Line 12 in Detail

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Line 12: Allah ya kai mu (Allā̀h yà kai mù)

lafiya lau tone map
May God take us (to that time)
Allā̀h God
may he
us
This sentence demonstrates the importance of tone. If one said, “Allā̀h yā kai mù,” with a long, hi 'a' rather than a low, short 'a' in “ya,” it would mean “God took us.”

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