4.E. Exercises

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Exercise 1 Translate to English: intransitive verbs
Zarma English
Suba iri ga koy Niamey.  

 

Ni ga koy habu wiciri, wala?  

 

A koy fu.  

 

A ga kaa suba.  

 

Bi fo wiciri kambu araŋ koy kwaara.  

 

Iri ga kaa ni do alula.  

 

Iri fuwo kaŋ.  

 

A ne nga ga kaa subasi.  

 

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.  

 

Iri kande yo fo da hansi fo  

 

A ga kande nga bariyo suba.  

 

A kande nga tasa; ay kande ŋwari.  

 

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Exercise 3 Translate to English: being
Zarma English
A wando go no.  

 

A go habo ra.  

 

Ŋwari go tablo boŋ.  

 

A izo alfaga no; iri izo hab'ize no.  

 

Feji beri go Yantala kwaara; iri no ga di a.  

 

 

Tasa no i kande.  

 

Hunkuna farka no ay ga kaaru.  

 

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Exercise 4 Translate to English: transitive regular verb.
Zarma English
Ay di boro fo; a ga jiney neera Niamey habu ra.  

 

 

Iri ga bari fo neera.  

 

Iri ga day bari fo da feji hinza
(or: Iri ga bari fo da feji hinza day)
 

 

 

Bi alasar ay na bari fo kaaru.  

 

Ay day yo hinka da yeji gu
(or: Ay na yo hinka da yeji gu day)
 

 

Suba susubey ay ga haw taci neera.  

 

Nga no na safari samba iri do.  

 

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  

 

I went to home this evening  

 

I went to town  

 

I went to market  

 

Exercise 5b Translate into Zarma: motion - they
English Zarma
They went to Niamey yesterday  

 

They went to home this evening  

 

They went to town  

 

They went to market  

 

Exercise 5c Translate into Zarma: motion - the woman
English Zarma
The woman went to Niamey yesterday  

 

The woman went to home this evening  

 

The woman went to town  

 

The woman went to market  

 

Exercise 5d Translate into Zarma: motion - five persons
English Zarma
Five persons went to Niamey yesterday  

 

Five persons went to home this evening  

 

Five persons went to town  

 

Five persons went to market  

 

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Exercise 6 Translate into Zarma: possession
English Zarma
He saw his own horse.  

 

He saw your work.  

 

He saw someone's dish was on the table.  

 

He saw his own stuff.  

 

He saw eight sheep.  

 

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Last updated: 07 februari 2012