lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ dalaj ana Arsakaj
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO girl DAT Arsakay
Translation: Mala gave the girl to Arsakay.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ na à-vəl=aŋ dalaj ana Arsakaj
Glosses: 3S PSP 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO girl DAT Arsakay
Translation: He [for his part], he gave the girl to Arsakay.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ ndahaŋ ana Arsakaj
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO 3S DAT Arsakay
Translation: Mala gave her to Arsakay.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ dalaj [ana ndahaŋ]
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO girl DAT 3S
Translation: Mala gave the girl to him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ dalaj
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO girl
Translation: Mala gave the girl to him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ ga nɛ̀-g-ɛ
Glosses: 1S ADJ 1S+PFV-do-CL
Translation: It was me, I did it.’ (lit. me, I did)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ ga amɪ-g-ijɛ
Glosses: 1S ADJ DEP-do-CL
Translation: It was me who did it.’ (lit. me, the one that did)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ=ahaŋ nɛ̀-g-ɛ
Glosses: 1S=3S.POSS 1S+PFV-do-CL
Translation: It was me, I did it.’ (lit. me, I did)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr=ahaŋ
Glosses: woman=3S.POSS
Translation: his wife
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: mɪ-g-ijɛ=aŋgʷɔ
Glosses: NOM-do-CL=2S.POSS
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war dalaj=ahaŋ
Glosses: child girl=3S.POSS
Translation: his daughter
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: anzakar=atəta=ahaj
Glosses: chicken=3P.POSS=Pl
Translation: their chickens
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awak=uwla
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS
Translation: my goat’ (i.e. the goat I own)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: haj=uwla
Glosses: house=1S.POSS
Translation: my house’ (i.e. the house I own/live in)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gəvax=uwla
Glosses: field=1S.POSS
Translation: my field’ (i.e. the field I own)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=uwla
Glosses: father=1S.POSS
Translation: my father’ (also, an older man in my father’s family)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asak=uwla
Glosses: foot=1S.POSS
Translation: my foot
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-g-ijɛ=uwla
Glosses: NOM-do-CL=1S.POSS
Translation: my doings’ (i.e. the things I do)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-ʒʊm-ɛ=uwla
Glosses: NOM-eat-CL=1S.POSS
Translation: my food’ (i.e. the food I grew/ the food that I am eating)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr gʷɔlɔ
Glosses: woman HON
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: zar gʷɔlɔ
Glosses: man HON
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba ja
Glosses: father HON
Translation: my dear father
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dede ja
Glosses: grandmother HON
Translation: my dear grandmother
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mama ja a-s=aw ɗaf
Glosses: mother HON 3S-please=1S.IO millet_loaf
Translation: My dear mother, I want millet loaf!' (lit. millet loaf is pleasing to me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amə-vəl=ɔkʷ baskʷɔr na waj
Glosses: DEP-give=2S.IO bicycle PSP who
Translation: Who gave you the bicycle?’ (lit. the one that gave you the bicycle [is] who?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mana à-mənzar waj
Glosses: Mana 3S+PFV-see who
Translation: Whom did Mana see?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə̀-nzak-aj almaj
Glosses: 2S+PFV-find-CL what
Translation: What did you find?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə̀-zɔm almaj
Glosses: 2S+PFV-eat what
Translation: What did you eat?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-l=ala ɛpɛlɛj
Glosses: 2S+IFV-go=to when
Translation: When are you coming?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-lɔ amtamaj
Glosses: 2S+-go where
Translation: Where are you going?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-lɔ a Lalawaj kamaj
Glosses: 2S+IFV-go at Lalaway why
Translation: Why are you going to Lalaway?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə̀-l=ala na mɛmɛj
Glosses: 2S+PFV-go=to PSP how
Translation: Why did you come?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛmɛj
Glosses: how
Translation: Explain?’ (what do you mean?, lit. how?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛhɛ na malmaj
Glosses: DEM PSP what
Translation: What is this here?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: malmaj
Glosses: what
Translation: What is it?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala mɪtɪmɛ
Glosses: money how_much
Translation: How much money [is that]?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: məlama=aŋgʷɔ na wɛlɛj
Glosses: sibling=2S.POSS PSP which
Translation: Which (one among these) is your brother?’ (lit. your brother [is] which one?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: wa a-ndaɗ-aj waj
Glosses: who 3S-love-CL who
Translation: No one loves him.’ (lit. who loves him?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: malma a-wəl=ɔkʷ maj
Glosses: what 3S-hurt=2S.IO what
Translation: What is bothering (hurting) you?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: alma amə-dəv=ala ɔkʷfɔm na maj
Glosses: what DEP-trip=to mouse PSP what
Translation: What was it that made that mouse fall?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-mənzar mɛɬɛnɛŋ baj
