Kabɩyɛ LabLANGUAGE · PEOPLE · KNOWLEDGEKabɩyɛ · Togo
Name farming, a farmer, a field or garden and two farm animals.
Activities are teaching adaptations. Source transcriptions remain pending expert review; each card states its source and status.
Match the farm vocabulary to a drawing or familiar place. Ask a local speaker to explain which printed alternative they use for that setting.
EN agriculture; farming
FR Agriculture
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
agriculture; farming
Kabɩyɛ and French come from the Académie vocabulary. English glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial; project expert review is pending.
Source : Mon livret de vocabulaire français-kabɩyɛ, 2ème édition (juillet 2019)
PDF p. 11 · page imprimée 11
EN farmer
FR Agriculteur
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm.
Kabɩyɛ and French come from the Académie vocabulary. English glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial; project expert review is pending.
Source : Mon livret de vocabulaire français-kabɩyɛ, 2ème édition (juillet 2019)
PDF p. 11 · page imprimée 11
EN farm
FR ferme ; exploitation agricole
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
farm
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. 104 · printed p. 100
EN garden
FR jardin
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
garden
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. 105 · printed p. 101
EN chickens
FR poules ; poulets
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Domestic chickens, listed among farm animals.
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo
PDF p. 92 · printed p. 88
EN sheep
FR moutons
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Sheep, listed among farm animals.
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Peace Corps Togo
PDF p. 92 · printed p. 88
EN Nouns: learn the singular and plural together
FR Les noms : apprendre singulier et pluriel ensemble
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Kabɩyɛ nouns have several plural patterns. The workbook illustrates -naa, replacement of a final vowel by -aa, and other pairs. Store the plural with each noun rather than applying one ending to every word.
| Person | Aspect / context | Kabɩyɛ | Meaning / note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular → plural | cíca → cícanaa | teacher → teachers | |
| Singular → plural | kólú → kólaa | blacksmith → blacksmiths | |
| Singular → plural | wiyaw → awiya | chief → chiefs |
Forms were compared with the PDF. Legacy font characters are represented with the corresponding Latin Kabɩyɛ letters (ɩ, ɛ, ʋ, ɖ, ŋ), retaining printed tone marks.
What is the source plural of cíca?
cícanaa
Source : Kabiye O.P.L. Workbook — Oral Proficiency Learning
PDF p. 20 · printed / imprimée 16