FSI Language Courses
Peace Corps 91 pages 6 of 10

Acholi Exercises Workbook

Unit 6: Community Integration

Peace Corps Acholi Language Course

with Shirley

  1. Shirley gin ki Owens.
  2. Shirley bitic ki dano me lweny i kom two jonyo.
  3. Shirley otyeko dwe aryo i Uganda kun pwonyoleb Acholi.
  4. Shirley obedo lapwony.
  5. Shirley tye ki digiri ma ye ki en me tucu dano, ki me konyo jo matye ki two jonyo.
  6. Dul tic ma Shirley tiyo iye, ye ki en me tucu dano.

Exercise VI.A-2: Write what your profession was in the US, and interview a fellow trainee or

volunteer.

_____________________________________________________________________________.

Exercise VI.B-1: Answer the following questions about Peace Corps:

  1. Ludyere me Peace Corps rii kare ma rom mene? ___________________________________
  2. Ludyere me Peace Corps gibedo kwene? _________________________________________
  3. Ludyere ni gin gukwano marom mene? ___________________________________________
  4. Peace Corps tyek ki miti adi? ___________________________________________________
  5. Miti gi aye ngo? _____________________________________________________________
  6. Itamo ni pingo Peace Corps tiyo ilobe madwong?
  1. Bedo gi ii ‘host family’ konyo gi mecopo miti mene?

Exercise VI.B-2: Use your dictionary to answer these questions

  1. “dul ma pe jenge ikom gamante ” obedo ngo?
  2. Jo me Peace Corps oa ki kwene?
  3. Ki ilobo mukene, jo me Peace Corps timo tic ango?
  4. Pingo jo me Peace Corps pe gigamo mucara?
  5. Jo Peace Corps girii kare ma rom mene ilobo mukene?
  6. “gitiyo me nono". Wac ki leb Munu

Exercise VI.B-5: Look at the prepositions presented in the book and make examples of your own.

Exercise VI.B-6: Translate the following

  1. The dress is inside the room. _____________________________________
  2. UNICEF is in many countries. ____________________________________
  3. I will stay in Kampala tonight. ____________________________________
  4. Put the kettle on the stove. _______________________________________
  5. The cup fell down. _______________________________________________
  6. We are going to school. ___________________________________________
  7. From Amerika, returning to Uganda is very far. ____________________
  8. Yesterday I did not buy a table. ________________________________
  9. My hat is on my head. ______________________________________________
  10. Many people live in Masindi. _______________________________________

Exercise VI.C-1: Create a closing and opening of a meeting in Acholi that you can learn and

remember.

Exercise VI.D-1: Answer the questions from the Visit to the Local Council Dialogue

  1. Why is Anne interested in knowing the leaders of that village? ________________________________________________________________.
  2. Won kom me LC 1 kilwongo ni nga?_________________________
  3. How many leadership levels are talked about in that dialog?__________________
  4. Coo ma lube ki rwom gi. ___________________________________________________. ___________________________________________________. ___________________________________________________. ___________________________________________________. ___________________________________________________.

Exercise VI.D-2: Mark yes, no or I don’t know based on the same dialogue.

Yes No I don't know.

  1. Pe mito bedo icaro man.
  2. There are four levels in the political hierarchy.
  3. Rwom me loc tye ocake ki LC 1 naka LC 5.

Exercise VI.D-3: Match the levels on the pyramid in the text with their equivalent and English

translation

  1. Dog gang/dwol
  2. Te mukungu/parish
  3. Gang kal/cab kaunti/te jago
  4. Kaunti
  5. Dictrik.

Exercise VI.D-4: Answer the questions based on the Seminar for All Passage in the text.

  1. 1 Kwan obibedo kwene?
  2. Kwan obibedo i lok kom ngo?
  3. Jo mene ma olwongo dano i kwan man?
  4. Kwan man obibedo awene?
  5. Mon, _______________, ki coo walwongo gi i kwan ma mako _________________, ki __________________.

Exercise VI.E-1: Translate

  1. We agreed that you come this morning. What happened then?
  2. Now I've got it. You know a few words in Acholi.
  3. Look here my friend! I think you are not with me.
  4. Diana has lost her money. What a pity!
  5. I can answer that in Acholi. How about you?
  6. What did you say? Please repeat for me.
  7. In my opinion, you can speak Acholi well.

Exercise VI.E-2: Answer the following questions based on Promoting Local Technology in the text.

  1. Scott olimo kwene? Anga ma en olimo?
  2. Pingo oweko mama owaco ki Scott ni kicit wako?
  3. Cigiri me rwom ma malo obedo ngo?
  4. Tic pa cigiri me rwom ma malo obedo mene?
  5. Gin ango marac ma time ka ibedo kabedo ii ot ma yito tye iye pi kare malac?
  6. Itamo ni mama omaro tam pa Scott? Pingo?