Unit 3: Foods

Cam

Quote of the week: Wor acel pe kwoko dek.

Acholi Proverb.

Core Competency: Apply Basic Survival Skills.

Overview

In this unit you will learn to: Communicative tasks:

• Name foods • Tell likes and dislikes • Tell eating and cooking utensils • Order for food in a restaurant • Accept/decline politely invitations to food • Appreciate and compliment food given

HIV/AIDS

• Categorize different types of foods on page 45 to cater for Nutrition • Address Care and Nutrition in a dialog on page 46

Safety and Security

• 3B: Demonstrate skills in community mapping • 3C: Demonstrate culturally appropriate community integration skills • 4C: Demonstrate culturally appropriate strategies for declining unwanted offers of food/drink/assistance, etc

Grammar

• Interrogatives • Adjectives • Gerunds • Imperatives and subjunctives • The negative • Emphatics

Culture

• Table etiquette • Invitations Learning to learn : • Using host family to learn.

Cam (Foods)

Learning Objective: Using words for food items, question forming techniques and polite conversation strategies, each trainee will practice at least 3 dialogs on buying food between a market seller and a buyer accurate enough to complete a transaction in a real life situation. This will be done in the presence of a trainer.

labolo banana muranga bean lapena pea kal millet anyogi maize gwana cassava okono pumpkin layata munu irish potatoes mucele rice pul groundnut labolo ma ocek ripe banana burukula spinach -like greens labolo alwete small sweet banana matunda passion fruit moko unga maize flour/meal coya soya bean kabic cabbage ringo meat mugati loaf of bread cak milk tonggweno egg ringo dyang beef ringo dyel goat's meat ringo gweno chicken

ringo romo mutton ringo opego pork ringo atudu duck's meat kabir sorghum kongo bia; arege beer; alcohol dek ma kitedo ki moo dyang sauce made out of cow ghee nyuka kal millet porridge kwete wine made out of ripe maize flour tonto banana wine.

Lok manyen

ma dongo Kom ma kelo Gupu Remo Which build Body Which bring Strength; power Blood.

Kwan ka igony ki leb Munu Read and translate into English

Lotino me Obiya Puraimari cukul kelo cam i cukul. Awilo Okello tyang. Odong pe okello gin moo me acama, en pe ocamo cam me cawa abiro. Kec oneke tutwal ma pe romo kwan maber ma dong otiko bedo ka nino anina i kilaci. Awilo gin ki Ojuku okwano gigi maber tutwal pien gucamo gimo.

Lok manyen

Cukul / gang kwan Tyang Kec oneke Nino Kilaci / ot kwan School Sugarcane She/he was hungry Sleeping Classroom

To address Care and Nutrition

Lagwok latwo: I ngamo ngo? Latwo: Aol aola. Lagwok latwo: Kec tye kaneki. laworo icamo manok. Tin myero icam cam madit pien latwo myero ocam cam maber. Latwo: Cam mabeco mene? Lagwok latwo: Obedo cam ma tye ki jami ducu iiyee ma kom mito. Latwo: Calo mene? Lagwok latwo: Cam ma kelo gupu calo mucele, cam ma miyo kom dongo calo ringo ki bitamin calo nyig yat ki pot dek. Latwo: Eyo aniang. Atim dok ngo mokene me meddo teko me koma wek olweny i kom two ducu? Lagwok latwo: Nong yweyo ma oromo, twenye manok, mat pii ladit ka i nen dakta ni ka iwinyo komi rem.

Lok manyen

lagwok latwo; daktari latwo ngamo aol kec laworo tin mito jami mabeco i cam cam kom mucele pot dek nyig yadi/yat niang yweyo twenye pol kare nenno daktar winyo peko myero manok caretaker; nurse patient to yawn I am tired hunger yesterday today needs nutrients meal body rice green vegetables fruits to understand rest exercises always; regularly to consult a doctor to feel; to hear problem; difficulty should little.

Personal health • It is important to always eat hot food • Be cautious of food sold on the roadside • Boil your drinking water and always carry it with you • Eat a variety of foods.

Interrogatives:

Interrogatives generally come at the end of the question. But for "why? & what?", they come at the beginning. kwene? where? awene? when? nga? / mene? who? / which?

ngo? what?

pingo? why? adi? how many?/how much? nining? how?

Examples:

Pingo imaro matto kongo? Kilwongo 'food' ni ngo i leb Acholi? Recco timo ngo? Itye ki cente adi?

