| s-801
| im say [ im wan go somewhere ] // |
| s-802
| na so >+ me < I waka go di guy house // |
| s-803
| # I con tell am sey oga &// |
| s-804
| # I greet am // |
| s-805
| im say ehn // |
| s-806
| # we con greet based on sey [ im know me ] // |
| s-807
| im dey always dey see me // |
| s-808
| de don even tell am tings about me // |
| s-809
| # im con tell me sey &// |
| s-810
| I con tell am sey [ oga < I hear sey [ you dey do car AC o mtschew ] //] // |
| s-811
| # I dey interested for dat work because I just see as you dey go // |
| s-812
| I wan get di idea // |
| s-813
| im con laugh // |
| s-814
| im con tell me sey ah // |
| s-815
| # but im hear sey [ me < I be electrician ] // |
| s-816
| sey { I || # I } do # ehn poly // |
| s-817
| # I tell am sey [ I do poly |c but # I no round up |c but { I n~ || I need } # to put myself busy ] // |
| s-818
| everyday # activity like dat < shey you understand ?// |
| s-819
| # im con tell me sey [ toh no wahala now ] // |
| s-820
| sey toh [ { since I || since na me } >+ carry myself come ] < im believe sey # [ I go fit do am ] // |
| s-821
| since I get idea for technical tings < sey im believe sey [ I go fit do am ] // |
| s-822
| # I say [ I go fit //] // |
| s-823
| # im say [ okay mah con meet am for shop di next day ] // |
| s-824
| na so >+ I go meet am for shop di next day o // |
| s-825
| # from dat day < # as I go meet am for shop < im con { dey observe me || dey observe my attitude } // |
| s-826
| im dey reason wheder mtschew # I wan dey form big boy for am |c or wheder &// |
| s-827
| # im go send me some kind message sef wey im no suppose send me sef // |
| s-828
| # im go see me sey [ I go do di message ] // |
| s-829
| # den e get one day < I just con work // |
| s-830
| no be sey [ I too con late ] // |
| s-831
| im tell me sey [ mah kneel down from gate ] // |
| s-832
| # mah use my leg # dey crawl dey come inside garage // |
| s-833
| # { na so I || na so I } kneel down for dere // |
| s-834
| start dey use my leg dey crawl dey come // |
| s-835
| dey use my leg dey crawl dey come o // |
| s-836
| # naim &// |
| s-837
| # im c~ &// |
| s-838
| na person >+ con tell me sey [ ah Chris !//] // |
| s-839
| sey { de sin~ || de con } tell me [ mah stand up ] // |
| s-840
| # when I con stand up < { later |r later } in di day < naim one # oder oga for mechanic con tell me sey [ ah Christopher < sey meh your oga ehen &//] // |
| s-841
| # tell me sey meh &// |
| s-842
| sey meh I no vex for wetin my oga do me in di morning o // |
| s-843
| sey # my oga just wan &// |
| s-844
| dat was after two weeks |c # when I join am // |
| s-845
| # sey my oga just wan test me // |
| s-846
| # wheder # me < I go dey do # big boy for am // |
| s-847
| wheder I go do strong head // |
| s-848
| I tell am sey [ no < me < I no fit do like dat now ] // |
| s-849
| because # where you wan learn someting < you carry yourself come say [ you wan learn someting ] // |
| s-850
| # { your || you go || you gats } dey loyal // |
| s-851
| you no go dey { form big boy |c or say anyting } // |
| s-852
| # naim di next day < my oga con tell me sey [ meh I go { bring my money |c come wit my drinks } |c meh I con sign ] // |
| s-853
| # na so >+ I take sign di work till I { con get my shop |c con dey hustle for Gwagwalada here } // |
| s-854
| ah babe < how far ?// |
| s-855
| hm fine o // |
| s-856
| how you dey ?// |
| s-857
| eh !// |
| s-858
| aha dis one { wey you dey do like dis |c wey you just dey lock up like sey [ nothing dey happen ] } !// |
| s-859
| you no dey Naija so ?// |
| s-860
| I dey o !//= I dey o !// |
| s-861
| na road >+ I just dey come from o wey I just see as in { small |r small |r small } children { { wey || as in wey } dey for secondary school |c wey be like as in eight years } go dey JSS three // |
| s-862
| aha !// |
| s-863
| ehn !// |
| s-864
| aha !// |
| s-865
| I no just know wetin dey happen to dis country |c weda na di whole world >+ di thing happen // |
| s-866
| I no just know wetin dey happen to dis country // |
| s-867
| ah omo but dis one wey you dey yarn like sey &// |
| s-868
| I no know // |
| s-869
| I dey tell you // |
| s-870
| eh no be Naija person ?// |
| s-871
| before dat < di time { wey we dey || eh eh wey { { we || our } parents || our { mama |c and papa } } } < a'ah den < na old { ma || ma || ma || ma || mama } >+ { na dem || na dem } even dey primary school // |
| s-872
| toh !// |
| s-873
| ehn // |
| s-874
| you mean { pupsy dem |c and maale dem |c maale dem } !// |
| s-875
| no be even secondary school // |
| s-876
| haha // |
| s-877
| I remember { di time wey I dey small || di time wey I dey small } // |
| s-878
| wetin happen ?// |
| s-879
| ehe because I know book { well |r well } o // |
| s-880
| from primary four ( dat time < I even still dey seven years //) < one day < naim { my papa just || my papa } just come school // |
| s-881
| hm // |
| s-882
| my ehn teacher come meet am |c come tell am { sey || eh sey } { I || I || I } know book //= I know book { well |r well } //= sey make e buy eh eh eh ( wetin dem dey call am again ?//) Common Entrance Examination //= sey I go pass am // |
| s-883
| aha !// |
| s-884
| { with || because } I know book < e come go buy am // |
| s-885
| I pass di exam //= I enter shool //= o boy !// |
| s-886
| ah !// |
| s-887
| if you see suffering &// |
| s-888
| your own level high o // |
| s-889
| my own pupsy no dey do like dat // |
| s-890
| hm !// |
| s-891
| oh boy forget !// |
| s-892
| na wetin I dey tell you // |
| s-893
| you no suppose small when you go dey enter secondary school now // |
| s-894
| o~ // |
| s-895
| ah !// |
| s-896
| I say [ { I || I } no even know how to take care of myself ] // |
| s-897
| ha !// |
| s-898
| anytime wey we dey get visiting day < my mama go come dey cry because dat time < I no know how to take care of mysef // |
| s-899
| eh !// |
| s-900
| hm // |