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Nze, nva mu Amerika. Ndi Mwamerika.
♫ (I come from America. I’m American)
Ggwe, ova mu Kanada. Oli Mukanada.
♫ (You come from Canada. You are Canadian)
Omuntu ono, ava mu Uganda. Munnayuganda.
♫ (This person comes from Uganda. He/she is a Ugandan)
A: Ggwe, oli Mwamerika?
♫ (Are you American?)
B: Nedda, siri Mwamerika. Ndi Mungereza.
♫ (No, I’m not American. I’m British)
A: Oyo Mungereza?
♫
/Ono Mungereza?
♫ (Is he/she British?)
B: Nedda, si Mungereza.. Mukanada.
♫ (No, he/she is not British. He/she is Canadian)
Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Ekikko kiri kumpi?
♫ (Is the valley nearby?),
Ekikere kino
♫ (This frog),
Kiikino!
♫ (Here it is!),
Kino kiki?
♫ (What is this?)
Summary
A: Obeera wa?
♫ (Where do you live?)
B: Nze, mbeera Bukoto
♫ (I live in Bukoto)
A: Asula wa?
♫ (Where does he/she stay? [literally: sleep])
B: Ye, asula Ntinda. Ate ggwe, obeera wa?
♫ (He/she stays in Ntinda. And you, where do you stay?)