Peace Corps 91 pages 7 of 10

Acholi Exercises Workbook

Unit 7: Transport

Peace Corps Acholi Language Course

dege motoka lori gari / lela boda boda kana bac yeya meli tyen gar otok yeya mation gadi gadi piki piki

Exercise VII.A-2: Read the passage below and answer the questions

Stella obedo dano me Amerika oa ki i Florida, ento kombedi cok cok ki kitgum. Me aa ki Amerika wa i Uganda, Stella obino ki dege. I cabit ma okato en oceto i Serengeti National Park ma tye i Kenya me nenno lee. Stella obedo dano ma maro wot awota, en okato ki Mwanza ka owoto ki gar me ngolo Mwanza ka dong owoto ki meli me ngollo Uganda wa i Tanzania.

Pien en onongo tye ki jami madwong, Stella dong opango gadi gadi me tero jami ne ki bac pak wa ii ode. Ki iTanzania, en otyeko cabite aryo ma oweko en omaro kunu tutwal onongo bor ento en omaro matek.

Gam lapeny magi:

  1. Stella oa ki kwene?
  2. Dano bino nining i Uganda me aa ki i Amerika?
  3. I ododo man gin wot adi ma kiloko iye.
  4. Stella owoto ki gin wot ango i Tanzania?
  5. Stella kono bedo kwene?
  6. Itwero waco ni ngo i kom Stella?

Exercise VII.A-3: Answer the questions using the Scenario in the book.

  1. Gin ango ma omiyo kikwalo jami pa anyira man?

  2. Anyira ni onongo gi tye ka wot cawa adi?

  3. Dano adi ma onongo tye i motoka ma pwod joan gin ki Jenifer gujuko?

  4. Wac gin ango ma wegi motoka oruku.

  5. Gin ango ma omyero igwoke kwede ka iyero gin wot?

Exercise VII.B-1: Answer the questions based on the dialogue between Mary and John

  1. Mary obicito kwene?

  2. En kato ki kwene?

  3. Ot pa ladit Okot tye kwene?

  4. How many landmarks are mentioned in the dialog?

  5. “cing tung lacam ” nyuto ngo?

Exercise VII.B-2: Describe where the ball is in relation to the box.

Odilo_______________ bok

For example: Odilotye ii bok






Exercise VII.C-1: Answer the questions based on the dialogue between Owor & Rebecca.

  1. Rebecca obicito kwene?____________________.
  2. Why is Owor surprised about Rebecca's going to where she is going?__________________.
  3. "kolo man gwok “ gonye ni ngo?_______________.
  4. Jo Kamdini tye ki jami ango ma beco?__________________.
  5. Rebecca obiceto ka limo anga? ______________________

Exercise VII.C-2: Use the following words to make sentences

(a) ma col col (b) dongo lobo (c) pwonyo (d) cal (e) cok cok kwede.

Exercise VII.C-3: Rearrange these words to make correct sentences

1 Gangwa amaro. _______________________________________________________________. 2. Iromo cukul ka itye i kilijia nenno. ________________________________________________________________. 3. Yo ki dako ni. ________________________________________________________________. 4. i Awal ka pwonyo diro pur ma anyen acito.

Exercise VII.C-4: Describe the location of your future site.

e.g. Caro ma kilwongo ni Awac, cok ki gudu, tye maber botwa, tye ki ot yat, ki district bene tye macok.

Exercise VII.C-5: Akello is lost and wants to get from point A to point B. How would you direct her

to point B?

Exercise VII.D-1: Answer the questions based on the excerpt in the text

  1. Jami pa Brian mene ma orweny?

  2. Itamo ni Brian ngeyo ngat ma okwanyo jami ne, kece nyo kwiya?

  3. Anga ma okwanyo jami pa Brian?

  4. Ka onongo in Brian, onongo iromo timo ngo?

Exercise VII.D-2: Study the reactions of Wilbur to the theif

Wilbur

Brian

  1. I beat the thief. 1. Agoyo oduru.
  2. I chase him. 2. Awaco ki police.
  3. I tie him on a tree. 3. Atero i gony.
  4. I stone him. 4. Wek ociti.
  5. I surely do everything to injure him. 5. Lewic maka woko ci atime kica.

Wilbur Brian e.g. Wilbur tye ki kiniga mapol. Brian tye dano ma mwol. 1._. 1.. 2._. 2.. 3._. 3.. 4._. 4.. 5.____. 5..

Exercise VII.D-3: Read the following passage and answer the questions

Tin odiku wod pa Okello okwalo cawa pa omara ka gipwode ma “odong ywee ki cwinye keken”. Ikare ma Okello onongo tye gang, en owinyo dano ka waco ni “awobi mo omato odoo matek”,ikare ma en ocito onongo ni kara meno obedo wode. En owaco ni “ lut kot omyero ogoya woko”.

  1. "odong ywee ki cwinye keken " gonye ni ngo?
  2. What does the idiom "lut kot omyero ogoya woko!” gonye ni ngo?
  3. Ngo ma omiyo dano ogoyo Okello?

Exercise VII.D-4: Study the pictures and tell what is happening.