CLEAR-Global/Gamayun-kits huggingface dataset:
English: Adam bought his cat an expensive toy, but she was not interested. Instead, she ran to the neighbour who always gave her a bowl of good food.
Kanuri: Adambe ngamnzǝro awo bikkeye zau kaiyyo, amma ngamdǝye cissǝgǝnyi. Susudǝ ro, na kǝmaskinza do shiro sambiso kǝmbu ngǝla cin ma dǝye  ro suwosǝ lewono.
English: I would rather take a political risk in pursuit of peace than to risk peace in pursuit of politics.
Kanuri: Wuye fujiwo siyasabe gongǝna nǝlewa mataro, susu fujiwo nǝlewabe siyasa mataro gotǝbe ro.
English: The country house was complete, with a swimming pool, a barbecue, a soccer field and a pool table.
Kanuri: Fato lardǝbedǝ tamowata, kulugǝ kasalabe-a, barbecue-a, fili bol baktabe-a kuru tewur bikke snukabe-a.
English: I praise the industry of priests.
Kanuri: Sanyiyaram pristwabe dǝga zazangǝna.
English: Adam lives off the grid.
Kanuri: Adambe layi farrata duwa kalzuna.
English: We have three adopted children. The younger two are biological brothers.
Kanuri: Nduli kaandeyena yakkǝ nande lan mbeji. Sandi sǝnana indi dǝ yaanawa buye.
English: My uncle is an amateur cricket player.
Kanuri: Rawanyi biske kǝriketbe baditǝma.
English: Photography is a form of time travel.
Kanuri: Foto gota dǝ jili bǝlaguro loktube.
English: If you care to smoke a cigar in our rooms, Colonel, I shall be happy to give you any other details which might interest you.
Kanuri: Njimwaanden tafa yamin maa, Colonel, wuye karǝgǝnyi kǝjijin nyiro hawarra laa nya kurnojin yiodǝ.
English: "Evolution can do amazing things given enough time," Austin said. "The natural world is a fascinating place."
Kanuri: Austinye wono, "Evolution dǝ awowa ajabba sǝdin loktu sǝtǝna yimmiya". "Dunya tabi'abe dǝ na zauro ajabba ma."
English: Marc is in the bedroom.
Kanuri: Marc suro njim bunabelan.
English: Oscar had a brain tumor.
Kanuri: Oscar kǝrǝnzǝn boksǝrra.
English: The criminal robbed the landlord of a hundred thousand dollars and ran away.
Kanuri: Zalum dǝye kǝma fatoma dǝga dola duwu miya lan zuwu cuwosho.
English: The two countries will negotiate a settlement to the crisis.
Kanuri: Kǝla fitǝna dǝyen lardǝwa ndidǝye awo laa ro tawaktayin.
English: Did everyone manage to flee the burning ship?
Kanuri: Ndusoye kokkolizǝ maara njiye wartindǝ suwosǝ kolzǝna wa?
English: She naturally sacrificed everything for the sake of raising her children.
Kanuri: Kǝshanadǝbe awiso wazǝ kollono ndulinzǝ yulero nankaro.
English: He spoke in a slow and creaking voice.
Kanuri: Hangallin kuru kowonzǝ lolojinnaro manano.
English: If you want to do that, you will have to cross swords with me.
Kanuri: Awo todǝ dimmiya raamma maa, wa nya kashawar yelnye do.
English: Glue the photograph to your application form.
Kanuri: Foto nǝm dallǝgǝne fom nǝm cida matabe dǝro.
English: The boxes produced here are made of a very consistent material.
Kanuri: Sanduwuwa duo na'allan tǝdindǝ awowa fallan shiga tǝdin.
English: Someone reaches the peak of fame when his name is everywhere, except in the phone book.
Kanuri: Kamye toli nǝm su'a be nazǝgǝyin sa sunzǝ ndaraso lan ro waljiya, kitawu talifonye dawun ba ro.
English: Nobody knows exactly how many races make up the population of the United States.
Kanuri: Ndumaye tawadǝ ro adadu kabilawa au jiliwa do jama United Statesbeye dǝ nozǝnyi.
English: The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Kanuri: Num kuji buridǝye dǝ buwuya do.
English: The front wheel plays an important role in two-wheeled vehicles moving without falling over.
Kanuri: Gare fuwubedǝ taidazǝ katap faidaa bikkejin awowa kǝmbabe gare indiya so sukkurin baro letǝ lan.
