CLEAR-Global/Gamayun-kits huggingface dataset:
English: At the market, the farmer is selling his farmer's bread.
Kanuri: Kasuwu dәn, barema dә burodi kulomanzәye sәladin.
English: A good team is a group of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal.
Kanuri: Karapka ngәla dә shima samno am laaye do awo laa nganzazana fando nankaro rokko cidazain ma.
English: This morning, I went to a fish selling counter and the flying fish was very fresh and also on sale.
Kanuri: Ku suwa dә, na bәnyi ladobe ro lewoko nya bәnyi farjin dә bәlin sarye kuru lado beye.
English: There were bits of broken glass on the floor.
Kanuri: Kalwa kallata sәnana cidi dәn mbeji.
English: Winter seems to be sticking around a lot longer than usual this year.
Kanuri: Saa adә binәm dә gana loktu gozәna futu noata'a kozәna ro.
English: I delighted in going to his farm during the summer vacation.
Kanuri: Batalla beye dәn kulonzә ro letә dә karәgәnyi kәjizәyin.
English: Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.
Kanuri: Yim wo so kәnәnga gana laa: fanәm citә wo so tambo gana laa, suwa bәlin wo so nәm gana ciluwu laa, tusunәm kәnәm ro bәna wo so kәrmu gana laa.
English: Since Janet died, her husband has really gone off the deep end.
Kanuri: Kau Janet nuna man, kwanzә dә affima awo ro gozә gәnazәnyi.
English: They say stress causes high blood pressure.
Kanuri: Kazәyi dә kasuwa buye suwudin ada.
English: Gentlemen, start your engines.
Kanuri: Rashidiya so, injindo sango.
English: You can't necessarily judge a book by its cover, but you can judge people by the company they keep.
Kanuri: Kitawu dә sha gawon zumen nonәm bawo, amma amsodә sawanza futa men rangnәm sadiya nonәmin.
English: I defeated my inner demons.
Kanuri: Shetanwa nyi soye kәlan kәnasar fandәkkәna.
English: That's a lame excuse for giving up the work.
Kanuri: Adә dalil  doye cida dә koltәye gәye.
English: Oliver burnt the candle at both ends preparing for his final exams.
Kanuri: Oliverye taidazә kәrazә dawartәna  jarawanzә nan karo).
English: I'm giving my husband a massage.
Kanuri: Wuye tiyi kwanyiye ra rangin/cingin.
English: After standing for 6 hours, Antonio's legs became stiff.
Kanuri: Ngawo awa 6 ro dazәnayen, Antoniobe shinzә suwono.
English: Harry is in charge of the entertainment.
Kanuri: Harrydә shima kәla kәji fantәye surin.
English: The horse that won the race was owned by Mr Johnson.
Kanuri: Fәr doni garlap dә zuwuna dә Mr Johnye.
English: The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
Kanuri: Kam kәlado dәye kәri dәga ngar lan gurrono.
English: Indeed she is young and beautiful, but she is in delicate health.
Kanuri: Tawadәro shi ganaye shawaye, amma shi suro nәlewa baye lan kara.
English: Solar power is a clean source of energy.
Kanuri: Konnu kausube dә dewal konnu fandoye ngulama.
English: William has short arms and deep pockets.
Kanuri: William dә mukkonzә koriye kuru liunzә kuruwuye.
English: A lion was sent to kill Hercules.
Kanuri: Hercules'a yezoro bәndi zuzana.
English: My thoughts and prayers are with all those who were affected by this terrible tragedy.
Kanuri: Karuwun nyiya moduwanyi-a sammason am doni fitәna adәye zamzәna-a dә mbaji.
English: Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.
Kanuri: Kwasa kansabe dә futu kәske lan kurunzә tәdin katapnzә kәn buroye dәn foduwatә maa.
English: The boy didn't reach his father's height of six feet.
Kanuri: Tada dәye datә baanzәye katap arakkәye dә nazәgәnyi.
English: It's not exactly a hot spot, it's more of a dive bar.