Glosses: 1S+PFV-see no_one NEG
Translation: I didn’t see anyone.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nafat ɛnɛŋ] aba
Glosses: day another EXT
Translation: One day…’ (a usual way to start a story)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ná-sʊkʷɔm [zana ŋgɛhɛ]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-buy cloth DEM
Translation: I will buy this particular cloth here.’ (pointing to or holding a particular cloth among others)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aw [awak ŋgɪndijɛ]
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO goat DEM
Translation: That particular goat there pleases me.’ (pointing to a particular goat among others)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [babəza=ahaj ŋgɪndijɛ] aŋga=uwla=ahaj
Glosses: children=Pl DEM POSS=1S.POSS=Pl
Translation: These particular children here [are] belonging to me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waja ndana Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-z=ata=aka barka=ahaŋ=va
Glosses: because DEM God 3S+IFV-take=3P.IO=on blessing=3S.POSS=PRF
Translation: Because of that, God had taken back his blessing from them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na-z-alaj [awak=ahaj nɪndijɛ] a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava
Glosses: 1S-carry-away goat=Pl DEM at market in
Translation: I take the goats there (in that place) to the market.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ ga nɪndijɛ] [nɔkʷ amɛ-zɪɗ-ɛ na]
Glosses: child eye millet one ADJ DEM 2S DEP-take-CL PSP
Translation: That one grain there (highlighted), the one that you have taken,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: suwat na [təta a mʊsijɔŋ na ava nɪndijɛ na] pɛʃtɛr á-h=ata
Glosses: disperse PSP 3P at mission PSP in DEM PSP pastor 3S-tell=3P.IO
Translation: As the people go home from church, the pastor tells them, (lit. disperse, they in the mission there),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ [nɛhɛ=ahaj na] ɬa=aŋgʷɔ=ahaj ɗaw
Glosses: so DEM=Pl PSP cow=2S.POSS=Pl Q
Translation: So, these [cows] here (in this place), are they your cows?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [haj=uwla aŋga tɔhʷɔ na] ɛlɛmɪɮɪɓɛ ta-ndaj tɔ-zɔm na
Glosses: house=1S.POSS POSS DEM PSP termites 3P-PROG 3P-eat 3S.DO
Translation: My house way over there (pointing to a particular house among others in the distance), termites are eating it.’ (lit. my house, the one that belongs to over there, termites are eating it)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj a tɔhʷɔ] aŋga=uwla
Glosses: goat=Pl GEN DEM POSS=1S.POSS
Translation: The goats over there (in that place) belong to me.’ (lit. the goats over there [are] belonging to me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-l=ala na ta an=aw [ɗɛrijwɛl nɛndɪgɛ]
Glosses: 3S-go=to PSP 3P DAT=1S.IO paper DEM
Translation: Later, they [gave] me this here paper.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: suwat na [təta a mʊsijɔŋ na ava nɪndijɛ na] Pɛstɛr a-h=ata
Glosses: disperse PSP 3P at mission PSP in DEM PSP pastor 3S-tell=3P.IO
Translation: As the people go home from church (lit. disperse, they in the mission there), the Pastor said,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛj [ɛlɛ nɛhɛ na] kɔ-gʷ-ɔm baj
Glosses: hey thing DEM PSP 2-do-2P NEG
Translation: “Hey! These things here, don’t do them!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jɔ [ɛlɛ=ahaj amɪ-g-ijɛ baj nɪŋgɛhɛ pat]
Glosses: well thing=Pl DEP-go-CL NEG DEM all
Translation: Well, all these particular things that we are not supposed to do,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ta-h=ata na=va kə dɪftɛrɛ aka .
Glosses: 3P-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF on book on
Translation: they have already told them in the book.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bɪlɛŋ
Glosses: one
Translation: If you want to grind, you take only one grain.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ ga nɪndijɛ nɔkʷ amɛ-zɪɗ-ɛ na]
Glosses: child eye millet one ADJ DEM 2S DEP-take-CL PSP
Translation: That (highlighted) one grain, the one that you have taken,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a [ɬam nɛndijɛ] ava na nawij
Glosses: at place DEM in PSP 1S+said
Translation: At that moment, I said,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɬa=ahaj na mʊ-mɔkʷ-ɔkʷ ta baj
Glosses: cow=Pl PSP 1PIN+HOR-leave-2PIN 3P.DO NEG
Translation: “These cows, let’s not leave them at all,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gʷɔl-ɔkʷ ta a Kʊɗʊmbɔr
Glosses: drive[IMP]-1PIN 3P.DO at Tokombere
Translation: let’s drive them to Tokombere,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɗɛɗɛŋ baj na mɛmɛj
Glosses: truth NEG PSP how
Translation: if it’s not true, then how?”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aɮəna [war dalaj ndana] tʃɛɮɛrɛ ga
Glosses: but child female DEM disobedience ADJ
Translation: Now, the above-mentioned young girl was disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-ndʒ-ɛ ɛlɛ=ahaŋ dɪrɛŋ ka nɛhɛ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-leave-CL thing=3S.POSS far like this
Translation: He went (lit. took his things away) far away like this.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɪvijɛ ŋgɛhɛ na ŋgama amɪ-g-ijɛ dʒɛrnɛ nə ɛtɛmɛ
Glosses: season DEM PSP better DEP-do-CL garden with onion
Translation: This season I think it is better to grow onions.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-ɗəgal-aj ka ndana
Glosses: 1S+IFV-think-CL like DEM
Translation: I think so too.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-ɗəgal-aj ka ndana baj
Glosses: 1S+IFV-think-CL like DEM NEG
