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16.E. Exercises
Your are
advised to print the tables with exercises and to fill in.
The exercises form a separate page,
therefore only the exercises will be
printed.
You can check your answers using the
Answer book.
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Exercise 1 Translate into English:
part 1
Zarma |
English |
Ay jin ka Zarma foy ηwa. |
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A ga kaan, amma i ga tonko daη a ra
hal manti mosso. |
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Yadin ga, ay si hin ga ηwa ibobo; ay
meyo ga wong' a se. |
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Bi zanka fo go no ga kand' iri se wa,
butel fo. |
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A mana haggoy hal a ma bori, kala
butel wo kaη ka bagu. |
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Wa kulu mun. |
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A ne: Wi za, ay te bonfutey hunkuna
! |
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Exercise 2 Translate into English:
part 2
Zarma |
English |
Ay mana ho hala ni jin ka kaa; wi za
ni go ne za bi. |
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Boro kan si ga di d' a moy hinka,
i ga ne a se danaw; ammo boro kan ga
di da mo fo, i ga ne a se mo fo koy. |
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Wandiyadin maray da kusa; naη i m' a
safar sohon, za a mana te hinni. |
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Ay ne ha: a ma kaa suba susubey nda
hiney hal ay m'a safar. |
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Zanka kan wayboradin kande, a sinda
baani, ba kayna. |
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Ifo ga du a ? |
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To. A ga koto, a ga yeri, a ga koroŋ,
a nina ga luttu mo. |
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Exercise 3 Translate into Zarma : part 1
English |
Zarma |
I told them to close the door of my
house (my house door); did they do
it? |
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No, they haven't done it yet. |
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I have come to seek medicine. |
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What is the matter with you? |
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I didn't sleep last night and this
morning I am not well ! |
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Have you had a change to read the
letter you got this morning ? |
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I have not read it yet, but I will
do it now. |
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What did it say ? |
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It said my younger brother fell out
of a tree and broke his leg. |
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How awful ! |
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Could they fix it ? |
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Yes, they put it in plaster (white
man's clay). |
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Exercise 4 Translate to Zarma: part 2
English |
Zarma |
Your father said he would come
early, but I haven't seen him yet. |
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Why is it ? |
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Well, he hasn't come because he
didn't find his horse until the sun
was hot. |
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He will come another day, if god
wills. |
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Exercise 5 Translate to Zarma: part 3
English |
Zarma |
Throw this meat away, because if a
person eats it, he will be ill. |
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It was cold last night and this
morning I am coughing quite a lot. |
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I saw a blind man who knows all the
villagers. |
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Yesterday he showed me the road when
I went to Boubon. |
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He used to live[1] (formerly he dwelt
habitually) in Tondi Biya, but now
you can see him every day in the
Niamey market. |
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[1] = formerly he dwelt habitually;
habitually = used to = doona
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Exercise 6 Translate to Zarma: part 4
English |
Zarma |
This child is not well because he
has eaten many doum dates
(kangaw-ize). |
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Come drink this medicine. |
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Go on, drink again. |
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Is he not better yet ? |
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He must stay here until afternoon. |
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Do not take him home yet. |
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Last updated:
20 maart 2012
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