16 source references · awaiting expert review. Transcriptions, glosses and explanations retain their sources and caveats. Reviewed entries are identified separately.
Source reference · awaiting expert reviewMowoki kɩyakʋ da mɔŋgɔ
EN I am going to the market and I'll be back
FR Je vais au marché et je reviens
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
I am going to the market and I'll be back
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
Mowoki kɩyakυ da mɔŋgɔ
Ŋna ŋbɛ̀dʋ pɩsaw ?
EN How much do you sell the cloth for?
FR À combien vendez-vous le tissu ?
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
How much do you sell the cloth for?. Ask a seller for the price of cloth.
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
Ŋna ŋbὲdυ pɩsaw ?
Pɩwɛ̀ lidiye. Pásɩ̀ pázɩ́ mendendaŋ
EN It's too expensive. Reduce it a little, please!
FR C’est trop cher. Baissez un peu le prix, s’il vous plaît !
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
It's too expensive. Reduce it a little, please!. Say that a price is high and politely request a reduction.
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
Pɩwὲ lidiye. Pásὶ pázί mendendaŋ
Tàsɩ́ pasʋʋ
EN Reduce it some more
FR Baissez encore le prix
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Reduce it some more. Request a further reduction during bargaining.
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
Tàsί pasυυ
Mʋ lidiye nɛ ŋtɛzɩm cenji
EN Take the money and give me the change
FR Prenez l’argent et rendez-moi la monnaie
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Take the money and give me the change. Pay and ask the seller to return the change.
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
Mυ lidiye nɛ ŋtɛzɩm cenji
Pɩwɛ̀ lidiye
EN It's expensive
FR C’est cher
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
It's expensive. Say that the price of an item is high.
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
Pɩwὲ lidiye
pásɩ̀ pazɩ́
EN Reduce a little
FR Baissez un peu le prix
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Reduce a little. Ask the seller to lower the price a little.
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
pásὶ pazί
kɔna lidiye
EN Give the money
FR Donnez l’argent
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Give the money. A direct instruction to hand over payment.
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.
mʋ lidiye
EN Take the money
FR Prenez l’argent
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Take the money. A direct instruction to accept the money being handed over.
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
mυ lidiye
Mayakɩ toko
EN I buy a shirt
FR J’achète une chemise
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
I buy a shirt. State that you buy a shirt.
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.
Ŋyakɩ toko
EN You buy a shirt
FR Tu achètes une chemise
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
You buy a shirt. Address one person who buys a shirt.
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.
Ɖɩyakɩ toko
EN We buy a shirt
FR Nous achetons une chemise
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
We buy a shirt. State that your group buys a shirt.
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
Ðɩyakɩ toko
Payakɩ toko
EN They buy a shirt
FR Ils ou elles achètent une chemise
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
They buy a shirt. State that other people buy a shirt.
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.
Ɛbɛ̀ ŋyakɩ?
EN What do you buy?
FR Qu’achetez-vous ?
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
What do you buy?. Ask what someone buys.
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
Ɛbὲ ŋyakɩ?
Ŋna ŋyakɩ pɩsaw
EN How much did you buy the cloth for?
FR Combien avez-vous payé le tissu ?
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
How much did you buy the cloth for?. Ask the purchase price of the cloth in the source’s shopping exercise.
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.
kɩyakʋ da
EN In the market
FR Au marché
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
In the market. A location expression referring to the market.
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
kɩyakυ da
