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Afrikan Language Institute => Afrikan Language Resources => Topic started by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Dec 27, 2013, 03:21 PM

Title: Famεisia - Greetings in Sierra Leone Mende-gctid101784
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Dec 27, 2013, 03:21 PM
Famεisia         - Greetings

Ndeyii Mεnde         Yici Hu
        It is spoken thus in Mende
Ndeyii Puyici Hu
        It is spoken thus in English
Nyεiyii         Puu Yiεi         Hu
        It is written thus in English
Bi wua (Buaa?) Wu wua?Gud mככniŋ (a ngendεi)Good morning
Biaa na? wua na?Gud aftεnuun         (a kpכkכvolei)Good afternoon
Bi luvaa? (Buuvaa?) Wu luvaa?Gud ivniŋ (a kpכkכi)Good evening
Gbככ bi gaahu?Hau aa yuu?How are you?
Nya gaahu gbuangכe,         bi siεAi am wεl,         thank yuuI am well, thank you
Bi lεi?Wכt         iz yככ nem?What is your name?
Nya laa a VandiMai nem iz VandiMy name is Vandi
Bi hiyea mi lכ?Wεε du yuu kכm         frכm?Where do you come from?
Ngi hiyea Yoya lכAi kכm         frכm         YoyaI come from Yoya
Gbε vaa na?Wכt         iz the niuz thεε?What is the news there?
Hinda nyamu gbii naככl         iz wεlAll is well
Bi lima mi lכWεε aa yuu goiŋ?Where are you going?
Ngi lima Manכ lכAi am goiŋ tu ManכI am going to Mano
Ngi gεlεma         mbei lכAi am stכpiŋ hiεI am stopping here
Gbככ bi waa piema?Wכt         hav yuu kכm         tu du?What have you come to do?
Ngi waa yengemaaAi hav kכm         tu wεεkεI have come to work
Mu kpכkכ hoe כ muva hoeGud nait כ guud baiGood night or goodbye
Mm, ma lכ gbכma         hoeYεs,         we shal sii ich כthε agεnYes, we shall see each other again
Nga va Mכmכ maGiv mכmכ mai gritiŋzGive Momo my greetings
Nya gohunεingכe         bi lכvaAi am glad tu sii yuuI am glad to see you
Bi kεkε lכ na?Iz yככ faathε thεε?Is your father there?
Mm, taa naYεs,         hi iz thεεYes, he is there
כ ngi gaahui?Hau iz hi?How is he?
Ngi gaahu gbuangכeHi iz wεlHe is well
Bi nje lכ na?Iz yככ mככthε thεε?Is your mother there?
Mm, taa naYεs,         she is thεεYes, she is there
כ ngi gaahui?Hau is shε?How is she?
Ngi gaahu gbuangכeShi iz wεlShe is well
Migbee lכ ba yama na?Wεn         wil yuu go bak thεε?When will you go back there?
Nga yamalכ sinaAi shal go bak tumכroI shall go back tomorrow
Migbee lכ ba wa mbei?Wεn         wil yuu kכm         hiε?When will you come here?
Nga walכ Sכndei         maAi shal kכm כn         SכndeI shall come on Sunday
Ngi ya-oAi am goiŋI am going
Nga va ngi ma (i yaa a hindo)Giv him mai gritiŋzGive him my greetings
Nga va ngi ma (i yaa a nyaha)Giv hεε mai gritiŋzGive her my greetings