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Unit 1: Greetings (Mot) — Acholi Language Manual

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Unit 1

homestay-task

Homestay Task

Ask the members of your family about their background. (District, village, tribe, clan, etc.) Write sentences in Acholi, for example, Mamana aa ki Gulu i Acholi.

Separate Personal Pronouns

If you want to stress the fact that a person is doing something, you need to use a personal pronoun in addition to the subject prefix. They are also used when there is no verb, for example in: ki in? (and you?).

SingularPlural
Iwe
AnWan

| you | you | | In | Wun |

| he/she | they | | En | Gin |

Stress the person in all the sentences you know. Use subject prefixes. For example: An aa ki Gulu.

Matching

Cik peny ki lagam. Match the questions with the answers.

QuestionAnswer
Itye maber?Ber.
Kop ango?Atye maber.
Itye?Kop pe.
Pwod wanen.Atye.