Oral Conversation In Nkwen

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Jun 2, 2022
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Two female friends having a conversation at home over coffee

Oral Conversation In Nkwen

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

1. Mǝjyǝ la làa wǝ̀?

– A làa mwò.

– À làa Bini.

2. Ətsǝ̀’ǝ̀ la sùu wǝ̀?

À sùu mwò.

À sùu Mboŋta’a.

3. Ndya la nyesǝ wǝ?

À nyesǝ mwò.

A nyesǝ Azɛ’ɛ̀.

4. Abenǝ la benǝ wǝ?

Àbenǝ mwò.

À benǝ Àzà

5. Aŋwà’àrǝ la nòŋsǝ wǝ̀ fi?

A noŋsǝ mwò.

A nòŋsǝ Ntsu’unywè!

Akaŋǝ (m ǝ jy ǝ) la tǝ̀ǝ wǝ̀ fì̌?

À tǝ̀ǝ mwò.

À tǝ̀ǝ Ndi wà/ Muwi.

Story: He wanted to see the snail’s tail.

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

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Ò swa’a fa’a kǝ tsitsoŋnǝ̀?

Mǝ swa’a

Mǝ swa’a mǝ ŋwà’àrǝnǝ.
Mǝ swa’a ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ dzwa.
Mǝ swa’a Nyesǝ aku wa.
Mǝ swa’a sǔ nnu zà.
Mǝ swa’a mǝ dorǝ̀nǝ̀.
Mǝ swa’a mǝ noŋnǝ̀.
Mǝ swa’a sa’a fǝ̀nkɛ̀rǝ̀ – Kila

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Ò tɛ̌ nsu nnu? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nsùu. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ sùù.

2. Ò tɛ̌ njye? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ njyǝ. /Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ jyǝ.

3.Ò tɛ̌ nye nkyi? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nyǝ. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ nyǝ.

4. Ò tɛ̌ŋwà’àrǝ afà’à ndya zhǝ? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ ŋwà’àrǝ. /Ngaŋǝ Mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ ŋwà’àrǝ̀.

5. O tɛ̌ nyesǝ aku wwo? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nyǝsǝ̌. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ nyesǝ̀.

6. Ò tɛ̌ nlaa mejye? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nlaa. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ laa.

7. Ò tɛ̌ nsùu ndya? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nsùu. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ sùu.

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Ò bǝ lye?
Ò bǝ jyǝ?
Ò bǝ nyǝ nkyi?
Ò bǝ noŋǝ?
Ò be ghe?
Ò bǝ ŋwà’àrǝ?
O bǝ s ùu nnu?
Ò bǝ laa mǝjyǝ?
O be sa’a fǝ̀nkɛ̀rǝ̀?

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

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Ònoŋsǝ ànwà’àrǝ̀ zha a fǝ?

Mǝ nòŋsǝ:

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Ò liŋǝ ànwà’àrǝ̀ zha a fǝ?

Mǝ liŋǝ:

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

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La zaŋǝ adi’i kǝ zhǝ?
Àtyǝ̌ za lwiŋǝ.
Nǝ̀bǝ̀mǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
Àbwo za zaŋǝ.
Àkù za zaŋǝ.
Nǝ̀soŋǝ za zaŋǝ.
Àtǝ̀ŋnǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
Ǹdzǝ̀mǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
Ǹtoŋǝ ( Amye) wa/za zaŋǝ.

O bǝ laa mǝjye aghǝmǝ kǝ?

Mǝ bǝ laa a fǝ’ǝ njwe. (5 to 6 am)
Mǝ bǝ laa a tǝtu’u mba’amba’a wi. (6 to 7 am)
Mǝ bǝ laa mba’amba’a wi. (7 to 10 am)
Mǝ bǝ laa Ntenuŋǝ (12 to 14 pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa nzeŋnunǝ. (3 to 4 pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa nǝ bǝnuŋǝ bǝ tarǝ. (3 pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa fǝ’ǝ nkwîfo. (3 to 4 pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa Nkwîfo (7 to 9 pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa nǝtu’u (10pm to 11pm)
Mǝ bǝ laa ntǝtu’u (12 midnight to 4 am)

-Ò bǝ chi’i ndya aghǝmǝ kǝ ?

-Ò bǝ ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ?

-Ò bǝ kaŋǝ nǝbye zha aghǝmǝ kǝ?

-Ò bǝ to nna zha aghǝmǝ kǝ?

-Ò bǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ??

-Ò bǝ ghǝ afò aghǝmǝ kǝ??

-Ò bǝ ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ ǝdorǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ??

-Ò bǝ ghǝ afa’a aghǝmǝ kǝ??

