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Wise Sayings in Nkwen Language part 3
Fə̀li’i dzwi ndyâ.
There is smoke in the house. There is a stranger in the house.
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Story of The Honest Princess
Every culture has its own folklore, which is shared as a means of entertainment, education, culture preservation or instillation of moral values. Stories give emotional glue that connects the audience to the message. Information presentation should be constructed around a story. Stories reshape knowledge into something meaningful. Stories are motivating. Stories make people care and transcend one’s current environment. All these make stories very important in the teaching/learning process. Let’s listen to these two stories.
Story of The Honest Princess And Why The Cock Has No Teeth
Every culture has its own folklore, which is shared as a means of entertainment, education, culture preservation or instillation of moral values. Stories give emotional glue that connects the audience to the message. Information presentation should be constructed around a story. Stories reshape knowledge into something meaningful. Stories are motivating. Stories make people care and transcend one’s current environment. All these make stories very important in the teaching/learning process. Let’s listen to these two stories.
Days of the week and months of the year in Nkwen
Ǹgha Mǝnkwènǝ dzwi a nǝ̀ Ǹjwe Nǝ̀fǎ
A week in Nkwen is made up of eight days
The Hail Mary Prayer in Nkwen Language
Tsὲ’ὲtә̀ Mariyà, ò luu nә̀ grashà Nywè à dzwi nǝ̀ wwò, ò ghà’a ǹchya bә̀ngye bәtsә̀mә̀, mә̀fonә̀ dzwi nә̀ moo wwò, Yesù.
Màriyà Ŋwà’ànә Mya Nywè, shwenә Nywè ambwo bìi bә bă bwu tsәtsoŋnә̀ wi nә àghә̀mә̀ newwo zii, adzwi lǐ.
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TONE MARKS IN NKWEN LANGUAGE
Nkwen is a tone language, that is, a language in which variations in pitch distinguish different words. Tone marks on words can change their pronunciation and meaning when used in isolation and in sentences. Tone variation also makes differences in tenses. When writing this language the different tone marks should be seriously considered. The following tone marks are observed in the Nkwen language:
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Nkwen Language The Future Tense
THE TODAY FUTURE F1
Marked by “bə”, the events or situations in this tense are to be completed a few minutes or a few hours from the moment of speaking on the same day. The certainty that the action will take place is very high.
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