Famεisia - Greetings |
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| Ndeyii Mεnde
Yici Hu It is spoken thus in Mende |
Ndeyii Puyici Hu It is spoken thus in English |
Nyεiyii
Puu Yiεi
Hu It is written thus in English |
| Bi wua (Buaa?) Wu wua? | Gud mככniŋ (a ngendεi) | Good morning |
| Biaa na? wua na? | Gud aftεnuun (a kpכkכvolei) | Good afternoon |
| Bi luvaa? (Buuvaa?) Wu luvaa? | Gud ivniŋ (a kpכkכi) | Good evening |
| Gbככ bi gaahu? | Hau aa yuu? | How are you? |
| Nya gaahu gbuangכe, bi siε | Ai am wεl, thank yuu | I am well, thank you |
| Bi lεi? | Wכt iz yככ nem? | What is your name? |
| Nya laa a Vandi | Mai nem iz Vandi | My name is Vandi |
| Bi hiyea mi lכ? | Wεε du yuu kכm frכm? | Where do you come from? |
| Ngi hiyea Yoya lכ | Ai kכm frכm Yoya | I come from Yoya |
| Gbε vaa na? | Wכt iz the niuz thεε? | What is the news there? |
| Hinda nyamu gbii na | ככl iz wεl | All is well |
| Bi lima mi lכ | Wεε aa yuu goiŋ? | Where are you going? |
| Ngi lima Manכ lכ | Ai am goiŋ tu Manכ | I am going to Mano |
| Ngi gεlεma mbei lכ | Ai am stכpiŋ hiε | I am stopping here |
| Gbככ bi waa piema? | Wכt hav yuu kכm tu du? | What have you come to do? |
| Ngi waa yengemaa | Ai hav kכm tu wεεkε | I have come to work |
| Mu kpכkכ hoe כ muva hoe | Gud nait כ guud bai | Good night or goodbye |
| Mm, ma lכ gbכma hoe | Yεs, we shal sii ich כthε agεn | Yes, we shall see each other again |
| Nga va Mכmכ ma | Giv mכmכ mai gritiŋz | Give Momo my greetings |
| Nya gohunεingכe bi lכva | Ai am glad tu sii yuu | I am glad to see you |
| Bi kεkε lכ na? | Iz yככ faathε thεε? | Is your father there? |
| Mm, taa na | Yεs, hi iz thεε | Yes, he is there |
| כ ngi gaahui? | Hau iz hi? | How is he? |
| Ngi gaahu gbuangכe | Hi iz wεl | He is well |
| Bi nje lכ na? | Iz yככ mככthε thεε? | Is your mother there? |
| Mm, taa na | Yεs, she is thεε | Yes, she is there |
| כ ngi gaahui? | Hau is shε? | How is she? |
| Ngi gaahu gbuangכe | Shi iz wεl | She is well |
| Migbee lכ ba yama na? | Wεn wil yuu go bak thεε? | When will you go back there? |
| Nga yamalכ sina | Ai shal go bak tumכro | I shall go back tomorrow |
| Migbee lכ ba wa mbei? | Wεn wil yuu kכm hiε? | When will you come here? |
| Nga walכ Sכndei ma | Ai shal kכm כn Sכnde | I shall come on Sunday |
| Ngi ya-o | Ai am goiŋ | I am going |
| Nga va ngi ma (i yaa a hindo) | Giv him mai gritiŋz | Give him my greetings |
| Nga va ngi ma (i yaa a nyaha) | Giv hεε mai gritiŋz | Give her my greetings |