UN staff, including eight OHCHR colleagues, detained in Yemen
OHCHR calls for their immediate release.
SOURCE
Commission béninoise des Droits de l'Homme, Benin
TOTAL SPEAKERS
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Home Speakers: BeninBACKGROUND
It belongs to the Benue-Congo family, Atlantic group, Gur subgroup and is spoken by 120,000 people. To a large extent it is intelligible with the Tamberma language of Togo. 'Somba' is an ethnic name applied to several related dialect groups, mainly to the Ditammari.Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ kɛ tú ɖɛɛ te kɛ sɔkɛsɔkɛ yi bo kɛ kutenku naati tipiiti timɔũ, ɖɛ tú omɔũ yi ɖo nkɛ ɖi otɔu muwɛ̃rimu ŋo kpɛrɛ yĩnkɛ,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú isɔkɛ ɔ̃ɔ̃ nyo di pɛitɛ koo mɔũ wee wɛ̃ntɛ kɛ nɖo bɛɛ itɛ koo wuu, kɛ yɛ̃ ti bo yĩmɛ kɛ nkari kɛ ɖɛ tinaati kɛ ti naa tiɖɔti, kɛ ba nɖe ti mɛ mba yo mɛsemmɛ, oniti ti ɖɛ ŋmanti, ɖɛɛ tú ketɛ,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú oniti nɛ oniti ŋmɛ, ti tũ mbo nɖe mu titɔbɛ, ociĩri nɖe okperi ko okperi ɖe ociĩri, kɛ yɛ̃ ɖɛmɔsikaanɖɛ kɔ̃ nɖɛ cooti yĩnkɛ,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú initi wuɔ nyimɔu ɖo kɛnkàri kɛ naati kɛyɛ̃ itɔbɛ kpɛi,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú initi wuɔ kutenku yanɖú ɖenɛni ɖipatri kɛparku ɖi myɛ̃ɛ̃kɛ nɛ oniti ba we, kó ɖiyetri kɛ tú oniti pokua oniti dɔua, ɔmɔũ yi cãã nnɛ otɔu; kɛ ɖɛɛ te kɛ iwuɔ nyimɔũ ɖo nkɛwɛ̃nnɛ kɛ mpĩ kɛbeu nɛ ɖɛ bo naatimɛ tipiiti timɔũ,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú yɛhɛkɛ yɛ mɔũ yɛ kari kɛwɛ̃nnɛ mu kutenku yanɖú ko ɖitĩnni kɔbɛ kɛtú ti ɖo kɛ nɖɛ mɛnkɛ weti ɖɛɛ cɛ̃nkɛ tukunɛ oniti kó mufommu nɛ o borimɛ,
Ti ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ kɛ tú ti bo wɛ̃nnɛ mɛ dinnu maɖimaa ɖɛɛ tukunɛ oniti kó mufommu byɛɛkɛ ɖɛɛ bo nte kɛ ti baa yetɛ kucɛ,
Iwuɔ nyimɔũ kó ɖitinni ɖiɖyɛɛrɛ piɛɛku kɛ heu kɛtú
Oniti ba we, a kpenni ti kutenku yanda tu:
Iboti imɔũ nɛ itensaakɛ imɔũ ɖo nkɛwɛ̃nnɛ ɖinuu kɛpĩ nɖipatri ɖii ko tinaanti nɛ i yɛmmɛ kɛpã itɔbɛ itye nɖɛ yĩnkɛ kɛ nyɛ̃ ɖɛɛ túmɛ oniti ko mufommu yɛhɛkɛ yɛmɔũ ɖwɔmɛ; oniti ba we, a cɛ̃nkɛ bo ɖil hɛi, a ɖo nkɛ ti nyɛ̃ kɛ ti kpenni.
Oniti ti pɛi nɖɛ omɔũ yi kpaatri otɔu, kɛ yɛ̃ oniti ba we, o yi ɖo nnɛ fɛhɔ̃fɛ; o mɔkɛmu mɛcii kɛhã mɛyɛmmɛ. Ti tú nɛ ɖo kenyari ti tɔbɛ mbɛ kɛ yie mii ba nkwuɔ ko otɔu ɖau.
Oniti ba we: oniti sɔua, o pɛia oniti sɔua, oniti pokua, a cɛnkɛ tú wee boti, a feu tɛkotɛ ɖibɔ nɖaa, a dɔu nkuyie mmaku botinkua nkua, a tũ ŋwee peɖitik boti cɛ̃n kaa, a kari kɛ yũmpuraa, a ɖo nfɛdawanfɛ nfɛa, a tú kuhɔuku nkua, ɖɛ yi ɖo ŋomɔũ bo ɖa ciitɛ a kpɛrɛ yĩnkɛ.
Kɛ wɛ̃tikɛ, ba kaa hɛi túɖi kɛ dommɛ, omɔũ yi ɖo kɛ nɖa kɔɔnnɛ kɛ ŋmanti o bo ɖa byɛɛti a yiɛnni mɛɛ kpɛi noyɛɛ nyoo cyɛɛ.
Oniti ba we, a niti tɔu yi ɖo nkɛ ɖaa kakii kɛ ŋmanti o bo ɖa tannɛmɛ kufɔ̃titenniku.
Omɔũ yi ɖo nkɛɖɔɔ otɔu kuɖaaku kɛ ŋo senni; oniti mɛ nyi mɔkɛ muwɛ̃rimu o bo fitɛmɛ otɔu koo naa nku ɖaaku.
