Unit 5: Telling Time (Waco cawa)

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Quote of the week: When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

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Core Competency: Work within American and Host Country Diversity.

Overview

In this unit you will learn to: Communicative tasks:

• Tell time the acholi way • Tell days of the week, months and dates • Explain daily routine • Ask about weather • Describe recent past activities • Make plans for the future (near and far)

HIV/AIDS

• Address Care in a dialogue on page 78 • Describe the timeline of HIV/AIDS in Uganda in a text on page 87

Safety and Security

• 1D: Identify strategies to reduce vulnerability • 2A: Demonstrate the appropriate skeps Volunteers take to prepare for safe travel • 3B: Demonstrate skills in community mapping • 3C: Demonstrate culturally appropriate community integration skills • 8A: Ask for help in the local language

Grammar

• Possessive particle “of” • Possessive adjectives • Ordinal numbers • Adverbs of time • Demonstratives • Immediate past tense (Today past tense) • Near future tense

Culture

• Days of the week

Learning to learn

• Understanding LPI and using it to learn.

Waco cawa (Telling Time)

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Inside: English time Outside: Acholi time. Dominik: wacit wayeny tic. Ocaya: Ah, cawa tye marac. Dominik: Cawa adi? Ocaya: Cawa angwen me odiko. Dominik: Eh, eh! Watye lacen! Ocaya: Aya. Waciti.

Lok anyen

cawa cawa adii? Wacet wayeny tic watye lacen wacet woko time; watch; clock; hour hour; time how many?/ how much? we go look for work we are late we go.

To address Care: Amos: Mama, dong imwonyo yat ti? Mama: Pwodi, latina, apwoyo poyo wiya. Itamo ni dong tye lacen ma pe aromo mwonyo ne? Amos: Pe kumeno wek kong wadok gang wacam cam me dyeceng ka dong imwony yati cawa aboro. Mama: me odiku imwonyo cawa adi? Amos: Cawa acel me odiko ma pwod pe wabino i poto. Mama: Mama, pol kare mar mwonyo yati i cawa ne kikome. Peiwek wii owil woko.

Lok manyen

mwonyo poyo wiya tye dong lacen dok gang idye ceng to swallow remind me already late to go back home noon; afternoon

Lok manyen

(cont’d)

ka dong ma pwod pe wabino Poto Pol kare Pe wi owil and then before we came garden always don’t forget (singular).

Possessive particle 'of'

It is formed by putting a particle of possession a before the possessor. For the possession of inanimate things, me is used. (a) latin pa Joseph. (Child of Joseph). (b) Buk me gang kwan. (Book of school/school book). (c) Tongweno. (Eggs of chicken). (d) Cawa acel me odiko. (7:00 a.m. i.e. One hour of the morning)

Lok manyen

Coc Nucu Me Dakika Dye ceng otyeno dye wor megi buti write half; part of minute(s) noon; afternoon evening night; 24 -hour day your (sing) you sleep (sing.).

Winy kompak ka ipong kama odong twolo. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

(1) Odong ________ acel me romo cawa apar me _______. (2) Nino ki nino _____________ cawa ____________ me dye ________. (3) Ajok ________ ka tic cawa _________ me odiko. (4) __________ leb Acholi cawa _____________.

Lok manyen

lupwonye Naka Kenyo odong/oromo oo Pol kare Apwonyo Pi; tic kede Anino teachers until; up to there remains; there is enough to arrive usually; always I learn; I am learning for; spend (time) I sleep.

Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are suffixes. The prefix to be affixed on those suffixes must agree with the noun possessed. -a my -wa our -i your -wu your -e his/her -gi their.

e.g. latin-i (Your (sing.) child). lotino-wu (Your (sing.) children). lapwony-a (My teacher). lapwony-wa (Our (pl) teachers). malaga-gi (Their spoons)

Culture Note It is 7:00 a.m. (cawa acel me odiko) which is considered as the 1st hour of the day. Similarly, cawa acel me dye wor (7:00 p.m) is considered as the 1st hour of the night. A day is made up of dye ceng (day time) and cwint dye wor (night). The word iwor is also used for a 24 - hour day. Idiceng (day, sun) is normally used for a 12 - hour day. To distinguish between dyewor for night and cwiny dyewor for mid night in a 24 - hour day, the word me dyewor (night time) is usually used for the former. Culturally, people tell time by such indicators like sunrise, sunset, crowing of the cock (rooster), position of the sun and also of the shadows. Because of this, time is always an approximation. Hence a meeting called at 2:00 p.m. will probably attract participants at 3:00p.m. and for sure they won't be late because they are still "within time". "Wapwoyo bino i Uganda".

Safety and Security Note

Knowing when things happen, both during the day and during the course of the year, help you develop an understanding of life in your community. It will help you arrange meetings, find transportation and communicate essential information in an emergency. It is advisable to always travel before dark. Avoid inviting people into your house after dark.

