Buli phrasebook
Buli (Kanjaga) is the indigenous language of Builsa people which is located in the Upper East region of Ghana.
Pronunciation guide
[edit]- Vowels
a [a] Buli ga (to go)
e [e, e] metik (thin)
i [i, W] poli (to think)
o [o, B] pok (wife)
u [u, _] zuk (head)
- Cosonants
b
d
f
g
k
l
m
n
ɲ
ŋ
ŋ͡m
p
t
tʃ
k͡p
dʒ
ɡ͡b
r
s
t
v
w
z
z
Phrase list
[edit]Basics
[edit]- How are you?
- Ka se-aa?
- I am fine
- Nalim nyini.
- What is your name?
- Fi yue le boa?
- My name is Awen.
- Mi yue le Awen.
- How old are you?
- Fi ta ka benanga dina?
- Thank you.
- Kan namu.
- Hurry up.
- Nye nwuli.
- I am looking for my pen.
- N gisi ka n penwa.
- What is this?
- Ka boa ale nna?
- What is this building?
- Ka boan yeri le nna?
- Where are you?
- Fi bo ka be?
- Are you angry?
- Fi su ya puuri?
- Please forgive me.
- Maa saalim, vongti mu.
Problem/Emergency
[edit]- Go away!
- Cheng du!
- Come here!
- Jam de!
- Who sent you to me?
- Ka wana ale tom fu?
- Can I help you?
- N baga a maa(ri) fu?
- What do you want?
- Faa yaali ká boa?
- Can you help me?
- Fi bag a mari mu?
Numbers
[edit]- One
- bunyi
- Two
- buye
- Three
- buta
- Four
- banaansi
- Five
- bunu
- Six
- buyuebi
- Seven
- buyuepoi
- Eight
- naaning
- Nine
- neuk
- Ten
- pi
- Eleven
- pi ale bunyi
- Twenty
- pisiye
- Thirty
- pisita
- Hundred
- kobik
- Thousand
- tusidi
Time
[edit]Clock time
[edit]Duration
[edit]Days
[edit]- Monday
- Atani
- Tuesday
- Atalata
- Wednesday
- Alariba
- Thursday
- Alamisi
- Friday
- Azuma
- Saturday
- Asibi
- Sunday
- Alaadi
Months
[edit]- January
- ngoota chiik
- February
- gunggona chiik
- March
- vaala chiik
- April
- sambula chiik
- May
- borik chiik
- June
- kpari chiik
- July
- naara chiik
- August
- za paala bogluta chiik
- September
- chaaung chiik
- October
- sungkpaata chiik
- November
- za cheka chiik
- December
- fanoai chiik
Colors
[edit]Transportation
[edit]- Luggage
- koalima
- Bicycle
- kuta-wusum
- Car/Vehicle
- loori
- Left
- gala
- Right
- juga
- Road
- siuk
- Street
- sititee
- Path
- siok vovok
- Road junction
- sui toming
- Sign post
- saka
- Straight ahead
- yomsi ka a cheng
- To turn (branch) left (right)
- ngmieringi gala (juga) nying; chiem gala nying
- To miss the way
- be siuku
- It is far
- ku yalima
- Here
- dowa
- Curved road
- su-goalung
- To come back
- ngmain jam
- To park
- zaani
- To go straight ahead
- yoarisi
Part of the body (Nying)
[edit]- Head
- zuk
- Back
- ngaang
- Shoulder
- ngmanpaluk
- Arm
- nsiri
- Finger
- nandub
- Leg
- nang
- Knee
- dunung
- Waist
- chiak
- Belly
- logi,
- Stomach
- puuk
- Forehead
- diri
- Mouth
- noai
- Tongue
- ginggelung
- Tooth
- nyin
- Nose
- nyueri
- Hair
- zuik
- Ear
- turi
- Lip
- nangbaiviok
- Cheek
- chikperi
- Eye
- num
Family (dok dema)
[edit]- Ancestors
- koba
- Father
- ko
- Mother
- ma
- Grandfather
- ko-kpieng
- Grandmother
- ma-kpieng
- Daughter
- lieba
- Son
- biik
- Twins
- yibik
- Brother
- suok
- Elder brother/sister
- moa
- Younger brother/sister)
- yoa
- Junior sister/brother
- toa baang
- Father's younger brother
- ko baang
- Orphan
- bí-kpíng
- First wife
- po-kpagi
Food (ngandiinta)
[edit]- Millet-flour
- zom
- Millet
- zari
- Sorghum
- za-monta
- Bread
- boruk-boruk
- Rice
- muma
- Yams
- nyue
- Cassava
- maniok
- Cocoyam
- mangkain
- Sweet potatoes
- naabanyuiri
- Groundnuts
- sungkpaam
- Vegetables
- jen-vaata
- Garden-eggs
- booruk
- Mango
- manggook
- Orange
- liemu
- Tomato
- kamantos
- Soup
- jenta
- Egg
- kpa-jein
- Milk
- naa-biisim
- Pepper
- ngmaribazung
- Salt
- yesiri
- Sugar
- sigiri
Learning more
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