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BOOK 1.

IN 10 LEONS

The Afrihili Centre

P. 0 . Box 39,
Akrokerri, Ashanti
Ghana.
First Edition 1970
Second Edition 1973

Copyright 1970

K. A. Kumi Attobro.h

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Dedicated to :

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Albert Luthuli

Gamal Abdul Nasser

Kwame Nkrumah

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INTRODUCTION

And God said;

"Let there be light"
And there was light
In what language was that made?
-Kumi Attobrah

Ei- Afrihili is an African language which has been created incor-

rorating grammar and words from the languages of the A frican
Continent. It also contains words from many other sources so
Afi icanized that they do not appear foreign.

The idea to create this international language occurred to the

cx.uthor on 2nd January, 1967 at sea when he was travelling from
British Dover to French Calais.

EI-Afribili is so arranged that it is easy to learn. Nouns begin

:md end with vowels; all other words begin with consonants. Words
If.e pronounced as they are written. INTOl\A TION OR ACCENT
)OES NOT CHANGE THE MEANING OF A WORD. The
accent however is usually on the second syllable.

El-Afrihili bas been created with a view for it being adopted as

,l1e lingua franca of Africa. It would promote unity and und crstaa-
li ng among t he different peoples of the continent, reduce costs in
'tinting due to translations and promote trade.

rf!llril, 1973 P.O. Box 39

Akrokerri
Ghana

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LESSON 1

pRONUNCIATION- :
Vowel: (Simila~ to pronunciation in local language script) .
a - as in sat i - as in sit
e - as in ape o - as in old
E- a s in egg u - a s in hoot
u- as in ought

(o nso11a11t :
ch - as in chat ny - as in cognac
sh - as in shi p th - as in there
k.w- as in quack bw - as in Bwana
ts - as in tsctsefly hw - as in whistle

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'i.Zuri zinga, owula Good morning, Sir
Good morn ing, ivfadam
Zuri zinga, owulaa
2. Z ur i masa, o wu laka Good afternoon, young ma n
Zuri masa, intane Good afternoon, Elder
3. Zuri dan i, owulakaa Good evenin g, young lady
Zuri d ani, intanee Good evening, Lady
4. Zuri ba li, imaboko Good night, your Highness
or yOjlr Worship .I
Zuri bali, etende Good n igl1t, honourable Gentkmen
h Good day, Kid
5. Zuri lu owu!anda
Zuri Iu a'ubuti Good day, old man
- 6. Zuri m;,b, ausi Greetings, comrade
:n Shube Thanks
:o 7. Masaya Noon
8. Baliya M idnight
9. ?Wuyi tena How are you ?
10. Miyi papa I am fine (ie. I live good)
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Dl B GRAMMAR: Common noun begins and ends wi th a vowel
To form plural, change first vowel to that of Jasrvowel.
of the singular noun.
in l l. Miye omulenzi I am a boy
is \2. Nuye imulenzi W e are boys
T , 13. Wuye oroulenzi You are a boy
1e 14. Kuye imulenzi You are boys
15. Le) c: omulenzi He is a boy
\ 16. F uve imulenzi They a re boys
17. Taye oin ukazi She is a girl
3.5 \8. Fuye imuknzi They are girls
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in C GR AMM.\ R : Tenses & auxiliary verbs
Pre::.ent - re-
F uture - ta-
Past - li-
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19. Jo - d e To go
: 20. Mijo I go
21. M irejo I am going
22. ?\Vrna rej o Who is going?
23. Omulenzi rej o A boy is going
24. Omukazi rej o A girl is going
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25. Imulenzi rejo Boys are going
26. Imukazi rejo Girls are going
27. Ni omulenzi rejo T he boy is going
28. N i o mukazi rejo The girl is going
~9. Ni imulenzi rejo The boys are going
... ~o. Ni imukazi rejo The girls are going
31. ?Ni imukazi rejo fe:na Where are the girls going ?
32. F1;1rejo ita They-are-going home
33. N1 imulenzi tajo pma When will the boys go?
:4. Futajo They-,v.ill-go today
~5- ':Ni imulenzi lijo i ta pma When did the boys :;o home?
~6. En masaya, zono At noon, yesterday

D ~RAMMAR Qu alifying adjective is placed after the noun

n qualifies and takes the first vowel of noun as prefix and
-n as suffix

:1. Yove akalini It is a pen

=~- Sabo New
It is a new pen
~, . Yac: (-yoye) akalini asabon
-.o. Yo~ ni akalini asabon It is the new pen

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41. Fuyi:: ni ikalini isabon They ar.e the new pens
4 2.Mai- de ' To have
43. Mimai akalinki akanan I ha ve a pencil
44. Kan a One
45. Bari Two
46. Mimai akalinki akanan I h ave one pencil
47. M imai akalink i akanan asabon I have one new penc:il
48. Ym: m'akalinki It is my pen<il
49. Yoi:: w'akalinki It is your pencil
50. Yoe n'akali nki It is our pencil
51. Yoi:: f' akalinki It is thei r pencil
52. Yoi:: t'akalinki It is her pencil
53. Mibind a m' a kalinki te I write with my pencil

VOCABULARY

1. Iwe - book 43. To - to, towards

2. Echi - water 44. Wulu - big
3. faabiya = car 4 5. Kere - sma ll
4. Eranda = taxi 46. Suru - short
5. Arabiyado - lorry 47. Doji - Long
6 . Safi - clean 48. Pana - Wide
7. Jude - name 49. Bsna - Why
8. Omuntu - man 50. Fede - to give
9. Jide
10. Eponle =
- to hear
table
51. Fa
52. Ngoza -
- take
lead (led)
11. Etogo = house \ 53: Zi - call
12. Amai - motber 54. Osinga - lace
13. Apai, anche - father 55. Sos., - mend
14. Akuetu= friend 56. Runga - sew
15, Ak:ukuo - paper 57 Elamba - dress
16. Ukai - wife 58. Tuma - send
17 Agupi , husband 59. Inga - doctor
18. Ufre = news t 0 . Intebe - seat
19. A bu - room 61. Da - do
20. Ejibi - food 62. Wanka -
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wash
21. Gendade - to walk 63. Bela want
22. Sanade- to drink 64. Lipa - pay
23. Yeride - , to stand 65. Kewali - engage
24. Tade - to sit 66. Aduanimi - meal
25. Ebia - chair 67. Unwane- ice
26. So - on 68. Abago - blanket
27. Na - and 69. Zangi - need
28. Ton - against the, 70 Keno - bring
to the, towards the 71 . Is ha - tea
29. En - in, at 72. Angebi - bed
30. Njide - to sleep 73. Ekomelo - address
31. Dude - to eat 74. Loso - charge (cost) ,
32. W ade - to come 75. Ya - ready
33. T u - from 76. Gumu- hard
~4. Zuri - n ice 7 7. Ejiroda - menu
35. Taji ri - rich 78. Jirna - wait
36. Fugaru - poor 79. Pata - . get
37 ulopa- police 80. Fnji - number
38. Kolade - to work 81. Sifu - recommend
39. Ibise - office 82. Egenili - hotel
40. Dafade - to cook 83. Uhesha - ba ttery
41. Wakode - to drive 84. Ufosi - directory
42 Pe - of 85. Aborani- cinema
86. w., - tomorrow

EXERCISE

A. Write any IO sentences o f not Jess than 5 words an

trans late into Afrihili using available vocabulary.
.. B. T ranslate into English :

l. Miresana echi
2 Ni omuntu na l'ukai rekola m ibise
3. M' amai lidu ni ej ibi
4. Ni inde pe t'akuetu ye D ed e
5. Ni umuntu tagenda ton etogo
6. Nurebinda akukuo so
7. Ni olopa tata rn abu asafi n
8. Ni agupi liji ni ufre tu k'apai
9. Omuntu otajirin mai arabiya abarin
10. Epo nle ekanan reyeri" Ea abu azurin
NI Al'TIUIILI OLUGA
THE AFRIHILI L ANGU:\GE

LESSON 2
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1 In Afrihili each grammatical rule is general and there are
no exception s. The syntax is symplified thus : All nouns begin
with a vowel; a ll other words begin with a consonant.
For example:-
eberani=warmth-noun beranu =wann-adjecti ve
beranilJ=warm-verb beranuu=warmly-adverb
bcranilJ-de=to wa rm or bcranulo

A. Grammar: The 1erb "To be"

de= to be Ii= was
y& = a m lo = have been
re = being lu = had been
ta = will be r
YE papa = be good De rahisi YE papa=To be simple
is good
Ldo anche apapan = he has been a good father

B. Grammar: The Indefinite Pronoun "It =K

Example
KE mi - It is I, It is me Ke Musa - It is Musa
Ka mi - It will be I/me Ko mi - It has been me
Ki mi - It was I/me Ku mi - It had been me
Ki mi wc:na lijo - It was I who went

C. Grammar: The Expression "There is' 'etc.

Kwade - There is to be Kwali - There was/were
Kwaye - There is/are Kwalo- There has been
Kwata - There will be Kwalu-Tbere had been
Example:
Kway& nebi iodemo zare = There is no football today
K way&ko = There isn't

D. Grammar: This That (Demonstratir f Adj.)

Ki - This (here) Ka - That (there)
Kinga- These (here) Kanga- Those (there)
Ku - This (general) Kunga- That (general)
Exa mple :-
Ki ornulenzi - This boy (here)
Ka omukama- That chief (there)
Ku YE ufre uba} an - This is bad news
Misum;iko kunga - I don't like that

E. C: ram mar: Reflexive Pro.- oun

Mi mi - I myself t ata - She herself
Wuwu- You yourself Yoyo - It itself
LE!E - He himself nunu - We ourselves

Vocabulary
i:kawa-coffce ekoleli -razor
eranda-taxi tuna - ask
boboto-kind buza-de -to question
yoki - understand batu -hence
tema - get up gaba ~before
natala -single kusa .-near
.. isba -draught (game)
lagani -Jong
sekwani-wet
ige -fool
mi han -as for me
h; ban - as for him
etando-bridge hapa, ha-here
pene - nex t pale, h., - there
mobali-right (side) te - with
mwasi -left (side) ta -by
baka - enough tu - from
mu - in t.> -above
Ye -is, is at oese - far
sade -three kokuju -at the top
hud u -four wako -drive (car, etc.)
watakila-perhaps
apadi-sock(s) pi ma-examine
Y->lJ -enjoy ek.intu- article
.f'keni-oJass
~ weka - reserve
1awo -pain sama - find
e\alia- toilet fana -copy
CO l\1:\ION RX.PRESSIONS

1. ?Wulingi drna What do you want?

