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Unit 1: Greetings (Mot) — Acholi Language Manual

Joshua is greeting Wess and Recco

SpeakerAcholiEnglish
JoshuaHow are you all?
Wess gin ki ReccoFine, how about you?
JoshuaI am fine, any news?
Wess ki ReccoNothing much.

Joshua, Wess, Recco

Lok manyen

AcholiEnglishNotes
-tye”to be” (is/are)
AtyeI am
wutye wunu maberyou (pl.) are well
Atye maberI am okay (lit. I’m there)

Abel tye kaboko lok gin ki Ben

SpeakerAcholiEnglish
AbelNgo manyen?What’s new?
BenGinmo ku. Wacaa? Wiken tye kaciti nining?It’s fine. And you? How is Jane?
AbelMaber. Onongo atye wan ki Jane.Fine. We are planning with Jane.
BenMeno ber. En tye nining?That’s good. How is she?
AbelTye maber. Medde wunu anyim momot kumeno.She is well. They are facing some challenges.
BenOh, oh, en oye me buto kwedi?Oh, oh, is it going well?
AbelPe, wabikuru naka wang ma wanyome.No, they are just looking at what they see.
BenMeno ber. An ka abutu ki anyaka na, atiyo ki roc bol.That’s good. I might pick up with my young one, I’m on the rock.

Illustration of conversation