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{{Source|source=written material|author=Prosper Teye Akortia|editor=Prosper Teye Akortia|title=ANANSI AND THE TURTLE IN DANGME|date/place=02/06/2013|volume/pages=|Olanguage=Dangme|ISBN=|publisher=|translanguage=English|translator=Prosper Teye Akortia|onlinedistribution=|type=fable|annotator=Prosper Teye Akortia|contributor=Prosper Teye Akortia|corpustranslator=Prosper Teye Akortia|link=http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/2253/|article=               ANANSI AND THE TURTLE IN DANGME<br>Ligbi    ko    ͻ      Anani    tsua    hyɛ     ngɛ     e       abͻ         ͻ        mi       <br>Day       a    PRT    Anansi    dug     yam     from  his      garden     the   inside<br>nɛ    e      hoo.<br>and   he    cooked.<br><br>Ni          ͻ      he      via       ha           nɛ    e     ngɛ      esͻ       yee     <br>Food       the     own    aroma      makes        that  he     is      hurry     doing<br>nɛ     e      ye.<br>so     he    eat.<br> <br> Nͻuu              nɛ           e        nu       kͻkͻͻkͻ.<br>Immediately        then         he       heard    knock.<br><br>Nɛ        e       bli     sinya   a,    e    ya      pee    Hlami   nɛ    e    ngɛ    <br>When      he      open     door   the,  it   came     do    Turtle  that  he    is<br>blͻ             hiami           mi.<br>journey        embarking      inside<br><br> Pͻ         tͻ         Hlami      ͻ      nɛ    hwͻ    hu      ngɛ     lɛ     yee.<br>Tiredness  covered     Turtle     the   and   hunger  also     is     him    eating<br><br>E        tsɛ      Anani    nɛ     e     de     lɛ       ke    “I     nyɛɛ       hluu <br>he       called   Anansi   and    he    told   him      that   "I    walked    so much<br> nɛ            pͻ         tͻ     mi  nɛ     I     nu    hyɛ  he      via     <br>and            tiredness  cover  me  and    I   smell   yam  its    aroma      <br>saminyayoo     ko  he .<br>quitegood      a   it.<br><br>O     ma    nyɛ    ha    mi     eko    lo? <br>You  will   can   give   me    some    PRT<br><br>Akɛnɛ     e    ji   kusumi    kaa     o   ha     nibwͻhi     ni      ke           a      <br>Since     it   is   custom   that    you  give   visitors    food   when        they   <br><br>kpee    ni     nya     a, Anani       nyɛ      we     kuami      se      mohu    e          <br>meet   food    on    PRT, Anansi     could     not   refuse      but     also    he<br>bua          hu    juɛ        he.<br>happiness  also  wasn’t     there<br><br>Kaa           Anani         peeͻ            hͻnitsɛ         heje           ͻ,       e          <br>Because       Anani         does           greedyman      for that matter  PRT,     he<br>to       ga. <br>set     plan<br><br>“Ba        hi       si     nɛ        o    ye      ni”<br>“come      sit      PRT    and      you   eat    food”<br><br>Benɛ    Hlami     ma       wo      hyɛ     ͻ     kake    pɛ     nɛ     Anani                       <br>When   Turtle     will    pick     yam    the    one    only   then    Anansi          <br>ke       e      yi,“Hlami           lͻ        ͻ          o          li        kaa         <br>yelled  his   head “Turtle          so       PRT          you   know-NEG      that       <br>o     ma     fͻ      o     dɛ   saminya     ke      o         yaa      ye      ni?”<br>you   must   wash   your   palm  well      when    you       going     eat    food<br><br>Hlami     to     he          hɛ             kaa     akɛnɛ       e   ngɛ     waae        <br>Turtle   made   its   observation           that    since       he   is    crawling  <br>kɛ      je    mͻtu     ͻ    e      dɛ      mi       sɛ       mu       niinɛ.<br>since  from  morning  PRT  his    palm    insde    enter    dirt      truly<br><br>E     ya      pa     a    nya    ya       fͻ       e      dɛ    nɛ     e        ba              <br>He   went    river  the  bank    to      wash     his    palm   and    he      came  <br>we      ͻ    mi     se  Anani     je    ni      ͻ        yemi    sisi       momo.<br>house  the  inside  but Anansi   went   food   the      eating  started   already.