Some Nouns and Sentence Patterns in Nkwen Language
Talking in Nkwen Language.
Nouns and Sentence Patterns
Ә̀dì’i – Places
mǝ̀tànǝ the market.
àwàsǝ the hospital.
nto’o the palace.
àfò the farm.
ndyâ house
ndyâ-nywè the church.
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ the school
ndyâ-nkabǝ̀ the bank
ndyâ-ntenǝ̀ the basement
ndyâ-kò’ònǝ̌ upstairs
nkyǐ the stream.
àkò’ò the restroom.
adì’i fà’à the job site.
adì’i nǝdorǝ the park/playground.
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀ a meeting place.
adì’i ndyâ-moo a birth celebration.
adì’i nzo’o a wedding.
adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert/dance/show
àtyê nta’à hilltop
ntsǔ nkyî riverbank, seashore
nfu’u ngò’ò a cave
Questions and answers about places we go to.
Questions
– O ghǝ̀ a fǝ?
Where are you going?
– A ghǝ̀ a fǝ?
Where is he/she going?
– Bwo ghǝ̀ a fǝ?
Where are they going?
– Bǔ ghǝ̀ a fǝ?
Where are you people going?
– Binǝ ghǝ̀ a fǝ?
Where are we going?
Answers
Mǝ ghǝ
I’m going to
A ghǝ
I’m going to
Bwo ghǝ
They are going to
Bǐ ghǝ
We’re going to
Binǝ ghǝ
We’re going to
Ә̀dì’i/Places
mǝ̀tànǝthe market.
àwàsǝthe hospital.
nto’o the palace.
àfò the farm.
ndyâ-nywèthe church.
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀school
nkyǐthe stream/river/water.
àkò’ò the restroom.
adì’i fà’àthe job site.
adì’i nǝdorǝthe park.
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀a meeting.
adì’i ndyâ-mooa birth celebration.
adì’i nzo’oa wedding.
adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert
àtyê nta’àhilltop
ntsǔ nkyîriverbank, seashore
Where do you want to go? …
O swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where do you want to go?
– A swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where does he/she want to?
– Bwo swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where do they want to go?
– Bǔ swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where do you people want to go?
– Binǝ swà’a ghǝ̀ fǝ?
Where do we want to go?
Mǝ swà’a ghǝ
I want to go to
A swà’a ghǝ
He/she wants to go to
Bwo swà’a ghǝ
They want to go to
Bǐ swà’a ghǝ
We want to go to
Binǝ swà’a ghǝ
We want to go to
Ә̀dì’i/Places
mǝ̀tànǝthe market.
àwàsǝthe hospital.
nto’o the palace.
àfò the farm.
ndyâ-nywèthe church.
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀school
nkyǐthe stream/river/water.
àkò’ò the restroom.
adì’i fà’àthe job site.
adì’i nǝdorǝthe park.
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀a meeting.
adì’i ndyâ-mooa birth celebration.
adì’i nzo’oa wedding.
adì̀’i bǝnǝ̀ a concert
àtyê nta’àhilltop
ntsǔ nkyîriverbank, seashore
Where is your father, mother, …?
Ətaa wwò fǝ? (ghǝ a fǝ?)
-Where is your father? Where did your father go? Where h your father gone to?
Ətaa wà ghǝ
-My father has gone to
Ә̀dì’i / Places
adì’i nkuŋsǝ̀
a meeting.
Mma wwò fǝ?
Where is your mother?
Mma wà ghǝ
-My mother has gone to
adì’i ndyâ-moo
birth celebration.
Ndǝ̀mǝ wwò fǝ?
-Where is your brother/sister?
Ndǝ̀mǝ wà ghǝ
-My brother/sister has gone to
adì’i nzo’o
a wedding.
Muwu fǝ?
-Where is your younger one / baby?
Muwì ghǝ
-My younger one/baby has gone to
adì’i nǝdorǝ
the park/playground.
Mmà ntìkàŋǝ fǝ?
-Where is grandmother?
Mmà ntìkàŋǝ̀ ghǝ
– Grandmother has gone to
àtyê nta’à
hilltop
Ətàa ntìkàŋǝ fǝ?
– Where is grandfather?
-Ətà̀à ntìkàŋǝ̀ ghǝ
– Grandfather has gone to
ntsǔ nkyî
riverbank, seashore, beach
Where are you coming from? …
O kwi (lyǝ) a fǝ? (Ətaa wwò, Mma wwò, etc Where are you coming from?Where are you coming from?
Mǝ kwi
I’m coming from
Ә̀dì’i / Places
mǝ̀tànǝ
the market.
A kwi a fǝ?
Where is he/she coming from?
A kwi
He/she is coming from
àwàsǝ
the hospital.
– Bwo kwi a fǝ?
Where are they coming from?
Bwo kwi
They are coming from
nto’ò
the palace.
– Bǔ kwi a fǝ?
Where are you people coming from?
Bǐ kwi
We are coming from
àfò
the farm.
ndyâ-nywè the church.
Where are you now? / Where do you live?
– b. Ò dzwi a fǝ?
Where are you now?
Mǝ̀
ndzwǐ
I am at
Ә̀dì’i Places
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ school
– À dzwi a fǝ?
Where is he/she now?
À
dzwǐ
He/she is at
nkyǐ
the stream.
– Bwo dzwi a fǝ?
Where are they now?
Bwo dzwi
They are at
adì’i fà’à
the job site.
– Bù dzwi a fǝ?
Where are you people now?
Bìi dzwi
We are at
adì’i nǝdorǝ
the park/playground.
Where do you live?
– b. O dzwi a fǝ?
Where do you live?
Mǝ ndzwi
I live at
Ә̀dì’i Places
California.
– A dzwi a fǝ?
Where does he/she lives?
A dzwi
He/she lives at
Chicago.
– Bwo dzwi a fǝ?
Where do they live?
Bwo dzwi
They live at
Wisconsin.
– Bu dzwi a fǝ?
Where do you people live?
Bìi dzwi
We live at
Texas.
Nouns and Sentence Patterns
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