2. Mibcla bonade Entefiti I wish to see Mnjor T oure
Ture
3. ?Wu re bida wena Whom are you looking for?
4, Mireuida ni azmachi I am looking for the comman-
ding officer
5. ?Wuliche dena What do you say?
6. ?Wusosoli Do you understnnd?
7. Yiu, misc-soli Yes, I understrtnd
8. Ngo, tasosoliko No, she does not understand
9. Nie =(Mile) I know
!O. Talcko yo She does not know it
11. Tataleko le She will not know him
12. Vova polinohoo Speai< more slowly
(slow=poli .
13. Wuvova h::irakaa ju You speak too quickly
14. ?Wuvova Afrihili Do y::iu speak Afrihili?
15. Mivovako I do not speak
16. Nle aloba kasa I know a few expressions
(cxpression=iloba
17. Ihadi kasa kano A few words only
(word=ahadi)
18. Kekre sana Very little
19. Kikasana Very much
20. Misosol i wu I understand you
21. ?\Vuzata d;na What do you think?
22. ?Wureda drna What are you doing Y
23 . ?Alamari drna What is the matter?
24. Onye 1'othing
Here is a letter for you
(Here is=ne)
25. Arafi tE wu ne (There is=nene)
26. N i omuntu a wurebida ne Here is the man you are
(a = whom) looking for
27. ?Le YE frna Where is he?
28. LE uene There h is
29. W'irafi nene T here are your letters
(pointing at them)
30. ?F u YE frna Where a re they?
31. Son eon!e or Eponlel On the table
32. K way ira fi ka.c,a tE m i There are some letters for you I
33. ?WEna mai fu Who has them ?
34. KwayE irafi ko tE mi A re there any letters for me?
35. K\'-aye kana There is one
36. Yo:: tE wu It is for you
37. Fue te mi They are for me
38. Wa mu Come i n
39. Bojo Go away Be gone
40. Wate Come back
41. Wa hapa Come here
42. Wa shi Come down
43. J o nokilo Come quickly
44. Deko iyonu te Don't be troublesome
(Don't be v. ith trouble)
45. Wuye songa You are righ t
46. Wuye kosea You are wrong
47. KE ensomi It is a shame
48. KE bongo Jsitso ?
49. K solo . Is it true?
56. Malamu sana Very well
51 . Yebisa mi Tell me
51. Ku Y bongo That is so
53. K zuri ,du It's a fine day
54. K beranu tt's warm
... 55. Ks tutu It's cold
56. Ade renuawa It's raining
57. Ade riniawa It was raining
58. Ade nQ.awadi It's going to rain
59. Yo ingawa It's the rai n
60. Mibera nuwise I am waim
61. Miberanuwise j u I am too warm
62. Mitutuwi, e I am cold
63. Likamboko Don't mention
~I A1"RIII1Ll QLUGA.
THE AFRIHILI LANGUAGE

LESSON 3

A. The Article Ni- The, is not used before the names of

persons, countries, rivers, 1 ca rs, months, days, festiva ls,
seasons and the names of the Supreme Being (God) a nd
ancestral spirits and gods.
Afrika - Africa D chlan - Germa ny
Gana - Gh ana Tsunkuo - China
Za;re - Z aire Suria - Syria
Uruzi Volta - River Volta Kristalu - Christmas
Uruzi Nai l - River Nile Shaba - August
Ao ( t L ocal n~m,e) = Supreme Being ( God )
B. Use of partitive article - Kasa = Some - to denote a
certain qu " ntity of, a piece of, a part of, a few of.
Numai amkate kasa - We have some bread.
Fe mi udi kasa - Give me a little bit of butter.
Nlitafa e,, ande kasa - I will take a few groundnuts.
( :::.wande - groundnut )
But it is NOT used in the following sentences.
Miresana echi - I am drinking some water
Mitadu okense - I will cat a piece of cake
C. Contraction: With Ni - The
Pe of= Pen = of the
Tu = from, out of Tun = from the, out of the
BE = off, away from Ben = off the, away from the
OTHER WORDS :
TE - for, 011 behalf of Ti under
T;) - about I= at (a particular place)
Do - on account of Mu in, inside
Lavitra = far from Kusa - near
Banda = apart from Kusaku = close to
Paasa - outside Bisaku = according to
Pa, peenani = above Zuwaku = as regards
D. TENSES and Auxiliary Verbs
Past Ii Past Continuous - ri
Perfect lo Perfect continuous - ro
Past perfect Ju Past pe1 feet d - ru
Future perfect - t;,
Future ta Future continuous - ra
!\Iitawa I will come .Mirawa - I \' ill l::e comi ng
i\Iiliwa I came i\liriwa - I \~as coming
Milowa I haw come Miro\, - I have been
comrng
Miluwa I had come Miruwa I had been
coming
1'1it:iwa I wi ll have come
E. (1) I WHO ....
Mive - I am Mi iye - I ., bo am
LiyE papa - He is good LEEyE papa - he who is good
Taq1jo . - Sile will g.J Taatajo - she who will go
Nuli - we were Nuuli - we who were
Fusoma - they read Fuusoma - they who read
those who read
E. (2) I i\IYSELF \VHO ....
Miili pale I who was there...._
.\limiili pale I myself who w 1s there...._
~uuliko pale We who were not there...._
.. .Nunuuliko pale
(3) But Note: Omola
We ourselves who were not there ......
wrna soma - A child who reads -
F. Nono 2nd Adjectin~s : The order in which adjectives
follow the 1101111 is thus:
:'\oun - Adjective : (CO LO UR-SIZE-QUALITY-NUMBER)
Example : N i abanda :ij::m aker.::n azurin abarin
The cabius red small nice two
i.e. The 'two nice small red cabins
G. POSSESSIYE: Add suffix - n to noun
Ni oru - the chief
Ni orun ita - the chief's house
Ni urun ata - the chiefs' house
Ni omukama - the kino
N i omukaman okambon adrashi ~zc.,in
The powerful king's nice p alace
H . Impersonal " It "
Ke bongo - It may be so Kre - It being
Kre tumifo dingade, nuliwate - It ~eing impossible to
contmue, we came back
Kware echi kusa, nulingi pale - There being water near I
we slept there. 1
I This, That - Ki, Ka :- 1
When placed after the noun, it takes th~ final syllable of noun. I
Ki omulenzi - This boy (here)
Omulenzi ki-nzi - "
Ka omukama - That king (there)
Omukama ka-ma "
I111uka1 kanga-zi - Those girls (there)
J All of:
Nu du All of us Ku du - All of yon
Fu du All of them
Both
Ne - me and you Kun bari - two of you
Nw - us and you (plural) Ne bari - both me and you
Ku bari - you two nm bari - both us and you(p[,)
K . Those of us, Some of us:
Nun fu - those of us O.R Fu pen imul.enzi
Nun fuusoma - those of us Nun kisi - some of IS
who read I

Nun fuutasoma - those of us OR Kisi pe nu

who will read Ni imulenzin kisi - some of
Fun fu - those of them the boys
Ni imulenzin fu - those of OR Kisi pen imulenzi
the boys
L. Possibility: - Is denoted by - t - to rerb
si, kola - work si-t-i, kola-t-a - workable
du - eat du-t-u - eatable
yoki - understand yoki-t-i - understandable
buza - question buza-t-a - questionable
bona - see bona-t-a - visible
M . Verbal Nouns-are formed by suffix-de and prefix-ZJ to rerb
Soma - read usomade - reading
Kena ' - dance ZJkenade - dancing
Sua - study, learn ZJsuade - studying
Karati - harvest ukaratide - harvesting
Note : Milibona la resoma - I saw him reading
ZJsomade ye papa - Reading is good
Ukarati - A harvest
N. Travelling - KW A
Mijo kwa oketeke - I go by train
Miwa kwa Eranda - I come by taxi
Migrnda kwa iskafida - I travel by airoplane
Mijo ishule kwa ;:imolanke - I go (to) school by bus
Mitajo kwa afo - I will go on foot
Mijo kwa okeke - I go on a bicycle
0. Verb is used as adjective to denote - WHO
Ni 0muntu kora - The man works
Ni omuntu okoran - The man who works
P. PASSIVE Add-bw-to verb
bona see bonabwa - be seen
memezela publish memezelabwa - be published
ka be advise
.. Q. HABITUAL TENSES
kabebwe - be advised
used to
Miycedu ctukana I am used to eating breakfas1
Mitaadu stukana I will be used to eating bre2kfasl
Miliidu en zinga I was used to eating in the morning

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VOCABULARY
cmano - rice seingi-de - to remember
lo-de - to send intcbe - seat
bona-de - to s-:e kiske - easy
xnani-de - to post kum a - difficult
pewa-de - to receive kasuba-de - to abuse
fa-de - to take sa-de - to buy
kukutu, gumu-hard mare, konje - indeed
soma-de - to read za ngi-de - to need
kuba-de - to hi t ekasa - comb
be - off, away oscmle - soap
kufa - proper :yomo-de - bathe
\\'OSU, kele - same ayomo - bath
saya-de - to sell ubapa - razo r blade
usega i - sandal wo-d e - to wear
..:.petekoni - brandy kabe-de - to advise
apEti::rnini - rum uzo - ro ad
kera-de - to cry akiyesi - notice
baya - bad memezela-de- to publis h
sauka-de - to cross abantu - public
peka - other dilula - sorry
kema - another kinu - affirm
fum-de - to sweat isabatu - shoe
VC'le-de - to sw,Jlow kinunte - confirm
asiko - time ehuri - eoo
koda - a lthough upangusa - "'"
brush

co,r~ION EXPRESSIONS
I. Zuri te, jo rnalamu Good bye, go safdy (,\ell)
2. Ni etogo nene There is the house
3. Milotuhu m'inzira I have lost my way
4. Milotuhu m 'ego I have lost my money
5. Funki ni usuni Open the door
6. Jika ni ;,lini Close the wndow
7. ?wu malamu Are yon well?
8. Yiu, sbube (wu) Yes, thank (you)
9. Yiu, esbube Yes, thanks
10. Milituhuwi mun adenle I got lost in the street
11. Wutatuhuwi kuma You will get lost again
12. ?Wumai otanda ko Have you any cigarette?
13. Mimai otama kana I have o ne cigar
14. Kwayeko ko There is ,one
(There-is-not any)
15. MiyE aloro Ell I am in a hurry
16. Mitalor0 (ton) iskarinta I will hurry to the airport
17. W'akuetu lilorote Your friend hurried
(ton) egenili kokoni back (to the ) hotel just now
18. !LE ne!.le There he is!
19. ?Wutu ofek:a dEna rrom what
(tu-from: used as verb) country are you?
W. ?Yo jina hapa Is it far from here?
(It far-from here?)
21. Nuys umu-afrika We are Africans
22. Nutu Laiberia We are from Liberia
(we -from Liberia)
23, Kapendeza, wa kusanoho Please, come nearer
l4. WuyE boboto sana You-are very kind
l5. Tie Listen
~6. Ni omulaeti takenq 1 he steward will bring your
w'aposino sh1 bechi baggage dowo soon
n. MiyE tE cda I am on duty
rn. ?Kena yi::n inzira ton Which is the way to the post
emanili office? (emaoili - post office)
29. ?Wumai ;,le t& afrini Have you change for
akanan one afrini?
... (A 1.00= 100a (1 inka) (Afrini is future currency
for Continental Africa)
Translate Into English
(Look below for Vocabulary )
CONVERSATION 1

A: Owula Mensa Nene

M: Zuri Ju, Arna
A: Zuri lu, wantu
M: Shube
A: Wa mu, Kapendeza
M: Shube
A: Ta chini ?Wu le m' agupi
M: Ngo, mileko k
A: Naa m'agupi, owula Ble
M: Trna Zuri
B: ?Wuyi Abijan
M: Yiu miyi Kokodi i Abijan
A: Owula Mensa ye amafu
B: ?Pale yi ma
M: Zuri
B: ?Na w'uzo yi tsna
(What brings you here)
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Notes: (1) In introducing someone to a friend
you say "Naa Owula X " . . . = I
present Mr. x or you meet Mr. x :
(2) Tena zuri - expression which means literally
"How nice" - to indicate how delighted one is to
meet another person just intrc-duced.
(3) afu = farm amafu = farmer
Chini = down
VOCABULARY 11
legu- de to leave panda - de = to climb
ukundimi - company
otasunia - story chuma - de = to earn
Zu - de - to steal da =as . . .. as
tami """ once upon a time daga - de = to cut
kare = old eti = wood
kiri - de = to own ajaki = donkey
oduka = shop pari - de = to finish
wawi - de = to become padio = nearby
Zima = whole oweli = cloud
nyenyekevu=humble neni = thick
refu = high
tona - de = to distinguish sache - de = to rob

