Sefathi... Hello ... Asafa... Hello ... Yama... Hello
Nenelo... Good Bye. ... Sahani... Bye ... Yalefane... Good Bye
Ukufetha... take care. ... Zuzukea... take care ... Toefala... Take care
Zekyu themu... come back ... uzepu teisa... come back ... ifejo ziku... come back
Zizekyu themu... come back-again ... Izapu ibakwe tesa... come back soon ... tzipule nzifaku... come back
Shethe tyumu... Many Thanks. ... Setama Tezumu... Thanks. ... Itsama tumu... Many Thanks
Tsafalelehyu umtoto... Make yourself at home. ... Ulutsafelemu nsatsoto... Make yourself at home. ... Utsafaleyu otuto
Msa Msa... Numbers ... Utase masa ... Msukwije ... Fasalala Mse
Yele... one ... Itse ... Nkwe ... Nafe
Thama... two ... tham ... tawa ... kibi
Kyela... three ... debe ... tefa ... hefa
Kwotha... four ... tofa ... nkobo ... kwome
Ujula... five ... sasu ... tsanu ... uji
Ntinge... six ... nnin ... nno ... bisi
Kyija... seven ... kapa ... yijija ... kija
Uthanu... eight ... uhanu ... ununu ... tupa
Yute... nine ... ione ... utete ... uhela
Nuya... ten ... ku ... fia ... iumu
Apayele = 11
Apathama
Apakyela
Apakwotha
Apa'ujula = 15
Apa'ntinge
Apakyaja
Apauthanu
Apayute
Yitheya = 20
Yiyiyele
Yiyithama
Yiyikyela
Yiyikwotha
Yiyi'ujula = 25
ntinge
kyija
uthanu
yute
Ikyeya = 30
Iwothya = 40
julala = 50
ntingya = 60
Kyijaya = 70
Uthaya = 80
Yulala = 90
Yeyeku = 100
Thaseku = 200
Kyeyeku = 300
Kwotheku = 400
Ujulaleku = 500
Ntyeku = 600
Kyiyeku = 700
Utheku = 800
Yuyeku = 900
Yepinga = 1,000
Thaminga = 2,000
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YUZULI, was the first Language of the four. Then next to it is; Akafi, and the next;
YUZULI, was the first Language of the four. Then next to it is; AKAFI, and the next; MAMULI, and the next; BUHANI; but, there is also another, called; THUTU.
Two languages: BUHANI and THUTU and not shown here. Only BUHANI-(Buhani)is shown in counting one to ten here*(Fasalala Mse: Numbers... 1 = Nafe, 2 = Kibi, 3 = Hefa, 4 = Kwome, 5 = Uji, 6 = Bisi, 7 = Kija, 8 = Tupa, 9 = Uhela, 10 = Iumu)
Basic sentences in "YUZULI".
Sefthi! - Hello!
How are you today? - Gafa jin ingo bama?
How are you? - Gafa jin ingo?
How are you feeling? - Gafa jin ingo sufefe?
How are things going for you? - Gafa jin mga-mga tutufu pan ingo?
How are things? - Gafa jin mga-mga?
How is your family? Gafa j'ingu homamu?
You has only one word: "ingo". *(For both sexes)
He - Ga
she - Gi
it - depends upon whether it is a living thing or not.
it - (living thing; plant, animal, etc.) - azu
it - (non living object or dead thing that was once living; rock, or dead plant)
- uza
Examples; It was a live tree once upon a time, but now it is dead. / It is raining today. / Spell it out for me. / When you come to it, turn right. / It is a dangerous thing to play with. / *Living thing: *When "it" took a breath I could hear "it" breathe from far away. - Uza sese iopungu msasa yelele toga nenzime, agu dodo, uza pote. / Uza bama lugofa. / Chefafe uza kingigi ngoa. / Uzunga ingo zekyu nuza, bafu sihalu. *Note that uza changed to nuza when to is put in front of "it". / Uza soKonga mgagani ulagulamba. *Note "u'la-gulam'ba" means to play with something. To fool around with something not living. If it was with someone or something alive it would be; ulagolomba. / Uzunga azu mefa umhene-"breath", zeko kwasele-"heard" azu amhene-"to breathe", zuku kizumu-"afar".
Zothu Mizizi - More sentences...
Using ("he" - "ga"), ("she" - "gi"), ("him", "onga"), ("her" - "ongi"), ("his" - anga"), ("hers" - "angi") *(No matter what sex, or how many; ("their" - "conga") and ("theirs" - "congazi").
He sat down. - Ga ye zoka.
He walked over there. - Ga mfukwu tagugu.
He ran. Ga mfuzi. He shall run. - Ga mogo mfuze.
He said, to remind him tomorrow. - Ga gobona, izizu onga sabamu.
He asked her a question. - Ga obole ongi osezenamu
He asked him for a response. - Ga obole onga upofa
He was elected Prsident. - Ga sese tikitale President
Suffixes: - Usulusulukio: (does not have to match English word endings exactly)
-ation - nanamu
-tion - namu
-sion - mamu
-ion - amu
-ed - le
-es - io
-s - zi
-ing - kwu
-er - ba
-or - fa
-e - u
-ent -ate
-ous - iyuyu
-ly - ti
-ness -eze
-ful - naku
-ble - byile
-ate - safi
-ite - ngate
-ive - wekwe
-al - ulo
-able -ulolu
-ity - nate
-uct - tobu
-it - sena
-serve - ushuru
-on - nibu
-op - shu
-que - ke
-ute - umbe
-ote - olu
-uce - sima
Now: Some of the conjunctions: - Dodo: Ekyesu nufu izekwonunamuzi:("and" - "unge"), ("but" - "agu" or "iko"), ("if" - "zan"), ("or" - "fa"), ("to" - "ku"), ("so" - "nna"), ("of" - "nufu")
-ation - nanamu
-tion - namu
-sion - mamu *("Fusion, Pop-Culture" - "Ifumamu, Pop-Kultuteme", "Concession - Konsesamamu", "abrasion - obulumamu · abscission - okisamamu · accession etatamamu · adhesion - stikamamu · admission - utrafamamu · affusion - mifumamu · aggression - ikanafumamu)
-ion - amu
-ed - le
-es - io
-s - zi
-ing - kwu
-er - ba
-or - fa
-e - u
-ent -ate
-ous - iyu *(Having the qualities of... "Dangerous - Kongiyu" has several meanings; one being "unsafe - so-konga", another being "very bad for you - So-kongilofu", and one very similar to English being "Dangerous! - Kongiyu!", "Danger! - Kongbaba!)
Some other "ous" words: "Humorous - Udogafaziyu", "Furious - Kanafiyu", "Nutritious - Ugumuiyu", "Spacious - Bolaniyu", "Victorious - Viktoriyu", "Thunderous - Osongadiyu", "Nervous - Lokuniyu", "Gracious - Shebaziyu", "Courageous - Okwanganiyu")
-ly - ti
-ness -eze
-ful - naku
-ble - byile
-ate - safi
-ite - ngate
-ive - wekwe
-al - ulo
-able -ulolu
-ity - nate
-uct - tobu
-it - sena
-serve - ushuru
-on - nibu
-op - shu
-que - ke
-ute - umbe
-ote - olu
-uce - sima
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