VOCABULARIES 



911 



English. 



Somali. 



I die I Dintai 



I drink Abi 



I drank : „ 



I drank not. Ma abiu 



I eat | Wasuni 



I eat not ... sUni mayu 



I give An asin 



I give thee. . . An akusin 



I gave him . . An asiye 



I go Wa tegeya 



I went ] An ntege 



I kill them.. An adilje 



I know Wa wgai 



I know not . . Mu cogi 



Thou lovest . Ada ajel 



We make ... Wa samen 



We say Wan oran 



We sold not lbin menu (sold) 



He stinks ... Wa oreya 



He steals ... Wu hadai 



They laugh . Wa yosleyan 



You weep... I dinku wa wesiln 



Whyartthou i Mahai 



sleeping ?. . wsahanayan 

 Where did 



he go ? ... Hagu tege ? 

 Who comes 



in ? Ya scogale 



What do you j 



say? i Mahad li'xtai 



How do you 



make palm Ainked usamesa 



wine? yamri 



What shall 



we drink ? Mahain uabi 1 

 When art 



thou coming? Had mad iman ? 

 (Jive me 



food? Sorissi 



Cut me a 



small stick Ql yer ijer 



I want a Wahan dwnaya 



little stone I dagah yer 