Exer c ise to Lesson 3

Write an essay on "How I spent the Bank Holiday
(Ukanba Alufu) (Not less than 250 words)

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LESSON 4

A. Personal Pronouns when they stand alone as a 5U ti.feet

Emi = I Unu = We
Ewu = You Uku = You (Plural)
Ele = He Ufu = They
Efa = She Eyo = It
Ezi = One (neutral)
Example: 1. Emi, Kofi pe Gana, mibela . . . .
I, Kofi of Ghana, {I) wish ... .
2. Unu, ni amola be Afrika, nusum::, ....
We, the children of Africa, (we) like ..
3. ?Wrna lida yo Who did it?
Emi. I.
(B) Profession or occupation is expressed by adding - J\1 A -
isubatu = shoe afidi = machine
isaba-MA-tu=shoemaker afi-MA-di=rnachinist
amkate = bread ukulima=agriculture
amka-MA-te=baker ukuli-MA-ma=agriculturist
adu=tooth ukamba=bank
a-MA-du =dentist uka- MA-mba= banker
(C) Diminution (smallness) is iudkated by suffix - nd-
uruzi=river enti=date (tree)
uruzi-ND-i =stream enti-ND-i=date frui t
omuntu= man oluga=language
omuntu-ND-u =pigmy, dwarf oluga-ND-a=dialect
(D) Augmentation (bigness) is indicated by - M -
omuntu = man isela = thief
omuntu-M-u = giam isela-M-a=big thief
clever thief
etogo = house osikola = school
etogo-M-o=mansion osikola-M -a = University
(E) Collective Nouns are expressed by suffix - sin -
ufungo=key ature = flower
ufungo-SIN-o=a bunch ature-SIN-e=bouquet
of keys of flowers
emeli=boat omukazi=girl
erneli-SlN-i=fleet, (Navy) omukazi-SIN-i = a bevy of
girls
acho=fish acho-SIN- o=a shoal offish
(F) Two nouns can join together to form one word
aji=class abu=room
aj-ab(u)-i-= aja'.:.i = classroom
akiyesi=notice ubao=board
akiyes-uba( o)-i =a!<iy~subai = noticeboard
(G) Family ties: - Add suffix - IO
apai=father imao = brother
ap-io=father-io-law im-io = brotber-io-law
inta= sister ;,bi= parent
int - io =sister-in-law ibin-io=parents-iu-law
(H) CONDITIONAL TENSE - Introduced by: Kama=If
t. Real - (a) where two alteruativ.cs are stated
Kama .......... Kama = whetber ............or
eg. Kama li:fua, kama leyi, yopasiwa ko mi
Whe1 her he dies or Ii Yes, (i , docs not concerns me.
Kama milibona 1, kama nchi, yopasiwako mi
Whether I saw him or not, (it) does not concern me.

.. (b) Indefinite: by adding 'ba' in 'if' clause

eg. Kama mitabona 1 wo ba, mitafe le ni iwe
If I (wiJ!) see him tomorrow, I will give him the book
2. U nreal - Use auxili:iry - nge (for present)
and - ngi - (for past)
Present: Kama mi-nge-bona le, mi-nge-jua IE.
If I saw him, I would know him
Past: Kama mi- ngi-bona IE, mi-ngi-j ua k
If I bad seen him, I would have known him
(I) Numerals (a) ' O' indicates multiplication
Bari o sade = Two times three
(b) Sau = times
Milibinda sau seta = I wrote six times
(c) Fractions :
dijisi = one fifth
OR Ka-diji = one fifth
ba-diji = two fifchs
r~" ,1; ;;_ -: thrf'f' fifrhs
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ld) OiYi5ion : si = over
1ludu si bari = four diviJcd by two, Four over two.
(e) Subtraction: cha = minus
fludu cha bari yf. bari = Four minus two is two
(J) SUBJUNCTIVE : Denotes purpose or intension (positive
or negative) and used a fter verbs of telling, commanding
or requesting, forbidding, refusing and preventing.
Present = ke Past = ki
Ke-ke - It has to be
Kwa-ke - Let there be, that there may be
E_jibi ke-beranuwi - Let the food get warm
11u r Wukejo - You have to go
Wukejoko - You have not to go
Milife Ir, iwe kesoma - I gave him a book to read
Mirebida ni entefiti kcfc Ii: ni ego - I am looking for
the major to give him the money
But with VERBS of Going and Coming the inflnitive is used.
Fulowa bonade mi - They have come to see me
Mitajo ni ibise kolade - I will go to the office to wo rk
LAKI - so that, in order that - can be used followed by the
infinitive, if there is no change of person.
Le:lowa laki sade ewe - He has come in order to buy book
SAi = then let - takes the subjunctive.
Sai fukejo - Then Jet them go
Kama hko bongo, sai mikejo - If it is not so, then let me go
i.e. If it is not so; I must be off .
( K) IMPERATIVE : It is the form used in giving orders
or direction.
Singular 2nd person : !Soma = Read !
Pl ural 2nd person: Add K from ku to verb
!Somak = Read! (you pl.)
Negative : Singular !Somako = Do not read!
Plural !Somakok= Do not read!
For 1st Person & 3rd Person Imperative - Use the 'e' of
ke of the Subjunctive.
e.g. !Nejo - Let's go! !Mejo - Let me go!
!Ne:ejo - Let us and you (pl.) go!
!Fesoma - Let them read!
(L) Il\ : \IEDIATE FUTURE - is expressed thus : D ouble
first syllable of verb.
Mitazi le - I will call him
Mitazizi lg - I am going to call him (immediately)
Mitakiro - I shall speak
Mita-ki-kiro- I am going to speak (just now)
Mita-so-soma- I am going to read 1
It is also expressed by suffix - DI
Mitazi-D[ - I a:m going to call
Mitakiro-DI- I am going to speak
Mitasoma-DI- I am going to read
(M) N - placed after the plural noun
indicates both sexes.
imao - brother omao-n-o - brothers and sisters
;,bi - parent ibi-n-i - parents (father & mother)
(N) In \'erbs interrogative form is rendered by raising tb e
.. voice on the last word to indicate a question form.
The sentence remai11s the same as in a statement.
0) Pronoun is used as an adjective and placed after the noun
Akuetu a-mi-n = My father
Etogo e-wu-n = Yo ur house
0ga .i-yo-n = its head
(P) Place where action takes place or is associated with it is
expressed by suffix - L - Using Hili triangle.
Nyi-de = to sleep Unyi-1-i = Dormitory
fua-de = to die Ofua- 1-a = Mortuary
Sua-de = to study Osua-1-a = Institute,
College Institution
du-de - to eat Indu-1-u = restaurant, mess
olengi - horse O lengi-l-i = stable
1we book Iwe-1--e - Library
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Q) c 0:-.-o :)"'\:.\ L T~i":~ ' 'S (.II)
(a) Real (i) Ka ma ...... ba,
Examples :
1. Kama miliki ro nikuo ba, uia miJilulawise
If I spoke thus, then I am sorry ( I feel sorry)
2. Karua lstalad i mi ba, m itafc yo If: to
If he asks (will nsk) m e, I will give it to him
3 Kama wutandi le wa ba, wutasamako mi
If you (wi ll) arrive late, yo u will not find me
(ii) Emphasis in Conditional tense is indicated by
Kamkeba - If it be t hat
4. Kamkeba iwe wutasad i, malamu sana
If it is a book you are going to buy, very well
5. Kamkeba fulinyala wade kalu, futatumiko bonade
mi WO
I f it is (only) today they managed to come, they will not
be able to see me tomorrow
6. Kamkeba ni imulenzi YE hapa konje, h kara
I f it be that the boys are really he re, it's o.k.
b. Unreal : (i) nge : Referring to present time
7. Kama mingemai ego ebakan, mingesa ni agakolago
If I b:id enough money, I wou ld-buy the handkerchief
8. Kungedu kama kunge hapa
They-would-eat if they-were here
9. Kama kwange ayaya, rningefa kasa
If there-were fruits, I would take some
lO. Ni iti ngemelako, kama nungep atako ingawa.
The trees would not grow, if we did not get rain
11. Kama kiko hna mingebona drna lgJibela dade,
Jgngizu m'olengi
If it were not that I saw what he wanted (\>ished) to do,
he would have stolen my horse
(iii) Nge forms a re sometimes used with a sense of politeness
or diffidence, in exclamations and in relative clauses.
12. ?De:na w ungesumn. What would you like?
13. !Trna kenge zuri. How nice it wotild be!
14. Ni omuntu wrna ngetaya mi, YE hapa
The man who might-help me is here
15 . Kama katahako wu ba, kungesum;:, futade kekre.
If it will not disturb you, they would like to rest a little.
16. Kama epengi ngewa paasa, ni amalesi ngesanabwa
If the sun would come out, the millet would be saved
17. Milite dsna minged a = I did not know what I should do
(iv) ngi - Referring to the past
18. Kama mingipewa l'arafi gaba milijo paasa, mingijira le:
If I had received his letter before I went out. I would have
waited-for him
19. Ni omukazi wrna ngitaya Jg, ye:ko pale
The girl who might-have-helped him is not there.
(v) Kokama, koda - Even if, although : Referring to
hypotbetical cases
20. Kokama mitumiko bonade, mile yo'g pale.
Although I cannot see, I know (tbat) it is there
(vi) Bikama - as long as, provided that
21. Sa yo bikarna yo'c papa.
Buy it provided that it is good
Other examples
22 K<1ma wuliwu yo ba, sai wungelipa esawalo
If you-have- kil[ed it, you must pay compensation
23. Koru ki:; w u, mi!ilegu ki hapa
Because it is you, I have left this here
24. Kama kingi ko wu, mingileguko yo
!fit hadn't been (for) you I would not have left it
(R) SUBJUI\CTIVE II
.. (a) The verb PATA -
opportunity
get, is used lO give an idea of chance or

Example : Mba w'amba (laki) nukeji fu.

