Self Introduction And Introducing Others In Nkwen Language
- Ngechent
- Aug 29, 2022
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Self Introduction And Introducing Others In Nkwen Language
A. Self Introduction in Nkwen Language
Question
Answer
Ә̀lwenә wwo bә a wә?
What is your name?
Ә̀lwenә wa bә Ngәlo.
My name is –Ngelo
O dzwi a fә?
Where do you live?
Mә ndzwi fәfә New York City.
I live in New York City.
O bә әluŋә dzwi sә’ә?
How old are you?
Mǝ̀ bә әlùŋә nә̀kwà.
I’m 4 years old.
Әlwenə mma wwo wә̀?
What’s your mother’s name?
Әlwenә mma wà bә̀
Ngә̀fò
My mother’s name is Ngefor.
Ә̀lwenә әtàa wwo wә̀?
What’s your Father’s name?
ǝ̀lwenә әtàa wà bә
Ndi
̀
fo
̀
My father’s name is Ndifor.
O ku
ndyâ-
ŋ
wà’àrǝ̀
a fә?
Where do you school?
Mǝ kǔ
ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀
Saint Joseph.
I school at Saint Joseph’s.
B. Introducing Others
Li bә wә̀?
Li bә̀wә?
Li bә әtàawà.
Li bә mmawà.
Li bә ndәmә wà.
Li bә ndәmә wàwumǝ̀ngyǝ̌.
Li bә ndәmә wàwumǝ̀mbaŋnǝ̌. .
Li bәlәmә ba.
Li bә muwì.
Li bǝ̀muwi.
Li bә Ndi wà.
Li bә̀li ba.
Li bә tanka wà.
Li bә әtàa wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngu’u.
Li bә mma wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngǝlo.
Li bә ndәmә wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngwi.
Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀ngyǝ̌.Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ntsaŋә. This is my sister. Her name is Nchang.
Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀mbaŋnǝ̌.Ә̀lwenә yi bә Talà. This is my brother his name is Tala.
Li bәlәmә ba. mǝ̀ lwenә mya bǝ Ngu’u bwo Ngefò. These are my siblings.
Li bә muwì. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Nәә.This is my younger one. Her name is Neh.
Li bәmuwì. Mǝ̀lwenә mya bǝ Ngwenǝ̀ bwo Fru.
Li bә Ndi wà.Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ndo’onywe.
Li bә̀li ba. Mǝ̀lwenә mya bǝ Talà bwo Ngenywè.
mòˀo 1
bya 2
Tarǝ 3
kwà 4
tanә̀ 5
ǹtùu 6
sàmba 7
nә̀fǎ 8
nә̀bwùˀu 9
nә̀ghәmә̀ 10
C. Some Typical Nkwen Names are:
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Azε’ὲ
Ngǝfò
Ndonywè
Ngwikarǝ
Abu’ùngwa
Ngenywe
Funywè
Ngwinà
Abu’ùngòŋǝ̀
Ngǝtsε̌
Chenywè
Ngwingǝ’ǝ̀
Afoŋǝ̀
Ngǝnchè
Tanto’o
Ngwimǝ̀là
Afwôngà
ŋә
Ngǝndzàŋǝ̀
Tanywè
Ngwibǝ̀sǝ̀rǝ̀
Afwôtyi
Ngǝgha’à
Tamya
Ngwifǝ̀sa’a
Àtâ
Ngǝmǝ̀na
ŋә
Tabìi
Ngwigha
Àkosù
ŋǝ̀
Ngǝgha
Ndyângà
ŋә
Ngwibenǝ̀
Ndìfò
Ngǝmbo
ŋә
Ndyânshye
Ngwifò
Ngu’u
Ngǝlà
Tsu’umbòn
ә
Ngwibǝ̀na
Tabǝ̀fò
Ngǝla’a
Ts
әkwì’i
Ngwinǝ̀mu
Tamǝ̀lu’ù
Ngǝlwi
Nta’aghǝmǝ̀
Ngwifà’a
Talà
Ngǝnǝ̀fǝ̀mǝ
Ngangtǝ̀’ǝ
Nìi
Tankǝ’ǝ
Ngǝla’a
Amà’ànchǝ̀
Binywe
Tantǝ̀’ǝ
Ngǝlo
Tanchǝ̀
Frinywe
Takwì’i
Ngǝmǝkùŋǝ
Ndzǝ̀mǝ̀nchǝ̀
Nchangnywe
Tanǝ̀fǝ̀mǝ
Ngǝbǝ̀kǝ̀mǝ
Ndo
ŋ
nyi
Nǝǝ
Tanfu’u
Ngǝkwi’i
Ntsa
ŋku’u
Nà’a
Taghàa
Ngǝmǝlù’ù
Nkwentǝ̀
Shikye
