Oral Conversation In Nkwen
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
1. Mǝjyǝ la làa wǝ̀?
– A làa mwò.
– À làa Bini.
2. Ətsǝ̀’ǝ̀ la sùu wǝ̀?
À sùu mwò.
À sùu Mboŋta’a.
3. Ndya la nyesǝ wǝ?
À nyesǝ mwò.
A nyesǝ Azɛ’ɛ̀.
4. Abenǝ la benǝ wǝ?
Àbenǝ mwò.
À benǝ Àzà
5. Aŋwà’àrǝ la nòŋsǝ wǝ̀ fi?
A noŋsǝ mwò.
A nòŋsǝ Ntsu’unywè!
Akaŋǝ (mǝjyǝ) la tǝ̀ǝ wǝ̀ fì̌?
À tǝ̀ǝ mwò.
À tǝ̀ǝ Ndi wà/ Muwi.
Story: He wanted to see the snail’s tail.
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
Ò swa’a fa’a kǝ tsitsoŋnǝ̀?
Mǝ swa’a
- Mǝ swa’a mǝ ŋwà’àrǝnǝ.
- Mǝ swa’a ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ dzwa.
- Mǝ swa’a Nyesǝ aku wa.
- Mǝ swa’a sǔ nnu zà.
- Mǝ swa’a mǝ dorǝ̀nǝ̀.
- Mǝ swa’a mǝ noŋnǝ̀.
- Mǝ swa’a sa’a fǝ̀nkɛ̀rǝ̀ – Kila
- Ò tɛ̌ nsu nnu? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nsùu. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ sùù.
2. Ò tɛ̌ njye? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ njyǝ. /Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ jyǝ.
3. Ò tɛ̌ nye nkyi? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nyǝ. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ nyǝ.
4. Ò tɛ̌ ŋwà’àrǝ afà’à ndya zhǝ? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ ŋwà’àrǝ. /Ngaŋǝ Mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ ŋwà’àrǝ̀.
5. O tɛ̌ nyesǝ aku wwo? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nyǝsǝ̌. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ nyesǝ̀.
6. Ò tɛ̌ nlaa mejye? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nlaa. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ laa.
7. Ò tɛ̌ nsùu ndya? À a mǝ̀ ntɛ̌ nsùu. / Ngaŋǝ mǝ̀ mbri tǝ̀ sùu.
- Ò bǝ lye?
- Ò bǝ jyǝ?
- Ò bǝ nyǝ nkyi?
- Ò bǝ noŋǝ?
- Ò be ghe?
- Ò bǝ ŋwà’àrǝ?
- O bǝ sùu nnu?
- Ò bǝ laa mǝjyǝ?
- O be sa’a fǝ̀nkɛ̀rǝ̀?
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
Ò noŋsǝ ànwà’àrǝ̀ zha a fǝ?
Mǝ nòŋsǝ:
- atyǝ àtǝ̌tǝ̀.
- nshye
- akû mwò.
- atyǝ akǔ mwò.
- atyǝ alǝ̀ŋǝ
- abi.
- ntsǔ ndya.
- ntsǔ abàà.
- mǝmǝ̀ ndya.
- ndzǝ̀mǝ barǝ̀
- mǝmǝ nkhe
- atyǝ ndyâ
- atyǝ nkùŋǝ̀
Ò liŋǝ ànwà’àrǝ̀ zha a fǝ?
Mǝ liŋǝ:
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
- La zaŋǝ adi’i kǝ zhǝ?
- Àtyǝ̌ za lwiŋǝ.
- Nǝ̀bǝ̀mǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
- Àbwo za zaŋǝ.
- Àkù za zaŋǝ.
- Nǝ̀soŋǝ za zaŋǝ.
- Àtǝ̀ŋnǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
- Ǹdzǝ̀mǝ̀ za zaŋǝ.
- Ǹtoŋǝ ( Amye) wa/za zaŋǝ.
