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Kabɩyɛ · Togo

Rest and basic needs

Recognise complete expressions of hunger, thirst, tiredness, heat and cold.

Activities are teaching adaptations. Source transcriptions remain pending expert review; each card states its source and status.

Listen to a partner reading one of the source cards or read it silently. Identify the meaning, then switch roles. Keep each complete expression intact.

Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ñɔɔsɩ wʋm

EN I'm hungry

FR J’ai faim

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm hungry

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

The workbook’s legacy font encoding has been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, with printed tones retained. The original extracted text is preserved. This is not a modernization of the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Ñɔɔsɩ wυm

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Lɔkɔtʋ ɖɛm/ɖɔkam

EN I'm thirsty

FR J’ai soif

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm thirsty

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

The workbook’s legacy font encoding has been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, with printed tones retained. The original extracted text is preserved. This is not a modernization of the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Lɔkɔtυ ɖɛm/ɖɔkam

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Pɩnɩm

EN I'm tired

FR Je suis fatigué(e)

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm tired

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

Read the original document page ↗

Source reference · awaiting expert review

Mɛhɛzʋ

EN I want to relax

FR Je veux me reposer

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I want to relax

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

The workbook’s legacy font encoding has been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, with printed tones retained. The original extracted text is preserved. This is not a modernization of the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Mɛhɛzυ

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Mahɩnʋ

EN I'm going to bed

FR Je vais me coucher

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm going to bed

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

The workbook’s legacy font encoding has been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, with printed tones retained. The original extracted text is preserved. This is not a modernization of the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Mahɩnυ

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Soŋaɣ lakɩm

EN I'm hot

FR J’ai chaud

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm hot

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

Read the original document page ↗

Source reference · awaiting expert review

Nikaɣ sʋm

EN I'm cold

FR J’ai froid

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

I'm cold

Transcription and translation notes

The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.

The workbook’s legacy font encoding has been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, with printed tones retained. The original extracted text is preserved. This is not a modernization of the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Nikaɣ sυm

Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo

PDF p. 95 · printed p. 91

Read the original document page ↗