Sing your songs that we may hear them
1\1ba w'amba nukepatajide fu.
Sing your songs so that we may have a cbance of
hearing them
(b) Use subjunctive after words of compunction-
Lazima - necessarv (ily) shati - of necessity
Lazima Jgkejo - He must go
(c) Use subjunction after verbs of forbidding, refusing and
pre, en ting with negative - ko
M'apai lihana ni amola ke,,ako hapa.
My father prevented the children from coming here
M'apai liki mi kewako.
My father refused to let me come
(S) THE Hl~I TRlt NGLE

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The Hi l i Triangle
It is used to determine the vowel prefix or suffix when
words change from nouns to verbs or adjectives or the
other way round.
(a) VE 'R..BS from NOUNS - Verbs & a_djectives lose the
prefix vowel of noun : e.g. 1) etogo - house - (noun)
togo (-de) - (to) house (verb)
2) urneme - electricity- (noun)
From the Hili Triangle the point opposite the side
'e' is ':.>' therefore the adjective becomes "mem.:> ..
= electric
"L" added to a noun makes it an adjective to mean
relating to or pertaining to or like.
lumeme = electrical
Electrify = charge with electricity = rnem:.>-fo
-lo added to verb or adjective means to cause to do or
render .. ..
Then using the triangle the noun of 'electrify'
therefore is e-mem:.>-1.> = electrification
3. ora = fat - (noun)
ro = fat - adj. (Using triangle)
e.g. Omulenzi oron = a fat boy.
1- added to ora = lora = fatty
A redoubling of adjective makes it another adjective to
mean 'somewhat' or expresses a Diminution
ro - ro = fattish
K - aded to a noun expresses 'without' or - less
K-ora = fatless ro-b = (to) fatten
4. Pinu = determine - (verb)
i- pin u = determination - (noun)
From Verb to Noun or vice versa the end vowel remains
the same. Use triangle to f ind prefix vowel of noun
pin-i = determinate - adjective.
From verb to adjective, use the triangle to determine the
end vowel.
ipinu -sh-u - determinism (theory or doctrine)
Add -~.h- to noun to mean doctrine or theory
mcpinu - determinant - participle
e:mcpinu - deter minant - (no un) mepin-i - determinative.
Adjective from ueterroinant (noun)
5. mono - disgrace - (verb), Emono - disgrace - (noun.)
When the vowels in a verb or adjective are the same e.g.
mono, the noun is obtained by prefix 'c- which is in the
centre of the Hili Triangle.
d-Emono - disgraceful - (adjective)
d-added to noun makes it adjective to mean 'with'
a-dEmono - disgraeefulness
From triangle 'a' is opposite side 'O.'
... Disoracefulness can also be formed from adding -kan-
to adjective dcmono with E -as prefix
Ede:monokano - disgracefulness
6. fua - die - (verb) o - fua - death
fua-se - dead (Construct state) fuasefo - deaden - verb
fu asele - deadly - adjective e-fuasel:.> - deadliness
(T) TO GET ....
sana - drink tuhu - lose .
sanawi - get drunk tuhuwi - get Jost
Chache - less furaba - happy
Chachewi - get less furahawi - be happy
become happy
EXERCISE 4 - Give_ one Sentence as example for
each paragrnph A - T m both English and Afrihili
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LeS!>on 5

\.) Tlle Use of FO = up till; up until; up to ; as far as

(distant or ti me)~ for the purpose of; direct
i) Milibonako l E fo koni = I have not seen him
up till now
Ji) Kc: fo WU j ode ita = It is up to you to go home
iii) Mitajo fo ni uzo = I will go as far as the road :
' ,) Mitawa fo bonade ni oru = I will come for tlie
purpose ot seeing the Chief
v) Jo fo (wu) :..., Go straight a he.'.ld of you)
,i) Nutag1::nda fo ton islmle = We shall walk straight
(direct) to the school
ii) Milo hapa fo ulu usaden = I have been here for
(as long as) three days
,iii) Fo miye omukarna, kwayEko asela hapa
As long as I am King, there ,vill be no thieves here
ix) Fo mi .. .. = As far as I am concerned . .
x) Fo mini . . = As far as I am directly concerned or
2s far as it concerns me directly.
B) Interrogative Pronouns, Relative Pronouns and-
Demonstrative Adjectives are all t be same
wsna = who, whom kma = wh ich, tha t
fana = where dEna = what
nwa = whose
Bsna = why Ts;1a = how
Pena = when SEna= How much, how many
:g.? SEna ni .. mkate bei - How much does the bread cost ?
C) No~e these two sentences :
l. M' imao rezi l'akuetu na rukai
My brother is calling bis friend and his wife
2. M' unao rezi J" akuetu na ukai u-le-n
My brother is calling his friend and his wife
In the first sentence 'his ~ ife refers to 'my brother '
In the second sentence his wife' refers to the friend of
'my brother.' That is, the wife belongs to the friend and
NOT to my brocber
D) Note this sentence:
Abd ulai called Ndiaye. He told him to bring him
a book
In this sentence the first He and the third He all refer
to Ab-lulai. The second 'him' refers to Ndiaye. Afrihili
puts it this way : Abdulai lizi Ndiaye
;l Jika le kenode El iwe (Here 'IE' is read backwards to be 'd
.E) Nouns from numerals
sade = three sadendo = triple
asadendo = trinity, troika
dubari = tv,elve adubarindo = a dozen
duobari = twenty aduobarindo = a score
oduobarindo osaden = Three score
(F) Ad,erb from numenJs
kaua = one kanE = firstly
bari = two barE = secondary
sade = three sadE = thirdly
... :o) CO\IPARISON :
There are 3 ways of expressing Comparison
Equality : ja = as ... . as
Ki ature ys ja da ize = This flowers is as red as blood
Superiority : nobo - more . . . . than
1. Ni evoka YE kooo noho ni amago.
The pear is more matured than the mango
2. Mimai ewe ebarin noho wu - I have two more books
. than you
Inferiority nenoho = less .... than
Alewu YE telehe nenobo asa_li .
Sugar cane is sweeter than _honey.
sadi na sadi = the more and more
kole malo = the mo.:: and more
sadi . . .. sadi = more .... more
nesadi . . .'. nesadi = less .... less
(H.) VOC.\TJULARY
Kowo each, each one' kan - someone's
everyone nawa, nana - not any
Kodo every no body, no one
Kopo always (everytirne) nada, nye - nothing
Kofo everywhere nansba - none
Kon everyone's napa, neda - never1

Koko everything . nata, neni-by no means :

Kawa somebody, someone, nasa, ndo - not a t all
anybody, anyone nda, nta, ne hi - no, not
Kada somcthiag, anything nanjo bado, - not yet
Kafa someplace, somewhere angi - nil (noun)
anywhere onye - nothing
Kasa some, a part of, part ngasa - not .... anything
Kapa sometime, someoay nan-noonc 's, nobody's
Kisi so much of, kipi - a t this moment
of sucn quanti ty ki fi - over there, by
Kibi fo r such reason th is ,vay
Kiti th us, of such manne r Nee brna - that is why
Kin of that. of this here ! Nee yo - ther.:: !
T o nu in exchange for there it is !
koru because there you are !
Tazu behind ngaloku- because of
Toga upo n do . - after ( e.g.
Tukati amo ng, between two days after
Kautinoko- aLer all nte after
Kamuva- after wards (i.e. to i mitate
Ngelikadt - after a while kibutu - instead,
kibutu pe - instead of
Odana while(n) peke mimi - by myself
e.g A little while ta mi - by me
Maadam u - while (= as) peke, kauo - alone
Tena over again bale - on the contrary
Kembinele- round about saba-de-to be accustomed to
Hanga ab.:iu t (approximately) tu hai - alive
almost tsa ka - amidst
LEY& pita- He is around ; fane, juna - one anothe r
he is about fane - To one another
? Deoa wusike - what 'are you about? jira - a wait, wait for
Pamena - abreast kuma - also
Daidai - alike saka-de - to do again
Pia - as well faka - awake
"ona-de - to get better rnifakase - I am a wake
Chiui - down, at the bo tto m m iyise - I am alive
aspadi - sock (s)
lnkukuma - prcperty !Jk.>, juya - turn over
Etontornba - bendiciary l<>b, kifa-Lurn upside down
Nale alre dy l.:ib, waiwaya-turn round
Pupiala-de - to rein high temperature bisa - top
Puapo-de - to run out of kv 3.she - take away
Konakona-de- to criticise tuba, bcfa - take off
Samango - at any time diba - take out
Kumue apart pue .... so - to come upon suddenly
Omunanja - quick-tempered person tara - stop
Seke altogether toshe - stop up
Sosili amen samako - start e.irlv
Krad o - alert Kude - withdraw .
zamani ago Banda - without
Tumaini hope. to rely o n ! Pole - I am sorry
Tumainibwi - to be trusted ! Wai - alas
Nesa kodogo- a liltle way off Kare - very well,
that's enoueh
Sikoatle - fro m time to time ! Hunama - Be quiet!
Vua - de - to take off c!otbes ! H ili - Hello !
Ten ajili pe-for the sake of !T.:iJ-Yes, I understand, I agree
Sasa - a t present ! Kutera-Good Heavens
Kokoni - at once ! Mbote - G ood day !
... Kaidu ru - It does not matter ? Sena ifi wuloda-How old
\1un onjuoi p : - in the age of are you? (How many }ears
Onjuni pe kalu - this present age have you done?)
Vali -- afresh,. fresh 0pa - metre
Lipi - afor.esaid ;)kepa - k ilometre
Yoseju m i - I can:1ot afford ekumba - padlock
(It exceeds me} taka - to be j ust about to
O sipuna - affluent person Zoya - . to get used to
Janja-de - ad minister l ustice mbe]e - in front
Pa ngela-de - rule a co::rntry kabaka - it will do
Sama - adjacent sana - a grea t deal
Paka tare - add together Lqe - he is present
Tefane - with one another Leytko- he ns absent
Si - be acquainted with L:Iike-be was absent
Hatimaye - At last pualata - to be absent-minded
Chaga - take leave of tuka-de - to ~ II a person names
Winga - a lot Halika - pleasing, be acceptable
Lasiku - daytime Findi!a - accurate
Balasiki - night time Osapi - key
. - - - . J .
: lc.<s~on 5

I) yr:,, i::n, and mu

:, ) yr:, = is yz ni - = is the
lE Yt ni omuntu = He is lhe man
b) YE = is at yrn = is at th e
Li, Yf ishule = He is a t school
Lr:: yn ishule = He is at the school
.;) YE = is ysm = 1s 111
n: mu:i = i"s in the
L yS mun abu = He is in the room
L yrn !':.:bu - He is in his room
Ta li111 t'2bu - She , as i:1 her room
J) rnu - in mu n - in tbe
en - in, a t ni . .. . 11 -- at th<!, in the
L Y abu mu - He is in a roo m
L yEm abu - 1-!e is in a room
Ta lijo n asiko apapan - She went at a good time
\Va 11 scta - Come at six (o"clock)
Ni ishule fn, nulibona n i omukazi - a t the school, we
saw the girl
Mitada yo ulu usaden 11 - I wil l do it IN four days
Ta!ida yo su asiko - Sbe did it within time
T a iid a yo ni asiko En - She did it \\ ithin the time
(e) cu = one among others
Isili 11 - cue of the soldiers
:n n - each one, each one of -
En mai iwe - each one :ms a baok
I Nu n mai iv,:e - each one of us has a book
;g) cu = at the bead of, leading
Ltawa u,nuntu udijin sn - He will come at the head
of five men
Lliwa otuma n - He came at the head of a delegation
Otuma n, l(lindi Kamerun - leading a delegation, he
a rrived (in) Carneroun
L yn aji sn - He is at the head of the class i.e. the
best Sllldent
Da 1ta otuma n, 1tawako wo. -As he will lead a
I delegation '(i.e. as be will be at the head of a delegation),
he will not come tomorrow
J) The suffix -g- from ;iga-(head) indic~tes bead or Chief
epata - family ishule - school
epata-g-a head of family ishule-g-e = Headmaster
11) Inter c:1ange of first and end ,o\,els indicatts head o r
ch ief
epata - family ishule - school
a-pat-e - head of fa1~1ily e-shul- i - headmaster
om ukama - king osikolama - Uni versity
a-mukam- o = ki 1~;dom a-sikola m - o - Chai1 cellor
ajamuri = Republic ojama - Council
i-jamu r-a = Presidetlt :1-ja rn-o - Cha irma n
uj amani - Government Minister of council
i-ja::nan-u - Prime Minister Umilki - Empire
ojamana - State Imilku - Emperor
a-jamau-o - Head of State
K) Offspri ng or descendant or the you ng of is expressed by
suffix -V-
omukama = King
... omukama-v-a - Prince inakulu - queen
akando - hen inakulu-v-u - Princess
akando-v-o - chicken
L) -N Do -indicate that mauy subjects or units a re operating
rvgether or are all affected
j o = go sema - speak
jondo - go together semando - discuss
fe - .::,.
oive bolo - throw
fendo - distribute bolondo - scatter
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Lesson 5

