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The text below was translated from Kabylie, In. MOULIERAS (Auguste), les fourberies de si Djeh'a.
| Buzelluf | Sheep Head |
|---|---|
| Waḥed nnhar, jeḥḥa med-lu baba-h frank, baš yešri buzelluf. šra-h, kla geɛ leḥm-u. bqa γir leɛḍam, jab-u l baba-h. ki šaf-u qal-lu: "wešnu hada?" qal-lu: "buzelluf".
-A ššmata, win rahum wedni-h?
-Win rahum ɛini-h?
-Win rah lsan-u?
-U jeldet ras-u, win rah?
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One day, Jehha's father gave him one cent, so that he buys a sheep head. He bought it, and ate all of its meat. Only an empty carcass was left, he brought it to his father. Then, when he saw it he said: "what is that?" Jehha said: "a sheep head".
-You vile, where are its (sheep) ears?
-Where are its eyes?
-Where is its tongue?
-And the skin of its head, where is it?
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