| s-502
| # I con dey work // |
| s-503
| I con dey gader { small |r small } money // |
| s-504
| # as we dey gader { small |r small } money now < naim we con say [ toh # okay we don gader money reach //] // |
| s-505
| # moh we try put &// |
| s-506
| if na our senior broder < moh we put am for school // |
| s-507
| # meh dat one dey go school // |
| s-508
| # so if we put dat one for school < dat one no dey &// |
| s-509
| e no go gree go school //= e go run comot for school // |
| s-510
| # e go con stay house // |
| s-511
| # so na so >+ my moder { do || do } o // |
| s-512
| # one of our moder sister { wey dey town |c # meh dey for Edo } < # e con say [ moh we con //= moh we pack our tings con meet am //] // |
| s-513
| # all of us con # pack go // |
| s-514
| so na dat woman >+ na im we con dey stay // |
| s-515
| # so all of us < no dey go school // |
| s-516
| # so me for inside < # na Okirika >+ I dey sell for market // |
| s-517
| # we dey go sell Okirika //= we dey go pack load // |
| s-518
| # we go pack eh okririka for market // |
| s-519
| all dose # people wey dey carry bag of rice < na dere >+ na im we dey go # pack for market // |
| s-520
| # so I con dey gader money // |
| s-521
| mah con say [ meh I take # come Abuja //= mah I take come start school //] // |
| s-522
| # so now as I dey gader di money now < # { dat my sis || dat our senior broder } < # im no dey hear word // |
| s-523
| na so fight >+ im dey fight // |
| s-524
| # so as { e con dey || e con go dey } fight < { de con ( I no know where e for go fight for party //) || de con } cut im hand // |
| s-525
| # de con cut one of im hand // |
| s-526
| # so # na only dat one hand >+ na im e con take dey use // |
| s-527
| so { im no || im no } con fit dey do anyting // |
| s-528
| im just con turn to liability // |
| s-529
| # so na house >+ # na im e dey stay // |
| s-530
| { any money meh we work |a any money meh anybody go work } some go go carry okririka // |
| s-531
| # na dere >+ we go work |c con carry give am // |
| s-532
| # so na so >+ we dey do o // |
| s-533
| # we con dey do // |
| s-534
| I con say [ toh make I # gader small //= make I come Abuja //= make I con start to dey # learn if { na work I wan go |c or na school } ] // |
| s-535
| # na so >+ we con dey do di school // |
| s-536
| { a~ || as } I dey dere < I con come here // |
| s-537
| # one of { my eh || my || our } cousin broder con put me for JSS One // |
| s-538
| # ah na so >+ I dey do o // |
| s-539
| # mtschew { di school no || di school no } enter my &// |
| s-540
| { as in || as } anyting wey dem dey teach me < I no just &// |
| s-541
| # no be school // |
| s-542
| { I no || I no } wan just go school // |
| s-543
| so na so >+ we dey o // |
| s-544
| # { we con dey || # we con dey } manage // |
| s-545
| like if e pursue me go school < I no go go // |
| s-546
| so # one day < one of my friend con tell me sey [ toh dis school meh de dey pursue me dey go so < # if I no learn am < if I no wan go school < no be by force ] // |
| s-547
| make I comot for dere //= moh we go work // |
| s-548
| # I con say [ toh # okay moh we go work //] // |
| s-549
| # we con go where de for dey do dis aluminium // |
| s-550
| # na e shop // |
| s-551
| # con go dat place // |
| s-552
| I go go dat place // |
| s-553
| # { di man || di man } too get || di man get { almo~ || about } sixteen boys |c # and di place na mighty // |
| s-554
| # and I senior all of dem o |c but as in de go dey send me go &// |
| s-555
| na where de dey send me go go pack tools < # di place too far // |
| s-556
| # naim I talk sey [ I no do again //] // |
| s-557
| # naim I comot for dere // |
| s-558
| # so de con carry me go tailor // |
| s-559
| con go tailor shop again { where I dey || where I for } do tailor // |
| s-560
| # di man < na man cloth >+ I wan learn |c but na only woman cloth >+ # na im e dey sew // |
| s-561
| so me < I con say [ toh me < I no fit dey do woman cloth //] // |
| s-562
| naim I con say [ toh # mah go comot //] // |
| s-563
| so I wan go learn # carpenter // |
| s-564
| # so na carpenter >+ na im I con dey learn // |
| s-565
| as I con dey learn carpenter < { I don dey sabi || I don dey sabi } { small |r small } // |
| s-566
| # so de con call me for village say # [ my moder no well ] // |
| s-567
| de con call us for village sey [ our moder no well ] // |
| s-568
| we con say [ toh okay as e no well now < wetin we go do ?//] // |
| s-569
| # we con say [ toh all money meh we don save < meh we carry am con # give am ] // |
| s-570
| # so na so >+ we dey do // |
| s-571
| con dey hustle //= con hustle money go give am // |
| s-572
| # so { de con s~ || de con do } operation for am // |
| s-573
| # na fibroid >+ na im de do am // |
| s-574
| so de con do operation for am // |
| s-575
| # { de con || we con } dey house //= de con &// |
| s-576
| Easter day < na on Easter day gangan >+ na im de con call us sey # [ moh we dey come village o ] // |
| s-577
| # sey our moder don die o // |
| s-578
| # na so >+ all of us # pack oursef go village // |
| s-579
| # we con meet am say [ our moder don die ] // |
| s-580
| # so na so >+ dey do // |
| s-581
| before we do < # { mo~ || no money } to even do burial sef // |
| s-582
| na just &// |
| s-583
| # na because my moder church &// |
| s-584
| # as in na women leader for deir # church < # so na church >+ na im even do everyting // |
| s-585
| { na im || # na im } >+ buy coffin //= na dem >+ do everyting // |
| s-586
| so # na so >+ we take comot // |
| s-587
| as I con reach town < na so >+ I con dey work o // |
| s-588
| # person meh I follow dey work < # { if I || if we } go do work < na me >+ go go do di work o // |
| s-589
| # im go &// |
| s-590
| before I go < e go go //= e go follow my back collect money //= e go chop everyting //= e go talk sey [ dem never pay am ] // |
| s-591
| # if I don finish di work < I go go ask di man // |
| s-592
| di man go say # [ im don collect di money o ] // |
| s-593
| sey { di || my } oga don collect // |
| s-594
| my oga don { chop am || chop all di money } // |
| s-595
| # I go meet my oga // |
| s-596
| { my oga go || oga go } say [ im never collect di money ] // |
| s-597
| so we go con dey drag // |
| s-598
| # naim con say ( I no forget //) [ make I comot for dat place //] // |
| s-599
| naim I con come anoder shop // |
| s-600
| # so na dere >+ I dey work // |
| s-601
| # { me |c and di man } dey work // |