CLEAR-Global/Gamayun-kits huggingface dataset:
English: I forgot that Barbara spoke French.
Kanuri: Barbara Faransa manajin dә ro njeskoko.
English: Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.
Kanuri: Awo awawa ro cidin bannatәna dәye nәm kәji kaso sami lan letәbe dә cezәna.
English: This is Nina, your granddaughter.
Kanuri: Adә Nina, diwonәm (ferobe).
English: Thus we see an old truth confirmed: war is always useless.
Kanuri: Daji adәgaiyin andeye jire dina laa tawattәgәna cure: kәrәwu dә sambi so ro faidanzә ba.
English: This seal can balance a ball on his nose.
Kanuri: Seal (dabba njiye) adә bol kәla kәnzanzәben suukkuruyimba ro rojin.
English: The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
Kanuri: Farku ndikate kalima kalkalla kalima kalkal karunga-a dә shima farku ndi kate firalma-a wulleramma-a yedei.
English: Hunger is our bodies' response to having eaten less than normal.
Kanuri: Kәnadә shima futu tiyindebe kәmbu ca yedei sәtәnyi ro bәiyeyya jawawu cin ma wo.
English: Among other things, I don't know the recent members, nor their new songs at all.
Kanuri: Dau awowa gadesoben, jamiwa karungәbe dә sandiya nongәnyi, kuru kaiyawanzaye tәmma ro nongәnyi.
English: We had Tommy Jackson under surveillance.
Kanuri: Andeye Tommy Jacksonye harakanzә ro hangal gәnayena.
English: Adam took a sip of water from the glass and suddenly started coughing, as it went down the wrong way.
Kanuri: Adamye nji suro glasbe dә wupkonoya ma daji kasau zatә badiyono, zawal kalkal gәnyi njidә zәga nankadә ro.
English: Joe didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.
Kanuri: Joe dә nәm karashimnzә bunduwu dә baktabe ba.
English: After returning from war, many soldiers show signs of post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Kanuri: Ngawo kәriwu lan waltanayen, sojawa ngәwu so alama hangalza ngawo wawa laa wakazәnabe fәlezayin.
English: Sugar is sweet, lemon is sour... and what is bitter?
Kanuri: Shuwur dә lelejin, lemun dә cem cem...kuru awi cim wo?
English: The last one was Tina's suggestion.
Kanuri: Datәgәramye dә shawari Tinabe.
English: I suggest we concentrate on finding a way out of this cave.
Kanuri: Wuye shawari yikkәna zawal laa kul kauye adә luwum koltәbe baratә ro hangalnde iyyeu.
English: Never take advantage of someone's patience, because sooner or later he'll grow tired.
Kanuri: Wande tәmma ro kanadi kamma kәji kәlanәmye ro faidatәmi, dalilnzә dә kәrmaa au tushsha lan yaye kam dә isә sәmbarin.
English: What the heck, I'll do it! When shall I start?
Kanuri: Haaaak awiyo do, wu maye dikkin! Sambi badiyin?
English: Just when he was beginning the task, the angel of God called out from the heavens, 'Abraham!' He answered immediately.
Kanuri: Bas biya sa cida dә badijin lan, malaiyya Alabeye sami lan bowono, 'Ibrahim!' Shiye duwaro yewawu no.
English: The race director said that the fun run would be held, rain, hail or shine.
Kanuri: Darekto gaska kasobe dәye wono kaso ngai dә tәdin, nji fijinyen kal, mafi fijinyen kal, au kausu sәgaltin yaye.
English: Throw a stick and watch the dog fetch it.
Kanuri: Kәska gәmne daji kәri dәga wune lezә gojin.
English: The ground beef was found to contain horse meat.
Kanuri: Da guwurrata dә suro dәn da fәrbe tuwandә.
English: Routine exercise is great for your health.
Kanuri: Tiyi mazakta ada'ata dә nәlewanәm ro zauro ngәla.
English: At the edge of the forest, I met a tall man in a hunting outfit.
Kanuri: Datәgәram karaabe dәn, kam laa kuruwu kare barabe sәkkәna'a kәla kәllaiyye.
