Otammari – Tɛmɔtɛ nɛ kuwaàtóntoǹku (the chameleon and the dog)

Written by: Krepɛ̃ɛ̃ N’hɑ̃naba

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Kuwaàtóntoǹku kuù do di kɛ́dí masémmà di kpáa miaka; ka bée nd́aa kù kaà yĩmu kà táfɔ̃̋ɔ̃̀ta kù yaàtàda ku’fommu sɔmmu, katenka yĩ́nka. Kuwaàtóntoǹku do yon kunáa kà tamɔ̀ta yom màtua m mà, dà ta’yamma. “Kuwaàtóntoǹku” do dɔ̀ da tomɔta da’sèmma ntú bamáá ndi. Kábeka tamɔta dà macii ka dà: onìtì, fahɔ̃fà dà datìe kuyie ndɔɔ̀dà doǹ kakɔ̃́ kakpáat’o yáà daǹ kɔ̀ kayĩãtini ? Kà tamɔta dɔ: da do bà n’kankɔ̃ kayĩãtini mù!

Mam̀mà, kà dàn dòn kákɔta káyà oyĩnkankpaàti bo kónná wè. Kà tamɔta ndɔ kánáka kà bàn kɔ̃ kayĩãtini , kuwaàtòntoǹku dɔ́ kánàka kà bàn kɔ̃ nkakpaàt’o. Kuyie mmɛ ndo kayie MPo kpati nti. Nta, dà dɔɔ̀ ma kà dà kéta damɔɔ̀ kà bo kɔta kánáka kuyie. Dà yita kà kuwaàtóntoǹku puati ku’yɛima ká-yã kù yí caã-ma. Káwammu yakuã́ káhãnna ku’yɔri miáka kániita kánkeri kabɔnt’o yakuã kuca. Tamɔta dà tũnna ta’dápu kà yi nya ta’yamma. káta kuwaàtóntoǹku matidíndíìnti miaka kàntúota yakuã́ kàditina tamáà, kà yi ncãàka, kà kuwaàtóntoǹku, dia dà tamɔto okpaati bora kánáka kù dɔ̀ kà dàndomma kà kuyìe mɛn yie MPo yammu káyeta nco kpati. Daà te, kà ti kɔ̃́ nkakpaàt’o. Kà weè kó diyie baà tuaka kˈoò kú, wɛ̃ta-ni yi bo!

Bà dàn tú tuaka mmɔnni kàfeè nhotɔ́ɔ̀.

Otammari – Tɛmɔtɛ nɛ kuwaàtóntoǹku (the chameleon and the dog)

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