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Nnyabo, erinnya lyo gw’ani?
♫ (Madam, what is your name?)
Omwami oli, erinnya lye y’ani?
♫ (That gentleman there, what’s his name?)
erinnya
♫,
erinnya lyo
♫,
erinnya lyange
♫
(a name, your name, my name)
ekibuga
♫,
ekibuga kyo
♫,
ekibuga kyange
♫ (a town/city, your town, my town)
ensi
♫,
ensi yo
♫,
ensi yange
♫ (a land, your land, my land)
Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Kapa eri ku mmeeza.
♫ (The cat is on the table.) ,
Embwa eri wansi w'emmeeza.
♫ (The dog is under the table.) ,
Omukyala ali mu maaso g'emmeeza.
♫ (The lady is in front of the table.) ,
Omwami ali emabega w'emmeeza.
♫ (The gentleman is behind the table.) ,
Omulenzi ali ku mabbali w'emmeeza.
♫ (The boy is beside the table).
Building Vocabulary
Embeera y’obudde
♫ (the state of the weather) ,
Obudde
♫ (weather) ,
Obudde bwerudde
♫ (The weather has cleared up.),
Obudde butadde.
♫ (The weather has cleared up.) ,
Obudde bulungi.
♫ (The weather is clear.),
Enkuba etonnya.
♫ (It is raining.) ,
Enkuba ejja kutonnya.
♫ (It is going to rain.) or
Enkuba eyagala kutonnya.
♫ (It is likely to rain.)