English: Muhammad has twenty first cousins on his mother's side, and an unknown number on his father's side.
Kanuri: Muhammad dǝ yaanawanzǝ nasha yanzǝbelan findin tilon, kuru adudu nasha bawanzǝbe notǝnyi.
English: Money, Political agenda and religion are responsible for much hate and many wars.
Kanuri: Kunguna-a, siyasa-a, kuru adinn-a dǝ sandi ma sau watǝ-a kǝriwuwa  nguwuso-a suwudǝ.
English: Police questioned many persons who worked near the crime scene.
Kanuri: Foliswabe am ngǝwu batau na ayau dǝ wakazǝnabe lan cidazayin so'a suworǝna.
English: I've made peace with my maker. I'm ready to die.
Kanuri: Wa kumanyiya kǝlewa yen na. Dawartǝkǝna kǝrmuro
English: Spying between friends is an absolute no no.
Kanuri: Shishi au ashir kuru  lam kate sawaaye dǝ zauro waata.
English: My backyard is one step down and lower than the ground.
Kanuri: Ngawo fanyiyedǝ katap fallan cidi ma ro cidiya wo.
English: To get his own business off the ground, he linked up with a few more solid companies.
Kanuri: Shibe kasuwunzǝ cidin hapta nankaro au dunowatǝgǝ nankaro, kamfaniwa duno'a kǝllatǝ.
English: Stars change over time. It may take millions to billions of years for a star to live out its life.
Kanuri: Shillewuwa so dǝ kun balinnen faltayin. Shillewube kǝnǝnganzǝ kǝnǝngatǝ ro saa miliyon au biliyon kada gojin.
English: He loves whining.
Kanuri: Kalla fitǝ/mimita (kǝla affiye son) sǝraana.
English: Emily is afraid of heights.
Kanuri: Emilydǝ na kuruwu ro rizǝna.
English: The spies poisoned the count.
Kanuri: Am ashir kuru ma so (shishi ma) dǝye kam kura bǝlabe dǝ ro asǝm cekko.
English: He's been dragging his feet.
Kanuri:  Shinzǝ gǝrjinna ro lejin.
English: The parade included six marching bands.
Kanuri: Pared dǝye suro lan karapkawa macing sadin arakkǝ mbeji.
English: She's being questioned by our sketch artist.
Kanuri: Kasa dinden kam kurtabe sha suworin.
English: The crane carefully lifted each piece of the roof into place.
Kanuri: Krendǝye hangallan nashawa sami gardǝye fal fal ro hapsǝ gǝnawono.
English: Jami went to the liquor store to buy a bottle of rum.
Kanuri: Jamiye suto mbalye ro kalwa mbalye fal yio ro lewono.
English: The meaning of the 'dollar peg' is "stick with the strong countries."
Kanuri: 'Dollar pegbe' ma'ananzǝdǝ " lardǝwa duno'a" ye rokko daaye.
English: Smoke was choking her.
Kanuri: Kangebe shiya yibkono.
English: Sadly, my father no longer belongs to the group.
Kanuri: Kuttu dǝn, bawanyi dǝ kǝmaadǝ kufudǝn shi ba.
English: This huge dam is an incredible fit of construction.
Kanuri: Dam kura adǝ cida garye zauro ajabba ma.
English: In order to reach Germany, we passed through Switzerland.
Kanuri: Germany naatǝgǝ nankaro, andeye Switzerland men koye.
English: The operation was really touch and go there for awhile but the doctor thinks he'll pull through.
Kanuri: Tiyata dǝ loktu gana laa ro gana gana men tǝdin, amma dokta dǝye raksǝ tamozǝyin ro fanjin.
English: A door suddenly flew open out of what appeared to be solid wall at the end of the corridor.
Kanuri: Cinna laa tǝmatǝnyi lan farzǝ kaatǝ tiyi awo do rumin maa garu ngaiyedei datǝgǝram koridobe dǝn.
English: I had never seen such a shiny star.
Kanuri: Ngaltema shilleu suwaltin adǝgai rukkunyi.
English: We regard Dr. Brown as the best heart specialist in the United States.
Kanuri: Dr. Brownna dokta karǝgǝbe shiyeyi ba ro ruiyyen United Stateslan.
English: Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.