O bǝ laa mǝjye aghǝmǝ kǝ?
- Mǝ bǝ laa a fǝ’ǝ njwe. (5 to 6 am)
- Mǝ bǝ laa a tǝtu’u mba’amba’a wi. (6 to 7 am)
- Mǝ bǝ laa mba’amba’a wi. (7 to 10 am)
- Mǝ bǝ laa Ntenuŋǝ (12 to 14 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa nzeŋnunǝ. (3 to 4 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa nǝ bǝnuŋǝ bǝ tarǝ. (3 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa fǝ’ǝ nkwîfo. (3 to 4 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa Nkwîfo (7 to 9 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa nǝtu’u (10pm to 11pm)
- Mǝ bǝ laa ntǝtu’u (12 midnight to 4 am)
-Ò bǝ chi’i ndya aghǝmǝ kǝ ?
-Ò bǝ ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ?
-Ò bǝ kaŋǝ nǝbye zha aghǝmǝ kǝ?
-Ò bǝ to nna zha aghǝmǝ kǝ?
-Ò bǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ?
-Ò bǝ ghǝ afò aghǝmǝ kǝ?
-Ò bǝ ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ?
-Ò bǝ ghǝ afa’a aghǝmǝ kǝ?
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
O be lya suu ǝtsǝ’ǝ jwo aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ a fǝ’ǝ njwe ǝzo. (5 to 6 am)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ a tǝtu’u mba’amba’a ǝzo. (6 to 7 am)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ mba’amba’a ǝzo. (7 to 10 am)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ Ntenuŋǝ ǝzo. (12 to 14 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nzeŋnuŋǝ ǝzo. (3 to 4 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nǝ bǝnuŋǝ bǝ tarǝ ǝzo. (3 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ fǝ’ǝ nkwîfò ǝzo. (3 to 4 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ Nkwîfò ǝzo. (7 to 9 pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ nǝtu’u ǝzo. (10pm to 11pm)
- Mǝ bǝ lya sǔ ntǝtu’u ǝzo. (12 midnight to 4 am)
-Ò be lya chi’i ndya aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò be lya ghò’o ǝtsǝ̀’ǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya kaŋǝ nǝbye zha aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya to nna zha aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ afa’a aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ mǝtanǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ afò aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
-Ò bǝ lya ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ aghǝmǝ kǝ ǝzo?
Senǝ bǝ njwe nǝjwe Mboŋta
- Senǝ bǝ njwe nǝjwe Mbòŋta.
- A luu luŋǝ̀ nchǝ-tarǝ.
- Mboŋta bǝ ndi wii.
- Bii koŋǝ yii ngǝ.
- A linǝ̀ wii nshi’inǝ̀.
- A lanǝ ghǝrǝ nshi’inǝ̀ ndya-nwa’arǝ.
- Bii bǝ ghǝrǝ adinà zhi nkwîfò.
- Bii bǝ laa mǝjyǝ ma nshi’inǝ a jyǝ.
- Mma wii bǝ laa nghǝ’ǝ mǝ̀karǝ zhi.
- A bǝlya tswa nghǝ’ǝ zu, a bii bu’u mbwo a mbwo zhǝ.
- A bì ti’i ntaŋǝ̀ ndzuŋǝ̀,
- nkǝ̀ ma’a ndzaŋǝ̀ njwe nǝ̀jwe nghu’usǝ ye wǝ.
- A bi bwo ti’i nkhwurǝ nghǝ’ǝ mǝkarǝ zu nǝ aghɛ’ɛse.
Questions and Answers In Nkwen Language
The Verb “to go” and The Yesterday Past
Bù/Ò/À (name) kǝ̀ ghǝ a fǝ̀ ǝ̀zo?
