UN staff, including eight OHCHR colleagues, detained in Yemen
OHCHR calls for their immediate release.
SOURCE
United Nations Department of Public Information, NY, jointly with Bureau des langues du Ghana and Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
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Home Speakers: GhanaBACKGROUND
In Ghana Dagaare is one of the most prominent languages politically and socially. It is also an official literary language. Over 500,000 speakers, who are called "Dagaaba".A yeli nang bebe la, ka neɛ zaa bang ka nengsaala emmo ane o yelsoore seng la taa a nengsaala boorɔ poɔ; a nengsaala mengɛsoobo ane o yelmengɛ noba zie la binne eng-maarong ane yelmenne noba zie a tengazu.
Ka nengsaala kaa-ba-nyɛ e ka tongfaare tong ka noba banang nang taa teɛrong veɛle nyɛ posããna. A yɛlɛ ama eɛ la ka nengsaala zaa nang boɔrɔ bone ne ka ka bie tenga benee nengsaaba zaa nang so ba menne a yele yɛlɛ zaa ba nang boɔrɔ, a puoro puoru zaa ba nang boɔrɔ, a ta zoro bebiri kang nang.
Ka a da sengɛɛ la ka anang ba fere neɛ kao e yeli nang fere o, a kũũ ne o baao poɔ ka o faa o mengɛ dɔgrong poɔ, ka ka a yelmenne tɔretero la guuro a tendaa zaa noba yɛlɛsoobo sobie.
Ka a da sengɛɛ la ka to-ne-tɔ nɔmmo yɛle a tendaa za.
Ka a noba nang be a Tendaa Langne poɔ leɛ maaleng nyɔgɛɛ ba yeldeebo a a yelmanne binne nga nang guuro a tendaa zaa yɛlɛsoobo sobie poɔ, ka dɔɔ ane pɔge nang ba gang taa song ka nengsaala maaloo ane o mengɛsoobo yɛlɛ gɛrɛ ninge a tenga zu.
A tenne na zaa nang be a Tendaa Langne nga poɔ eng la noɔre ka bana ane a Tendaa Langne na nyɛ a tendaa zaa nɔngtaa, a engnɛ a Tendaa zaa yɛlɛsoobo ane mengɛsoobo sobie.
Ka ka neɛ zaa bang ka a yɛlɛsoobo sobie ama ane a nensaala mengɛ soobo la yelkpong nang be a noɔre nga emmo poɔ.
Pampanga a Lɛ Zueng,
A TENDAA LANGNE NOBA LANG TAA
moɔlɔ la:
ka a TENDAA ZA YƐLƐSOOBO SOBIE waa la bone noba zaa ane tenne zaa nang na moɔ̃ nimiri k'a nye eebo. A lɛzueng neɛ zaa, bee nengsaaba langne zaa na taa la a yɛlɛ ama teɛrong tegteglɛ a erɛ aneɛ ba wuluu poɔ ane ba zanno poɔ a e k'a yɛlɛsoobo sobie ane a noba mennesoobo yɛlɛ duoro saa kyɛ erɛ beɛlɛ beɛlɛ tenga zaa poɔ a na e k'a tendaa zaa bang kyɛ tuuro a yɛlɛ ama. Tenne na zaa nang be a lammo nga ane noba na zaa nang kpeɛrɛ a tenne na poɔ, a lang ne a noba banang zaa nang be tenne na zaa ba nang di naalong a zu.
Nengsaala zaa ba nang dɔge so la o menga, ka o ne o taaba zaa sengtaa noba emmo ane yɛlɛsoobo sobic poɔ. Ba dɔgɛɛ ba zaa ne yɛng ane yɛlɛ-iruu k'a da seng ka ba erɛ yɛlɛ korɔ taa a nga yɔɔmine.
Neɛzaa soobo la a Tendaa zaa yɛlɛsoobo sobie ama nang be a gane poɔ; a ba wullo ka neɛ nga waa ngaa ne ngaa; a nga balong, bee o engɛ waalong, k'o waa la pɔge bee dɔɔ, o kɔkɔyelaa, puoru na o nang puoro, o teɛrong nang are lɛ a tenga maalo yɛlɛ poɔ, o tengyiraa ane o aroozie a tenga poɔ, boma o nang taa, o dɔgebo zie bee o arezie.
A la waana lɛ puoreng, gyegru kyebe ane neɛ teɛrong nang wuli o ka o tuuro a tenga maalo yɛlɛ lɛ, bee bone na naalong ba nang dire a tenga na poɔ a neɛ na nang yi, ka a tenga na so la o mengɛ bee ka o be la tenga kang nuureng, bee ka o nang ba so o mengɛ, be ka yɛlɛ mine bebe la a pɔgrɔ o mengɛsoobo sobiri.
Neɛzaa taa la sori ka o taa nyɔvore, ka bone zaa ta ngmaara o sobiri o yelerre poɔ, ka tuo ta be o zie.