Translation: I don’t think so.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-dʊkʷ=alaj ana Hʊrmbʊlɔm tɔŋ kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: 3S+PFV-arrive=away DAT God touch like_this
Translation: It touched God like this [in the eye]. (lit. it arrived to God, touching [him] like this)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: lo kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: go[2S.IMP] like_this
Translation: Go that way [along that pathway].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ=ahaj dəbɔ tʃɛw tɔ̀-lɔ amɪ-mɪnzɛr-ɛ mɪ-kɪɗ-ɛ balɔŋ
Glosses: person=Pl 1000 two 3P+PFV-go DEP-see-CL NOM-kill-CL ball
Translation: Two thousand people went to see the football game (lit. the killing of the ball).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-mənzar awak=ahaj kʊrɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava
Glosses: 1S+PFV-see goat=Pl 10 at market in
Translation: I saw ten goats at the market.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: kə̀-nzak-aj awak mɪtɪmɛj
Glosses: 2S+PFV-find-CL goat how_many
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə-nzak-aj bɪlɛŋ
Glosses: 1S-find-CL one
Translation: I found one.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: babəza=uwla=ahaj na tʃɛw
Glosses: children=1S.POSS=Pl PSP two
Translation: I have two children.’ (lit. my children, two)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aŋga baja tʃɛw
Glosses: POSS time two
Translation: second
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aŋga baja makar
Glosses: POSS time three
Translation: third
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɪʒɛ=ahaj gam] tə-l=ala afa nɛ
Glosses: people=Pl much 3P-go=to at_house_of 1S
Translation: Many people came to my house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɬɪrɛlɛ gam
Glosses: work much
Translation: [That is] a lot of work!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔkʷ [haɗa baj]
Glosses: 2S enough NEG
Translation: You [are] small.’ (lit. not enough)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ aba
Glosses: person EXT
Translation: There was a man …' (a common beginning to a story)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: babəza=uwla=ahaj aba
Glosses: children=1S.POSS=Pl EXT
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: babəza=uwla=ahaj abaj
Glosses: children=1S.POSS=Pl EXT+NEG
Translation: I have no children.’ (lit. my children do not exist)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala abaj
Glosses: money EXT+NEG
Translation: I have no money.’ (lit. there is no money)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔkʷ aba zaj ɗaw
Glosses: 2S EXT peace Q
Translation: Are you well?’ (lit. ‘Do you exist [in] peace?’)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ aba
Glosses: 1S EXT
Translation: I am well.’ (lit. I exist)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔkʷ aba ɗaw
Glosses: 2S EXT Q
Translation: Are you well?’ (lit. ‘Do you exist?’)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: asak=uwla abaj
Glosses: foot=1S.POSS EXT+NEG
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=aŋgʷɔ aba ɗaw
Glosses: father=2S.POSS EXT Q
Translation: Is your father well?’ (lit. does your father exist?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ajaw ndahaŋ aba
Glosses: yes 3S EXT
Translation: Yes, he is well.’ (lit. yes, he exists)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=uwla na hərva=ahaŋ abaj
Glosses: father=1S.POSS PSP body=3S.POSS EXT+NEG
Translation: My father is sick.’ (lit. my father, his body doesn’t exist)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: albaja ava aba ɛtɛ ɔ̀-lɔ à-z=ala hʷɔr
Glosses: young_man EXT+in EXT also 3S+PFV-go 3S+PFV-take=to woman
Translation: And so, there once was a young man (in a particular place). He went and took a wife.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛʃɛ ava ɗaw
Glosses: meat EXT+in Q
Translation: Is there any meat located here [for sale]?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ajaw ʃɛʃɛ ava
Glosses: yes meat EXT+in
Translation: Yes, we have meat located here.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=aŋgʷɔ ndahaŋ ava ɗaw
Glosses: father=2S.POSS 3S EXT+in Q
Translation: Is your father located here?' (lit. your father, is he here?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ava baj ɛ̀-nʒɛ amɪ-tɛl-ɛ
Glosses: 3S EXT+in NEG 3S+PFV-left DEP-travel-CL
Translation: No, he is not located here; he went somewhere.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ava
Glosses: 3S EXT+in
Translation: He/she is here.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ava=alaj
Glosses: 3S EXT+in=away
Translation: He/she is located at the place of reference.’ (lit. he is in away)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala an=ɔkʷ aka ɗaw
Glosses: money DAT=2S.IO EXT+on Q
Translation: Do you have any money [located] with you?’ (lit. is there money on you?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ajaw dala an=aw aka
Glosses: yes money DAT=1S.IO EXT+on
Translation: Yes, I have money [located] on me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr an=aŋ aka ana Mana
Glosses: woman DAT=3S.IO EXT+on DAT Mana
Translation: He has a wife.’ (lit. a woman to him there is on for Mana)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj a ɬa=ahaj na ndahaŋ aka ɗaw
Glosses: chief GEN cow=Pl PSP 3S EXT Q
Translation: Was the owner of the cows [located] with [you]?' (lit. the chief of the cows, was he ‘on’?)
Language: Maasina Fulfulde (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ aka ɔ́-zɔm ɗaf
Glosses: 3S EXT+on 3S+IFV-eat millet_loaf
Translation: He/she is eating millet loaf.
