Mother Tongue Education in Nkwen Language
Ǹgha Mǝnkwènǝ dzwi a nǝ̀ Ǹjwe Nǝ̀fǎ
A week in Nkwen is made up of eight days
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The /i/ sound in Nkwen Language is a vowel. It is used in building most words as seen below.
I i
biŋә → answer
biŋsә̂ → to ask
bìˀi → to carry
àbìˀì → load
àdìˀi → a place
àdì → tragedy
àli → incense
ә̀lyi → soldier ants
mbyi → a goat
àliliŋә → a bat
àlìŋә̀ → witchcraft
m̀mi → the eyes
zǐ → to sweep
Bisә̂ → to smooth
À kә̀ bә әzo, Binywε zǐ abî zhì ma ǝ̀lyi kә̀ kǔ wә. À kә̀ swiŋә ambwo moo yì Ǹgwà ŋgә a lo fәngwaŋә niŋә mәmә ŋkyì nfεˀεrә әlyi wu wә. Əlyi wu zә fәngwaŋә fya ŋkhә̀kә̀ wwa.
Free Translation
Binwie swept her compound that was invaded by soldier ants yesterday. She asked her son Ngwa to put salt in water and sprinkle on the soldier ants. The soldier ants saw the salt and ran away.
Collective Nouns
Ndurǝ-ǝdzuŋǝ̀
ǹkàa nyǔ – a swamp of bees
ǹgəŋə məmbǒ – a bunch of bananas
àtàrə nko’òndzə̀mə̀ – a herd of cattle
àtàrə̀ bəsəŋə – a flock of birds
ǹno bə – a crowd of people
ǹgəŋə nəngùŋə – a bunch of pantains
nə̀bəŋə nə ndə̀ŋə – a bunch of bamboos
àkà bəzɛ̀rə – a gang of thieves
nə̀bəŋə nə əbi – a bundle of grass
àkwǒ ətǐ – a forest of trees
ákǝ̀ka’a mǝnjyǝ̌ – a big basket of groundnuts/peanuts
àbǎ njyǎ – a bag of vegetables
ǹkùŋǝ̀ mǝ̀lù’ù – a crate of beer
nǝ̀dzwa’a nǝ àdzò – a cluster of plums
àyɛ̌ mǝ̀mbǒ – a cluster of bananas
ǹgonǝ ǝlyi – a line of soldier ants
Nouns that don’t change forms in Plural
| Singular | Plural |
| ǹgwu fowl | ǹgwu fowls |
| ǹgwo dog | ǹgwo dogs |
| m̀byi goat | m̀byi goats |
| ǹkabè money | ǹkabǝ̀ money |
| ǝ̀lyi soldier ant | ǝ̀lyi soldier ants |
Uncountable nouns
Ədzuŋǝ ma boŋǝ bǝ kàkǝ seŋǝ̀
| ǹkyǐ | water |
| fǝ̀li’ì | smoke |
| fə̀ngwaŋə̀ | salt |
| mə̀wurə̀ | oil |
| mə̀lù’ù | wine |
| àliŋə̀ | blood |
| ǹgwàsaŋǝ̀ | corn |
Abstract nouns
Ədzuŋǝ ma bɔŋǝ bǝ kakǝ̌ zǝ̌ kǝ ŋa.
| Mə̀luì – anger |
| Mə̀lìŋnə̀ – sorrow |
| Mə̀chìi – wisdom |
| Mə̀tenə̀ – power |
| Ǹjì – hunger |
| àkwὲrəntiŋə̀ – perseverance |
| Nə̀bòŋə̀ – beauty |
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Ǹghà Mǝnkwenǝ̀ dzwi a nè Ǹjwe Nèfǎ. A week in Nkwen is made up of eight days.
Ǹjwe Nèfǎ Mǝmǝ̀ Ǹgha Mǝnkwenǝ: The Eight Days of the Nkwen Week.
1. Zә̀ntye (big country Sunday)
2. Zә̀nkhalye
3. Zә̀lye
4. Zә̀nkhaka–Zә̌kǎ
5. Zә̀kǎ (small country Sunday)
6. Zә̀zǐ
7. Zә̀ngәfә̀kwènә
8. Zә̀nkhakâ– zә̀ntye
| We have four days from the big Country Sunday to the small Country Sunday. | We have four days from the small Country Sunday to the big Country Sunday. |
| 1. Zә̀ntye (big country Sunday) | 5. Zә̀kǎ (small country Sunday) |
| 2. Zә̀nkhalye | 6. Zә̀zǐ |
| 3. Zә̀lye | 7. Zә̀ngәfә̀kwènә |
| 4. Zǝ̀nkhaka–Zә̌kǎ | 8. Zә̀nkhakâ– zә̀ntye |
Bǝ̀ŋorǝ̀ ǹchǝ̀-bya mǝmǝ̀ alùŋǝ̀
The 12 months of the year (With the revised alphabet)
| 1 | Ŋorә̀ Ǹchyàmbì | January |
| 2 | Ŋorә̀ Àbǝ̀bә | February |
| 3 | Ŋorә̀ Ǹchǔmbә̀ŋә̀ | March |
| 4 | Ŋorә̀ Àzhә̌ | April |
| 5 | Ŋorә̀ Shә̌- ngwenә̀ | May |
| 6 | Ŋorә̀ Ǹwùŋnә̀- àlùŋә̀ | June |
| 7 | Ŋorә̀ Mә̀ghă or Ŋorә̀ Nә̀fùˀù | July |
| 8 | Ŋorә̀ Mәkû mә lùŋә̀ or Ŋorǝ̀ Alansә̌-mbә̀ŋә̀ | August |
| 9 | Ŋorә̀ ǹtsǔsanә | September |
| 10 | Ŋorә̀ ŋwàˀàsànә | October |
| 11 | Ŋorә̀-ŋgwenə | November |
| 12 | Ŋorә̀ krәsә̀menә̀ / ŋorə ǹlwìtə̀ | December |