(M) The prefix - pa - indicates social status, profession or

post abandoned
omukama = king
opamukama - ex - king
(N) -NT- added to adjective_ denotes 'a thing'
papa - good cpapa-nt-a = a good thing
(0) A container for an object is denoted
by - id - from iduo :-- container added as suffix
ipuga - hat otanda - cigarette
ipug-id-a = hat-box otand-id-a - cigarette porch
(P) Pa is used to denote 'Late' i.e. a person who has died
Pa Owula Ibrahim Ii omuntu opapan
(The) Late Mr. Ibrahim was a good man
Pa opamukama lisumn l'ofeka
(The) Late Ex. - King liked his country
(Q) -NE- as prefix to a noun or adjective or verb denotes
contrary meaning
esend u - health e-NE-sendu - disease
yite - ascend neyite - descend
kami li - clean nekami Ii - unclean, dirty
(R) PARTICIPLES - ACTIVE
They are introduced by auxiliary verbs as in the other
tenses which are added to the verb radical.
Simple - m Past - Ii - ; -ri-
Present - re Perfect - lo ; -ro-
Future - ta Future perfect -r;,-
e.g. Milibcna 1 rejo = I saw him going
! Hei, wu rejo pale! tara - Hei ! you going there, stop!
Mil_ikebe wu riyanka inka - I passed by you
(as you were) slaughtering a cow
But note : Milov" dude - I have finished eating. (toe-at)
Nouns derived from participles take prefix c -
and participles used as adjectives take the final -n
yi - live ui faeyi - a living (entity)
ni ireyi - the living som~ - read
Ni omuntu om(soman - The read man
Emsoma - a read man - a lecturer
fua - die arefua - tile dying
alofua - the dead
(S) Participle Pas~ive
Formed by suffix -bw- to participle active
Formation of nouns follows the same manner
as the active.
Ni iwe i-tasomabwan Y papa
The book (which) will-be-read is good
laumu = condemn
Ni ulolaumubwu = the condemned (persons)
pira = wound (verb)
Ni alopirabwu = the wounded l persons)
(T) Kc . .. :KE - SO . . . . THAT
Mi -k-yare kt mitumiko dude = I am so sick that
I cannot eat
Mi-ki-yare k{ militumiko dude - I was so sick that

.. Questions to Lesson 5
I could not eat

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Lesson 6

\) GET READY T O - Use 'taka' = to be just abou t to

Takajo - Get ready to go
Miretakajo - I am gdting ready to go
l:l) KEEP ON - Add suffix - re to verb
JO - re - Keep going, keep o n goin g
Llijore = He kept on going ; He kep t going
C) i) MAN added to nou n is expressed by prefix -M -
~lopa - police u-M-u lopa - policema n
ofcka - country omofeka . - countryma n
I Okola - wo rk
f: Emkola - worke r)
0 -m-okola - workma n

ii) MAN added to adjective is devoted by prefix -M- and

Use Hili Triangle
I laju - ci vil u -m- u- Jaji - civilised perso n
I pole - gentle c-m-e- pob - gentleman
makaho - blind o -m-o- makali a = blindma n ~

D) Adverbia l Nouns - L - added to noun turns it into a

noun to denote - a t the, on th e, in t he
L YE ishule -1 - He i s at the school
I Fu y eslrnle- I - They are at-the-sc hools
Lregnda uzol - He is walking on-the-ruad
E) VERBAL ADVERB - The participle is used as adverb

Relomu, lelibona n u reta chin.i

On entering, he saw ns sitti ng down
Lolornu ni abu, lrlisogo ni usuni
Having entered the ro (o m , he shut the door
Tatakajo, 1Iizi mi (Use future of 'take')
As he was abou t to go, he called me
Talicboro ni ;ilini lofunki
She pushed t he window open
Bari n i iv,,re lofuaki
Leave the book open
:::-) PAST HABII UAL- I USED TO: Denoted by - li:i-
Mi - fo - pot o wingi = f useJ to fall a toe
Ta - liJ - d uti mi ishule to - She used to drag me to
i school
Ci) KE .... . . KE - SO ...... THAT
I N i imulenzi K [ m a kuyo KE ldip u
The boy was so du ll that he failed
Mi KI K lchuki l'0chino Kf., mili\ov::iko 1 to
I so hated his guts th;:.: I did not speak to him
I ) KNOWING THAT
Example
L(lil eko l.. na lYari
He did no t kno\\ that he WAS sick
In Afrihili - the phrase - "that he was ~ick " sho uld be
expressed in the Present Simple
yari - de - to sick
(f) For purposes of precis, such as in telegrams
etc. after verbs of 'going' and 'coming'
a ccompanying prepositions to, from' are deno ted thus
Jshule - sch ool
ishulet - to a school
isb ule-nt - to the school
eshule-n t - to tbe schools
ii ishules - from a school
ishu!e-ns- from the school
eshule-ns - fro m the schools
ii fshu let iba ban = To a big school
Isbulens 1keren =-= From the sm;i!J school
... J) Prop er n ou ns after 'going an d coming'
M itajot Bamako - I \\ill go (to) Bamako
M itawat K a iro - I \\ill come (to) C a iro
Mitojoc; Bamako - I will go FRO:\[ Bamako
Mitawas Kairo - f \\ill come FROM Ca iro
Mitajos zuri Nairobi - I will go from beautiful Nairo bi
Mitajos Nairobi wat Kinsh asa -1 will go from Nairobi
. (and come) TO Kinshasa
~) Family attachments : Prefix - SEPE-
amai - mother imao - brot her
a-sepe-mai - step-mother i-sepe-mao - step-brother
.) SE from SEPE is used to denote CO-
Ex : ijamura - President
i-se-jamura - Co-President
,1) Doctor of medicine is denoted by Inga and Doctor in a
specialized kno\\ledge by
Egoni - scholar
( goni Agre - Dr. A!?!!iey
Les!.OD - 6

(N) Some More - Saura

Kwayi; saura = There are some more
Kwaycko saura = There are no more
Onyc sa ura = Nothing more
(0) SUPERLATIVES-
(a)
Absolute - Use adverb - Sana = very
after adjective
Ta ye zuri sana = She is very beau tiful.
(b) RELATIVE -
Ta ye :wriduka ku du mu = She is the nio~t
bcatiful of them all. (She is al l-beautiful them ;iJJ in
Ta yc zuricbache ku du mu = She is th e tt
1
beautiful of them all.
Har:1kaduka wezekana = Fastest possible.
Polcduka tumiti = Slowest possible.
(P) OUGHT, MUST, BEHOVES - Using Imperso na l 1r
(a) I . Kcpasa - it is right, it is proper, it behoves
Kcpasa nu sukude n'ofeka. we ought (It-is-proper
for us ) to serve our country.
2. Kr.pa~a wu jotede koni
You must go back now. (It behoves you to go
to back now.)
3. Kcpasa mi wade = It behoves me to come
(b) Bidi- oblige, must- implying more moral compuction
Kcbidi - It is an obligation on ..
KEbidi mi vovade m'akili = I-feel-I-must ~111.:al
my mind
KEbidi amola kutede f ' ibini = Children mu~t o be)
their parents
(c) Fara = be of use, be good, be convenient.
K Efara nu jorle koni = We had better go 110 1,1
Kcfarako tukade ONSE = It is not fitting to
call PEOPLE na mes
(d) Kaiduru = never mind, it docs not matter
{duru-de= to cause harm)
Kaiduru kama ktawa kama nehi - 1t docs no!
matter if he comes (will come) or not.
(e) Tumiti, be possible
Expression ! Kaitumiti - It can't be done
(Q) - L - added to adverbs to denote 'just'
hapa = here hapa-1-a = just here
pale = there pale-1-e = ju ~t there
hanga=about, almost hanga-1-a = ju st about
kafa = anywhere kafa-1-a = just .Jnywhere
kipi = at this moment, kapi-1-i=just at that
at that moment moment.
R) Use of FO -
1) Asiko YE fo = Time is up; Time is at han
2) Lelikcbe mi kusa fo=He passed right by (near) me
3) En Shaba FO, !eta hapa= By August, be will be here
4) Yeri fo = Stand upright
5) Fulotava yo . Sabol = They have built it A-ne,1
S) lo-added to adjective to denote adverb to mean "ju st like"
ku - this loku = just like this
kun~a- that lokunga = just like th:it
... (T) Keio u~ed with nouns or noun stems denotes ''in the
manner of"
Yeri kelo 1skari Stand like soldiers.
LEli wo kelo omu-urop = He has dressed in
European style.
U) In Afrihili the surname of a person is written with
capital letters beginning and clos_ing.
e.g. Kofi AtobrA. But if BOLD LETTERS are
used, the final letter is a small letter.
e.g. KOFI ATOBRa.
V) $,] f -Lill , -he-
Z1zi wa kanana - ,Sdf wmcs first ,;
,:e"y!l flclif.' ' ,.:..2 nc is s~lrfsh... ~- ,l:. .
ULiLi ye"Baia' __:_ Sel fishness bad is
Vanga --'J make I,

Hcvangase :_: self - made

~ ..1 -.,,: .
Suku < ' -------:-. serve 1,.
isuk~-' . '" . .....: s~rvice
..,.( 1.
i-he-suku '_ self-service j ~

ihesuk u _oduka .- self-service sho p

'
iLil u ;. respect (noun)"
0

ihcLitU -~ ... S df ,-...respect

\V) To set oneself out _to do or .start . an act io n
is expressed by b -
jo - go_ bojo - leave, go away
gi:i,da - \\ alk b!;gmda-:- stroll
nji - ~Jee p binji - go to sleep
() Nuuns from adjectives to denote ''those
who are .... are r~nded thus
tajiri - rich Ni itajiri - The ric h,
fuga ru - poor Ni ufugaru - The poor,

