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Adjectives and Past Participles |
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da-eta-ze
Tarmangani
|
strong
man, fortified
man,revived man
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t`nate-ze
Tarmangani
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old
man
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fee`ta-ze
Tarmangani
|
stupid
man
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ta-ze
Tarmangani
|
tall
man
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van-do-ze
Tarmangani
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good
man
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kewa
lu-ze
|
have
annoyed, be angry
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lu-ze
Tarmangani
|
annoyed
man, angry
man
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kewa
litu-ze
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have thinned
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litu-ze
Tarmangani
|
thin
man
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kewa
t`da-eta-ze
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have disappointed
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t`da-eta-ze
Tarmangani
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disappointed
man
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kewa
ugla-ze
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have
hated
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ugla-ze
Tarmangani
|
hated
man
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Adjectives - Colors |
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Noun
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Adjective
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Meaning
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bal
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gold
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bal-ze
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patu-ze-zor-bal
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painted
in gold
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ga
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red
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ga-ze
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patu-ze-zor-ga
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painted
in red
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go
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black
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go-ze
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patu-ze-zor-go
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painted
in black
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go-eta
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gray
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go-eta-ze
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patu-ze-zor-go-eta
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painted
in gray
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id
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silver
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id-ze
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patu-ze-zor-id
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painted
in silver
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m`wa
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blue
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m’wa-ze
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patu-ze-zor-m’wa
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painted
in blue
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mal
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yellow
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mal-ze
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patu-ze-zor-mal
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painted
in yellow
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m`go
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maroon
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m’go-ze
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patu-ze-zor-m`go
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painted
in maroon
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tar
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white
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tar-ze
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patu-ze-zor-tar
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painted
in white
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to
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purple
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to-ze
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patu-ze-zor-to
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painted
in purple
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wa
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green
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wa-ze
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patu-ze-zor-wa
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painted
in green
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gal
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orange
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gal-ze
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patu-ze-zor-gal
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painted
in orange
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Examples:
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wob
kalo yud rand ul nala
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that
cow is behind the house
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wob
go-ze kalo yud rand ul wala
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that
black cow is behind the house
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wob
go-ze kalo yud rand ul wa-ze wala
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that
black cow is behind the green house
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wala
patu-ze-zor-wa
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a
house painted in green
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The Mangani word “kewa” (have, own, must, have to, there is, and there
are)
can describe that something or someone exists.
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kewa
mako nala ul dan
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there
is a mark on the stone
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kewa
ga-ze mako nala ul dan
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there
is a red mark on the stone
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kewa
ga-ze mako nala ul zu-ze dan
|
there
is a red mark on the big stone
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kewa
mako patu-ze-zor ga
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there
is a mark painted in red
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kewa
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(I)
have a spear painted in yellow
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kewa
mal-ze
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(I)
have a yellow spear
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kewa
patu-ze mako zor ga
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(I)
have painted the mark in red
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Adverbs |
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eho-nala
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adv.
place.
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top
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gugu
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adv.
place.
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in
front of
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nala
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adv.
place.
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above
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wur
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adv.
place.
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far
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yel
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adv.
place.
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here
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eta
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adv.
qual.
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almost
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man
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adv.
qual.
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great
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t`eho
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adv.
qual.
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little
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a`g
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adv.
time.
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early
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ara
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adv.
time.
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now
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eho-dan
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adv.
time.
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always
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ral
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adv.
time.
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often
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rand
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adv.
time.
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ago
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o-kota-do
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adv.
way.
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slow
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o-usha-do
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adv.
way.
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soon
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van
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adv.
way.
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well
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Examples:
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yud
eho-nala Tantor
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be
on Tantor
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yud
eho-nala ul Tantor
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be
on Tantor
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yud
eho-nala ul rand ul Tantor
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be
on the Tantor’s back
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ara,
yud eho-nala ul rand ul Tantor
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now,
(he) is on the Tantor’s back
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N’kima
eho-dan gogo et po
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N´kima
always says what to eat
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eho-dan,
N’kima gogo et po
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always,
N’kima says what to eat.
