Dagaare Language

 

Greetings     Nouns     Numbers     Money     I Want     What / Where

 

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Greetings
Good morning - Ansomaa Good afternoon - Fo Ngmenaa Good evening - Fo Zemaane
How's everything? - Aa fo toma How's the work? - Aa toma be song How's the farm? - Aa fo wee be song
How's the wife? - Aa po)ge be song How's the husband? - Aa fo siere be song How are the children? - Aa bibiiri be song
How's the house? - Aa yiri be song How's the journey - Aa fo so)ri be song The're (It's) fine - O be song

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Nouns
Woman - Po)ge Man - Do) Children - Bibiiri
Water - Ko) Pito - Daa Bottled beer - Naasa do)r daa
Pito woman - Daa po)ge Pito pot - Daa yorie Calabash - Ngman
Yam - Waare Eggs - Geele Fish - Zumee
Goat - Bo) Pig - Duobaa Chicken - Noa)
Meat - Neen Pig meat- Duobaa Neen Goat meat - Bo) Neen
Guinea fowl meat - xxx Neen Bean cakes- Sense Bread - Panuo

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Numbers
One - Ben Two - Ayi Three - Ata
Four - Anare Five - Anuu 1 2 3 4 5 - 1 2 3 4 5
Ten - Pie One Hundred - Ko) Two Hundred - Ko) ayi

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Money
One hundred cedis - Cedi ko)ba Two hundred cedis - Vuora ayi One Thousand cedis - Tru ko)ba

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I Want
I want - Ngm bo)ra I want some water - Ngm bo)ra ko) I want some pito - Ngm bo)ra daa

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What / Where
Where? - Yeng? Where's the urinal? - Yeng kaa ko) so die be? Where's the river? - Yeng kaa baa be?
What's your name? - Fo yori la bong? How much? - Aa wula? How far? - O zaa yeng be?

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