Village boy Impressions

Ni ngaangaa!  Maa puusi waa-miena ale ngma nye ni tia! Gyinla ka Sibi dai, Gyuun chiika da pi ale ngata, bena tusa-ngaye ale pisiye wa po (Saturday, June 13 2020). Ti a yaali ayen ti gum ti karungku po a zamsi wa paala nga chaab. Gyinla karungku a sai ka buyuebi ti le piilim Buli zamsika la. Naa bai-miena alaa gyam karungku la, ni nye kukeri la. Maa puusi ni.  Alege, ti le zamsi karung kui a sai bunu wa la, ti yega an nye kukeri karung kula po. Bai ale lag gbanka la an soa diiya. Ka boa, ti gyiak kama? Maa saalim ni kan te ti gyianta yig ti. Gyinla taa zamsi ka daa-miena wa ngai te ti baga a wi yaase taa ngmarisi a nyini ' Ny'  agaa paari ' P'  la. Waa-miena bi nye kukeri ti wa zamsi karungku de abe wa dag sag wa vaanchaab bai alaa yai ayen ba zamsi Buli la ate ba me chiini nya.  Pillimka karungku abo  dela Karung kui ale sai buye la (A-D) bo  dela Karung kui ale sai buta la (E-H) bo  dewa Karung kui ale sai bunaansiwa la (J-L) bo  dela   Karung kui me alaa sai bunu wa

Ni ngaangaa! Maa puusi waa-meena ale ngma nye ni tia. Gyinla ka zuma dai, Gyuun chiika daa-nganu, bena tusa-ngaye ale pisiye wa po (Friday, June 5 2020). Ti gyinla le ngman tom ti karungku po a nyini M aga paari Ngm.  Karung tii ate ti zamsi daanwa la bo ka de: Pillimka karungku abo  dela Karung kui ale sai buye la (A-D) bo  dela Karung kui ale sai buta la (E-H) bo  dewa Karung kui ale sai bunaansiwa la (J-L) bo dela The previous lessons may be accessed through the links above. M Ma – ma (mother), ma-biik (maternal relative), ma to eat hastily, to gobble up, to gulp down (only for humans), maga (a little, a bit of something), maglim (dew), malim[ka] (familiarity, acquaintance), malim (dysentery, diarrhoea with mucus), manchesik (match, matches, box of matches), man-gali (in a different way, in an odd way, in an unusual way), maari, (to help, to support, to assist, to aid), masa (to be sweet, palatable, tasty, delicious), masim (sweetness, goodness, pleasant taste, luxury), maauk (rubb

“Tugurika tom-mu! Tugurika tom-mu!  Bai le kuli, bai kan kuli   Piema zik chaab ka dela”!   Ti koma jam pie wiisanga ayi ka dila   Ba le Babatu kpalinsinga dila po dila po   Ate ku teba nyin-biidi, ate ba chiib zaani anag de   Taa me jinla za tugurik ka choa pielim po   Da-bienga a kum fiin fiin, pieminga a feri kak! kak!   Ti mabisa ale ti kobisa alo jata jata a gilim ti,   Ba ziimu a chale tengka meena se benangsa la   Alege kperi san kperi, ti deem ze dachiaka jigiya   Abi ntaamu aweini ka ti tong wa le piema   Yaase ti che wa ale laasa.  Ka jinla le jin.  Have you read:  Village Boy Impressions - Topsy-turvy ?  (“See the armies file forth Some will return, many will not For here, iron meets iron”! Thus, our fathers sang with the flutes In their battles with Babatu long ago Drawing strength and courage to emerge  victorious. In our day we stand in another battlefield The bullets are hissing by, and a rrows are finding their mark. Our mother’s children and our fathe

Maa puusi wai meena ale ajam Buli karungku dewa la ale ngma nye ni tia. Ti daa nga ye wa ka se? Maa poli ayen ni meena yiri ale nyinyogsa. Jinla karungku alaa sai bunaansi. Karungku de po, taa zamsi ka Buli daa-meena wa ngai ate ti bag'a wi yaase ti bag'a ngmarisi a nyini J/Gy agaa paari L la gela.  Ti bi seba ayen wa-ngai ate mi nyiem a ngmarisi ti karungku po dela la ka ngaye ngata ayen ti pa piilim. Ti meena nyiem nye kukeri ate ti va wei ngade zuk a poli wei nga chaab nyoro. Dila ale ti zamsika a zuag a nyoro. Maa puusi. [ Greetings and welcome to all of you that come here regularly to learn the Buli Language. How are you all? I hope everyone is doing well. Today's lesson is the fourth in the series. In this lesson, we are going to learn a couple of common words in Buli from the alphabet J/Gy to L.  Let me reiterate that the words listed here are only a few and they are intended to whet your appetite. It will be very helpful to you to think up more words under each alph

Ni ngaangaa! Maa puusi waa-meena ale a jam Buli biika zamsika dewa jigni la, alaa nye ni meena tia. Jinla taa yaali ayen ti zamsi ka Buli daa-meena wa ngaai te ti baga a ngmarisi a nyini 'E' ta ga pari 'H' la gela. Ase ti daam le nye dii la, ti le piilim ale ka Baba Ak röger Buli wei wiik sinsanga: Fi dan kan mai karim karungkui ale sai buyewa la, va vuukude ate fi karim ku. Piilimka karungku me bo dela   [ Dear readers, you're once again welcome to the Buli Language Series, Today, we are learning a few common words from the alphabets E - H.  If you have not read lesson 2; alphabets A-D, follow this link . The Introductory lesson may also be accessed here . As usual we begin with Dr. Franz Kröger's pronunciation guide: ] a  [a] ga  (to go)   aa  [a:]  maari  (to help) e  [e, e]  metik  (thin)   ee  or  ie  [e:, ie:, je:]  meena, miena  (all) i  [i, W]  poli  (to think)       ii  [i:]  biik  (child) o  [o, B]  pok  (wife)       oo  [o:, B:]  boosuk  (grave) u  [u