English: Medical science has made a dramatic advance.
Kanuri: Ilmu liyitabe dә fuwutu ajabba laa sәdәna.
English: In the past, people went to church for confession. Nowadays they write on Facebook.
Kanuri: Kure dә, am so coci ro biunza sadәna gultәgә ro lezayin. Kәmaa dә (biunza so) fesbuk lan ruozayin.
English: Tommy Jackson is the deputy director.
Kanuri: Tommy Jackson shima banama darektobe wo.
English: Rebecca has at least two daughters.
Kanuri: Rebecca dә gananzә yaye ferowanzә indi mbeji.
English: The fields lay covered with deep snow.
Kanuri: Filidә samma so snow kәrawuye zaksәna.
English: Animal bodies are made up of cells.
Kanuri: Tiyiya dabbaye dә awo shiro sel sayin dәn tәnandәna.
English: The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.
Kanuri: Nәm ngәwu waraqye do lardәye sәtandin dә fernowa adawanzәbeya zauro karungu.
English: I won't stake my reputation on it, but I think it's a genuine alien life form.
Kanuri: Fujiwo sunyi kәladәn bannatәye dikimba wo, amma kurunyi dәnna awo adә ngәlama ro alaa dunya gadebe.
English: Currently, the industry is a good example of an area of depression.
Kanuri: Kәrmaa ro, sanyaram dә misal nasha hangalza be ngәlama.
English: The company has decided to sell some of its money-losing units.
Kanuri: Kamfani dәye shawari nashanzәbe kungәna fatsәyin laa so dә ladobe gozәna.
English: The coach made the players run five miles a day.
Kanuri: Hallam tәma dәye bikkewu dәga sәkkәna wajiya wo son mil uwu ro sosayin.
English: Your shipment should be delivered within twenty four hours.
Kanuri: Karewa nәm maara njibe lan saudәna dә suro awa 24 yen nyi ro tuwudin.
English: William is wearing a Halloween costume of some sort, but I'm not sure what he's supposed to be.
Kanuri: William dә kare Halowinye jili laa sәkkәna, amma wuye awo makkarjin dә nongәnyi.
English: In the eyes of many, poverty is much worse than vice: it's a weakness.
Kanuri: Kuru am ngәwuye lan, nәm fakkar/talaa dә halla batti'a kozәna nәm diwi lan: shi dә nәm lau au duno gana.
English: Your lovely voice was very pleasant to my ears.
Kanuri: Kowonәm kәji adә sumonyiye zauro sәraana.
English: Let's suppose, for the sake of argument, that you're right.
Kanuri: Kambiyi nankaro, andeye  jirenәmma ro gowoye.
English: This did not satisfy Julia, and the relationship between them became more distant.
Kanuri: Adәye Julia'a kurnozәgәnyi, daji adәye sәkkә alaka ndikatenzaye dә cintu ro walwono>
English: Proceed strongly in the matter, but gently in the method!
Kanuri: Kәla lamar dәyen dunowa ro lene, amma duluwu dә hangallan diye.
English: Is there someplace we could speak in private?
Kanuri: Na laa ashiryen mananyen ma ba wa?
English: Muhammad usually uses credit cards instead of cash.
Kanuri: Muhammad dә ngәwu so ro kredit kad lan faidatin susu kungәna bәlye ro.
English: The judge was exhausted from the nervous strain.
Kanuri: Shara dә zauro sәmbarәna dalil mattә cawuyen.
English: It is illegal to sell cigarettes to a minor.
Kanuri: Tafa tadagana ro yikkulado dә sharaye dabzәna.
English: Japan needed contact with the Western countries.
Kanuri: Japan dә lardәwa Fәtebeya letaiyya sәraana.
English: The market drop has cleaned me out.
Kanuri: Ikkuro kasuwube dәye wa sәral ro cingono.
English: Linda identified Dan as the man who had raped her.
Kanuri: Lindabe Dan'a shima kam do sha dunon mazәna dә wo ro asuzәna.
English: Birds and beasts like tragic sounds, their ears are identical with the human ones.
Kanuri: Ngudowa-a dabbawa-a dә kowo kuttu saraana, sumonza so dә adammanabe'a samun.