Nying nino me cabit

(Days of the week) Learning Objective: Following several interviews with host family member, each trainee will in week 6 of PST narrate to a group of trainers the major events (social, political or economic) that take place in the immediate community on particular days of the week. The information to be given must be accurate enough as it will be verified by the concerned trainers.

1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
8. ceng baraja
9. ceng aryo
10. ceng adek
11. ceng angwen
12. ceng abic
13. ceng abicel
14. ceng cabit.

Lok manyen

Katoli Purutanti Icilam kacoke pa lukristo tic cabit wot ka lega pur kwat tweyo yen twomo pii myel wer tuku limo dano rego kwoyo kwang yweyo; nongo yweyo nino mene? Catholics Protestants Moslem christian gathering jobs week(s) to go for prayers to cultivate to herd; to feed to gather firewood to draw water to dance to sing to play to visit to grind to sew to swim to rest; to have a holiday what day?; which day?

Dwe ki nino dwe

  (Months and Dates)

Match the words to the Pictures: Dwe me abic. Dwe me aryo. Dwe me apar aryo. Dwe me angwen. Dwe me abongwen Dwe me aparacel Dwe me adek. Dwe me apar. Dwe me aboro. Dwe me acel. Dwe me abiro. Dwe me abicel.

Lok manyen

mwaka dwe kot oro kare ping. year month rain dry season season period; weather.

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are formed by using the possessive particle 'of' before the serial numbers by taking prefix me before their stems. So they appear thus: Me acel 1st Me aryo 2nd Me adek 3rd Me angwen 4th Me abic 5th. All that is now needed is the particle 'of' (used with its initial vowel) depending on the noun class e.g: latin me acel. The first child. Buk me acel. The first book. Buk me aryo. The second book. Dyang me acel. The first cow. Dyang me angwen. The fourth cow. Dwe me acel. The first month (January). Dwe me adek. The third month (March). Yat me abiro. The seventh tree. Note that for numbers 6 – 10, you only need particle ‘of’ before the serial numbers.

Adverbs of time

The adverbs of time that need to be learnt are: Tin Kombedi Laworo Laworo maca Diki Diki maca Ma cok coki Dye ceng Dye wor Pol kare Odiko Dye ceng Otyeno Today Now Yesterday Day before yesterday Tomorrow Day after tomorrow Recently Day time Night time Always; usually Morning Noon; afternoon Evening.

Daily/free time activities

Learning Objective: Based on an analysis of his/her experience, each trainee will describe his/her daily routine that covers leisure activities. The information to be provided has to cover the hour of the day for each activity pointed out in a target language.

Gony nyig lok magi: Translate the dialog below:

Comprehension

Sam tye kalok ki Sue Sam: Ibuto maber? Sue: Abuto maber, kono in? Sam: atye maber. John tye? Sue: Pe, oceto ka leka. Sam: Joan kono? Sue: Joan oceto ka pur. Sam: Atye ka mito ni ibin wek ipwony lotino na ki leb acholi. Sue: Aya do abino diki. Sam: Aya, apwoyo matek. Sue: Ber, pwod wanen.

Lok manyen

leko pur pwonyo dyangi abino diki leb ocito do to herd; to feed to cultivate; to dig to teach cattle I will come tomorrow language went please.

Find out the meaning of the Proverb: Nong gin ma caro lok man gonyo: Proverb/ Idiom Gin ma ikwiya gam lacen.

Demonstratives

Demonstratives vary according to the noun class they qualify. They fall in 3 forms: This (proximal; near at hand) That (referential; some distance away) That (distal; far away). This (near) That (referential) That (distal) man / eni Meno Maca Here (near) There There Kany Kwica Kaca E.g: Latin man obedo latin kic. This child is an orphan. Yadi magi dongo These trees are big. Meno megi That is yours Maca mega That is mine

Bed kany Bed kenyo Bed kaca Sit here Sit there Sit there.

Winy kompak ka igam lapeny. Listen to the tape and answer.

(1) Opiyo ocito ka pur kwene? (2) Anga ma olwoko bongo? (3) Lawino ocito ka timo ngo? (4) Nga ma tye ka tedo? (5) Mateo ocito ka timo ngo? (6) Nga ma obi yweyo ot?

Piny (Weather)

Learning Objective: Using PACA handbook, each trainee will select a tool for community analysis so as to gather and present to selected trainers information about seasons, weather conditions and activities as performed by different genders of the community around the Training Site.

Bill orwate ki Julius Bill: Julius, bin wacet i ot lega. Julius: Pe laree, kot obi cwe woko. Bill: Kot peke. Julius: Pe ineno pol? Bill: Aneno pol ki yamo me kot ka atamo ni kot obi cwe woko. Julius: Aya do waceti ento an aceto ki koti na pien ngico twero bedo tye. Bill: Julius, koyo tye ka nekki? Julius: Pe gire , ento kot romo cwe. Bill: Iromo winyo lyeto ento pien ceng twero ryeny tutwal. Julius: Pe ipar, wek aceti.

Lok manyen

pol yamo ngico lyeto ryeny yamo me kot par clouds wind coldness hotness shine storm; hurricane worry.

