu
Transcript
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.
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.
Mɔnnikɛla
Transcript
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.
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.
Misigɛnna
Transcript
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.
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.