Unit 4: Shopping (Wil)

Quote of the week: Latek keng wi ogwang ma otwo.

Acholi proverb.

Core Competencies: Work within American and Host Country Diversity. Apply Basic Survival Skills.

Overview

In this unit you will learn to: Communicative tasks:

• Count from 1-10,000 • Compare prices • Use bargaining terms • Ask for and give back change • Purchase items using weights and measures • Describe household items

HIV/AIDS

• Address seeking for Treatment in a text on page 68 • Address accessing Treatment and Care in a dialog on page 69

Safety and Security

• 1D: Identify strategies to reduce vulnerability • 3B: demonstrate skills in community mapping • 3C: Demonstrate culturally appropriate community integration skills

Grammar

• Conjunctions • Modified verb stem • Verb “to have” • Far past tense • Verb “to be” • ‘Whole’, ‘All’ and ‘Any’ suffix • Agreement of numbers

Culture

• Bargaining

Learning to learn

• Goals for Independent study.

Kwano (Counting) 1 – 10,000

Winy kompak ka i nwo. Listen to the tape and repeat.

0 1 2 3 4 5 jero acel aryo adek angwen abic 6 7 8 9 10 abicel abiro aboro abongwen apar.

Pwony wer man ki i kompak ni. Learn this song from your tape.

Tongweno,tongweno,acel Tongweno,tongweno,aryo Tongweno,tongweno,adek Tongweno,tongweno,angwen Tongweno,tongweno,abic Tongweno,tongweno,abicel Tongweno,tongweno,abiro Tongweno,tongweno,aboro Tongweno,tongweno,abungwen Tongweno, tongweno, apar!

Lok manyen

wer tongweno song egg.

Pwony nama magi: Learn these numbers:

The numbers 11-19 are simply formed as 'ten and one' being joined by wiye. But you can even leave out “wiye” and it still retains the meaning. 10 apar 18 apar wiye aboro 20 pyere aryo 30 pyere adek 40 pyere angwen 50 pyere abic 60 pyere abicel 70 pyere abiro 80 pyere aboro 90 pyere abongwen 100 miya acel. Note also that when the ones are added to the tens we get tens and ones joined by wiye e.g, 23 pyere aryo wiye adek 48 pyere angwen wiye aboro 66 pyere abicel wiye abicel 94 pyere abongwen wiye angwen. Note: When a number ends with a vowel (e.g. aboro, aryo), you need to add “wiye” for it to make sense. Example: pyere aboro wiye adek.

100 miya acel 600 miya abicel 200 miya aryo 700 miya abiro 300 miya adek 800 miya aboro 400 miya angwen 900 miya abongwen 500 miya abic 1,000 alip acel.

Note that the above numbers form their tens by just putting the appropriate tens; conjunction 'wiye’ is retained for ones for those numbers that have tens and ones at the Joshuae time.

Conjunctions:

Ki 'and'. Ki is mostly used to denote nouns, infinitives and adjectives. Atye ki dyangi aryo ki gweni angwen. I have 2 cows and 4 chickens. Ento 'but', ‘nevertheless’ Kono nyo perhaps Pien because Nyo or.

Nama. Numbers.

(i) For all the numbers above, all ones, tens and hundreds are formed by use of 'wiye' should they exist singly or with the last whole numbers.

(ii) Alip should be taken to represent 1000 and beyond but less than 1,000,000. Here you begin with alip. Hence: alip apar. ten thousand alip pyere aryo twenty thousand alip pyere adek thirty thousand The above goes on up to 90,000. alip miya acel one hundred thousand. This also goes on up to 900,000.

Carolok (Proverb): Lak lyec pe loyo rwede. Community task

Find out the meaning of the above proverb.