Kanuri: Ra'ayinǝm so falle, kaidawa nǝm liwe; lambowanǝm falle, zarnǝm kalkal ro liwe awolaabe letalan.
English: The savage robbed me of my precious jewels and ran away.
Kanuri: Kǝladodǝbe awowa nyi daraja'a (dinar so kamanzǝ so) nanyin ndalzǝ daji cuwosho..
English: It seems as if everything he touches turns to gold.
Kanuri: Rumin man alama awi lejiyaye dinar ro waljin yedei..
English: Some board members questioned his ability to run the corporation.
Kanuri: Jami bodye laa so dǝye raktǝnzǝ karapka dǝga gonǝm letǝbe lan shewunza'a.
English: That's the worst mug shot I've ever seen.
Kanuri: Adǝ shima foto zauro sandǝnyi rukkǝna wo.
English: There are still many cultural differences between East and West Germany.
Kanuri: Nǝm gadegade adawabe mbeji kuwason lamkate anǝmga-a gǝdiga Germanybe lan.
English: After the initial shock of hearing of her grandfather's death, the girl started to cry.
Kanuri: Ngawo karǝgǝ kam burobe kǝrmu kakanzǝbe fanzǝnabe lan, ferodǝ yiro badiyono.
English: I'm a fisher.
Kanuri: Wu bǝnyi tawo ma.
English: This symbol stands for strength and integrity.
Kanuri: Alamaram adǝ duno-a daraja-a wakkilzo.
English: Mr Hawk is a kind gentleman.
Kanuri: Mr Hawk kam zaizaye darajaye.
English: Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of society.
Kanuri: Shi cidadǝ fandi bas ro gǝnyi faidawo, alwoshidǝ, amma faidawa mǝradǝwa jama meube-a hangalbe-aye ro faidajin, her jama meuye ro awo laa dimin ro fantǝ dǝ.
English: And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
Kanuri: Kuru ruyi, malaiya Alabe shiga bowono samilan, guljin: Ibrahim, Ibrahim. Kuru shibe jawawu ceno: Ngo wu sǝ.
English: Many people refuse to eat meat during Easter.
Kanuri: Am ngǝwuso da gǝroro wada woktǝ kǝlele Easterben.
English: College students should study hard, but equally they should also make time for an active social life.
Kanuri: Maajirwa kolejibedǝ ngǝlaro kǝraza, amma kalkalo sandibe woktǝ kǝnǝnganza jama meu labe sadǝ.
English: I suppose you'll be needing this.
Kanuri: Tǝmangǝna nyiye adǝ mǝradǝnǝmin ro.
English: The terrorists swore vengeance on that country.
Kanuri: Fitǝnaudǝ kashi rǝmbobe zazuna  kǝla lardǝ tudǝbe lan.
English: My name sounds bizarre.
Kanuri: Sunyi dǝ fanǝmin maa ajabba laa.
English: Melanie likes eating pizza.
Kanuri: Melaniebe pizza buwo sǝraana.
English: I'm the ghost of a sad poet who died a terrifying death.
Kanuri: Wuma kaime mana noji (nazǝmu ma) ma karǝgǝ kuttuwa laaye shi doni kǝrmu ritǝramma laan nuna ma.
English: I'm pouring some anti-inflammatory cream on my right knee.
Kanuri: Wuye kǝndawu sǝrin rotabe ngǝrǝmngǝrǝm nyi kǝmburamye ro fiikin.
English: Patterns of married life are changing a lot.
Kanuri: Kǝndaram kǝnǝnga nyabe zaumaro faltǝna.
English: Her name was Agnes then.
Kanuri: Sunzǝdǝ Agnes woktǝ tollan.
English: In the absence of my travel partner, I took several solo trips.
Kanuri: Shimanyi bǝlarobe balan, bǝlaro tilonyibe kada dikko.
English: In the United States, most goods still travel by railroad.
Kanuri: United Statelan karewa ngǝwuso kuwason diwal jirgi cidiben bǝlarozain.
English: It took about an hour to make dinner, but most of the time was just prep work.
Kanuri: Dinadǝ diworo awa fal karǝnga gojin, amma woktǝwa ngǝbsuna du cidaro dawartain.
English: William decided to file a complaint against his neighbours.
Kanuri: Williambe shawariga sǝdǝna burwu kǝla kǝmaskinzǝben ruwotǝro.
English: Thank you for finally explaining to me why people take me for an idiot.
