Oshikwanyama/Wa lele po

Chapter 1

'''Wa lele po?
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 * colspan="2" | Ongula


 * Tate:Wa lele po, Meme Liina?
 * Meme:Ehee
 * Meme:Ehee


 * Tate:Nawa tuu?
 * Meme:Ehee . Ove wa lele po, Tate Petrus?
 * Meme:Ehee . Ove wa lele po, Tate Petrus?


 * Tate:Ehee
 * Meme:Nawa tuu?
 * Meme:Nawa tuu?


 * Tate:Ehee, onawa
 * Tate:Ehee, onawa


 * colspan="2" | B: Ongula
 * colspan="2" | B: Ongula


 * Tate:Kala po nawa, Meme Liina
 * Meme:Eewa, enda po nawa Tate Petrus
 * Meme:Eewa, enda po nawa Tate Petrus


 * colspan="2" | Komatango
 * colspan="2" | Komatango


 * Meme:Wa uhala po, Tate Landu?
 * Tate:Ehee
 * Tate:Ehee


 * Meme:Nawa tuu?
 * Tate:Ehee. Ove wa uhala po, Meme Estera?
 * Tate:Ehee. Ove wa uhala po, Meme Estera?


 * Meme:Ehee.
 * Tate:Nawa tuu?
 * Tate:Nawa tuu?


 * Meme:Ehee, onawa.
 * Meme:Ehee, onawa.


 * colspan="2" | Onguloshi
 * colspan="2" | Onguloshi


 * Meme:Wa tokelwa po, Tate Josefa?
 * Tate:Ehee.
 * Tate:Ehee.


 * Meme:Nawa tuu?
 * Tate:Ehee.Ove wa tokelwa po, Meme Maria?
 * Tate:Ehee.Ove wa tokelwa po, Meme Maria?


 * Meme:Ehee
 * Tate:Nawa?
 * Tate:Nawa?


 * Meme:Ehee, onawa.
 * Meme:Ehee, onawa.


 * colspan="2" | Ookaume
 * colspan="2" | Ookaume


 * Beata:Ongaipi, Andreas?
 * Andreas:Onawa, kaume. Ongaipi?
 * Andreas:Onawa, kaume. Ongaipi?


 * Beata:Onawa.
 * Beata:Onawa.




 * English
 * Oshikwanyama
 * Oshikwanyama


 * Good
 * Nawa
 * Nawa


 * Morning
 * Ongula
 * Ongula


 * Afternoon (mid-day heat)
 * Omutenya
 * Omutenya


 * Afternoon (late afternoon)
 * Komatango
 * Komatango


 * Evening
 * Onguloshi
 * Onguloshi


 * Night
 * Oufiku
 * Oufiku


 * Friends
 * ooKaume
 * ooKaume


 * Yes
 * Ehee/ Ee / HeenoNoAhowe / Aaye
 * Ehee/ Ee / HeenoNoAhowe / Aaye


 * OK
 * Eewa
 * Eewa


 * Good morning
 * Wa lele po?
 * Wa lele po?


 * Good afternoon
 * Wa uhala po?
 * Wa uhala po?


 * Good evening
 * Wa tokelwa po?
 * Wa tokelwa po?


 * Hello (and other informal greetings)
 * Ongaipi / Ongiini
 * Ongaipi / Ongiini


 * OngiiniGo well
 * Enda po nawa
 * Enda po nawa


 * Stay well
 * Kala po nawa
 * Kala po nawa


 * Sleep well (someone leaving for bed)
 * Ka nangale po nawa
 * Ka nangale po nawa


 * Sleep well (someone you're leaving)
 * Nangala po nawa
 * Nangala po nawa




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Exercise 1

 * colspan="2" | Translate the following conversation into English:
 * colspan="2" | Translate the following conversation into English:


 * A:Wa uhala po Meme ...............?
 * B:Ehee.
 * B:Ehee.


 * A:Nawa tuu?
 * B:Ehee, ove wa uhala po Meme ..............?
 * B:Ehee, ove wa uhala po Meme ..............?


 * A:Ehee.
 * B:Nawa tuu?
 * B:Nawa tuu?


 * A:Ehee, Onawa.
 * A:Ehee, Onawa.




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Exercise 2

 * colspan="2" | Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:
 * colspan="2" | Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:


 * A:Wa ..................... po Meme .....................................?
 * B:...............
 * B:...............


 * A:Nawa tuu?
 * B:Ehee, .................... Wa lele po Tate ...............................?
 * B:Ehee, .................... Wa lele po Tate ...............................?


 * A:Ehee.
 * B:Onawa tuu?
 * B:Onawa tuu?


 * A:..................
 * A:..................




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Exercise 3

 * colspan="2" | Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:
 * colspan="2" | Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:


 * A:Wa................... po Meme................................?
 * B:.......................
 * B:.......................


 * A:Onawa .................?
 * B:Ehee, wa ....................... po Meme ..........................?
 * B:Ehee, wa ....................... po Meme ..........................?


 * A:Ehee.
 * B:Nawa tuu?
 * B:Nawa tuu?


 * A:Ehee, onawa.
 * A:Ehee, onawa.




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Exercise 4

 * colspan="2" | Have a friend greet you for all of the times of day. Practice until you can do it without thinking.
 * colspan="2" | Have a friend greet you for all of the times of day. Practice until you can do it without thinking.


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~A big snake will not find you if you have a stick. (If you are always ready you will not have problems.)
 * colspan="2" | Omukwanyama ta ti:~ Eyoka lakula itali ku hange u na odibo.
 * colspan="2" | Omukwanyama ta ti:~ Eyoka lakula itali ku hange u na odibo.

Cultural note
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