Kanuri: Na dә tawadәro na haraka ngәwu'a gәnyi, biya na azallata ro mbal kәnzabe.
English: "Forgotten" is my favorite South Korean movie.
Kanuri: "Forgotten" shima biskemakarye South Koreabe zauro ra'akkәna ma wo.
English: Big breasts in Japan are considered small by Russian standards.
Kanuri: Nganji/tuwom Japam lan kura ro turin dә Russia lan gana ro turin.
English: Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!
Kanuri: Amusuye kawudaye, sәgaltә kәngalye shiyeyiba ma, kәnda binәmye zauro shawa ma laa!
English: In a vast space left empty between the crowd and the fire, a young girl danced.
Kanuri: Na farak kollata ndikate samno amye dә-a konnu dә-ayen, fero gana laa dazәna bikke farjin
English: Oscar's a dope.
Kanuri: Oscardә kam hangal baa.
English: He began to kiss her gently.
Kanuri: Shiye hangallan sha nzәwottә badiyono.
English: A powerful flame is caused by a tiny spark.
Kanuri: Konnu duno'a dә firaltә cilluwu laa sha sәsangin.
English: It is at the foot of the wall that we know the mason.
Kanuri: Kam bulok gәnatәma dә cidiya garuye lan sha nogaiyye.
English: I'm an undercover agent.
Kanuri: Wu cidama nzәliwobe ashirye.
English: Do you think fried chicken should be eaten with a fork or with your fingers?
Kanuri: Kurunәmmin kuyi kayeata dә fok lan tuwun la mukko lan.?
English: Bugs Bunny is a rabbit.
Kanuri: Bugs Bunny dә shi tarmuna de.
English: Harry has a niece named Alice.
Kanuri: Harrydә fero yanzәganabe mbeji sunzә Alice.
English: A special prosecutor was appointed.
Kanuri: Fasurma taganasbe gotәna.
English: Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.
Kanuri: Ndusoye hal kutta am na gadeye sharaye nozәnyi ma so ro gowono.
English: The money was put into a special fund to buy books for the school library.
Kanuri: Kungәna dә sanduwu taganasbe ro fiyatәgә kitawuwa njim kitawuwabe mowontidәye ro yio nanka ro.
English: James kicks a football with his left foot, but writes with his right hand.
Kanuri: Jamesdә bol shinzә wofila lan bakcin, amma mukkonzә kәmburam lan ruojin.
English: Thinking about those sorts of things, I watched "Duck Soup" again.
Kanuri: Awowa jili anyi tangnyin lan, wuye waltәke "Duck Soup" curuko.
English: No special training is needed to operate this machine.
Kanuri: Allamtә taganasbe mәradәtәna so ba injin adә cidatә nankaro.
English: Despite the fact that they were all Dutch people, they spoke German with each other.
Kanuri: Sandi samma am Dutchye dә man yaye, kamanza ro tәlam Germanye lan manazayin.
English: You have to audition to join the choir.
Kanuri: Nya jarabsa do samno kaiyawu cocibe adә ro gaamin.
English: Humans have five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
Kanuri: Adammana so dә fantәnza uwu: kuru, fantә, letә, tambo-a, yintә-a.
English: The heart serves to pump blood.
Kanuri: Karәgә dә bu zutәgә cidanzә wo.
English: We were in a state of incredible weakness.
Kanuri: Ande kәnda zauro duno baa yen karaiyye.
English: James has tested positive for drugs.
Kanuri: Jamesye bu jarabsana dә kwaya/kurunna faidatin ro asutәna.
English: These young people are talking loudly amongst themselves and have absolutely no regard for those around them.
Kanuri: Am citәbәlinmi anyi katenza dә man kowo kura lan manazayin kuru tәmma ro am bataunzaye so lan lambonza ba.
English: Oil paintings show to advantage at a distance.
Kanuri: Fenti au kurtә kәndauwa dә cintu lan shima ngәla ro turinno.
