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Exercises for Lesson 5

  1. Learn the next 5 expressions in Pre-Lesson 1.
  2. Using the sentence ["Ɣä̲n a thï̲n"] as the one frame sentence, write the following sentences in Nuer substituting the different nouns for [Ɣä̲n].
    1. Is there milk? I want milk.
    2. Is there water? He wants water.
    3. Is Jɔk present? She wants Jɔk.
    4. Is my mother here? My father wants my mother.
    5. Is there money? Your brother wants money.
  3. Use the following frames and substitute the correct word in the following sentences.
    Go̲o̲ri̲ bɛl? Bɛl a thï̲n. Göörä̲ bɛl
    1. Do you want my mother? My mother is here. No, I want your father.
    2. Do you want this? No, I want this.
    3. Do you want money? There's money here. Yes, I want money.
    4. Do you want tin? There's tin here. Yes, I want tin.
    5. Do you want your sister? Your sister is here. No, I want my brother.
  4. How do you say the following:
    1. Hello. It is you, my sister. It is good peace? You are present? It is good. What do you want?
    2. I want to talk with you. I want a tin can.
    3. It is you my mother. Is your body at peace? Where is my brother? Is he at-house? I want him now.
    4. Your brother is here. He is sleeping. Go. Call him
    5. Where is the money? My friend wants it now. Is it here? It was with your sister yesterday.
  5. Translate in writing:
    1. Ram ɛmɔ ɛ ŋa? Ɛ nyimaar pa̲ny. Go̲o̲rɛ ni̲ ŋu̲ tä̲ä̲mɛ? Ku̲a̲cä̲ jɛ. Go̲o̲rɛ ji̲.
    2. Ɛ ɤä̲n Jɔk. Gua̲a̲r a ni̲? Gu̲u̲r a luaak. Tɔ̲ɔ̲cɛ. Wër, cɔl ɛ. Ɣä̲n göörä̲ jɛ.
    3. Mä̲ä̲dä̲ a ni̲? Jɛn a duɛ̲ɛ̲l? Ɣëc, jɛn a bëëni̲ tä̲ä̲mɛ. Jɛn a luaak.
    4. Where is the milk? There's the milk. Do you want the milk? Good.
    5. Is the milk here? My mother wants the milk. Where are they?
  6. Write these sentences:
    1. Do you want my brother? He's eating now.
    2. Do you want my mother? She's cooking now.
    3. Do you want my uncle? He's sleeping.
    4. Do you want my father? He's working now.
    5. Where is the tin? It is at the house.
    6. Where is the money? It is with him.
    7. Where is the water? It is here.
    8. Where is the money? There it is the money.
    9. Is there milk? Yes, there's the milk.
    10. What are you doing?
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