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Rachel, \u1ecd\u0300r\u1eb9\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 kan la\u0301ti ki\u0301la\u0301a\u0300si\u0300 \u1eb9\u0300 ni, bo\u0301ya\u0301 o\u0301 n\u0301 pe\u0300 la\u0301ti m\u1ecd\u0300 bo\u0301ya\u0301 o\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301 l\u1ecd gb\u1ecd\u0301 \u1ecd\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300 lo\u0301ri\u0301i i\u0300hu\u0300wa\u0300si\u0301 a\u0300ti ki\u0301k\u1ecd\u0300w\u1eb9\u0301 i\u0300ta\u0300n ni\u0301 East Pyne l\u1ecd\u0301j\u1ecd\u0301 keji\u0300.<\/p>\n \u2018Mi o\u0300 ti\u1eb9\u0300 gba\u0300gb\u1ecd\u0301 pe\u0301 Udenna o\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 pe\u0300 mi\u0301,\u2019 Ukamaka s\u1ecd, o\u0301 si\u0300 tanna\u0301 si\u0301 m\u1ecd\u0301to\u0300. Udenna ti fi i\u0300firahn\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301 aya\u0301rabi\u0301a\u0300\u1e63a\u0301 ra\u0301n\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301 si\u0301i la\u0301ti du\u0301p\u1eb9\u0301 l\u1ecd\u0301w\u1ecd\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 fu\u0301n i\u0300k\u1ecdbiarasi\u0301i \u1eb9\u0300 ni\u0301gba\u0300 t\u2019o\u0301un wa\u0300 ni\u0301 Nigeria. O\u0301 ti y\u1ecd Ukamaka ku\u0301ro\u0300 ni\u0301nu\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecdn \u1ecd\u0300r\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300 ni\u0301 Instant Messenger ti\u0301 ko\u0300 fi ni\u0301 le m\u1ecd\u0300 ti\u0301 o\u0301 ba\u0301 wa\u0300 lo\u0301ri\u0301 aye\u0301luja\u0301ra. Ko\u0300 si\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 pe\u0300.<\/p>\n \u2018Bo\u0301ya\u0301 o\u0301 ti\u1eb9\u0300 da\u0301a ko\u0301 ma\u0301 pe\u0300,\u2019 Chinedu s\u1ecd. \u2018Ko\u0301o baa\u0300 le\u0300 t\u1eb9\u0300si\u0301wa\u0301ju\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n Ukamaka du\u0301ro\u0301 ti\u0301ti\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0301n fi pada\u0300 de\u0301 inu\u0301u ibu\u0300gbe\u0301e w\u1ecdn, ti\u0301 Chinedu si\u0300 ti gbe\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecd a\u0300po\u0300o e\u0300 l\u1ecd si\u0301nu\u0301 ile\u0301 to\u0301 si\u0300 ti pada\u0300 s\u1ecd\u0300kal\u1eb9\u0300 wa\u0301, ko\u0301 to\u0301 ni\u0301, \u2018\u1e62e\u0301 o m\u1ecd\u0300, ko\u0300 r\u1ecdru\u0300n to\u0301 bo\u0301o \u1e63e ro\u0300o\u0301 y\u1eb9n o. Oo\u0300 m\u1ecd bo\u0301 \u1e63e ri\u0301 la\u0301ti ni\u0301f\u1eb9\u0300\u1eb9\u0301 olo\u0301ri\u0301buru\u0301ku\u0301 kan.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Mo m\u1ecd\u0300 o.\u2019<\/p>\n O\u0301 wo\u0300o\u0301, o\u0301 w\u1ecd a\u1e63\u1ecd kanna\u0301a\u0300 to\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0300 l\u1ecd\u0301sa\u0300n ij\u1ecd\u0301 to\u0301 k\u1ecd\u0301k\u1ecd\u0301 ka\u0300nl\u1eb9\u0300ku\u0300un \u1eb9: ji\u0301nsi\u0300 a\u0300ti sw\u1eb9\u0301ta\u0300 kan to\u0301 r\u1ecd\u0300 l\u1ecd\u0301ru\u0300n, ti\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0301n k\u1ecd Princeton si\u0301 la\u0301ra, ni\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecd\u0300 \u1ecdsa\u0300n.