 | Oo - a - ah - awe - a-awe… |
| oo-awe - oo-awe awe-awe…. |
a-Ha!
by
Stanley Alexander Martin
Form contents mythics
Follows
Go! Translatorma = mother
pa = father
nana = grandparent
sah = chief
baas = Ruler
ra = spirit/sun…
ra-rah = high spirit
ra-ra-ra = god
ga = gOd
gah = God….
fi = for/mine
a = I/one/have
O = me/black one
oo! = wonderful
oh-oh = dangerous
ah-ah = lovely
a Oo = I am a powerful being
aha = I understand
nana a ra = My grandmother is a queen
a fi-wi baas = This is our ruler
e’ eh-eh = He/She’s actively acting like a high god
e’ awe-awe = He/She’s the biggest type of person
Deep-structured language
| Oo - a - ah - awe - a-awe… |
| oo-awe - oo-awe awe-awe…. |
a - ha - aha - aha-ah - aha-aha - a-a-aha…
a-a-a-aha - a-a-a-a-aha - a-a-a-a-a-aha….
e’ ee - ee-ee - e-e-e - e-e-e-e - e-e-e-e-e…
e-e-e-e-e-e - e-e-e-e-e-e-e - e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e….
e’ eh - eh-ee - eh-eh - awe…
a-awe - oo-awe - oo-awe - awe-awe….
fi-mi - fi-yu - fi-s/he/it - fi-wi - fi-you -
fi-dem…fi-oonu - fi-awe - fi-gah….
i.
a-Ha?
Do you understand?
ii.
aHa - a-ha!
I understand!
1.
Akwaaba!
Welcome!
a-ha goo-goo aha…
A boo-boo?
Na! Fi-mi a-mi….
A yu fi-mi a-mi tu?
Aye!
2.
A li in me bed ana sleep:
A dream:
"One banana, too banana!"
A wek up!
One banana!
"Wey mi ada banana gone?"
A nahm e in me sleep!
3.
E fi-yu?
Look so…
Na!
Is fi-mi muma?
Look so….
Na!
Is fi-mi pupa?
Look so….
Na!
Is fi-mi!
Is fi-mi nose!
4.
Fi-mi nana baas!
Is fi-yu nana baas?
Aye…
Gad is Big Baas!
Yu know?
5.
Clap hands
Clap hands…
Gie thanks
Gie thanks
Clap hands…
…Thank you!….
6.
Shake hands
Shake hands….
Hello, I'm Stan
Hello
How are you?
I'm fine….
7.
Look dey
Look dey
A mek a face
| look dey! |
A goo-goo gone!
A boo-boo dey dey!
8.
Goo-goo!
Sun is shining
Don't mek me a face
Mek me a smile!
Look dey now!
A goo-goo dey dey!
9.
Outside…
Sun is shining…
Oo e hot!
Day is snowing…
Brr e cold!
Day e rain…
Al me wet!
Inside…
Oo-oo….
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