Neɛzaa ba taa sori a taa o tɔsoba ka o waa o gbangbaa bee ka o tonɔ gbangba-toma. A ferɛɛ la kaa gbangbaalong ane nengsaaba koɔro ta bebe togtog yelizaa poɔ.
Neɛzaa ba seng ne engɛ dɔgrong nang gang, bee potuyɛlɛ, bee dɔgrong zaa nang ba seng ne nengsaala.
Ka neɛng be zie zaa a ferɛɛ la ka a tenga na deme de o k'o waa nengsaala a lɔɔ poɔ.
Lɔɔ ninge poɔ noba zaang sengtaa k'a fere ka a lɔɔ kaara ba zaa zu ka gyegru kyebe. A yɛlɛ ama moɔloo poɔ kyiirung la ka gyegru bebe neɛ zaa zie, bee ka neɛ dɔre ka ba gyegri neɛ.
Ka neɛ zaang taa yeli a gaane a sɛrɛɛ diibo zie, a ferɛɛ la ka a tenga na sɛredirebe a di a sɛrɛɛ velaa ka a yelmengɛ gaa a neɛ na deme nang kpɛ zie a seng lɛ a tenga lɔɔ nang manne bing.
Neɛzaa ba seng ne ka ba deɛ bone nyɔgoo gaa te page kyɛ ba di a sɛrɛɛ, bee ka ba diguu bare ka o yi gaa teng-yuo a te kpeɛrɛ.
Neɛzaa nang sãã yeli, a ferɛɛ la ka a tenga na sɛredirebe di o sɛrɛɛ neng-yaga poɔ ka nɔnne boore kyebe a sɛrɛɛ nga ba nang dire a na nye bone na yeli o nang sãã poɔ.
Neɛzaa ba taa sori a bonnɔ kpeɛrɛ o tɔ yɛlɛ poɔ, bee o die yɛlɛ poɔ, bee o yiri yɛlɛ, bee o gama yɛlɛ, bee ka o sãã o tɔ yosong ane o eveɛle. A ferɛɛ la ka a lɔɔ guuro neɛ zaa a dɔ̃ɔ̃ne ama taaba poɔ.
Neɛzaa taa a sori na teɛrɛ yɛlɛ a seng o nang boɔrɔ lɛ, a tuuro o yɛng wuluu, a puoro puoru na zaa o nang boɔrɔ; o la taa la a sori meng a na leɛre o puoru ane o teɛrong; o na toɔ̃ e la lɛ o yong, bee a lang ne noba yeng poɔ, bee o yong zie. O la taa sori meng a na e ka o puoru yɛlɛ sãã noba zie. O taa sori na wullo noba a o puoru yɛlɛ. O taa sori tuuro a o puoru nga sobie zaa a seng lɛ o nang boɔrɔ.
Neɛzaa taa sori ka o teɛre ka yeli kang waa ngaa bee o ba waa. O taa sori meng na yeli a yeli na yɛlɛ. O la taa la a sori meng ka o teɛrɛ ka yɛlɛ mine waa ngaa, kyɛ ka neɛ zaa ta fere o a o teɛrong na poɔ. O taa sori meng ka o bɔ a kyɛ nyɛ yelpaaba nang yire zie zaa waana, ka a gangnɛɛ toribogri bee ka a ba gangna o taa la a sori.
Neɛzaa waa la a tenga zu noba neɛ. A ferɛɛ la ka o tenga kaara o zu; o la taa la sori meng ka o nyɛrɛ a o tenga tɔnɔ ka a song o ka o nyɛrɛ emmo a seng nengsaala; ka o engɛ ane o yɛng yɛlɛ meng kyɛnɛ velaa.
Neɛzaa taa sori ka o nyɛ pɛnno kyɛ ka o pɛnnoo sang ka o taa sori a erɛ lɛ o poɔ nang pɛlle. O la taa sori ka ka o ta tong toma a te gang gammo kang. O taa sori meng na nyɛrɛ pɛnnoo bebie a o toma zie kyɛ nang nyɛrɛ san-yɔɔ a pɛnnoo bebie na poɔ.
A da sengɛɛ la ka a yɛlɛ ama ba nang manne bing a kyɛ a nyɛ eebo, ka benee zaa tenga zu kyɛ neɛ nang kpeɛrɛ na toɔ̃ so o mengɛ kyɛ kpeɛrɛ ne popeɛlong.
Tenga zaa bee langne zaa bee neng-yeni zaa ba taa sori a willi a yɛlɛ ama ba nang manne bing a kyɛ; ka a waa seng nga a yɛlɛ nga ko ba la sobiri ka ba tong tone zaa bee yeli zaa nang waana ne nensaala mengasoobo ane o yelisoore noɔ̃ wommo ba nang manne bing a kyɛ sããbaro.