English: In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
Kanuri: Saa 1860ye lan, Lincolnna kura lardә United Statesbe ro karratә.
English: Do I need a special needle to start cross-stitching?
Kanuri: Liula laa taganasbe mәradәngәna wa duto baditә ro?
English: We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.
Kanuri: Andeye cidaram kәla baraye mәradәnyen kam sandәna na kura adәro fando nankaro.
English: Halt! Stay right where you are or I'll shoot!
Kanuri: Dane! Na tamma dә man dane adәgunyiya nya bunduwun bangin!
English: I was involved in a petty argument.
Kanuri: Wuye suro kambiyi culluwu laayen mbeji.
English: He was terrified at the sight of this huge snake.
Kanuri: Kadi kura adә kuru dә karәgәnzә zauro kamzәgәna.
English: George is en route to Boston.
Kanuri: George dә kәla zawalyen Boston ro letә sәdin.
English: Hey, pops! What are you doing!
Kanuri: Aiyeyi, bawa/kyari adә! Awi dimin?
English: The two birds built a nest without a building permit.
Kanuri: Ngudowa indidә fanza garrada izәni garye ba ro.
English: The gravity of a black hole is so powerful that not even light can escape its pull!
Kanuri: Mattә bәlaa sәlәmye dә zauro dunowa hatta nur ma mattәnzә ro katimba!
English: No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping yet.
Kanuri: Ndumaye kuwayayi kamye daltә dә kәlaro gozәnyi.
English: Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
Kanuri: Nәm kamde dә nәmkam cedawu hawarye dәro tunga'ata, kuru adә fulutәn bawo illaa fattәiyya gәyema.
English: "I can count from 1 to 100 in French now." "Wow, that's great. How about counting backwards from 100 to 1?" "No, that's still impossible for me."
Kanuri: "Tәlam Faransaye lan range falyen sәta mia ro saadәna range isamngin kәmaa dә" "Alaa, adә zauro ngәla. Nda ngau tәrtәr men mia lan tai fal ro kude do? "A'aa, adә ma dә kuwayaye wuro mowonjimba."
English: The eyes of Europe are fixed upon us; she demands of us a living example of freedom.
Kanuri: Shim Europeye dә andero kakkata'a; shiye ande lan majin misal nәm kambeye kәnәngatin ma.
English: He refused to accept such an absurd proposal.
Kanuri: Shiye fasal ajabba dәga kasattә ro waano.
English: Within the village, Charlie was known as a con man.
Kanuri: Suro bәladiya dәyen, Charliedә kam haribtә ma ro sha nogatә.
English: Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States.
Kanuri: Los Angeles dә shima bәrni kura kәn indime wo suro United Statesye lan.
English: One Sunday morning George burst into the living room and said the following.
Kanuri: Yim Ladәga suwa laa fallan, Georgeye njim dә ro baktәgә ganya awowa anyi gullono.
English: Newspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
Kanuri: Jerida-a, talbijin-a, radiyo-a dә sandiro fatowa hawarye gulzain.
English: We've taken a long hard look at your sales-directed communication and decided to buy some of the weed that you smoke.
Kanuri: Gawo namye nazaru kuru ro diyena dǝn futu karenum talla numendǝbe sukkǝ sawartǝye furen nǝm dǝ'a yuwoye diyena.
English: He was never what the verdict of society calls drunk. Yet was he ever sober?
Kanuri: Shidә futǝ jamaye sagaran sayin dǝro ngaltema walzәnyi. Son yaye ngalte yaye shi suro hangalnzәyen wa?
English: If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasure of illusion.
Kanuri: Ngwundeso kәlande nonyiyende ro waljiya, dalilnzә dә kәlandǝ notә dә zau nankadǝro adǝmaro kǝlandeya faadǝ gǝwoye.
English: Are you currently registered to vote?
Kanuri: Kәrmaaro karno dio ro sunәm bap ro tikkәn nawa?
