Some Nouns and Sentence Patterns in Nkwen Language
Talking in Nkwen Language.
Nouns and Sentence Patterns
Ә̀dì’i – Places
mǝ̀tànǝ the market.
àwàsǝ the hospital.
nto’o the palace.
àfò the farm.
ndyâ house
ndyâ-nywè the church.
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ the school
ndyâ-nkabǝ̀ the bank
ndyâ-ntenǝ̀ the basement
ndyâ-kò’ònǝ̌ upstairs
nkyǐ the stream.
àkò’ò the restroom.
adì’i fà’à the job site.
adì’i nǝdorǝ the park/playground.
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀ a meeting place.
adì’i ndyâ-moo a birth celebration.
adì’i nzo’o a wedding.
adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert/dance/show
àtyê nta’à hilltop
ntsǔ nkyî riverbank, seashore
nfu’u ngò’ò a cave
Questions and answers about places we go to.
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Questions – O ghǝ̀ a fǝ? Where are you going? – A ghǝ̀ a fǝ? Where is he/she going? – Bwo ghǝ̀ a fǝ? Where are they going? – Bǔ ghǝ̀ a fǝ? Where are you people going? – Binǝ ghǝ̀ a fǝ? Where are we going? |
Answers Mǝ ghǝ I’m going to A ghǝ I’m going to Bwo ghǝ They are going to Bǐ ghǝ We’re going to Binǝ ghǝ We’re going to |
Ә̀dì’i/Places
mǝ̀tànǝ the market. àwàsǝ the hospital. nto’o the palace. àfò the farm. ndyâ-nywè the church. ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ school nkyǐ the stream/river/water. àkò’ò the restroom. adì’i fà’à the job site. adì’i nǝdorǝ the park. adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀ a meeting. adì’i ndyâ-moo a birth celebration. adì’i nzo’o a wedding. adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert àtyê nta’à hilltop ntsǔ nkyî riverbank, seashore |
Where do you want to go? …
| O swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where do you want to go? – A swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ? Where does he/she want to? – Bwo swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ? Where do they want to go? – Bǔ swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ? Where do you people want to go? – Binǝ swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ? Where do we want to go? |
Mǝ swà’a ghǝ
I want to go to A swà’a ghǝ He/she wants to go to Bwo swà’a ghǝ They want to go to Bǐ swà’a ghǝ We want to go to Binǝ swà’a ghǝ We want to go to |
Ә̀dì’i/Places
mǝ̀tànǝ the market. àwàsǝ the hospital. nto’o the palace. àfò the farm. ndyâ-nywè the church. ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ school nkyǐ the stream/river/water. àkò’ò the restroom. adì’i fà’à the job site. adì’i nǝdorǝ the park. adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀ a meeting. adì’i ndyâ-moo a birth celebration. adì’i nzo’o a wedding. adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert àtyê nta’à hilltop ntsǔ nkyî riverbank, seashore |
Where is your father, mother, …?
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Ətaa wwò fǝ? (ghǝ a fǝ?) -Where is your father? Where did your father go? Where h your father gone to? |
Ətaa wà ghǝ
-My father has gone to |
Ә̀dì’i / Places
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀ a meeting. |
| Mma wwò fǝ?
Where is your mother? |
Mma wà ghǝ
-My mother has gone to |
adì’i ndyâ-moo
birth celebration. |
| Ndǝ̀mǝ wwò fǝ?
-Where is your brother/sister? |
Ndǝ̀mǝ wà ghǝ
-My brother/sister has gone to |
adì’i nzo’o
a wedding. |
| Muwu fǝ?
-Where is your younger one / baby? |
Muwì ghǝ
-My younger one/baby has gone to |
adì’i nǝdorǝ
the park/playground. |
| Mmà ntìkàŋǝ fǝ?
-Where is grandmother? |
Mmà ntìkàŋǝ̀ ghǝ
– Grandmother has gone to |
àtyê nta’à
hilltop |
| Ətàa ntìkàŋǝ fǝ?
– Where is grandfather? |
-Ətà̀à ntìkàŋǝ̀ ghǝ
– Grandfather has gone to |
ntsǔ nkyî
riverbank, seashore, beach |
Where are you coming from? …
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O kwi (lyǝ) a fǝ? (Ətaa wwò, Mma wwò, etc Where are you coming from? |
Mǝ kwi I’m coming from |
Ә̀dì’i / Places
mǝ̀tànǝ the market. |
| A kwi a fǝ?
Where is he/she coming from? |
A kwi
He/she is coming from |
àwàsǝ
the hospital. |
| – Bwo kwi a fǝ?
Where are they coming from? |
Bwo kwi
They are coming from
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nto’ò
the palace.
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| – Bǔ kwi a fǝ?
Where are you people coming from? |
Bǐ kwi
We are coming from |
àfò
the farm. ndyâ-nywè the church. |
Where are you now? / Where do you live?
| – b. Ò dzwi a fǝ?
Where are you now? |
Mǝ̀ ndzwǐ
I am at |
Ә̀dì’i Places
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ school |
| – À dzwi a fǝ?
Where is he/she now? |
À dzwǐ
He/she is at |
nkyǐ
the stream. |
| – Bwo dzwi a fǝ?
Where are they now? |
Bwo dzwi
They are at |
adì’i fà’à
the job site. |
| – Bù dzwi a fǝ?
Where are you people now? |
Bìi dzwi
We are at |
adì’i nǝdorǝ
the park/playground. |
Where do you live?
| – b. O dzwi a fǝ?
Where do you live? |
Mǝ ndzwi
I live at |
Ә̀dì’i Places
California. |
| – A dzwi a fǝ?
Where does he/she lives? |
A dzwi
He/she lives at |
Chicago. |
| – Bwo dzwi a fǝ?
Where do they live? |
Bwo dzwi
They live at |
Wisconsin. |
| – Bu dzwi a fǝ?
Where do you people live? |
Bìi dzwi
We live at |
Texas. |
Nouns and Sentence Patterns