## BIGRAMMAR DOGON-ENGLISH\ **1. Dogon Alphabets**\ A, B, C, D, E, ɛ, F, G, ŋ, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ɲ, O, ɔ, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z a, b, c, d, e, ɛ, f, g, ŋ, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, ɲ, o, ɔ, r, s, t, u, w, y, z **Table of Dogon Alphabet**

a	b	c	d	e	ɛ
f	ɡ	ŋ	h	i	j
k	l	m	n	ɲ	o
ɔ	p	r	s	t	u
W	y	ʒ

**1.1 Phonème**\ /a, a᷈ , b, c, d, e, e᷈ , ɛ, ɛ᷈ , f, g, ŋ, h, i, ı᷈ , ʒ, k, l, m, n, o, o᷈ , ɔ, ɔ᷈ , r, s, t, u, u᷈ , w, j, z/ \ **2. Parts of the Body** **Dogon English** Nu hand Nutaga palm of hand Binu belly Kun head Inru teeth Giyenawan body Kun kurɔ hair Puro stomach Larukawara buttock Suguru ear Kinrun nose Aŋa mouth Gire eye Kɛnɛ heart Iru breast Yadugu thigh Inju vagina Tɛrɛ penis\ **3. Eatables** **Dogon English** Kuu yam Gooro kola nut Namasa banana Niin beans Meen salt Nawandi soup Koko coconut Taru egg Ganganju okra Kɔkɔrɔ fish\ **4. Materials** **Dogon English** Koju/pɛɛrɛ gourd/vessel Tuwo stone Kɔnu cotton Toguru basket Dogoro mortar Donwin Pestle Ginrun house Tunjawale mat Tun cloth **5. Family and Relationships** **Dogon English** Ne person ɲahin woman In child Anran in son ɲa in daughter De father Na mother Baba grandfather Nana grandmother Tiriwɛ grandchild Anranhin man Tinyanran friend ɲahin wife ɛgɛ husband Nasɛrɛ/basɛrɛ orphan Waanakanran in maidservant Wayankɛ butcher **6. Places** **Dogon English** Ginrungono compound Gujɔ room Diiba river Dibɔmɔ river bank Ginrun house Jaŋuginrun school ɛwɛ market Dindin toilet Unrinkɔiginrun orphanage Ginrungonboro court\ **7. Liquid Nouns** **Dogon English** Dii water Injedii urine Keɲe wine Ten Niŋu oil palm Aŋadii saliva Nehen blood Irudii breast milk **8. Animals** **Dogon English** Peju sheep Naŋa cow Isu dog Yuuro snake Kirukooro snail Guguju rat Eɲena fowl ɲehin bee Donii cat Tagaɛrɛ duck Sonhin horse Saju bird Duwɔ vulture ɔnkɛrɛ mosquito Enren goat\ **9. Plants** **Dogon English** Liwu to plant Time plant Lenburu banhin orange Ten time palm tree **10. Abstract Nouns** **Dogon English** Iwɛ love Hakɛ sin Giyɛ hunger Liyɛ fear ɔɡɔ glory Soŋoron wisdom Baŋurun condition Jai conflict Manii consecration Amakanhin fate **11. Personal Pronouns** **Dogon English** In me U/e you/you plural Eme we Emenu us Be they Wo it/he/she\ **12. Possessive Pronouns** **Dogon English** Uke/eke your/your plural Emeke ours Woke its **13. Reciprocals** **Dogon English** Emetuno ourself Utuno/etuno yourself/plural Santuno ownself **14. Interrogative Pronouns** **Dogon English** Inge what A who Anu whom Yakɔnu which Yaada where Yaagadoguru when Ingega why Aaŋa how\ **15. Demonstrative Pronouns** **Dogon English** Uŋo this Uŋonai these Yɔ that Yɔnai those\ **16. Dogon Numbers** **i. (1-20)** **Dogon English** Tii one Lɛi two Taanu three Nahin four Nune five Kuruye six Sɔ seven Sila eight Tuwa nine Pɛru ten Pɛrɛturesaga eleven Pɛrɛlɛisaga twelve Pɛrɛtaanusaga thirteen Pɛrɛnahinsaga fourteen Pɛrɛnunesaga fifteen Pɛrɛkuresaga sixteen Pɛrɛsɔsaga seventeen Pɛrɛsilasaga eighteen Pɛrɛtuwasaga nineteen Pɛlɛi twenty **ii.