English: The colors of the pattern are very ordinary.
Kanuri: Futu launudәn zotәbe dә zauro nowata ma.
English: On behalf of the government, the mass media are abused.
Kanuri: Susu gomnati dәye ro, fatowa hawarye samma langatә.
English: He drove a nail into the board.
Kanuri: Shiye katakawudә ro kusa zazәgә gaana.
English: German banks are among Europe's most troubled.
Kanuri: Bankiwa Germanybe dә sandi dau bankiwa nasarawaye zauro fitәna'ata mayen kasharu.
English: Beth won't let Chris kiss her because he's very dirty.
Kanuri: Bethye kolzә Chrisye sha nzәwotcimba dalilnzә dә shi zauro kadauwwa dәro.
English: God hath placed by the side of each a man’s own Guardian Spirit, who is charged to watch over him.
Kanuri: Kәmandeye shiti kammiye wo son ruh sha lioma gәnazәna, shi doni shiro cida kam dәga liobe tina ma.
English: He turns off the lights so as not to waste electricity.
Kanuri: Shiye konnu so dә cejo wande lantәrki dә basartәnyi nankaro ro.
English: Sophie, who was hungry, ate everything that she could grab.
Kanuri: Sophie, shi doni zauro kәnanzәga ma dәye, awo mukkonzә ro gaana wo so juwo.
English: "I won't waste your time," said he, raising himself upon the sofa.
Kanuri: "Wuye loktu nәm basarngimba wo," sә gullono, kәlanzә sofa dә ro hapsәyin lan.
English: The warrior has died for you, my sweet princess.
Kanuri: Askәr zauro karәgә'a ma dә nyi nankaro kono, yaa nyi Nana nyi ngalwoma.
English: The foot contains an ankle and five toes with nails.
Kanuri: Tiyi shiye lan shim shiye-a ngulondowa uwuwa fәramiwa-a dәga.
English: The long cruel winter at last came to an end, giving place to a gentle warm spring.
Kanuri: Binәm zauye kuruwuye dә ba datәgәram ro isәna, nәm zәmzәm kәji laa ro daji na cin.
English: The world's largest zoo is in Berlin, Germany.
Kanuri: Fato dabbawa karaabe rotaye dunya lan kura shiyeyi ba ma dә Berlin, Germany lan kara.
English: When a good opportunity presents itself, I don't let it pass.
Kanuri: Sa duluwu ngәlabe kәlanzә suwudiya, wuye kolnge kojimba.
English: The Supreme Court ruled that the law was illegal.
Kanuri: Shararam kura  dәye ka'ida dә shara lan ba sә shara kamjio.
English: The Japanese tend to identify themselves with the group they belong to.
Kanuri: Am Japanye dә na amzadә yero tәngatәn na.
English: Adam was sitting alone in a corner booth, eating his lunch.
Kanuri: Adam dә tilonzә shitiye lan napsәna, kәmbunzә kausube zuwin.
English: Base jumping is an extreme sport.
Kanuri: Ampolo-a na tori kuruwu lan fartә dә biske zauro zau ma.
English: The judge denied me bail for no reason.
Kanuri: Shara dәye  dalil affiye ma baro kawu shardu dajinno wa kwaltudә ro dapkono.
English: Ouch! My foot!
Kanuri: Waiyayo! Shi nyi!
English: Underneath we wrote the names of the students in our class.
Kanuri: Cedi yamәn su fuwuraa njumdә kurayedәwa wuroiye.
English: Even your silence can be a part of prayer.
Kanuri: Manatә baa nәm dәma dua'u laa ro waljin.
English: Science without conscience is only the ruin of the soul.
Kanuri: Ilmu sayinsye ngәla-a diwi-a notә ba dә ruh bannatә bas.
English: Our headquarters are located in another part of town.
Kanuri: Cedaramdә kuramadә nguro gadәlan kara.
English: The huge waves upset their boat.
Kanuri: Citә njibe kurama dәye maaranza njiye gәzәkkono.
English: Don't reckon that he'd lend you some money.
Kanuri: Wande nyiro kusuwa cen ro gonәmi.
