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Kabɩyɛ · Togo

Expressions — Family

Documented expressions for everyday situations, with their sources and review status.

15 source references · awaiting expert review. Transcriptions, glosses and explanations retain their sources and caveats. Reviewed entries are identified separately.

Source reference · awaiting expert review

Sʋ/ɩsʋ

EN Come in

FR Entrez

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Come in

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

Sυ/ɩsυ

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

PDF p. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Kabɩtɛ

EN Welcome

FR Bienvenue

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Welcome

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. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Kabɩtɛwa

EN Welcome (you plural)

FR Bienvenue (à plusieurs personnes)

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Welcome (you plural)

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. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Mɛndɛ cɩnɛ alafɩa

EN What's the object of your visit?

FR Quel est l’objet de votre visite ?

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

What's the object of your visit?

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. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Caɣ

EN Have a seat

FR Asseyez-vous

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Have a seat

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. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ɩcaɣ

EN Have a seat

FR Asseyez-vous

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Have a seat

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. 96 · printed p. 92

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Páyaŋ súwe?

EN What is your name?

FR Comment vous appelez-vous ?

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

What is your name?. Ask someone’s name when introducing yourselves.

Transcription and translation notes

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. 18 · printed p. 14

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Páyaɩ súwe?

EN What is his name?

FR Comment s’appelle-t-il ?

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

What is his name?. Ask another person’s name; the source translates the pronoun as “his”.

Transcription and translation notes

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. 18 · printed p. 14

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Lé ŋlɩ̀na?

EN Where do you come from?

FR D’où venez-vous ?

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Where do you come from?. Ask where someone comes from.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Lé ŋlὶna?

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

PDF p. 17 · printed p. 13

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ñánà ñʋw leleŋ

EN Congratulations

FR Félicitations

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Congratulations. Congratulate one person on a happy event.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Ñánà ñυw leleŋ

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

PDF p. 81 · printed p. 77

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Mɩnà ñʋw leleŋ

EN Congratulations (you plural)

FR Félicitations à vous (plusieurs personnes)

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Congratulations (you plural). Congratulate several people, as specified in the source.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Mɩnà ñυw leleŋ

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

PDF p. 81 · printed p. 77

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ɛnà ñʋw leleŋ

EN Congratulations to him or her

FR Félicitations à lui ou à elle

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Congratulations to him or her. Offer congratulations to a third person.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Ɛnà ñυw leleŋ

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

PDF p. 81 · printed p. 77

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Kaka

EN Sorry

FR Désolé(e) ; je compatis

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Sorry. Express sympathy for a sad event in the source’s social-events lesson.

Transcription and translation notes

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. 81 · printed p. 77

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ñánà kʋñɔŋ

EN Condolences

FR Mes condoléances

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Condolences. Express sympathy after a death.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Ñánà kυñɔŋ

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

PDF p. 81 · printed p. 77

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Source reference · awaiting expert review

Ɖʋ sudu

EN Have courage

FR Bon courage

Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review

Have courage. Encourage someone facing difficulty.

Transcription and translation notes

English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.

Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.

Original extracted text

Ðυ sudu

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

PDF p. 81 · printed p. 77

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