Omɔũ yi ɖo mbɛ ŋo ɖuku sɔ̃ntikɛ fɛpaãpyefɛ tɛ̃mɛ, ŋo mɛ nyi ɖo nkɛ nfɛuri kukpetinkú kɔ̃mmɛ kɛ cĩrmɛ.
Oniti, a cɛ̃nkɛ bo kɛɛ byɛɛkɛ a ɖo kɛnyɛ̃ ɖɛɛ ci nɛ ɖɛɛ yi ci koomɔũ ba ɖa soutɛ.
Ɖikotinuu tú timɔũ kó kuɖɔpiku nku. Okoti, ɖɛbirɛ, onitiɖou onitipoku, okpaati, ociiri kuhɔuku, ba wuo, ɖikotinuu ɖii o kãnkɛ.
Koomɔũ sentɛ ɖikotinuu kɛ ɖaa wɛ̃ntɛ, a baa yĩ hũti hũti; a bo o tɔ tibeenti nti kɛ ɖe kó tinaantii kɛ nkú.
Bɛ baa na kɛ sɔ̃ntɛ kɛpĩ ŋomɔu ko o kpetinɛ yoo ko o ɖennɛ ɖihɛi.
Oniti ba we, kɛ be ɖaa yu tibeenti yoo bɛ ɖa pĩ nnɛ timati, ɖibeentĩnni kɔbɛ ɖo nkɛ ɖaa bekɛmu kɛ ya ɖɛɖommɛ kɛ nɛ na kɛ tikwuɔ.
Omɔũ yi ɖo nkɛta we yi te tiinaan ti myɛɛ̃kɛ, kɛyɛ̃, ɖɛ ɔɔ̃ mɛ nyĩ kaa wɛ̃ntɛ otɔu kɛ ɖɛ yaa naa nnɛ ɖikpanni. Ɖikotipatri mɛ nnaa mmu kɛkpa nɖɛyĩnkɛ kɛ ɖɛ you.
Oniti ba we, omɔũ yi ɖo nkɛ nɖa kɔɔnnɛ a yɛmmɛ mɛ ŋãti kpɛi; omɔũ ba nɖa kɔɔnnɛ a ɖɔummɛ kuu nyeinku yoo a feumɛ muu ntentaa yoo a yi ɖɔummɛ kuyie maku amɛ nyi feumɛ mutaã mamu kpei kaa ɖɔ ketikɛ, a bo youmu kuyienɖɔummu maku kó mɛborimɛ kɛ twotɛ mɛtɛmɛ; a bo amaa nɖaa, di sũmaa, ɖikɔ̃mbɔɔti yi ɖo nkɛ nɖwo ɖi bo nɖɔummɛ ɖikó kuyie ɖiɖɔku yoo ɖi nɖaku mɛkwuɔ nɖi bɔkɛ kɛpaã nsikoo bɛcirbɛ, kɛ haa ɖokó yɛbaa nkɛ twonko itye nɖibi, ba oniti kaa bó kɛɛ byɛɛkɛ.
Ba we, kaa yɛmmɛ hãti a bo na kɛ ti bɛimmu omɔu mɛ mba na kɛ ɖaa kɔkɛnɛ tiyĩnkɛ; ba we, a bo na kɛbekɛ a ɖɔti ŋa nintɛ kɛɛ byɛɛkɛ, kɛ ti two ŋa mɛ nɖɔwe nɛ a nintɛ tii naanti kó kuboti.
Oniti ba we, fɔ̃ tɛhɛikɛmbitɛ a tɛ̃nkɛ yi ɖo kɛwɛ̃tɛ kɛ nsenni ŋacyɛɛ; tiɖawanti yi kpa a nnɛ ɖo nkɛ yetoo kɛmɔɔtɛ a kpɛrɛ kɛpɛtɛ itye nyii bo nte kaa na kɛnyɛ ɖɛɛ ci nɛ ɖɛɛ yici; ɖɛmɔũ mɛmmɛ ɖɛɛ bo nte kaa naa ŋoniti kɛyɛ a fɛi yɛkɛkɛ tũ nɖo nkɛ ntee nyɛtɔbɛ ɖɛɖɛbyɛɛkɛ. Oniti, kaa mɛ nyi cotɛ bɛ ɔɔ̃ yi nɖaa too titɔuti.
Oniti ba we, a ɖo nkɛ nii cutɛ mutɔ̃mmu kɛhompɛ kɛkɔtɛ tikwɛiti; a yi ɖo nkɛ nii mpi mutɔ̃mmu kukpetinku tɛhomputɛ bɛ mɛ mbaa keetɛ a ɖiiti.
Ɖipatri ɖiɖyɛɛri ɖii ntú ba we, o ɖo nkɛyetoo mu kɛ bɔkɛbɔkɛ ba mbo kupiku maku; kɛ mɛmmɛ ɖɔkɛ ti ba na kɛpɛtɛ mɛsaa.
Ɖipatri ɖi myɛ̃ɛkɛ, tinaanti mati yibo kɛ nɖonnɛ ɖihɛ i mari, ditĩnni mari yoo oniti ɖɔ o tisenkri, kɛnnau kɛwãa ŋwãa, kɛ faari faari kɛ hati bɔkɛbɔkɛ. Oniti ba we, a kpenni ti kutenku yanɖu.