Language: Maasina Fulfulde (English translation)
Transcription: á-ndaj ɔ́-zɔm ɗaf
Glosses: 3S+IFV-PROG 3S+IFV-eat millet_loaf
Translation: He/she is eating millet loaf.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə̀-was=ava nɛkʷɛŋ kijgɛhɛ
Glosses: 3P+PFV-cultivate=in little like_this
Translation: They cultivated a little like this.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: Hawa a-ndaɗ-aj nɔkʷ gam
Glosses: Hawa 3S-love-CL 2S much
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ná-zaɗ a dəraj ava sawaŋ
Glosses: 1S+IFV-carry at head in without_help
Translation: I can carry it (on my head) by myself!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-z=ala təta
Glosses: 2S+IFV-carry=to ability
Translation: You can carry it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj á-zɔm ʃɛʃɛ təta
Glosses: chief 3S+IFV-eat meat ability
Translation: The chief can eat meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj á-zɔm ʃɛʃɛ dɛwɛlɛ
Glosses: chief 3S+IFV-eat meat necessary
Translation: The chief must eat meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dəren dərren
Glosses: dɪrɛŋ dɪrrɛŋ
Translation: far’ ‘very far
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɗeɗen ɗeɗɗen
Glosses: ɗɛɗɛŋ ɗɛɗɗɛŋ
Translation: true’ ‘very true
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zajəx zajəx=xa
Glosses: care care=ADV
Translation: care’ ‘carefully
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dɛdɛŋ dɛdɛŋ=ŋa
Glosses: truth truth=ADV
Translation: truth’ ‘truthfully
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛgɪnɛ nɔ́-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava
Glosses: today 1S+IFV-go at market in
Translation: Today I will go to the market.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔ́-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava hadʒaŋ
Glosses: 1S+IFV-go at market in tomorrow
Translation: I will go to the market tomorrow.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔ́ɔ́-lɔ ɛʃɛ
Glosses: 1S+POT-go again
Translation: I will go again.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔ́ɔ́-lɔ ɛtɛ
Glosses: 1S+POT-go also
Translation: I will go too.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ̀-g-ɛ na faŋ
Glosses: 1S+PFV-do-CL 3S.DO already
Translation: I did it already.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə-mənzar ndahaŋ kʊlɔ
Glosses: 1S-see 3S before
Translation: I have seen him/her before.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ava rɛ
Glosses: in in_spite
Translation: In the future in my opinion, God is going to accept them [the elders] in his hands, in spite [of what anyone says].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gəɗəgəzl
Glosses: gə̀ɗə̀gə̀ɮ
Translation: the noise of something closing or being set down
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: danjəw
Glosses: dànzúw
Translation: sight of someone walking balancing something on their head
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: poɗococo
Glosses: pɔ̀ɗɔ́tsɔ́tsɔ́
Translation: taste of sweetness
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pəyecece
Glosses: pìjɛ́tʃɛ́tʃɛ́
Translation: feeling of coldness
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kekəf kəf kekəf kəf
Glosses: kɛ̀kɪ́f kɪ́f kɛ̀kɪ́f kɪ́f
Translation: imagination of someone who hasn’t any weight’ (an insult)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pəvbəw pəvbəw
Glosses: pəuw pəuw
Translation: sight of rabbit hopping
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pəvba pəvba
Glosses: pəa pəa
Translation: sound of a whip
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pəvban pəvban
Glosses: pəaŋ pəaŋ
Translation: sight of the start of a race
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jəɓ jəɓ
Glosses: dʒɪɓ dʒɪɓ
Translation: completely wet
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: vbaɓ
Glosses: àɓ
Translation: sound of something soft hitting the ground’ (a snake, or a mud wall collapsing)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: həɓek həɓek
Glosses: hìɓɛ́k hìɓɛ́k
Translation: hardly breathing’ (almost dead)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: njəw njəw
Glosses: nzùw nzùw
Translation: the sound of someone grinding something on a grinding stone
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pəcəkəɗək
Glosses: pʊ́tsʊ́kʊ́ɗʊ́k
Translation: the sight of a toad hopping
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dergwecek
Glosses: dɛrgʷɛtʃɛk
Translation: sight of someone lifting something onto their head
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [à-ɮəg=alaj] avʊlɔ zɔ́r
Glosses: 3S+PFV-throw=away above throwing
Translation: She threw [the pestle] up high (movement of throwing).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [hʊmbɔ ga a-ndaj a-sak ɛlɛ=ahaŋ] wuʃɛkɛkɛ
Glosses: flour ADJ 3S-PRG 3S-multiply thing=3S.POSS multiply
Translation: The flour was multiplying all by itself (lit. its things), sound of multiplying.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: pʊrgʷɔm=ahaj na]
Glosses: trap=Pl PSP
Translation: He opened the traps for them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dɪrlɛŋgɛ [píjtɛ́ɗ mɪ-hɪm-ɛ ɛlɛ=ahaŋ] ɛtɛ
Glosses: hyena crawling NOM-run-CL thing=3S.POSS also
Translation: The hyena, barely escaping, ran home (lit. ran his thing) also.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: albaja=ahaj wɛlɛj [təx an=aŋ dəraj na] abaj
Glosses: youth=Pl which put_on_head DAT=3S.IO head PSP EXT+NEG
Translation: No one could lift it.’ (lit. whichever young man put his head to [the tree in order to lift it], there was none)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: təta [dəl na ma Hʊrmbʊlɔm nɛndijɛ]
Glosses: 3P insult 3S.DO word God DEM
Translation: They insult it, this word of God!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ=ahaj
Glosses: person=Pl
Translation: people
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ajax=ahaj
Glosses: squirrel=Pl
Translation: squirrels
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr=uwla
Glosses: woman=1S.POSS
Translation: my wife
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: ɬɪrɛlɛ=aŋgʷɔ
Glosses: work=2S.POSS
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gəvax bɪlɛŋ
Glosses: field one
Translation: one field
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: ɬa=ahaj kʊrɔ
Glosses: cow=Pl ten
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war nɛhɛ
