Bayan na yi hutu kaɗan, na ji sauƙi daga gajiya.

After I rested a little, I felt relief from tiredness.

Breakdown of Bayan na yi hutu kaɗan, na ji sauƙi daga gajiya.

• kaɗan: a little
• ji: to feel
• yi: to do
• daga: from

Questions & Answers about Bayan na yi hutu kaɗan, na ji sauƙi daga gajiya.

What is the most natural English translation of this sentence compared to a very literal one?

Very literal, word by word:

• Bayan na yi hutu kaɗan = "After I did rest a little"
• na ji sauƙi daga gajiya = "I felt relief from tiredness"

A natural English rendering:

• "After I rested a bit, I felt less tired."
• or: "After taking a short rest, I felt better (less tired)."

What does bayan mean here, and can I also say bayan da na yi hutu kaɗan?

• bayan means "after" in this sentence.
• Structure:
  • bayan + noun:
    
    • bayan hutu = "after (the) rest"
  • bayan (da) + clause:
    
    • bayan na yi hutu kaɗan
    • bayan da na yi hutu kaɗan

Both of these last two mean "after I rested a bit".
In everyday speech da is often dropped, so:

• bayan na yi hutu kaɗan is completely normal and correct.
• bayan da na yi hutu kaɗan sounds a bit more explicit/formal, but not by much.

What exactly is na in na yi and na ji? Is it a pronoun or a tense marker?