<\/p>\n \u2018Oo\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 s\u1ecd n\u0300kankan ni\u0301pa \u1eb9\u0300 ri\u0301,\u2019 Ukamaka s\u1ecd.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u0300w\u1ecd na\u0301a\u0300 o\u0300 be\u0300e\u0300re\u0300 ri\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n O\u0301 gbe\u0301 sandwich \u1eb9\u0300 so\u0301ri\u0301 ab\u1ecd\u0301, o\u0301 si\u0300 jo\u0301ko\u0300o\u0301 ni\u0301 ta\u0301bi\u0301li\u0300 i\u0300j\u1eb9un. \u2018Mi o\u0300 m\u1ecd\u0300 pe\u0301 nn\u0300kankan wa\u0300 la\u0301ti be\u0300e\u0300re\u0300. E\u0300ro\u0300 mi ni pe\u0301 wa\u0300a\u0301 ka\u0300n s\u1ecd\u1ecd\u0301 fu\u0301n mi ni.\u2019<\/p>\n Chinedu o\u0300 s\u1ecd n\u0300kankan.<\/p>\n \u2018O\u0301ya\u0301, s\u1ecd fu\u0301n mi. S\u1ecd fu\u0301n mi ni\u0301pa i\u0300f\u1eb9\u0301 yi\u0300i\u0301. \u1e62e\u0301 ni\u0301bi\u0301 ni a\u0300bi\u0301 ni\u0301le\u0301?\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Ni\u0301le\u0301. Mo wa\u0300 p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 \u1ecd\u0300d\u1ecd\u0301m\u1ecdku\u0300nrin na\u0301a\u0300 fu\u0301n o\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300 to\u0301 \u1ecddu\u0301n me\u0301ji\u0300.\u2019<\/p>\n A\u0300si\u0300ko\u0300 na\u0301a\u0300 wa\u0300 ni\u0301da\u0300a\u0301k\u1eb9\u0301j\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0301. Ukamaka mu\u0301 i\u0300nuw\u1ecd\u0301 kan ni\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300, o\u0301 si\u0300 ri\u0301i pe\u0301 o\u0300un ti m\u1ecd\u0300 la\u0301tinu\u0301wa\u0301 t\u1eb9\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300, bo\u0301ya\u0301 la\u0301ti i\u0300b\u1eb9\u0300r\u1eb9\u0300 gaan. \u1e62u\u0300gbo\u0301n, ni\u0301tori\u0301pe\u0301 o\u0301 ro\u0300 pe\u0301 Chinedu f\u1eb9\u0301 ki\u0301 o\u0300un fi i\u0300ya\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301nu ha\u0300n, o\u0301 ni\u0301, \u2018Oh, a\u0300\u1e63e\u0301 oku\u0300nrin-af\u1eb9\u0301ku\u0300nrin ni \u1eb9\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018\u1eb8ni\u0300kan s\u1ecd fu\u0301n mi ni\u0301gba\u0300kanri\u0301 pe\u0301 e\u0300mi ni \u1ecdku\u0300nrin-af\u1eb9\u0301ku\u0300nrin to\u0301 j\u1ecd \u1ecdku\u0300nrin-af\u1eb9\u0301bi\u0300nrin ju\u0300l\u1ecd ti\u0301 o\u0300u\u0301n m\u1ecd\u0300. Mo ko\u0301ri\u0300i\u0301ra ara mi fu\u0301n bi\u0301 mo \u1e63e f\u1eb9\u0301ra\u0300n a\u0300pe\u0301ju\u0301we y\u1eb9n.\u2019 O\u0301 n\u0301 r\u1eb9\u0301ri\u0300i\u0301n mu\u0301s\u1eb9\u0301; ara \u1eb9\u0300\u1eb9\u0301 bal\u1eb9\u0300.