Existence sentence Ex. 15 olobijuli

114 Basic HealthMedical Discussion Examples 1. An nika. ‗I have it.‘ 2. An mani nika. ‗I have money.‘ In the case of an existence sentence, only the object which exists occurs with the verb nika ‗to have‘. Usually the context makes the meaning of an existence sentence clear. Example Mani nika. ‗There is money.‘ Exercise 15 . Existence sentence listing drill Track the teacher as he says the sentences below. The teacher says the whole utterance and the student repeats it. 1. Koe nika, yannu nika, chule nika; tegine achu parpad nika, chapurbal. ‗There are deer, peccaries, pacas, and jaguars in the jungle.‘ 2. Kwinub nika, tiur nika, tola nika; tegine arki nika, tigin. ‗There are sabalos, sabalettas, catfish and huacucos in the river.‘ 3. Mas nika, mam nika, moe nika; tegine aswe nika, choneggin. ‗There are plantains, manioc, squash and avocados in the kitchen.‘

9.5 Vocabulary

9.5.1 Colors 1 –6

1. kinnidi ‗red‘ 2. kollogwadi ‗yellow‘ 3. arradi ‗blue‘ 4. chibu ‗white‘ 5. chichidi ‗black‘ 6. igidi ‗what color‘

9.5.2 Size 7 –11

7. orojuli ‗tall‘ 8. tummadii ‗big‘ 9. toto ‗small‘ 10. yeskwa ‗medium‘ 11. purwi ‗small particle-like‘ e.g., ‗beads‘

9.5.3 Quality 12 –13

12. tutu ‗softweak‘ 13. chellele ‗hard‘

9.5.4 Age 14 –15

14. pini ‗new‘ 15. cheredi ‗old‘

9.5.5 Temperature 16 –19

16. ue ‗hot‘ 17. tampe ‗cold people only‘ 18. tamipá ‗cold things only‘ 19. ue-ue ‗lukewarm‘ 9.5 Vocabulary 115

9.5.6 Humidity 20 –21

20. wartiku ‗wet‘ 21. tinna ‗dry‘

9.5.7 Condition 22 –27

22. nuedi 42 ‗good‘ 23. istara ‗bad‘ 24. nunu ‗rottendamaged‘ 25. kollo ‗ripe‘ see 2 26. tullud ‗unripe‘ 27. kwachelle ‗partially ripe‘

9.5.8 Body needs 28 –29

28. ukulu ‗hungerthirst‘ 29. imme ‗full satisfied‘

9.5.9 Capacity 30 –31

30. olobi ‗empty‘ 31. ena ‗full‘

9.5.10 Price 32 –33

32. karki ‗expensive‘ 33. muis ‗cheap‘

9.5.11 Food 34 –38

34. make ‗raw‘ 35. tuledi ‗cooked‘ 36. nariles ‗smoked‘ 37. kummajadi ‗burnt‘ 38. yapanna ‗smells‘

9.5.12 Quantity 39 –42

39. iche ‗few‘ 40. ichejuli ‗many‘ 41. pukidera ‗lots ofmuch‘ 42. wilubbali ‗moderate quantity‘

9.5.13 Useful expressions 43 –45

43. Yoroku, kannan tagbalo. ‗Come back again at noon.‘ 44. Yoroku, kannan tagbalmogo. ‗Come back again at noon, too.‘ 45. Muichuli. ‗It will takebe a long while.‘ 42 nuejuli ‗not completely ruinednot serious‘ and nuedchuli ‗not good bad‘