- Bii kǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ ǝzo. / Mǝ nkǝ ghǝ mǝtanǝ ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ New York ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ afà’à ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ nta’a nkho’òndzǝ̀mǝ̀ ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ zǝ menà ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ adi’i wuŋǝ ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ko’o atyǝ ntà’à ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ ku mǝmǝ àkwo ati ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ laa nnà ǝzo.
- Bii kǝ suu ǝtsǝ’ǝ ǝzo.
Cooking Methods and yesterday’s past tense
- Bii kǝ laa ngwàsaŋǝ ǝzo (nghà).
(mǝkû, mǝ̀kû mǝ nkarǝ, mǝnjyǝ̌, nǝ̀bo’o, azu‘u, kasarǝ̀, mâkàbǝ, maku’u, mâkàbǝ ntàrǝ̀nǝ, mǝmbo, nǝnguŋǝ, ndzàŋǝ)
- Bii lǝ lǝŋǝ ǝ̀banǝ ǝzo (nghà)
- Bii kǝ̀ kaŋǝ nǝ̀bye ǝzo (nghà)
(nnà, ngwàsaŋǝ nǝ̀ mǝnjyǝ̌, àgho’o, )
- Bii kǝ̀ to ngwàsaŋǝ ǝzo (nghà)
(azu’u, ndoŋǝ, maku’u, nǝmbaŋǝ, mǝ̀tu‘u,)
- Bii kǝ fǝmtǝ mâkabǝ ǝzo (nghà)
(azu’u, ndoŋǝ, mâku’u, nǝmbaŋǝ, mǝ̀tu’u,)
Weather
A bìi khǝ̀’ǝ̀ la?
Boŋǝ abìi boŋǝ, ò ghǝ adi’i nǝdorǝ̀.
Boŋǝ Mbǝ̀ŋǝ̀ kò’òkǝ, ò lô akoŋǝ.
Boŋǝ mbǝ̀ŋǝ̀ tǝ shwi’i, ò kwusǝ̀ akoŋǝ.
Boŋǝ ǝ̀di’i te fye. ò dzwi shǝ̀nǝ wwò.
Boŋǝ abi bǝ, ò kǝ nǝ fε.
Boŋǝ nuŋǝ ntyâ ò wiì nkε’ε mmi jwo.
Boŋǝ ŋorǝ tya, ò fu bî tǝ bε’ε.
Boŋǝ ǝtu’u dzwi bi, ò kakǝ ǝ̀di’i nzǝ̀/ò nyε’ε nkà’à.
Boŋǝ mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ dzwi ndǝ̀ŋǝ̀, ò zǝ̀ ǝ̀di’i nǝshi.
Boŋǝ nfǝ̀ dzwi bi, ò wii ǝ̀tsǝ̀’ǝ̀ dzwa nluŋtǝ̀.
Boŋǝ mbà’à buŋǝ ǝ̀di’i.
Boŋǝ fεrǝ tǝ chya, ò kǝ akoŋǝ nǝ nyε’ε.
