Exercises For Lesson 28
- Translate these sentences and explain the grammatical construction of each word.
- Ciɛ̲k ɛmɔ nhɔkɛ ni̲ rɔɔdɛ.
- Ci̲ dho̲o̲l ɛmɔ rɔɔdɛ jiɛc.
- Cɛ rɔ nä̲k kɛ mu̲t.
- Jɛn puɔ̲nydɛ /ke̲nɛ bɛ̲n. Ɛ dä̲mɛn kä̲ rɔa.
- Ŋä̲cɛ rɔ i̲ bëë kä̲ Kuoth.
- Bi̲ rɔɔdu̲ ri̲t jiä̲kni̲ku̲.
- Cikɛ ro̲ luä̲k kɛn kä̲ ro̲.
- Nɛy tɔtɔ pua̲nykiɛn ci̲ kɛn ɛ la̲r ɤä̲.
- Cä̲ mi̲th ɤä̲n kä̲ rɔaadä̲.
- Jï̲n kä̲ rɔaadu̲ bi̲ wä̲ kɛ kɛ.
- Cɛ jɛ la̲t kä̲ rɔ.
- Kä̲mni̲ jɛ wu̲t ɤmɔ puɔ̲nydɛ.
- Translate into Nuer:
- They killed it themselves.
- They themselves killed it by themselves.
- Does this belong to you, you yourself?
- Are these theirs only?
- Did she go alone?
- They did it for themselves by themselves.
- He loves himself and his sin together.
- They trust in themselves that they will not die.
- They helped themselves but they didn't give me.
- Are you going alone by yourself?
- Read out loud with informant and translate. Explain the construction of the nouns, pronouns, and verbs.
Jidhɛth puɔ̲nydɛ ɛ jɛn Gat Kuɔth. Thïlɛ jɛ duɛ̲r. Du̲ŋdɛ ɛ nhök kɛnɛ kɔa̲c lɔaac. Kä̲ Jidhɛth ɛ jɛn
tëk bä̲. Jɛn kä̲ rɔaadɛ jä̲lɛ kɛ tëk. Kä̲ tëk ɛmɔ ɛ jɛn tëkdɛ pa̲ny. Mi̲ (if) thïlɛ ji̲ Jidhɛth
thïlɛ ji̲ tëk. Du̲ŋdu̲ ɛ lia̲a̲. /Ci̲ bi̲ wä̲ ro̲o̲l Kuɔth.
Jidhɛth tëë ni̲ tä̲ä̲mɛ? Jɛn puɔ̲nydɛ a ro̲o̲l nhial, kä̲ Yiëëdɛ tëë rɛy nɛɛni̲kɛ diaal.
Ci̲ Jidhɛth ɛ lar i̲ ɤä̲n /cä̲ yɛ bi̲ ba̲ny piny, ɤä̲n bä̲ tɛ̲ rɛydu̲n.
Jidhɛth bu̲m ni̲ jɛn kä̲ Ku̲th piɛny.
Gɔaani̲ ɤöö jï̲n puɔ̲nydu̲ bi̲ wi̲cdu̲ car kɛ kui̲c Kuɔth ɛmɛ.