Filoŋ kii Kintee bee Mbɔɔŋku - The Lizard and the Hyena - level 4 reader - Sari Traditional Story

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Level 4 reader Sari Traditional Story “Filoŋ kii Kintee bee Mbɔɔŋku - The Lizard and the Hyena” retells the traditional narrative about a lizard and a hyena. The story adapts “Le varan et le l’hyène,” supported by SIL Cameroon credits for illustrations and translation work by the Sari Language Committee. It presents the sequence of encounters, misunderstandings, and consequences that drive the plot, with emphasis on dialogue and behavioral exchange between the characters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time25 min

Sari Traditional Story

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Narrative (Lizard and Hyena)

Filoŋ kii Kintee bee Mbɔɔŋku The Lizard and the Hyena level 4 reader Sari Traditional Story Filoŋ kii Kintee bee Mbɔɔŋku The Lizard and the Hyena Story adapted from "Le varan et le l’hyène"KarangLiterature Committee Sorombéo, Camerooun Illustrations by MBANJI Bawe Ernest, © 2001 SIL Cameroon. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Sari Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region, Cameroon Copyright © 2023, SIL Cameroon [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Translated by Sari Language Committee, 2012. Adapted to new spelling by Nkenda Boniface Afuh and Nformi Wilson Tatoh This book is an adaptation of the original, The Lizard and the Hyena, Copyright © 2001, SIL Cameroon. Licensed under CC BYNC-SA 4.0. Adapted from Le varan et le l’hyène, Karang Literature Committee, Sorombéo, Camerooun Mfi wumu tɛ̀ gii nuuŋ kintee lɛti bugɔmu . Le tuu jobɛ chimu ki la bugɔmu ki gɛɛŋ ki seri lɛ kinɛɛŋ kimu ki yɔɔŋgi le jobɛ chi chuchu . Ki ba ŋɛnu nyaŋ le nsiŋ le ki kɔɔ . Se ki tuu ki bɔɔ lɛ ba lamu ki gɛɛŋ ki leŋ lebɛ gɔŋɛ lɛ ŋgeŋge ɛ dzeeŋ koŋ ki ŋge. Ki beechɛ laa ki gii ki ge la le, ki ba ki tɛkiwa ki beechi li sheŋ yi kii. Lɛjiŋ lɛlu, ki ŋɛŋ mfóka, ki gɛɛŋ ki bɛchi ki kɔɔyi ki jii mfóka yilu, cheti lɛ ndɛwu nsiŋ ki ji mfóka yilu nsiiŋ tee yisɛ lu kii. Ki dzaki shɛ mfóka yimi fe kifɛ yi tɛ̀ yaŋ fe ŋge. Kintee kilu tɛ̀ nuuŋ tɛ fe ki kimbiiŋ . Le kintee kilu ji mfóka yilu ki fukɛ, shemɛ dzɔɔ bɛchi yi tɛti ki. Ki se bɔɔ lɛ dzɔɔ le ki gɛɛŋ ki woŋ dzɔɔ . Le ki gɛɛŋ ki ŋɛŋ dzɔɔ ki guumɛ ki ni ki wundi. Le ki woŋ ki mɛɛshi, ki tsaaki kikoo luwe ki bichi bintsii. Le kifɛɛtɛ nsiŋ, ki dza ki woo wasi yi fieefimu . Ki fiiki lɛjiŋ ki ŋɛŋ si mbɔɔŋku beki li ŋkumɛ-ɛ wu bɛɛ . Ki beechɛ laa,“Ɛ la fi ki gii ki ge se ki kifi kii mbɔɔŋku wulu ni taakɔɔ ki si nyaŋ le?” Kintee kilu se dzɔ ntaŋ lu yi yi kii ki bieeki bɔɔŋ kiti kimu kinɔŋa, ki se bɛchi kisɔɔsi ki buushi biee li bige le se mbɔɔŋku wulu ŋɛŋ tɛ . Mfi wu mbɔɔŋku wulu bee wu ŋɛŋgɛ si kintee feti lɛ, bii li kii laa,“Ŋwaanɛŋ, ɛ la fiɔɔ ji ɔ se tuu ɔ bichɛ ŋwaani kiti kinɔŋakini le ɔ faashɛ bigɛ lu?”

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What story does this reader present?

It presents “The Lizard and the Hyena” as a Sari Traditional Story in a level 4 reader format.

What original work was used for the adaptation?

The adaptation is based on “Le varan et le l’hyène,” referenced as coming from the Karang Literature Committee in Sorombéo, Cameroon.

Who are credited for illustrations and adaptation work?

Illustrations are credited to MBANJI Bawe Ernest, and translation/adaptation are credited to the Sari Language Committee, with spelling updates by Nkenda Boniface Afuh and Nformi Wilson Tatoh.

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