Time words and P.E.s

Question 1

no ɑlo meyɑ

Answer 1

It’s daylight

Question 2

silok meofɑlɑi

Answer 2

It’s night now

Question 3

yɛau mulyɑ

Answer 3

The sun is rising (coming down river)

Question 4

kɛli pəjɑi

Answer 4

Middle of the night

Question 5

jɑubɔi

Answer 5

Noon exactly

Question 6

yɑu mɪxɑi nunimɑi

Answer 6

Sun past noon/early afternoon

Question 7

yɑu su mituo lɑu wiwɑf

Answer 7

Sun starting to go down

Question 8

yɑu mipətɑi

Answer 8

The sun went down

Question 9

yɑu ɑle fɑu mwɑf

Answer 9

It is half past 10am (10:30)

Question 10

tuɛ yɑu ɔpe

Answer 10

It is 11:00

Question 11

tuɑ yɑu ɑpimɔ

Answer 11

What time is it?

Question 12

ne ɑfuɛ yɑu

Answer 12

What time will you come?

Question 13

nɑf wufɛ me ɔ yɑi miɑmɛ

Answer 13

Yesterday we cut trees

Question 14

nɑmɛ

Answer 14

Monday

Question 15

nʌmɑlu

Answer 15

Tuesday

Question 16

fɑfəlo

Answer 16

Wednesday

Question 17

kɑɾu

Answer 17

Thursday

Question 18

kɛl

Answer 18

Friday

Question 19

mɑluin

Answer 19

Saturday

Question 20

tɑku

Answer 20

Sunday

Question 21

mɑli

Answer 21

year (alt)

Question 22

wəxəl

Answer 22

year (comes from name of Marota food)

Question 23

yɑli ɔf

Answer 23

months 1-12 (the moon is called an old woman: old woman 1=January)

Question 24

o nili təfɔ, i nili təfɔ, nɪli təfɔ, nɪlimɔ təfɔ, wəfɛ təfɔ, tuɛ

Answer 24

5 days past, 4 days past, 3 days past, 2 days past, yesterday, now

Question 25

ne yɔu ɑfuyɛ miyɑu

Answer 25

What time will you come?

Question 26

wʌfɛ, nɪlimʌ, nɪli, inɪli, onɪli

Answer 26

tomorrow, 2 days future, 3 days future, 4 days future, 5 days future

Question 27

tuɛ nɑ su oə tuɛ nɛ tjɛtifɔ

Answer 27

A little later or now?