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ZARMA HOMEPAGE




GREETINGS     NOUNS     COLORS     BODY PARTS     NUMBERS     PRONOUNS     ADJECTIVES     VERBS


GREETINGS:

          Good morning - mata aran kani
          Good night - irma kani bani
          Good afternoon - mata aran hirey
          Good-bye - kala ionion
          Good evening - mata nigo
          Hello - fofo


NOUNS:shem
          Bird - tchurey
          Cat - moussou
          Dog - hanci
          Fish - hamissa
          Horse - bari

          Boy - arosso
          Girl - wandiya
          Man - alboro
          Woman - weyboro

          Chair - chaise (fr.)
          House - windo
          Table - table (fr.)
          Bus - camion (fr.)
          Car - voiture (fr.)

          Apple - pomme (fr.)
          Bread - pain (fr.)
          Salad - kopto

          Pants - moudoune
          Shoes - tamou
          Tree - tour
          Water - hari



COLORS:
          Black - biri
          Blue - bleu (fr.)
          Green - boguou
          Grey - gris (fr.)
          Orange - tchanguarey
          Red - kirey
          White - kouarey
          Yellow - say


BODY PARTS:
          Arm - kamba
          Ear - hangay
          Eye(s) - moyze
          Finger - doigt (fr.)
          Foot - key
          Hand - kamba
          Head- bon
          Leg - jambe (fr.)
          Mouth - mayo
          Nose - nina


NUMBERS:
          One - afo
          Two - hinka
          Three - hinza
          Four - tatchi
          Five - gou
          Six - idou
          Seven - hakou
          Eight - yaga
          Nine - iye
          Ten - wouay


PRONOUNS:




ADJECTIVES:
          Big - beri
          Dark - koubey
          Deep - profond (fr.)
          Fast - wassou
          Important - aguate
          Interesting - interessant (fr.)
          Large - large (fr.)
          Light - dangui
          Hard - dorou
          Heavy - tine
          Lazy - paresseux (fr.)
          Healthy - bany
          Salty - kiri
          Short - kaina
          Sick - sinda bany
          Slow - mossou
          Small - kayna
          Soft - kanou
          Sweet - nine
          Unimportant - hay kan cite
          Thick - moue


VERBS:
          Be - ay
          Buy - day
          Do - te
          Drink - han
          Eat - woua
          Find - dou
          Go - koy
          Have - (I) ay gonda
          Like - (I) ay gaba
          Love - bakaciney
          Read - tchaou
          Run - zourou
          See - di
          Sell - nera
          Sing - donou
          Sleep - girbi
          Smile - harou
          Speak - salan
          Take - sambou
          Think - fongou
          Throw - katou
          Wait - hangane


VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS:




Vocabulary for this page was provided by Mr. Mahamadou Souley Ali



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