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58 [fifty-eight]

Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [hamsin da takwas]

sassan jiki

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I am drawing a man. I---zan- n-m-j-. I__ z___ n______ I-a z-n- n-m-j-. ---------------- Ina zana namiji. 0
First the head. D- f--k- --i. D_ f____ k___ D- f-r-o k-i- ------------- Da farko kai. 0
The man is wearing a hat. Mu---i--y-n- --nye-da-hula. M______ y___ s____ d_ h____ M-t-m-n y-n- s-n-e d- h-l-. --------------------------- Mutumin yana sanye da hula. 0
One cannot see the hair. Ba-za-ku iy- g---n ----i b-. B_ z_ k_ i__ g____ g____ b__ B- z- k- i-a g-n-n g-s-i b-. ---------------------------- Ba za ku iya ganin gashi ba. 0
One cannot see the ears either. Ba--- k- iy---a-in---n---a--um-. B_ z_ k_ i__ g____ k______ k____ B- z- k- i-a g-n-n k-n-u-a k-m-. -------------------------------- Ba za ku iya ganin kunnuwa kuma. 0
One cannot see his back either. B---a -u-i-a -anin-b--a ----. B_ z_ k_ i__ g____ b___ k____ B- z- k- i-a g-n-n b-y- k-m-. ----------------------------- Ba za ku iya ganin baya kuma. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. I-a----a -danu da-b-ki. I__ z___ i____ d_ b____ I-a z-n- i-a-u d- b-k-. ----------------------- Ina zana idanu da baki. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. Mu---i- ya-a---wa-y--a-dari--. M______ y___ r___ y___ d______ M-t-m-n y-n- r-w- y-n- d-r-y-. ------------------------------ Mutumin yana rawa yana dariya. 0
The man has a long nose. M-tumi--yan---a d-go- h-n-i. M______ y___ d_ d____ h_____ M-t-m-n y-n- d- d-g-n h-n-i- ---------------------------- Mutumin yana da dogon hanci. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. Yan----ukar--a-da-- -a--u-s-. Y___ ɗ_____ s____ a h________ Y-n- ɗ-u-a- s-n-a a h-n-u-s-. ----------------------------- Yana ɗaukar sanda a hannunsa. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. Ya k--- sa-gya---- -----sa. Y_ k___ s_ g____ a w_______ Y- k-m- s- g-a-e a w-y-n-a- --------------------------- Ya kuma sa gyale a wuyansa. 0
It is winter and it is cold. D--in- n--kuma-akwai s-nyi. D_____ n_ k___ a____ s_____ D-m-n- n- k-m- a-w-i s-n-i- --------------------------- Damina ne kuma akwai sanyi. 0
The arms are athletic. Han-un-s-n- d- ƙa---. H_____ s___ d_ ƙ_____ H-n-u- s-n- d- ƙ-r-i- --------------------- Hannun suna da ƙarfi. 0
The legs are also athletic. Ƙafaf-n -una--a --rf--k--a. Ƙ______ s___ d_ ƙ____ k____ Ƙ-f-f-n s-n- d- ƙ-r-i k-m-. --------------------------- Ƙafafun suna da ƙarfi kuma. 0
The man is made of snow. An-yi ------- da---sar --n-ar-. A_ y_ m______ d_ d____ ƙ_______ A- y- m-t-m-n d- d-s-r ƙ-n-a-a- ------------------------------- An yi mutumin da dusar ƙanƙara. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. B---- s- wand--ba---sh-. B_ y_ s_ w____ b_ g_____ B- y- s- w-n-o b- g-s-i- ------------------------ Ba ya sa wando ba gashi. 0
But the man is not freezing. A-m- mu--m-n -a---i-s--yi-ba. A___ m______ b__ y_ s____ b__ A-m- m-t-m-n b-i y- s-n-i b-. ----------------------------- Amma mutumin bai yi sanyi ba. 0
He is a snowman. Mutum-n- m-i----a-----ƙar-. M____ n_ m__ d____ ƙ_______ M-t-m n- m-i d-s-r ƙ-n-a-a- --------------------------- Mutum ne mai dusar ƙanƙara. 0

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