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68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [sittin da takwas]

babba - karami

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big and small b--ba----k-r-mi b____ d_ k_____ b-b-a d- k-r-m- --------------- babba da karami 0
The elephant is big. Gi-a -an- -a-girma. G___ y___ d_ g_____ G-w- y-n- d- g-r-a- ------------------- Giwa yana da girma. 0
The mouse is small. l-nz-mi----amf--- karami -e. l_______ k_______ k_____ n__ l-n-a-i- k-a-f-t- k-r-m- n-. ---------------------------- linzamin kwamfuta karami ne. 0
dark and bright d-----a-has-e d___ d_ h____ d-h- d- h-s-e ------------- duhu da haske 0
The night is dark. Dar- ---- ---u. D___ y___ d____ D-r- y-y- d-h-. --------------- Dare yayi duhu. 0
The day is bright. R--a- t----h-sk-. R____ t___ h_____ R-n-r t-y- h-s-e- ----------------- Ranar tayi haske. 0
old and young many---- matasa m____ d_ m_____ m-n-a d- m-t-s- --------------- manya da matasa 0
Our grandfather is very old. K-k--mu-ya-tsu-a-sos-i. K______ y_ t____ s_____ K-k-n-u y- t-u-a s-s-i- ----------------------- Kakanmu ya tsufa sosai. 0
70 years ago he was still young. S-e-----7- da-suka ---- -a--yan-- ya---ma-ash-. S______ 7_ d_ s___ w___ h__ y____ y___ m_______ S-e-a-u 7- d- s-k- w-c- h-r y-n-u y-n- m-t-s-i- ----------------------------------------------- Shekaru 70 da suka wuce har yanzu yana matashi. 0
beautiful and ugly ky---yaw----m--mu--una k________ k___ m______ k-a-k-a-a k-m- m-m-u-a ---------------------- kyakkyawa kuma mummuna 0
The butterfly is beautiful. Ma-a----maka-ant--ya-a--a -y--. M______ m________ y___ d_ k____ M-l-m-n m-k-r-n-a y-n- d- k-a-. ------------------------------- Malamin makaranta yana da kyau. 0
The spider is ugly. g-zo-gi-o---n- d- -uni. g________ y___ d_ m____ g-z---i-o y-n- d- m-n-. ----------------------- gizo-gizo yana da muni. 0
fat and thin ka--i-d- -akin --ki k____ d_ b____ c___ k-u-i d- b-k-n c-k- ------------------- kauri da bakin ciki 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Mac- -ai n--------lo 100-tan--d--k---. M___ m__ n_____ k___ 1__ t___ d_ k____ M-c- m-i n-u-i- k-l- 1-0 t-n- d- k-b-. -------------------------------------- Mace mai nauyin kilo 100 tana da kiba. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Mu--m --- -----a----a-f---. M____ f__ 1__ y___ d_ f____ M-t-m f-m 1-0 y-n- d- f-t-. --------------------------- Mutum fam 100 yana da fata. 0
expensive and cheap ts--- d--ar-a t____ d_ a___ t-a-a d- a-h- ------------- tsada da arha 0
The car is expensive. Mo--r t-na--- --ad-. M____ t___ d_ t_____ M-t-r t-n- d- t-a-a- -------------------- Motar tana da tsada. 0
The newspaper is cheap. J---d-r t--a-d--a---. J______ t___ d_ a____ J-r-d-r t-n- d- a-h-. --------------------- Jaridar tana da arha. 0

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Code-switching

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