Simon's cat in Nzema
| Author/Creator/Speaker(s) | Francis Benle | 
|---|---|
| Editor/Recorded by/Broadcaster | Francis Benle | 
| Title | Simon's cat | 
| Original language | Nzema | 
| Date/Place | 16/02/13 | 
| Translation language | Nzema | 
| Translator | Francis Benle | 
| Type | narration | 
| Corpus translator | Francis Benle | 
Simon Kusu ne
Simon Cat  the
Simon kusu ne
Simon cat  the
Simon kusu  ne   de         ɔgyakɛ     azo
Simon  cat  the sitting     (his)leg   on
kanrɛlɛ  gyi   ɛponle  ne   azo
 cup    stand  table   the  on
wiao!  nrɛzenra  ɛra,        ɔkɔ    ni?      ɔba        yeadenla .......
wiao!  housefly  (it)come,  (it)go where?   (it)coming   (it)sit  .......
ɔkye      ye,  ɔkye    ye, ɔdɔdoa      ye, oh! yeha  kanrɛlɛ  ne  yedo    ye aze
(it)catch it, (it)cacth it,(it)chasing it, oh!(it)push cup    the(it)throw it ground
yehɔdenla      kaneɛ  ne  anwo,  yehɔdenla      kaneɛ ne  anwo
(it)(gone)sit  lamp   the  on,   (it)(gone)sit  lamp  the on
yehɔdenla-----    ɔkye    ye,  ɔkye    ye,  ɔwulu   yeahye       ye,    ɔwulu
(it)(gone)sit---(it)catch it,(it)catch it,(it)jump (it)(to)catch  it,  (it)jump
oooh!  yeha   kaaneɛ ne   yedo    ye   aze,   yeha     laate  ne yedo    ye  aze
oooh! (it)push lamp  the (it)throw the ground,(it)push light  the it)throw it ground
yehɔdenla  kɛtense ne anwo,ɔkpondɛ     ye, ɔkpondɛ   ye, ɔkpondɛ   ye,ɔkpondɛ ye
it)gone)sit curtain the on,it)searching it,it)searching it,it)search it,it search it
ɔnnwu     ye,  ɔnnwu  ye,      ɔnnwu     ye,  ɔnnwu         ye,  ɔnnwu      ye
it)not)see it, it)not)see it,  it)not)see  it,  it)not)see  it, it)not) see  it
ahaa! yenwu  ye, yenwu  ye,    ɔkye    ye,  ɔwulu  o,  ɔwulu  o,  ɔwulu  o,
ahaa! it see it,  it see  it, it catch it,  it jump o,  it jump o,  it jump o,
aaah! yeangola, yeangola,    ɔdoa   ye,   ɔdoa   ye, aaah!  yetete  kɛtense  ne
aaah! it not can,it not can, it chase it,it chase it, aaah!  it torn  curtain  the