<\/p>\n \u2018O\u0301ya\u0301 s\u1ecd fu\u0301n mi ni\u0301pa i\u0300f\u1eb9\u0301 yi\u0300i\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Oru\u0301k\u1ecd \u1ecdku\u0300nrin na\u0301a\u0300 ni Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301. Bi\u0301 Chinedu \u1e63e pe oru\u0301k\u1ecd y\u1eb9n, Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301, j\u1eb9\u0301 ki\u0301 Ukamaka ra\u0301nti\u0301i bi\u0301i ki\u0301 e\u0300e\u0300ya\u0300n gba\u0301rale\u0301 i\u1e63an to\u0301 n\u0301 ro\u0300\u2019ya\u0300n, ara ri\u0301ro\u0301 ti\u0301 e\u0300e\u0300ya\u0300n \u1e63e fu\u0301nra \u1eb9, to\u0301 si\u0300 mu\u0301 inu\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 du\u0300n.<\/p>\n O\u0301 s\u1ecd\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300 ni\u0301 p\u1eb9\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301p\u1eb9\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301, p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301u a\u0300i\u0300k\u1ecdbiara si\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecdn ko\u0301ko\u0301 ti\u0301 Ukamaka ro\u0300 pe\u0301 ko\u0300 \u1e63e pa\u0300ta\u0300ki\u0300 \u2014 \u1e63e\u0301 \u1eccj\u1ecd\u0301ru\u0301 ni a\u0300bi\u0301 \u1eccj\u1ecd\u0301b\u1ecd ni Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 mu\u0301u l\u1ecd si\u0301 ile\u0301 ijo\u0301 ala\u0301da\u0300a\u0301ni ti a\u0300w\u1ecdn \u1ecdku\u0300nrin-af\u1eb9\u0301ku\u0300nrin ni\u0301bi ti\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0301n ti b\u1ecdw\u1ecd\u0301 p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301u a\u0300a\u0300r\u1eb9 ori\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300-e\u0300de\u0300 a\u0300tij\u1ecd\u0301 kan? \u2014 Ukamaka si\u0300 ro\u0300 pe\u0301 i\u0300ta\u0300n yi\u0300i\u0301 j\u1eb9\u0301 e\u0300yi\u0301 ti\u0301 ko\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 s\u1ecd pu\u0301p\u1ecd\u0300 ni\u0301 ki\u0301ku\u0301n, ta\u0300bi\u0301 ti\u0301 ko\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 s\u1ecd fu\u0301n \u1eb9ni\u0300kankan ri\u0301.<\/p>\n O\u0300\u1e63i\u0300\u1e63e\u0301 ba\u0301nki\u0300 ni Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 j\u1eb9\u0301, \u1ecdm\u1ecd \u1eb8ni N\u0301la\u0301 kan ni to\u0301 ti l\u1ecd si\u0301 yunifa\u0301siti\u0300 ni\u0301 I\u0300lu\u0301 \u1eccba, iru\u0301 \u1ecdku\u0300nrin to\u0301 ma\u0301a n\u0301 w\u1ecd b\u1eb9\u0301li\u0301ti\u0300 ala\u0301w\u1ecd p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 a\u0300ra\u0300m\u1ecd\u0300nda\u0300 lo\u0301go\u0300 bi\u0301i b\u1ecd\u0301ku\u0300. Iru\u0301 i\u0300kan ba\u0301yi\u0300i\u0301 lo\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0300 ni\u0301gba\u0300 to\u0301 wa\u0301 si\u0301 ile\u0301 i\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301 oni\u0301fo\u0301o\u0300nu\u0300 ala\u0301gbe\u0300e\u0301ka\u0301 ni\u0301bi ti\u0301 Chinedu ti n\u0301 \u1e63i\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301 a\u1e63\u1ecd\u0300ya\u0300ya\u0300 oni\u0301ba\u0300a\u0301ra\u0300. O