Kanuri: Nyiro askǝrngǝna darelaro wuro bayan dimma abi nankaro amso wuga zoliro gowada.
English: Straighten your legs.
Kanuri: Shinǝm so hane.
English: He feared forgetting his lines more than anything else.
Kanuri: Lainzǝ (mananzǝ) njestǝ dǝ affiso'a kozǝna ro rizǝna.
English: He put his foot on the brake suddenly.
Kanuri: Doiro shinzǝ kǝla brikkero gǝnajo.
English: The police were sneaking around the back to get the drop on the criminal.
Kanuri: Foliswa dǝ ngawo lan njilaksayin kam ayauma duga tadǝnzǝ ba lan tawo ro.
English: Jerusalem is the Holy City of the Jews.
Kanuri: Jerusalemdǝ sidi tahir yaudiwabe.
English: So this is Lady Evans.
Kanuri: Yoo adǝ shima kǝshana Evans dǝ wo.
English: Knee replacement is major surgery.
Kanuri: Ngǝrǝmngǝrǝm faltǝdǝ zauro tiyata kura.
English: What are you referring to by "relationship"?
Kanuri: Awi ma'ana nǝm"alaka" dǝn?
English: So it's finally time to pay the piper.
Kanuri:  Yoo woktǝ piperdǝ biyatǝbe dare la ro sǝtǝna.
English: Recently the demand for this product has increased faster than the supply.
Kanuri: Karǝngǝro kare adǝ'a matadǝ zauro duwa ro tǝrana mbeji ro dionzǝ'a kozǝna ro.
English: To make matters worse, he isn't even conscious of annoying his neighbors.
Kanuri: Lamarwa dǝga cetto bannatǝ ro, kǝmaskiwanzǝbe karǝgǝ bannatǝ dǝma sha tǝmmaro zǝksǝnyi.
English: The nun prayed and crossed herself.
Kanuri: Nundǝbe kǝma'a ngodozǝ kuru karǝgǝnzǝ lan alama kurosye cido.
English: He cleaned out his saving on betting.
Kanuri: Sasa zatǝlan gǝnanonzǝa cejo.
English: But showing off the presents could embarrass the guests who did not bring one.
Kanuri: Amma awowa am sobe sadǝna dǝ fǝleta dǝ kǝsotowa do affima saudǝnyi dǝga nonguro sǝkkin nyaa .
English: This isn't about money or power. This is about my legacy.
Kanuri: Adǝ lamar kungunabe au kǝrmaibe gǝnyi. Adǝ lamar awo ngǝla ngawon kolnginye.
English: William signed a pledge.
Kanuri: Williamye wadǝ ro mukko cikko.
English: If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.
Kanuri: Sabiyaye Kǝribe sambuttǝna wo so danǝmin maa, diwalnǝm tǝmmaro dajimba.
English: Even a small amount of human blood in the water can attract sharks from miles away.
Kanuri: Bu kamma gana laa yaye suro njiben bǝnyiwa shark sowa na mil kada'a lan gǝrjin.
English: The whole village was dark and deserted. The stores were closed, the doors, the windows. In the streets, not even a dog could be seen. It seemed the Village of the Dead.
Kanuri: Bǝladiyadǝ samma so nduma baye sǝlǝmye. Sutowa dǝ zakkata, cinnawadǝ, takkawadǝ. Kǝla diwalwaben,kǝrima turimba. Rumin maa alama bǝladiya am sosonuna yedei.
English: Lately I've had the time to quietly enjoy the wonders of nature.
Kanuri: Karunguro wuye loktu awowa ajabba dabi'abeye kǝjinzǝ fantǝ cuwandǝko.
English: James was like a bear with a sore head for weeks after quitting smoking cold turkey.
Kanuri: Jamesdǝ shi alama bear kǝla kuttu'a yedei magǝ kadaro ngawo tafa 'cold turkey' kǝnza wazǝ kolzǝnaye lan.
English: Abortion is not an affair of the Church, it's a social affair.
Kanuri: Suro fitadǝ lamar cocibe gǝnyi, lamar jamabe.
English: The alternative possibilities were resistance and flight.
Kanuri: Awowa gade mowonjin ma dǝ sandima kǝrashimtǝ-a fartǝ-a.
English: The vampire is sucking my blood.
Kanuri: Karamadǝ bunyi susunjin.
English: We all labour against our own cure; for death is the cure of all disease.