English: I would prefer to spend six months in jail rather than getting busted.
Kanuri: Wuye sәjinnin kәntagә arakkә ro daakәna ngalau wa kәnta dә ro.
English: Men are only heroes when they can't avoid acting otherwise.
Kanuri: Kongawa so dә nәm konga sadin sa nәm konga dio dә gәnyiya awo dioye ba ro waljiya do.
English: Jacob and Susie ate the chocolate chip cookies that John made for them.
Kanuri: Jacob-a Susie-aye cakulet cip kuki do Johnye sandiro sәdәna dә jero.
English: My uncle is a lousy driver.
Kanuri: Awana nyi dә dreba ngәlama gәnyi.
English: The scene made my blood chill.
Kanuri: awodeye tәyen nye amusu ro cido.
English: Please press the left mouse button to continue.
Kanuri: Martәne na rattәbe ofilaye tiyi mausye dә ranne gonәm kota nankaro.
English: Despite our bad luck, we had one bit of good luck: we had performed a full backup the day before.
Kanuri: Sa ba'ande adә man, sande fal gana mbeji: andeye cida bakopye diyena yim dәga.
English: Part of our roof was blown off in last night's storm.
Kanuri: Karuwa biska bәneye dәyenashala kәla fandeye dә hapsәna.
English: You can use the post office to ship any goods to private individuals and companies.
Kanuri: Nyiye rangnәm posofis dә faidatәm karewa am ngai so komfoni so ro zuwu min.
English: Don't pour hot water into the glass or it will crack.
Kanuri: Wande kalwa dә ro nji konnuwa fii mi adәgәnyiya kungu sәkkin diya.
English: And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken.
Kanuri: Daji kәmaye sha zanna kәji fantәye lan duwono, cidi doni shi lan sha gotәna dә baretә nankaro.
English: The trunk is the main part of a tree.
Kanuri: Furtә dә shima kәska dәye nashanzә kurama wo.
English: By tradition, people play practical jokes on 1 April.
Kanuri: Ada lan, am soyebiske sulibe yim 1 Aprilye'a sadin.
English: The United States officially declared a state of emergency.
Kanuri: United Statesye kәnda duwasashibe nowata ro warma jio.
English: Dennis doesn't have rough manners.
Kanuri: Dennis dә halla kuttu shi lan ba.
English: Slowly my reason has cleared, but it is only during the last three days that my memory has quite returned. Sometimes I wish that it never had.
Kanuri: Hangal hangallin hangalne ngәlazәna, amma suro kau yakkә kozәna anyiyen do hangalnyi cetto kedo. luktә laan awu adә wakazәyima galowu.
English: Can you please replace all the liquor bottles that you've filled with water or tea?
Kanuri: Martәne mowonzә kalwa'a mbalye do nji au shayi lan yimbulumma dә fallәmin wa?
English: Eva is a Dutch citizen.
Kanuri: Eva dә kam Dutchye.
English: Adam suddenly got incredibly nervous.
Kanuri: Adamdә tini dә man zauro zәktәna ro walwono.
English: A single step, and you will fall over the cliff.
Kanuri: Katap fal, daji toli dәn yikkuruumin.
English: The short woman wears a gray suit.
Kanuri: Kamu kori dә sut launu buuye sәkkәna.
English: If you like punk rock, you'll probably like Jacob's band.
Kanuri: Punk rok ra'amma maa, waniye band Jacobye ra'ammin.
English: George got fired after spending more than $10,000 at a strip club with his company's credit card.
Kanuri: George'a cida lan duwada ngawo kulob ferowa ringataye lan $10,000 kredit kad komfoniye lan sәrwattәnayen.
English: Servants carried boxes of gold coins behind Charlie and threw them to the people.
Kanuri: Cidawuye sanduwuwa sәle dinarye'a ngawo Charliebe lan goza daji am dә ro yirjaa.
English: President Lincoln wrote all five of these documents.
Kanuri: Kura lardәye Lincoln shima kakkadiya uwu anyi samma ruozә.
English: The government watched the activities of radical groups carefully.
