Exercise 5 Translate into Zarma.
English |
Zarma |
I went to Goudel yesterday. |
Ay koy Goudel bi. |
They went to Yantala the day before yesterday. |
I koy Yantala bi fo. |
We came to Niamey. |
Iri kaa Niamey. |
He will go to town today. |
A ga koy kwara hunkuna. |
They said Saley will come today. |
I ne Saley ga kaa hunkuna. |
Some day (One day) I will go to Cotonou. |
Han fo ay ga koy Cotonou. |
They said she went home. |
I ne a koy fu. |
She bought three donkeys. |
A na farka hinza day. |
You rode the horse. |
(s) Ni na bariyo karu. |
We have sold two horses. |
Iri na bari hinka nera. |
Today I killed a dog and two birds. |
Hunkuna ay na hansi fo da curo hinka wi. |
Yesterday you rode a horse. |
(s) Bi ni na bari karu. |
Today you rode a donkey. |
(p) Hunkuna araŋ na farka karu. |
We watch the children today. |
Iri na zankey guna hunkuna. |
Ten lion roared. |
Musu beri way hen. |
Will Haw come today? |
Haw ga kaa Hunkuna, wala? |
No they said she went to town. |
Haŋ'a i ne a koy kwara. |
The child fell. He cried. |
Zanka kaŋ. A hen |
The woman died today. |
Waybora bu hunkuna. |
I saw a lion and four birds. |
Ay di musu beri fo da curo taci. |
Did you see the woman? |
(p) Araŋ di waybora, wala?. |
Do you understand? |
(s) Ni maa r'a, wala? |
Yes, I saw them day before yesterday. |
Oho, ay di ey bi fo. |
We saw three donkeys. They brayed. |
Iri di farka hinza. I hen. |
We heard the cows yesterday. |
Iri maa hawey bi. |