Adjectives:

Adjectives need to agree with the noun they go with. To use them, you need to add class prefix of the noun you want to describe. Learn these useful adjectives: ber good, fine, nice, well, beautiful rac bad, ugly dit big nok; tidi small, few, little otii, dit old, superior tidi young bor tall, long cek short pol, dwong many, a lot nyen new.

Examples: Mugati ni dit This loaf of bread is big. Matunda na ber My passion fruit is good.

Winy kompak ka igam lapeny kakare. Listen to the tape and respond appropriately.

Apwoyo nenni.

B:

Atye maber. Bin wacit kamato soda.

B:

Ku bin wamati.

B:

Aya wek aciti.

B:

Culture Note The following are the meals that are considered most trladitional:

1. Millet, cassava, beans, peas, posho, potatoes, milk, pumpkins, lacoi (a type of drink made out of millet) and also kwete (a type of drink made out of maize). Sharing of a meal is a tradition. If a visitor comes, the above list of meals are the best for the highly respected visitors, elders, or superiors; especially those you have gone long without seeing.

“Welo Okello yengo”. Find out the meaning of this Proverb. Proverb/Idiom

Likes and Dislikes

Carolyne: Irii ladit? James: Arii mego. Carolyne: Ladit ibicamo ngo? James: Abicamo gweno, muranga, layata ki mucele. Carolyne: Ka layata ki pot dek kono? James: An pe amaro layata ki pot dek. Carolyne: Ber.

In the hotel

Carolyne: How are you sir? James: I am fine madam. Carolyne: What will you eat sir? James: I will eat chicken, beans and sweet potatoes. Carolyne: How about sweet potatoes and greens? James: I don’t like sweet potatoes and greens. Carolyne: Ok.

Lok manyen

amaro imaro icamo pe amaro I like you like you eat I don't like.

Wilbur: I like eating meat, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, greens and fish.However I don’t like cassava and peas.

Brenda: I like eating chapati, ovacado, mangoes, greens, oranges and cabbage. But I don’t like pan cakes.

Wilbur: Amaro cammo ringo, layata munu, layata. Muranga, pot dek ki rec. Ento pe amaro cammo gwana ki ngor.

Brenda: Amaro cammo capat, obakado, moyeme, pot dek, mucungwa, kabek ento pe amaro cammo lagalagala.

Gerunds

Gerunds are generally formed from verb infinitives by putting vowel -o at the end of the main verb. Note that this construction is very irregular depending on the verb used. This results in formation of a noun e.g to drink drinking mat matto

to kill killing nek nekko.

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Cam ki jami me tedo

(Eating and cooking utensils) Match words with pictures. Use the dictionary.

gilaci malaga kikopo cwani lawum wi jami pala binika atang pany lalek cupuria mokeka malaga latok dek.

Yito pe duny nono. Find out the meaning of this proverb from your host family. Homestay task

Kwan ka igam lapeny magi. Read and answer the questions. Comprehension Okec nakanen i odiko otyero lawum wi dek,Deke bene oony woko, dano onyere. Alice okello cwan matidi ki kikopo ma otye woko. Binika na opoto oyokoo gilaci ki cwani gu ony piny gutye.

Lok manyen

opoto onyere kello poto otye fell to laugh at him/her to bring fall to be broken.

Culture Note It is common to eat using hands (fingers). A meal of kwon kal (millet bread) is eaten using fingers. Kongo malwa (native beer) is normally drunk from agulu (pot) the size of the pot depends on the number of people.

Lwongo Cam i Otel

(Order for Food in a Restaurant)

Lacat cam: Apwoyo ba lodito. Coo: Ber. Wan bene wapwoyo. Lacat cam: Akony wu nining? Coo: Wutye ki cam ango? Lacat cam: Watye ki kwai cam ducu mabeco. Coo: Wamitto labolo, mucele ki ringo gweno. Lacat cam: Ber lodito. Wek akel.

Lacat cam: How are you all. Coo: Fine thank you. Lacat cam: How may I help you? Coo: What food do you have? Lacat cam: We have variety of delicious food. Coo: We need matoke rice ,meat and chicken. Lacat cam: Thankyou sirs. Let me bring.

Lok manyen

Akony wu? Watye ki wamitto ringo wek akel wutye ki? Kwai I help you? we have we want meat let me bring them do you have? type; kind; sort.

Imperatives & Subjunctives

Every verb stem is a command, which can only be directed to the 2nd person singular only. citi - go bin - come kwan - read.

For the rest of the persons, commands can be issued by use of subjunctives which express a wish or possibility. Examples: wacetu - let us go wun ducu wubin - all of you come mot gi - (you sing.) greet them. Subjunctives are formed by putting the correct subject prefix to the verb stem and changing the final a of the verb stem to e. Kong maber - Have a nice day (wish you a good day). Atwero dong wot? - May I go? (requesting to go).