Kanuri: Gomnatiye cidawa samnowa faltә (gumnatiye)mazain so dәro hangal gәnazәgә shim sәkkәna.
English: One day Mike and Jane went downtown to do some shopping.
Kanuri: Yim laa Mike-a Jane-aye suro bәlabe ro karewa yio ro lezana.
English: They sell computers at very reasonable prices at that store.
Kanuri: Suto tullan kompiutawa taman kәskeya lan saladin.
English: Without a goodnight kiss I won't have sweet dreams.
Kanuri: Nzәwottә nyi kәlewan waneye ba maa kanashin kәji fandәke dikimba.
English: It's the latest song by that recording artist.
Kanuri: Adә shima kaiyya zauro karunguye do kowo gotaama adәye sutuluuna wo.
English: They sent me a sample in answer to my request.
Kanuri: Sandiye wuro jili awo dәye gana laa zuwajaa, matәnyi ro jawawu kalaktәgә lan.
English: Olivia started digging into her purse to find her keys.
Kanuri: Oliviaye ngәrәwunzә latә badiyono suguramwanzә wota ro.
English: She put the dirty laundry in the washing machine.
Kanuri: Kәshana dәye karewa kadauwwa dә suro injin karewa tultabe dә ro cikko.
English: The wives of the two elder brothers watched her and did exactly the same.
Kanuri: Kamuwa yaanawa kura kura indi dәye sha soru daji awo sәdәna hak cedo.
English: Add the powder, stir it, and Bob's your uncle.
Kanuri: Rungo dә kәllegәne, tuskane, kuru Bob dә awana/awanәm kura.
English: Could you gift wrap it?
Kanuri: Mowonzә zәye dә kәli nәmin wa?
English: Jami owns a private island.
Kanuri: Jami dә cidi njiye dәrizә kәlzәna ngәmnzәye mbeji.
English: Leave your message after hearing the beep.
Kanuri: Kawulinәm kolle ngawu beep dә fanәmmayen.
English: What was his motive for setting the house on fire?
Kanuri: Awi sha sәkkә fato dә ro konnu tusho?
English: I had gotten no sleep the night before, so I kept dropping off during the meeting.
Kanuri: Bәne kozәna dә kәnәm gana ma fandәkәnyi, adәye sәkkә suro mitingye dәn tәngangnyin.
English: If everyone tries anyway to be different and something special, it becomes something special being normal.
Kanuri: Ndusoye jiliwi yaye kalyen  gayarrataye kuru awo laa masammanye ro waljin maa, kam ngai kәnda dә ma awo masammanye ro walzәna.
English: Romeo loved Juliet more than he thought he did, and could not cope with losing her.
Kanuri: Romeoye juliet'a futu shimaye nozәnyi ro ciraa, kuru sha fәttә dә shiro kazәyiya ro walwono.
English: They drove deep into enemy territory.
Kanuri: Sandiye surowa na watәma soye dәro kashara'a mota lan.
English: Don't dig a pit for somebody to fall into, or you will end up in it yourself.
Kanuri: Wande bәlaa kam gadeye ikkuro nankaro lanәmi, adәgәnyiya nyi yemlaan kәlanәm suro dәn danәmin.
English: The child was made a ward of the state.
Kanuri: Tadadәga cidiya cistәgә kәriyebe ro cekko.
English: Are you taking the mickey?
Kanuri: Nyiye beske a dәwa kasad nәmawa?
English: He spoke only to the chief of police and not to the policeman.
Kanuri: Shiye kura foliswa be dә bas ro manajio, folis dә ro gәnyi.
English: God has sent his angels to protect you wherever you go.
Kanuri: Kәmaye malaiyyanzә nya nzәtkawo ro zuzuuna ndara lenәmmiyaye.
English: Something's clearly bothering George.
Kanuri: Awo laa tawadә ro George'a zәkcin.
English: Alex built an underground shelter in his backyard.
Kanuri: Alexye ngawo fanzәyen fatto suro cidibe garzәna.
English: My cousin has a large collection of action figures.
Kanuri: Yanyigana dә nanzәn fotowa/au gunkiya am fim akshonye ngәwu mbeji.
