Mooré phrasebook

Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso. Pronunciation guide Vowels Consonants Common diphthongs Phrase list Basics Good morning!  Ne y yibeogo! Good day!  Ne y windiga! Good evening!  Ne y zabré! How is your morning/day/evening?  Yibeogo/windiga/zabré kibaré? your family?  Y zak ramba? Hows your work going?  Y tuumda kibaré? Peace/Health only!, ie, Great!  Laafi bala! Hows it going? (informal )  Manna wanna? No problems. (informal)  Yelé kae ye. Yaa soma bii? (informal)  Its good? (ie you/things) Yaa soma. (informal)  Its good. How are you?  Laafi beme ? ( ) Fine, thank you.  Laafi bala. ( ) What is your name?   ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?) My name is ______ .  ______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .) Nice to meet you.  . ( ) Please.  . (Y gafare) Thank you.  . (Y barka) You're welcome.  . (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye) Yes.  . (Ngye ) No.  . (Ayo ) Excuse me. (getting attention)  Y gafare . ( ) Excuse me. (begging pardon)  Y gafare. ( ) I'm sorry.  Y gafare ( ) Goodbye  Wend na kon-d nindaare( ) Goodbye (informal)  Nindaare ( ) I can't speak name of language [well].  Maam ka gomda _______ [soma] ye. ( [ ]) Do you speak French?  Yamba goamda farende bii? ( ?) Is there someone here who speaks English?  Anda gomda gilimdi a ka? ( ?) Help!   ! ( song y mam!) Look out!   ! ( !) Good morning.  Ne y yibeogo. ( ) Good evening.  ne y zabre. ( ) Good night.  Ne y yungo. ( ) Good night (to sleep)  Wend na ganege laafi . ( ) I don't understand.  . (Mam ka wumd ye) Where is the toilet?  twalet be ye? ( ?) What do you want?  Yamb data boe? I am trying to learn Moore Mam saam s'dah Moore. Problems Number and system System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other Numbers ½ - ela-yahma 0 - ziroy 1 - mioo-jaah ( or "oojaa" ) 2 - mab-balah bibirah 3 - truguh berah 4 - kirkoouh berah 5 - taan-noh maganoh 6 - seksuh zekoh 7 - sikh-weenah zakoh 8 - oo-kuth zakoh 9 - no-kath zakoh 10 - mirona ( or "rona" ) 11 - mirongah'moo-jaahyo 15 - mirongah'taan-nohumaganohyo 20 - mirongo mabbalu bibiru 22 - mirongo mabbalu bibirgah'mab-balah bibirahyo 30 - mirongo truguu berau 40 - mirongo kirkou berau 50 - mirongo taannou maganu 60 - mirongo seksu zeku 70 - mirongo sikweinu zeku 80 - mirongo ooku zeku 90 - mirongo nokatu zeku 100 - miyana ( or "yana" ) 200 - miyango nebbalu pebiru 300 - miyango dguu bru 400 - miyango ghiu bru 500 - miyango dennu bitanu 600 - miyango zau sau 700 - miyango zekweyo sau 800 - miyango you sau 900 - miyango moku sau 1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" ) 2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru 3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu 4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu 5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu 6000 - migighumbgo suu soo 7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo 8000 - migighumbugo woo soo 9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo 10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" ) 20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru 30000 - mikhago dudo bubu 40000 - mikhago gogu bubu 50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu 60000 - mikhago sok zuu 70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu 80000 - mikhago vuu zuu 90000 - mikhago nou zuu 100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" ) ( After the pass on the "rona" phase ) 1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" ) ( After the pass on the "yana" phase ) 10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" ) ( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase ) 100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" ) ( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase ) 1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" ) ( After the pass on the "rona" phase ) 10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" ) ( After the pass on the "yana" phase ) 100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" ) ( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase ) 1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" ) ( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase ) 1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" ) ( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase ) Time Clock time Duration Days Months Writing time and date Colors Transportation Bus and train Directions ... bé yé?: Where is ...? Rood wooko bé yé?: Where is the grand marché Twaleti bé yé?: Where is the bathroom? Taxi Lodging Money money ligidi I have no money Ligidi kahbeh How much (does it cost)? Ya wana? 5 yemelé 10 yiibo 15 taabo 20 narsé 25 nu 50 piiga 75 piiga la nu (Pi la nu) 100 pissi 125 pissi la nu 150 pissi tah 175 pissi tah la nu 200 pissi narsé 250 pissi nu 500 quabaga 1000 quabassi 1500 quabassi tah 2000 quabassi narsé 2500 quabassi nu Eating Beans Benga Onion Gabba Tomato Tomati Plantain Alloco Peanut Tege Peanut butter Tegedege Peanut butter sauce Tegedegena Water Koom (pronounced Kohm) Flour Zoom(pronounced Zohm) Coffee Café Tea Té I'd like some water M data koom Is there coffee? Café bé bi? Is the water hot? Kooma yueng ame bi? The water is hot Kooma yueng ame The water is being heated Kooma yuengd ame The food is ready Repas beemi Bars Shopping How much? Wanawana Where is the market? Raaga bé yé? I'm going to the market, do you want anything? M loogda raaga, fo data buma bi? I don't want... M ka dat ... ye I don't want anything M ka dat bum ye I want... M data (or Mam data) Little Cheetika Big Wooko Driving Authority This phrasebook is an outline and needs more content. It has an introduction and a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!