Glosses: child DEM
Translation: this child
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ma ndana
Glosses: word DEM
Translation: that word’ (just spoken)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gədaŋ ga
Glosses: strength ADJ
Translation: strong
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɓərav ga
Glosses: heart ADJ
Translation: perseverant
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: mɛmɛlɛ malaŋ ga
Glosses: tree greatness ADJ
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: jam pijɛtʃɛtʃɛ ga
Glosses: water coldness ADJ
Translation: cold water
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-tər=ava ajva=ahaŋ
Glosses: 3S-enter=in inside_house=3S.POSS
Translation: He goes into his house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aŋ ajva baj
Glosses: 3S-please=3S.IO inside_house NEG
Translation: He doesn’t want [to go] inside the house.' (lit. the inside of the house does not please him)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nafat ɛnɛŋ] a-ndaj a-tal-aj a [lɪhɛ]
Glosses: day another 3S-PRG 3S-walk-CL at bush
Translation: One day, he was walking in the bush.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ=ahaŋ] amɪ-g-ijɛ
Glosses: 1S=3S.POSS DEP-do-CL
Translation: It was me (emphatic) that did it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪtʃɪŋgɛhɛ na [war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ] na á-sak asa-baj
Glosses: now PSP child eye millet one PSP 3S+IFV-multiply again-NEG
Translation: And now, one grain of millet, it doesn’t multiply anymore.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛ-tɛɬ-ɛ aŋga [war dalaj ŋgɛndijɛ]
Glosses: NOM-curse-CL POSS child girl DEM
Translation: The curse belongs to that young woman.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl
Translation: I see goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: The goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=uwla]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=1S.POSS
Translation: I see my goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla na] [sʊlɔm ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS PSP good ADJ
Translation: My goat [is] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak ɛnɛŋ]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat another
Translation: I see another goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak ɛnɛŋ=ahaj na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat other=Pl PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: Other goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=uwla=ahaj makar]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=1S.POSS=Pl three
Translation: I see my three goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla=ahaj makar=ahaj na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS=Pl three=Pl PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: My three goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj malaŋ=ahaj ga]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl great=Pl ADJ
Translation: I see the big goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj malaŋ=ahaj ga na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl great=Pl ADJ PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: The big goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj makar ŋgɪndijɛ]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl three DEM
Translation: I see those three goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj makar ŋgɪndijɛ na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl three DEM PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: Those three goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=uwla=ahaj makar [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw]]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=1S.POSS=Pl three 2S DEP-give=1S.IO
Translation: I see my three goats that you gave to me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla=ahaj makar [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw] na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS=Pl three 2S DEP-give=1S.IO PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: My three goats that you gave me [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj gam]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl many
Translation: I see many goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj gam na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl many PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: Many goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj mʊfaɗ ga]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl four ADJ
Translation: I see the four goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj mʊfaɗ ga] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl four ADJ good=Pl ADJ
Translation: The four goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=uwla=ahaj]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=1S.POSS=Pl
Translation: I see my goats.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla=ahaj na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS=Pl PSP good=Pl ADJ
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj ŋgɪndijɛ [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw]]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl DEM 2S DEP-give=1S.IO
Translation: I see those goats that you gave me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla=ahaj [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw] ŋgɪndijɛ na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS=Pl 2S DEP-give=1S.IO DEM PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: Those goats of mine that you gave me [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj gam] [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw=va na]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl many 2S DEP-give=1S.IO=PRF PSP
Translation: I see many goats, the ones that you gave me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=uwla=ahaj [nɔkʷ amə-vəl=aw] dʒijga na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=1S.POSS=Pl 2S DEP-give=1S.IO all PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: All of my goats that you gave to me [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-mənzar [awak=ahaj ŋgɪndijɛ dʒijga]
Glosses: 1S+IFV-see goat=Pl DEM all
Translation: I see all those goats.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [awak=ahaj ŋgɪndijɛ dʒijga na] [sʊlɔm=ahaj ga]