Tito jami ma otime cok coki

(Describing recent past activities)

Winy kompak ka ipong kama twolo. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

Mama tye ___________ Lotino tye _____________ i dye ___________. Mama maro ________ lotino otyeno ka ____________ obicito kabuto. En _____________ dek mamit _____________. Ento ___________ pe wil me ______________ pi jo ma ____________ ducu.

Lok anyen

aa malo lwokko jo ma gang lega ma titidi kong ot lega wer to get up to wash home people pray a little while church (but not the Catholic one) to sing.

To address AIDS in Uganda timeline:

I mwaka 1982, two mo ma pe ngene ocake. Jo ma two man omako gujony tutwal, gi ono, gi ngwinye, gi cado ma yer wigi oo woko ducu ki iwi gi. Yat onongo peke ma twero cango two man. Dano olwongo two man ni ‘cilim’.

I mwaka 1986, gamente ocako lweny i kom ‘cilim’. Ocako jang tic mo me konyo lweny i kom two man. I mwaka 1987, TASO ocako konyo jo ma tye ki cilim. ka i mwaka 1988 lawer acel me Uganda ma kilwongo ni Philly Lutaaya owaco kamaleng ni en etye ki two cilim. Kombedi jang gamente mapol ata tye ka lweny ikom two man kun tiyo tic macalo me gengo, gwokko lutwo ki miyo it gi kony me cang.

Lok manyen

i mwaka

ocake two ngene jony ono ngwinye bedo ki cado yer wic yat twero cango cilim nyute kamaleng bito / cuno lweny i kom lawer waco wi lobo kombedi dul mapat pat iyi gengo gwoke cang in the year started disease to be known to grow thin; to waste away coughed to scratch oneself to have diarrhoea hair heads medicine; drug to be able to cure; to heal AIDS to open up campaign to fight against singer; musician to tell; to inform world presently; currently organizations; clubs; groups through prevention care treatment.

Immediate past tense. (Today past)

In acholi there are 4 past tenses: Nenen (today past), laworo (yesterday past), laworo maca (day before yesterday) and yam (far past). To differentiate the time when the event ocurred, you use adverbs of time like kombedi (now), odiko (morning hours), otyeno (evening hours), laworo (yesterday), laworo maca (the day before yesterday). E.g: Nennen odiko acamo tongweno aryo. In the morning I ate two eggs. Tin odiko icamo dek ango? What did you eat in the morning?

Dominik nenen ocoyo waraga. Dominik wrote a letter. The negative of this tense is formed by putting pe before the affirmative. E.g: Dominik pe ocoyo waraga.

NB: This construction is also used for narrating in the past.

Make Plans for the Future (Near and Far)

Peace orwatte gin ki Betty Peace: Betty konya! Betty: Ki ngo, Peace? Peace: Amito cito Kitgum, amito wot i nyom pa Alice gin ki Johnson, ento amito wot i gang kwan bene ka kwan. Ci mandog atim ngo? Betty: Atamo ni omyero icit inyom. Peace: Itamo ni omyero pe acit Kitgum? Betty: Ibi cito ka timo ngo Kitgum? Peace: Abicito ka gammo cente na. Betty: Aaaa, ci omyero icit Kitgum. Peace: Aya ber apwoyo matek wanen.

Lok manyen

konya! amito gammo pitto limmo nyom nywal gero kwanno help me! I want to get to plant to visit marriage to give birth to build to study.

Near future tense.

Abi camo - I shall eat. Abi myelo - I shall dance.

It is formed by using the present continuous tense of the verb abi followed by the verb expressing the action to be done in its infinitive form. Ibi cito Nairobi. You will go to Nairobi. Gin gubipwonyo leb acholi. They will learn Acholi.

Understanding LPI and using it to learn What is LPI? LPI is an oral proficiency test developed by the American Council for the teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). It has been simplified by the Peace Corps for use by language training programs around the world.

How it is done The test consists of a 5 to 30 minute tape-recorded interview. Each interview is different but follows a similar structure. The interviewer asks questions of general interest and the conversation goes on from there. The testee may be asked to participate in a short role-play and/or ask questions to the interviewer. The atmosphere is relaxed. Remember ! The LPI test is intended to show what you know and not what you don’t know.

What it shows Your LPI score tells you the level of communicative proficiency. It shows you how you can handle new situations and manage a conversation. It also shows a relative level of errors, creativity and comprehensibility.

What it doesn’t show It cannot be used to compare individuals. Two people of the same score may still have different amount of vocabulary. Conversely, a person who has a score of Novice-High can function at the Intermediate-Low level at least half of the time.

Warning!!! Progression from level to level cannot be described as a straight line but rather as an inverted pyramid. It takes much longer to get from Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate-High than from Novice-Mid to Novice- High.

How you can use it to learn • Ask for a copy of the interview tape, listen to it again and think about how you could give better answers. • Read the definition of the level you achieved and the next highest level and think about what you need to do before you move up one level.

Acholi