SITUATION: A foreigner is visiting a village in West Africa. He's looking for directions to the chief's home and stops someone to ask them for help.
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DUNAN: I ni ce.
DUGULEN: Nba, i ni ce.
DUNAN: I bɛ di?
DUGULEN: Tɔɔrɔ tɛ.
DUNAN: N terikɛ, hakɛ to, n tununen don. I te ɲɛ n ma ka dugutigi ka so yɔrɔ jira n na wa?
DUGULEN: Ayiwa. N tɛ se ka taa i bila nka n bɛ se k’à yɔrɔ fɔ i ye. I tilen nin sira fɛ fo i ka se banansunba ma. I mana tɛmɛ banansun na, i bɛ fara i kinin fɛ. I b'i tilen fo i ka kare saba tɛmɛ. Da naaninan don i numan fɛ.
DUNAN: À man jan ?
DUGULEN: À ka jan dɔɔnin.
DUNAN: I ni ce. I ni baraji.
DUGULEN: Nba. I n'u fo.
DUNAN: U n'à mɛn.
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