Text no. 1 umi kaalo

Glossary

bitima (k) entrance, introduction, general

taado (k) communication

afó (k) mouth, language

mimmito (k) one-to-one

alé (k,t) high ground, aboveness

bude (k) custom, system

has-iis- to be necessary

hasaab- to converse

karra (k) difficulty, problem

tir- to solve

coé (k) message, matter, thing

amado (t) content, method

kaale (k) word, speech

borro (t) writing

wole (Adj.) different, other

maccii- to listen

woi or

nabbab- to read

ros-aanco (k,t) student, pupil

ros-aano (t) students

co-i- to speak

borr-eess- to write

ledo (k,t) togetherness

hattó (t) like that, such

togó (t) like that, such

kitt-eess- to prepare

nibaabe (t) reading (material)

aan- to be close to

aante (t) relevance

umma (t) heads, topics

goga (k) skin

duug- to tan (skin)

bat- to love, like (“to be everywhere”)

hos-iis- to spend the day

hig- to turn, return, go on

-no and, also, too

-nna and

hakkaV (t) that

gubuurs- to strengthen, support

haran-s- to shorten

yanna (t) time

mataaffa (t) books

kaalla (t) words

fiitooma (k) relationship, kinship

wote = woite

tuk- to do everywhere, in every way

ikki-kki-nni it not being so

ikkito (t) behaviour, condition

soorro (t) change

led- to add

kaa (k) beyondness

il- to bear (children)

lett- to add for oneself

deerra (k) the right measure, step

ogimma (t) craft, art

umo (k) head, self

sa- to pass

wonaal- to try

habuura (k) plowing

saada (t) cattle

cea (m) breeding

lab- to resemble

aradda (t) surrounding

ga- to administrate

gaoote (k) administration

akime = hakime

bosita mail (”post”)

raadone radio

gaaseeta newspaper

silke telephone

ha- to go, to travel

jeefo (t) shortness

konni = konninni

alba assa to do first

baala (k) totality

beetto (k,t) son, daughter

manco (k,t) man, woman

barra (k) day

sainse (t) science

rosiia (k) lesson