ti\u1eb9\u0300 f\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300 ya\u0301ju\u0301, to\u0301 n\u0301 be\u0300e\u0300re\u0300 pe\u0301 \u1e63e\u0301 ko\u0300 si\u0301 \u1eb9ni\u0300kan ni\u0301po\u0300 a\u0300gba\u0300 t\u2019o\u0301un l\u1eb9\u0300 ba\u0301 s\u1ecd\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300, \u1e63u\u0300gb\u1ecd\u0301n Chinedu ko\u0300 \u1e63e iye\u0300me\u0301ji\u0300 iru\u0301 oju\u0301 ti\u0301 w\u1ecd\u0301n fu\u0301n ara w\u1ecdn wo\u0300, iru\u0301 di\u0301du\u0300n inu\u0301 ti\u0301 ko\u0300 ti\u0301i\u0300 ri\u0301 ri\u0301 la\u0301ti i\u0300gba\u0300 i\u0300ba\u0301\u1e63ep\u1ecd\u0300 a\u0300k\u1ecd\u0301k\u1ecd\u0301 r\u1eb9\u0300 p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 at\u1ecd\u0301ku\u0300n-ile\u0301-i\u0300we\u0301 fu\u0301n ere\u0301 i\u0300da\u0301raya\u0300 kan ni\u0301gba\u0300 to\u0301 wa\u0300 ni\u0301 ile\u0301 i\u0300we\u0301 girama. Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 fu\u0301un ni\u0301 ka\u0301a\u0300di\u0300 \u1eb9\u0300, o si\u0300 s\u1ecd ni\u0301 ka\u0301nm\u1ecd\u0301, \u2018Pe\u0300 mi\u0301.\u2019 Bi\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 yo\u0301o\u0300 \u1e63e dari\u0301 i\u0300ba\u0301\u1e63ep\u1ecd\u0300 yi\u0300i\u0301 ni\u0300y\u1eb9n fu\u0301n \u1ecddu\u0301n me\u0301ji\u0300 to\u0301 t\u1eb9\u0300le\u0301e, to\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301 m\u1ecd ibi ti\u0301 Chinedu l\u1ecd a\u0300ti oun to\u0301 \u1e63e, to\u0301 n\u0301 ra m\u1ecd\u0301to\u0300 fu\u0301un la\u0301i\u0300 be\u0300e\u0300re\u0300 l\u1ecd\u0301w\u1ecd\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300, ti\u0301 e\u0300yi\u0301 fi wa\u0300 ni\u0301 ipo\u0300 a\u0300ti ma\u0301a \u1e63a\u0300la\u0300ye\u0301 fu\u0301n \u1eb9bi\u0301 a\u0300ti \u1ecd\u0300r\u1eb9\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 ibi to\u0301 ti ra Honda tuntun lo\u0301jiji\u0300, pi\u0301pe\u0300e\u0301 la\u0301ti t\u1eb9\u0300le\u0301e l\u1ecd si\u0301 i\u0300ri\u0300n a\u0300jo\u0300 af\u1eb9\u0301 l\u1ecd si\u0301 Calabar a\u0300ti Kaduna la\u0301i\u0300fu\u0301un ju \u1ecdj\u1ecd\u0301 kan la\u0301ti ro\u0300o\u0301 l\u1ecd, a\u0300ti fi\u0301fi \u1ecd\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300 buru\u0301ku\u0301 ra\u0301n\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301 lo\u0301ri\u0301i fo\u0301o\u0300nu\u0300 ni\u0301gba\u0300 ti\u0301 Chinedu o\u0300 ba\u0301 ri\u0301 i\u0300pe\u0300e r\u1eb9\u0300 gbe\u0301. Si\u0301b\u1eb9\u0300, Chinedu f\u1eb9\u0301ra\u0300an di\u0301di\u0300m\u1ecd\u0301ni yi\u0300i\u0301, i\u0300ji\u0301pe\u0301pe\u0301 i\u0300ba\u0301\u1e63ep\u1ecd\u0300 na\u0301a\u0300 to\u0301 gba ara a\u0300w\u1ecdn me\u0301je\u0300e\u0300ji\u0300 kan. A\u0300fi i\u0300gba\u0300 ti\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 s\u1ecd pe\u0301 o\u0300un ti f\u1eb9\u0301 gbe\u0301ya\u0300wo\u0301. Oru\u0301k\u1ecd \u1eb9ni