1
Ilel
i-
i-
NCM (hɔ)
lel
lel1
name
mɔa
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
-a
a1
Q
?
2
Yaa
yaa
ya2
I
Abdulai
Abdulai
Abdulai
Abdulai
Bendu
Bendu
Bendu
Bendu
.
3
Ndɔ
ndɔ
ndɔ
where
pɔ
pɔ
pɛ2
people
gbem
gbem
gbem1
give birth
mɔa
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
-a
a1
Q
?
4
Ya
yà
ya2
I
gbemni
gbemni
gbemni2
be born
Nyemɔko
Nyemɔ
Nyemɔ
Moyeamoh
,
mamu
mamu
mamu
Mamu
sɛkshɔn
sɛkshɔn
sɛkshɔn
section
,
Bompɛ
Bompɛ
Bompɛ
Bumpeh
Chifdɔm
Chifdɔm
Chifdɔm
chiefdom
,
Mɔyamba
Mɔyamba
inyamba
Moyamba
Distrikt
Distrikt
Distrikt
district
.
5
Mɔ
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
nɛnthi
nɛn
nɛn2
year
thi-
thi-
NCM (tha)
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ3
how much
?
6
Ya
yà
ya2
I
nɛnthi
nɛn
nɛn2
year
thi-
thi-
NCM (tha)
waŋ
wàŋ
waŋ2
ten
ni
ni
ni1
and
mɛnyɔl
mɛnyɔl
mɛnhiɔl
nine
.
7
Ina
ina
hina
who
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
ba
ba
ba2
father
mɔa
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
-a
a1
Q
?
8
Ba
ba
ba2
father
mi
mi
mi1
me
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
Abu
Abu
Abu
Abu
Bakarr
Bakarr
Bakarr
Bakarr
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
.
9
Ina
ina
hina
who
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
ya
yà
ya2
I
mɔa
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
-a
a1
Q
?
10
Ya
yà
yaa
mother
mi
mi
mi1
me
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
Salematu
Salematu
Salematu
Salaymatu
Bundu
Bundu
Bundu
Bundu
.
11
Mbi
m
n
you (Subj)
bi
bi1
have
mpɛnte
m-
n-
NCM-ma
pɛnte
pɛnthe
brother
ni
ni
ni1
and
nwante
n-
n-
NCM-ma
wante
wante
sister
?
12
ya
yà
ya2
I
bi
bi
bi1
have
mpɛnte
m-
n-
NCM-ma
pɛnte
pɛnthe
brother
ni
ni
ni1
and
nwante
n-
n-
NCM-ma
wante
wante
sister
agber
à-
a-
NCM-ha
gber
gber1
many
.
13
Ntoŋgi
n
n
you (Subj)
toŋgi
tonki
show
mi
mi
mi1
me
ilel
i-
i-
NCM (hɔ)
lel
lel1
name
maŋaɛ
ma
ma3
them (ma)
ŋa
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
14
Abi
abi
abi
Abi
Suleman
Suleman
Suleman
Suleman
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
,
Usman
Usman
Usman
Usman
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
,
Abas
Abass
Abas
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
ni
ni
ni1
and
Muhamɛd
Muhamɛd
Muhamɛd
Mohammed
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
15
Ni
ni
ni1
and
nwante
n-
n-
NCM-ma
wante
wante
sister
hamɔɛ
ha-
a-
NCM-ha
mɔ
mɔ2
you (Obj)
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
16
Ama
à-
a-
NCM-ha
maa
maa
woman
ŋa
ŋa
ŋa1
people
Kadiatu
Kadiatu
Kadiatu
Kadiatu
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
,
Isata
Isata
Isata
Isata
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
,
Ramatu
Ramatu
Ramatu
Ramata
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
ni
ni
ni1
and
Aminata
Aminata
Aminata
Aminata
Bɛndu
Bɛndu
Bendu
Bendu
.
17
ŋan
ŋa
ŋa1
they / 3pl (ha)
-n
-n1
Emph
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
ko
ko
ko1
from
ya
yaa
yaa
mother
bullɛ
bul
bul2
same
lɛ
lɛ1
the
.
18
Mpɛnte
m-
n-
NCM-ma
pɛnte
pɛnthe
brother
ŋamiyɛ
ŋa-
a-
NCM-ha
mi
mi1
me
yɛ
lɛ1
the
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
ko
ko
ko2
ba
ba
ba2
father
bullɛ
bul
bul2
same
lɛ
lɛ1
the
.
