CHAPTER 6
CUMMINGS DEVICES
CYCLE 26
M-l
| èpɛnì | èpɛnì nàkhin | pen | This is a pen. | |
| èpsnso | èpensò nàkhin | pencil | This is a pencil. | |
| èbe | èbe nàkhin | book | This is a book. | |
| ugbɛ̀khùn | ugbɛ̀kùn nàkhin | belt | This is a belt. | |
| aga | aga nàkhin | chair | This is a chair. | |
| èteburù | èteburù nàkhin | table | This is a table. | |
| ibâtà | ibâtà nàkhin | shoes | These are shoes. | |
| ɛwû | ɛwû | nàkhin | dress/shirt | This is a shirt. |
| èsìga | èsìga nàkhin | citarette. | This is a cigarette. | |
| M-2 | ||||
| bh' ònà a-khin? | What is this? |
| C-l | |||
| A: | Bh' ònà a-khin? | A: | What is this? |
| B: | èsìga nàkhin. | B: | This is a cigarette. |
| C-2 | |||
| A: | Bh' ònà a-khin? | A: | What is this? |
| B: | ɛwù nàkhin. | B: | This is a shirt. |
C-3
Continue this cycle using actual objects in the room. Additional vocabulary should be given for objects present for which the Bini equivalent is unknown. Have the students try both asking and responding.
To The Student:
The prefix /a—/ attached to the verb occurs when the question word /bhe/ introduces a question. There are times when /a—/ becomes fused with e preceding vowel, or is elited since retention of the preceding vowel is required.
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