Poro wel jami

(Comparing prices)

An koma kec totwal!!! Tin onongo Onyango tye ka kacito i cuk Awac. En orwate ki lareme Owino.Owino onongo ocito i cuk Awac kawilo long ento onongo owoto ki ciling alip abic keken ki gum marac onongo long kicato ciling alip aboro.Onyango bene onongo mito wilo long ento en onongo tye ki ciling alip angwen keken.Ci owino owace ni gicit i cuk lacor. I kare ma gu oo i cuk lacor,gunongo long kicato ciling alip abiro. Ci Owino owaci “ Aa lotuwa an kuma kec totwal”

I am so unfortunate!!! (Darn it!) Today Onyango was going to Awac market. He met his friend called Owino. Owino had gone to Awac market to buy pants. But as for that one, he had gone with 5,000 shillings but the pants he found were being sold for 8,000 shillings. And Onyango also wanted to buy pants but he had only 4,000 shillings. Owino gave Onyango advice that they should go to Lacor market. When they arrived at Lacor market, they found that pants were 7,000 shillings. Then Onyango said “Darn it!”.

Lok manyen

cuk rwatte wel nongo/ onongo long kiteitei war poro tye nga market to meet prices to find / found trousers dress shoe(s) to compare to be whom.

Modified Verb Stem (MVS)

Most verbs have a modified version of their stem which is necessary for use in certain tenses. MVS is formed by suffixing ‘o’ to the verb stem. Examples: Nen neno Nek neko Kwany kwanyo

To address Treatment

Eh, eh! Yat ARV na odong manok tutwal. Mito aciti anong mokene ma cabit peya otum. Wek aciti kombedi ni wek adwog con. Pwod tye con, atwero nongo motoka woko oyot oyot.

To address accessing Treatment and Care: Lok: Abel: Ico nining lamego? Betty: Acoo maber ladit. Kono in? Abel: Acoo maber. Icito kwene odiko con kuman ma piny ngic kiti eni? Betty: Acito ka gammo yet amwonya na. Abel: Oh, inongo ki kwene? Agamo me nono i ot yat pa gmante ma cok kanyi. Betty: An pe amito cung i lain. Amaro nongo ki i ot yat pa dano i Kampala. Abel: Aaa aa! Pe tero cente madit tutwal me wot wa Kampala? An pe atwero nongo kodi cente enoni me wot kama bor. An amede ki nongo mega kama cok kanyi. Betty: Meno ber. Wek akati. Abel: Wot maber. Pwod wanen .

To address accessing Treatment and Care: Talking: Abel: Good morning madam ? Betty: Good morning sir ,how are you? Abel: I am fine ,where are you going so early in this cold weather? Betty: I am going to get my medication. Abel: I get them for free, from the nearby government health center Betty: I dont like lining up so I get mine from private hospital in Kampala. Abel: Hey! Wouldn’t it cost you a fortune going up to Kampala? For me I can’t afford all those expenses to go up to Kampala. I will continue to get mine from here. Betty: Okey let me go. Abel: Safe journey see you again..

Lok manyen

con yat gammo agamo me nono ot yat gamente cok cung i lain amaro mabor medde wek lacen early medicines; drugs to get I get freely hospital government near to line up I prefer far to continue let later.

Safety and Security Note It is always safe not to carry too much cash on you. If you must, keep it in different areas.

Settling for the ‘munu’ price right away can give people the impression that you’re ‘rich’ and that could make you a target for begging, requests for loans or even crime.

Markets, especially in larger towns and cities, can be a common place for pickpockets and thieves so be mindful of your belongings and take care not to flash your money around.

Verb "to have"

The verb “to have” does not occur in the infinitive form, but as a suffix -tye. To form “have”, all that is needed is the correct subject prefix. Affirmative: Negative: Atye ki I have ape ki I don’t have Itye ki you have ipe ki you don’t have En tye ki he/she has en pe ki he/she doesn’t have Wan Watye ki we have wan wape ki we don’t have Wun wutye ki you (pl) have wun wupe ki you don’t have Gin tye ki they have gin pe ki they don’t have.

