A Mendi Vocabulary. 



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Her father 

 Our father 

 Your father 

 Their father 

 My mother 

 Thy mother 

 His mother 

 Her mother 

 Our mother 

 My king 

 Thy- king 

 His king 

 Her king 

 Our king 

 Your king 

 Their king 

 My book 

 Thy book 

 His book 

 My house 

 Thy house 

 His house 

 Her house 

 Our house 

 My knife 

 Thy knife 

 His knife 

 Her knife 

 Our knife 

 Your knife 

 Their knife 



This book 

 These books 

 That book 

 Those books 

 What book'? 

 What books 1 

 Any book 



One ship 



ta-ngi-ke or ngi-ke 



mo-ke 



wu-ke 



ti-ke 



gna-ndzhi 



bi-ndzhi 



ta-ngi-ndzhi 



ta-ngi-ndzhi 



mo-ndzhi 



gna-ma-hai 



bi-ma-hai 



ngi-ma-hai 



ngi-ma-hai 



mo-ma-hai 



wu-ma-hai 



ti-ma-hai 



gna-kol-le 



bi-gol-le 



ta-ngi-gol-le 



gna-pe-le 



bi-we-le 



ta-ngi-vvele 



ta-ngi-we-le 



mo-we-le 



gna-bo-e 



bi-bo-e 



ta-ngi-bo-e 



ta-ngi-bo-e 



mo-bo-e 



wu-bo-e 



ti-bo-e 



kol-le dzhi 

 kol-le dzhi 

 kol-le na 

 kol-le na 

 kol-le gbe 

 kol-le gbe 

 kol-le gbe-le 



den-de yi-ra 



One man 

 Two men 

 Three men 

 All men 



A good man 

 A bad man 

 A white man 



ta-mo yi-ra 

 ta-moi fe-le 

 ta-moi sau-wa 

 ta-moi gbe-Ie 



ta-mo yan-din-go 

 ta-mo e-yan-din-ne 

 ta-mo ko-lin-go 



This book is mine 

 This book is thine 

 This book is his 

 This book is ours 

 This book is yours 

 This book is theirs 



I have eaten gna gi-we-ia a-me-la 



Thou hast eaten bia bi-we-la a-me-la 

 He has eaten ta e-we-la a-me-la 

 We have eaten mo-a mu-we-la a-me-la 

 Ye have eaten wa wu-we-la a-mela 

 They have eaten ti-a ti-we-la a-me-la 



kol-le dzhi gna wo mi-na 

 kol-le dzhi bi wo mi-na 

 kol-le dzhi gi wo mi-na 

 kol-le dzhi mu wo mi-na 

 kol-le dzhi wu wo mi-na 

 kol-le dzhi ti wo mi-na 



I am your friend 

 I am his friend 



] gna ba-la bi-a 

 [ gna ba-la law a bi-a 

 gna ba-la law a gi-e 



