| s-201
| ah you go enjoy am // |
| s-202
| I go come // |
| s-203
| I go come // |
| s-204
| { moh we || meh } we pray meh God keep us till dat day // |
| s-205
| amen o > my sister !// |
| s-206
| na so o !// |
| s-207
| thank you !// |
| s-208
| God go help us // |
| s-209
| good morning > my people // |
| s-210
| # how una dey ?// |
| s-211
| # how your night ?// |
| s-212
| # hope sey [ you sleep well ] // |
| s-213
| # how ?// |
| s-214
| my name na Charity sha // |
| s-215
| # I from Delta State // |
| s-216
| I come from Delta State |c but # na here >+ { my mama |c and my papa } born me // |
| s-217
| so na here >+ { I || I } grow up for Abuja // |
| s-218
| # and my parents < # de bin carry people home // |
| s-219
| de no dey carry me travel go home // |
| s-220
| # I dey always &// |
| s-221
| na here >+ I dey // |
| s-222
| na here >+ I grow up // |
| s-223
| # so na here >+ I even go my school // |
| s-224
| # but I never finish sha //+ # cause of { some kind || no money } // |
| s-225
| # so I just dey house // |
| s-226
| I con learn hairdressing // |
| s-227
| # so now < I dey plait hair for my neighbours |c and # na dat one >+ { I take dey help mysef |c # take dey { f~ || # fe~ || get } mysef some kind tings } because # I no dey like to disturb my moder because she too < she no get money // |
| s-228
| everybody dey hustle // |
| s-229
| # my dad < # my fader no dey here // |
| s-230
| im dey for Benin now sha // |
| s-231
| na dere >+ im dey work // |
| s-232
| # so # and again mtschew # ehn dis our mtschew Abuja life < kai e no too easy o // |
| s-233
| tings hard for here now // |
| s-234
| # tings hard for Naija // |
| s-235
| # no money // |
| s-236
| people dey suffer // |
| s-237
| # in fact < tings cost for market die // |
| s-238
| # if you go market < # tings { wey you go fit see |c wey you go take |c wey you go buy } last year of # ( mah say ) # eh two hundred < # now e don be { six hundred |c seven hundred } // |
| s-239
| # in fact < # to even eat now < if you no dey work < you are on your own // |
| s-240
| # you go suffer // |
| s-241
| # hunger dey // |
| s-242
| # even me sef < wey I con even say # God con even help me sef // |
| s-243
| as I dey do my salon < God con help me // |
| s-244
| I con get # admission // |
| s-245
| # in fact < I con dey even # cry for God sey [ God < # why you con even give me dis admission dis time wey be sey no money ?//] // |
| s-246
| # ehn # no money // |
| s-247
| to do my registration < no money // |
| s-248
| # my dad < for almost # { three month |c to four month } now < # de never pay am // |
| s-249
| # we just dey hustle for house // |
| s-250
| in fact < before we eat < e no easy // |
| s-251
| # and now wan even resume sef // |
| s-252
| # I no even know how we take even do my school // |
| s-253
| # I just dey pray [ meh God # open door for me //] // |
| s-254
| meh God help me // |
| s-255
| # and I just dey pray for dis country // |
| s-256
| # meh God just open way for dis country // |
| s-257
| meh dis country go back to di way e dey before // |
| s-258
| # because we don even tire // |
| s-259
| # how we go dey for # wey dey say { norm~ || no } money // |
| s-260
| { nothing |r nothing } // |
| s-261
| mtschew # in fact < dis country ma don even tire person // |
| s-262
| # okay you even open salon # sey [ make you dey work ] // |
| s-263
| # people &// |
| s-264
| no money // |
| s-265
| { people || customers } will come //= # de go dey price low // |
| s-266
| # and tings for market cost // |
| s-267
| # de go dey price low // |
| s-268
| # some < if you even do dem well < # de no go pay // |
| s-269
| # ehn ?// |
| s-270
| # { why || why } &// |
| s-271
| { wetin || wetin } we dey &// |
| s-272
| { where || where } dis Naija dey go for dis country ?// |
| s-273
| where we dey go ?// |
| s-274
| # we just need di hand of God sha // |
| s-275
| we just need meh God help us //+ because < # in fact < # if God no help us < # we wonder where we dey go // |
| s-276
| # { my broders |c and my sisters } wey dey hear my voice < # { anywhere wey una dey |c anyting wey una dey do } < # meh una put God // |
| s-277
| meh God dey first o // |
| s-278
| because God < # na im >+ dey first // |
| s-279
| without God < # you are on your own # because if not < # if you don't have God < # you go suffer // |
| s-280
| # you go suffer // |
| s-281
| # and anyting you dey do again < # make sure you dey hardworking // |
| s-282
| # if you dey hardworking < # hunger no go meet you //= hunger no go # near you //= # hunger no go come where you dey // |
| s-283
| # ehn # wetin dey happen for me before < wetin don happen to me before wey I know sey [ kai < # I no fit forget am |c and in fact < { na God || # na God } >+ na im even do dat one be sey # [ na my school stuff |c # na my school ] ] // |
| s-284
| because { as I dey do dis hairdressing |c # and I dey write JAMB } < # { no be sey [ I no dey pass am ] |c but I no dey get admission } // |
| s-285
| # I don pray // |
| s-286
| mtschew # but in fact < e con even get time wey be sey [ { I come || I just comot } my mind ] |c be sey # [ maybe God no wan mah go school again ] |c or be sey [ I no dey favour to go school ] // |
| s-287
| # so now < { di last time wey I write JAMB || # di last time wey I write JAMB } < # I no get admission // |
| s-288
| # I { wait |r wait |r wait |r wait |r wait } // |
| s-289
| # for all di whole schools < de don start lectures // |
| s-290
| # and me < I dey house // |
| s-291
| # everyday < I go dey tink // |
| s-292
| # why me < I no get admission now ?// |
| s-293
| wetin be all dese tings ?// |
| s-294
| mtschew # naim I say [ toh mah just kuma forget about am now //] // |
| s-295
| # now I even go look for work // |
| s-296
| # as I look for work < I con dey work # di day wey I complete two weeks because { everybody { wey # I don || wey } || everybody } wey promise me sey [ de go help me for my admission ] < # de tell me sey [ mah no worry //= mah no worry ] // |
| s-297
| de would &// |
| s-298
| any means < # de go help me //= de go help me // |
| s-299
| # school start //= # lecture start //= # no news //= { noting |r noting } // |
| s-300
| # I say [ toh # maybe # I no go get admission dis ] &// |