** **Tens** **Dogon English** Pɛru ten Pɛlɛi twenty Pɛtanu thirty Pɛnai forty Pɛnune fifty Pɛkuruye sixty Pɛsɔ seventy Suŋu eighty Suŋupɛru ninety Tɛmutɛrɛ hundred \ muɲu muɲu pɛru dolaru **iii. Ordinal Numbers** **Dogon English** Kiyɛ first Lɛnurun second Tanurun third Nanurun fourth Kuruyee sixth Sɔɔ seventh Silaa eighth Tuwaa ninth Pɛruu tenth **17. Time and Season** **Dogon English** Aaga morning Nanatege midday Dɛgɛnahin afternoon ɲaŋa night Digutaŋurun midnight Nananumugu dusk Agayɛgu dawn Nanaigoogu daylight Iye today Yogo tomorrrow Ya yesterday Nina Day Yogo denren day after tomorrow Iyetaande day before yesterday Anrankuju year **18. Colours** **Dogon English** Piru white Gehin black Yɔrɔpunrun yellow Banhin red **19. Adjectives** **Dogon English** Senkɔ Beautiful Gurukɔ tall Degeekɔ short Dugujikɔ ugly Moɲikɔ horrible Marankɔ huge Kɛnɛpirusɛ honest Pɛwɛsɛ guilty Senhin good ɛ ɛjula attractive **20. Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions** **Dogon English** Asuu forever Pu All Gin As/like Jo almost Tuno alone Dogo behind Waluma otherwise Wɛjugu gin as usual Pere furthermore Maan or Nama yet Doguru while Pilemu after Tene da above Doɲu da below Binu nu between Sooro except Ga for **[[phrases]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}** **Dogon** **English** poo Hello 2 u sɛu wɔ? How are you? 3 bai yaga Goodbye 4 yogo kijɛmu See you tomorrow 5 ama eme kijɛmi Nice to meet you 6 gana Thanks 7 ginrun dɔ You are welcome 8 u yɔw goe ? Where are you from? 9 mi XX (place) goe I am from XX (country/city) ... 10 kauru I’m sorry 11 dagi No problem 12 e Yes 13 ai No 14 u boi umɔ? What’s your name? 15 mi boi mɔ… I am… 16 mi XX iwɛ wɔ I like... 17 mi XX iwɛ la I don’t like... 18 ama, u eme ke poto aa bɛla ma? Excuse me, can you take a picture of us? 19 uŋo aaŋa ? How much is it? 20 mi uŋo le se. I want this. 21 ama, XX yaga da kɔ ? Excuse me, where is (the)… 22 kauru, mi u paama wɔrɔ, u pilemide tiŋe bɛla ma ? Sorry, I Don’t Understand. Could you repeat that? 23 u ɲaa tɔgu pere yɛsa ? is there another type of plat? Any signature dish? 24 (XX) ɛlu kɔ ma? Is that yummy? 25 ama yɔgɔ sunogo. Enjoy your meal 26 peguru ban! Cheers! 27 inrun aŋa aaŋa kɔ? What time is it? 28 ama, gɛnu gɛɛnɛ. Check, please. 