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| 4.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 to English:
intransitive verbs
| Zarma |
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| Suba iri ga koy Niamey. |
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| Ni ga koy habu wiciri, wala? |
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| A koy fu. |
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| A ga kaa suba. |
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| Bi fo wiciri kambu araŋ koy kwara. |
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| Iri ga kaa ni do alula. |
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| Iri fuwo kaŋ. |
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| A ne nga ga kaa subasi. |
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| Boro fo koy Niamey. |
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Exercise 2 Translate to English:
transitive special verbs.
| Zarma |
English |
| Bi ay maa r'a; hunkuna iri ga di a. |
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| Iri kande yo fo da hansi fo |
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| A ga kande nga bariyo suba. |
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| A kande nga tasa; ay kande ŋwari. |
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Exercise 3
Translate to English:
being
| Zarma |
English |
| A wando go no. |
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| A go habo ra. |
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| Ŋwari go tablo boŋ. |
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| A izo alfaga no; iri izo hab'ize no. |
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| Feji beri go Yantala kwara; iri no ga di a. |
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| Tasa no i kande. |
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| Hunkuna farka no ay ga karu. |
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Exercise 4
Translate to English:
transitive regular verb.
| Zarma |
English |
| Ay di boro fo; a ga jiney nera Niamey habu ra. |
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| Iri ga bari fo nera. |
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Iri ga day bari fo da feji hinza
(or: Iri ga bari fo da feji hinza day)
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| Bi alasar ay na bari fo karu. |
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Ay day yo hinka da yeji gu
(or: Ay na yo hinka da yeji gu day)
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| Suba susubey ay ga haw taci nera. |
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| Nga no na safari samba iri do. |
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| I na curo fo wi bi wiciri kambu, wala? |
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Exercise 5a Translate into Zarma:
motion - I
| English |
Zarma |
| I went to Niamey yesterday |
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| I went to home this evening |
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| I went to town |
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| I went to market |
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Exercise 5b Translate into Zarma:
motion - they
| English |
Zarma |
| They went to Niamey yesterday |
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| They went to home this evening |
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| They went to town |
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| They went to market |
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Exercise 5c Translate into Zarma:
motion - the woman
| English |
Zarma |
| The woman went to Niamey yesterday |
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| The woman went to home this evening |
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| The woman went to town |
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| The woman went to market |
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Exercise 5d Translate into Zarma: motion - five persons
| English |
Zarma |
| Five persons went to Niamey yesterday |
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| Five persons went to home this evening |
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| Five persons went to town |
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| Five persons went to market |
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Exercise 6 Translate into Zarma:
possession
| English |
Zarma |
| He saw his own horse. |
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| He saw your work. |
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| He saw someone's dish was on the table. |
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| He saw his own stuff. |
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| He saw eight sheep. |
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Last updated:
26 december 2009
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