<br><br>Anani        de    lɛ     ke     “I   sume      nɛ      hyɛ   ͻ      he        la                         <br>Anansi      told   him    that   “I  like-NEG   that    yam   the    own    hotness          <br> nɛ    jͻ   lͻ   ͻ      he              ͻ    I     sɛ     o       hlami.”<br>to    cool  so  PRT   therefore        PRT   I  entered   your    front<br><br>Ba           na    mi.<br>Come         join  me.<br><br>Hlami     hi    si     konɛ    e     ma     wo     hyɛ    ͻ     eko     se    Anani    <br>Turtle   sat   PRT      so     he   will    pick   yam    the   some    but   Anansi <br>ke        e      yi       ekohu.<br>yelled   his    head      again<br><br>“Hlami       nͻ       nɛ      I    de     ͻ      o           nui?   <br>“Turtle     thing   that      I   said   PRT    you       hear-NEG?<br><br>A             kɛ      dɛ        mi      sɛmu         yi           ni!”<br>They         with    hands   inside     dirty       eat-NEG      food!”<br><br>E     hyɛ   e   dɛ      mi    nɛ    e    na    ekohu     kaa    e     dɛ    mi             <br>He  looked his  palm  inside  and   he   saw   again     that  his   palm  inside  <br><br>kpale   sɛ    mu   akɛnɛ   e    waa       kɛ     je       pa   a      nya    a.<br>turned enter dirt  since   he   crawled  from   leave   river  the    bank   PRT<br><br>Lͻ   ͻ      he      ͻ     e  kpale   ya   du      e   he     ngɛ   pa      a      nya.<br>So  PRT  therefore  PRT  he turned   go   bath   him  self   at   river   the    bank<br><br><br>Jehanɛ          ͻ       lɛɛ    nɛ      e    ma       a,   e     nyɛɛ       nga     nͻ                  <br>This time      PRT      FM     when    he  comes    PRT,  he   walked     grass    on     <br>konɛ       e   dɛ       mi     ko          sɛ            mu.<br>that      his  palm  inside  should     enter-NEG       dirt.<br><br>Mlɛɛ        nɛ      e     maa     su     we         ͻ       mi       ͻ    Anani      <br>Before      that    he   will     get   house      the    inside    PRT   Anansi    <br>ye     ni     ͻ    kulaa  nɛ   nͻ    nɛ    piɛ   ͻ      sui      kͻkͻɛ   kake.<br>ate   food   the   all    and thing  that left  PRT  reach-NEG   bite     one<br><br>Hlami   hyɛ    Anani    hɛ   mi     nɛ   e  de   lɛ  ke  “mo   tsumi      kɛ   mi     <br>Turtle looked  Anansi  face inside  and  he told him that “you  working  for   me<br>ni      hami. <br>food  giving.<br><br>Ke    o      ba    ye     kpͻ     ͻ      mi     ligbi   ko     ͻ,   ha     nɛ   Imi     <br>If   you    come   my     area   the   inside   day    any    PRT,  let   that   I <br>hu      ma     pee    kɛ  to    nane     mi.”<br>also   will     do    to  put   leg     inside.”<br><br>Kɛkɛ    nɛ    e   je     kpo    blɛuu   nɛ    e     tsa        e     blͻ       hiami           <br>Then   and   he  came    out   slowly  and    he   continued  his journey   embarking<br>ͻ    nͻ.<br>the  on.<br> <br>Be    kɛ    be     ͻ,    Anani  susuͻ    ni    yemi   okplͻͻ  tsɛmi   nɛ   Hlami     <br>Time and    time  PRT,  Anansi  thinks  food  eating  table   invite  that Turtle <br>ha    lɛ     ͻ   he.<br>gave  him   the  of.<br><br><br><br> E    nyɛ    we   nɛ  e    to  tsui   si   ha  adufude    ni    yemi   nɛ    ͻ  ;           <br>He   could  not   to  his  put heart  down for priceless food  eating  this  PRT ;<br>lͻ          ͻ         he        ͻ     e   ya      hla      Hlami   se        blͻ.<br>so         PRT   therefore    PRT   he  went   search    Turtle   back   location.<br><br>E       na    Hlami    nɛ     ngɛ   pu    la      hlue     du bumi       be      mi      <br>He     saw    Turtle   that   is   sun   heat    taking    twilight     time  inside<br>ngɛ   pa     ko     nya.<br>at   river    a    bank.<br><br>Hlami          wo       e       yi      nͻ   nɛ      e   na      lɛ.<br>Turtle       lifted     his   head      up   and     he  saw     him.<br><br>E      bi         lɛ     ke      “Anani    o       ba       nɛ    o      kɛ    mi    <br>He   asked       him    that     “Anansi  you     come      so   you     and    I<br>ba     tsɛ    okplͻͻ   lo?<br>come   call   table   PRT? <br><br>Hwͻ     bͻni   Anani   he    ngͻmi       lͻ   ͻ       e     henͻ      ke  “ eee, eee!”