English: Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
Kanuri: Naptәram jamabe dә kurino hangalye bas lan kara; dunya jirebe dәn am tilo tilo bas dasa'a.
English: A blood vessel burst inside his brain.
Kanuri: Suro kәrәngzәye lan Cawu buye tartә.
English: What you are suggesting is simply ridiculous.
Kanuri: Sawari nәm adә awo kasudәbe.
English: The newspaper said that a lion escaped from the zoo, and that it could now be in any part of the city.
Kanuri: Jeridadәye bәndi laa zoo dәn suwosәna wono,kuru kuwayaye suro bәrnidәyen ndaran yaye ro waljin.
English: Packing my stuff up took me forever.
Kanuri: Karewa nyi saptadә  abadan ro wa rowono.
English: We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other.
Kanuri: Andeye kamdә ro rangnye awo nonguwa dano lamar adәlan tanden sau adәyen sunzә'a kainowazәyin ci Londonye falyen sәta fal ro saadәna ro diyen gullaiyye.
English: Dammit, she completely ignored me.
Kanuri: Ala baraanzә'a gozә, wuro tәmmaro cistәgә ro de waano.
English: The helicopter was shot down by the Mexican army.
Kanuri: Helicopter dә'a askәrwa Mexicobe baksa sasaa.
English: According to the tradition, Homer was blind.
Kanuri: Adalan maa Homer dә shi kәmbu deya.
English: After a week, Adam had well and truly worn out his welcome.
Kanuri: Ngawo magә falyen, Adamye taidazә nәm kusottonzu bannazәna.
English: He struck a match on his boot and held it up against the wall.
Kanuri: Shiye ashana bootnzә lan karapsә daji garudәn kalkal ro rowono.
English: Nowadays, there are still a few groups of people in different parts of the world who do not have permanent homes.
Kanuri: Kәnda kube adә man, kuwayaye nashawa dunyabe gade gade lan samnowa amma sәnana mbeji sandi doni fanza dәmjin ma ba ma so.
English: My grandson loves the story of Snow White.
Kanuri: Diwonyiye hawar Snow Whitebe dә sәraana.
English: Losing your passport in a foreign country is worse than losing your luggage or having your wallet stolen.
Kanuri: Fasfot nәm lardә diyabe lan fattәgә dә karewa nәm fattәgә'a au walet nәm ndalzana'a nәm diwin kozәna
English: Our true hope is that there exists life in other worlds.
Kanuri: Tәmande jirebe dә shima dunyawa gade lan kәnәnga mbeji.
English: "I'll be working all weekend." "Why? What happened to the other cleaning lady?" "Oh, so I'm a cleaning lady now? Thank you for the promotion."
Kanuri: "Datәgәram magәbe samma son cidayin." "Awi nankaro? Kamu cida cintabe sәdin faldә awi shiga suwandә?" "Yoo, wu wa kәma kamu cida cintabe dio ma wo? Askәrngәna nyiro wa fuwu ro haptәgә dә ro."
English: Oscar moved to San Diego.
Kanuri: Oscarbe San Diego ro juwuro.
English: Honey doesn't spoil.
Kanuri: Kәmaan dә bannatimba.
English: Charlie has immunity.
Kanuri: Charliedә nanzәn nzәtkawo'a.
English: The old church is located in the northern part of the city.
Kanuri: Coci dina dә nasha yala bәrnidәye lan kara.
English: I asked God for a bike, but I realized that that wasn't his method. So I stole a bike and asked God for forgiveness.
Kanuri: Kәma'a kekero cuworuko, amma wuye asuwoko adәgai gәnyi diwalnzә wo ro. Daji wuye keke ndalnge kuru gawura kәmaye maako.
English: Emma covered her eyes during the scary scenes.
Kanuri: Emmabe sa na'a ritә'a dәro isaiyya shimnzә zakcin.
English: This tire is showing wear.
Kanuri: Taya adә alama sәmbarәnaye fәlejin.
English: Please put the potato chips in the bowl. Don't eat them directly from the bag.
