Berta
Sa a bɔ̀n ka mɔ̀gɔ̀ yà kɛ̀ waati. Suba kɔnɔ, sa bɔ̀n bɔ̀ kɛ̀lɛlen fɛ̀, ndɔ̀gɔ̀ dɔ̀gɔ̀ bɛ dɔ̀gɔ̀, a bɛ tɛ̀gɛ̀ kɔ̀rɔ̀ fɛ̀. Waati kɔ̀rɔ̀kɔ̀rɔ̀, sa bɔ̀n bɛ kɛ̀mɛ̀ rangi kan, ndɔ̀gɔ̀ dɔ̀gɔ̀ bɛ kɛ̀nɛ̀ kɛ̀lɛ. Tile kɔ̀nɔ, sa bɔ̀n bɛ sɔ̀gɔ̀lɔ̀ kɔ̀rɔ̀ fɛ̀, ndɔ̀gɔ̀ dɔ̀gɔ̀ bɛ dɔ̀gɔ̀ tɛ̀gɛ̀ kɛ̀lɛlen. Nɛ̀ sa bɔ̀n ni ndɔ̀gɔ̀ dɔ̀gɔ̀ la, mɔ̀gɔ̀ bɛ lɔ̀n suba, kɔ̀rɔ̀kɔ̀rɔ̀ ni tile. O ye waati kɛ̀lɛlen ye mɔ̀gɔ̀ bɛ̀ sɔ̀rɔ̀ kɛ̀ fɔ̀lɔ̀.
English Language
The Sun can help us tell the time of day. In the morning, the Sun rises in the east, and shadows are long and point toward the west. Around the middle of the day, the Sun is high in the sky, and shadows become very short. In the afternoon, the Sun moves toward the west, and shadows grow long again, pointing toward the east. By watching the Sun and the shadows, people can understand whether it is morning, midday, or afternoon. This is a natural way people used for thousands of years to live, work, and rest in rhythm with the day. No numbers. No clocks. Just watching and noticing.
