Class Day 3 Flashcards
kaŋ
my, mine
kon
your (singular)
keŋ
his, hers, its
yok
our (inclusive)
Kosi
our (exclusive)
kus
your (plural)
kec
their
ekaakiro or ekiro kaŋ
my name
ekiro kon / ekonikiro
your name
ekiro keŋ / ekeekiro
his/her/its name
ŋirorwa kosi / ŋikosirorwa
our (exclusive) names
aberu kaŋ / akaaberu
my wife
ikoku kon / ikonikoku
your child
ekile keŋ / ekeekile
her husband
ŋidwe yok / ŋiyokodwe
our (inclusive) children
akai kosi / akosikai
our exclusive house
emaret kus / ekusimaret
your (plural) beans
ŋakinei kec / ŋakecekinei
their goats
Ŋae ekonikiro? Ŋae ekiro kon?
What’s your name?
Erae ekaakiro ____. Erae ekiro kaŋ _____.
My name is _____.
Ataŋae ŋirorwa kus?
What are your names?
Erakasi ŋirorwa kosi _____.
Our names are _____.
Ŋae ekeekiro?
What is his/her/its name?
Erae ekeekiro _____.
His/her/its name is _____.
Ŋae ekiro ka akoniberu?
What is the name of your wife?
Erae ekiro ka aberu kaŋ _______.
My wife’s name is _____.
Erae ekiro ke ekaakile _____.
My husband’s name is _____.
Erae ekiro a ikoku kaŋ _____.
My child’s name is _____.
Ŋae ekiro ka ato kon?
What is your mother’s name?
Ŋae ekiro ka apa kon?
What is your father’s name?
Ai ibunitor iyoŋ?
Where are you from?
Abunit ayoŋ ka Amerika.
I am from America.
Ai iponitotor iyes?
Where are you all from?
Eponitae isua alo Ulaya.
We are from Europe.
Ekiro (Ŋirorwa)
Name(s)
Ka, ke, a
of
Daŋ
also
Daadaŋ
all
Toto (atatoto)
Mother(s)
Papa (atapapa)
Father(s)
ato kon
your mother
apa kon
your father
Akine (ŋakinei)
goat(s)
Ulaya
Europe, land of the whites
Ani bo iyoŋ?
What about you?
Akwap a Ŋimusugwi
Land of the Whites
Atap (Ŋatapyo)
food, posho (maize meal)
Euji (Ŋiuji)
porridge
Ekidikidi (Ŋikidikidya)
Maize
Emomwae (Ŋimomwa)
sorghum grain(s)
Emaret (Ŋimare)
bean(s)
Erot (Ŋirotin)
Path(s)
Wadyo
slow, slowly, quietly, somehow
Atipei
fast
Elwana (elwaka)
far
Eapi (eapiyete)
near
Bua! Potu!
Come (singular)! Come (plural)!
Apena!
Let’s go!
Ekitaabo (Ŋikitaaboi)
book(s)
Epeyonon (Ŋipeyok)
Visitor(s) (male)
Apeyonon (Ŋapeyok)
Visitor(s) (female)