to\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301 ni K\u1eb9\u0301mi; a\u0300w\u1ecdn o\u0300bi\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecdn me\u0301je\u0300e\u0300ji\u0300 si\u0300 ti m\u1ecdra tip\u1eb9\u0301tip\u1eb9\u0301. Wi\u0301pe\u0301 w\u1ecdn o\u0300 le \u1e63a\u0300i\u0300ma\u0301\u1e63e i\u0300gbe\u0301ya\u0300wo\u0301 j\u1eb9\u0301 oun to\u0301 ti ye\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecdn me\u0301je\u0300e\u0300ji\u0300 t\u1eb9\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300. Bo\u0301ya\u0301 ko\u0300 si\u0300 si\u0301 oun ti\u0301i\u0300 ba\u0301 ya\u0300t\u1ecd\u0300 bi\u0301 Chinedu o\u0300 ba\u0301 ti\u0301i\u0300 pa\u0300de\u0301 K\u1eb9\u0301mi ni\u0301bi ay\u1eb9y\u1eb9 a\u0300j\u1ecd\u0300du\u0301n i\u0300gbe\u0301ya\u0300wo\u0301 a\u0300w\u1ecdn o\u0300bi\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301. Ko\u0300 wul\u1eb9\u0300 f\u1eb9\u0301 l\u1ecd t\u1eb9\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300 \u2014 o\u0301 ma\u0301a n\u0301 y\u1eb9ra fu\u0301n a\u0300w\u1ecdn ay\u1eb9y\u1eb9 \u1eb9bi\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 \u2014 \u1e63u\u0300gb\u1ecd\u0301n Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 ni\u0301 dandan ni, wi\u0301pe\u0301 o\u0300un o\u0300 le\u0300 bori\u0301 bi\u0301 i\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301 na\u0301a\u0300 \u1e63e gu\u0300n to\u0301 a\u0300fi ti\u0301 Chinedu ba\u0301 wa\u0300 ni\u0301b\u1eb9\u0300 ni\u0300kan. Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 s\u1ecd\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300 p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 ohu\u0300n to\u0301 da\u0300bi\u0301 ohun ti\u0301 a fi \u1eb9\u0300ri\u0301n t\u1eb9\u0301l\u1eb9\u0300 r\u1eb9\u0300 ni\u0301gba\u0300 to\u0301 fi Chinedu ha\u0300n si\u0301 K\u1eb9\u0301mi g\u1eb9\u0301g\u1eb9\u0301 bi\u0301i \u2018\u1ecd\u0300r\u1eb9\u0301 mi gidi\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018Chinedu ma\u0301a n\u0301 mu \u1ecdti\u0301 ju\u0300 mi\u0301 l\u1ecd,\u2019 ni Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 s\u1ecd fu\u0301n K\u1eb9\u0301mi to\u0301 w\u1ecd irun di\u0301di\u0300 o\u0300yi\u0300nbo\u0301 a\u0300ti a\u1e63\u1ecd ala\u0301w\u1ecd\u0300 pupa r\u1eb9\u0301su\u0301r\u1eb9\u0301su\u0301 r\u1eb9\u0300 ala\u0301i\u0300la\u0301pa\u0301. O\u0301 jo\u0301ko\u0300o\u0301 l\u1eb9\u0301gb\u1eb9\u0300\u1eb9\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301, o\u0301 si\u0300 n\u0301 naw\u1ecd\u0301 lo\u0301o\u0300re\u0300ko\u0301o\u0300re\u0300 la\u0301ti gb\u1ecdn nn\u0300kan ku\u0301ro\u0300 la\u0301ra bu\u0300ba\u0301 r\u1eb9\u0300, la\u0301ti ba\u0301a bu gi\u0301la\u0301si\u0300 \u1ecdti\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 ku\u0301n, la\u0301i gb\u1ecd\u0301w\u1ecd\u0301 le\u0301e lo\u0301ru\u0301nku\u0301n. Ni\u0301 gbogbo i\u0300gba\u0300 na\u0301a\u0300, gbogbo ara \u1eb9\u0300 lo\u0301 du\u0301ro\u0301 digbi\u0300 to\u0301 ba\u0301 ti\u1eb9\u0300 mu, bi\u0301i \u1eb9ni to\u0301 \u1e63eta\u0301n la\u0301ti ta gi\u0300ri\u0300 di\u0300de la\u0301ti \u1e63e ounko\u0301un to\u0301 ba\u0301 gba\u0300 la\u0301ti mu\u0301 inu\u0301 a\u0300f\u1eb9\u0301s\u1ecd\u0301na\u0300 \u1eb9\u0300 du\u0300n. \u2018O ni\u0301 ma\u0301a\u0300 ni\u0301ku\u0300n n\u0301la\u0301 ti bi\u0301a\u0300 a\u0300bi\u0301?