Kanuri: Ande samma so kurunde hallaftǝ ro ngǝnuwu diyen; dalilnzǝ dǝ kǝrmudǝ shi kurun kwasa sammabeso.
English: If you request a further discount, we suggest changing the terms of payment.
Kanuri: Nyiye kuwayaye fulu ma'am maa, andeye shawari iyyena ka'idawa biyatǝbe dǝ faltǝ.
English: Ireland and England are separated by the sea.
Kanuri: Ireland-a England-adǝ kuluwu dǝ sandiya yeksǝ.
English: Science is based on careful observation.
Kanuri: Ilmu sayinsye dǝ hangal ngǝlaro gǝnatǝ dunonzǝ wo.
English: We currently have 200 well organized sales offices all over Japan.
Kanuri: Japan sammason ofiswa luwayabe yar indi [200] zauro fasallata ma kǝrmaro nanden mbeji.
English: It was a suicide bombing.
Kanuri: Bom sango kǝla yezobe.
English: "I am truly glad, for your sake and his, that he has returned from his travels safely." "You do as a friend should; but we will talk more tomorrow."
Kanuri: "Karǝgǝnyi kǝjizǝna, shi-a nyi-a nankaro, kǝlewa sǝlai lan bǝlaguronzǝn isǝna." "Nyiye awo sawabe sǝdiya sandǝna diye; amma bali ngǝla ro mananyiyen."
English: I cannot forgive him because he insulted me in public.
Kanuri: Tǝmmaro shiga gawurngimba wa daujamaben langono nankadǝro.
English: On September 3rd, I will go from Los Angeles to Seoul with a friend.
Kanuri: Kǝntagǝ Septemberbe kawu yakkǝa [3rd,] Los Angeles lan  Seoul ro leyin wa sawanyiya.
English: Elite soldiers are almost always selected among the special forces.
Kanuri: Sojawa taganasbe dǝ sambi so ro sandiya dau askǝrwa taganasbe lan karzain.
English: James was caught red-handed in an FBI sting operation.
Kanuri: James'a mukko kime'a (awo dǝ sǝdin lan) cata suro cida FBIye sting operation sayin ma dǝn.
English: During the war, America tried to stop trading with England.
Kanuri: Woktǝ kǝriwube dǝn, Americaye kasuwu lamkate sha Englandbe'a rota jarabkono.
English: Society does not encourage relationships between people who have a large age gap.
Kanuri: Nabtǝram jamabedǝ nǝmkam lamkate kam gana-a kura-a be ro gozǝgǝnyi .
English: Don't raise your voice above a whisper.
Kanuri: Wande kowonǝm tataptǝ'a kozǝna ro hamnǝmi.
English: Aww, they look so cute together.
Kanuri: Aww, sandi indi dǝ zauro shawa.
English: He connected the cord to the machine.
Kanuri: Cord dǝ-a mashindǝ-a kǝllono.
English: The crow was a sacred animal.
Kanuri: Ngudo damnga dǝ dabba tahir ma.
English: Jacob once ate at an cheap restaurant and got food poisoning, so now he is very careful about where he eats.
Kanuri: Jocobye fal ro fato kǝmbuye butu lan kǝmbu zuwu suronzǝ zauzǝna, adǝye sǝkkǝ kǝrmaadǝ na kǝmbu zuyin ro hangal gǝnazǝna.
English: I will mentally return to childhood and do it all over again.
Kanuri: Kǝrǝngzǝn tada ganaro waljinne kuru waltǝ awowa samma sǝdin.
English: The men are smiling on cue.
Kanuri: Kongawadǝ mǝmǝssayin sa alama sowandaiyya..
English: The quality is good enough and more importantly it's in your price range.
Kanuri: Nǝm ngǝla dǝ ngǝlaye kuru tamanzǝye raktǝnǝmma kozǝnyi.
English: The politician claimed that he wore neither a wig nor false teeth.
Kanuri: Siyasamadǝbe kunduli robabeye sǝkkǝnyi kuru timi robabeye sǝkkǝnyi wono.
English: Don't be such a sentimental idiot.
Kanuri: Wande zoli tinyi (anasku men) zoliyatin ro wallǝmi le.
English: Place the bread and butter plate above the fork.
Kanuri: Fǝlai burodi-a bota-abe dǝ kǝla fokye dǝn gǝnane.
