Review for Lessons 22 -- 26
- Write a sentence for each negative of the 3 aspects and the imperative with and without objects.
- What is the potential usage of the clausal particle [i̲]?
- Write the meanings:
- Bɛ jɔɔc.
- Cɛ thïl.
- Ni̲ ɛn tä̲ä̲mɛ pa̲ny.
- I̲ /cɛ bi̲ bɛ̲n.
- Tɛ̲ni̲ thï̲n!
- Thïlɛ ŋu̲.
- Jiökni̲ jɛ i̲ /cu̲ bä̲!
- Kui̲c kɛn ɛ.
- Thïlɛ mi̲ lɛlɛ.
- Ɛ jɛn i̲ ŋɛc jicdɛ.
- Write in Nuer:
- You say it doesn't matter?
- He says to come and help him right away at his house.
- That man says he doesn't have it.
- I think he has them.
- Didn't you tell him I wouldn't be there?
- Won't they know we aren't coming tomorrow?
- I understand you don't have any money.
- Will you come, presumably?
- We didn't come because we thought you had no room for us.
- We could see you were busy and we went back.
- Translate:
- Cä̲ nɛy da̲ŋ diɔ̲k nɛn jä̲lkɛ du̲p. Tɛ̲ ram kɛl kɛ mu̲t, tɛ̲ ram kɛl kɛ bith kä̲ tɛ̲ ram kɛl kɛɛ kɛɛt.
Ɣä̲n cä̲ kɛ thie̲c i̲ wëë ni̲?
- Ci̲ kɛn ɤä̲ luoc i̲ wä̲ nɛy ja̲l. Go̲o̲r nɛy ni̲ duɔ̲ɔ̲r.
- Cä̲ kɛ thie̲c, "Ɛ duɔ̲ɔ̲r ŋu̲kä̲?"
- Ci̲ kɛn ɛ luo̩c i̲ go̲o̲r nɛy mi̲th, ci̲ buɔth kɔ nä̲k.
- Cä̲ ɛ lar i̲ thïlɛ yɛ mi̲th, gati̲? Kä̲ ɛ kɛn inɛmɛ i̲ thïlɛ kɛ mi̲th, kä̲ wä̲kɛ rɛy ruɔ̲ɔ̲p kɛ
ɤöö dɔ̲ŋ bikɛ le̲y jɛ̲k, kä̲ bi̲ kɛn kɛ nä̲k.