Juliet: Irii maber, Carol? Carol: Arii maber, kono in? Juliet: An atye maber. Icito kwene? Carol: Acito kawillo labolo ki gweno. Juliet: Imaro cammo labolo tutwal? Carol: Ee, in i aa ki kwene? Juliet: Adok gang. Aa ka omo gwana ki layata munu. Amaro camo gwana tutwal. Carol: Wek aciti awil gin acama. Juliet: Ber.

Juliet: How are you, Carol? Carol: I am fine how about you? Juliet: I am finne. where are you going? Carol: I am going to buy bananas and chicken. Juliet: Do you like eating bananas that much? Carol: Yes,where are you from? Juliet: I am going home. I went to collect cassava and irish potatoes. I like eating them so much. Carol: Let me go and buy food stuff. Juliet: Ok.

Lok manyen

Aciti Willo I cito kwene? Imaro/imito Cammo Pe Adok gang Ber Wek aciti I aa ki kwene? I am going to buy where are you going? you like/love to eat no I am going back home o.k let me go where are you from?

Yee/kwero cam iyo maber ka kilwongi ka cam.

(Accept/Decline politely invitations to food) Learning Objectives: Using culturally acceptable phrases, each trainee will demonstrate in local language the ability to accept/decline politely invitations to food pertaining to 3 different social settings.

Faith tye kalok ki Jack

Faith: Irii nining, Jack? Jack: Arii maber, kono in? Faith: An bene. Bin ka cam. Jack: Apwoyo tutwal, ento ayeng woko. Faith: Pe, bin ibil kong. Jack: Pe ipar, acamo woko.

Faith is talking to Jack

Faith: How are you Jack? Jack: I am fine.How about you? Faith: Me too,come and we eat. Jack: Thanks a lot but am full. Faith: No, just come and taste. Jack: Don’t mind, I have eaten already.

Lok manyen

bin acamo woko pe ipar an bene come I have already eaten don't mind (singular). also me

The Negative

The general rule for forming the negative of any verb is to place Pe- before the Subject Prefix. If the Subject Prefix is a vowel (a, e or o), then pe- contracts to p- (this is usually common in spoken but not proper for written forms). Abedo lapwony. Pe abedo (pabedo) lapwony. I am a teacher. I am not a teacher.

Acamo ringo. Pe acamo ringo. I eat meat. I don’t eat meat.

Icamo cam me otyeno. Pe icamo cam me otyeno. You ate supper (yesterday). You didn't eat supper (yesterday).

More about the negatives will be dealt with according to different tenses covered. At times, negatives may be formed using pe- which appears as aprefix before a subject. A common example is negative commands. Examples: ceti go Pe iciti don't go.

       cam eat
      pe icam don’t eat.

Wor acel pe kwoko dek. Find out the meaning of the above saying from your host family. Homestay task

Culture Note

If someone finds you eating you have to invite him/her regardless of the quantity or quality of food you are eating. And traditionally food is to be shared. Always a visitor is welcomed by a drink, thereafter food is also given whether he/she wants it or not. Traditionally you are expected to wash your hands before and after eating. People don’t eat while walking, and don’t walk while eating. Most homes bless the food (with a prayer) before eating.

Safety and Security Note

Food plays an important role in daily life in Uganda, and how you are perceived in your community will be influenced by how and what you eat. Not only will it be important for you to learn about the various kinds of food available in your local area but you will need to know how to appropriately decline offers of food or drink.

Pwoyo (Complimenting)

Mauda tye kalok ki Mama

Mauda: Mama, meda kong kwon. Mama: Ber gam. Mauda: Dek mit tutwal! Apwoyo tedo. Mama: An bene apwoyo cammo ne.

Mauda is conversing with Mama

Mauda: Mum add for me some bread. Mama: Ok here it is. Mauda: The food is tasty. Thank you for cooking. Mama: Ok. Thank you for eating.

Lok manyen

mama medda dek mit tutwal apwoyo tedo mother add for me food is tasty thanks for cooking.

Culture Note As a matter of courtesy, the one who has been given or served food, must thank the cook or the one that has served the food after eating the meal. It's impolite not to thank the one who has prepared a meal after eating. Simply say: Apwoyo tedo!

Emphatics

For emphasis, the personal pronoun and personal pronoun prefix can be used in the Joshuae sentence. An aye I am the one who... Wan aye We are the ones who........ Gin aye.. They are the ones who....... En aye.. S/he is the one who..

Acholi