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Unit 1: Greetings (Mot) — Acholi Language Manual

listening

Check Who Comes From Where

Winy lok i kompak Ka igwet kama dano aa ki iye.
Listen to the dialog on the tape and check who comes from where.

AmericaTexasCaliforniaChicago
Jerry
Mark
Liz

Verb Infinitive

The infinitive verbs in Acholi are marked by the suffix -o.

For example:

  • stem: nin | infinitive: nino - to spend the night
  • stem: bed | infinitive: bedo - to spend the day
  • stem: nyut | infinitive: nyutto - to introduce oneself

Note! The stem is rarely alone. There is always a prefix of some sort. For example, a subject prefix as in arii (I spend the day).

writing

Make Words from Syllables

Yub lok ki i kom nyige matino tino magi.
Make words from syllables.

a) lwo-nga-o
b) do-be
c) nyo-ye
d) ne-kwe
e) yo-a-pwo
f) no-ni
g) ngo-ni

Syllables

Acholi syllables almost always end in a vowel, as you can see from the exercise given.