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VOCABULAEIES 



Further Phrases in Olukonjo. 



My house Enyumba yage. 



Thy house „ yayo. 



His house „ yaye. 



Our town Obutala etu. 



„ bwetu. 



Your country Erirembo. 



rienyu, -enyu. 



Their children Abana babo. 



Bad -bi. 



Female -kali; -owene. 



Good Buya (fine). 



Great -kulu. 



Little -nunu, -ke. 



Male -lume. 



Sick, ill Aluere. 



White -eru. 



Here Eno. 



Black -iraiilu. 



Plenty -ngi. 



There Eria ; Hali. 



No, not lyehe ; Si-. 



I am Endi. 



Thou art Uli. 



I bring Nga leta, 



Ngendireta. 



I come Ngasa. 



■ Wase ! {imp). 

 I come not Sindendiasai. 



Sindiasa. 



I dance Ngendiwin'. 



,, winai. 



Idle Ngakuwa. 



I drink Nganyuwa. 



Ngasoma. 



I drank JSTagwirinyu'. 



I drank not Sindinanyu'. 



I eat Ngalia. 



I eat not Sinditrali. 



I give Mba. 



I am giving Ngandi kuh'. 



I give you Ngakuha. 



I gave him Nanamuhere. 



I go Ngagenda. 



I went Nanagendlre. 



I kill them Ngabaita. 



1 know Ngaikiasi. 



I know not Singaikiasi. 



I love Ngasima. 



We make Tu kaliml 



„ say „ kabuga. 



„ sold not Situ tuawola. 



He stinks Amabeha ; Amabala. 



He steals Akiba. 



They laugh Bakasek^. 



You weep Muka rer^. 



Why art thou Wa rara (lala) wa 



sleeping? kwireci? 



Where did he go ? Agendire hai ? 



Who comes in ? Oyu gengira nende ? 



What do you say? ... Wa wuru tike 1 



\* Infinitives in Olukonjo always made 

 with 5th (Eri-) prefix, and not with 15th 

 (Ku-). Thus, to sleep is Eri-\&\&; not 



To see Eri-langera. 



To speak Eri-londa. 



To dance Eri-bina. 



To fall Eri-wa, and also 



Eri-hinda. 

 To strike Eri-tera. 



I strike "i^dera* 



I struck 'Ssiterire. 



I did strike Ngaifra. 



I shall strike Nda tera. 



If I strike Ngi tera. 



I may strike 'Ndere. 



To come Eri-asa. 



I come Ngasa. 



I come not Sindi asd. 



Thou coniest not Siwasd. 



He comes not Siasa. 



We come not Situasa. 



Ye come not Simwasa. 



They come not Sibasa. 



* Verbal root in italics. 