\u2019 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 s\u1ecd, p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 \u1ecdw\u1ecd\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300 lo\u0301ri\u0301 itan t\u1ecd\u0300u\u0301n: \u2018\u1eccku\u0300nrin yi\u0300i\u0301 a\u0301 ni\u0301 ti\u1eb9\u0300 k\u2019e\u0301mi to\u0301 ni\u0301 te\u0300mi, mo n\u0301 s\u1ecd fu\u0301n \u1eb9.\u2019<\/p>\n Chinedu r\u1eb9\u0301ri\u0300i\u0301n mu\u0301s\u1eb9\u0301 p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 i\u0300nira. Ori\u0301 ti b\u1eb9\u0300r\u1eb9\u0300 si\u0301 n\u0301 f\u1ecd\u0301\u1ecd. I\u0300bi\u0301nu\u0301 r\u1eb9\u0300 si\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 si\u0300 ti b\u1eb9\u0300r\u1eb9\u0300 si\u0301 n\u0301 bu\u0301 gba\u0300mu\u0300. Bi\u0301 Chinedu \u1e63e n\u0301 s\u1ecd e\u0300yi\u0301 fu\u0301n Ukamaka, bi\u0301 i\u0300bi\u0301nu\u0301 i\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300l\u1eb9\u0301 \u1ecdj\u1ecd\u0301 yi\u0300i\u0301 \u1e63e \u2018f\u1ecd\u0301\u1ecd lo\u0301ri\u0301\u2019, Ukamaka \u1e63a\u0300ki\u0301ye\u0300si\u0301 bi\u0301 ara \u1eb9\u0300 \u1e63e ti le to\u0301.<\/p>\n \u2018O\u0301 wu\u0300 \u1eb9\u0301 ko\u0301 j\u1eb9\u0301 pe\u0301 oo\u0300 pa\u0300de\u0301 i\u0300ya\u0300wo\u0301 \u1eb9\u0300, \u2018 Ukamaka s\u1ecd.<\/p>\n \u2018Ra\u0301ra\u0301. O\u0301 wu\u0300 mi\u0301 pe\u0301 ko\u0301 ti\u1eb9\u0300 ru\u0301u lo\u0301ju\u0301 di\u0301\u1eb9\u0300.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018O\u0301 da\u0301 mi lo\u0301ju\u0301 pe\u0301 b\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300 lo\u0301 ri\u0301\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Ko\u0300 ri\u0301 b\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300. Mo wo\u0300o\u0301 l\u1ecd\u0301j\u1ecd\u0301 y\u1eb9n, bo\u0301 \u1e63e n\u0301 \u1e63e p\u1eb9\u0300lu\u0301 a\u0300wa me\u0301je\u0300e\u0300ji\u0300 ni\u0301b\u1eb9\u0300, to\u0301 n\u0301 mu \u1ecdd\u1eb9\u0301ku\u0300, to\u0301 n\u0301 \u1e63e y\u1eb9\u0300y\u1eb9\u0301 ni\u0301pa mi fu\u0301un a\u0300ti ni\u0301pa \u1eb9\u0300 fu\u0301n mi, mo d\u1eb9\u0300 m\u1ecd\u0300 pe\u0301 o\u0301 ma\u0301a l\u1ecd si\u0301bu\u0300su\u0300n \u1eb9\u0300, a\u0301 d\u1eb9\u0300 su\u0300n da\u0301ada\u0301a la\u0301l\u1eb9\u0301. Ta\u0301a ba\u0301 t\u1eb9\u0300si\u0301wa\u0301ju\u0301 ni, o\u0301 ma\u0301a wa\u0301 ma\u0301a ba\u0301 mi l\u1ecd\u0301sa\u0300a\u0301n, a\u0301 d\u1eb9\u0300 tu\u0301n pada\u0300 l\u1ecd ba\u0301 o\u0300un ni\u0301le\u0301 la\u0301l\u1eb9\u0301, a\u0301 d\u1eb9\u0300 su\u0300n falala da\u0301ada\u0301a ni\u0301 gbogbo i\u0300gba\u0300. O\u0301 wu\u0300 mi\u0301 pe\u0301 ko\u0301 ma\u0301 le\u0300 su\u0300n da\u0301ada\u0301a ni\u0301gba\u0300 mi\u0301i\u0300.