Kanuri: Martәne kәwundәwu cingallata kayegata dә suro robaye dә ro figәne. Wande suro ngәruwunzәye dәn gәrәmi.
English: In some cases, it might be safer to think of different words to use if you don't want to risk creating an awkward situation.
Kanuri: Lamarwa laan, kalimawa gade tangnәm faidatә dә shima nzәliwo'a wo fujiwo kәnda sandәnyi laa tandobe wanәmma maa.
English: That's a misunderstanding, for sure. You're giving me too much credit.
Kanuri: Adә ma dә kalkal ro asutә baa, tawadә ro. Nyiye wuro nzәngoro na'a kozәna yimin.
English: Items with a red price tag are on sale.
Kanuri: Karewa tamanza awo kime lan wurowotәna dә ladobe.
English: The smaller the body, the more likely the person will suffer from the ill effects of radiation.
Kanuri: Tiyi dә ganajin wo son, mowontә kam dәye tamoram wa radiyeshenye diwibe shiro illa kudonzә tәrayin.
English: For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.
Kanuri: Karnuwa kadaro, tәlamwa lardә diyabe sodә yikkәlo dә kәra-a ruo-a ro hangal cono..
English: I don't think that incident requires any further explanation.
Kanuri: Wuye tvmangәnyi awo wakazәna tudә bayantә gade mәradәzәna ro.
English: California was the 31st state admitted to the United States.
Kanuri: Californiadә shima kәriye kәn 31 me wo do United States ro gaana ma wo.
English: A republic is a state with a president at its head instead of a king or queen.
Kanuri: Rәpublicdә shima lardә do kura lardәbeya shima kurawa susu mai au mai kamubeye dә ro.
English: Linda became Dan's children's full-time nanny.
Kanuri: Lindadә cistaama nduli Danye loktu samma soye ro walwono.
English: Jacob was shot with a poisoned arrow.
Kanuri: Jacob'a kәnyiu summa lan bakkada.
English: My mom yells at me all the time for no reason.
Kanuri: Mamanyiye sambi so ro wuro dalil ba ro yilzәyin.
English: The young couple included their parents among their Thanksgiving guests.
Kanuri: Lorәsawu bәrәn dәye samnonza karuwu kәjiye dәn yanza wa awanza so-a dau kәsotowanza dәyen mbeji.
English: She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper and put a big red bow on top.
Kanuri: Shiye zәye dә'a suro kakkadәben kәlikәlizә kuru kәladәn kasewar kime kura fal kәladuro gәnajә wo.
English: Joe is a straight shooter.
Kanuri: Joedә shi sak ro baktәma.
English: How many operations has Dr. Jackson performed this month?
Kanuri: Dr. Jacksonye dә suro kәntawu adәyen kam dawu rezu?
English: We have a very famous jew as a guest.
Kanuri: Kәsoto yaudibe suwalaa fandena.
English: With the arrival of winter, the leaves on the trees fall down.
Kanuri: Kәnshe binәmye dәn, lambowa kәla kәskawabe so dә sokkuruyin.
English: William's trial is scheduled to begin this November.
Kanuri: Shara Williamye dә November adә lan baditin ro loktu tәkkәna.
English: They organized a state army.
Kanuri: Sandiye askәrwa kәriyebe dawarza.
English: I know a lot of local gossip, but I will only part with it for a fee.
Kanuri: Fane fane suro ngurobe ngәwu nongәna, amma taman laa ro gәnyiya yektemba.
English: He's a cracking bloke, he is.
Kanuri: Shi kam zauro tamtamma, adәgai de shi.
English: You might be required to submit a copy of your birth certificate.
Kanuri: Waneyi nero kakkadi shada tambonәmye wa mazayin.
English: Jack drinks beer with his buddies at the local bar every weekend.
Kanuri: Jack dә rokko sawaanzәyen mbal sayin fato mbalye ngurobe dәn datәgәram magәye wo son.
English: George certainly hadn't done anything that deserved that kind of punishment.