Tamǝnjyǝ
NgwenC
ntsamǝ̀ko
ŋә
Awa’à
Tanshye
Ngwi
Afǝ̀
ŋnchwe
Àzhà
Tandyâ
Mbisa’a
Mbεrǝ̀faŋǝ̀
(Nә̀ghәmә̀) ǹchә̀-mò’o – 11
ǹchә̀-bya – 12
ǹchә̀-tarә – 13
ǹchә̀-nə̀kwà – 14
ǹchә̀- tanә̀ – 15
ǹchә̀-ǹtùu – 16
ǹchә̀-sàmba – 17
ǹchә̀-nə̀fàa – 18
ǹchә̀-nə̀bwùˀu – 19
mə̀ghəmə məmbya – 20
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-mò’o – 21
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-bya – 22
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-tarә – 23
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀kwà – 24
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-tanә ̀ – 25
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-ǹtùu – 26
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-samba – 27
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀fǎ – 28
mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀bwùˀu – 29
mә̀ghәmә mәntarә – 30
Professions/occupation/vocations
Әtàa wwo fa’a kǝ̀? What’s your Father’s job?
Әtàa wà bә ntsuˀu-mə̀ghònə (dokǝtà) – My father is a doctor/nurse.
Ŋù-ngaŋə̀ – a herbalist
ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – a teacher
ǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa– a judge
ǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – a lawyer
ǹtyə̂-akhə̌ – a carver
ǹliˀì-mǝ̀nsùŋə– a farmer
ǹtswìˀì-nə̀byě – a fisherman
ǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ– a driver
ǹnyesə̀–nə̀kâ– a mechanic
ǹghwùrə̀-bə̀ntò – a potter
ǹtwi-əlà – a blacksmith
ǹnyesè–tyǝ– a hairdresser
ǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ– a barber
Sequential pronouns highlighted:
Mma wà bә ǹtsuˀu-mə̀ghònə – my mother is a nurse.
Ndәmәwà bә ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – my brother/sister is a teacher.
Ndì wà bәǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – my older one is a lawyer.
Muwibәǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – my younger one is a judge.
Tanka wà bәǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – my friend is a driver.
Moo wa bә ǹtswìˀì-nə̀bye – my child is a fisherman.
Mǝ̀ngyewa bәǹnyesə̀–tyǝ – my wife is a hairdresser.
Nduŋəwabәǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ – my husband is a barber.
The highlighted ǹ above is a sequential pronoun marker in Nkwen language that forms nouns from verbs, as in the examples above, and also stands for the person when a number of actions are taken in a sequence. E.g.
Ngəfò ghə afò, m̀benə ngwàsaŋə m̀bù nlaa ǹninŋə məmə nkhè ǹghə̀ ǹfya mbwo moo yε. (Ngefor went to the farm, harvested corn, came back home, cooked it, put it in a basket, and took it to her son/daughter.) All the highlighted m̀and ǹstand for the person (Ngəfò) doing the actions.
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