Itye ki cente madwong. You have a lot of money. James tye ki buk James has books. Wan wape ki cam i cawa ni. We have no food now.

Laro wel (Bargaining)

Learning Objective: In the presence of a Language Trainer, each trainee will employ culturally acceptable negotiation language at a local vendor in a nearby market to purchase 3 items for less than the originally stated price.

Lacat ki lawil Lacat: Ajoli ladit. Awil: Ber, ningo? Lacat: Mapol pe. Itye kayenyo ngo? Awil: Atye kayenyo cati, koti ki tandarua. Lacat: Ee, weng tye. Awil: Cati, koti ki tandarua tye ciling adi? Lacat: Cati tye ciling alip abiro, koti tye ciling alip apar ka tandarua tye ciling alip abongwen. Awil: A - ya - ya – ya, wel gi pwod dong tek, kong i dwok wel gi piny. Lacat: In itye ki ciling adi? Awil: Cati amiyi ciling alip angwen, koti amiyi ciling alip abicel, ka tandarua abi mini ciling alip abiro. Lacat: Pe, med kong manok. Awil: Pe atwero, wek acitii.

Lok manyen

Lacat lawil ajoli yenyo cati koti tandarua wel gi tek dwok wel pe atwero pe seller buyer I welcome you to look for shirt coat mosquito net they are expensive reduce price to be unsuccessful; fail to manage no.

Willo jami me gang

Okec: Irii maber, ladit? Owino: Arii maber, kono in? Okec: Atye maber. Itye ki cak? Owino: Ee. Ami lita adi? Okec: Lita acel acel icatto ciling adi? Owino: Tye ciling miya adek keken. Okec: Ber, miya lita abic. Owino: Ki ngo mokene ma imitto? Okec: Cak keken. Owino: Pe mogati bene? Okec: Apwoyo, abitero, i nino mokene. Man tye ciling adi? Owino: Ciling alip acel ki miya abic keken. Okec: Eee-ee! Wele tek tutwal! Owino: Adadayeni i, welle tek tutwal? Okec: Ber, wek aculi. Owino: Apwoyo tutwal dwog odoco.

Lok manyen

lita catto acel acel mokene keken gin mo pe; pe tye tero dwog odoco nino mokene kitanda dirica tara dogola meca kom becen baket mokeka kolo litre(s) to sell every; per; each other only nothing; it is not there to take to return; to come back again some other time; sometimes bed window lantern; lamp door table chair basin bucket mat papyrus mat.

Far Past Tense

This tense is used for actions which took place 2 or 3 days ago dating backward indefinately.

Akwano Baibul I read the Bible. Gin guwilo motoka They bought a car.

Negative: Is formed by using pe

An pe I didn’t Wan pe we didn’t Inpe + MVS you didn’t Wun pe + MVS you didn’t En pe s/he didn’t Gin pe they didn’t.

Find out the meaning of this Proverb. How does it relate to this communicative task? Ogwal acel obalo wang pii. Explorer’s Diary

Culture Note In a market situation, especially where the goods do not carry price tags, one is always expected to bargain. If one does not bargain, the people around may take it that he/she has excess money. Hence, even if the prices are fixed, there is a tendency to bargain. N.B: There are certain items for which bargaining is not possible. For example, transportation, fuel, or common small items like cigarettes, match box or bottled water.

Penyo ki dwoko cente

(Ask for & Give back Change)

Ii dukan: Omac: Itye ni ngo? Okeng: Atye maber, peko ango matye? Omac: Abino ka gammo cente ma odong. Okeng: Ciling adi? Omac: Ciling alip acel ki miya abic keken. Okeng: An atye ki ciling alip acel, miya abic ma odong ibinongo lacen. Omac: Ber. Ayela pe.

Lok manyen

keken cente ma odong; lacen peko gammo only the remaining money; change another time problem to get.

