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 Rh 16 He would not come here without a reason. An officer well known in North Nigeria was commonly spoken of among the soldiers in a similar way : Ku-ado, hicado ha I'ct chi'n ivoni. 1 Dila maishenchia, maiwayo, sha rua da na gobe. The dila with a bushy tail is a wily animal, he drinks to-morrow's water as well as to-day's. 2 Kaza, bata wiiri'n kwananki. hen, you foul your own nest. 3 Yawa'n daria kamma'n gona'n abduga. A great deal of laughter is like a cotton field (for the white teeth show). 4 Rangamma kina da kamma'n anseyes a koma talha. 0, rangamma, you are like "sold and cried for sale again." Rangamma, to barter, to get goods in exchange, not money. Talha, to cry anything for sale in the market. 5 Giwa'n bassa, ko miitum ya massu, ba ya seyer da shi ya seye fur a. Giwa'n bassa, a large hamper of butter (shea) ; it is very carefully closed, and a carrier would not think of opening it to buy himself food with, even if he were hungry. 6 Tolo-tolo ka fi yanka'n baki (Jk), 0, turkey, you are too good (expensive) to kill for a stranger to eat.