BUT NOTE-
Ni el-tajiri -Th e rich one Ni ii - tajiri-The rich ones
~i el-fugaru - The poor one N i il - fugaru-The poor ones
V) VERB SUFFIXES-
) Se : allows use of transitive verb without object
Otika - fill Chi kase - be full
N i iko lochikase - The cup is (has become) full
,) - antu : indicates idea of passing one's time
I Sana - drink Sana-antu - pass one's time drinking
' M ilisanaantu kalu -- I spend the (whole) day drinking
) - ati : indicates rene\\ al of actio n
Soma - read Somaati - read again, re-read
) - ri : indicates the manner of doing something
du - eat u-duri - maq_ner of eating
, gwda - walk u- gimdari - man ner of walking
:) - ga : indicates action taken together in several groups
pade - meet padega - Meet together in
1 se,eral groups
) - ani : shows the idea of reducing or turni ng into pieces,
tiny urits or many pieces
bajiri = break bajiri ani - break into ti ny pieces
1) - tile : indicates "nevl!r to do a.gain"
,ana,,i-get drunk _ana\,i tile -never to get drunk agai n
l) - te : inoicates a repetition with interruptio n
Jadi - ask Iadite - interrogate

wa - come wa te - come back

1) - di : gives the idea of 'going to do'
du - eat dud i - go to eat
M,redudi - I am going to eat
0)- nd - expresses an idea of diminution
du - eat du-nd-u - eat little
1)- ja : indicates ' not yet'
jo - go Lf:lojoja - He has NOT YET gone
2) - ne : indicates habitual repetition or by
.. profession
binda - write bindane - write by profession
3) -ando : indicates ma ny people act together
sa - buy saando - buy in a grou p
4) -andi : indicates that one is occupied 1,ith something
while waiti ng for another
soma - read somaandi - occupy oneself readirn[
meanwhile -
5) -ante : indicates that a n action is reciprocated
sopa - love sopaante - love one another
Y ( I 6) - Ju : added to redoubled radical indicates a pretence
hj1 = sleep hji-nji-Ju - pretend to sleep
17) - si : indicates to 'come to do'
du - eat Dusi - come to eat
18) - atel : gives the idea of consecutive repetit ions
soma - read som~atle - read from time to time
19) - atu : indicates the frequency of an act by passion or
interest
fa le - look faleatu - look with interest
so pa-- love sopaatu - Jove with passion
Misopaatu wu - I Jove you with passion
I Jove you very much
20) - Ke : gives a reflexive form
wanka = wash miwanka-ke = I wash myself
2 1) - .e : indicates "in associatio n with"
Z) To be in a state of - denoted by 'de ka pe'
Mi ye ka pe utaj iri = I am in a state of richness
\11 itakaJ;> wu pe utajiri = I will put you in a state of
richness
(b) Vocabs
sao - for fear that ....-
dia - .... and . . .. must ....
da . . .. da =both ... . an d
had .... then
bale = Jet alone, so much the more
wagejia :_ presently
(c) LA Tense - After the past tense LI, the LA tense
is used to express action or state which follows another.
It is a combination of the past (li) stem
and na (a nd) It is often used in stories and narrations
milabona = and I saw
milavova = and I spoke
Milijo ita milabona Issa, milafe le iwe, miladu te le
l went home and saw Issa, and gave him a book, and
ate with him.
If the second verb is NOT subsequent to that of the
first. the infinitive should be used
Lt:li~va na j ode = He ca me and went
Relathe Sentences
T he child who read a book - Ni omola olisoman iwe
or Ni omola a lisoma iwe
The book which the child read = Ni iwe a ni omo!a
lisoma
(d) Grammar
Kosa - fail, make mistake
Use of infinative insteao of repeating tense:
Not to go = Jodeko
The children did not read or write
N i amola lisomako nako (li) bindade
Tbe boys did not drink or eat
Ni imulenzi lisanako nako dude
As for drinking, we shall have it
Han .:>sanade, nutamai yo
Come and see - Wa kebona
Subjunctive is used instead of imperative in the
affirmative when a more courteous form of request is
needed
You may sit here - Keta hapa
He went by Singing - Lt:likebe remba
Where there is still hope of an event occuring
... Use -ya-
eg. ? Lc!ojo - Has he gone?
U:yalojoko bado or LF.yalojojo
(He is still expected to go but) He has not gone yet
,ocABULARY
ipala = roof onawinga = bride inanga = guitar
isingiso =spire osiwinga=brideg.oom isumo=spear
inko lo =hoe inkulo = cosmetics ulapa =--= bow
imb-sa= bi rth ink uwalo- veil

ichisindu - an escort, uso- face

baiwa-generous uzi-th read

Exercise 6 - Write an essay on 'The Use of El - Afrihili as

lingua fraoca for Africa' (500 words
~ I .A.1-'Rrnrr...r OLUGA
The Afrihil l L anguage
Les~oa 7

(A) STATIVE - add - se to denote state where no

particular agen t is denoted
Ni cjibi lodubwu tan amola
T he food has been eateu by the children
Ni ejibi loduse ~
The food has been eaten
N i iko lob:1jiribwi tan omulenzi
The cup ha~ been br0ken by the boy
Ni iko bajirise
The cup is broken
NOT YET Koja
miys: - I a m m iyc:ko = I aru not
miy&koja - I am not yet
STILL - I am still ill.
(Use 'still' as a ,erb)
He is still - looking for me = L!::njiso krebida mi
ONLY JUST -
I only Just came = miliwa kunga kano
IS WITH It is with him - yo's: te IE
B) fenteaces & Expressions
I. This is the very book which I wanted
Ki ye ol iwe k<:na milihitaji
2. Keko kiti kunga miliche
It is - not thus that I said - I did not say any such
thing
,3_ ?Fulowa. Nehi Bado, (Nehija)
j Have they come. Not yet
4. He Has ONLY JUST come in Only Just- Use
Lelowa kunga kano kunga kaoo
5. Not being in some business, case, or washing one's
band off some matters
1 !Miyeko kum = I am not in this !
Paasa kum - keep out of this!
6. Mimaiko saura - I bave no more to say that I want
(Kena mitaka chede) (That is all I have to say)
7. Ev-ry - Kila, is placed after the noun it qualifies
BUT does not take its prefix
Omulenzi kila - Every boy ... .
I. Nsa - more-over, is used to co meet adjectives which
come at end of a sentence
Ni otogo ye: kere osa zuri
The houses ars small and (moreover) nice
>. Use of zima = whole
omuntu oziman - a full - grown man
Enji eziman - a whole number
?Wu ye zima - Are you rdiable.
O. The Afrihili day starts from SUNSET so that 7 p.m.
is Osa okana followed by Osa obario. Midnight = Osa
osetan-baliya. At 7 a. m. we start again
Osa okanan etc. Noon !S Osa osetan - inasaya
1. Use of SA NA - very
Jo sana - Go faste r, go quickly
Shika sana - Hold firm, hold tight
Jo duka sana = Go all out
2. Phrase L'okola ye papanda = His work is fair
(i.e. little good)
Lmji ju = He sleeps too long .
Lenji sana = He sleeps too much
Ltliche uai = He said in addition (He said also)
... ::::) Use of 'fise' - right away, right off far away
It denotes the idea of complete separation
Daga yo fise
Cut it right away .
Legu Kinga ukintu fise
Let these things right alone
Fa yo fise
Take it off
Use of 'al' to show purpose of something
Etogo al njide
A house to sleep in
Ego al sade ukintu
Money to buy things with
A ngebi al njide
A bed to sleep on
Abu al dude ejibi
A room for eating food in
Sc used to introd ucc \\ h,1t so.i .cone ~.1id : Tl.c tense
which the sp.:aker used is kept.
I. :\1ilirhc ~c mihjoko I said that I did not go
2 . Lliche S l(tawa ITe sa id that lie \\ill conic.
3. T'arafi che S tayari\\ ise Her letter says (Lint) she i-, ,
ill (she feels ill)
Basi - is used as conjunction to introduce new Si.:ntc., e. 1
Basi = Well, So, Now, And
I . Well, here he is - I3asi, 1 ne.
,. Dasi, kusa ni etogo ati liyeri Now, near the hous~ slOl)d j
a tree.
'Ko' is combined with 'p.::ka' = 'kopcka' to express
"a:1y other" ,,hatsoever.
I. E\\e e-kopeka-n = Any other books whatsoever.
,. fmulenzi i- kOiJ..::ka- n - Any other boys "hatsocvcr
3. Jmuknzi ikeren i-kopd,:.n-Any other small boys ,,h,:ttsocvei
Ko is combined with words thus
J. Kof(na lfjo = \Vllcrever J-.e goes
2 . Kowna to Y = Whoever she be
3. Kokawa bela = Anyc,ne-who wishes
4. Kokada talisr:. = Anytbing-wbich she bought ,
OI placed before noun wirh 'kopeta' to denote other
things of the kind referred to.
1. 01 in111lenzi ikopekan = Otht:r boys of this kind
or simply - Boys of tbis kind.
2. 01 efre ekopekan = Other news of this kind,
o r similar news
JUST TH E SAME - rendered by redoubling KUNGA
I. Lliwa kungakunga = He came just the same
.>kungakungan
2. Talife IE .>kebe kungakunga = Slle gave llim just
the same advice
2b. Ta!ife Ii: ukebe kungakunga = She gaYe llim advice
j 1,st the same.
3. Nl!!isa ewe ekungakungan = We bought T H E SAME
NUMBER of books.
4. K& kungakunga zawaku onse.
It is just t he same wite regard to people.
5. l >1 zira ikungakungan = just the same way
Consecutive Tenses - When one action follows another
1. Ldizu kada, ? na d&oa je to h:. - He stole something
and \\hat happened ,o him?
2. Kama wubuga k na lEkirnbia, ? dna je.
If you beat him and he runs away, what then?
P lace having something o r connection
]. T here where there -are houses Pale a .kwayE oto~
2 Jn there where there- ls food Mu pale a kwayf eji
A pl:lce on high - - Obeka a ptenani
-
"T
Here where it is nice - Hapa a yo' zuri
5. A place without p eople - Obeka a banda onse
(D) SENTENC ES
]. L ook, here I go. Fale, mi ne jo.
2. Have yo u brought the particular book . .
For (the particular) use 'ol' ?\Vulosa o l iwc
3. I ask each of yc u Mi tuna ku n
4 . I ask you an collectively . Mituna-na ku duka
5 He went in there L 1ijo mu pale
6 Here in the school,... Hapa mu n ishule
7. Over there in the farm K ifi mun afu
8. Do you want this or that ? ? \Vuhitaji ki ko ki
9. That boy is fat and that one thin .
... I Ka omulenzi Y ro na 1-ka bloblo.
10 . It has dawned = Ade locha
I I. It is getting dark = Ad e red uduwi, Ade reg!Za\1
12. (i) Exchange greetings - Mol:>ante
(i1) They exchanged greeting's = F ulimoJ:>ante
13. Mijuako kama ltawa Jaki ba, lliche kunga
I-do-not-know if he-will REALLY come, he just said
( he would)
t.1itada ekintu ekelen I will do the same thing.
Da kungakunga Do just the same
14. G aba rejo Before going,
J5. Tu ni imulenzi tukati, kana Ii,\a to mi
From amoung the boys, one came to m e.
16. PHRASES- Shake his hand = C hia l'agako
Shake me = Chia mi
Shake hands = Chiante
We shake bands = Nulichiante
Perso1tal pronoun can be used as emphasis .
l lis o-., n book- l'iwe lE!c
Greeting:. and Good manners
When calling at someone's hou se, knock and shout 'H ili.' An
answe r of' !T:,.,, wa mu'-Yes (I ackno,vledge your call), come
in Having entered and been offered a chai r you say -
'Ks kara'-Jt is o. k. (Dont bother). Ho,\cver on accepting
you say 'Shube'
Comlolcnce is expressed for any trouble from serious to
accident bereavement by 'PosE' and the answe r is 'Shube' -
Thant ts). But for error or mistake done or.m inor accident one
s ys. 'Pole -(I aii1) sorry.
,\ Yisito r to a perso n who is eating is told 'Dusi'--Come ;1nd
.. at - to which the , isitor may sa y 'Ke kara'
VOCABULARY
:,tad.::--circ1e !gafara-pardon me
;iware-a tower !haba-reallv now
kadai-only, alone !kau-get out of the way
koprna-wbenever madala-splendid
!yauwa-hurray
PHRASES
1. Use of GABA-before
a) As preposition :
Ni amola jo f'amai gaba=The children go before their mother
b) As an adverb
Lelojo gaba=He has gone o n ahead
c) As a conjunction
Gaba wujo, safu ni abu= Before you go, clean the room
2. Wuni=to do something all day
Miliwuni pale =I-spent-the-\\ hole-day there
Mitawuni bindade \\;,=l-shall-spend-the-whnle-day
writing tomorrow
3. Kamari=2.pparcntly
Kamari fuliwa=They apparently came
4. Ju=too , very fond of
Ni echi ys tutu ju=The water, is ,-cry cold
Ni umuntu ngonaju=The men are very fond of drumming
5. Tunko=especially
Wukernanrako sade n i ukintu, tunko ni evoka=Do no t forget
to buy the thing:;-, especially the pear
6. Taba=ever
?Wulobona J".anche taba=Have you e ver seen his fatlier?
Milobonako h: taba=I ha ye-not- seen him ever-I have never
seen him
7. -IS - added to a word to mean-
The creation of; the production of; the coming into
fruition of; tbe state of; the existence of
e.g. l'esendu-his health J' esend-is-u- his state of health
8. REKA- keep on; be in the habit of, used to (RTKA)
Lereka fade ni omuntun j \\ e - He-is-in-the-habit-of taking
, (to take) the man's book
Nurika zude napain ego-We used to stea l our father's money
9. Sentence : Use of of : ta-- by, by \.\ay of
Da ta <lade-Get on with it (Lit. Do by way of doing)
Mili ta dade apima - I was in the midst of examinations (Lit.
I was by way of (to do) examinations)
JO. _:MAS-to deriote person doing work
etogo- house
.. etogo-MAS-o-house senant
ibisc-office
i\\t'le-library
i<\ elt.!mase-librarian
b ise-.nas-e-oflker
VOCABULARY
abandon-kwacha beverage-a rake
abundant-tele beer-owa
acccpt-mina bcll-elonja
a rmy-okele bailiff- umsila
complain-fuinda become-zama
crowd-otu desire-ginda
confess-j( w:> delay-pe
cover-ho drea m-nena