Kanuri: Georgedә tawadә ro affima wusatә jili adәgai zuwuna ma sәdәnyi.
English: The groom was getting cold feet just minutes before the wedding.
Kanuri: lorusadә nyiya dә ro loktә gana laa gabsә ro walwono nya yaatә badiyono.
English: Weight is a force that is always directed toward the center of the earth.
Kanuri: Kәrawu dә shi  duno doni sambi soro dau dau dunyabe ro mattәyin ma.
English: On both sides of the road there are cherry trees.
Kanuri: Kәska shiro cherry sayin dә mbeji shitiwa zawaldәye indi son.
English: I worked with Mr Spencer for a year in New York.
Kanuri: New Yorklan rokko Mr  Spencer saa fal ro cida'ako.
English: His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.
Kanuri: Nәm banzәye fane fane kada sambәna.
English: Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination.
Kanuri: Kәji fantәdә shi tawadә hangalye gәnyi, tafakkarye.
English: The third star belonged to a certain king.
Kanuri: Shillewu kәn yakkә me dә mai laaye.
English: Form the dough into a ball.
Kanuri: Flawa nji lan tuskaata dә mәnne bolye dei ro walzә.
English: Mr Ford owns this land.
Kanuri: Cidi adә Mr Ford kәmanzә wo.
English: Joe opened the picnic basket and grabbed a ham and cheese sandwich.
Kanuri: Joeye kondo piknikye dә kazә daji sandwich ham-a cheeseye-a gowono.
English: They will announce the winner tomorrow.
Kanuri: Kam zuwuna dә bali warmazayin.
English: Relations between China and Japan have been tense recently.
Kanuri: Nәmkam ndikate China-a Japan-a ye dә karungun zauro tәtana.
English: My stomach is already rumbling.
Kanuri: Suronyi ba kәrmaa man gәrtә badizәna.
English: When he woke up, he remembered the dream as a terrible experience, and from that day on, he started forgetting a great number of very important details of his life.
Kanuri: Sa fazәna dәn, shiye kanashin dәga awo wakazәna kuttu ro takkono, kuru yim dәn tai fuwu ro yade, shiye bayanwa kәnәnganzәye faida'a kada njestә badizә.
English: The birds ate the bugs taking turns.
Kanuri: Ngudowa dәye kuliwa dәga jero ci ci sadin lan.
English: I'll perform a full scan of the system.
Kanuri: Wuye  kulashi kaamil ma kәla nzundu dәye lan dikin.
English: During the wedding rehearsal, he was almost too nervous to speak.
Kanuri: Sa kәlo nyiyabe dәn makkar ra sadin ladәn, manatә dә ma ro tiyi sәtana.
English: Please accept this gift for the celebration on your wedding.
Kanuri: Martәne zәgyenyi adә moye kәlele yim nyiyanәm ye nankaro.
English: They stole horses and cattle.
Kanuri: Sandiye fәrwa-a fewa-a ndalza.
English: Harry suffered severe head injuries in a fall from his bike.
Kanuri: Harrydә zauro kәla men zau fanzәna sa keke lan sukkuruna lan.
English: He denied having taken part in the crime.
Kanuri: Ayewu dә diodәn mukkonzә'a dә angәrrono.
English: According to the newspaper, the boy was knocked unconscious and lay on his back with his eyes closed.
Kanuri: Gultә jerida dәyen, tada dәga baksa muza'a kuru ngawonzәn shim zakkata'a ro bozәna.
English: "You got a smoke?" "Yeah, but I don't have a lighter."
Kanuri: "Nanәm lan kange (tafa) mbejiwa?" "Aaa, amma nai lan awo sha wastәye ba."
English: The train stopped at a point halfway between the two stations.
Kanuri: Jirgidә daano na do reta zawalye ndikate tashawa indidәyen ma lan.
English: The difference between man and animal nowadays has more or less to do with clothing.
Kanuri: Farku ndi kate kam-a dabba-a ye dә karungu allan affima kazәmo'a kәlzәna ba.