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ral
gogo et po, et ud
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often
says what to eat and drink
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eho-dan
kor o-usha-do
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(I)
(he) (They) always walk(s) slowly
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yud
man eho-gogo-ah
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be
great news
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wob
yud man eho-gogo-ah
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those
are great news
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Prepositions |
Common Mangani Prepositions
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ha
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to,
towards
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gugu
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before
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unk
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with
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keen
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against
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ul
|
of,
from
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zor
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in,
at
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wee
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between,
among
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t'ha
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up
to
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bi
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for,
to, in order to
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t'unk
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without
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nala
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on,
about, over
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rand
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after
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Examples:
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kor
ha wala
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walk
to the house
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unk-aba
gugu ho-ma
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arrive
before the children
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gogo
unk akuto
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speak
with the teacher
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t’gogo
keen gund
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don’t
speak against the chief
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yud
ul lul-amba
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come
from the waterfalls
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yud
zor ho-den
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be
in the forest
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yud
wee ho-abalu
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be
among brothers
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o-t`ja
t’unk t’ha a’g
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just
wait up to dawn
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yud
yel bi ema unk
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be
here for her order
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yud-rand
t’unk jabo
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be
back without shield
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gogo
nala Tarmangani
|
speak
about the man
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unk-zut
rand emo bubalu
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go
out after my son
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Comparatives |
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et
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what,
that, than
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o
|
seem
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odo
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seem…compared
to
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ag
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more
(suffix)
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t’o
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not
seem
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t’odo
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not
seem…compared to
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wo
wala yud zu
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this
house is big
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wo
wala yud zu-ag
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this
house is bigger
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Tantor
yud zuvo-ag-et N’kima
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Tantor
is stronger than N’kima
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wo
wala yud zu-ag et wob wala
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this
nest is bigger than that one
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N’kima
t’o zu
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N’kima
doesn’t seem strong
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N’kima
t’odo zu-ag et Tantor
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N’kima
doesn’t seem stronger than Tantor
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t'o
kewa rand-ze
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(it)
doesn't seem to be back
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t'o
kewa eho-hane
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(it)
doesn’t seem to have much work
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yud
o ta o emo abalu
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be
as tall as my brother
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kewa
eho-hane o abalu
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(I)
have much work to do as my brother
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t'o
kewa eho-hane-ag
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don’t
seem to have very much work
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t'odo
kewa eho-hane-ag et abalu
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don’t
seem to have very much work than him
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Nouns and Verbs |
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aba
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gain
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to
gain
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akut-do
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understanding
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to
understand
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are
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mending
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to
mend
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ban
|
permutation
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to
permute
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buk
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motion
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to
move
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dane
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charming
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to
seduce
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geth
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prognostic
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to
presage
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gor
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complain
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to
growl
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jad
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amazement
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to
amaze
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lul
|
water
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to
wash
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nga
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gift
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to
give
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ngoz
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imagining
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to
dream
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nyam
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cure
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to
cure
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olo
|
wrestling
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to
wrestle
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pane
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wrapper
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to
wrap
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pre
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track
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to
step
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rem
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receiving
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to
catch
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rota
|
happiness
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to
enjoy
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Some words are composed by joining two or more words:
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argo
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fire
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argo-do
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burning
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argo-do
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to
burn
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argo-ah
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to
fire
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nga
|
gift
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nga’kut
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to
teach
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pane
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cover
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pane’ta
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to
dress
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Synonyms |
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ado
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hane-gree
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to
absolve
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fee`ta
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gu-mado
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to
affect
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akut-do
|
ande
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to
agree
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gree`ta
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yodo
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to
appreciate
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der
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knu-bi
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to
ask for
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bundolo-eta
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hut
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to
assail
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unk
|
yad
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to
attend
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meea
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t`rota
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to
bear
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kob
|
sok
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to
beat
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ban-eta
|
unk-yud
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to
become
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rem
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shee
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to
catch
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anfee
|
jen
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to
copulate
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kree-gor
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pan-lul
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to
cry
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kree
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lana-eta
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to
damage
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da-eta
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ugla
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to
dare
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fad
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fee`ta
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to
disturb
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da-eta
|
olo
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to
encourage
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bus
|
t`vulp
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to
evacuate
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gugu
|
lot
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to
face
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olo
|
ugla
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to
fight
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amba
|
ry-eta
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to
incline
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gun
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nga-akut
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to
lead
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are
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hane-ah
|
to
prepare
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ja-eta
|
rem
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to
receive
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ban
|
buk
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to
remove
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amba
|
aro-t`nala
|
to
throw down
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ban-eta
|
renk
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to
turn
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lul-do
|
ry
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to
wring
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MANGANI GRAMMAR
by Jairo Uparella
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