CHAPTER 7
MICROTEXTS IN A BASIC COURSE
LESSON 38
This lesson is based on a short monolog about Kampala. Three slightly different versions of the monolog are on the tape:
1. Listen to these monologs straight through, just to see how much you can understand.
2. Next, learn the following short sentences. Practice them until you can give them easily and correctly in response to the English translations.
| a. | Kampala/ kibuga. | Kampala is a city. |
| b. | Kye kibuga + ekiklu + mu Uganda. | It is the capital city of ('in') Uganda. |
| c. | Kampala/ kiri mu Buganda. | Kampala is in Buganda. |
| d. | Kiri mu makkati_ga Uganda. | It is in the centre of Uganda. |
| e. | Kirimu + abantu / bangi + ab'enjawulo. | Therein are many different people. |
| f. | Bava mu mawanga / mangi. | They come from many tribes. |
| g. | Buganda / ggwanga. | Buganda is a tribe. |
| h. | Bunyoro ne Ankole / mawanga. | Bunyoro and Ankole are tribes. |
| i | Ahantu / bangi / babeera mu Kampala. | Many people live in Kampala. |
| j | Bakola + emirimu / mingi + egy'enjawulo. | They do many different [kinds of] work. |
| k | Babajja. | They do carpentery. |
| l | Bazimba. | They do building. |
| m | Bakola + emirimu + egy'omu ofiisi. | They do office jobs. |
| n | Mulimu+ ofiisi / nnyingi. | There are many offices. |
| o | Mulimu + ebitongole / bingi. | There are many departments. |
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