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Shpemek - Up Above

Posted in APWAD by Administrator on the September 21st, 2007

Shpemek - Above, In the Air

Shpemsegok                    Somewhere up above

Ni pi je ga je byayen?        Where did you come from?

Oh, shpemsegok ngi bya    Oh, I came from somewhere up above

Ni pi je wech byayen?         Where do you come from?

Shpemsegok ndoj bya        I come from somewhere up above

Shpemsek                         Upstairs

Shpemsek nwi zhya            I am going to go upstairs

Shpemsek ngi bya              I came from upstairs

Ni je she shpemek?             What’s up?

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