English: One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
Kanuri: Sawa fal jire'a au nya haribcimba ma dә dur duu meuwa kozәna.
English: Why do fools fall in love?
Kanuri: Awi nankaro zoliyabe kәrawo sadin?
English: Anyone who respects someone who respects the current president of the United States is not respected by at least one person.
Kanuri: Ndu doni kam laa kura lardә United Statesye kәrmaaye darajazәna'a darajajiyaye, kam fal ma sha darajazәyi ma mbaji.
English: The guests won't arrive for an hour. In the meantime, we can set the table.
Kanuri: Kәsotowa dә awa fallan isayin mba. Kawuduwo ro, tewur dә fasalnyen.
English: Further testing is required.
Kanuri: Jarabtә gade kuwayaye mәradәtәna.
English: George is totally freaking nuts!
Kanuri: George dә zauro ritәrammaro zolizvna!
English: Underwear is not meant to be hidden, but rather to be shown.
Kanuri: Kazәmo cidiyabe dә gәratә gәnyi, fәletә nganzatә.
English: She was dropped from the height of happiness into the depth of misery.
Kanuri: Shi (kәshana) dә sha tori kәji fantiyen bәlaa kuruwu mut kuttuye ro gәpkatәgә.
English: "But when will you return?" "When I have written out my notes for three or four lessons." "Hurry, then so you don't get in the way of my studies." "I will hurry."
Kanuri: "Amma sambi waltәmin?" "Sa  darasәwa yakkә au diyauye ruwongә ya do." "Azalle daji, sau wande kәranyiye tasunәm minanka." "Azalnyin."
English: The police officer checked to see if the body lying on the ground had a pulse.
Kanuri: Folis ofisa dәye kamin cidin bowata dә rowa la ro ba ro curo.
English: A farewell party was held in honor of Mr Smith.
Kanuri: Mr Smith'a darajatә ro Kәlele alakәlewaye tәdәna.
English: I received this electric knife as a gift.
Kanuri: Jana lantәrikiye adә naptә zәgәyen cuwandәko.
English: I think Ann loves Jack.
Kanuri: Tәmangәna Annye Jack'a sәraana.
English: The doorbell rang during the meal.
Kanuri: Awo cinnabe kamye ratciya cirin dә loktu kәmbuyen kairo.
English: That movie won an Oscar as the best foreign film.
Kanuri: Fim tudu Oscar fim lardә gadeye shiyeyi ba maye zuwuna.
English: Joe is a former CIA agent.
Kanuri: Joedә cidama CIAye dina.
English: With a hammer and nails in her hand, she headed straight here.
Kanuri: Mukkonzәn hamma-a kusa-a ro, na allo datә ba ro kedo.
English: Everyone in the village called her Little Green Riding Hood.
Kanuri: Bәla diya dәn ndusoye sha 'Little Green Riding Hood' lan bowojin.
English: I let my emotions cloud my judgment.
Kanuri: karuwu rakkin ye suke jәre rukindo kwal lokko.
English: I know Harry used to be a border patrol agent.
Kanuri: Wuye nongәna Harry dә buron cidama kәla kalangaye bәlaye wutama dә ro.
English: Do something about the flow of blood from the wound.
Kanuri: Tunonzu aduyen buwu kasonzu adә ro awo laa diye.
English: On last week's English test, my score was worse than hers.
Kanuri: Jarawa Inglishye magә bikkaye dәn, jaza fәndәkәna dә kaanzә ro battiwo.
English: Traveling by ship gives us great pleasure.
Kanuri: Maara njiye men bәlagurotә dә zauro kәji ro fanyiyen.
English: The fence is part wood and part stone.
Kanuri: Gurәdә nashanzә laa kәska nashanzә laa kau.
English: When the wind blew part of our roof off, we started worrying.
Kanuri: Sa karuwaye nasha la kәla fandeye lan kazәna dәn, andeya zәktә badiyeno.
English: Don't get confused between my personality and my attitude. My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on who you are.
Kanuri: Wande hangalnәm tuskatәnyi kula nәm kamnyi-a halnyi-a ye lan. Nәm kamnyi dә shima wu wo, halnyi dә nyi dә nduwo do lan kara.
