| Ongula |
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| Tate:Wa lala po, Meme Liina? |
Meme:Ee-ee. |
| Tate:Nawa ngaa? |
Meme:Ee-ee. Ngoye wa lala po, Tate Petrus? |
| Tate:Ee-ee. |
Meme:Nawa ngaa? |
| Tate:Ee-ee, onawa. |
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| B: Ongula |
|
| Tate:Kala po nawa, Meme Liina |
Meme:Eewa, inda po nawa Tate Petrus |
| C: Komatango |
|
| Meme:Wu uhala po, Tate Landu? |
Tate:Ee-ee |
| Meme:Nawa tuu? |
Tate:Ee-ee. Ngoye wu uhala po, Meme Estera? |
| Meme:Ee-ee. |
Tate:Nawa ngaa? |
| Meme:Ee-ee, onawa. |
|
| D: Ongulohi |
|
| Meme:Wa tokelwa po, Tate Josefa? |
Tate:Ee-ee |
| Meme:Nawa ngaa? |
Tate:Ee-ee. Ngoye wa tokelwa po, Meme Maria? |
| Meme:Ee-ee. |
Tate:Nawa? |
| Meme:Ee-ee, onawa |
|
| E: Ookuume |
|
| Beata:Ongiini, Andreas? |
Andreas:Onawa, kuume. Ongiini? |
| Beata:Onawa. |
|
| English |
Oshindonga |
| Good |
Nawa |
| Morning |
Ongula |
| Afternoon |
Komatango / Omutenya |
| Evening |
Ongulohi |
| Night |
Uusiku |
| Friends |
ooKuume |
| Yes |
Ee-ee / Eeno |
| No |
Aawe / Aaye / Aa-ee |
| OK |
Eewa |
| Good morning |
Wa lala po? |
| Good afternoon |
Wu uhala po? |
| Good evening |
Wa tokelwa po? |
| Hello (and other informal greetings) |
Ongiini / Ongaipi |
| Go well |
Inda po nawa |
| Stay well |
Kala po nawa |
| Sleep well |
Ka lale po nawa |
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| Exercise 1 |
|
| Translate the following conversation into
English: |
| A:Wu uhala po Meme ...............? |
B:Ee-ee. |
| A:Onawa tuu? |
B:Ee-ee, ngoye wu uhala po Meme ..............? |
| A:Ee-ee. |
B:Onawa ngaa? |
| A:Ee-ee, Onawa. |
|
| |
|
| Exercise 2 |
|
| Fill in the missing words in the following
conversation: |
| A:Wa ............. po Meme ................................? |
B:............... |
| A:Nawa ngaa? |
B:Ee-ee, .................. wa lala po Tate ...................? |
| A:Ee-ee. |
B:Onawa ngaa? |
| A:.................. |
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| |
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| Exercise 3 |
|
| Fill in the missing words in the following
conversation: |
| A:Wu................... po Meme..............................? |
B:...................... |
| A:Onawa .................? |
B:Ee-ee, wu .................. po Meme ..................? |
| A:Ee-ee. |
B:Nawa tuu? |
| A:Ee-ee, onawa |
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| Exercise 4 |
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| Have a friend greet you for all of the
times of day. Practice until you can do it without thinking. |
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Aniwa:
~ Eyoka enene itali ku adha wu na omdhimbo.
~
A big snake will not find you if you have a stick.
(If you are always ready you will not have problems.) |
