Ni zan karɓi saƙo daga uwa ta a waya.

I will receive a message from my mother by phone.

Breakdown of Ni zan karɓi saƙo daga uwa ta a waya.

• ni: I
• daga: from
• uwa: the mother
• waya: the phone

Questions & Answers about Ni zan karɓi saƙo daga uwa ta a waya.

Why is Ni used at the beginning if zan already means “I will”?

Ni is an independent pronoun meaning “I / me”.
In zan, the -n already comes from ni, so zan by itself already means “I will”.

Putting them together (Ni zan karɓi…) adds emphasis to the subject, a bit like saying:

• “I’m the one who will receive the message…”

You could also say simply:

• Zan karɓi saƙo daga uwa ta a waya.

That is grammatically fine, just less emphatic than with Ni in front.

Can the word order in this sentence be different?