English: Questioning received wisdom is the driving force behind progress.
Kanuri: Basira tuwandәna ma koro dәshima duno do fuwutuye ngawo lan ma wo.
English: How can I sleep when there are unknown lands within?
Kanuri: Ayayin men lengin cidiwa notәnyi kate adәn mbeji dә?
English: He sent an immediate reply to my telegram.
Kanuri: Telegramnyi ro jawawu tinyibe zujowo.
English: Harry is on pain killers.
Kanuri: Harrydә kurunwa zau yezobe sayin.
English: Jack didn't steal from the cash register. He stole the whole cash register.
Kanuri: Jackye na kungәna mowoye dәn ndalzәnyi. Na kungәna mowobe zamdә ndalzә.
English: There was a lamp hanging above the table.
Kanuri: Fatәla sami tewurdәyen njerejin mbeji.
English: Dan's body was found in a well with fifty stab wounds.
Kanuri: Kamin Danye dә suro baram laayen tuwangatә na fiwu lan sha zazana.
English: If that city were a color, it would be a color with a quiet sort of dignity ... wine red, say.
Kanuri: Bәrni tudә launu ro walwono maa, launu do darajawa ro waljin...kime mbalye, gultә.
English: The next day the wreck of the ship was discovered on the shore.
Kanuri: Wazәnanzә'a maara njiye dәye gabconzә ci njibe dәn foduwada.
English: Borrowed gold becomes lead when they demand it back.
Kanuri: Dinar sarye dә sa  awonza mazaiyya gwarara ro waljin.
English: Friendship is a ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but none in foul.
Kanuri:  Nәm sawa dә maara njiye do nәm kuranzәye kam indi gojin ma kәnda karuwaye so njiye so ngәla lan, amma sa kәndaram bannatiya fal ma gojimba.
English: The words 'beautiful' and 'ugly' are relative terms.
Kanuri: Kalimawa 'shawa'-a 'battiya'dә ndi katenzan letunza tilowa.
English: And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.
Kanuri: Kuru sa shi suro bǝlaronzǝye dǝn, kusotaram zudun, kǝma'a sha kǝla kǝllada, kuru ca sha cejin.
English: I don't believe in corporal punishment.
Kanuri: Kamma wussa muskolan du kasangǝye.
English: And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. And all his days were in the whole nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Kanuri: Kuru Nuhuye ngawo njiye sandiya zuwuna dun saa duwu yakkun fewunna ro kara. Kuru kaunzǝ samma so suro saa yer lǝgarrin fewun dǝn: daji baano.
English: Jami hid his money in a bureau drawer.
Kanuri: Jamiye kungǝ nanzǝdu suro drawa cidaramye dun gǝraano.
English: Thomas threw his clothes into the dirty laundry basket.
Kanuri: Thomasye karewanzǝ suro awo karewa kadauwwa fitaabe dǝro gǝb cewo.
English: A little nap and, just like that, I'm as fresh as a daisy.
Kanuri: Kǝnǝm gana laa lengiya, daji biya, wu fure yedei zazzawu'a ro walngin.
English: The world needs to develop new energy sources in place of oil.
Kanuri: Dinadu lamar doye konu fandoye gade matadu wajib suna na kundawuye faltu ro.
English: You get closest to Jesus in the tough times, not the good times.
Kanuri: Kamye Jesus'a taidazǝ karunjin loktuwa zau lan, loktuwa kǝjibe lan gǝy jin.
English: How dare you call me skinny and ugly?
Kanuri: Ayayin nyi kalye wuro ngamdǝye sandǝnyiye gullǝ min?
English: Do that for me, my son, delay no more, nor mention Troy again.
Kanuri: Wuro adә diye, tadanyi, wande waltәm loktu bannanәmi, au su Troybe tami.
English: I remind you that you are still under oath.
Kanuri: Wuye nyiro yita takkәgәkin, nyi kuwayaye cidiya kashibe lan diya.