Glosses: goat=Pl DEM all PSP good=Pl ADJ
Translation: All of those goats [are] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɪ-ʒum-ɛ=uwla] ama-ndaj a-tsəɓ=aŋ ana Mana
Glosses: NOM-eat-CL=1S.POSS DEP-PROG 3S-overwhelm=3S.IO DAT Mana
Translation: [The act of] my eating is irritating Mana.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndahaŋ ga] á-ndaj á-was
Glosses: 3S ADJ 3S+IFV-PROG 3S+IFV-cultivate
Translation: He himself is cultivating.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-nzak-aj nɔkʷ ha a ɬam [mɪ-nd-ijɛ=aŋgʷɔ] ava
Glosses: 3S+PFV-find-CL 2S until at place NOM-sleep-CL=2S.POSS in
Translation: It found you even at the place you were sleeping.’ (lit. it found you until in your sleeping place)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɛ-mbɛʃ-ɛ va a Mana]
Glosses: NOM-rest-CL body GEN Mana
Translation: Mana’s rest’ (lit. resting body of Mana)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndahaŋ ga] [amɪ-g-ijɛ]
Glosses: 3S ADJ DEP-do-CL
Translation: He is the one that did it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [amɪ-d-ijɛ ɛlɛlɛ nɪndijɛ na] [nɛ ga]
Glosses: DEP-prepare-CL sauce DEM PSP 1S ADJ
Translation: The one that prepared the sauce there [was] me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ=ahaŋ] [amɪ-g-ijɛ]
Glosses: 1S=3S.POSS DEP-do-CL
Translation: I myself [am] the one that did it.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ=ahaŋ] nɔ́-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava
Glosses: 1S=3S.POSS 1S+IFV-go at market in
Translation: I myself am going to the market.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-z=alaj [awak gʷɔgʷeʒ ga]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-take=away goat redness ADJ
Translation: I took a red goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ɛnɛŋ] [tʃɛɮɛrɛ ga]
Glosses: child another disobedient ADJ
Translation: Another child [is] disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-kuw=ala [kəra mɪ-tɛtʃ-ɛ ɛlɛ ga]
Glosses: 3P+IFV-seek=to dog NOM-close-CL eye ADJ
Translation: They look for a puppy that hasn’t opened its eyes yet.’ (lit. a dog closing eyes)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: lɪmɛ Mʊlɔkʷɔ=ahaj na nə̀-mbʊɗ-ɔm a dəraj ava na
Glosses: 1PEX Moloko=Pl PSP 1S+PFV-change-1PEX at head in PSP
Translation: We the Moloko, we have become’ (lit. we the Moloko, we have changed in the head [to be])
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka [kərkaɗaw=ahaj nə hʊrgʷɔv=ahaj ga] a ɓərɮaŋ ava na
Glosses: like monkey=Pl with baboon=Pl ADJ at mountain in PSP
Translation: like the monkeys and baboons in the mountains
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-har=alaj [awak babəɗ ga] a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: 1S+PFV-carry=away goat white ADJ at home
Translation: I carried the white goat home.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-har=alaj [awak=ahaj babəɗ=ahaj ga] a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: 1S+PFV-carry=away goat=Pl white=Pl ADJ at home
Translation: I carried the white goats home.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɪʒɛ=ahaj sʊlɔm=ahaj ga na] tá-z=ala təta baj
Glosses: person=Pl good=Pl ADJ PSP 3P+IFV-take=to ability NEG
Translation: Good people (lit. people with the quality of goodness), they can’t bring [it].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ [mɪʒɛ=ahaj gʷɔgʷɔr=ahaj ga na] ŋgama
Glosses: so person=Pl elder=Pl ADJ PSP better
Translation: So, our elders [have it] better.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [agʷødʒɛr mɪ-dɛr-ɛ ga baj na] natɔhʷɔ
Glosses: grass NOM-braid-CL ADJ NEG PSP over_there
Translation: The grass [that is] not thatched [is] over there.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [agʷaɮa ga] sʊlɔm ga aɓəsaj ava baj
Glosses: spp.of.tree ADJ goodness ADJ blemish EXT NEG
Translation: This tree is good; it has no faults.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: náá-mənzar na=alaj [mɛmɛlɛ ga ndana] uwɗɛ
Glosses: 1S+POT-see 3S.DO=away tree ADJ DEM first
Translation: First I want to see this tree that you spoke of.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asa lɪmɛ nə́-gʊs-ɔm na [dəraj ga] na [sʊlɔm ga]
Glosses: if 1PEX 1S+IFV-catch-1PEX 3S.DO head ADJ PSP goodness ADJ
Translation: If we got the head, [it would be] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [dəraj ga] aŋga lɪmɛ [mɪtɛnɛŋ ga] aŋga mbɔkʷɔ=ahaj
Glosses: head ADJ POSS 1PEX hindparts ADJ POSS Mbuko=Pl
Translation: The head [is] ours; the hindparts [are] the Mbuko's.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [bamba] [bamba] kʊlɔ dʊrgʷɔɗ
Glosses: story story under silo
Translation: Once upon a time…’ (lit. there’s a story under the silo)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka nɛhɛ [ma bamba ga] à-ndava=alaj
Glosses: like here word story ADJ 3S+PFV-finish=away
Translation: It is like this the story ends.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a Kʊdʊmbɔr
Glosses: to Tokembere
Translation: The four brothers, they were driving the cows to Tokembere.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-bɔh-ɔm ta=alaj lɪmɛ [ɮɔm ga]
Glosses: 1SPEX+PFV-pour-1PEX 3P.DO=away 1PEX five ADJ
Translation: We gave them [our identity cards], we [were] the five [whose fields were damaged].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ʃɛŋ a ɬam na ava nɛndɪgɛ na nə̀-mʊnzɔr-ɔm [ma ga]
Glosses: IDwalk at place PSP in DEM PSP 1S+PFV-see-1PEX word ADJ
Translation: Walking (later), at that place, we saw the problem.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-bɔh-ɔm [ma ga] a brijgad ava
Glosses: 1SPEX+PFV-pour-1PEX word ADJ at Brigade in
Translation: We took the problem to the Brigade.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [aŋga Hʊrmbʊlɔm ga] kà-gas asa-baj
Glosses: POSS God ADJ 2S+PFV-catch again-NEG
Translation: The very [word] of God himself you no longer accept.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war [a bahaj]]
Glosses: child GEN chief
Translation: the chief’s child
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar mʊlɔkʷɔ]
Glosses: man Moloko
Translation: Moloko man
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war [amɪ-g-ijɛ tsʊɗoj] à-kar-aj zana=alɔkʷɔ apazaŋ
Glosses: child DEP-do-CL wickedness 3S+PFV-steal-CL clothes=1PIN yesterday
Translation: The child that did wickedness stole our clothes yesterday.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [zar [a Hawa]]