English: Father William is praying in the old chapel.
Kanuri: Father William moduwa sǝdin na moduwabe dina ladǝn.
English: He was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory.
Kanuri: Kamfani cakuletbe dǝn shima karewa ro cistaama wo..
English: She set a new Japanese record in the 100 meter dash.
Kanuri: Shiye rekod bǝlin na Japanlan koksǝ kula kaso mita 100be dǝn.
English: Huge numbers of soldiers and civilians were killed.
Kanuri: Sojawa-a am kare bǝlla-a ngǝwu cetǝna.
English: Adam took notes on a yellow legal pad.
Kanuri: Adamye ruo sǝdǝna kǝla kakkadiwa sharabe kuruwumye lan.
English: He can kiss his fiancée.
Kanuri: Tǝmajinzǝ'a raksǝ nzǝwotcin.
English: The box was nailed shut.
Kanuri: Sanduwudǝ kusa zatǝgǝ kǝrǝb zaktǝna.
English: Adam is the youngest of five brothers.
Kanuri: Adam shima yaanawa uwuye suro lan gana wo.
English: I love the name Bella, it means pretty, right?
Kanuri: Su Bella dǝ raakǝna, ma'ananzǝ shawa, ngai nya?
English: I want to lodge a formal complaint.
Kanuri: Wuye buruwu nǝya ikukǝya raakǝna.
English: Where did you get that sweater? At the Salvation Army or from the trash?
Kanuri: Ndaran gǝmaje kakube adǝ cuwondǝm? Coci Salvation (coci dǝ am nanzan ba ro bana sǝdin) lan ra ngǝbdolan?.
English: Put the card deck on the oak table.
Kanuri:  karta dǝ kǝla tewur kǝska okye dǝn gǝnane.
English: Thank you for your letter of July 25 and the fabric sample.
Kanuri: Askǝrngǝna nyiro watiya nǝm kǝntagǝ Julybe kau 25 dǝro kuru dina kurube (fabric sample) dǝye ro.
English: Politics was the main topic of their conversation.
Kanuri: Siyasa dǝ shima mau'du zandenzabe kura wo.
English: That scarf is very becoming on you; the color really brings out your eyes.
Kanuri: Mandil adǝ zauro nya sǝmona; laununzǝ dǝ zauro shimnǝm fete ro sutuluyin.
English: The invention of the telephone caused a revolution in our way of living.
Kanuri: Telifon tando dǝ futu kǝnǝngandebe falzǝna.
English: Come to think of it, a pizza is a pie chart that shows how much pizza you have left.
Kanuri: Isǝm tangnǝmiya, pizza dǝ shi pai cat doni nyiro pizza nǝm ndau gabsǝ fǝlezǝyin ma.
English: The Catholic Church is opposed to divorce.
Kanuri: Coci katolikye dǝ dǝbtǝ  au nyiya yektǝ wazǝna.
English: This necklace is made of jade.
Kanuri: Awo daube adǝ jade lan cetando.
English: They had to meet Jacques.
Kanuri: Sandiye Jacques'a kuru dǝ mbu.
English: I love the sound of wind chimes.
Kanuri: Kowo awowa laskata (bel yedei, su yedei) karuwa be fujiya sutuluyin dǝ zauro raakǝna.
English: Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
Kanuri: Daji kazǝmonzǝ sǝkkǝ, ruowanzǝ darasǝbe ngǝruwunzǝ tutsǝgǝ, kuru benedin suwosǝ zǝbkono.
English: Pablo learned to read when he was five years old.
Kanuri: Pabloye kǝratǝ cilo sa shi saanzǝ uwu lan.
English: He left on an expedition to the North Pole.
Kanuri: Shiye bǝlaguro (ilmube au askǝrye) kuruwu ro North pole ro lewono.
English: Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
Kanuri: Bǝnyi salmon dǝ kǝmoduwu lan leza ngǝwul suro kattibe lan fizayin.
English: The tourists as well as local people come to the square for shopping.
Kanuri: Am fomno dunya kurube-a am bǝlabe-a sǝkwaya dǝ ro luwaya dio ro isayin.
English: This restaurant serves dishes made from local organic fruit and vegetables.
Kanuri: Fato bǝri kǝmbube adǝ kǝmbuwa tadawa kǝska fatobe-a kare kǝlibe-a saladin.
English: I might join the marching band.