29 ama naŋuru taara. Happy birthday 30 ama yogo nayuru taara. Happy new year 31 ana nowɛlu bai taga. Merry Christmas **Directions:** **Dogon** **English** 32 duu East 33 dudaga South 34 teŋurun West 35 teŋudaga North 36 XX gire da In front of... 37 XX dogo da Behind 38 nunana da By Left 39 nuɲaa da By Right 40 gire gunu On top of... 41 doɲu gunu Below 42 keŋena gunu. In between... 43 tehin Directly across... 44 keŋena Inside 45 yɔ goe de… Next to... 46 nana da waŋa Turn left nuu 47 nuu ɲaa da waŋa Turn right 48 tehin yaa Go straight banda Outside **Time:** **Dogon** **English** 77 inrun aŋa turu 1 o’clock 78 inrun aŋa lɛi 2 o’clock 79 inrun aŋa taanu 3 o’clock 80 inrun aŋa nai 4 o’clock 81 inrun aŋa nuno 5 o’clock 82 inrun aŋa kuruye 6 o’clock 83 inrun aŋa sɔi 7 o’clock 84 inrun aŋa silaa. 8 o’clock 85 inrun aŋa tuwa 9 o’clock 86 inrun aŋa pɛru 10 o’clock 87 inrun aŋa pɛrɛ turu saga 11 o’clock 88 inrun aŋa pɛrɛ lɛi saga 12 o’clock 89 inrun aŋa turu minitu pɛrɛ nune saga Quarter past one 90 Half past one inrun aŋa turu minitu pɛtaanu **Classifiers:** **Dogon** **English** (i) turu A (kid) (iju) lɛi Two (dogs) (taga) kubɔ taanu Three pairs of (shoes) (aŋakeru ) naai Four (brushes) (dɔ) nuno Five (books) (arugee) kule Six (shirts) (tɔntɔhin) sɔi Seven (pens) (yaadohin) sila Eight (tables) (XX) i tugɔ Nine pieces of (cookies) (bɔnbɔn) pɛl Ten (candies) 91 poo. Mi boi mɔ Ana. Hello. My name is Anna. 92 poo. Mi John hin. Hello. I am John. 93 dagi. Mi gai Katerine hin. Nice to meet you. My name is Catherine. **[[Text]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}** Ko lode, eme kiyɛbai jai giyɛ de, moonu kunu yɛ de, kurɔ yɔŋi kule. Kurɔ kura bɛriyɛ de, ne wooi puu taŋa taŋa waana be ke be nu ganbara le. Gama ke sibɛsibu lee ojudɔmiyɛn lee, gamabe siine baŋabei, ne gamabe kanran titiruya lee togoro Kuno lee. Pana taŋa da kanran ne igɛrɛ le. Kɔmɔ yahinbe lee, yegerekunohinbe lee, genrindɛnɛhinbe lee, pɛɛrɛdɛnɛhin nabe lee, joŋujɔŋɔhin nabe lee. Ne wooi puu girɛ be kei. Yɔŋi kɔ kiyɛbai. Iye eme le temu kɔɔrɔ, kirɛ eme le sɛɛnɛ yɛra kɔ. Bɛru emeke nahin nana ja be yei goe de iye dɔ, uŋo ne nina pɛlɛi da yaa kɔ, yɔ binu nu, binu mɔ san ga ɲa ɲia binu mɔ jooru. ɲaŋa imi de kanran gire mɔ kɛi kanran kumuju kanjoro, manugu moɲu moɲu managa ni in wɔ nu ye digutaŋu, managa ni in wɔ ni ye agayegu eɲe kekere kee. ɛru mɔ puu goa garɛ kɔ, pere sɔɔ sigɛ yɔ kɔ ? ɲawan yɔ be tɛwɛ jugu galu, neberubarahinbe lee gubɛrɛnɛɛru na lee uŋo nu yɛra uɲurun uɲoran pere yɔŋi ye yɛ. Enebe beru eme kun bara bɛrɛ nawen gi yɛ gaa nama wɔhin pere be wɔmu nu. Le nom + son verbe = la forme pronominale du verbe. Exemple : lagu laga= se frapper (lagu=la frappe; laga=frapper) San+verbe= forme réfléchie du verbe. Exemple: San momu = se moquer. San devient Santun au pluriel.

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