Glosses: man GEN Hawa
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [haj [a baba=aŋgʷɔ]]
Glosses: house GEN father=2S.POSS
Translation: your father’s house
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [haj [a Mana] [haj=uwla]
Glosses: house GEN Mana house=1S.POSS
Translation: Mana’s house’ ‘the house that I live in’ (not the house I made)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [hʷɔr [a Mana]] [hʷɔr=ahaŋ]
Glosses: woman GEN Mana woman=3S.POSS
Translation: Mana’s wife’ ‘his wife
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [dəraj [a Mana]] [dəraj=ahaŋ]
Glosses: head GEN Mana head=3S.POSS
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɬɪrɛlɛ [a Mana]] [ɬɪrɛlɛ=ahaŋ]
Glosses: work GEN Mana work=3S.POSS
Translation: Mana’s work’ ‘his work
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [pəra [a Mala]] [pəra=ahaŋ]
Glosses: spirit-place GEN Mala spirit-place=3S.POSS
Translation: the spirit-place that Mala worships’ ‘his spirit-place
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar akar [a Mana]] [zar akar=ahaŋ]
Glosses: man thief GEN Mana man thief=3S.POSS
Translation: the man who stole from Mana’ ‘the man who stole from him
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ma [a gɪvɛr]]
Glosses: mouth GEN liver
Translation: gall bladder
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ma [a gəlaŋ]]
Glosses: mouth GEN kitchen
Translation: door to the kitchen
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ma [a savax]]
Glosses: mouth GEN rainy_season
Translation: beginning of rainy season
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ a [hʷɔɗ [a zazaj]] ava
Glosses: 1S at stomach GEN peace in
Translation: I [am] very peaceful.’ (lit. I, in the centre of peace)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [gembɛrɛ [a hʷɔr=uwla]] a-dal aŋga=aŋgʷɔ
Glosses: bride_price GEN woman=1S.POSS 3S-exceed POSS=2S.POSS
Translation: The bride price of my wife exceeded [that] belonging to you.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [gembɛrɛ [a hʷɔr nɛhɛ] na] a-tsəɓ=ava
Glosses: bride_price GEN woman DEM PSP 3S-overwhelm=in
Translation: The bride price of this woman is exhorbitant.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dzijga]]
Glosses: all
Translation: He came back as the chief of all his animals in the village.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar Ftak]
Glosses: man Ftak
Translation: a man who was born in Ftak
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar akar]
Glosses: man theft
Translation: thief’ (someone who makes his living from stealing)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar dʒɪgʷɛr]
Glosses: man shepherd
Translation: a shepherd’ (paid for his work)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar sʊlɔm]
Glosses: man goodness
Translation: a man who is known for his goodness
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [dalaj zazaj]
Glosses: girl peace
Translation: girl of peace’ (peace identifies her)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar madaŋ]
Glosses: man sorcery
Translation: a known sorcerer
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar ɬɪrɛlɛ]
Glosses: man work
Translation: a man who is known as someone who works hard
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndam ɬɪrɛlɛ=ahaŋ=ahaj makar]
Glosses: people work=3S.POSS=Pl three
Translation: his three workmen
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ ga nɛndijɛ nɔkʷ amɛ-ʒɛɗ-ɛ] na
Glosses: child eye millet one ADJ DEM 2S DEP-take-CL PSP
Translation: That one grain of millet that you took,
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: zar mɪ-dʒɪgʷɛr-ɛ
Glosses: man NOM-shepherd-CL
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ amɪ-dʒɪgʷɛr-ɛ təmak
Glosses: person DEP-shepherd-CL sheep
Translation: a person that cares for sheep’ (lit. person to care for sheep)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ amɪ-kɪr-ɛ mɪʒɛ
Glosses: person DEP-steal-CL person
Translation: the person that steals’ (lit. person to steal from person)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar akar
Glosses: man theft
Translation: a thief’ (lit. man thief)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ mɪ-kɪr-ɛ ga
Glosses: person NOM-steal-CL ADJ
Translation: the person who was robbed
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛtɛɬɛ aŋga [war dalaj ŋgɛndijɛ Ø ama-z=ata=aka=ala
Glosses: curse POSS child girl DEM _ DEP-bring=3P.IO=on=to
Translation: The curse [is] belonging to that girl, (the one) who had brought
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: avija nɛŋgɛhɛ ana mɪʒɛ=ahaj na]
Glosses: suffering DEM DAT person=Pl PSP
Translation: this suffering to the people.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [lʊkʷøjɛ hawər=ahaj na Ø ama-ndaj a haj a zawər=ahaj ava]
Glosses: 2P women=Pl PSP _ DEP-PROG at house GEN men=Pl in
Translation: You women, the ones that are living at your husband’s house,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sij kɔ-gʊs-ɔm ma a zawər=alʊkʷøjɛ=ahaj
Glosses: only 2-catch-2P mouth GEN men=2P.POSS=Pl
Translation: you must listen to your husbands.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-g-a ɓərav=va kuwaja
Glosses: God 3S+IFV-do-CL heart=PRF because_of
Translation: God had gotten angry because of
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war dalaj na Ø amɛ-tʃɛŋ ɬəmaj baj ŋgɪndijɛ]
Glosses: child girl PSP _ DEP-hear ear NEG DEM
Translation: that girl, that one that was disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ [ləbara=uwla ga Ø amə-tar=alʊkʷøjɛ ma] nɛhɛ
Glosses: so news=1S.POSS ADJ _ DEP-call=2P.IO mouth DEM
Translation: So, this is my news that I have called you together (to hear).’ (lit. So, my news which called mouth to you [is] this here)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tà-s=aŋ ɔkʷɔ ana [haj=atəta amɪ-g-ijɛ na=va]
Glosses: 3P+PFV-cut=3S.IO fire DAT house=3P.POSS DEP-do-CL 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: They set fire to the house that the others had made.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tɔ̀-lɔ
Glosses: 3P+PFV-go
Translation: To the place of the house that they made in the market, they went.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war haj ŋgɪndijɛ nɔkʷ amɛ-ʒ-ɛ na=va] bɪlɛŋ ŋgɪndijɛ na
Glosses: child millet DEM 2S DEP-take-CL 3S.DO=PRF one DEM PSP
