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This lesson covers 2 more questions and is a continuation of Lesson 4 and 5. The scene is a hot day when you are pushing to get some work done before you go on vacation. A little urchin comes along "window shopping" as it were, and sounds something like this:
Urchin: | Maali̲, kuäär? Are you at peace, chief? |
You: | Ɣɔ̲ɔ̲, maalä̲. Yes, I am at peace. |
Urchin: | Kuä̲ä̲r, lɛli̲ ni̲ ŋu̲? Chief, What are you doing? |
You: | Gatdä̲, ɤä̲n ta̲a̲ kɛ la̲t. My child, I have work. i.e. I am busy. |
Urchin: | Wi̲i̲ ni̲? Where are you going? |
You: | Ɣä̲n wa̲a̲ kä̲ Malakal. I am going to Malkal. |
Urchin: | Ɣɔ̲ɔ̲, gɔaaɛ kuä̲ä̲r. Ku̲ wä̲ kɛ mal. Oh, it is good chief. Just go with peace. |
You: | Ɛ jɛn gatdä̲, ku̲ wä̲ kɛ mal bä̲. It is so my child, just go with peace also. |
N.B. Don't be misled, he won't leave that soon, but this suffices for the lesson. |
PHONETICS
SYNTAX
1st per. | ta̲a̲ | I exist | wa̲a̲ | I go | ba̲a̲ | I come |
2nd per. | ti̲i̲ | you exist | wi̲i̲ | you go | bi̲i̲ | you come |
3rd per. | tëë | he exists | wëë | he goes | bëë | he comes |
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