Country, Language, People ;

The narne of a country is the name the people living in it I
call it.
El- added to the name of a people means the language
e.g. Afrika - Africa (continent)
A -frihili - People of Africa
El- Afrihili - Language of Africa
omu-afrika - Citizen of Africa, African
li-afrika - pertaining to Africa, African
vol-afrihili - el-Afrihili-speaking (adj.)

COUNTRY OFEKA COUNTRY OFEKA

Africa Afrika Mauritaria M:>ritani

Ghana Gana Algeria Algiri
Togo Togo Tunisia Tunisi
Ivory Coast Ko Divoa Morocco Mar:>k
Niger NijEE Egypt lgipt
Nigeria .Nai_jeria Libya Libi
Liberia Laibcria Sudan Sudan
Senigal Senigal Somalia Somali
Gambia G;,mbia Ethiopia Itbiopia
Mali Mali Kenya Kin\'a
Upper Volta Hot Volta Uganda Uga ncla
Dahomey . Dabome T anzania Tanzania
Sierra Leone Salo Burundi Burundi 1
Guinea Gini Rwanda Ruanda
Guinea-Bissau Gini-Bis:>:>
Zaire Zair Zambia Zambia
Chad Chad Rhodesia Zirnbab\,e
Gabon Gab:>n Sout~Africa Azania j
Camerun Kamerun S. West Africa Nami bia
Copgo Kongo Lesotho - Lesotho:
C.A.R. Srntrafrik Botswana Botswana
Swaziland Swazilan Maoritivs M:>rishi us
Seychelles Secheels Mozambique Mozambik
Angola Angola Madagascar Madagaska

AMER(KA
ASIA
India
-India
ESHI AMER ICA
U.S.A. Amerika I
U.S.S.R. Ruski Mexico Mehiko \
China Tsunkuo Jamaica Jamed;a
Turkey Tukudio Trinidad Trinidad I
Syria Suria Tobago Tob:i go
Japan Jepan Guyaoa Gayan::i i
Lebanon Lebanon Brazil Brn zil
Bahamas Bahamas Haiti lklti

EUROPE UROP
Czechoslovakia Chekoslovensko
Frans
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France
Britain
Germany
Britin
D;,ich1an
Spain cspanyi
Italy Italia
LESSO N 8

Everyd ay Sentences

1. Go a t once - Jo koni
2. Lead the way - Ngoza ni inzira or Di ni clongi
3. Call a taxi - Zi nanda
4. D raw the curtain - T ufo oi asreni
5. Lace my b oo ts - Singa m'isa batumu
6. Sew the d ress - Runga ni clamba
7. Me nd the socks - Sos;) ni ipadi (sing = apadi)
8. I have enj oyed your company - M iloy;)IO wu
9. Give me a gl~ss t i f cold water - Fe mi ekeni pe t utu echi
10. Send for t he d octor - Tuma ten inga
1 I. I have a pain here - M i ma i iawo hapa
12. '.Vh..:re is the W. C. - ?\Vena ye:u ernlia
13. W ill yo u examine the baggage - ?Wutap ima ni apo sino
14. The articles are not new - Ni ukintu yeko sabo
15. I want to reserve a seat - M ibela wekade iotebe
16. Can you find me a seat? - ?Wutatumi sarnade m i intebe
17. P lease pay the taxi - Bako lipa ni eranda
18. I want to engage a room - M ibela kewalide . abu
19. Cheers ! - !Afuraho '
20. I do not want meals - Mibelako iduani
21. I like ice water - Misumo unwane echi
22. I want another blanket - Mibela wani abago
23. I need a mosquito net - Mizangi .:>narneshe
24. Bring me tea (coffee) - Keno mi isha (Ekawa)
25. My bed is hard - M' angebi YE gumu
a
26. I am expecting visitor - M irereti emeziyata
27 . Bring me t he menu - Keno mi ni ejiroda
28. Tell him to wait - Kato le jimad e
29. W ill you get me the number - ?Wutapata mi ni enji .
30. Y 'ill you recommend a good hotel - ?Wutasifu papa
egenili
31. S-.:w the button on the dress - Runga ni a nini son elamba
32. We want to see the tnwn - Nubela bonade ni endemo
33 . Can I hire an automobile - ? Mitatumi pangade Erashubi
34. Direct me to a good pharmacy - Fo mi to papa atorosili
35. Show us everything - Hila nu koko
36. Stop at a good cafe - Tara ye indundu ipapan
37. Find a good place to eat - Sama papa obeka al dude
38. When will i be ready? - ?Fma yota ya
39. Give me tickets for the cinema - Fe mi ikoshi trn aborani
4o. Where is the Ghana Consulate - Wrna yrn Ghana
Umalozili
41. Show me th~ colours you have - Hila mi ni ini (sing-
ani) a wumai
42. Shave me - Foa mi
43. Give me a shampoo - Fe mi oselafi
44. Trim my moustache (beard) - N a d1fu m'Emfinfi (indevu)
4 5. Send it to this address - Tuma yo to ki ekomelo
46. I will return later - Mitawate VEie
47. Take my card to the manager - Fa m'okrata ton tmrnyala
48. I am the representative - Mi ye ni ichinaibu
49. Have you a directory? - ?Wumai ufosi
50. I shall require a copy - ~f 1hia ofana
51 . I wi~h to hire a typewriter - ....1ibela pangade o mabinda
52. Hello! What is your number? - !Hiili ?Drna ye w'enji
53. Hold the line - Jira ni esafu
54. It is a good.road - Yo' e papa uzo
55. My car bas broken down - M 'Erabiya lochEma
56. Direct me to a garage - Fo mi to erabiyala
57. W hat will you charge? - ?Sena wutajoso
58. Park the car here - Wea ni erabiya hapa
- 59. He will wash the car - Letawan ka ni Erabiya
60. When can I have it? - ?Fena mitatumi ma ide yo
... 61. Change th is wheel -
62 What is the distance? -
Saka ki okitade
?Sena yen owodi
63. R echarge my battery - Shamb ulite m'uhcsha
64. Repair t he car - Pa;?ote ni uabiya
65. Send for a machanic - - Tuma tE afidirnasi
66. The engine does not ru r, well - Ni anji joko malamu
67. I need a new carburretor - Mizangi sabo ikom boano
68. Where is t he new distributor - . ?Fma yen Eme:fendo zsabon
69. He will repair the tyre - Letapapote ni ;:>_pJtade
70. The contact breaker is bad - Ni okubajina ye baya
71. I will fix the crutch - fl. fitak aza ni ochi
72. Wait a moment - Jirna orlana
73. G ive me the wine list - Fe mi ni ape:tE:bose oroda
74. The bread is not fresh - Ni amkate yd;o fure
75. The meat is too tough - Ni a ::i YE gumu
76. I did not order this - M iligisoko ki
77. G ive me a sharp knife - Fe mi waso urnese
78 Coffee with milk - Hawa na arnbili
79". I have :finished; give me the bill-M ilopari ; fe mini ajosino
80. It is not correct - Ktko bongo
81. I need first a id - Mizangi kitambo osiza
82. It's ail the same - Ken makana
83. I beg your pardon - Pepa
84. Porter, put the luggage mdauka, beka
in the train for Kumasi oi aposino ,mun
oketeke tE Kumasi
85. Get roe one second class Pata kana barina,
seat, please aj i intebe, bado
86. What time is the ?D(na asiko ni kanana
first bus for Abidj an ? ::)molanke ! Abidjan
87. From what platform ?Tu dcna osakawea
does it start ? yomuanzo.
88. Where is the enquiry office? ?FEna yen obuzala
89. Where is the booking office? ?FEna yn ::iwedele
90. A first class return ticket Kanana aji ~ watede akosbi
91. How much is that ? ?Ku Y Sna
92. A third class single Sadena aji fo kano
for Lusaka t Lusaka
93. There is the customs officer! !Ni amangale nene

VOCABULARY
otasuuia - story to finish - pari-de
zu-de - to steal nearby - padio
tami - once upon a time oweli - cloud
kure - old neni - thick
kiri-de - to own refu - high
shop - oduka tona-de - distinguish
wawi-de - to become ukund1mi - company
zima - whole kwela-de - to ride
_ nyenyekevu-humble sache-de - to rob
chuma- de-to earn legu-de - to leave
da - as ............ as panda- de-to climb iostead
daga-de - to cut eti - wood
ajaki - donkey ::)da- paint Beka-watch
atapiro - u ncle l:>ko-de - turn upside down
imotsoala= cousin turn round
okisiwa - island hila-de - to show
tena - over again oako - and not
ajume - week odia - and then
mwishowe-Llti:1ately. at last weka b=keep away
Keno-de - to bring echuzo =pier
(inguzo - pillar) jira-de= wait for
Keno-de = wait tufo-de= tO pull
asine - sand fo ...... so=on to

Ni Otasunia pe Ali Baba nan umZU uduohudun.

