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