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Lesson 40 – Parts of the Day

emisana [MI] (daytime)
ekiro [KI] (night)
amatulutulu [MA] (early morning, dawn)
enkya [N] (morning)
ettuntu [LI] (noon)
olweggulo [LU] (afternoon)
eggulo [LI] (afternoon)
akawungeezi [KA] (evening)
ettumbi [LI] (midnight)

essaawa bbiri ez’enkya (eight in the morning)
essaawa bbiri ez’ekiro (eight at night)

T: Tugolokoka mu matulutulu? (Do we wake up at dawn?)
S: Yee, tugolokoka mu matulutulu. (Yes, we wake up at dawn.)

A: Tunalabagana mu ttuntu? (Do we see each other at noon?)
B: Kale, Tunalabagana mu ttuntu. (Ok, we will see each other at noon.)