<br>Hunger  begun  Anansi  self suffering    so   PRT     he   replied   that “yes , yes!”<br><br>Hlami      ho     nyu     ͻ     sisi    ya     nɛ     e   ya        to     okplͻͻ.<br>Turtle    went    water   the   under   went   and   he   to       set     table.<br><br>E    de    Anani    ke  “I    gbe     niye    ni   ͻ    nya   lͻ  ͻ    ha  wa     ho.”<br>He  told   Anansi  that “I    finish  edible food  the  PRT   so  PRT  let us     go.”<br><br>Kɛkɛ   nɛ    e   sɛ       nyu    ͻ   sisi   nɛ    e    bͻni      ni      ͻ      yemi.<br>And    then  he  entered  water  the under  and   he  started    food    the   eating.<br><br>Anani    tu      ma    pa    a     mi     se  e   nyɛ   we   nyu    ͻ  sisi   sumi.<br>Anansi  jumped  into  river  the  inside  but he  could not  water the under reaching.<br><br>E        ka        kaa        e        ma     wu     nyu      ͻ    kɛ     su     sisi          <br>He     tried       that       he      will   swim    water   the   to    reach  under<br>se     e      nyɛ    we     ejakaa    e    mi       jiͻ      we.<br>but    he   could    not   because   his  inside   heavy     not.<br><br>E     gu   blͻ  slͻͻtohi   a   nͻ   se   e   nyɛ  we  nɛ  e    su     nyu    ͻ   sisi.<br>He   pass  way  various  their top  but he could not to  him  reach  water the  under.<br><br>Anani      sume        nɛ    e   maa    je      adufude     ni      nɛ   ͻ      he    <br>Anansi  like-NEG       that  he  will  leave    priceless   food   this  the    it <br>lͻ   ͻ      he       ͻ     e  ngɛ     si        bͻlee    nɛ    e    ngɛ    nͻ      nɛ     <br>so  PRT  therefore  PRT   he  is     around    roaming   and   he   is    thing   that<br>e     maa      pee     he      susue.<br>he   will      do      its    thinking.<br><br>Nyagbe    ͻ,       e    to          ga.<br>Finally  PRT,      he   set        plan.<br><br>E     bͻni   tɛhi    muͻmi     wo      e    jakɛti   kotoku    ͻmɛ     a          mi.<br>He  started  stones  packing   into   his   jacket   pocket    the    their    inside.<br><br> Jehanɛ        nɛ      e     tu      ma     pa      a      mi      ͻ,   e    ya         su             nyu       ͻ  <br>This time    when     he   jumped   into   river   the   inside   PRT,  he  went <br>su         nyu     ͻ    sisi     ngɛ     okplͻͻ      ͻ      he.<br>reached   water   the  under     at      table      the    side.<br><br><br>Okplͻͻ  ngɛ     fɛu        nɛ     niye    ni      ngͻngͻɛhi   maa    si    ngɛ     nͻ.<br>Table   is    beautiful   and    edible  things   delicious  stands  PRT   at     top.<br><br>Niye          ni      ͻmɛ     nɛ    e      na    a    pee     lɛ    nyakpɛ    lͻ    ͻ          <br>Edible      thing     the    that   he     saw  PRT   made    him   surprise  so   PRT<br>he            ͻ    e   ngɛ    esͻ      yee     nɛ    e    je     yemi      sisi.<br>therefore    PRT   he  is    hurry    doing   that   he   go    eating     begin.<br><br>Be    nɛ     Anani     maa   po   ni    ͻ     pɛ      nɛ     Hlami    de    lɛ    ke    <br>Time  that   Anansi   will   cut  food  the   only   then   Turtle   told  him   that<br>“Ngɛ  ye    ma    a     mi     ͻ,   a         wui     jakɛti    kɛ    yi         ni."<br>“In   my   town  the  inside  PRT, they    wear-NEG   jacket    to   eat-NEG   food.”<br><br>Anani       na     kaa      Hlami       je            e       nͻ      ͻ.<br>Anansi      saw    that     Turtle    removed        his      own   the.<br><br>Anani    bͻni     e    nͻ    ͻmɛ   jemi     pɛ   nɛ   e    hia    ngɛ  nyu       hɛ.<br>Anansi  started  his  thing  the  removing only then  he  popped  at   water  surface.<br><br>E    hyɛ     nyu     ͻ     sisi  nɛ    e   na    kaa    Hlami   ngɛ  ni     ͻ     yee.<br>He  looked   water  the  under  and  he   saw   that   Turtle  was  food  the  eating.<br><br>Ke      o      ka    kaa    o     maa    to    nͻko     he      ga    a,       o       <br>If     you    try    that  you   will    set  someone   own    plan   PRT,    you     <br>ma      ba      na     kaa    o      to     mo    nitsɛ    o      he     ga.<br>will   come    see     that  you     set   your   self    your   own    plan.}}