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Answers by the exercises of Lesson 2:
- Answers exercise 1. Translate to English
- Answers exercise 2. Translate to Zarma
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2.E.1 Answers exercise 1. Translate to English |
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| Ay na farkay fo day. |
I bought one donkey. |
| A na bari da farkay day. |
(S)he bought a horse and a donkey. |
| Ni na haw day, wala? |
Did you buy a cow? (s) |
| Ay day farkay da bari da yo. |
I bought a donkey, a horse, and a camel. |
| Ay day bari fo da fu fo. |
I bought one horse and one house.
I bought a certain horse and house. |
| Ni kaaru bari boŋ, wala? |
Did you mount on a horse? (s) |
| Ni na bari kaaru? |
You rode a horse? (s) |
| A kaaru yo boŋ. |
(S)he mounted on a camel. |
| A na yo kaaru. |
(S)he rode a camel. |
| A kaaru farkay boŋ. |
(S)he mounted on a donkey. |
| Iri na farkay kaaru. |
We rode a donkey. |
| Ni na hanso neera, wala? |
Did you sell the dog? (s) |
| A na hansi da farkay wi. |
(S)he killed a dog and a donkey. |
| Zanka na hanso kar. |
The child struck the dog. |
| Wayboro fo koy kwaara. |
A certain / One woman went to the village. |
| Hanso kaa fu. |
The dog came home. |
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2.E.2 Answers exercise 2. Translate to Zarma |
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Part 1 |
| You use 'fo' to indicate that it is just one woman with one child or to show that they are a certain woman and child. Else you could leave out the 'fo' |
| A child and a woman came. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo kaa. |
| A child and a woman went. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo koy. |
| A child and a woman ran. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo zuru. |
| A child and a woman fell. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo kaŋ. |
| A child and a woman lay down. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo kani. |
| A child and a woman went to bed. |
Zanka fo da wayboro fo kani. |
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Part 2 |
| I bought a cow. |
Ay na haw day. |
| He bought the horse. |
A na bariyo day. |
| The child bought a cat and a dog. |
Zanka na musu fo da hansi fo day. |
| You bought water. |
(s) Ni na hari day.
(p) Araŋ na hari day. |
| We bought a camel and a donkey. |
Iri na yo fo da farkay fo day. |
| He bought the donkey. |
A na farka day. |
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Part 3 |
| He struck the donkey. |
A na farka neera. |
| He sold the donkey. |
A na farka kar. |
| He killed the donkey. |
A na farka wi. |
| He mounted the donkey. |
A kaaru farka boŋ. |
| He rode the donkey. |
A na farkay kaaru. |
| He greeted the donkey. |
A na farka fo. |
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Part 4 |
| Yes, you bought a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari day. |
| Yes, you sold a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari neera. |
| Yes, you struck a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari kar. |
| Yes, you killed a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari wi. |
| Yes, you mounted a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni kaaru bari boŋ. |
| Yes, you rode a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari kaaru. |
| Yes, you greeted a horse. |
(s) Oho, ni na bari fo. |
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