19
Li
li-
li-
NCM-lɔ
pika
pika
pika
other
la
la
la1
it
ayema
a
ya2
I
yema
yema1
want
ni
ni
ni1
that
nwɔmi
n
n
you (Subj)
hɔm
wɔm4
tell
yi
yi1
we
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
about
iwɔlɔŋ
i-
i-
NCM (hɔ)
wɔlɔŋ
hɔlɔŋ2
life
mɔɛ
mɔ
mɔ2
you (Obj)
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
20
Yi
yi
yi1
we
koni
koni
koni
Perf
shi
shi
si1
know
temdɛ
tem
tɛm
time
dɛ
lɛ1
the
ŋɔ
ŋɔ
hɔ2
which (Rel)
pɔ
pɔ
pɛ2
people
gbem
gbem
gbem1
give birth
mɔ
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
,
ko
ko
ko1
to
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
where (Rel, lɔ)
pɔ
pɔ
pɛ2
people
gbemmɔ
gbem
gbem1
bear
mɔ
mɔ2
you (Obj)
.
21
Yi
yi
yi1
we
yema
yema
yema1
want
ni
ni
ni1
then
nwɔmyi
n
n
you (Subj)
hɔm
wɔm4
tell
yi
yi1
we
lanɛ
lanɛ
lanɛ1
that
la
la
la1
it
ŋa
ŋa
ŋa3
Subord
yɛ
yɛ
yɛ
when
ntipɛ
n
n
you (Subj)
tipɛ
tipɛ
begin
ni
ni
ni1
then
mu
mu
mu1
even
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
skul
skûl
skul
school
,
siŋ
siŋ
siŋ1
game
thɛ
thɛ
thi-
NCM (tha)
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
tha
tha
tha1
Rel (tha)
ŋsiŋdɛ
ŋ
n
you (Subj)
sīŋ
siŋ2
play
dɛ
lɛ1
the
.
22
La
la
la1
whether
gbo
gbo
gbo1
just
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
about
kɔni
kɔni
kɔni
go
ŋɔthɛ
ŋɔth
hoth
fishing
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
la
la
la2
or
gbo
gbo
gbo1
just
nbontho
n
n
you (Subj)
bonth
bɔnth
help
-o
-o
EV
ba
ba
ba2
father
mɔ
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
for
mpanthɛ
m-
n-
NCM-ma
panth
panth2
tie
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
23
Ashiɛlɛ
a
ya2
I
shi
si1
know
-ɛ
-ɛ
TMA
lɛ
nkɔ
n
n
you (Subj)
kɔ
kɔ2
go
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
also
kiamp
kiamp
Kyamp
Freetown
ko
ko
ko1
to
nsheɛ
nshe
nshe
early on
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
so
so
so3
so (Eng)
nwɔm
n
n
you (Subj)
hɔm
wɔm4
tell
yi
yi
yi1
we
len
len
len
something
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
about
lan
la
la1
it
-n
-n1
Emph
,
24
yɛbilaɛ
yɛbilaɛ
yɛbilaɛ
the reason is
ashiɛ
a
a1
Q
shi
si1
know
-ɛ
-ɛ
TMA
lanɛ
lanɛ
lanɛ1
that
la
la
la1
what-Rel
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
for
nsheɛ
nshe
nshe
prior
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
25
haŋ
haŋ
ha1
about
yɛ
yɛ
yɛ
then
mɔ
mɔ̀
mɔ2
you (Obj)
munini
munini
munini
return
ha
ha
ha2
to
mɔm
mɔm
mɔ2
you (Subj)
ko
ko
ko1
to
bɔnth
bɔnth
bɔnth
help
bamɔ
ba
ba2
father
mɔ
mɔ2
you (Obj)
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
with
mpanth
m-
n-
NCM-ma
panth
panth1
work
.
26
ya
yà
ya2
I
che
che
che1
be
ko
ko
ko1
to
taallɛ
taa
taa
child
lɛ
lɛ1
the
,
acheni
a
a1
Q
che
che1
be
ni
ni2
Neg
ve
ve
ve1
well
,
ya
yà
ya2
I
naka
nak
nak
be ill
-a
-o
EV
naka
nak
nak
be ill
-a
-o
EV
,
pɔ
pɔ
pɛ2
people
mi
mi
mi1
me
yɔk
yɔk
yɔk
take
hɔspithai
hɔspith
hɔspith
hospital
ai
ai1
into
ni
ni
ni1
and
asoŋ
a
ya2
I
soŋ
sonk
recover
.
