Text no. 1 umi kaalo

Glossary

umo (k) head

umi (Adj.) first

kaalo (t) help

sidaama (k) name of a nation inside Ethiopia

gaoote (k) kingdom

giddo (t) inside

alatta (k) wondo (k) name of an area

worada (k) an administrative level

hallo (k) name of a village

yaa, y- to say

baicco (k) place

nó is, exists

mitto (k) one

mitte (t) one

wedella (k) youth(s)

baaasa (k) boy’s name

hakka (k) tree(s), timber

mat- to cut branches (off a tree)

ub- to fall

lekka (t) foot, feet

hiikk- to break

raar- to shout

huruukk- to emit smoke here and there, to cry out loudly

ollaa (k) village

manna (k) people

hiro (t) the place where the cry for help came from

ful- to go out

ogeessa (k) the local doctor

mass- to take along

amad- to grasp, take, touch

la- to look, see

woite (k) time

mikka (t) bones

mikicco (k) bone

maala (k) meat

toroorr- to penetrate

darga (t) place

kol- return

sissa (t) splints (skinner til å spjelke med)

sissicco (k) splint

usur- to bind

lamala seven (Adj.), week (t)

gedensa (k) lateness, afterness

lobo (Adj.) big, much

geea (k) ascending dimmension in time or quantity ”up to”

dar- to swell

malV- to emit pus

nafara (k) porch, neighbourhood

jaba (k,t) a big person or thing

jajjabba (k) grown up people

mal- to consider

mal-am- to discuss with each other

tagga (t) medicine

tagicco (k) medicine

mine (k) house

gede (t) likeness, purpose

ass- to make, do

hakime (t) physician(s) (hakimitte, hakimicco)

mada (t) wound

damuul- produce worms

alba (k) face, firstness

abb- to take, transport

gabajj- to harm

kul- to tell

seejjo (t) advice

aa, uu- to give

alkoole (t) alcohol

hai- to wash

marfe (t) needle, injection

kas- to pierce

hakko (k) that

ka- to rise, begin

barra (k) day

kais- to make begin

lubbo (t) life, soul

gat- escape, recover

magano (k) the creator spirit, God

galata (k) thanks

iki- to present

-no and, beside

dancha (Adj.) good

roso (k) lesson

af- to see

af-i- to find

Text no. 2

A discussion between Yohannis (yo) and Eliyasi (e) about the advantages and disadvantages of countryside vs. town.

katamanna gatare

yo: gatare nookkiha (if!) katamu diheeanno.
balatte gatare noobaati katama ikkannohu.
e: gatarete katamu nookkiha gatare wolka diafiao (-ao = -anno).
katamu nookkiha gatare tunsote.
konni daafira gatarete waanna ikkannohu katamaho.
yo: egennaamma ofolte dogganno ikkinnina, katamaho
noohu duuccu gataretenni fulloho.
e: katamu takkama (horoonsia) hoogeemmero, gataretenni mannu
fule katamaho diminanno.
gatarete calla heea galau heeonni diwoyyitanno.
yo: egennaamu batire loosiro, danca assara dandaanno.
kainnilla, egennaamu heeoommero gatareno katamaho
woroonni diabbitanno.
aanu, waasu, sinde, maalu, malabu katamaho mitto
baicco dino.
katamaho mitto baicco tullo afiinohu, egenno
afiino daafira, konne (nucleus!) gataretenni abbanno ikkinnina,
duuccunku fulannohu gataretenniiti.
katamu gatare nookkiha ona mineeti.
e: gatare katamaho lekkate, katamu kainni gatarete
illete.
kunni daafira katamu heea hoogoommero, gatare tunsote
yaate; dubboho yaate.
galau heeo, kalamete heeonni diwoyyitao.
kainni katamu ille ikkino daafo, womu katama
daanno daafira, baadihu agurrina baarihu nafa katama
daanno daafo, tennenni (konnira) katamu gatarete ille ikke, tababba
ikke, womare leellie, egenno leellie, maamaru heeo
leellie, amaalama leellie, daddalinai gara leellie,
tamarranni gara leellie, uddinanni gara leellie, woma
doogora katamu gatare looso ikkinnina gatare wittuhu katamu
laalanno yaate. katamu gumaho.
yo: katamu guma diikkino. gumu gatarete. (copula negated)
hattonnilla kainni ani mitto kaadeemmokki coi no.
egennaamu noo daafira tagaraammu noo daafira, intai gara
loonsai gara egenntio manni no daafira, gatarete daiha
aanano tuma assite ittanno.
gataretenni daiha [maalano, malabono] insa abbitinohu
gede assite hirtanno.
mitto coe kuleemmohe.
gataretenni dainokkiha, baara widinni abbinonni coi
nafa, lobo geea waaga airrinoha ikkinota afootto
atinni nafa.
maira hatto ikkino.
kawii gatarete daa hoogino daafiraati.
gatarete egennaamu heeoommero, katamu mulla ofolle
gatanno.
tecco kuni katamaho no manni gaa hude tookanni, gatare daanno.
wole agurrina gatare waasa, aana, maala, malabo,
buuro abba hooggoommero.
e: yaattoti mittiido likkete.
kainni ikkirono, mittu mittu coi ate ledo
taadeemmokkihu coi no.
katamu illete yoommo, gatare kaii lekkate.
halaaleho mittu coi.
mittu womu maali bisu takilaallu (baalu) illebello heeiro tunsote.
katamu illete.
halaaleho gatarete baara wido nohu dilaallo yootto gede,
katamu hoogoommero baarihu agurrina baadihu gamba yaara
didandaanno.
katamu heea gobbate heeote yaate.
gatarete heeo mullareeti, woi ditakkantannote (horo diafiinote)
diikkitannote yummokkinni, katamu heeo gatarete illete.
katamu heei woite, gatare hasiissannore afiara
dandiitino (A: dandiitanno).
kainnilla katamu giddo mittu gabare ikkino manci
hasiisannosire kaalannosire kaasianno gede, katamuno heeo
sammi ye kaentinni ofolle ”mine mine uddano haiie
heeoommo” yaate didandaanno.
hiitto ikke heeannoro doogo hasiatenni daddalino
daafo hiino daafo tirfisiino daafo ati katama wona
biltoollu (busulu) no baiccooti yite wokkasootto.