English: Yesterday I wrote to Ellen.
Kanuri: Bikka wuye Ellen ro watiya ruongәna.
English: The road to peace is never smooth.
Kanuri: Zawal nәlewaye dә tәmma ro gәrgәr ba ro waljimba.
English: If you swallow a dangerous substance, it depends on the substance which measures need to be taken.
Kanuri: Awo laa batti nәlewa kambiyijin ma yindәmiya, katapwa gotin dә awo yindәmma dәn kara.
English: This fantasy of wanting to live in poverty is a silly woman's dream.
Kanuri: Tafakkar suro nәm talaayen kәnәngatәye adә kanashin kamu  tәskәnye.
English: Muhammad was unable to produce any evidence to support his statement.
Kanuri: Muhammad ro shada affiye ma yio ro tero mananzә dunowatәgә ro.
English: Tommy beat the odds and was successful.
Kanuri: Tommy dә na tәmatәgәna dәma kozә daji kәnasarratә.
English: My teacher is Mrs. Li.
Kanuri: Mrs. Li dә shima malәm nyi wo.
English: Lovers who are truly in love do not write down their happiness.
Kanuri: Kәrawo dioma so do jirenzaye ro kәrawo sadin dә karәgә kәjinza ruozayimba.
English: He ordered beans and they tasted delicious after all the physical exercise.
Kanuri: Shiye ngalo maano kuru zauro ngalo dә kәji ngawo cidawa tiyi mazaktabe kadaben.
English: Yesterday, I went to see Martha as I hadn't seen her for several months.
Kanuri: Bikka wuye Martha'a kuru ro leko , dalilnzә dә kәntagә kada sha rukkunyi dә.
English: Can you absolutely assure delivery by August 15?
Kanuri: Nyiye rangnәm tawadә dunowa ma gәmtaaye yim kәntagә August kau 15 yimin wa?
English: Please return one set to us with your signature.
Kanuri: Martәne andero  fal kalakkәgәne, mukko ikkonәmma.
English: Now that same-sex marriage is legal, I'm one step closer to marrying myself.
Kanuri: Kәrmaa sharaye am junsu tilo'a nyiya dio kasatsәna dәga, katap fal gabsә kәlanyi nyiyatә ro.
English: The artist captured the charm of the lady.
Kanuri: Kisandi (kam kurtama) dәye nәm zairo kamudәye zauro sutuluuna.
English: He is Mr Brown, chairman of the committee.
Kanuri: Shidә Mr Brown, kazawa dala komiti dәye.
English: Television sets began to appear house by house at that time.
Kanuri: Loktu dәn talbishinye fato fato lan tuwandin ro walwono.
English: Jimmy is my foster child.
Kanuri: Jimmy dә tadanyi cistaaye (amanaye).
English: "I am glad you did thus," said the good Queen again, in a tone of relief.
Kanuri: " Adәgai dionәm dә karәgә nyi kәji," sә mai kәshanabe dәye gullono, kowo nәskebe lan.
English: The British ship was captured and brought to the United States.
Kanuri: Maara njiye Britaniyabe dә tәta kuru lardә United Statesye ro tuudәna.
English: It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
Kanuri: Kamin dә gade gade uwu ro yektәye kozәna.
English: A polite way to reveal knowledge of a fact without telling the source of the information is to say, "a little bird told me".
Kanuri: Futu daraja'a ro awo laa nonәmma bayantәgәye na awo dәga nonәmma gullumba ro dә shima," ngudo culluu laa wuro gulzә" nәmin.
English: I've been a member of this organization for five years. Oh wait, no. Six.
Kanuri: Wu  jami karapka adәye dә ku saa uwu. A'aa, danedo. Arakkә.
English: My wife is asleep on the couch, but her snoring is disturbing my sleep.
Kanuri: Kamunyi kәla kujara kuradәyen letcin, amma tongorinzә dә kәnәmnyi kazәyizәna.
English: The host cut the turkey for the guests.
Kanuri: Kәsoto sototәma dәye kәsotowanzәro tolotolo dә kamgono.