27
Ya
yà
ya2
I
che
che
che1
be
ko
ko
ko1
to
tallɛ
taa
taa
young
lɛ
lɛ1
the
,
anti
anti
anti
auntie
miyɛ
mi
mi1
me
yɛ
lɛ1
the
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
mi
mi
mi1
me
hun
hun
hun1
come
koi
koi
kuyɛ
take
,
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
mi
mi
mi1
me
yɔk
yɔk
yɔk
take
kiamp
kiamp
Kyamp
Freetown
ko
ko
ko1
to
.
28
Yɛ
yɛ
yɛ
when
yɔk
yɔk
yɔk
take
mi
mi
mi1
me
kiamp
kiamp
Kyamp
Freetown
koɛ
ko
ko1
to
ɛ
ɛ1
Cl-final
,
nen
nen
nɛn2
year
bul
bùl
bul2
one
mɔikɛ
mɔikɛ
muɛkɛ
approaches
tiŋ
tiŋ
tiŋ1
two
,
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
mi
mi
mi1
me
bɛ
bɛ
bɛ4
send
skullai
skûl
skul
school
-lai
ai1
in
.
29
Nɛn
nɛn
nɛn2
year
bul
bùl
bul2
one
mɔikɛ
mɔikɛ
muɛkɛ
approaches
tiŋ
tiŋ
tiŋ1
two
,
nrebɛllɛ
n-
n-
NCM-ma
rebɛl
rebɛl
rebel
lɛ
lɛ1
the
ŋa
ŋa
ŋa1
they / 3pl (ha)
hun
hun
hun1
come
,
ŋa
ŋa
ŋa1
they / 3pl (ha)
hun
hun
hun1
come
tho
tho
tho2
bush
,
ikɔni
i
yi1
we
kɔni
kɔni
went
mɛn
mɛn
mɛn2
under
ko
ko
ko1
to
.
30
A
à
a2
1sg
che
che
che1
be
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
mpaŋ
m-
n-
NCM-ma
pàŋ
paŋ2
month
mɛnyɔl
mɛnyɔl
mɛnhiɔl
nine
,
pemdɛ
pem
pɛm
war
dɛ
lɛ1
the
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ3
it
lɛ
lɛ
lɛ4
be
lantha
lanth
lanth
continue
-a
-o
EV
,
yi
yi
yi1
we
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
munini
munini
munini
return
skullai
skûl
skul
school
-lai
ai1
in
.
31
A
à
a2
1sg
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
lɔni
lɔ
lɔ1
there
ni
ni2
Neg
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
haŋ
haŋ
ha-a-a
until
ya
yà
ya2
I
ko
ko
ko5
Perf
kɔni
kɔni
kɔni
go
fɔm
fɔm
fɔm
Form
wan
wan
wan
One
,
ya
yà
ya2
I
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
tipɛ
tipɛ
tipɛ
begin
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
hɔlide
hɔlide
hɔlide
Holidays
.
32
Nen-o-nen
nɛnonɛn
nɛnonɛn
every year
alɔ
à
a2
1sg
lɔ
lɔ1
there
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
for
mpanthɛ
m-
n-
NCM-ma
panth
panth2
tie
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
33
Tɛmdɛ
tɛm
tɛm
time
dɛ
lɛ1
the
mɔi
mɔi
muɛ
arrive
gbo
gbo
gbo1
just
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
ŋa
ŋa
ha1
for
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
skullai
skûl
skul
school
-lai
ai1
in
,
yi
yi
yi1
we
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
munini
munini
munini
return
.
34
Nɛn-o-nɛn
nɛn-o-nɛn
nɛnonɛn
every year
yɛi
yɛ
yɛ
how
yi
yi1
we
la
la
la1
it
ŋa
ŋaa
ŋaa
do
.
