Wy/syl/Jju phrasebook
 | ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ en:voy:Jju phrasebook ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕ |
Jju is African language spoken in Nigeria. It is closely related to Tyap. Number of speakers: 600,000.
Phrases
[edit | edit source]Basics
[edit | edit source]Common signs:
- OPEN
- A̱ yrang
- CLOSED
- A̱ yyik
- ENTRANCE
- Ka̱bvwanwa
- EXIT
- Ka̱bvwawruk
- PUSH
- Yrik
- PULL
- Kwwat
- TOILET
- Ka̱bvwasaai-diccu
- MEN
- Ba̱ntyok
- WOMEN
- Ba̱nyiring
- FORBIDDEN
- ꠄꠞꠦ
- N na byyek. (N nah byyehg)
- ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ
- A shyi ke? (AH SHYEE KAY?)
- ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠨ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
- Ansham ba̱t, n gwai. ()
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ
- Ba̱ na̱ yei a̱nyan? ()
- ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕
- Ba̱ n yei ______. ()
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕
- N shya bu a̱sainhwa da̱ni n na myim i. ()
- ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕
- Ba̱sa̱kut. ()
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ / ꠡꠥꠇꠞꠤꠀ ⁕
- N gwai. ()
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ / ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠡꠝꠂꠡ꠆ꠡꠣ ꠘꠣꠁ / ꠁꠔꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠛꠤꠀꠙꠣꠞꠃ ꠘꠣꠄ ⁕
- Ryok nhok kyang ba. ()
- ꠅꠄ ⁕
- Ii. (masculine: "ee") ()
- ꠘꠣ ⁕
- Kaai. ()
- Excuse me. (getting attention/begging pardon)
- Hok ra! (cat a̱huhwa a̱yin/naai a̱yin) ()
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠖꠥꠈ꠆ꠈꠤꠔꠅ ⁕
- ()
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ.
- Ka̱ra̱m ka̱yaan. ()
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ. (informal)
- Ba-bai. ()
- I can't speak Jju [well].
- N bvwo ryat Jju ji [ansham] ba. ()
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠂꠘ ꠘꠤ
- A ryat Shong a? ()
- ꠁꠘꠅ ꠇꠦꠃ ꠀꠍꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠤ ꠎꠦꠁꠘ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠙꠣꠞꠂꠘ
- ()
- ꠡꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠇꠞꠅ ⁕
- Brang! ()
- Look out!
- Ta̱rwam! ()
- ꠛꠤꠀꠘ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕ (before around 9 AM)
- A (plural: "yi") shyek ansham o? ()
- Good afternoon.
- A (plural: "yi") kpanom ansham o? ()
- ꠛꠤꠀꠟ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- A (plural: "yi") kpanom ansham o? ()
- ꠞꠣꠁꠔ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- Sei ka̱ntson. ()
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠥꠏꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕
- N hik ba. ()
- ꠐꠣꠐ꠆ꠐꠤ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠅ
- ()
