After having welcomed his guest Amy and given her a chance to rest for a while, Abdu shows her some pictures in his album, Amy is looking at the pictures and asking questions about them.
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Amy: | ki kan la? |
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Abdu: | sama pappa la. |
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Amy: | kii nak? |
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Abdu: | kii sama yaay la |
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Amy: | sa yaay, naka la sant? |
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Abdu: | Saar la sant. |
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Amy: | ñii nak, ñan lañu? |
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Abdu: | samay rakk lañu. |
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Amy: | am nga mag? |
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Abdu: | déédéét, man taaw laa, yow nak? |
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Amy: | man caat laa; ay mag rekk laa am. |
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Abdu: | man, ñetti rakk laa am: Anta, Isaa ag Kumba. |
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Amy: | ñoom, lan lañu? |
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Abdu: | Anta jangalekat la, Isaa beykat la; Kumba moom taalibe la. |
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Amy: | ñoom ñepp góór lañu? |
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Abdu: | déédéét, Anta ag Kumba duñu góór, jigéén lañu, |
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pappa | father |
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yaay | mother |
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sama | my |
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sa | your (singular) |
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kiinak? | and this (person)? |
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ñii nak? | and these (people)? |
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ñan? | who (plural) |
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rakk | younger brother or sister |
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mag | older brother or sister |
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taaw | oldest child of the family |
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caat | youngest child of the family only |
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rekk | only |
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ñett (i) | three |
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jangalekat | teacher |
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beykat | farmer |
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taalibe | student |
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ñepp | all |
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góór | male |
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jigéén | female |