Tami i enderoo ekulen pen Pshia kwali omao obarin.
Ni ende pen omao Ii Kasim na Ali Baba.
Kasim lije omuntuu. Ni ukai likiri oduka ozurin na akwapu
kasa, na 1liwawi kana pen umuntu utajiridukan mu n endemo
eziman.
Ni peka imao, Ali Baba Iije ukai wna Ii fugaru da le:IE.
L}iyi etogo enyenyekevun sana mu. Le:lichuroa l'oyide ta
redaga eti mun atisini na redauka yo ni enderno to ijaki isaden
sayade so.
Kana alu Ali Baba lijo ton atisini. Llidaga eti ki'ka t
l'ijaki. Llipari kusalo redaga ni eti pna h)ibona oweli on-
... enen pe ukura rehindu refu mun iska. Yoliwawalu to 1.
Ldifale yo asiko kasa na Jditona ukundi.rni ubaban pe umuntu
kwa ilengi, rekwela barakaa mun atisioi. Resuro kna fuki
emfsacbe, llilegu l'ijaki, _na 11ipanda nokilo mun ati awulun_
Hapa, 1}itumi bonade koko kna likebe ke rebonase

Suffixes
-gun- indicates an idea of ugliness, unseemliness or a delo
gatory sense. sali = laugh saliguni = sneer
-sh- indicates doctrine, study or career or abst ract stntt
omukama- king omukamasha-kingship
an u-animal anushu-zoology
follower of doctrine etc prefix -m-
a-m-anusbu-zoologist
-ts- denotes higher or superior position degree
isbule - school ishuletse - high schod
-s- to noun indicates 'every, every, whatsoever'.
omuntu - boy omuntusu - every bO\
L ESSON 9
K W I\ K U AND A K U A
K wak.u na A kua mai ata piro atajirin w(na liwa yide fu
kusa. Ni atapiro atajirin mai imulezi ibarin w(na y( f'a m o-
tsoala. Ni amo tsoa la y( kareno ho kika Kwaku na Akua

I
I
baitu fu duka Y uku d u upapam ta re.
Ku a tapiro mai afu okisiwa so nehi nesa bi;, na ni i mav na
inta tabonadi yo. Fu mai arafi f'amo tso:1 Ja t::in okisiwa
Akua fu rahawise f' amo tsoala yi fu kusa ko ni, na krne 11 1
okisiwa ye k usa. K wa ku tu na p ena fut L1mi j ode bonJd ni
o kisi\\'a,
Fuscima ni arafi ten:1 !cde ni asiko. Ni ara fi che aj u mc ap-
enen-Kunga(yeko Jaga ni jimade. !v!II isho,, e ni alu li\\"a te:
Kwak11 a Akua jod_e ton okisiwa tE asiko a kana nJn.
F'apai likeno fu-ton echuzo Ewa Erabiya jirade L 1motsoa.
Ni amola jo faled e ni imeli. K asa ye muu echi na K asa ye:
so esine. Kwayg imeli ikcrer, kasa wulu na K ana. U mumu
yE akola kasa pen imcli so. Omuntu okanan ye: ni echin
in guli.J, retufo l'emeli paasa pen pu fo ni esine so.
Wani omuntu liJ::ib emeli ekeren kecboda yo. Kwaku and
Akua jo kusa elinzi 1. Kwaku jo ni ulinzi usekwanin
kusa ju ria lpata kasa J'ioze Ni omuntu hila ] patade
yo bf . Akua taya K \\ aku ndia cbe, "Ni :,da lojo. Wutu-
niko bonade kasa koni - Weka b ni cda osekwa ni tun

A. Use of 'before' - Use participle active future when placed

before a verb.
Before going home, I will see him. Tajo ita, mitabona le.
Before coming, be rang me. Tawa, ldindeke mi.
B. Member of a Group Prefix En = one of a number, one
among others-to t h e nou n.
epata - family enepata membe r of family
BUT NOTE:
LeyE arnungo pen epata - He is a member of the family
Ojama - Council , cnojama - Councillor
iwisa - Club Entwisa - Club member
C. Group of objects-e.g. A case of beer
owa - beer owida - o ne beer
ow-im-a - a case beer
A Packet of something : Use s uffi x - K-
D . Inclination to do something - .C::::xpressed by prefix
Su - to verb.
M i su binda wingi I am in ned to write a lot

AFRIHILI NAMES
The firsf name of a person born on Sunday who is the first
born is called Ku-ka-ri
Second born = Ku-ba-ri Third born = Ku-sa-ri
Corresponding names for females are
Kukarina, Kubarina, Kusarina
MONDAY: \VEDNESDA Y:
Lakami, Lakamina Wakash a Wakashana
Labami, Labamina Waba sha ,vabashana
Lasami, Lasamina Wasasha \V::i.sashana
SATURDAY : Jukama, Juka mana
Jubama, Jub ..unana
Jusama, Jusamana
11TH BORN: Judukama Jlld ukam:1na etc.
Where males or females follow co nsecutively we have
1st male (Sunday) Kub.me (Kukana)
2nd male (\Ve"nesd ay) Waba me (Wabana)
..a.. 3rd m ale (Frid::i y) Sosame (~osan:i)
LESS01'\ IO
VOCABULARY
abandon_:._kwacba b;iby-ingane
an able man- omununu back- azu
abode-indawo ba Ok-tatiza
abreast-parnena bala nc !-lirn bi
absolute-kabisa band i:-umpangi
absurd-puzi barbl!cue-okitoza
abuse- kasuba beast-inkomo
abstain-jinyima becr(stou t)-itala wa
accelerate-himiza beg-gilifi
accept-min a beside-kaka
acc0n pan y-pEl u bo ast- yoyongi
accord-Iekuja breat he- bu mi
accurate-fiodila calcul ate- Jesafi
LESSO N 10
VOCABULARY
cantankerous--dariga grand-laku
capable-negu grateful--yewa
captain-imkosi greed-ulafi
cassava-ogarisa grind-fuka
cast-we to guide=bome
ceiling-ulipala habit- ingeso
cclcbrate- shanili hail-ma bo
century-ukani baog-shuki
chance-imana hear-ji
civic-ji berb-ifilagu
clear-sio.u bide-jombi
ch oose-h ool ola hold-mako
clerk-akowe identical-ka
climb-panda idle-beli
commit crime-volemfanda ideal-sima
compel-kuba ignite-washa
complain-fuinda ignore-cbale
orufirm-kiounts iJl-oula
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coofer-pade illustrate-zekelela
dabble-tinka impress-kindezela
dad-eja income-inzuzo
dawn= kare irnpudeoce--obunja
decide-kusudia intrude-zizisa
decorate-nyenyu indepeo.dence-~bode
defioe- sinilo iuveut-soka
delegate-tuma investigate-peleleza
deploy-yala irritate-makaka
differ-che isola te-tenga
dimension-adari jabber-buda
dissolve-wnya jackass-irnbongolo
disturb-taha jacket-abanti
dread-Iota jail- alongo
dry-kagi jealous-famono
ear=alo jerk-hasimula
eitizenship-uraia jet--eweto
early-tete jewel-ojoari
edge-1ogulu join-gama
elegant-bile journey- usafari
elevate-lisa judge-amagaveni
empty-bogu jump-ruka
entire- mu me junior- wayo
equivaleot--teru juuction-ikorita
erode-fari jury-esintanga
estate-intoto keen-bukali
ethnic-nonga keep-tengi
example-infaod kerosine-ulowano
except-sai kettle-ibrika
excuse-yikita key-osapi
cxpand-peto kick-bo
exile-zaaha kilon eter-okepa
extend-fata kio=izemu
._xtinguish-mbura kitchen-idada
exact=sosa kith-izumu
factory-ikiwanda kmt-konda
fade-yolo knob-ibko
fair trade-otoshara knock-pi mu
fall-poto kno1-ikifundo
fatal- manti knowlectge-azanchi
fame-okiki kraal-umozi
fasting-azumi laboratory-v~ngala
fault-aibi lack-anago
fee-unira ladder-akaso
female-ukadi lagoon-amu
, fit-nze
flour-unga
land-asasi
large-1::>lo
force-utuiaasi last- wo
formerly-no laugh-sali
forget-manta law- insiku
game=aware !eaf-oboke
generous-baiwa lever-Jeke
, gift-upata Jiberty-udalua
glitter-yege lie-la la
goods (merchandise)= ohaja Jiobt-ina
gold-uwura 1i~rate-ro::>we
grade- ebuko load-ajoso
locJc-.akubli profcssor-o ngiji
lucky-ycwa promise--b1,11g1ni
luxl1ry- ukuh i protcct- ka ra
rnag1zinc-u tofre public-aban tu
magistratc- cmalka pundure- - olaba
maQnet-asu maku quack-boka
,. make--vanga quatity- iye
rnala ria-iscmu qucll- nkoba
main tai n-shika quick-tolo
male-olnrne qiuct-ki mya
manufacture-pangati rail--eki
rnap-arnmani ranch-ibaya
marvels ,jab u rathcr-kunjana
mason-atam i ratio n-udla
master-abo ni rca l-konje
ma t-ilcso rccognize-sabi
mattrcss-asijale recQmmcnd --sifu
mean(averagc)-omaka rcconc:ile---kambe
meat--isuye redecm-fanso
medicine-a torosi region-izue
m idwife-unkunga religion- -udini
might-okamba repeat- saka
mi ld-ba ridi reply- j auga
mile-ibuso rcpresent- soju
min e-ekidiba request-chela
ministry-obalala rescue-kupifu
mix-duwi resist-ha na
nail-insete rest- futa
napk.in-epanseli retaliate-ram
narrow-hahe return- rudi, wate
nation-aw u re vol u tion-oz unguka
needle- ulura sacrifice-loke
negative-nga safo-salame
nincompoop-osivaja saint-omujapuka
nose- om vu salad-indubesu
oath-akale same-wosu
obey- kute sanction-fo
obli que- tinko saucer-a samo ke
occasion-iukumbu save-weka
offence-inkanu scbolar-goni
opposite- tandrifi senior- uimi
outline- mo ro sheet ( t ::d)- ilamba
oyster-ikiba shine-nuwa
pack- kesu siknt-zala
padlock=eku mba sirnalar-fafana
palace-adrashi since-kabi
pardon- samehe slow- kesi
part=ikubo smoke-iro
party(evening)-:) 1ingo so-z::>
party(group)-osuJ.na solicit-kilipi
past-da tail-ibe
permit-sisa tax-budu
pickpocket-mogonji telephone- osilki
p ierce-sore today- za re
pillow-etiyelo uniqne-kele
prepare-pese utter-sioto
press-bujo vehicle- umaga ri
prevent-bana veil-inkuwalo
previous-tereli vibrate-nyeki
priest-oku virus-ifoto
principal-basadi wave-hofa
principle- irnina wealtb-aziki
problem-alamari youtb-insiwa
produce-zal i zone-ekuamo
profession-osana

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Vocabulary Appendix
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NUMERALS

Sifiri - 0 Zero Seta - 6 Six

(:1 Kana = 1 One Fito - 7 Seven
'
Bari - 2 Two Nane = 8 Eight
Sade - 3 Three Tolu = 9 Nine
eI ; Hudu =
Diji -
4 Four
5 Five
Du - IO Ten
Du na kabari = IO
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). Duka na 11 Kerne =100

Duobari 20 Kerne na kana =101
Duobari kana _ 21 Kemedubari =112
Duosade 30 Kerne duobari kana=l21

Kemeobari - 200 l iii = 1 million

Kalo 1,000 t 1iobari= 2 million
Kaloobari 2,000 l\.liliobari na kabari-2m

Days of tbe Week Ulu pe ni Ajume

Sunday - Kurialu Thursday = Yawalu
Monday = Lamisalu Friday = Sohalu
Tuesday = Jalal u Saturday = Ju malu
Wednesday - Wakashalu A holiday = Alufu

Day - Al u Year = Afi

( Month - usu Leap year -= Ruka afi

f1
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Month of Year
January -- Kazi July - Yuly o
February = Rume August - Shaba
March -
NyawE September= Tolo
April - Forisu October - Dunasu
May - Hanibali No vember= Bubuo
June - Veals December= Mbanj E

Colour Ani
red - ja rose - bambi
green - kore cream - tindi '
blue - ~hudi ash = jivu
white - pongo brown - sam ra
black - gini ochre - w olu
... grey -
yellow =
nzonk
dozimi
coffee
violet
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-
boni
b2nazegi