Èrɨ vɨ ́lé é’bʉ́ rɨ ̀ ndráa èrɨ
nɨ ́ àlíárʉ́ tʉ̀.
His hoe was too short.
Èrɨ vɨ ́lé jótilé rɨ ̀ ndráa èrɨ
nɨ ́ èlè tʉ̀.
His doorway was too low.
Èrɨ vɨ ́lé gbóló rɨ ̀ ndráa
èlè tʉ̀.
His bed was too short.
Èrɨ mà gárɨ ̀ ndrá àlíá tʉ̀.
His bicycle was too short.
Edé ‘ɨ ́mà e’bʉ́ àbé èzʉ́
nɨ.
He made a very long hoe handle.
Edé ‘ɨ ́mà jótilé èzʉ́.
He made very high door frames.
Edé ‘ɨ ́mà kɨ ̀tándà èzʉ́.
He made a very long bed.
Je ‘ɨ ́mà gárɨ ̀ èzʉ́.
He bought a very high bicycle.
Rɨ kómé èzʉ́ ni mà drìá.
Rɨ nyaká nyá kà’bèlé
èzʉ́ nɨ sɨ ̀.
He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.
Kʉ ‘ɨ ́ vɨ ́lé àkú rɨ ̀ rá, mu
a’á òce àzɨ ́ àmbú nɨ mà
táláá.
A’á élɨ ́ èzʉ́.
He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.
Cornelius Gulere
Catherine Groenewald
Dorothy Fetaru
Lugbarati (official orthography)
Level 2
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