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018O wa\u0301 d\u1eb9\u0301ku\u0300n \u1eb9\u0300?\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Inu\u0301 bi\u0301i gidi. Ko\u0300 ye\u0301e i\u0300di\u0301 ti\u0301 mi o\u0300 le\u0300 fi \u1e63e oun to\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Ba\u0301wo le\u0300e\u0300ya\u0300n kan \u1e63e le s\u1ecd pe\u0301 o\u0300u\u0301n f\u1eb9\u0301ra\u0300n \u1eb9, ta\u0301 d\u1eb9\u0300 wa\u0301 f\u1eb9\u0301 \u1e63e nn\u0300kan to\u0301 mu\u0301 inu\u0301u ti\u1eb9\u0300 ni\u0300kan du\u0300n?\u2019 Bi\u0301 Udenna \u1e63e ri\u0301 ni\u0300y\u1eb9n.\u2019<\/p>\n Chinedu ru\u0301n i\u0300r\u1ecd\u0300ri\u0301 to\u0301 gbe\u0301 le\u0301\u2019tan. \u2018Ukamaka, ki\u0300i\u0301 \u1e63e gbogbo nn\u0300kan lo\u0301 j\u1ecd m\u1ecd Udenna.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Mo ka\u0300n n\u0301 s\u1ecd ni, pe\u0301 Abi\u0301de\u0300mi\u0301 da\u0300bi\u0301 Udenna di\u0301\u1eb9\u0300. Bo\u0301ya\u0301 iru\u0301 i\u0300f\u1eb9\u0301 b\u1eb9\u0301y\u1eb9n o\u0300 ye\u0301 mi ni \u1e63a\u0301.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Bo\u0301ya\u0301 ki\u0300i\u0301 \u1e63e\u0300\u2019f\u1eb9\u0301,\u2019 Chinedu s\u1ecd, o\u0301 si\u0300 di\u0300de l\u1ecd\u0301ga\u0301n la\u0301ti ori\u0301 a\u0300ga. \u2018Udenna \u1e63e ele\u0301yi\u0300i\u0301 fu\u0301n \u1eb9, Udenna \u1e63e t\u1ecd\u0300u\u0301n fu\u0301n \u1eb9, \u1e63u\u0300gb\u1ecd\u0301n ki\u0301lo\u0301de\u0301 to\u0301o fi gba\u0300 ko\u0301 \u1e63e b\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300? Ki\u0301lo\u0301de\u0301 to\u0301o fi gba\u0300 fu\u0301un? N\u0300j\u1eb9\u0301 o ti\u1eb9\u0300 ti ro\u0300 bo\u0301ya\u0301 ki\u0300i\u0301 \u1e63e i\u0300f\u1eb9\u0301?\u2019<\/p>\n Ohu\u0300n \u1eb9\u0300 m\u1ecd\u0301r\u1eb9\u0301l\u1ecd\u0301w\u1ecd\u0301 bi\u0301i t\u2019\u1ecdl\u1ecd\u0301ka\u0300n li\u0301le, di\u0301du\u0301n \u1eb9\u0300, to\u0301 b\u1eb9\u0301\u1eb9\u0300 ti\u0301 a\u0300 a\u0300ya\u0300a Ukamaka ja\u0301 fu\u0301n i\u0300\u1e63\u1eb9\u0301ju\u0301 a\u0300a\u0301ya\u0301 kan, ko\u0301 to\u0301 \u1e63\u1eb9\u0300 wa\u0301 bi\u0301nu\u0301, to\u0301 si\u0300 ni\u0301 ko\u0301 b\u1ecd\u0301 si\u0301ta.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____<\/p>\n K\u1ecd\u0301la\u0301 Tu\u0301b\u1ecd\u0300su\u0301n<\/strong> is a linguist, writer, and scholar. His first collection of poetry Edwardsville by Heart<\/em> was published by Wisdom\u2019s Bottom Press in 2018. He is the first African awardee of the Premio Ostana, a prize given by Chambra D\u2019Oc in Italy, to work and advocacy in the mother tongue. He lives in Lagos.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n