10.E. Exercises

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Exercise 1  Translate into English
Zarma English
Ay ci a se a ma haamo hina sohon, zama ay ga ba ay ma ŋwa.  
I ga mowa hina kusu bero ra, zama a si ban kusu kayna ra.
(ban = finish, end; fit)

 
Zanka fo ga kande hari, zama fobu wone sinda hari hanno.
 
Boro bobo ga kaa ay kwaara, zama i ma ŋwa.
 
Ifo n'ay ga te da ŋwari si no?

 

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Exercise 2  Translate into English: subjunctives
Zarma English
Da ni koy fu hunkuna, tilas ni ma koy ce ga, zama ay mota si no.  
Ifo se ni mana yadda ay ma koy?  
A mana hima ni ma ci a se wodin.  
Ni mana hima ka ci a se wodin.  
Haggoy tassa wo ma si kaŋ.  
Ay muso ga kani ay daro jerga cin kulu.  
Iri ga fu meyo fiti hala a ma fatta.  
Hano fo a kaaru tablo boŋ; ay n'a kar mo.  
Ay ci a se a ma si te yadin koyne.  
Boro fo n'ay  nooru zey bi cin.  
May no k'a te?  
Ay si bay.  
Ay ga ba ay ma du hansi zama a m'ay fuwo batu cino ra.  

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Exercise 3  Translate into English: conditional clauses
Zarma English
Irikoy g'iri zunubey kulu yafa nda iri n'a ηwaaray Yesu Almasihu do.  
Nd'ay bay gondi go no, doŋ ay si kaaru tuuri nyaŋo ra.
(tuuri nyaŋo = fruit tree)
 
Amma a mana ay nama, ay g'iri Irikoy sabu.  
Irikoy go no g'iri haggoy han kulu.  
Susubo ay koy Karma zama ay m'ay kayne fo.  
Amma nd'ay n (na?) tira wo caw, doŋ ay ga koy bi wala bi fo.  

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Exercise 4  Translate to Zarma:
English Zarma
Where is Musa?  
I don't know.  
I have been looking for him since this morning, but I haven't seen him anywhere.
(anywhere = nankulu)
 
This bread has no salt, it isn't good.  
I eat bread everyday, but Zarmas don't even eat much bread.  
You ought to add a little onion to the meat.  
I want to eat now because they have cooked the food.  
What kind of meat is this? (What meat which kind is this?)  
I don't know; it wasn't I (who) bought it.  
For how much did they buy it? (the "for" isn't translated).  
I don't know, but they should not have bought it (for) much money.  
It isn't at all tasty.  

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Exercise 5  Translate to Zarma: conversation
English Zarma
When are you coming to me?  
This afternoon, if God wills.  
You are bringing me a cooking pot, aren't you?  
I want you to bring the water jug too, if you agree.  
Who is coming with you?  
My little brother; he want to read.  
Did you tell him to bring his book?  
Yes. I told him, but he said it's lost.  
Well, tell him he should look for it.  
We came yesterday, but you weren't home.  
Will you stay home today?  
Yes. When you came yesterday we had gone into town.  
We visited at Hayssa's.  
We wanted to go to yonder town, and we begged Monsieur to take us, but he didn't agree.  

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Exercise 6  Translate to Zarma: emphatics
English Zarma
He bought the big bed; you brought it home.  
We and the children ran, it was he who fell.  
Did they come?  
Two men and one woman came, she greets you.  
He saw it, but I didn't.  

*1 the underlined words should be emphasized.

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Last updated: 11 maart 2012