Translation: That grain that you have taken, that one [grain],
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: káá-h=aja kə vɛr aka
Glosses: 2S+POT-grind=PLU on grinding_stone on
Translation: grind it on the grinding stone.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: at home
Translation: At sunset, I went home’ (lit. [it was] approximately [time] belonging to the sun which already fell, I returned home)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waja ama-z=ata=ala ɗaf ana
Glosses: because DEP-take=3P.IO=to millet.loaf DAT
Translation: to bring food for ’ (lit. because to bring food to)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɪʒɛ ɛnɛŋ=ahaj lɪmɛ amɪ-ŋgɛl-ɛ=alaj ɬa=ahaj dʒijga na]
Glosses: person another=Pl 1PEX DEP-return-CL=away cow=Pl all PSP
Translation: all the people that drove the cows [to Tokembere].’ (lit. some other people we the ones returning all cows)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [Ø amɪ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ dəraj na] waj
Glosses: _ DEP-carry-CL head PSP who
Translation: Who will win?’ (lit. the one to carry the head, who?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: alma [amə-dəv=ala ɔkʷfɔm nɛhɛ] maj
Glosses: what_ DEP-fall=to mouse DEM what
Translation: What made that mouse fall?’ (lit. what to fall this mouse, what?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: à-gə na=va
Glosses: 3S+PFV-do 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: She did it’ (lit. she did it, [the thing] that I told her;)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛlɛ nɛ ama-h=aŋ Ø amɪ-dʒ-ijɛ mɛ̀-g-ɛ Ø baj na] ɛʃɪmɛj
Glosses: thing 1S DEP-say=3S.IO _ DEP-tell-CL 3S+HOR-do-CL _ NEG PSP not_so
Translation: the thing that I told her she should not do, not so?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛlɛ=ahaj nɔkʷ amɪ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ na] aŋga=uwla baj
Glosses: thing=Pl 2S DEP-take-CL PSP POSS=1S.POSS NEG
Translation: The things that you brought [are] not belonging to me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mɪʒɛ=ahaj amɪ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ dəraj na] tɔ-lɔ a mɔgʷɔm nə mɛmlɛ ga
Glosses: person=Pl DEP-take-CL head PSP 3P-go at home with joy ADJ
Translation: The people that won went home with joy.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ana [mɪʒɛ Ø amɪ-hɛr-ɛ haj a bahaj]
Glosses: DAT person _ DEP-build-CL house GEN chief
Translation: The person (the one) that built the chief’s house wants his wages (lit. work money pleases him).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala ɬɪrɛlɛ a-s=ata
Glosses: money work 3S-please=3P.IO
Translation: Wages please
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ana [ndam Ø amɪ-hɛr-ɛ haj a bahaj=ahaj]
Glosses: DAT people _ DEP-build-CL house GEN chief=Pl
Translation: the people that built the chief’s house/ chief’s houses / chiefs’ house / chiefs’ houses.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mɛtɛɬɛ anga [war dalaj ŋgəndəjɛ Ø ama-z=ata=aka=ala
Glosses: NOM-curse POSS child girl DEM _ DEP-take=3P.IO=on=to
Translation: The curse belongs to that young woman that brought
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asa à-s=ɔk amə-h=aja na
Glosses: if 3S+PFV-please=2S.IO DEP+PFV-grind=PLU PSP
Translation: If you want to grind,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ ga ŋɪndijɛ nɔkʷ amɛ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ na]
Glosses: child eye millet DEM ADJ DEM 2S DEP-take-CL PSP
Translation: That one grain that you have taken,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-h=aja na kə vɛr aka à-nz=alɔkʷɔ dɛ pɛw
Glosses: 2S+IFV-grind=PLU 3S.DO on stone on 3S+PFV-suffice=1PIN enough done
Translation: grind it on the grinding stone, and it will suffice for all of us.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [tʃɛɮɛrɛ ga]
Glosses: disobedience ADJ
Translation: He went and took a wife, but that above-mentioned girl [was] disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: makar]]
Glosses: three
Translation: The story [is] belonging to the chief of the house with his three workmen.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-mbʊɗ-ɔm a dəraj ava na
Glosses: 1S+PFV-change-1PEX at head in PSP
Translation: We have become’ (lit. we changed in the head)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka [[[kərkaɗaw=ahaj] nə [hʊrgʷɔv=ahaj] ga] [a ɓərɮaŋ ava] na]
Glosses: like monkey=Pl with baboon=Pl ADJ at mountain in PSP
Translation: like monkeys and baboons in the mountain.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [[zar] nə [hʷɔr=ahaŋ]] tɔ-lɔ a mɛ-hɛl-ɛ ava
Glosses: man with woman=3S.POSS 3P-go at NOM-unite-CL in
Translation: A man and his wife went to the meeting.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-ndaj tə́-tal-aj a lɪhɛ
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-walk-CL at bush
Translation: They were walking in the bush.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ̀-lɔ a Marva
Glosses: 3S+PFV-go at Maroua
Translation: He/she went to Maroua.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə-lɔ na ta-s=aŋ ɔkʷɔ ana haj=atəta amɪ-g-ijɛ na=va
Glosses: 3P-go PSP 3P-cut=3S.DO fire DAT house=3P.POSS DEP-do-CL 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: They went and set fire to the house that they had built.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-dəkʷ=aka=alaj ana Hʊrmbʊlɔm
Glosses: 3S-arrive=on=away DAT God
Translation: It reached God.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na-ɬ-aj ɬa nə mɛkɛtʃ
Glosses: 1S-slay-CL cow with knife
Translation: I kill the cow with a knife.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ-lɔ nə zar=ahaŋ
Glosses: 3S-go with man=3S.POSS
Translation: She went with her husband.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar nə hʷɔr=ahaŋ təta a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: man with woman=3S.POSS 3P at home
Translation: The man and his wife [are] at home.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-sʊkʷɔm awak nə mɪ-skʷøm-ɛ
Glosses: 1S+PFV-buy/sell goat with NOM-buy/sell-CL
Translation: I really bought the goat.’ (lit. I bought the goat with buying)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war=ahaŋ á-dal baba=ahaŋ nə ʃɪbɛr
Glosses: child=3S.POSS 3S+IFV-overtake father=3S.POSS with tallness
Translation: The child is taller than his father.’ (lit. his child surpasses his father with tallness)