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

O be lya suu ǝtsǝ’ǝ jwo aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo

Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ a fǝ’ǝ njwe ǝzoǝzo. (5 to 6 am)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ a tǝtu’u mba’amba’a ǝzo ǝzo. (6 to 7 am)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ mba’amba’a ǝzo ǝzo. (7 to 10 am)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ Ntenuŋǝǝzo. ǝzo. (12 to 14 pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nzeŋnuŋǝ ǝzo ǝzo. (3 to 4 pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nǝ bǝnuŋǝ bǝ tarǝ ǝzo ǝzo. (3 pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ fǝ’ǝ nkwîfò ǝzo ǝzo . (3 to 4 pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ Nkwîfòǝzo. ǝzo. (7 to 9 pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nǝtu’uǝzo. ǝzo. (10pm to 11pm)
Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ ntǝtu’uǝzo. ǝzo. (12 midnight to 4 am)

-Ò be lya chi’i ndya aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò be lya ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya kaŋǝ nǝbye zha aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya to nna zha aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ afa’a aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ mǝtanǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ afò aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ ǝdorǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?ǝzo?

Senǝ bǝ njwe nǝjwe Mboŋta

Senǝ bǝ njwe nǝjwe Mbòŋta.
A luu luŋǝ̀ nchǝ-tarǝ.
Mboŋta bǝ ndi wii.
Bii koŋǝ yii ngǝ.
A linǝ̀ wii nshi’inǝ̀.
A lanǝ ghǝrǝ nshi’inǝ̀ ndya-nwa’arǝ.
Bii bǝ ghǝrǝ adinà zhi nkwîfò.
Bii bǝ laa mǝjyǝ ma nshi’inǝ a jyǝ.
Mma wii bǝ laa nghǝ’ǝ mǝ̀ karǝ zhi.
A bǝlya tswa nghǝ’ǝ zu, a bii bu’u mbwo a mbwo zhǝ.
A bì ti’i ntaŋǝ̀ ndzuŋǝ̀ ,
nkǝ̀ ma’a ndzaŋǝ̀ njwe nǝ̀jwe nghu’usǝ ye wǝ.
A bi bwo ti’i nkhwurǝ nghǝ’ǝ mǝkarǝ zu nǝ aghɛ’ɛse.

Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language

The Verb “to go” and The Yesterday Past

Bù/Ò/À (name) kǝ̀ ghǝ a fǝ̀ ǝ̀zo?

Bii kǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ ǝzo. / Mǝ nkǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ New York ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ afà’à ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ nta’a nkho’òndzǝ̀mǝ̀ ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ zǝ menà ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ adi’i wuŋǝ ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ko’o atyǝ ntà’à ǝzo.
Bii kǝ ku mǝmǝ àkwo ati ǝzo.
Bii kǝ laa nnà ǝzo.
Bii kǝ suu ǝtsǝ’ǝ ǝzo.

Cooking Methods and yesterday’s past tense

Bii kǝ laa ngwàsaŋǝ ǝzo (nghà).

(mǝkû, mǝ̀kû mǝ nkarǝ, mǝnjyǝ̌, nǝ̀bo’o, azu‘u, kasarǝ̀, mâkàbǝ, maku’u, mâkàbǝ ntàrǝ̀nǝ, m ǝmbo, nǝnguŋǝ, ndzàŋǝ)

Bii lǝ lǝŋǝ ǝ̀banǝ ǝzo (nghà)

(ngari, mə̀waŋǝ,)

Bii kǝ̀ kaŋǝ nǝ̀bye ǝzo (nghà)

(nnà, ngwàsaŋǝ nǝ̀ mǝnjyǝ̌, àgho’o, )

Bii kǝ̀ to ngwàsaŋǝ ǝzo (nghà)

(azu’u, ndoŋǝ, maku’u, nǝmbaŋǝ, mǝ̀tu‘u,)

Bii kǝ fǝmtǝ mâkabǝ ǝzo (nghà)

(azu’u, ndoŋǝ, mâku’u, nǝmbaŋǝ, mǝ̀tu’u,)

Bii kǝ̀ sùumbɛrǝ ǝzo (nghà).

(adzò, nsàrǝ̀, )

Weather

A bìi khǝ̀’ǝ̀ la?

Mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ dzwi ndǝ̀ŋǝ̀.

Boŋǝ abìi boŋǝ, ò ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ̀.

Boŋǝ Mbǝ̀ŋǝ̀ kò’òkǝ, ò lô akoŋǝ.

Boŋǝ mbǝ̀ŋǝ̀ tǝ shwi’i, ò kwusǝ̀ akoŋǝ.

Boŋǝ ǝ̀di’i te fye. ò dzwi shǝ̀nǝ wwò.

Boŋǝ abi bǝ, ò kǝ nǝ fε.

Boŋǝ nuŋǝ ntyâ ò wiì nkε’ε mmi jwo.

Boŋǝ ŋorǝ tya, ò fu bî tǝ bε’ε.

Boŋǝ ǝtu’u dzwi bi, ò kakǝ ǝ̀di’i nzǝ̀/ò nyε’ε nkà’à.