Kanuri: Wuye waniye kufu macing ye dǝ ro kǝltǝgǝkin.
English: Above the sink are several whisky bottles.
Kanuri: Sami sinkye dǝn kalwawa wiskibe kada mbeji.
English: I had a jack, a king and three queens in my hand.
Kanuri: Mukkonyi lan jak-a, mai-a kuru gumsuwa yakkǝ-a mbeji.
English: There is a custom of eating rice cakes for New Year's in Japan.
Kanuri: Ada kek shankawabe buwobe mbeji kǝlele saa bǝlinye ro Japan lan.
English: Two books stand out among the dozens recently published on the Royal Family.
Kanuri: Kitawuwa indi sandiyayi ba ma mbeji dau kitawuwa kadaye din kǝla yalla mairibeye lan baktǝna dǝn.
English: The chopper made a loud noise.
Kanuri: Maara helikopta (chopper) dǝ zauro kowo kura'a.
English: Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too.
Kanuri: Ndaro do liula dǝ geyiyaye, gǝrasan dǝye zǝgayin.
English: As a general rule, the pension amount is based on price changes in the previous year.
Kanuri: Naptǝ ka'ida kurabe lan, adadu penshobe dǝ faltǝ taman karewabe lan kara saa kozǝna dǝn.
English: After having fought many hard battles, we were able to bring home the bacon and set up a new government.
Kanuri: Ngawo kǝriwuwa zau kada gǝrnyenabe lan, andeye rangnyǝ bacon dǝ fatoro kude kuru gumnati bǝlin kokkaiyye.
English: Muhammad delivered the package to the orphanage.
Kanuri: Muhammadye kareyadu fato ngǝnyiwabe dǝ ro gǝmzǝgǝna.
English: One black sheep ruins the whole herd.
Kanuri: Dimi sǝlǝm faldǝ saure samma bannajin.
English: During the entire lesson, he counted flies.
Kanuri: Loktu darasǝbe samma son, shiye ciwu so isapsǝ.
English: Persons of Anglo-Saxon or German origin are considered one hundred percent Americans.
Kanuri: Am furtunza Anglo-Saxon ne au Germanbe dǝ sandiya ci miya so am Amerikabe ro gotin.
English: To prepare Americans for the jobs of the future and help restore middle-class security, we have to out-educate the world and that starts with a strong school system.
Kanuri: Am Americabe'a cidawa fuwube ro dawartǝ ro kuru nzǝliwo am daraja kǝn dauye'a kalaktǝ ro, andero mbu ro walzǝna dunya'a ilmu lan kotvdǝ kuru adǝye nzundu mowontibe dunowa lan baditin.
English: Jacob lost his keys, and spent three hours trying to pick the lock, before giving up and forcing a window.
Kanuri: Jacoye suwuramwanzǝ gǝbkono, kuru kokko dǝ namtǝ lan awa yakkǝ nga basarzǝ, kau kǝlanzǝn suluwu kolzǝ takkadǝ men dunon gayin ro.
English: Writing new year's cards is a Japanese institution.
Kanuri: Kati saa bǝlinye ruotǝ dǝ cidaram Japanye.
English: Napoleon led his troops to Russia.
Kanuri: Napoleonbe askǝrwanzǝ Russia ro gozǝ lewono.
English: Jacob handed in his notice at the bank and ruined a promising career.
Kanuri: Jacobye cedǝgǝ kwalwano bankǝ dǝn adu daji sanyiya bara'a wurrono.
English: Yesterday I put the gifts in the attic, today I put them under the bed and tomorrow I'll throw them out the window.
Kanuri: Bikka wuye zǝgeya dǝ na karewa saptabe lan gǝnaako, ku sandiya cidiya diyelle lan gǝnayin, bali sandiya tuluwuke tagǝmen yirngin.
English: Conversation lasted beyond the midnight.
Kanuri: Zande dǝ dau bǝnebe ma kozǝna ro lewono.
English: He wishes to resign on the grounds that his health is failing.
Kanuri: Shiye cida koljiya sǝraana dalil nǝlewa ganabe lan.
English: The baby was amusing itself with the cat's tail.
Kanuri: Tada kǝlidǝ ngaure ngamdǝye bikkezǝyin sha ajabcewo.
English: There are many ancient cities in Italy, Rome and Venice for example.
Kanuri: Bǝrniwa kurebe kada Italy lan, misal ro Rome-a Venice-a.