SINGULAR – PLURAL Of Nouns
kibətə ǹtsù wwo – Kibətənǝ̀ mə̀ntsù mu. (mouth/mouths)
ǹtiŋə nshi’inǝ̀ – mǝ̀ntiŋǝ̀ mà nshi’inǝ̀. (heart/hearts)
ǹshi yi senǝ – mǝ̀nshi mya senǝ. (face/ faces)
nǝ̀bǝǝ̀ zhi zaηə – m̀bǝǝ̀ myi zaηnə. (breast/breasts
nə̀li za baηə – m̀mi ma baηnə (eye/eyes)
àbwo za dotə – m̀bwo ma dotə. (hand/hands)
nə̀gə̀’ə̀ nə Sərə zaηə̀ – mǝ̀gǝ̀’ǝ̀ mə Sərə zaηnə. (jaw/jaws)
mǝ̀ ndzwi nǝ̀ nə̀tòŋə – Bwo dzwi nǝ̀ mǝ̀tòŋǝ (navel/navels)
mbǝ̀’ǝ nə̀sâ zhi gha’à– mǝ̀sâ mya gha’akǝ. (buttock/buttocks)
me dzwi ne nə̀lwi – bwo dzwi ne mǝ̀lwi (nose/noses)
nə̀sòŋə zha chi’inǝ̀ – mǝ̀sòŋǝ ma chi’inǝ̀. (tooth/teeth)
àkù Tamǝ̀koηǝ̀ konǝ̀ – mǝ̀kù mǝ̀ Tamǝ̀koηǝ̀ kokǝ̀. (foot/feet)
ànyì bwo za sa. – mǝ̀nyì mə mbwo ma sakə. (fingernail/fingernails)
àbu’ù dzwi ǹfenə zhǝ – ǝ̀bu’ù dzwikǝ̀ mǝ̀fenǝ (sheen/sheens)
Ntâ yi sa. – Mǝ̀ntâ myi sakǝ. Leg/legs
nə̀tùɂù – mǝ̀tùɂù (thigh/thghs)
nə̀twu’ù – mǝ̀twu’ù (night/nights)
nə̀kâ – mǝ̀kâ (car/cars)
nə̀lòŋə – mǝ̀lòŋǝ (radio/radios)
nə̀bo’o – mǝ̀bo’o (pumpkin/pumpkins)
àfwǒ – mǝ̀fwǒ (medicine/mǝdicines)
ǹdyâ – mǝ̀la’à (house/houses)
ǹsùŋə – mǝ̀nsùŋǝ (farm/farms)
ǹtaɂà – mǝ̀ntaɂa (hill/hills)
fə̀nyə – mǝ̀nyǝ (snake/snakes)
fə̀nkəbə̀ – mǝ̀nkǝbǝ̀ (statue/statues)
fə̀sàŋə̀ – mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ (star/stars)
fǝ̀saŋǝ– mǝ̀saŋǝ (broom/brooms)
nə̀fâ – mǝ̀fâ (twin/twins)
ǹnà – mǝ̀nà (animal/animals)
Әtàa wwo fa’a kǝ̀? What’s your Father’s job?
Әtàa wà bә ntsuˀu–mə̀ghònə (dokǝtà) – My father is a doctor/nurse.
Ŋù-ngaŋǝ̀ – a herbalist
ndə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – a teacher
ntsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – a judge
nsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – a lawyer
ntyə̂-akhə̌ – a carver
nliˀì-mǝ̀nsùŋə – a farmer
ntswìˀì-nə̀byě – a fisherman
nsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – a driver
ǹnyesǝ̀̀-nə̀kâ – a mechanic
nghwùrə̀-bə̀ntò – a potter
ntwi-əlà – a blacksmith
ǹnyesè–tyǝ – a hairdresser
nkuŋə̀-tyǝ – a barber
Sequential pronouns highlighted:
Mma wà bә ǹtsuˀu-mə̀ghònə – my mother is a nurse.
Ndәmә wà bә ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – my brother/sister is a teacher.
Ndì wà bә ǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – my older one is a lawyer.
Muwi bә ǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – my younger one is a judge.
Tanka wà bә ǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – my friend is a driver.
Moo wa bә ǹtswìˀì-nə̀bye – my child is a fisherman.
Mǝ̀ngye wa bә ǹnyesə̀–tyǝ – my wife is a hairdresser.
Nduŋə wa bә ǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ – my husband is a barber.
Latest Posts
- (no title)
- Summarised History of the African Ancient Empires of the Western Sudan
- Fruits Of Daily Reflection For May 2025
- Daily Prayers Of Protection for the Month of May
- Daily Prayers Of Salvation
Click this button to view blog posts.
Education For All 
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-peel-cut-and-prepare-yuca-2138100-hero-01-c2495e178a0a402facd2d54643868186.jpg){kind=link}
/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2016__02__fog-bitterroot-mountains-4807feab43334256aded341517fae38f.jpg){kind=link}
