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"Ka we a yesen Anyam wan uye atuul ga."

"When nursing a lion's cub, you do not eat okra."

Injakwagh ne tese mdoom ma dondo. Shin u dondon vea or u na lu a kwagh ave yô. Anyam ka inyamkyume i eren ikyōr kpishi, tese er a lu or nana lu yesen Anyam wan yên nan a yaan inyam hanma shie. Tese er a lu u ngu ijende vea ornyar yó inyaregh ki a ban u ga.

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Charles Ihungwa Ikyese

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