35
Mɛkin
mɛkin
mɛkin2
Lastly
dɛ
dɛ
yɛ
after
ya
yà
ya2
I
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
ni
ni
ni1
and
sit
sit
sit
sit
WASSCE
WASSCE
WASSCE
WASSCE (exam)
ɛ
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
kiamp
kiamp
Kyamp
Freetown
ka
ka
ka2
here
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
ni
ni
ni1
and
mpɛnteŋamiyɛ
m-
n-
NCM-ma
pɛnte
pɛnthe
brother
ŋa-
a-
NCM-ha
mi
mi1
me
yɛ
lɛ1
the
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
,
36
nɛn-o-nɛn
Nen-o-nen
nɛnonɛn
every year
yɛ
yɛ
yɛ
when
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
ko
ko
ko1
to
baŋiɛ
ba
ba2
father
ŋi
yi1
we
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
iwɔ
yi
yi1
we
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ2
go
bɔnth
bɔnth
bɔnth
help
mpanthɛ
m-
n-
NCM-ma
panth
panth2
tie
ɛ
lɛ1
the
ni
ni
ni1
with
mpɛntɛ
m
mi1
me
pɛntɛ
pɛnthe
brother
ŋa
ŋa
ŋa1
people
mi
mi
mi1
me
yɛ
yɛ
lɛ1
the
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
,
37
futh
futh
futh
transplant
pɛlɛ
pɛlɛ
pɛlɛ
rice
,
yukɛ
yuk
yuk
plant
ɛ
lɛ1
the
,
ŋa
ŋaa
ŋaa
do
yen-o-yen
yenoyen
yenoyen
everything
,
haŋ
haŋ
ha-a-a
until
i
i
yi1
we
koŋ
koŋ
koŋ5
Perf
gbako
gbako
gbako
grow
.
38
Bi
bi
bi1
have
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
also
gadin
gadin
gadɛn
garden
bom
bom
bom
big
,
gadin
gadin
gadɛn
garden
nthɔthɔɛ
n-
n-
NCM-ma
thɔthɔ
thɔthɔ
oil-palm
ɛ
lɛ1
the
.
39
Yɛ
yɛ
yɛ
when
yi
yi
yi1
we
ka
ka
ka5
Past
che
che
che1
be
ko
ko
ko1
to
tallɛ
taa
taa
young
lɛ
,
yi
yi
yi1
we
yukɔ
yuk
yuk
plant
-ɔ
-o
EV
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
ma
ma
ma4
for
.
40
Boŋ
boŋ
boŋ2
time
cheki
che
che1
be
ki
ki1
this
,
ma
ma
ma3
they (ma)
koŋ
koŋ
koŋ5
Perf
gbako
gbako
gbako
grow
,
wɔn
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
-n
-n1
self
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
ni
ni
ni1
and
sɔvaiv
sɔvaiv
sɔvaiv
live
.
41
Lɔn
lɔn
lɔn
there
pɛ
pɛ
pɛ3
again
yi
yi
yi1
we
chɔŋo
chɔŋ
chɔŋ1
give (thanks)
-ɔ
-o
EV
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
abatokɛ
abatokɛ
hɔbatokɛ
God
sɛkɛ
sɛ̀kɛ́
sɛkɛ
thanks
.
42
Kenɛki-kenɛki
kenɛki-kenɛki
kenɛki-kenɛki
this time
wantɛ
wantɛ
wante
sister
yi
yi
yi1
we
bɛndɛ
bɛn
bɛn2
elder
dɛ
lɛ1
the
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
him (wɔ)
pɔk
pɔk
pɔk1
country
potho
potho
potho
white people
wɔ
wɔ
wɔ1
Rel (wɔ)
yi
yi
yi1
we
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
support
,
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kɛ
kɛ
kɛ
but
che
che
che3
Prog
yi
yi
yi1
we
koŋ
koŋ
koŋ5
Perf
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
support
bikɔs
bikɔs
bikɔs
because
ramdɛ
ram
ram2
family
dɛ
lɛ1
the
kɔ
kɔ
kɔ3
it
bom
bom
bom
big
che
che
che3
Prog
yi
yi
yi1
we
koŋ
koŋ
koŋ5
Perf
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
sɔpɔt
support
gbi
gbi
gbi1
all
.
44
Labi
labi
labiya
therefore
inpɛ
yi
yi1
we
-n
-n1
Emph
pɛ
pɛ3
also
iko
i
yi1
we
ko
ko1
to
dukɛ
duk
duk
fall
-ɛ
-ɛ
TMA
ni
ni
ni1
and
poɛ
po
po1
arise; get up; rise
-ɛ
-ɛ
TMA
ni
ni
ni1
and
isɔthɔ
i-
i-
NCM (hɔ)
sɔthɔ
sɔthɔ
get
ko
ko
ko1
to
lɔ
lɔ
lɔ1
there
iyɛthini
i-
i-
NCM (hɔ)
yɛthini
yɛthini
hold fast
.