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nege
ils disent, elles disent (on dit) ellos dicen, ellas dicen they say
Buíti nege tagûle fáluma lún ídiburii.
— Ellas dicen que el aseite de coco es bueno para el cabello.
Neibuga aguyu
Je rentre à la maison Voy a casa I'm going home
Niabian ebeluha nitu
Je suis venu(e) rendre visite à ma sœur Vine a visitar a mi hermana I came to visit my sister
Nihan tubara bei waban__________.
Mon adresse est ___________ Mi dirección es ___________ My address is ___________
niyán gubei
je le savais ! ¡lo sabía! I knew it!
Niyán gubei láu tugúya lan naríhin boun!
— ¡Sabía que había sido ella a quien había visto!
nuguya to
je suis yo soy I am
ñuruba!
assieds-toi ! ¡siéntate! sit down!
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