Boŋǝ mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ dzwi ndǝ̀ŋǝ̀, ò zǝ̀ ǝ̀di’i nǝshi.

Boŋǝ nfǝ̀ dzwi bi, ò wii ǝ̀tsǝ̀’ǝ̀ dzwa nluŋtǝ̀.

Boŋǝ mbà’à buŋǝ ǝ̀di’i.

Boŋǝ fεrǝ tǝ chya, ò kǝ akoŋǝ nǝ nyε’ε.

SINGULAR – PLURAL Of Nouns

kibətə ǹtsù wwo – Kibətənǝ̀ mə̀ntsù mu. (mouth/mouths)ǹtiŋə nshi’inǝ̀ – mǝ̀ntiŋǝ̀ mà nshi’inǝ̀. (heart/hearts)ǹshi yi senǝ – mǝ̀nshi mya senǝ. (face/ faces)nǝ̀bǝǝ̀ zhi zaηə – m̀bǝǝ̀ myi zaηnə. (breast/breastsnə̀li za baηə – m̀mi ma baηnə (eye/eyes)àbwo za dotə – m̀bwo ma dotə. (hand/hands)nə̀gə̀’ə̀ nə Sərə zaηə̀ – mǝ̀gǝ̀’ǝ̀ mə Sərə zaηnə. (jaw/jaws) mǝ̀ ndzwi nǝ̀ nə̀tòŋə – Bwo dzwi nǝ̀ mǝ̀tòŋǝ (navel/navels)mbǝ̀’ǝ nə̀sâ zhi gha’à– mǝ̀sâ mya gha’akǝ. (buttock/buttocks)me dzwi ne nə̀lwi – bwo dzwi ne mǝ̀lwi (nose/noses)nə̀sòŋə zha chi’inǝ̀ – mǝ̀sòŋǝ ma chi’inǝ̀. (tooth/teeth)àkù Tamǝ̀koηǝ̀ konǝ̀ – mǝ̀kù mǝ̀ Tamǝ̀koηǝ̀ kokǝ̀. (foot/feet)

ànyì bwo za sa. – mǝ̀nyì mə mbwo ma sakə. (fingernail/fingernails)àbu’ù dzwi ǹfenə zhǝ – ǝ̀bu’ù dzwikǝ̀ mǝ̀fenǝ (sheen/sheens)

Ntâ yi sa. – Mǝ̀ntâ myi sakǝ. Leg/legsnə̀tùɂù – mǝ̀tùɂù (thigh/thghs)nə̀twu’ù – mǝ̀twu’ù (night/nights)nə̀kâ – mǝ̀kâ (car/cars)nə̀lòŋə – mǝ̀lòŋǝ (radio/radios)nə̀bo’o – mǝ̀bo’o (pumpkin/pumpkins)àfwǒ – mǝ̀fwǒ (medicine/mǝdicines)ǹdyâ – mǝ̀la’à (house/houses)ǹsùŋə – mǝ̀nsùŋǝ (farm/farms)ǹtaɂà – mǝ̀ntaɂa (hill/hills)fə̀nyə – mǝ̀nyǝ (snake/snakes)fə̀nkəbə̀ – mǝ̀nkǝbǝ̀ (statue/statues)fə̀sàŋə̀ – mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ (star/stars)fǝ̀saŋǝ– mǝ̀saŋǝ (broom/brooms)nə̀fâ – mǝ̀fâ (twin/twins)ǹnà – mǝ̀nà (animal/animals)

Әtàa wwo fa’a kǝ̀? What’s your Father’s job?

Әtàa wà bә ntsuˀu–mə̀ghònə (dokǝtà) – My father is a doctor/nurse.

Ŋù-ngaŋǝ̀ – a herbalist

ndə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – a teacher

ntsὲrə ̀-mə̀nsàˀa– a judge

nsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – a lawyer

ntyə̂-akhə̌ – a carver

nliˀì-mǝ̀nsùŋə– a farmer

ntswìˀì-nə̀byě – a fisherman

nsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ– a driver

ǹnyesǝ̀̀-nə̀kâ– a mechanic

nghwùrə̀-bə̀ntò– a potter

ntwi-əlà – a blacksmith

ǹnyesè–tyǝ– a hairdresser

nkuŋə̀-tyǝ– a barber

Sequential pronouns highlighted:

Mma wà bә ǹtsuˀu-mə̀ghònə – my mother is a nurse.

Ndәmәwà bә ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – my brother/sister is a teacher.

Ndì wà bәǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – my older one is a lawyer.

Muwibәǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – my younger one is a judge.

Tanka wà bәǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – my friend is a driver.

Moo wa bә ǹtswìˀì-nə̀bye – my child is a fisherman.

Mǝ̀ngyewa bәǹnyesə̀–tyǝ – my wife is a hairdresser.

Nduŋəwabәǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ – my husband is a barber.

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