Find out the meaning of this proverb: Kadi tidi obedo cente. Proverb/Idiom

Gam lapeny magi inge kwano lok man. Respond to the questions after reading the story below. Comprehension An kilwonga ni lawino. Amaro rukko gomci ki kikoyi. Acitio i dukan pa Atim kawilo kikoyi ki gomci. Anonge tye ento en okwero dwokka wel piny. Ento pwod acule. Amiye ciling alip pyere abic.Odwoka alip aryo en okwanyo alip pyere angwena aboro.

1. Gomi ci ki kikoyi kiwilo ciling adi?
2. Nga mamaro rukko gomci ki kikoyi?
3. Lawino mono owilo gomci ki kikoyi?
4. Cente adi ma odong ma otyeko willo gomci ki kikoyi?

Verb “to be”

In Acholi, there are two forms tye or bedo. a) To describe what one is or does. Abedo lapwony. I am a teacher. Ibedo munu. You are a white person. Prossy obedo Acholi. Prossy is an Acholi. b) To locate where one is. James tye kwene? Where is James? Wan Watye Gulu. We are in Gulu. c) To explain what one is doing at the moment. Suffix –tye (there/now) is added. Itye ka timmo ngo? What are you doing? En tye ka bino. He is (there) coming.

Use of bedo and tye: It is most often used as an auxiliary verb to express duration of another verb in a given tense. Abedo ka cam. I am eating. (always) Tin abedo ka cam. I was eating. (today) Onongo abedo ka cam I was eating. (yesterday) Abibedo ka cam. I will be eating. (near future) Onongo atye ka cam I was eating. (far past)

It can also express completedness of an action. Atyeko cam woko. I have already eaten. Nongo atyeko camo. I will have (already) eaten.

Lok manyen

rukko kikoyi / late bongo cullo dukan dwok dwoggo to wear inner cloth (for ladies) to pay shop to reduce (the price) to give back.

Pek pa jami ki lapim jami

(Weights & Measures)

Lok manyen

cure peda depe kilo guniya pim cupa (i) dur odur ma kipimo Kilo (lapim kilo) Adita bunch (of bananas) cluster (of bananas) big tin kilogram sack measures bottle(s) heap measured heap weighing scale basket.

“Whole”, “All” & “Any” Suffix.

Whole, all or any is formed by adding –duc or weng to separate personal pronouns. But it is not applicable to singulars only with plural forms of the personal pronouns. E.g wan duc/weng all of us wun duc/weng all of you (pl.) gin duc/weng all of them En tye kalwongo wan duc. He is calling all of us.

For all other noun classes it appears as –ducu/weng. Akwano buk ducu. I have read the whole book. Dyangi ducu tye gang. All the cows are at home.

Winy kompak ka i gam lapeny magi: Listen to the tape and answer these questions:

1. Akello tye kalok ki nga? _______________________________________________.
2. Akello tye ki ciling adi?_________________________________________________.
3. Iwinyo pim adi makilwongo? ____________________________________________.
4. Coo nying cam ma iwinyo. _______________________________________________.

Jami ki jami ma tye i ot

(Request items & facilities in the House) Learning Objective: Using shopping and culturally acceptable inquiry vocabulary, each trainee will independently gather information from different sellers at local stores on prices and quality of at least 5 basic household kams.

Jami me i ot:

Ladit Oceng tye ki ot butu. Tye ki tyelo adek madongo. Ot ne tye ki kom adek, meca acel ki kitana aryo.

Tye ki dirica ma obedo bao matek adida. Ento ot ne pe ki mac.

Household items:

Mr. Ocheng has a three bedroomed house.it is furnished with three chairs a table and one bed.

The house has a strong wooden window but with no electricity..

Lok manyen

ot tyelo meca(i) wang ot bao dogola mac kitana baba mama lotino nino ki nino willo mugati mapol cai matunda buk kalam atye ki house rooms table(s) windows timber doors electricity beds father mother children everyday to buy bread many tea passion fruit book pens I have.

Acholi