Mother Tongue Education in Nkwen Language
Prayer to Our Guardian Angels.
Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day (night) be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Angɛ̀rǝ̀ Nywè, ǹlinǝ̀ wa . Nywe fya wa a mbwo wwò mbǝ’ǝ akòŋnǝ̀ zhi. Yii ndzwi nǝbenǝ mwò nǝ njwe senǝ, mǝ ŋwà’àsǝnǝ ̀nkà’a wwo, mǝ dǝ̀sǝnǝ̀ mânduŋǝ a mbwo mwò, mǝ chisǝnǝ̀ wa, mǝ lìnǝnǝ wa, Adzwili .
Basic Division With And Without Remainder
My grand-daughter in 4k (Nursery 2) can already do the four rules; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division so well as she follows lessons in this website and on its youtube channel. After viewing the youtube video above, pay and download a copy of Long Division With and Without Remainder from the link below. E-book only.
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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 |
Click here to get more Lessons on Nkwen Language:
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 |
THE GLORY BE
Mә̀khu’utәnә̀ dzwi ambwo Әtàa, nә moo nә̀ Àzhwè zә Nwà’ànә.
Ma a bi ndzwi mәzhìtәnә̀, a kә ndzwi a tsәtsoŋәnә̀ wi, nә àghә̀mә̀ ntsә̀mә̀ nә mә̀dzwinә̀ muma mә lyә kә myè. Adzwilĭ.
ACT OF CONTRITION
Tsaa mәliŋnә (Sorry)
O NYwe wà, mә̀ tsàa mәlìŋnә̀, mbә’ә mә̀ ghә̀rә әbwu fә nnu wwò. Ò boŋә nchyàtә, kә wwo әbwu koŋә. Mә swa’à mәtènә̀, kә wa әbwu bùu ghә̀rә. Mә ghә̀rә ngә’ә nә ә̀bwu wa. Adzwilǐ.
Mǝ̀ mbiŋnǝ̀ (I Believe)
Mə̀ mbiŋə mbwo Nywe Ətaa, ma a dzwi nә mә̀tenә mәtsèmә̀. Ma a ghərə nəkaŋə bwo nshye, Nә Moo Ngonә yì wi mò’o M̀fò Yesu Kristò, ma bә tu’unə yi mbə’ə Azhwè zə Nwa’anǝ̀ Mariyà a jwe yi. A zə ngə’ə zhi nshye wi mbwo Bonto Blato, Bә bu’utә̀ yi nә àbàŋnә̀, a kwo bə twiŋə yε. A tso nghə ndzwi ala’a bə̀ ba kwonǝ̌, njwe tarə a bə̀ŋnə̀ nəwwo. A ko’o nghə̀ nəkàŋə̀ nnunə abwo mà’à Ətàa ma à dzwi nә̀ mә̀tenә̀ mә̀tsә̀mә̀. A lyə bu yii məsa’anə̀ bə bə̀tsə̀mə̀ fəfə nshye. Bà dzwinə nǝ bà kwonə̌. Mә̀ mbiŋә mbwo Àzhwè zә̌ Nwa’anə. Nə ǹkùŋsə̀ ndya Nywè Katorә; Nə ǹkùŋsə̀ Bә̀ bâ Nwa’anә, nə mә na’anә̀ mә әbwu, nə mə̀zwiŋnə̀, mə m̀bə̀ŋə̀ ǹnu, nə̀ mə̀dzwinə̀ ma mə lyə kə myè. Adzwilìi
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
Lord Jesus, by your cross and resurrection you set us free, you are the Savior of the world. As we profess our faith in you by reciting the Apostle’s Creed, help redeem the world from the corona virus. Thank you Lord Jesus.
Mә̀ghu’usәnә-(GLORIA)
Ǹghù’usә dzwi ambwo Nywè-ngoŋә ma à dzwi fәfә nәkàŋә nә mboonә mbwo ŋù ntsә̀mә̀ fә nshye ma a dzwi nә̀ ntiŋә nshi’inә̀. Bii dorә nә̀ wwò, bii foo wwo, bii myenә wwo, bii ghu’usә wwo. Bii fya mәyà a mbwo wwò nә nәfonә̀ zhә zә̀ wwe. Nywè Ətàa, Mfò Nә̀kàŋә̀, o Nywe ma ò dzwi nә̀ mә̀tenә̀ mәtsә̀mә̀. Mfò Yesu Kristò, Moo Ngonә mo’o. Moo Mbyi ǹdzὲrә̀, moo Nywe-ngoŋә Ətaa. O loo әbwu mbyi ǹtsә̀mә̀, ko mәlìŋnә̀ wìi. O lòo әbwu mbyi ǹtsә̀mә̀, zwi’itә ndzùŋә̀ zìi. Ò nunә abwo mà’à Ətaa, ko mәlìŋnә̀ wìi. Tsuŋ wwò-wwò ma ò bә Nwà’ànә, wwò-wwò wi mò’o ma ò bә M̀fò, wwò-wwò ma ò bә M̀fò nghwe, Yesu Kristò nә Azhwè zә Nwà’ànә̀ mәmә àghu’usә̀ Nywe Ətàa. Adzwi lìi
