Wa lele po?

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Chapter 1

Wa lele po?

Ongula
Tate:Wa lele po, Meme Liina?	Meme:Ehee
Tate:Nawa tuu?	Meme:Ehee . Ove wa lele po, Tate Petrus?
Tate:Ehee	Meme:Nawa tuu?
Tate:Ehee, onawa
B: Ongula
Tate:Kala po nawa, Meme Liina	Meme:Eewa, enda po nawa Tate Petrus
Komatango
Meme:Wa uhala po, Tate Landu?	Tate:Ehee
Meme:Nawa tuu?	Tate:Ehee. Ove wa uhala po, Meme Estera?
Meme:Ehee.	Tate:Nawa tuu?
Meme:Ehee, onawa.
Onguloshi
Meme:Wa tokelwa po, Tate Josefa?	Tate:Ehee.
Meme:Nawa tuu?	Tate:Ehee.Ove wa tokelwa po, Meme Maria?
Meme:Ehee	Tate:Nawa?
Meme:Ehee, onawa.
Ookaume
Beata:Ongaipi, Andreas?	Andreas:Onawa, kaume. Ongaipi?
Beata:Onawa.
English	Oshikwanyama
Good	Nawa
Morning	Ongula
Afternoon (mid-day heat)	Omutenya
Afternoon (late afternoon)	Komatango
Evening	Onguloshi
Night	Oufiku
Friends	ooKaume
Yes	Ehee/ Ee / HeenoNoAhowe / Aaye
OK	Eewa
Good morning	Wa lele po?
Good afternoon	Wa uhala po?
Good evening	Wa tokelwa po?
Hello (and other informal greetings)	Ongaipi / Ongiini
OngiiniGo well	Enda po nawa
Stay well	Kala po nawa
Sleep well (someone leaving for bed)	Ka nangale po nawa
Sleep well (someone you're leaving)	Nangala po nawa
Exercise 1
Translate the following conversation into English:
A:Wa uhala po Meme ...............?	B:Ehee.
A:Nawa tuu?	B:Ehee, ove wa uhala po Meme ..............?
A:Ehee.	B:Nawa tuu?
A:Ehee, Onawa.
Exercise 2
Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:
A:Wa ..................... po Meme .....................................?	B:...............
A:Nawa tuu?	B:Ehee, .................... Wa lele po Tate ...............................?
A:Ehee.	B:Onawa tuu?
A:..................
Exercise 3
Fill in the missing words in the following conversation:
A:Wa................... po Meme................................?	B:.......................
A:Onawa .................?	B:Ehee, wa ....................... po Meme ..........................?
A:Ehee.	B:Nawa tuu?
A:Ehee, onawa.
Exercise 4
Have a friend greet you for all of the times of day. Practice until you can do it without thinking.
Omukwanyama ta ti:~ Eyoka lakula itali ku hange u na odibo. ~A big snake will not find you if you have a stick. (If you are always ready you will not have problems.)

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